Comic Book Movies

[talonmalon333]

So I was thinking about Superman and Superman II (The Donner Cut, which effectively has permenantly "replaced" Lester's version in my mind). I love both movies, but I think it's a bit of a shame for Superman II. The movie has some really good story ideas. But ultimately, it just isn't as good as the first movie. It's held back by the fact that, well, it's not complete. They had to use test footage (or whatever it is) because scenes Donner was filming couldn't get finished due to the director change. And it shows, a lot. Not to mention, because the Donner Cut had to work with footage from decades ago, and since not all that footage wasn't finished, they didn't have the freedom that's allowed when you're still in the process of making a movie with the actors ready. Still, it's better than Lester's version. And if Donner could've made the true Superman II that they envisioned back then, I have a feeling it would be better than the first movie.

Though there's still the matter of Donner's ending. I didn't love Lester's ending, but I hated the Donner ending of II. I figure what happened was that he couldn't film the ending of Superman II that he wanted, and he hated Lester's ending, so the only option he had was recycling footage from the first movie, but it cheapens the lore and that movie's ending. And it's messy.

[GregX]

Well, Man of Steel brought us one thing... Jonathan Kent's romantic subplot with a tornado:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEi8DQg6aZg

[talonmalon333]

I couldn't stand Jonathan Kent in Man of Steel. Of all the bad characters in that movie, he was the worst. Every time he opened his mouth, he just sounded incredibly pretentious or downright contrived.

[Avaitor]

Captain America 2 isn't even out, but plans for a sequel to it and for Thor are already coming out. Besides the directors of Cap 2 being reported to return, we have writers for Thor 3. And since I still miss EMH and generally liked his work on The Dark World, Yost is a good choice in my book.

[gunswordfist]

He wrote both?

[Avaitor]

He wrote both?

Chris Yost? He wrote a draft or so of Thor 2 and was the head writer for Avengers: EMH.

[gunswordfist]

Yep. Knew that name looked familiar.

[gunswordfist]

GSP in Winter Soldier!



Definitely my most anticipated movie.

[Avaitor]

A Black Widow movie is getting closer to being made!

[Daikun]

This made its world premiere last night.

When I first heard about this project (having no knowledge of the property other than the title), I thought it would be generic.

I was wrong, and now I wanna see it.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

This movie looks like it could be pretty fun. I like the tounge-in-cheek tone that they are going with.

[Avaitor]

Yeah, it seems like they found a strong comedic tone for the movie, as to not alienate the less-hardcore MCU followers. I'm down.

[gunswordfist]

The reason comic I read (from like 2010 or something like that) was basically an action comedy so it makes sense. I hate how Drax was casted though. I thought it was a fan trailer when it got to that part. Same goes for Zoe Saldana as Gamora. Come on now...

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Well, casting professional wrestlers in almost any movie is usually a bad idea unless it's for a small role (the only exception being They Live, which is an awesome movie), or unless they just flat-out don't talk, but I suppose we'll have to see the movie to see if it works out.

[gunswordfist]

...I want to rewatch They Live now.