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Superman might be popular enough for it's own thread imo, but who knows. Anyway, the official picture released reminds me of a cover or possibly a popular scene from a comic, though my half-ass search for it didn't find anything. Anyone? :troll:

My feelings on Superman are pretty mixed. If you think about it the character really needs a unique take on it as far as comic book movies are concerned. He's an alien, he's nearly immortal and indestructible, basically a god living among humans. His story and perspective in general is pretty impossible for the audience to relate to so I've always felt trying to draw any attachment or in-depth development from the character is generally a bad idea.

His backstory even makes the Hulks' interesting in my opinion as well.

As far as going 'darker' it could really go either way. If they're trying the "realism" approach made famous by Batman Begins then they're in for some real trouble. Superman doesn't suffer from the same humanity issues that we (and even most other superheroes) do, for one. If they're thinking about drawing on some of the more intense physical enemies though (Darkseid, for example), I could see it playing out pretty interestingly. I know they're using General Zod for this first one so we'll see.

And personally, I enjoyed Superman Returns, but I hated Routh. Though honestly I wasn't a fan of Christopher Reeves either. Superman should be a big, intimidating guy when he's all suited up imo. And Clark Kent doesn't have to act like a bumbling idiot either.

As for Zack Snyder, let's hope he learned something after Sucker Punch...
 

Rhombaad

Video Game Time Traveler
Aazealh said:
Honestly, even putting the "dark route" aside, the trailer just sucks. The movie looks mediocre already. What's this bullshit story retelling? Do we really need to see Peter Parker the awkward highschool student again? And who's this loser they got, were they aiming for someone worse than Maguire? Wow.

Agreed. Speaking about both Superman and Spider-Man, do we really need to see their origin stories again?! Can't someone just make a decent superhero film where the hero is already established? Don't most of us know the origin of these guys already? Ugh. I enjoyed Batman Begins when it came out, because I liked Nolan's take on his origin, but if they ever reboot Batman again (which they will), they had better jump straight into a storlyine and not start with Bruce Wayne again. Same with Superman and Spider-Man. I'm bored already.

Aazealh said:
The only enjoyable part is the Mirror's Edge: Spider-Man segment, and that likely works better as it is (in a trailer) than in the movie itself.

That was kind of cool, but the CG could really use some work. It's like you're playing a video game based off the movie, rather than seeing a scene from a big-budget picture. Like you said, it won't work well in the movie if they leave it in, but it's most likely just being used for the trailer.
 

Griffith

With the streak of a tear, Like morning dew
Completely agree on The Amazing Spider-Man, which looks so underwhelming nobody's even bothered to mention it until now. The FPS CGI looks like exactly that, and it looks like shit (reminds me how I felt watching Duke Nukem Forever). More importantly, if you're going to reboot a super successful franchise only four years removed from the last film, and have it look more or less the same (with some scenes almost directly lifted from the first movie), at least take advantage of the fact that the movie-going audience is already familiar with the character and their background and go from there. These movies made billions of dollars, I think everyone knows who Spider-Man is already. They could have tried to make an awesome stand alone movie of an established Spider-Man (think big, like The Dark Knight). Instead we have to endure an hour of origin exposition everybody already knows and doesn't care about. It's going to feel like starting over again with part one of the same story. For contrast, here's the beginning of the first episode from the 90's Spider-Man cartoon that ran for five seasons:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CD1qcMu5Lo

Well, that took about one second, "Hey, look, it's fucking Spider-Man!" Is that so hard at this point?
 

Vampire_Hunter_Bob

Cats are great
A friend and I were watching the "Amazing" Spider-man trailer and just couldn't get past the why. I understand it's to make money, but why not just pretend the third movie didn't happen and go from there? Was it taht important to totally redo an origin story? As much as Punisher: War Zone failed as a movie, I was happy they didn't try to redo the origins a second time. Even with all of it's glaring failures just try to make a good movie instead.
 

Oburi

All praise Grail
Vampire_Hunter_Bob said:
A friend and I were watching the "Amazing" Spider-man trailer and just couldn't get past the why. I understand it's to make money, but why not just pretend the third movie didn't happen and go from there? Was it taht important to totally redo an origin story? As much as Punisher: War Zone failed as a movie, I was happy they didn't try to redo the origins a second time. Even with all of it's glaring failures just try to make a good movie instead.

Hell yea man, I just watched Punisher Warzone recently and it's refreshing to see that they didn't rehash all the stuff in the first one. Not only not rehash but they really took it in a different direction. Jigsaw was one of the scariest and most horrifying villains in any comic book movie, which kinda gave the movie some merit.
 

Griffith

With the streak of a tear, Like morning dew
ACADEMY AWARD WINNER NICOLAS CAGE! ACADEMY AWARD WINNER NICOLE KIDMAN! IN RAZZIE AWARD NOMINATED DIRECTOR JOEL SCHUMACHER'S...

