Somehow I think it's going to be better than Wolverine :-)
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Somehow I think it's going to be better than Wolverine :-)
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Agreed. Although that wouldn't be too difficult. The question is will it be better then X2?
Looking forward to it. IMHO, the X-Men movie franchise sucked hard after the original X-Men movie. This is a chance for a new franchise of movies.
I still haven't seen Wolverine Origins. I started to watch it a few times, but the first five minutes or so just turned me off.
Wolverine was best portrayed in the "Hulk Vs." video. Him and Deadpool teaming up together was a riot!
To say I am underwhelmed is not even close to what I feel towards this movie.
But I posted here:
http://sierrahelp.com/forums/viewtop...p=25618#p25618
Sorry Tawmis, but I disagree with that statement. It is closer to a reboot than a prequel, and only uses a few characters from the original movie trilogy. This will become its own franchise.Quote:
as the younger versions of the Marvel Comics superheroes from the original movie trilogy
X2 is my favourite movie, period. I expect great things of First Class - Bryan Singer is attached, after all (though not as director).
X3 I didn't hate, but it didn't come close to living up to the first two. Wolverine was meh at best, but that's me being generous. Was that supposed to be the Hudsons there? I don't think so!
- Le Messor
"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know."
~ Mark Twain
I like to think of the Hudsons as an analogy for the kindness he was shown by Mac & Heather in the comics (I was very drunk at that moment). X2 for some reson just never did it for me. X3 is my fave out the three. Different strokes ... Then again I loved Daredevil, so what do I know?
There are people who don't love Daredevil? i thought it was quite well done!
As I said in the thread:
I seriously doubt this movie will have any ties to the previous X-Men and/or Wolverine movies... I believe it's intended to stand on it's own as a new movie, with no previous ties and connections. (Because that's what hack writers do). Because if it does tie in with the previous X-Men/Wolverine movies, then it's severely out of whack as Cyclops is Havok's older brother, only by a few years. But if Havok is in XM:FC and they tie it to the other X-Men movies, that'd put him at Magneto/Xavier's age, which means he's been around since WWII.
I saw the First Class trailer for the first time last night...
Not the first time ever, the first time on big screen. Along with Green Lantern and Pirates 4.
(It was before this obscure little flick noboby here would be interested in. I believe it was called 'Thor'.)
It felt to me more like an hour-and-a-half long trailer than an actual movie.
The Director's Cut, on the other hand, that was the movie the theatrical release was a trailer for.
Actually, I'm pretty sure they've said it's supposed to work as a prequel; and if you notice on the trailer, they're going with 'Before he was Professor X' (clips from the first movie), 'he was Charles'. And the same for Magneto.
- Le Messor
"I was hitchhiking the other day and a hearse stopped. I said, “No thanks - I’m not going that far.""
Did Cyclops ever mention his older brother Havok in X1, X2, or X3?
If not, then maybe in the movies they aren't related at all. As much as we would like them to, movies do NOT follow comic books very accurately; if they did, they'd be comic books, not movies.
No, but in comics how long before they knew about each other?
Also, given that in the trailer Havok (inaccurately to the comics) has Cyclops's power signature...
(That might get changed for the movie.)
I love both those films; we're talking one-offs. AFAIK, (which isn't very far), the two Evanescence tracks weren't written for Daredevil, so I'm not just counting stuff written for movies here. (They also wrote One Vision, or at least it first saw light of day, in a movie called Iron Eagle.)
(Also, Brian May - the Queen one - wrote the score for a French movie called Furia.)
Anyway, the take-home from all this is, Queen songs have been used in dull films.
- Le Messor
"Inside my heart is breaking,
My make-up may be flaking,
But my smile still stays on."
- The Show Must Go On, appropriately np
After mucho discussion (well nagging from me) it's been agreed that this thread would be there for discussion, reviews etc on any movie you care to natter about.
With that in mind, I watched a fairly recent film this morning, 'The Book of Eli'. Extremely enjoyable. A bit like Fallout 3, but with actors.
I haven't seen Book of Eli, though it does sound intriguing. (From what I've heard. I've been spoiled for the twist. :()
I saw Thor, though... thought that was fun.
1. Stay to the end.
2. 2D. The 3D isn't bad or anything, it's just a bit unneccessarrryyy, and darkens it a lot.
- Le Messor
Angel: I watched you, and I saw you called. It was a bright afternoon out in front of your school. You walked down the steps... and... and I loved you... 'Cause I could see your heart. You held it before you for everyone to see. And I worried that it would be bruised or torn. And more than anything in my life I wanted to keep it safe... to warm it with my own.
Buffy: That's beautiful. Or taken literally, incredibly gross.
Angel: I was just thinking that, too.
Is Thor one of these lead ins into 'The Avengers' movie that is supposed to be in the offing? I read somewhere that both Thor and Captain America have been given the green light for sequels.
