So because I was basically dared into it, I now own both the previous FF movies. Movies I purposefully avoided viewing.
I'm mildly terrified.
Time for some thrilling heroics.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
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P.M. Marc - Aug 10, 2015 3:00:45 pm PDT #187 of 4001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 10, 2015 4:18:10 pm PDT #188 of 4001
"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
As your friend, I feel compelled to warn you: before watching the first movie, drink enough that you don't object to the idea of Jessica Alba playing a rocket scientist, and while watching the second movie make sure you're sober enough to find something else to do for five minutes as soon as you see a dance floor.
DXMachina - Aug 10, 2015 4:22:10 pm PDT #189 of 4001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Boing boing noted today that the original, unreleased Roger Corman version of the FF is up on youtube.
Zenkitty - Aug 10, 2015 6:18:08 pm PDT #190 of 4001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Why was that FF movie never released?
Liked Ant-Man as much on the second viewing. Just a fun film. I hadn't even realized that was Peggy Carter in the beginning; I didn't recognize Atwell.
P.M. Marc - Aug 10, 2015 6:53:03 pm PDT #191 of 4001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
As your friend, I feel compelled to warn you: before watching the first movie, drink enough that you don't object to the idea of Jessica Alba playing a rocket scientist, and while watching the second movie make sure you're sober enough to find something else to do for five minutes as soon as you see a dance floor.
Well, I own both seasons of Dark Angel, so I have an entire suspension bridge for my disbelief.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 10, 2015 7:03:09 pm PDT #192 of 4001
"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
She's much more believable as a genetically engineered super soldier who periodically goes into heat.
Tom Scola - Aug 11, 2015 2:52:45 am PDT #193 of 4001
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Why was that FF movie never released?
The producers held the rights to the Fantastic Four, and if they didn't make a movie within a certain time frame, the rights would revert back to Marvel. So they made the cheapest movie possible.
Kalshane - Aug 11, 2015 4:30:23 am PDT #194 of 4001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Thinking about it, I've never been a big fan of the Fantastic Four, though I did watch the old cartoon that had HERBIE the robot (instead of Johnny) as a kid. Doom, on the other hand, has always been awesome in his over-the-top villainy. And that's been the problem with these movies, they keep trying to make Doom more "grounded", which eliminates what's so great about the character.
Tom Scola - Aug 11, 2015 4:36:39 am PDT #195 of 4001
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Doom just might be the perfect comic book villain. He's just so over the top and campy, yet he's still a legitimate threat, and there's just enough pathos to make him sympathetic.
Tom Scola - Aug 11, 2015 4:40:58 am PDT #196 of 4001
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Also, there is such an opportunity for a Vladimir Putin parody (Putin is the closest analog to Doom in both real life AND fiction). I don't understand how the filmmakers could pass on it.