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  • LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    TexiKen wrote: »
    MastaP wrote: »
    Solar wrote: »
    I think it will be more like the Ultimate Avengers movies as regards to Cap's personality, he's less sanctimonious but still retains that air of being the "good guy" and isn't a silly goose.

    Also: Racist, Jingoistic and an asshole.

    Wait, what?

    I quit reading Ultimates with #6 of the first volume, but I've read enough of the preview pages and stuff highlighted from the book to where this would have been a bigger thing throughout the online comics community.

    As for jingoistic, that's fine, it's what I expect from someone called Captain America (and I would think it would be a smart move to put Union Jack in the Cap movie as a supporting character in maybe some battle, a nice way to make the movie more international which is one of the big things these days)

    Well I mean he's as much of a racist as anyone from the 40s would be. He actually pretty much goes with the flow of integration really quickly.

    Just in his first scene he's like "This black guy could never be a secret service leader! He's black, you dumb nazis!" And he flips out until they can prove to him that yes, it is the future and yes, black people aren't segregated anymore.

    But I think even in that line he says something like "Black people are cool but they would never put a black guy in charge of anything in America"

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Yeah, that's what I got from it. I remember he even said he knew the highest ranked black guy in the Army back in WWII.

    I know in the first issue of Ultimates 2 he goes and kicks some Iraqi asses who were holding people hostage but that's because he wanted to because America fuck yeah.

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  • LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    TexiKen wrote: »
    Yeah, that's what I got from it. I remember he even said he knew the highest ranked black guy in the Army back in WWII.

    I know in the first issue of Ultimates 2 he goes and kicks some Iraqi asses who were holding people hostage but that's because he wanted to because America fuck yeah.

    Well and he even objected to that, right?

    Wasn't the whole gist of Ultimates 2 that he and the other Avengers didn't want to be America's super army. And that's why at the end they become the world peace keeping force backed by Tony.

    Which is an awesome jumping off point but then Loeb happened and immediately sucked.

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  • nightmarennynightmarenny Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Langly wrote: »
    TexiKen wrote: »
    Yeah, that's what I got from it. I remember he even said he knew the highest ranked black guy in the Army back in WWII.

    I know in the first issue of Ultimates 2 he goes and kicks some Iraqi asses who were holding people hostage but that's because he wanted to because America fuck yeah.

    Well and he even objected to that, right?

    Wasn't the whole gist of Ultimates 2 that he and the other Avengers didn't want to be America's super army. And that's why at the end they become the world peace keeping force backed by Tony.

    Which is an awesome jumping off point but then Loeb happened and immediately sucked.
    Ultimate six also featured some cool captain america action

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  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Langly wrote: »
    TexiKen wrote: »
    Yeah, that's what I got from it. I remember he even said he knew the highest ranked black guy in the Army back in WWII.

    I know in the first issue of Ultimates 2 he goes and kicks some Iraqi asses who were holding people hostage but that's because he wanted to because America fuck yeah.

    Well and he even objected to that, right?

    Wasn't the whole gist of Ultimates 2 that he and the other Avengers didn't want to be America's super army. And that's why at the end they become the world peace keeping force backed by Tony.

    Which is an awesome jumping off point but then Loeb happened and immediately sucked.

    Yeah, after that ended things were looking pretty good, you had the entire team assembled with enough supporting cast and the Ultimates had enough good publicity to really make a go of it. I saw that as the bit where the team truly came together. But then it got Loebed and went downhill horribly.

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  • HtownHtown Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Langly wrote: »
    TexiKen wrote: »
    MastaP wrote: »
    Solar wrote: »
    I think it will be more like the Ultimate Avengers movies as regards to Cap's personality, he's less sanctimonious but still retains that air of being the "good guy" and isn't a silly goose.

    Also: Racist, Jingoistic and an asshole.

    Wait, what?

    I quit reading Ultimates with #6 of the first volume, but I've read enough of the preview pages and stuff highlighted from the book to where this would have been a bigger thing throughout the online comics community.

    As for jingoistic, that's fine, it's what I expect from someone called Captain America (and I would think it would be a smart move to put Union Jack in the Cap movie as a supporting character in maybe some battle, a nice way to make the movie more international which is one of the big things these days)

    Well I mean he's as much of a racist as anyone from the 40s would be. He actually pretty much goes with the flow of integration really quickly.

    Just in his first scene he's like "This black guy could never be a secret service leader! He's black, you dumb nazis!" And he flips out until they can prove to him that yes, it is the future and yes, black people aren't segregated anymore.

    But I think even in that line he says something like "Black people are cool but they would never put a black guy in charge of anything in America"

    What he actually says is "Sorry, Fritz. The accent's flawless, but you really should have done your homework - the highest ranking black man in the US Army is a Brooklyn born Captain I grew up with."

    I never saw that as Cap being racist at all.

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  • FuruFuru Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    New IM2 poster!