X-Men First Class. Enjoyable watch, but James McAvoy really began to grate on me early into the film. As this is a reboot of the whole X-Men franchise movie wise I guess the continuity glitches aren't really an issue. Will add it to the DVD collection when it comes out, but Green Lantern looks a better bet. That said, appearences can be deceiving.
I have not seen X-Men: First Class and I have no intentions to do so. Thank you Tawmis for your review, which laid out all the reasons why I wouldn't want to see it. Plus there are just far too many things wrong with the movie (that I learned of, before reading your review) that would keep from ever enjoying it. I know this is supposed to be a reboot, but I just wish they would have actually gone back to the original X-Men story, instead of this half-a$$ed, mish-mash of characters.
I'd actually like to check out Thor, though. I actually liked Iron man and sort of liked Iron Man II (even though I don't care for any of those comics characters themselves).
Dana
I was pretty much dragged to see X-Men:First Class and I actually really enjoyed it.
It's definitely a prequel to Singer's 2 X-films rather than a reboot. Very much in-continuity and style.
The only film it clashes with slightly is X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and even then that can be explained as Wolverine's memories or the like.
I'd honestly recommend watching it, if only when it comes out on dvd rather than at theatres.
I thought there were supposedly all kinds of continuity differences between First Class and the other X-movies?
Spoilers:
Highlight to reveal...
Like Moira being a CIA agent in X:FC, but a scientist in X3...Charles claiming he first met Magneto at 17...Plus the movie takes place over 40 years ago, yet it shows a young cyclops, Jean and Storm in the Cerebro scene (which would mean they are 50+ years old in X-Men 1-3, Beast would be over 60)...Also, the director claims its a reboot.
Dana
Well....
With regards to Moira, she has her mind wiped to forget meeting Charles, and I think the ending indicates she leaves the CIA.
As to the age thing... well, it's like Franklin Richards still being 8. It can be overlooked for the sake of a good story.
Although does it ever state the date in 1-3? I can't remember.
And I've seen Vaughn, Goldman, Singer & Fox contradict themselves a lot and say it's a reboot in one place and a sequel in another.
There were a few more glitches that made me think it was a reboot. However they define it, it does allow for a few more X-Men films to boost the coffers. I think I read some where there's a follow up scheduled for 2014.
I believe (IIRC) X-Men said something about the near future (and the movie came out in 2000?). As far as those who made the film not being able to decide if its a reboot or not....well...If even they can't decide, then I have to ask what is the point of even making the movie? I know...Money...And it doesn't matter if the movie makes sense or not (as long as it has lots of flash and bang and makes them money).
Dana
I really enjoyed it, but I expect to enjoy Green Lantern less (but still enjoy it).
I'll definitely add it to my collection.
There's nothing after the credits.
"The near future," as Dana pointed out - which puts it some time between 2000 (when it was released) and late 2001.
There's no reason she can't have changed jobs. Was she ever CIA in the comics? (I don't know that she was, but it wouldn't surprise me.)
A lack of accents was a problem for me, and they failed on Shaw. Others were cool, though.
That's fair enough.
All I know is that originally I wasn't going to watch it because I thought it looked rubbish & when I did I expected to hate it.
I was pleasantly suprised.
It's a decent popcorn movie, I'd recommend watching it on dvd or tv if you don't want to pay for it.
Can super hero movies be any thing else but popcorn movies? Doesn't the genre negate the possibility of there ever being a Super Hero blockbuster that people will talk about for years?
I wouldn't think so... There's more than one Batman movie people have been talking about for years.
What's wrong with popcorn movies, though? (Freudian typo: accidentally put two 'o's in 'pop'... good thing I caught it before anyone found out.)
- Le Messor
"Anything that can become tangled around something else, will."
~ J.D. Boatwood
True, but the subject matter does imho limit what can be done with super hero movies. The Batman movies that people seem to recall are the ones were the performances of some of the actors are memorable and not so much the story.
I have no problem with popcorn movies, probably make up the majority of my DVD collection. From my viewpoint it would seem that most hero movies are popcorn not classics.
Makes perfect sense. Nothing better than sitting amongst people discussing the artistic merits of 'Trois couleurs: Rouge' and thinking 'what a bunch of pretentious ****'. I have nothing against classic movies per se, but people tend to use them to go further up the social ladder. I like explosions, cataclysmic events, but some story amongst all that helps.
I enjoyed X-men as well. I kind of deliberately ignored everything I knew about X-men continuity so as not to get all worked up. Was excited about the possibility of Charles + Moira as it is a natural lead in to Proteus, which would be an interesting character to see on the big screen.
I saw Book of Eli, too. I thought it was ok, but since I watched it just after seeing Rango, they both kinda reminded me of each other, which was weird.
Pirates of the Carribean 4 was pretty bad. Hangover 2 was not as funny as the first one.
Some would argue that the first Superman (Christopher Reeve) movie is a classic, as well as the first (Michael Keaton) Batman movie. Not that I would really argue them as classics, but many people do and many people also hold Chris Reeve up as the pinnacle of what Superman should be.
Dana