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Blackheart
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I just saw Iron Man yesterday. Very good superhero movie. Rob Downey did a great job as Tony Stark. I would say its almost as good as the Spiderman movies, and better than the X-Men franchise.
Just make sure to stay past then end credits.
I just saw Iron Man yesterday. Very good superhero movie. Rob Downey did a great job as Tony Stark. I would say its almost as good as the Spiderman movies, and better than the X-Men franchise.
Just make sure to stay past then end credits.
Hoss
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I did not like the spiderman series as much as the x men ones.
I found the first spiderman lacked, and I guess I thought too much of the hype. The Xmen ones however I thought were excellent.. .the third meh, but the first two are great. My wife who hates comic books thinks the xmen movies are great as well... She actually liked talking to me about the back stories..
I grew up collecting
I did not like the spiderman series as much as the x men ones.
I found the first spiderman lacked, and I guess I thought too much of the hype. The Xmen ones however I thought were excellent.. .the third meh, but the first two are great. My wife who hates comic books thinks the xmen movies are great as well... She actually liked talking to me about the back stories..
I grew up collecting
axlsalinger
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They are definitely among the very best superhero movies. Tough for me to compare, I loved Spiderman comics way more than X-Men as a kid, but I do think the first two X-Men movies were fantastic (the third one, however, was not). But Spiderman 2 may be the best of all. Ultimately I'd rank them like this: Spiderman 2, X-Men 2, X-Men 1, Spiderman 1. All four are pretty good IMO. Haven't seen Spidey 3 yet, but I've heard nothing but bad things. Strongly recommend Batman Begins as well.
It's unfortunate that my favourite comic of all (Fantastic Four) fell into the wrong hands when it finally made it to the silver screen. I wouldn't say they're awful, but they're not very good either.
They are definitely among the very best superhero movies. Tough for me to compare, I loved Spiderman comics way more than X-Men as a kid, but I do think the first two X-Men movies were fantastic (the third one, however, was not). But Spiderman 2 may be the best of all. Ultimately I'd rank them like this: Spiderman 2, X-Men 2, X-Men 1, Spiderman 1. All four are pretty good IMO. Haven't seen Spidey 3 yet, but I've heard nothing but bad things. Strongly recommend Batman Begins as well.
It's unfortunate that my favourite comic of all (Fantastic Four) fell into the wrong hands when it finally made it to the silver screen. I wouldn't say they're awful, but they're not very good either.
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LeafHound69
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Yup.
I understand that, in the original episode, Spiderman's webbing came out of his wrists, a-la the movie, but in the million or so comics that followed, he was shown a gazillion times filling/replacing the "webbing fluid" cartridges for the web-shooters that he invented.
I was looking forward to seeing him make these, as well as how they would look on-screen, and was a little choked when the movie folks chose to take what appeared to be the easy way out.
Toby isn't terrible as Peter Parker, but as much as I'd like to wrestle with Kirsten Dunst, she is not Mary Jane Watson.
X-Men: good effects, love Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, fricken hate Ian McKellen as Magneto- have these movie people ever picked up one of these comics?
Yup.
I understand that, in the original episode, Spiderman's webbing came out of his wrists, a-la the movie, but in the million or so comics that followed, he was shown a gazillion times filling/replacing the "webbing fluid" cartridges for the web-shooters that he invented.
I was looking forward to seeing him make these, as well as how they would look on-screen, and was a little choked when the movie folks chose to take what appeared to be the easy way out.
Toby isn't terrible as Peter Parker, but as much as I'd like to wrestle with Kirsten Dunst, she is not Mary Jane Watson.
X-Men: good effects, love Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, fricken hate Ian McKellen as Magneto- have these movie people ever picked up one of these comics?
JackBurton
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Seing it any way is awesome considering Carla Gugino is topless.
Seing it any way is awesome considering Carla Gugino is topless.
Bleedsblue&white
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I read somewhere the director thought it was to much to have Parker invent some super-web...it's not like he's a multi-millionaire with a team of geeks and a lab at his disposal...and even though it's not the comic it actually makes more sense.
What, he can climb walls, has super strength but had to invent the web part?
It grew on me.
I read somewhere the director thought it was to much to have Parker invent some super-web...it's not like he's a multi-millionaire with a team of geeks and a lab at his disposal...and even though it's not the comic it actually makes more sense.
What, he can climb walls, has super strength but had to invent the web part?
It grew on me.
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LeafHound69
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That was the beauty of it: Peter Parker in the comics basically is a scientific genius- if Tony Stark can make an uber exoskeleton, complete with rocket booster boots, flamethrowers, and a freaky-deaky glowing power core for his heart, all out of scraps of metal, using just a soldering iron and an assortment of torches... in a desert cave, then surely Peter Parker can come up with some sort of chemical fluid that mimics spider webbing, as well as the device to spin/shoot it.
Of the two scenarios, I'd say Parker's is actually wa-a-ay more "plausible".
That was the beauty of it: Peter Parker in the comics basically is a scientific genius- if Tony Stark can make an uber exoskeleton, complete with rocket booster boots, flamethrowers, and a freaky-deaky glowing power core for his heart, all out of scraps of metal, using just a soldering iron and an assortment of torches... in a desert cave, then surely Peter Parker can come up with some sort of chemical fluid that mimics spider webbing, as well as the device to spin/shoot it.
Of the two scenarios, I'd say Parker's is actually wa-a-ay more "plausible".
JaysCyYoung
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The movie version of his webbing was MUCH better. It's alot more believeable to go the genetic route.
The movie version of his webbing was MUCH better. It's alot more believeable to go the genetic route.
