Benjamin Grimm

That's pretty much how it went in the early comics. The movie, fortunately, went a different direction. Thor got banished from Asgard, but was always aware that he was Thor.

Internet buzz says it's the Cosmic Cube, though I noticed nothing cube-like in that box. I'll have to look for a screen shot online so I can take a fresh look.

I've never heard of him, but my in-depth knowledge of the Marvel universe is fuzzy for the last couple of decades. I'm much better on the earlier stuff, so perhaps he's a more recent character. I voted OKC, by the way, without knowing what it meant. Oklahoma City?

Saw it last night, and I enjoyed it. I have to think, however, that if I didn't have a life-long affection for the Marvel characters, I would have thought it pretty silly. Had one near-goosebump moment, when (and this isn't a spoiler) Thor gets reunited with his hammer. Some of the characters were very well cast: Odin, Fandral, and Loki looked like they stepped right off the comics page. Volstagg, not so much. The after-the-credits scene left me a bit confused. I got the character-driven part, but not the one related to the object.

I don't even remember this one. When I saw the thread, for some reason I thought of Moon Mullins. (And I think it's been decades since I last thought of Moon Mullins.)

I've always been much more of a Marvel guy than a DC guy, but I've always had a bit of affection for Green Lantern. I'm glad they included the iconic scene of Hal finding the wrecked spaceship. (If only the Hulk movie had had Rick Jones playing a harmonica in his car out in the desert...) I'll probably see Green Lantern, and I may even like it. But if I saw that clip, and didn't know the characters, I doubt that I'd be interested in seeing the movie. It looks like a lot of costumes and makeup, and a bloated confusing story. But that's typically the kind of stuff that gets included in trailers, so it's hard to judge. Right now, it's Thor that I'm looking forward to.

Matt Harvey debuts at number 4, huh? Not bad. I wonder when we might see him.

LOL!

What are the possibilities? If it's not gonna be shortstop, is second base possible? Hopefully the guy at third base will be around for years to come. Can Flores be an outfielder?

Oh, and M*A*S*H's Harry Morgan, who had a role in High Noon, is still alive at 95.

Watched it again last night. It was, I think, the third time I've seen it, perhaps the fourth. I suppose that it's one of those movies that get better with subsequent viewings, because I enjoyed it more this time than I have in the past. You're right about them overplaying the ballad, but boy, what a terrific movie it was. It looked especially beautiful in HD. Gary Cooper was probably never better.

Saw it again just a year or two ago. Still very enjoyable. I gave it 3.5, but I could have gone 4. I remember seeing it the day it opened. It was the last day of school, and we got out early. (I still remember the date, because I was looking forward to it so much: June 20, 1975.) I was twelve years old, and my friends and I rode our bikes to the Hauppauge Movie Theater to see the first showing. When I watched it most recently, I got a kick out of seeing Roy Scheider say, "That's some bad hat, Harry!" Until then, I had no idea that the little cartoon that appears after each episode of House originated in Jaws.

I gave it 2.5. Fun, but vapid. Few characters in film have ever annoyed me as much as Goldblum's Ian Malcolm. He seemed more of a New Age nutjob to me than a scientist. His "life will find a way" mantra was ludicrous. You have a population of only females? Well, they'll breed anyway! Life will find a way! If that's true, then why do species go extinct?

I don't think I've ever seen Major League.

