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[Superhero Movies] James Spader, we would have words with thee.

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  • Sir PlatypusSir Platypus Registered User regular
    I am kind of mad that they are making a Superman/Batman movie, because I would rather them just make a Man of Steel 2 that I could safely ignore.

    Now I have to pay them money because I am a terrible person. Even if that movie is great it's still going to be attached to one of the most severely disappointing movies I have seen. Not to mention I'm the kind of dude that likes to own an entire series and buying a sequel without owning the original is already making me twitch.

  • WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    Well you see, DC has this thing, where they scream at everyone "BUT WE HAVE THE OLDEST CHARACTERS! LOVE US, AND LOVE BAT-SUP-MAN and even though we constantly reboot the world, you should love us anyways just because we say so."

    Meanwhile Marvel embraces character history and employs writers who know what people are interested in. Grand epic stories (Avengers/New Avengers) and fun yet dangerous tales of adventure(Cap Marvel, Young Avengers, JiM)

  • WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    You can have Kid-Loki teamed up with a Kree discophile, or you can have "we'll make batman more hardcore that's what the kids want"

  • WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    edited August 2013
    edit: the forum broke

    Weaver on
  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    Solar wrote: »
    I like that he's actually an elf, with pointy ears and everything

    was kind of worried they would cop out there

    At this point would the MCU ever actually cop out on something? I guess elves are uncharted territory, but still.

    Thor had the magic/technology kinda cop-out.
    Captain America copped out on actually showing people fighting Nazi's
    Iron Man 3
    Copped out on the Mandarin
    Iron Man 2 copped out on being a coherent film.

  • TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    Fuck calling those cop outs.

    Except the last one.

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  • Sir PlatypusSir Platypus Registered User regular
    Weaver wrote: »
    Well you see, DC has this thing, where they scream at everyone "BUT WE HAVE THE OLDEST CHARACTERS! LOVE US, AND LOVE BAT-SUP-MAN and even though we constantly reboot the world, you should love us anyways just because we say so."

    Meanwhile Marvel embraces character history and employs writers who know what people are interested in. Grand epic stories (Avengers/New Avengers) and fun yet dangerous tales of adventure(Cap Marvel, Young Avengers, JiM)

    I honestly don't think DC cares about having the oldest characters (at least in the movie department).

    It's more like (again, in the movie department), they've spent years flopping around going "Oh god oh god oh god we fucked up the Batman franchise and the Superman movies are over... X-Men was popular bring in Singer! Oh shit, that didn't go so well... Uh... Nolan! Oh shit, that went great! Well obviously people want dark gritty characters, lets make Superman dark and gritty!"

    Somewhere in there a lower level guy must've seen Fantastic Four and decided to make a Green Lantern movie in a similar style and no one fucking caught him until it was already filmed.

    It's like Marvel called all in with their universe and DC keeps trying to make the best out of their hand without just folding and waiting for the next round. I am not great at poker metaphors.

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Solar wrote: »
    I like that he's actually an elf, with pointy ears and everything

    was kind of worried they would cop out there

    At this point would the MCU ever actually cop out on something? I guess elves are uncharted territory, but still.

    Thor had the magic/technology kinda cop-out.
    Captain America copped out on actually showing people fighting Nazi's
    Iron Man 3
    Copped out on the Mandarin
    Iron Man 2 copped out on being a coherent film.

    Those are all bad points.

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    Solar wrote: »
    I like that he's actually an elf, with pointy ears and everything

    was kind of worried they would cop out there

    At this point would the MCU ever actually cop out on something? I guess elves are uncharted territory, but still.

    Thor had the magic/technology kinda cop-out.
    Captain America copped out on actually showing people fighting Nazi's
    Iron Man 3
    Copped out on the Mandarin
    Iron Man 2 copped out on being a coherent film.

    Those are all bad points.

    Fine. Hawkeye's outfit.

  • NeoTomaNeoToma Registered User regular
    DC just sees what Marvel has and wants that

    It's like when an dork sees the confident guy get the girl so they go "oh hey girls like jerks so I'll be a jerk"

  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Hawkeye's outfit is just Ultimate Hawkeye so it also isn't a cop out

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  • Big M LangsteinBig M Langstein I NEED FIVE! Registered User regular
    I would enjoy an X-Force movie. I would enjoy an X-Statix movie even more.

    I think X-Statix is swell.

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  • Sir PlatypusSir Platypus Registered User regular
    Iron Man 3 spoilers in regard to copping out
    I think it was completely worth it just to have a comic book film reacting to other comic book films. The Mandarin reveal was so great after seeing 2 Batman flicks where he was fighting characters who were basically comic book villains acting as terrorists. Just having some asshole pretending to be a terrorist for a paycheck and an acting gig was so refreshing after those movies just holding that shit to your head and demanding that you take these comic book villains seriously.

