Ben looks passable to me, and I assume any prosthetic wonkiness will be overshadowed by Chicklis' acting. What REALLY worries me is the potential lameness of Mr. Fantastic stretching effects. I hope they spend beaucoup $ to get the CGI right in the establishing scene, and then never have him stretch again in the entire movie.
Right. Piano. Because that's what we used to kill that big demon that one time. No, wait. That was a rocket launcher.
Xander ,'Touched'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 23, 2004 12:27:08 am PDT #4054 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Mr. Broom - Sep 23, 2004 8:19:37 am PDT #4055 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Wouldn't that kind of make him superfluous as a superhero? Sure, staggering intellect and all, but he's got to do some stretching throughout. I know I'll feel gypped if he doesn't. Besides which, I can think of a variety of uses of his power that would be visually impressive and not the least bit lame.
§ ita § - Sep 23, 2004 8:21:12 am PDT #4056 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, I think there should be stretching. It would be weird not to have him do it, especially offhand.
tommyrot - Sep 23, 2004 8:24:40 am PDT #4057 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Besides which, I can think of a variety of uses of his power that would be visually impressive and not the least bit lame.
Retreiving toilet paper from the stall next to his?
Also, can he strech his eyeballs under doors, etc?
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 23, 2004 8:38:35 am PDT #4058 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I liked the Byrne era Fantastic Four, when Reed's contribution to the team was primarily leadership and scientific know-how and the stretching was indicental at best. It was rare that his power was used to any great effect in a story, more just for movement and background.
Mr. Broom - Sep 23, 2004 8:56:39 am PDT #4059 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Granted, and Byrne was a god and I won't gainsay him here. I'd surely be torn apart by wild dogs for such heresy, and rightly so. But the fact is that this is going to be a fairly large film, and for movie audiences, it's going to be necessary for him to do some pretty wild things with his stretchy self. People who go to a movie that has some guy who can move his body like the lovechild of Gumby and Stretch Armstrong are going to be disappointed if he uses is solely for, say, grabbing a far-away beaker while concocting a cure for cancer. Cerebral stuff doesn't equal ticket sales, sadly.
sumi - Sep 23, 2004 9:21:28 am PDT #4060 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Now, Nick Lachey is going to be in The Hard Easy with David Boreanaz and Henry Thomas.
Fred Pete - Sep 23, 2004 9:42:47 am PDT #4061 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
98 Degrees.
Angel.
E.T.
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sumi - Sep 23, 2004 9:45:42 am PDT #4062 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Well, at least if they have a need for somebody to sing -- it won't be DB.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 23, 2004 10:31:02 am PDT #4063 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
He's apparently an OK singer in real life. The dancing, however, was all DB.