Explain Your Avatar

[Shadow]

Thought it'd be a good idea for there to be a topic where we could explain the avatar we're currently using. What's your's?

Mine is a Reaper vampire from Blade II. Love the monstrous design it has which is just plain cool. You can view a larger version here (https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PnVpBrf4NJs/maxresdefault.jpg) but fair warning it's gruesome.

[earlsmoviepicks]

Cheyenne, from Once Upon a Time In The West. Probably one of the coolest characters to ever grace a movie screen.

"You know, Jill, you remind me of my mother. She was the biggest whore in Alameda and the finest woman that ever lived. Whoever my father was - for an hour or for a month - he must have been a happy man."

https://onceuponatimeininfinitespace.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/screen_image_283298.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N24eIBnYpNI/T1UZnedyVWI/AAAAAAAAAQc/NYKr60Xg8AY/s1600/once+upon+robards.jpg

[Camx]

As a landlocked surfer, The Endless Summer II is one of my all time fav movies. And I enjoy military history so I shopped this logo long ago and thought it looked pretty cool.

[Mr Minio]

Cheyenne, from Once Upon a Time In The West. Probably one of the coolest characters to ever grace a movie screen. He's got a personal music theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgXFA_yP3jw

Lovely. It's almost like "I am the big boss and I don't give a flying damn about anything!".

I believe I don't have to explain my avatar...

[earlsmoviepicks]

Love that theme in the movie

[Rhett Butler]

Mine is of Timothy Dalton starring as Rhett Butler in Scarlet, the sequel to Gone with the Wind. I'm aware of the franchise because my mother has always loved it. She even has a very accurate-looking "Mammy" doll that has cloth "clothes," including the famous red petticoat, featured in the movie. She loves it. I find it hard to watch GWTW in its entirety and fast-forward through a lot of it. It's not aged well, nor has its sequel(which, itself, is also old). I prefer the Civil War backdrop, in the original: the danger, the excitement of it, as opposed to the aftermath in the years that followed. So, Scarlet is pretty tame, by comparison - it even devotes a quarter of its running time to a trial (!!!). But, for some reason, I prefer Timothy Dalton's portrayal of Rhett Butler. So, there it is, in a nutshell. And here he is ... to view ... to admire. He's tipping his hat at you, in fact - as I surely would, if I could see you, right now.

[cricket]

Mine is Boo, my oldest baby.

[The Rodent]

The iconic Superman Shield, but I always wanted one with another letter other than an S.
So I made a ton of them in different styles and have seemingly found one I like more than the rest so have stuck with this one for a while now.

[Miss Vicky]

I think mine's pretty obvious but I do occasionally get asked what it's from.

It's Joaquin Phoenix as the Emperor Commodus from the movie Gladiator. I've had many other avatars - mostly of Joaquin Phoenix - but I've kept this one for quite a long time because I think it suits me really well.

[foster]

i ain't splainin' nuthin!

[Swan]

Mine is....

....

...

...always changing.

[Derek Vinyard]

You know.... Ed Norton my favorite actor and one of my idol :cool:

[-KhaN-]

Nanananananan, Batman!

[Iroquois]

Snake Plissken from Escape From New York because my username roughly translates to "snake" and I figure I might as well lean into it, plus it's one of my favourite movies.

[Gatsby]

Two words: Judge. Judy.

[SeeingisBelieving]

My current avatar is a screencap from The Company of Wolves. It shows Micha Bergese as the Huntsman trying to convince Rosaleen that werewolves are "old wives' tales". The cap is at a very specific moment where the Huntsman says that his compass "brought [him] safe through the wood". What I like is that Bergese widens his eyes after he says it – something of a predatory act that tells us that the character is lying and that he's eager to see if his lies have worked. I love that whole section of the film, and really it's one of my favourite scenes while not being in one of my favourite films.

[teeter_g]

Mine is usually in flux when I am on here often enough. I have been using this one from Se7en for a while now though. I just really enjoy that movie.

[The Gunslinger45]

It is Travis Bickle, Taxi Driver is my favorite movie, and at the time I am posting this it is the holiday season. Hence the Santa hat.

[The Rodent]

Oh yeah! Crimbo avis!!!!

[carlspackler]

Bill Murray as Carl Spackler from my favourite movie.Caddyshack.
Basically just waggling a hose between his legs as if he had a massive johnson...................oops,is it allowed to say johnson?

[gbgoodies]

My current avatar is a screencap from The Company of Wolves. It shows Micha Bergese as the Huntsman trying to convince Rosaleen that werewolves are "old wives' tales". The cap is at a very specific moment where the Huntsman says that his compass "brought [him] safe through the wood". What I like is that Bergese widens his eyes after he says it – something of a predatory act that tells us that the character is lying and that he's eager to see if his lies have worked. I love that whole section of the film, and really it's one of my favourite scenes while not being in one of my favourite films.