The latest on "Top Talent": MLB.com wrote: German talent Gronauer finding way with Mets Initially overwhelmed, catcher transforming into legitimate prospect By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Solingen Alligators play their home games on a modest diamond in western Germany, soccer country, directly adjacent to -- of course -- a soccer field. Most of Kai Gronauer's childhood friends preferred that sport; Gronauer himself limited his athletic pursuits to soccer and tennis until the age of 10. But one friend in particular suggested he try baseball, and the young man took to it. Later, Gronauer became an Alligator, overwhelming the local competition but never realizing his potential. He knew he was good for an amateur player, and he knew he was good when he joined the German national team as a teenager. He just didn't know what any of that meant. "It would be similar to being a cricket player from the United States," said fellow catcher Mike Nickeas. "It would be difficult to kind of benchmark yourself compared to other athletes." It was not until a two-week international tournament in Barcelona that Gronauer caught the eye of Major League scouts and realized he was a good baseball player, period. Contract offers began coming in from big league teams, including a two-year deal from the Mets that lured him to rookie ball in Port St. Lucie. Then, at some point shortly after arriving, Gronauer looked around and realized, "Oh God, it's different here." "It's a lot harder," he said, reflecting back on his early days in the States. "It's tougher. I didn't know if I could do this. But then, at the same time, I thought, 'Well, I'm having fun here doing my job. I would not like to be in an office in Germany right now doing paperwork.'" His office instead is an oversized catcher's locker at Digital Domain Park, five stalls down from Nickeas (who played for Great Britain in the Barcelona tournament) and four down from starting backstop Josh Thole. Unlike those two, Gronauer will not break camp with the Mets; he'll probably be among the first players cut for the second consecutive spring. But there's little shame in that. In fewer than three years, the 24-year-old has transformed himself from an international question mark to a legitimate catching prospect in big league camp. "It's baseball heaven. It's unbelievable," Gronauer said. "I have no idea how to put it in words, as happy as I am." It wasn't always that way. In his first season stateside, Gronauer broke his thumb and missed four months, appearing in only 16 games. He was lonely in Florida, not accustomed to a culture saturated by smartphones and hamburgers. "You miss your family," Gronauer said. "You miss the food and everything." Struggling again the following season in Class A ball, Gronauer returned to the South Atlantic League last spring and improved his numbers across the board. That earned him a promotion to Class A Advanced St. Lucie, where Gronauer batted .324 with two home runs in 139 at-bats. Now, the trepidation is gone, the culture shock has faded and a quick glance at Gronauer offers little hint at the man's German upbringing. His accent is noticeable only when he is searching for a particular word -- one of Gronauer's favorite foods, for example, is a type of stew he cannot translate into English. Catching Venezuelan teammate Francisco Rodriguez's bullpen session on Wednesday, Gronauer sounded like any other backstop in camp, yelling out encouragement each time Rodriguez popped his glove with a particularly well-placed fastball. His demeanor reveals nothing of his heritage. Gronauer may miss cabbage stew, but he never shows it. "That was the surprising thing," Nickeas said. "I think he's assimilated himself very well. He handles himself properly, like he's been an American." If Gronauer eventually advances to the big leagues, he will become one of about three-dozen Major Leaguers born in Germany or West Germany, a list almost completely devoid of players who were also raised in Europe. Most, like pitcher Edwin Jackson of the White Sox, were born on military bases and raised in the United States. Gronauer could become a notable exception. His ultimate hope is that success here will breed interest back home, where even Gronauer's family does not entirely understand the nuances of the game. Among European nations, Germany lags well behind Italy and the Netherlands -- which draws its talent largely from Caribbean islands Aruba and Curacao -- in terms of baseball pedigree. Gronauer aims to change that. "I want to be an ambassador for baseball, especially in Germany," Gronauer said. "It's a very interesting sport. I think German people could be interested in it."

I recall that, at least once, Archie Bunker referred to Patton as "General George C. Scott."

This is a movie I'd like to see again. (Only saw it once, many years ago.) It's a long movie, though. I think the next time I sit down and watch a long movie, it'll be Lawrence of Arabia.

I think this might have been the first movie I ever saw with my wife. (It wasn't our first date; we had been together for a while before we went to the movies.) I seem to remember it being enjoyable and cute. Haven't seen it in 18 years now.

Just saw this the other day. I enjoyed it well enough. Gave it three stars. I'm not by any stretch a Star Trek fan. I used to watch the original series on Channel 11 when I was a kid, so I'm familiar with the characters, and I saw the first movie or two, but that's about it.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I've seen the video for the Paula Abdul song "Rush, Rush." Would that more or less cover my bases? I guess you'll have to ask someone who's seen both the video and the movie! I only meet 50% of the qualification!

There were billboards for this movie all over Lisbon this past summer. I heard it was a fun movie. I might watch it when it hits cable, if it hasn't already done so.

Watch it if you're curious to see a slice of film history, a time capsule from the 50's, and James Dean in action in one of only three films that he made. If you're looking for a terrific movie... maybe not.

Some of the scenes were okay, entertaining in a kitchy way: the knife fight at the planetarium and the game of chicken at the bluff. But I couldn't muster up any sympathy for Sal Mineo's character. The first thing we learn about him is that he likes to kill puppies, and later he gets a gun and starts shooting people. Was I supposed to care about his fate? The scenes with Natalie Wood and her father were pretty laughable. He doesn't want her to show him affection anymore. The unstated reason is probably that he's made uncomfortable by her extremely perky breasts. She kisses him on the cheek and he reacts by slapping her. He really handled that poorly!

Maybe that was my problem: I wasn't drunk or high when I saw the movie.

Watched this the other day, for the first time in many years.