Quote Originally Posted by Garrardman
A few friends and i were having a discusssion about this only recently. We came to the conclusion that Halle isn't convincing as Catwoman because she's far too wholesome and not "dirty" enough!!! Check out Joan Severance in Black Scorpion - dreadful film, but that's my idea of a female super-hero!!

Don't get me wrong, HB's not unattractive and she did look good in the Bond film but, even then, she was completely outshone by her co-star Rosamund Pike as the baddie!
Yer right on all counts.

Interesting about Halle because in "Batman Returns" Michelle Phieffer had to be pretty straightlaced when playing Selina Kyle, but man oh man did she catch fire once she donned the catsuit! If Phieffer kept the same Selina Kyle persona in the Catwoman costume, it would not have worked too well.

Joan Severance does make for a pretty good superhero because she's got that certain edginess to her. She was much hotter in Black Scorpion than Carmen Electra was in that superhero movie that she starred in (it was a pretty bad movie, and despite the best efforts of her costume, Carmen was pretty unconvincing as a superhero).

Forgot that Halle was in that Bond flick as well. Goes to show how memorable that was!