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That's what Pinhead meant when he said "we want the man who did this". He wanted Frank. But the scene was also supposed to be misleading because Kirsty thought the skinless man actually was Frank, and that Pinhead was going to get her father for killing Frank before Pinhead could get him back.
The cenobites in the first Hellraiser didn't care about sin and punishment, just the box solver's desire, which is why they were ready to take Kirsty even though she wasn't an evil person.
Realistic science and physics were almost nonexistent in comics in the 70s, and yes I'm including Marvel. Saying Marvel is realistic is like saying Star Trek is more realistic than Star Wars, all the while every other episode features an alien who has the same powers as a god or a witch.
Man of Steel did not ditch that "stupidity". He had glasses on at the end, intending to fool at least some people into thinking Clark Kent isn't Superman(Lois excluded since he let her in on the secret from their first meeting).
Patty Jenkins was inspired by Donner's Superman when she made Wonder Woman. There are even Donner elements in Man of Steel even if Snyder claims he made the movie as if the others never existed.
I like the look and atmosphere of Batman better than Batman Returns.
Batman doesn't fight crime just because he can't bring his parents' killer to justice, that would be a pretty selfish reason for being Batman. The fact is, even bringing his parent's killer to justice doesn't change the fact that his parents are dead, and it doesn't change the fact that Gotham is still a screwed up city even without the killer of his parents walking the streets and that if he stands by and does nothing, other people would suffer the pain and injustice that he and his parents suffered. Bruce may have been inspired to become Batman by the loss of his parents, but what keeps him going is he hates all crime, not just the crime that personally affects him.
I'll never understand superhero comic readers who have an aversion to cartoonishness and goofiness. Even when comics are written as straight-faced and grim as a Martin Scorcese movie, they're still pretty absurd if you're not desensitized to all the costumed villains and their schemes.
What does Burton being a nerd or his ability to get girls have anything to do with the quality of his filmmaking? It sounds to me like you're more into petty insults than any real criticism of the movie itself.
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