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LeafHound69
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Then, like a spider, he really should have had the webbing shoot out of his azz. :thumbup:
Now that would have been entertaining...
Then, like a spider, he really should have had the webbing shoot out of his azz. :thumbup:
Now that would have been entertaining...
Bleedsblue&white
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:laughing
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Blackheart
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I dunno, I liked the X-Men movies, but felt that Wolverine was too much of a pussy. I thought Hugh Jackman did a good job, though.
I guess they tried to portray him as another member of the team, like he was initally in the comics, rather than the uber-badass he turned into once he got popular.
They are making a Wolverine movie I heard, so maybe that will be the proper vehicle for him.
Where's the love for Daredevil?(jk)
I dunno, I liked the X-Men movies, but felt that Wolverine was too much of a pussy. I thought Hugh Jackman did a good job, though.
I guess they tried to portray him as another member of the team, like he was initally in the comics, rather than the uber-badass he turned into once he got popular.
They are making a Wolverine movie I heard, so maybe that will be the proper vehicle for him.
Where's the love for Daredevil?(jk)
Volcanologist
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Yeah, and when he goes out to eat at a restaurant...yeesh...
Yeah, and when he goes out to eat at a restaurant...yeesh...
bayrider
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The Spiderman movies blew chunks. The most overrated movies I think in recent memory. The 3rd one was absolutely awful. I couldn't believe how bad it was.
I liked X-Men. I thought the first was the best. Never saw the 3rd one. The 2nd was okay, nothing special though.
The Spiderman movies blew chunks. The most overrated movies I think in recent memory. The 3rd one was absolutely awful. I couldn't believe how bad it was.
I liked X-Men. I thought the first was the best. Never saw the 3rd one. The 2nd was okay, nothing special though.
reebus
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A good comic book movie makes the best blockbuster - so I can't complain about the ridiculous glut of them.
I haven't seen Iron Man yet, so I have no comment. But I think the best one, in terms of the combination of how well it was made and how well it captured the spirit of the comic - was Spiderman 2. I enjoyed Batman Begins more because I think Batman is a more intriguing character, but it wasn't as flawless as Spiderman 2 was IMO. Of course, the new Batman movie looks like it could be the new champ once it comes out. I thought X-Men 2 was great as well... But I don't think the X-Men work as well character-wise in the movies as it does in the comics, though the special FX were great.
The first X-Men and Spiderman were the obligatory, boring stories that most people know like the back of their hand. Spiderman especially was pretty lame. And the third ones for both franchises were absolutely, inexplicably bad considering the source material they had to work with. But damn, they were very entertaining for those middle movies when they got it right.
A good comic book movie makes the best blockbuster - so I can't complain about the ridiculous glut of them.
I haven't seen Iron Man yet, so I have no comment. But I think the best one, in terms of the combination of how well it was made and how well it captured the spirit of the comic - was Spiderman 2. I enjoyed Batman Begins more because I think Batman is a more intriguing character, but it wasn't as flawless as Spiderman 2 was IMO. Of course, the new Batman movie looks like it could be the new champ once it comes out. I thought X-Men 2 was great as well... But I don't think the X-Men work as well character-wise in the movies as it does in the comics, though the special FX were great.
The first X-Men and Spiderman were the obligatory, boring stories that most people know like the back of their hand. Spiderman especially was pretty lame. And the third ones for both franchises were absolutely, inexplicably bad considering the source material they had to work with. But damn, they were very entertaining for those middle movies when they got it right.
zeke
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well, Tony Stark was a billionaire engineer who had already developed a prototype of those things before going to the cave.....and once in the cave, he had an arsenal of the most techinically advanced weapons in the world to scavenge from.
that's a bit more realitic than a part-time paperboy somehow developing a product that science is stil having trouble getting anywhere close to solving today.
well, Tony Stark was a billionaire engineer who had already developed a prototype of those things before going to the cave.....and once in the cave, he had an arsenal of the most techinically advanced weapons in the world to scavenge from.
that's a bit more realitic than a part-time paperboy somehow developing a product that science is stil having trouble getting anywhere close to solving today.
JaysCyYoung
Legend
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The third X-Men makes my top five worst movies ever list. Ian McKellan lifting up the Golden Gate Bridge with his powers stands as one of the worst scenes ever in any movie.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=eiL31ZBxoy8
WHO THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA?! SERIOUSLY.
The third X-Men makes my top five worst movies ever list. Ian McKellan lifting up the Golden Gate Bridge with his powers stands as one of the worst scenes ever in any movie.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=eiL31ZBxoy8
WHO THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA?! SERIOUSLY.
axlsalinger
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The entire bridge scene from beginning to end was ill-conceived, ludicrous and unnecessary. Bryan Singer made the first two X-Men movies and then turned the reins over to one of the worst hacks in Hollywood (Brett Ratner). All so that he could go make a bad Superman movie. It's a shame.
The entire bridge scene from beginning to end was ill-conceived, ludicrous and unnecessary. Bryan Singer made the first two X-Men movies and then turned the reins over to one of the worst hacks in Hollywood (Brett Ratner). All so that he could go make a bad Superman movie. It's a shame.
JaysCyYoung
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What does everyone think of that new M. Night Shamylan movie coming out: the Happening? The dude hasn't made a good film since Unbreakable and that was way back in 2000. I really don't know how studios keep giving him money.
What does everyone think of that new M. Night Shamylan movie coming out: the Happening? The dude hasn't made a good film since Unbreakable and that was way back in 2000. I really don't know how studios keep giving him money.