SeeingisBelieving, every time I see your avatar, it reminds me of Ashton Kutcher when he was younger.

[Holden Pike]

William Holden as Pike Bishop in Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch (1969), of course.

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[CiCi]

Jessica Harper as Suzy Bannion, the leading lady of my favourite horror film from my favourite director! :D

[Yoda]

Self-explanatory.

[SeeingisBelieving]

SeeingisBelieving, every time I see your avatar, it reminds me of Ashton Kutcher when he was younger.

Well at least it doesn't remind you of Mike Myers:D. I've already had that one.

[honeykid]

Usually I have Drew avatars, but Rodent made this rather wonderful uber disco/Boogie Nights/80's neon number for me and I really like it. It looks almost exactly like this but, for some reason, this one would blur when avatar size.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=23213&d=1449088342

[SeeingisBelieving]

Usually I have Drew avatars, but Rodent made this rather wonderful uber disco/Boogie Nights/80's neon number for me and I really like it. It looks almost exactly like this but, for some reason, this one would blur when avatar size.

It's because of the outer glow isn't it? The one you're using has the glow removed so that you can see the outline of the letters without them looking fuzzy.

[Senso_68]

The woman in my pic is the French and Italian actress Edwige Fenech. It's not my favorite actress but the most beautiful to me.
I was like that when I watch All The Colors of The Dark => :eek: ( :D )

I can't post the pic of her because I have to write 25 posts (to avoid spam). Grrrr!

[Citizen Rules]

...It looks almost exactly like this but, for some reason, this one would blur when avatar size.

I have the same problem with good looking pics blurring when they get uploaded to MoFo. I tried over sharpening them and it worked, sometimes. Maybe Rodent knows? I love to hear how to get a sharp avatar? I think it might have to do with file size vs kbs???

[honeykid]

I'm sure Rodent knows as he altered it. :)

[Sexy Celebrity]

I'm ready for Christmas so it's Jake Gyllenhaal shaking his booty while wearing a Santa Claus hat in Jarhead.

[Mr Minio]

I'm ready for Christmas so it's Jake Gyllenhaal shaking his booty while wearing a Santa Claus hat in Jarhead.
That's a really kinky avatar!

[Friendly Mushroom!]

Sokka from Avatar: The Last Airbender. My username is a reference to his greatest moment (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFuLkymdZc). (Doesn't make as much sense without knowledge of the series, and more specifically that episode so spoiler.)

[Nope1172]

Mine is the iconic final shot from Modern Times (1936) one of my all time favorites

[Zotis]

Ellen Page from The Tracey Fragments. That movie really captivated me a while ago, and I really liked the picture I ended up with. I admire Ellen Page very deeply as an actress and a person. So I haven't changed it since. Normally I'd have some derpy MS Paint avatar, but I am just too fond of this one.

I believe I don't have to explain my avatar...

First of all, who is she?

[Naisy]

It's a Knight because it was the first thing in clip art however long ago I joined this sight and was able to upload an avatar.
I also originally signed up to this site as Knightmare because I was a terrible teenager.

[Hambo]

Mine (at the moment) is a deformed version of Tom Cruise laughing. What a creep.

[MovieBuffering]

I don't like FOP God damnit!

[jal90]

Libuše Šafránková as Cinderella in Three wishes for Cinderella (Tři oříšky pro Popelku, 1973), a beautiful Czech version of the popular fairytale.

My previous ones were Rakka from the anime series Haibane Renmei and Toshiro Mifune from the Kurosawa movie Red beard (Akahige, 1965).

[MovieGal]

Do I really need to explain my avatar?

I think everyone who knows me knows Im a huge fan of Mads Mikkelsen.. and he's hot and close to my age... very sophisticated actor... You will never regret watching any of his films.

I have seen (and many are my favorites)

Pusher
Wildside
Nattens Engel
Tom Merritt
Bleeder
Flickering Lights
Shake It
I Am Dina
Open Hearts
Now
The Green Butchers
Torremolnos 73
King Arthur
With Blood On My Hands: Pusher 2
Adam's Apples
After the Wedding
Prague
Exit
Casino Royale
Flame and Citron
Valhalla Rising
The Door
Clash of the Titans
The Three Musketeers
A Royal Affair
The Hunt
Move On
Charlie Countryman
Michael Kohlaas
The Salvation
Men & Chicken

Rhianna's video: Bitch Better Have My Money
All three seasons of "Hannibal"

And I cant wait for
Dr Strange
Rogue One

[AboveTheClouds]

http://thumbnails-visually.netdna-ssl.com/the-crimes-of-tony-soprano_52e6b317686ec_w1500.jpg

James Gandolfini is one of my favorite actors, and The Sopranos is in my top 5 shows ever, with Tony Soprano being at the top of my list for characters from any genre of TV show. He's calm and calculating, but when something rubs him wrong, look the F&*K out. Such a well acted character that it really absorbs you into the story. In terms of fictional mafioso's, he's on a very small list of "Best" as far as i'm concerned

[Shadow]

Mumm-ra from ThunderCats. Can't find the original image URL but I had this on my computer in my Pictures folder.

