Pretty much my thoughts too...Looks cheesy as fuck... in a bad way. I don't expect this movie to be good at all.
Yeah.Pretty much my thoughts too...
But you know, i'm kinda traumatized already - my favourite comics were Batman, Thor, Spawn and Ghostrider....and Batman aside - we know how the others went out. :ugh:
FINALLY someone who shares the same thoughts....i hate the 60s Batman, but even more the "Hype" around it, as everyone glorifies Adam West as the only "real" Batman.Yeah.Batman obviously has been pretty awesome. I've liked every Batman movie except for the original 1960s one and the two horrific ones, "Batman and Robin" and "Batman Forever."
I think you could make a good Ghost Rider or Daredevil movie, but I really can't see how you could make a good live action Hulk or Thor movie.EDIT: Also, Naren, I think you're mostly right about the "some comics don't work as movies" thing, but I think it's not an inherent problem. I think you could make a Hulk movie (or Ghost Rider, or Daredevil, or Thor...), but you have to truly capture the drama surrounding the character for it to work.
The reason we love these guys is because despite their superpowers, they have genuine human problems that can't be laser-beamed away, and we identify with them. I think a Superman, Spider-Man, or Batman movie is a guaranteed home run in that regard if the movie execs aren't literally sleeping during filming, because it makes a huge component of their storyline and is more integral to their character. These other guys have their problems but I think they're a little more subtle and hard to snag in the movie format.
But they have shared space in the comics before. The thing is, the Marvel universe does include magic. So... if they want to make an Avengers movie, they have to allow that. The world has to be introduced to magic as a component of reality. Switching to DC, what about Superman? He might as well be God on Earth. His powers are magic as far as we're concerned. Juxtapose him with Batman? It works.Including proof of living Norse gods and magic in that same universe requires a whole new suspension of disbelief, I think, and really takes away from the "feel" of the Iron Man movies.
:shrug: I think it's harder, but it could be done better than it has been, let's put it that way. :noplease:I think you could make a good Ghost Rider or Daredevil movie, but I really can't see how you could make a good live action Hulk or Thor movie.
In a cartoon, maybe.But they have shared space in the comics before. The thing is, the Marvel universe does include magic. So... if they want to make an Avengers movie, they have to allow that. The world has to be introduced to magic as a component of reality. Switching to DC, what about Superman? He might as well be God on Earth. His powers are magic as far as we're concerned. Juxtapose him with Batman? It works.
:lol:I heard they bought this set on the cheap from the producers of Flash Gordon.
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I heard they bought this set on the cheap from the producers of Flash Gordon.
This argument is pure horse shit. (Sadly, I understand the point you make.)Yeah, that looks really cheesy.
My problem with having Thor in the same world as Iron Man is that Iron Man really "works" with a specific feel.
Including proof of living Norse gods and magic in that same universe requires a whole new suspension of disbelief, I think, and really takes away from the "feel" of the Iron Man movies.
This. The only redeeming quality so far. (Well... that and the fact Natalie Portman is in this movie, apparently. :wubKenneth Branagh is directing and wants to be very Shakespearean in tone which actually works for Thor.