SAFE ROOM TRESPASS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rolBdc_mjs

Glad to post this one, looking forward to it really... Not that I'll ever see it, but I'm happy that it exists. Tarantino and Rodriguez think that they make high quality B-movies, but no, that's truly the domain of the Joel Shoemacher's of the world. :guts:
 

Walter

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http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/conan_the_barbarian_2011/

Conan has a Rotten Tomatoes score on par with The Smurfs right now. Ouch.
 
Yeah, in a way it's good if it just won't make enough movie to warrant a sequel of sorts. From what I read of the reviews online the movie focused more on how everyone was killed rather than a good script.

Agreed on Trespass.

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas - the first movie was cool, 2nd was annoying ... this one looks worse, but hey, it's got Neil Patrick Harris in it : p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Sqerb8FPU

Underworld: Awakening ... seriously >_>'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC67kNZGpeA

Abduction ... the problem is this'll do well because of Lautner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEVkp5Je7m0&feature=pyv
 

Rhombaad

Video Game Time Traveler
Walter said:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/conan_the_barbarian_2011/

Conan has a Rotten Tomatoes score on par with The Smurfs right now. Ouch.

Not surprising, given the trailers and commercials we've seen. Robert E. Howard is rolling in his grave. :sad:
 

Truder

"I frown at Griffith's nipples" -Aazealh
I hate Nicholas cage. Ghost rider movie looks very "meh".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDA87I7UjaM&feature=player_embedded

Also, anyone think that the first 34 seconds could fit for Guts as well? :ganishka:
 
Truder said:
I hate Nicholas cage. Ghost rider movie looks very "meh".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDA87I7UjaM&feature=player_embedded

Also, anyone think that the first 34 seconds could fit for Guts as well? :ganishka:

While I was watching that, I thought "well, it can't be any worse than the first one." Then he pissed fire... The first Ghost Rider movie made me sick to my stomach. To this day, I still wince every time I think of Blackheart saying," I am Legion, for we are many." So so bad, lol.
 

Aazealh

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Truder said:
I hate Nicholas cage. Ghost rider movie looks very "meh".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDA87I7UjaM&feature=player_embedded

Looks so terrible it's hard to believe they're not trying to ruin it on purpose. I don't know much about Ghost Rider and honestly I'm glad I don't because it must be quite the ordeal for the fans.

Truder said:
Also, anyone think that the first 34 seconds could fit for Guts as well? :ganishka:

Hahaha yeah, it works.
 

NightCrawler

Aeons gone, vast, mad and deathless
Aazealh said:
Looks so terrible it's hard to believe they're not trying to ruin it on purpose.

I think it's directed by the Crank guys, so it's going to be stupidly over the top and great in a really bad way.
 

Griffith

With the streak of a tear, Like morning dew
NightCrawler said:
I think it's directed by the Crank guys, so it's going to be stupidly over the top and great in a really bad way.

So that explains why I kind of enjoyed it. :SK:
 

Oburi

All praise Grail
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0999913/

Straw Dogs remake. It never ends :sad: One of my favorite movies of all time, a Peckinpah classic remade with the guy who played Cyclops in x-men and a vampire from True Blood. :azan:
 
Oburi said:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0999913/

Straw Dogs remake. It never ends :sad: One of my favorite movies of all time, a Peckinpah classic remade with the guy who played Cyclops in x-men and a vampire from True Blood. :azan:

This made me super sad too. Its pretty horrible.
 

Griffith

With the streak of a tear, Like morning dew
Yeah, I saw that picture a few days ago and my guess on the suit is they're gonna use CGI or something on it. People complained about a guy wearing red speedos and now you have none, looks odd don't it :ganishka:
 
IncantatioN said:
Underworld: Awakening ... seriously >_>'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC67kNZGpeA

I will take 3 UnderWorld Sequels, over 3 Resident Evil Sequels any day. LOL :zodd:

Straw Dogs remake. It never ends guts-sad One of my favorite movies of all time, a Peckinpah classic remade with the guy who played Cyclops in x-men and a vampire from True Blood. azan

It looks almost shot for shot the same movie. I like the original a lot. They remade "I spit on your grave" which is very unnecessary on a lot of levels. I can't believe they expect these movies to draw. The originals were some what obscure weren't they? Next thing you know they'll be remaking "Cannibal Holocaust."
 
Death May Die said:
I will take 3 UnderWorld Sequels, over 3 Resident Evil Sequels any day. LOL :zodd:

It looks almost shot for shot the same movie. I like the original a lot. They remade "I spit on your grave" which is very unnecessary on a lot of levels. I can't believe they expect these movies to draw. The originals were some what obscure weren't they? Next thing you know they'll be remaking "Cannibal Holocaust."

I'm eagerly waiting a Salo 120 Days of Sodom remake, staring Justin Beiber....
 
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