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11-18-2005, 12:53 AM
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Don't tell me this ain't gonna kick ass!!!
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11-18-2005, 01:38 AM
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It isn't.
As a movie buff (I usually have seen 9 out of the 10 top movies out at the box office in any given week) the superhero genre is getting rather old.
If it was 5 years ago, I would be excited.
The director is great, and I'm sure the fx will be amazing, but it's getting old.
I will see it opening day, of course, and be happy to see it, but superhero flicks just don't do it for me anymore.
I think Batman Begins was excellent, the director really made it unique, but realistic, and made it different from all the other Batman movies and shows.
Superman Returns looks like a long episode of Smallville mixed with the Chris Reeves Superman of the 80's.
However, I do think movies like Sin City really add something to the genre. It is original, unique, and not very well known so people don't go in with preconceived notions about how it should be and how it should look.
I've never been a big fan of the "Superman" character anyways. A superhero that can do it all? Heat vision, fly, super strenght, fast, and on and on.
Oh God, my movie/comic nerd just came out!
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11-18-2005, 01:43 AM
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OOPS.....
sorry bout that GammaZeta.....your secret identity is now revealed....
Yeah BB was awesome....
and next summer also.....
X3
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11-18-2005, 09:09 AM
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The funny thing is director Brian Singer, who did an excellent job with the first two X-Men movies, left the franchise to begin the Superman Returns movie. I don't think he will be able to capture the magic in SR that he did with X1-2.
Now Brett Ratner is directing X3. From the leaked stills of X3 that I have seen and the casting, I'm afraid he is trying to pack too much into one movie. Although the addition of Juggernaut will be a cool story line, I don't think he will do him justice.
The best action director today? Sam Raimi. He has done an amazing job with Spiderman 1-2 despite what some fanboys say. He focuses on using the villains and their personalities to really define the hero (Spiderman) and his struggles, which is the way it should be.
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11-18-2005, 09:55 AM
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Have you seen the pic yet of Thomas Haden Church as Sandman?
Looks good but Spiderman 3 will not be out until 2007!!
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"The Cross is our guide..."
"I take my pants off like everyone else: I remove one leg, get distracted by twitter, and stand there for an hour half naked like a savage."
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11-18-2005, 10:24 AM
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I think the First Batman and the Spiderman series have stayed truest to their comic book form. The first Batman was very dark and Batman wasn't seen as an entirely "good" character. His battle was against his own personal deamons as well as the Joker. The Spiderman series has delt with Spiderman finding himself while remembering "with great power comes great responsibility." I also think the Punisher movie stayed true to the idea of the commic book.
I've never been a big superman fan. He was just too perfect for me.
Speaking of XMen I wish they would bring in the Beast character. He was always my favorite.
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11-18-2005, 10:51 AM
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Hey EM,
Good news for you! Beast will be in X3, played by none other than Kelsey Grammer of "Frasier" fame.
Thomas Church is going to be a great villain. Sandman is going to be awesome. I saw the one leaked photo and I think Raimi did a good job on it.
The real question is who is going to be the second villain. They already cast Topher Grace, of that 70's show, for the part. Venom comes to mind but Raimi has said on several occasions he really doesn't want to do Venom. However, the fan pressure must be enourmous for Venom to make an appearance. Personally, if everyone still wants to do a 4th, they should set up Venom in the 3rd and wait for his appearance in the 4th.
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11-18-2005, 11:10 AM
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You're kidding about Kelsey Grammer right?
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11-18-2005, 11:56 AM
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Nope, not kidding. I thought he would be an excellent choice. The voice really makes it and any physical problems can be fixed with make up.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001288/
There ya go. He is none other than Hank McCoy/Beast.
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11-18-2005, 12:50 PM
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I think he'll make a great Beast. I may actually pay to see X-Men 3...
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