[Tugg]

I changed my avatar because I nominated my favorite pop song Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball" for one of song tournaments months ago. I think it's swell she poses naked in her video. But besides that, it's one of the best videos ever. Swaying on a chained ball and demolishing walls is so neat. So yeah, I love everything about it. Who could have thunk to wear shoes and nothing else, oh my... :dizzy:

[Captain Steel]

Christopher Reeve as Superman.

I've been a comic book geek since I was 10.
Superman (1978) was my favorite movie when I was a kid - not hard to imagine why since comic books turned into major motion pictures was not a "thing" at that time. This level of film making for a comic book superhero character, with a young, unknown actor in the lead role was unprecedented!
It's the only movie I ever went to see with just me and my dad.
The avatar is a memorial to the late Chris Reeve and his most memorable role.

[tatmmw2]

I changed my avatar because I nominated my favorite pop song Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball" for one of song tournaments months ago. I think it's swell she poses naked in her video. But besides that, it's one of the best videos ever. Swaying on a chained ball and demolishing walls is so neat. So yeah, I love everything about it. Who could have thunk to wear shoes and nothing else, oh my... :dizzy:
I can't stop listening to The Climb, it's lyrics are a really good metaphor of life too

[Hitchcockian97]

My name on this forum is Hitchcockian, so I have an avatar of Alfred Hitchcock with a gun.

[TONGO]

Rodent made this for me. I literally received it from him exactly at the same time a critical moment in a Survivor game occured. I feel there must be some fatalistic significance to that. Also imo I think its the best av on the site. :) :up: Thanks again Rodent!

[TONGO]

Christopher Reeve as Superman.

I've been a comic book geek since I was 10.
Superman (1978) was my favorite movie when I was a kid - not hard to imagine why since comic books turned into major motion pictures was not a "thing" at that time. This level of film making for a comic book superhero character, with a young, unknown actor in the lead role was unprecedented!
It's the only movie I ever went to see with just me and my dad.
The avatar is a memorial to the late Chris Reeve and his most memorable role.

My Mom had a strong crush on Chris Reeve as Superman. On a whim we went to a wax museum when I was a kid and just had a couple pics left on the film. His was the wax figure she got a photo with. (I chose Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid.)

[FromBeyond]

Mine is of course Michael Myers unmasked from the original Halloween when he was simply "the shape"... before Rob Zombie decided to turn him into some hairy arse rocker looking clone of himself and give him a long freaking back story

http://images.techtimes.com/data/images/full/23888/halloween-the-complete-collection-limited-deluxe-edition-is-available-on-blu-ray-now.gif?w=760

[SeeingisBelieving]

My current one is a screencap of the Cyclops from Ulysses 31. In that version of the story it's a giant robot and, as in the myth, Ulysses's killing of the creature condemns him to wander and never return home.

It's a nice, stark colourful picture and it goes well against the background of the site. I quite like it being eye-related :p – when I joined I was using a shot of the Huntsman from The Company of Wolves, which is where "seeing is believing" is quoted from.

[earlsmoviepicks]

Because Once Upon A Time In The West is the everloving mother of all westerns

[Clazor]

Alucard from Hellsing Ultimate. Was asked to find an avatar a few days after I joined, took a look around my imediate surroundings and saw the anime series I just finished and really enjoyed. Started searching and found this really nice, oil-painting looking shot of him without his hat so you could actually see his face. A bit detailed for the size of an avatar maybe, but I liked it.

[gbgoodies]

My name on this forum is Hitchcockian, so I have an avatar of Alfred Hitchcock with a gun.


I almost changed my avatar recently to a Hitchcock avatar, but I didn't like the way the picture looked when it shrunk down to the smaller size for the avatar, so I decided against it.

So I changed it to this blue rose avatar instead because of the mood I was in at the time, and it was supposed to just be a temporary "filler" avatar for a day or two until I decided what to change it to, but I got several comments and PMs telling me that they liked it, so I'll probably stick with the blue rose for a while.

[TONGO]

I almost changed my avatar recently to a Hitchcock avatar, but I didn't like the way the picture looked when it shrunk down to the smaller size for the avatar, so I decided against it.

So I changed it to this blue rose avatar instead because of the mood I was in at the time, and it was supposed to just be a temporary "filler" avatar for a day or two until I decided what to change it to, but I got several comments and PMs telling me that they liked it, so I'll probably stick with the blue rose for a while.

