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 MTV have been seeing some cool stuff at the New York's Licensing Expo, and the latest is pretty sweet too. Of course, there's no guarantee that all of these films are even going to be made, I guess. But still, it's pretty cool to see. Particularly THE AVENGERS, no?
Now, it doesn't happen often, but I actually do have some semi-insightful to say about the topic at hand. Who knows, maybe we can have some interesting debate here. Lord knows there are enough of you out there smarter than I am, and who love to argue with me.
I saw THE INCREDIBLE HULK today, and it kind of made me slightly more amenable to the idea of not bringing Jon Favreau back for IRON MAN II. Now, I need to make it clear that I think Favs did an amazing job, that ought to warrant the opportunity to direct the sequel. I mean, box-office numbers alone -- IRON MAN is a massive success by anyone's standards.
However, I did feel that THE INCREDIBLE HULK was a better movie. And also a better movie-going experience. And that's with Edward Norton and Tim Roth's characters being - in my opinion - infinitely less entertaining than Robert Downey Jr and Jeff Bridges'. How much of that is script-related, I don't know. IRON MAN is slick, pretty beautifully so, but I though Leterrier did a better job with the HULK material. In particular, the first time that Banner becomes the HULK -- that was real, real nicely done. I loved IRON MAN, but a big part of what I disliked about it was the final, should-have-been-epic, battle scene. I felt like the movie used the suit's weaker power-source as an excuse for a shorter, less exciting ending, whereas HULK closed so, so strong.
Anyway, I'm not saying I don't think Favreau should be back. On the contrary, I wholeheartedly think he should, and what's more, I think he has earned it. I'm just saying that after the outrage I felt when I first heard there were doubts about his return, I kinda don't feel so strongly anymore. And if I had a vote for THE AVENGERS, I'd probably give it to him. If nothing else, he seems like he is really passionate about doing it, and that he knows the material.
Also, the talk about him being shafted over money? That I still think is ridiculous. That dude earned a big fat pay-check, guys!
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Ok, let's see what you think!
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on Jun 13 2008, 12:30:36 PM writes:
Well, I see they're still keeping that shitty Captain America title. Looks like someone in marketing needs to get his ass fired.
Besides that, excited about all of them (yup, even "Thor"). I really don't like the fact that Fav might be off "Iron Man 2", but if he is, as madfeebles said, give him "The Avengers." And maybe I'm alone on this one, but seriously, enough with the fucking Ultimate Universe crap. Gimme 616 any day of the week. |
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on Jun 13 2008, 11:45:00 AM writes:
They should skip the Thor movie and just have him introduced in the avenger’s movie. Don’t really see a big market for a Nordic god movie. It will be a big hurtle for marvel. |
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on Jun 13 2008, 12:03:39 AM writes:
THOR
I really don't understand the desire to make a Thor movie, considering all the characters they have to choose from. Hell, I'd rather see another Daredevil, done differently, then a Thor flick.
Who's gonna play captain america, that's the big question. Some say Matt Damon's a good choice. I don't know. Whoever is chosen it should be some with acting chops, and some decent skills in the action department. If only Bruce Willis was ten or twenty years younger. damn.
Bruce Willis should have been Nick Fury though! AM I RIGHT!? |
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on Jun 12 2008, 8:04:02 PM writes:
STOP
None of these posters and logos you are posting are official. These are even made by the studios. They're made by ad companies trying to get business from the studios. Stop posting these. You look like fools. |
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agent cooper
on Jun 12 2008, 6:02:29 PM writes:
SO WHAT'S NEW?
I hate to be a downer, but these logos are just from the comic books. Apart from Iron Man were they have just stuck a 2 on the end.
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madfeebles
on Jun 12 2008, 5:58:58 PM writes:
CALM DOWN
I'm looking forward to Hulk, and have been since it was announced. Marvel is doing a great job and I trust them over directors right now. Honestly, the script, and the actors are what matter here, and Marvel seems to be doing a great job of old school producing. Spiderman 3, Daredevil, Elektra, and the original Hulk sucked because the directors were given control over the "vision" of the movies. I'd rather have Marvel as a company controlling that. And I love Favs, don't get me wrong, Iron Man was great because of the Altman-style dialogue, but take him off Iron Man 2 and Give him Avengers. Then he'll have all the time he needs. And please God, use the Ultimate Captain America story line. |
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Netforce
on Jun 12 2008, 5:55:09 PM writes:
Logos are just cool, though I expect "Iron Man 2" logo would a little cooler. For Hulk movie, I'll wait until I see the movie and we'll see about that. |
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on Jun 12 2008, 5:02:05 PM writes:
Damn, so Hulk might be better then Iron Man? Holy shnikees!
Looking forward to Thor!
They better get some good creative teams for these movies! |
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on Jun 12 2008, 4:50:30 PM writes:
SOME OTHER THOUGHTS TO CONSIDER
They need to focus more on series than on sequals. If they gave hulk a live action series update than it could likely be a serious blockbuster. Iron Man is good but they need to work on creating the mandarin while at the same time not making it too hokey. If they want iron man to be more than a one hit wonder their gonna have to come up with more ideas to establish ironman on a long term basis if they want it to be a solid multi sequal series. As for favearu, he is pretty much just another fish in the sea. There may be better directors down the road. Why play favorites. |
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snoopmish
on Jun 12 2008, 3:44:28 PM writes:
For Santos...
That is true. Though there are times when we just wish you'd hurry up and get it over with. ;)
Anyway...Marvel has done a pretty good job with their films overall. More hits than misses, so I'll take the wait and see approach. |
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