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Post by Joker on Nov 30, 2009 16:01:04 GMT -5
It just came to my attention that a Spider-Man story and Police Academy 6 have a lot in common. Spidey fans may remember a group of goons called the Enforcers who were led by a mysterious Mr. Big. Mr. Big, Ox, Fancy Dan & Montana The story revolved around them going up against Spider-man but no one was able to figure out the identity of Mr. Big. - In Police Academy 6 we have another 3 goons and a Mr. Big known as the Mastermind who no one can identify, giving the academy guys a run for there money as the villains Ace, Ox, Flash and The Mastermind. Both sets of goons have special skills. Enforcers - Ox (Strong guy), Montana (Expert with a Lasso) & Fancy Dan (Judo Expert, would later become an expert pistol marksman) PA6 Wilson Heights Gang - Ox (Strong Guy), Ace (Good with a Gun) & Flash (Martial Arts guy) Eventually the goons are caught and The Mr. Big is revealed to be a man working within the very organisation the main hero works for. Spidey Big is Frederick Foswell a Daily Bugle reporter and the Master mind is the Mayor of the city who works closely with the police. So not only was Police Academy 6 not very funny ... but it also stole the story from Spider-man! ;D
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Post by Joe Neglia on Nov 30, 2009 17:15:43 GMT -5
Neat comparison there, never caught it before.
Slight error though - Foswell was called the Big Man, not Mr. Big.
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Post by Joker on Nov 30, 2009 18:14:01 GMT -5
Mr Big, Big Man ... I was close enough I may have even got Flash and Ace the wrong way round too.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 30, 2009 18:17:20 GMT -5
Ditko should sue somebody!
If he retained any rights to the character that is.
Heh, ah sixties era Spidey, when nearly every member of the supporting cast would turn out to be a villain, related to a villain, etc. Not that much has changed, and it's sorta a comics trope but you gotta wonder about the Daily Bugle's Human Resources department.
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Post by Jiren on Nov 30, 2009 18:17:32 GMT -5
I like Police Academy 6
In fact I liked all of em, Except "Moscow" which sucked
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Post by Joker on Nov 30, 2009 18:20:34 GMT -5
I don't think anyone likes PA: Moscow its an abomination of a movie.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 30, 2009 18:22:45 GMT -5
In my country, Academy polices you.. Which of course, doesn't even make a shred of sense
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Post by pegasuswarrior on Nov 30, 2009 22:58:20 GMT -5
J.Slim earned the dollar sign in his user name in this thread, because that guy made two posts that were straight money.
In addition, I love when someone makes discoveries like this. I've had a few of those cosmic coincedences I've uncovered in the past, so it's very amusing reading this sort of thing from the other end of the aisle.
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Post by KingPopper on Dec 1, 2009 0:16:56 GMT -5
Which is the one where the guy dressed up like a terminator and "Target human, mission destroy" Yeah that was one I liked.
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Post by Jiren on Dec 1, 2009 0:17:56 GMT -5
Which is the one where the guy dressed up like a terminator and "Target human, mission destroy" Yeah that was one I liked. 6
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Post by KingPopper on Dec 1, 2009 0:27:01 GMT -5
Which is the one where the guy dressed up like a terminator and "Target human, mission destroy" Yeah that was one I liked. 6 Thas what I thought, but Bobcat isnt in it. Which one is the best one Bobcat is in?
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Post by Jiren on Dec 1, 2009 0:29:16 GMT -5
Thas what I thought, but Bobcat isnt in it. Which one is the best one Bobcat is in? I like 3 (The one with the rival Academy) the best with Bobcat But that's just my opinion
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Post by KingPopper on Dec 1, 2009 1:02:15 GMT -5
Thas what I thought, but Bobcat isnt in it. Which one is the best one Bobcat is in? I like 3 (The one with the rival Academy) the best with Bobcat But that's just my opinion Yep thats the one, I'll watch thouse two one of these days.
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Post by Tfmcmg is Johnny Green on Dec 1, 2009 1:08:13 GMT -5
I think I've only seen like the first three with the first one being the best to me.
I have thankfully never seen the moscow one and pretty much refuse to do so.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Dec 1, 2009 8:35:09 GMT -5
I think I've only seen the first two. Those were good, though.
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Post by Baixo Astral on Dec 1, 2009 8:55:31 GMT -5
In my country, Academy polices you.. Which of course, doesn't even make a shred of sense Hey, posting Jakov Smirnoff jokes is MY job to perform! However, in Soviet Russia, job performs YOU!
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Dec 1, 2009 12:11:10 GMT -5
You were not here sir, so rather than having that duty shirked, I performed it to the best of my ability. One of us had to, it's in the whole ---4life bylaws.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Dec 1, 2009 12:16:57 GMT -5
I've seen seen 1-6 and parts of 7. I like 2 the best since I saw it first.
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Post by Chainsaw on Dec 1, 2009 14:10:02 GMT -5
It just came to my attention that a Spider-Man story and Police Academy 6 have a lot in common. Spidey fans may remember a group of goons called the Enforcers who were led by a mysterious Mr. Big. Mr. Big, Ox, Fancy Dan & Montana The story revolved around them going up against Spider-man but no one was able to figure out the identity of Mr. Big. - In Police Academy 6 we have another 3 goons and a Mr. Big known as the Mastermind who no one can identify, giving the academy guys a run for there money as the villains Ace, Ox, Flash and The Mastermind. Both sets of goons have special skills. Enforcers - Ox (Strong guy), Montana (Expert with a Lasso) & Fancy Dan (Judo Expert, would later become an expert pistol marksman) PA6 Wilson Heights Gang - Ox (Strong Guy), Ace (Good with a Gun) & Flash (Martial Arts guy) Eventually the goons are caught and The Mr. Big is revealed to be a man working within the very organisation the main hero works for. Spidey Big is Frederick Foswell a Daily Bugle reporter and the Master mind is the Mayor of the city who works closely with the police. So not only was Police Academy 6 not very funny ... but it also stole the story from Spider-man! ;D Wow, that's crazy!
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Dec 1, 2009 15:29:47 GMT -5
Now,now everyone knows the best Police Acadamy movie is C.O.P
and Fun Fact: the name of the blue Oyster Bar song is El Bimbo Mild Language warning
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