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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Rhodey resembles Captain Anderson from Mass Effect so much in that image.

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  • WildcatWildcat Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Does anyone else think the Iron Man armour looks a bit plasticky in these shots?

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    It looks more CG-ish than the armor did on previous posters including IM1.

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  • FuruFuru Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Variety wrote:
    Angela Bassett has joined the cast of Warner Bros.' "Green Lantern" opposite Ryan Reynolds, Peter Sarsgaard and Mark Strong. She will play Dr. Amanda Waller, a scientist who's a staple of the DC Comics series.

    :|

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    You have to go full frowny face on this Furu

    :(

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    I don't get it? Is Angela Bassett not black or what?

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    She's not a wall.

    Amanda Waller needs to be a wall. Like a big ol' sexy piece of Hershey chocolate, ready to punch Granny Godness in the mouth.

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  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Could've been worse.

    Could've been Tyler Perry.

    Munch on
  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    TexiKen wrote: »
    She's not a wall.

    Amanda Waller needs to be a wall. Like a big ol' sexy piece of Hershey chocolate, ready to punch Granny Godness in the mouth.

    I looked her up, yeah she doesnt look formidable at all BUT Tex, I think you'd be hard pressed to find a fat, black, live-action women who doesn't look like Precious.

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  • cshadow42cshadow42 Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    TexiKen wrote: »
    She's not a wall.

    Amanda Waller needs to be a wall. Like a big ol' sexy piece of Hershey chocolate, ready to punch Granny Godness in the mouth.

    I looked her up, yeah she doesnt look formidable at all BUT Tex, I think you'd be hard pressed to find a fat, black, live-action women who doesn't look like Precious.

    Oprah!

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  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    There's really no reason CCH Pounder, who played Waller on JLU, couldn't have done it. I think she more than proved that she can be an intimidating presence while appearing in The Shield.

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  • FuruFuru Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Munch wrote: »
    There's really no reason CCH Pounder, who played Waller on JLU, couldn't have done it. I think she more than proved that she can be an intimidating presence while appearing in The Shield.

    This is exactly what I was thinking!

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  • HenslerHensler Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Meh, sounds like the DC Entertainment film department's answer to Sam Jackson appearing as Nick Fury, and we'll probably see Waller in cameos in the future DC films.

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    the only woman capabale of playing amanda waller and not being a wall was pam grier

    but she is already amanda waller on smallville in the only smart thing smallville has ever done in its entire existence

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited March 2010
    Maybe instead of doing the Nick Fury thing and gathering up heroes, Waller will gather up villains and it'll lead to a Suicide Squad movie!!

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Suicide Squad would function really well as a spin-off to Supermax.

    But is that still even coming out?

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    if they make a suicide squad movie I will see it every day until its theatrical run ends

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited March 2010
    if they make a suicide squad movie I will see it every day until its theatrical run ends

    would you pay for the tickets, though?

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    hell naw

    I would just live in the theater

    I would survive on discarded popcorn and melted ice

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    hell naw

    I would just live in the theater

    I would survive on discarded popcorn and melted ice

    That's crazy, Bastard!

    That's suicide.

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    hell naw

    I would just live in the theater

    I would survive on discarded popcorn and melted ice

    That's crazy, Bastard!

    That's suicide.

    exactly

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  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    If there's a better way to go I don't know it.

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  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Ohhhhh shit, Scott Pilgrim looks awesome.
    I like that the trailer lulls you into thinking the movie's going to be another twee indie romance movie. And then kung-fu happens.

    Munch on
  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    everyone already knows my thoughts of scott pilgrim

    ain't gonna post them again

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  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    "An epic of epic epicness." That's a quality tagline if ever there was one...

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Ugh why do people use Apple trailers? Terrible.

    The trailer looks fun though. Can someone explain to me why hes fighting people once hes slept with her? Does he want to sleep with the same girl twice or something? I DON'T UNDERSTAND!

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Ugh looks too cheesey. Not sure about this one. The
    bams and biffs
    are not awesome.

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    in order to win his girlfriend he has to defeat all her evil ex boyfriends or something

    I couldn't finish more than 4 pages of scott pilgrim

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  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    The film looks cool though.

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  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    in order to win his girlfriend he has to defeat all her evil ex boyfriends or something

    I couldn't finish more than 4 pages of scott pilgrim
    TLB, come step into my office.

    Because you're fucking fired.

    Munch on
  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    you can't fire me munch

    I fire you

    I have the power

    I have the power
    I HAVE THE POWER

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Hm. Not sure how I feel about a Scott Pilgrim movie. I love the comic, but man I don't know.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Ugh looks too cheesey. Not sure about this one. The
    bams and biffs
    are not awesome.

    I think they'll work better within context when they're actually punctuating major hits instead of coming one after another.

    Ramona's acting seemed kind of flat, though, and I just hate Michael Cera's face.

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