If you made your next one from House of a 1000 Corpses, people would flip! ;)

[Camo]

Mario Stalin. I was reading a bunch about Stalins Russia and somehow i came across the picture. I jokingly said in some thread that someone should use it as an avatar and SC made it into one so i ended up using it myself. Only Daniel has told me he liked it :laugh:

Changing it soon i think.

[gbgoodies]

If you made your next one from House of a 1000 Corpses, people would flip! ;)


I had a Phantom of the Opera avatar for a while, but it was from the Broadway show, not the horror movie.

[ashdoc]

my avtar is centaur .

from wikipedia---

A centaur, or occasionally hippocentaur, is a mythological creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse. The centaurs were usually said to have been born of Ixion and Nephele.

i had used it on another forum where my ID was centaur .

interestingly , the word 'avtar' comes from hindu mythology . avtar means human manifestation of god . when evil rises too much on earth , god comes on earth in human form ( avtar ) to cleanse it by fighting the evil people .

[HottoyzJoker]

Bank robbery Joker what more need said…

[beelzebubble]

Mine is from a Christmas tableau I made about Zombie gingerbread men attacking Santa's workshop.

[KeyserCorleone]

Just a piece of the cover of my book.

[Citizen Rules]

Guess?

[KeyserCorleone]

Guess?


John Carter! Planet of the Apes! Stranded! STEEL MAGNOLIAS!

[Citizen Rules]

John Carter! Planet of the Apes! Stranded! STEEL MAGNOLIAS!0 out of 4 not bad!;)

[ScannerDarkly]

Experience.

[John Dumbear]

No...


People tend to rag on Kevin Costner. For myself "Dances With Wolves" is the most beautifully shot film I've ever seen.

[Citizen Rules]

Guess?
https://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/n_iv/600/1908485.jpg

[Cryptic]

I have an Android phone and I like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles so got this pic that combines the two :).

[AgrippinaX]

Do I really need to?… David Lynch rules.

[BenjisDad]

A snarky allusion to my pre-retirement profession as a researcher/investigator for the State Bar.


https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=94006

[ApexPredator]

It's a smaller version of this poster. Chosen in part due to COVID norms and in part to what I consider the rebellious nature of the poster.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSAR8UZ6CewGO9aybEb9j_zW0tlJdz_xHUNew&usqp=CAU

[crumbsroom]

Well, it's not because I know a single damned thing about Wilfred Laurier.


Not knowing anything about our own history is a very Canadian thing to do.


And I am a Canadian.



But that's also not the reason.

[Yoda]

Well, it's not because I know a single damned thing about Wilfred Laurier.


Not knowing anything about our own history is a very Canadian thing to do.


And I am a Canadian.



But that's also not the reason.
So you're explaining your avatar via process of elimination. Rule out a few million more reasons and we might be able to figure it out.

[crumbsroom]

So you're explaining your avatar via process of elimination. Rule out a few million more reasons and we might be able to figure it out.


I think it's me who is trying to remember the reason through process of elimination.

[crumbsroom]

Apparently Wilfred Laurier was known as The Great Conciliator.


Now that does sound like me.


Maybe I am Wilfred Laurier?!?

[crumbsroom]

Seventh Prime Minister of Canada?????


Nope, definitely not me.

[Balor]

Martin Heidegger writing his last published essay on a stone slab as part of an art exhibition. It's my favorite picture of him.

[John W Constantine]

Whoa.

[Act III]

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Antique movie projector.

[Act III]

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Antique movie projector, in action.

[Act III]

98186

Well seeing as how this profile is a thing now I made this avatar to signify that only approved first scenes from the third act of your film that make it to the theater are valid here.

Aside from that, everything else is out of my control and in your hands.

[ActionRocks]

Lol I made the exact same thread and I didn't even know haha. I guess I made the sequel nobody really needed.


My profile picture is Jackie Chan Kong Sang & Bruce Lee Hsiao Lung in Enter the Dragon.

[ActionRocks]

https://www.movieforums.com/community/customavatars/avatar125082_3.gif

[ScannerDarkly]

I like Daniel Johnson; not Kurt Cobain - if anyone got that impression. I'm really not that much of a fan of Nirvana, and i actually (ready for the hate) like Hole better. IMO, Doll Parts was rawer than anything Nirvana put on the air.

[cricket]

https://y.yarn.co/698c4ac0-c93a-4d9a-9e31-eaa4e335c209_text.gif

[ActionRocks]

the big boss
flying



http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews46/the_big_boss_blu-ray/title_the_big_boss_blu-ray.jpgAnd if anyone wonders what Minio's PFP is, it's from some 70s Japanese nunsploitation film.