Escape to the Movies: Avengers: Assemble!
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Wikipedia. Seriously, I've used it in the past to look up superheroes. Excellent info.Onyx Oblivion said:
Ok, I'll be honest - I fuckin' hate superhero comics and ESPECIALLY dislike super hero teams like the justice league, the avengers, the whatevers and so on. I'm not saying you can't have deep and serious stories with guys who dress up in colorful costumes (but it IS pretty damn hard), but for the most part any comic I even glance from such a franchise is just a pile of usually good art, impossible to follow continuity and way too often - an absurdly stupid plot. That and for the most part a lot of stories end up being moot, since in the next series that features these characters, it's either ignored, retconned or just never mentioned.
With all that out of the way - I am completely with MovieBob on this whole thing being completely awesome. Like I said, I hate the fact that most super hero comics don't seem to go anywhere, but having several movies all build up towards another one? Yeah, that's just kick ass. Now if only people would learn from this and start making other movies this way.
...shit, my entire post is just rambling. I should be in bed.
With all that out of the way - I am completely with MovieBob on this whole thing being completely awesome. Like I said, I hate the fact that most super hero comics don't seem to go anywhere, but having several movies all build up towards another one? Yeah, that's just kick ass. Now if only people would learn from this and start making other movies this way.
...shit, my entire post is just rambling. I should be in bed.
Well I wish I had a time machine, jump into the future and get an advanced screening of Marvel's movies. Hope they do this right, not like the X-Men movies. Guess Marvel beat DC to the punch with movies, then again hasn't Marvel made more movies then DC? I'm not arguing for either, just saying Marvel seems to present it self more.
My Nerdiness has been re-awkened. Few questions than to add:
1) It's stated that TIH takes place AFTER Iron Man 2. Not sure what that means but it's a continuity point to remember! I love continuity!
2) Ant-Man and the Wasp. I don't think they'll be in it. It's too late now to fit them in. Heck, they're pushing the release dates with Captain America. They were part of the original team but of well.
3) Is it based on the Ultimates? I hate the Ultimates and I have a dislike for Mark Millar but he put a lot of interesting idea's out there which Marvel seem to be following (Black Nick Fury and so on) In that one they also totally re-envisaged Hawkeye. Also Hulk was the villain.
4) Which properties can Marvel buy back and put back into their big new Universe. X-Men and Spiderman is the one we want, but the least likely we'll get. How many years have to wait before Marvel can say that the studio's are just not using their toys anymore and they want them back. Surely Blade, Dare Devil, The Fantastic Four can be taken back. I imagine Lionsgate will give The Punisher back.
Oh I do love a bit of Nerdiness.
1) It's stated that TIH takes place AFTER Iron Man 2. Not sure what that means but it's a continuity point to remember! I love continuity!
2) Ant-Man and the Wasp. I don't think they'll be in it. It's too late now to fit them in. Heck, they're pushing the release dates with Captain America. They were part of the original team but of well.
3) Is it based on the Ultimates? I hate the Ultimates and I have a dislike for Mark Millar but he put a lot of interesting idea's out there which Marvel seem to be following (Black Nick Fury and so on) In that one they also totally re-envisaged Hawkeye. Also Hulk was the villain.
4) Which properties can Marvel buy back and put back into their big new Universe. X-Men and Spiderman is the one we want, but the least likely we'll get. How many years have to wait before Marvel can say that the studio's are just not using their toys anymore and they want them back. Surely Blade, Dare Devil, The Fantastic Four can be taken back. I imagine Lionsgate will give The Punisher back.
Oh I do love a bit of Nerdiness.
Yes I am also having a Nerdgasm at this point.
Admittedly was never into the comic book thing. To busy climbing trees, fighting other kids and playing sports. But even than when I could lay my grubby dirt ridden hands on an issue I would, to great dismay of any collector now having to wade through my grubby fingerprints.
But FUCK YEAH!!!!
Finally some movies that speak to current day audiences. The main FAIL with most movies is that the story starts to unwind half way and becomes utter manure and you lose all form of already weak connection to the characters. Here however long as you take your material seriously like with The Dark Knight and Watchmen, your basically set for a success if you can keep things interesting. Because EVERYONE connects with super heroes because we ALL want to be that guy. Okay maybe we don't exactly want to run around in skin tight gimp suits, but we do want to be super powerful and all important.
It's the same switch that Pixar hits by addressing or featuring issues everyone relates to.
Kinda weird isn't it that 60's entertainment works best for today. Probably has something to do with technology being so advanced all that is standing between us and an actual Iron Man suit is 60 billion dollars. Bill Gates AWAY!!!!
Admittedly was never into the comic book thing. To busy climbing trees, fighting other kids and playing sports. But even than when I could lay my grubby dirt ridden hands on an issue I would, to great dismay of any collector now having to wade through my grubby fingerprints.
But FUCK YEAH!!!!
Finally some movies that speak to current day audiences. The main FAIL with most movies is that the story starts to unwind half way and becomes utter manure and you lose all form of already weak connection to the characters. Here however long as you take your material seriously like with The Dark Knight and Watchmen, your basically set for a success if you can keep things interesting. Because EVERYONE connects with super heroes because we ALL want to be that guy. Okay maybe we don't exactly want to run around in skin tight gimp suits, but we do want to be super powerful and all important.
It's the same switch that Pixar hits by addressing or featuring issues everyone relates to.
Kinda weird isn't it that 60's entertainment works best for today. Probably has something to do with technology being so advanced all that is standing between us and an actual Iron Man suit is 60 billion dollars. Bill Gates AWAY!!!!
That sounds awesome but............
WHEN DA F@#%!!! is the DEADPOOL movie coming out!!!
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WHEN DA F@#%!!! is the DEADPOOL movie coming out!!!
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This all sounds too well-planned to fail - that is, unless someone were to go outside the studio system, completely revolutionise the entire superhero genre with one independantly-financed movie, and render most traditional comic books heroes, archetypes and tropes quaint and dated overnight. Uh, about that...
I never liked the marvel universe, except for some xmen comics of the 90s, and spider man\punisher 2099. Ill just stick with Jodorovsky and good manga ( Myazaky )and other artsy stuff... OH and the Watchmen was very cool... But i guess the movie would be fun, especially since i dont like all that realistic thing going on around the dark knight. URGH.
I only wish that they had the 616 version of Nick Fury to be in the film(s) but there is no white actor so far that can play regular Fury better than Sam Jackson can play the Ultimate version, last thing I want is Hasselhoff *shudders*, looking forward to it!!
(Fury is my favorite character in the Marvel U, nothing against the ultimate version but IMO the regular version is more hands-on and kickass and the Ulti version is more administrative, but it looks like they are gonna have Fury be kickass in the movies)
(Fury is my favorite character in the Marvel U, nothing against the ultimate version but IMO the regular version is more hands-on and kickass and the Ulti version is more administrative, but it looks like they are gonna have Fury be kickass in the movies)
I think you could have a very workable Avengers with Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Hulk, and SpiderMan...assuming you could get Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst to sign on.
Hell, pull one of the X-Men into it if you want. I think you could get Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, or Kelsey Grammer to sign on if you asked nicely. At least one of them.
Hell, pull one of the X-Men into it if you want. I think you could get Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, or Kelsey Grammer to sign on if you asked nicely. At least one of them.