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    After the revolution, people who bitch about the portrayal of the Mandarin in Iron Man 3 will be executed the The Glorious Army Of The People.

  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    edited August 2013
    Maybe I'm just unclear on what "copping out" means.

    EDIT:
    Iron Man 3 spoilers in regard to copping out
    I think it was completely worth it just to have a comic book film reacting to other comic book films. The Mandarin reveal was so great after seeing 2 Batman flicks where he was fighting characters who were basically comic book villains acting as terrorists. Just having some asshole pretending to be a terrorist for a paycheck and an acting gig was so refreshing after those movies just holding that shit to your head and demanding that you take these comic book villains seriously.
    The twist wasn't the cop-out I was referring to; it was more of how toned down the Mandarin was compared to his comic counterpart.

    Undead Scottsman on
  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    I want to believe the desu was intentional there and not a side effect of child's play, it really brings the post up to the next level of menacing

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  • WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    Not related to the discussion at large-

    Carol Danvers is god damn amazing.

  • DrIanMalcolmDrIanMalcolm Registered User regular
    Cop Out was a terrible movie, I don't know why you guys are talking about it

  • KingofMadCowsKingofMadCows Registered User regular
    WB should give up the movies and make some Constantine, Sandman, and Wonder Woman miniseries on HBO.

  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited August 2013
    Weaver wrote: »
    Not related to the discussion at large-

    Carol Danvers is god damn amazing.

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    Agreed.

    Centipede Damascus on
  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    Did you have to use THAT picture?

    It's creepy as fuck.

  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    personally I think it's pretty boss

  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Thats quite the face there

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  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    Solar wrote: »
    I like that he's actually an elf, with pointy ears and everything

    was kind of worried they would cop out there

    At this point would the MCU ever actually cop out on something? I guess elves are uncharted territory, but still.

    Thor had the magic/technology kinda cop-out.
    Captain America copped out on actually showing people fighting Nazi's
    Iron Man 3
    Copped out on the Mandarin
    Iron Man 2 copped out on being a coherent film.

    I disagree on all counts.

  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    Tube wrote: »
    After the revolution, people who bitch about the portrayal of the Mandarin in Iron Man 3 will be executed the The Glorious Army Of The People.

    They can choose death or exile

  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    I don't know why people seem to think Iron Man 2 was "incoherent". The plot seemed pretty easy to follow to me. Not saying that excuses its flaws however.

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  • ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    yeah coherency was not the problem with iron man 2

    being boring was the main problem

  • OdinOdin Registered User regular
    My main problem with Iron Man 2 is that I don't think it resolved any of its plot threads in a satisfying manner

    But it was still pretty enjoyable

  • WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    Did you have to use THAT picture?

    It's creepy as fuck.

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  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    Much better

  • WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    Also this one is pretty great

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  • WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    iirc Tony made her helmet which is why it's kinda sometimes there, sometimes not, and just slides out from the collar

  • UnbrokenEvaUnbrokenEva HIGH ON THE WIRE BUT I WON'T TRIP ITRegistered User regular
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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    Weaver wrote: »
    iirc Tony made her helmet which is why it's kinda sometimes there, sometimes not, and just slides out from the collar

    I thought it was mind-controlled Kree-tech, like the rest of her costume

  • UnbrokenEvaUnbrokenEva HIGH ON THE WIRE BUT I WON'T TRIP ITRegistered User regular
    she specifically says that Tony made the sash, so it's definitely possible he made the helmet as well

  • StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    Fearghaill wrote: »
    she specifically says that Tony made the sash, so it's definitely possible he made the helmet as well

    So what does the sash do?

    Besides look really fashionable, I mean.

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  • XehalusXehalus Registered User regular
    edited August 2013
    The man who brought life to both Han Solo and Indiana Jones has joined the cast of "The Expendables 3," according to Stallone himself

    http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/bruce-willis-harrison-ford-expendables-3-214057829.html

    Xehalus on
  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Stilts wrote: »
    Fearghaill wrote: »
    she specifically says that Tony made the sash, so it's definitely possible he made the helmet as well

    So what does the sash do?

    Besides look really fashionable, I mean.

    When she focuses her chi it becomes Marvel blade .

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Stilts wrote: »
    Fearghaill wrote: »
    she specifically says that Tony made the sash, so it's definitely possible he made the helmet as well

    So what does the sash do?

    Besides look really fashionable, I mean.

    When she focuses her chi it becomes Marvel blade .

    I have a podcast now. It's about video games and anime!Find it here.
  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    Stilts wrote: »
    Fearghaill wrote: »
    she specifically says that Tony made the sash, so it's definitely possible he made the helmet as well

    So what does the sash do?

    Besides look really fashionable, I mean.

    It's ultra-strong and stretchy, basically.

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