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Borzak

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It gets mentioned in the news a lot, pros and cons and should they repeal it. I read the Baton Rouge news even tho I no longer live there because of family.
 
Aychamo BanBan

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I consider this a bad movie. It definitely was not good. All the characters felt lame and I couldn't have given a lesser shit about any of them. Sue's floating ball was embarrassingly stupid, the torches CGI and everything about him was stupid, Reed's stretching sucked, and the rock was an emo crybaby. There were only two decent things about this movie: 1. Doom blowing up heads, And 2., I have a big chub for the Mara sisters and think Kate is gorgeous.
 
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j00t_sl said:
They aren't going to run a mainstream movie into the ground just to hold onto the rights.
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Caliane_sl said:

the full movie.
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etchazz_sl said:
I have no intentions of ever seeing this movie, but honestly, as an avid comic book collector when I was a kid, Fantasic 4 was one of the worst comic books ever. A guy that can stretch, a dude that can turn into fire, a guy made out of rock, and a chick that turns invisible. Not sure if there is any way to make a good movie out of 4 heroes with such gay ass powers.
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Awanka

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Damn, I didn't know it was the same director as Chronicle. I really liked Chronicle. An understated superhero origin story for F4 like Chronicle isn't a bad idea, and I would have given it a higher than average probability of succeeding.

Ah well. C'est la vie.
 
Gavinmad

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You're right about the Incredibles, but there's speculation that Fox never had any intention of releasing that 1994 movie in the first place.
 
Seananigans

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Right about what re: Incredibles? That's a fantastic(lol) movie. It doesn't matter if their powers are "gay" in the context of live action superhero movies, that's not what it is.
 
Chukzombi

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Seananigans_sl said:
Right about what re: Incredibles? That's a fantastic(lol) movie. It doesn't matter if their powers are "gay" in the context of live action superhero movies, that's not what it is.
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the incredibles family has all the fantastic 4 powers, but their powers are genetic, their powers are still kind of gay on their own, but when they worked together they were able to defeat whatever came their way.
 
Shonuff

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Maester Chuk_sl said:
the incredibles family has all the fantastic 4 powers, but their powers are genetic, their powers are still kind of gay on their own, but when they worked together they were able to defeat whatever came their way.
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Cantatus

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Gavinmad_sl said:
Chronicle was definitely good, just not great. It was a bunch of unoriginal ideas (i.e. weird unpopular teenage kid not fitting in, power corrupts) and presented them in a relatively fresh way. It definitely showed that he had at least some creative talent, but even without the benefit of hindsight it seems like a questionable decision to tap him to direct your relaunch of the F4 IP unless you couldn't find a more established director who wanted the project.
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The story really doesn't have anything to do with why Trank was hired though. Max Landis wrote the screenplay with Trank's input. If you look at Chronicle purely in terms of directing, you can see where Trank had a lot of promise as an up-and-comer. He was able to put a new spin on the "found footage" concept which allowed him to get shots not available to other movies of this type and was able to do a lot with a very small budget, not to mention how much the movie grossed. If a studio is looking for a fresh take on a franchise they have struggled with, I can see where they'd go after the newest hot talent rather than an established director that is stuck in his ways.

Of course, as Trank has proven, the inherent risk in going after the newest talent is that they are unproven and don't have enough of a track record to know how they'll do when you suddenly give them 10x the budget they previously had.
 
Chukzombi

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Cantatus_sl said:
The story really doesn't have anything to do with why Trank was hired though. Max Landis wrote the screenplay with Trank's input. If you look at Chronicle purely in terms of directing, you can see where Trank had a lot of promise as an up-and-comer. He was able to put a new spin on the "found footage" concept which allowed him to get shots not available to other movies of this type and was able to do a lot with a very small budget, not to mention how much the movie grossed. If a studio is looking for a fresh take on a franchise they have struggled with, I can see where they'd go after the newest hot talent rather than an established director that is stuck in his ways.

Of course, as Trank has proven, the inherent risk in going after the newest talent is that they are unproven and don't have enough of a track record to know how they'll do when you suddenly give them 10x the budget they previously had.
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you should really watch the documentary about the making of The Island of Dr Moreau . its very similar

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
 
Homsar

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This photo is everywhere but how long until Fox realizes they shoulod stay close to the IP? Has marvel made statements about how stupid it was to ruin the Mandarin and how they dropped the ball?
 
Gavinmad

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That picture is dumb. The new Doom looked fine with the hooded cloak on, I notice how they specifically chose a picture of him without it. Doom always looks kinda stupid without it. Silver Samurai looked ok and so did Jean, her problem was the shitty movie, not the changes they made to the phoenix. Hell, you'd have to try pretty damn hard to even notice Juggernaut's appearance given how bad the rest of X3 was. Apocalypse looks stupid but the movie is 9 months out and his appearance will probably change between now and then, possibly due to fan feedback.
 
Sterling

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Homsar_sl said:
This photo is everywhere but how long until Fox realizes they shoulod stay close to the IP? Has marvel made statements about how stupid it was to ruin the Mandarin and how they dropped the ball?
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Most of these movies had far bigger issues than how these characters looked. Not sure why anyone would have an issue with Jean's appearance. Galactus was in fact terrible, but just about everything about that movie was terrible.
 
Skylancer81

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Marvel and Iron Man 3...

Yes they know they screwed up the Mandarin big time to fans of the comics. However they will not say it was a bad thing because of how much money they made.

What they did was make the Marvel One Shot, All Hail the King. It shipped with Thor the Darkworld DvD.

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail The King . Thor the drak - YouTube

It explains the Mandarin vs what we saw in Iron Man 3. It is considered canon for the MCU, so take that as you may.
 
Royal

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Borzak_sl said:
It gets mentioned in the news a lot, pros and cons and should they repeal it. I read the Baton Rouge news even tho I no longer live there because of family.
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That same discussion went on briefly here in NC before they got rid of the film tax credit and the industry has pretty much gone /poof here overnight. We had quite a few movies and tv shows being done here for a short time. Iron Man 3, Sleepy Hollow, Revolution, Under the Dome, Banshee. One morning I left the apartment and they were filming some of Anne Heche's scenes from Arthur Newman in a unit across the street. Was cool while it lasted.
 
Homsar

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Gavinmad_sl said:
That picture is dumb. The new Doom looked fine with the hooded cloak on, I notice how they specifically chose a picture of him without it. Doom always looks kinda stupid without it. Silver Samurai looked ok and so did Jean, her problem was the shitty movie, not the changes they made to the phoenix. Hell, you'd have to try pretty damn hard to even notice Juggernaut's appearance given how bad the rest of X3 was. Apocalypse looks stupid but the movie is 9 months out and his appearance will probably change between now and then, possibly due to fan feedback.
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Silver samurai was never some old ass man running a mech suit, Doom was fucking awful in every way. Not only do they fuck up on the appearance the destroy the character. Why even call him Deadpool in Origins?
 
Cantatus

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Technically, Furywasclose to the IP since his character was made to look like Samuel L. Jackson in 2002 (in the Ultimate universe), long before the MCU.
 
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