Fantastic Four reboot

[pturtle]

Yeah, Genisys always had that "possible worst movie ever made" thing going on in the trailers but nevertheless I couldn't help but notice it always had a certain twinkle in its eye that indicated it might still be fun regardless of how good or bad it was. Right now I'm not seeing any twinkle in FF.

I can see that, my expectations for this movie dipped quite a bit after the second and third trailer. The first trailers was amazing though, i thought the movie was going to be great after that trailer, after watching the last two trailers I think it'll be good but definitely not great.

 

[GasparZizou]

The 1st trailer was the best for me too, and the second was was almost equally good.

Then they released one with a Kanye West song? Ew.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

I hate movie trailers with rap songs....it's so lame. Rap should never be use in a trailer, unless the film is about a rap group or artist.

Perfect example, because nothing captures the essence of the 1940's and fits a period piece better than a ****** rap song.

 

[GasparZizou]

Some of them can be cool when used ironically though, like this one not only with the creepy Nicki Minaj, it also has generic tacky gym/club house music, starring Lex Luthor and it's awesome



I actually like that trailer you posted

 

[Biojex]

I totally buy these kids being given the most important mission in mankind.

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You ****.

 

[GasparZizou]

You ****.

it makes me laugh every time

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Some of them can be cool when used ironically though, like this one not only with the creepy Nicki Minaj, it also has generic tacky gym/club house music, starring Lex Luthor and it's awesome



I actually like that trailer you posted

 

[RIDDICK]

You ****.

 

[karamazov80]

You just know there isn't going to be an action scene in like the first hour of this movie and that's what probably turns me off the most.

Yes, but we'll get young Reed being taught by Homer Simpson, and that could be pretty damn awesome if handled correctly

Spoiler

. . .it won't be. . .

I don't blame the director or Fox anymore. Maybe the source material sucks. I'm beginning to believe that's the real problem, the F4 suck.

Negative. The FF were responsible for some of the best comics/stories in the history of Marvel. It took about 50 years before we got a decent non-comic Batman, but I don't think that means Batman sucks.

 

[a-dev]

If Macaulay Culkin had turned out not goofy as ****, I'd swear he'd be Chris Evans.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Negative. The FF were responsible for some of the best comics/stories in the history of Marvel. It took about 50 years before we got a decent non-comic Batman, but I don't think that means Batman sucks.

I'm not going to refute your argument about the F4 comics, because honestly, I didn't read too many F4 stories growing up. I was only alluding to the more recent comics and their cancellation due to lack of interest and poor sales.

As far as the Batman and F4 film history goes, I don't think that's a valid comparison. The 1966 Batman was faithful to the comics of that era and while not a good film by today's standards, it's still better than the first unreleased F4 movie made in 1994. Other than the 1966 film, the only other Batman film that was made was the 1989 movie, which most people consider the first "official" Batman film. Still, it may have taken 50 years to get to Burton's film, but they got it right on their first attempt. Considering the fact that the only other major Superhero film at the time was Superman, they managed to make a good adaptation of Batman, which was completely different that Sups, but it worked because the source material was interesting enough, despite the lack of super hero films getting made during that era.

The success of that film led to the TMNT film, which was successful and those characters had only been around 5 years, so I doubt longevity has anything to do with making a quality film if the source material is unique and interesting enough. By the time the second or first "official" F4 film was made in 2005, they had been around 44 years, and there was already a history and a track record of successful superhero films to go by, including other Marvel films such as Spiderman and X Men, yet they failed to make a good F4 film twice. And now we get a fourth attempt 54 years after their comic debut, with a more Nolan-esque style and once again it doesn't seem to work, but who knows? It might be good.

 

[EVILFACE]

If Macaulay Culkin had turned out not goofy as ****, I'd swear he'd be Chris Evans.

Evans chose steroids.

Culkin chose crack.

 

[karamazov80]

The success of that film led to the TMNT film, which was successful and those characters had only been around 5 years, so I doubt longevity has anything to do with making a quality film if the source material is unique and interesting enough.

Well that was my point. It's irrelevant how long, or how many attempts have been made if the attempts weren't done the right way by the right people. If you say the '66 Batman was good, then you would probably also enjoy the '60s-'70s FF cartoons, which were much in the same spirit, and reflected the spirit of some of the comics pretty accurately. But movie-wise, they hire the guy from Barber Shop--****ing BARBER SHOP--and Taxi to helm the first couple of movies, and of course they sucked. Then, they bring in a guy with one movie to his credit, who doesn't understand or respect the source material to do V.2 of the movies. Assuming they aren't good--and they may very well be good for all we know--I really don't think you can fault the nature of the franchise or the source material for it.

 

[Biojex]

it makes me laugh every time

Ive watched the slow motion laugh video more than the entire MCU put together

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Well that was my point. It's irrelevant how long, or how many attempts have been made if the attempts weren't done the right way by the right people. If you say the '66 Batman was good, then you would probably also enjoy the '60s-'70s FF cartoons, which were much in the same spirit, and reflected the spirit of some of the comics pretty accurately. But movie-wise, they hire the guy from Barber Shop--****ing BARBER SHOP--and Taxi to helm the first couple of movies, and of course they sucked. Then, they bring in a guy with one movie to his credit, who doesn't understand or respect the source material to do V.2 of the movies. Assuming they aren't good--and they may very well be good for all we know--I really don't think you can fault the nature of the franchise or the source material for it.

I used to watch those cartoons, but I thought the 90's X Men and BTAS were better. Now you're right about the directors they have chosen, so I'll give you that, but to be fair, Burton only had two comedy movies before making Batman, and he wasn't a comic fan either. The new F4 film was directed by a guy who made a modern...maybe even unique super hero film. I didn't like it, but a lot of critics and fans did, so he wasn't really a bad choice. I think the biggest problem are the characters, which is why they haven't been able to make a good film. Mr Fantastic and Storm aren't that interesting. Maybe that's why I've always liked the Thing, he was the only cool looking, interesting character. Doom should be a great villain, yt he always comes of as generic with those stupid electrical powers that has nothing to do with the real Dr Doom.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Fantastic Four stars reveal their great chemistry on The Today Show | Daily Mail Online

Just give Marvel back their rights. They know their properties better than anyone else and these studios had their chance. The casting went too young for this.

I hated when Fox casted too old for Hank Pym and too female for the Ancient One and too Grey for Crimson Dynamo ect... they just prove they don't know the propert--- oh wait that was Marvel, never mind.

Negative. The FF were responsible for some of the best comics/stories in the history of Marvel. It took about 50 years before we got a decent non-comic Batman, but I don't think that means Batman sucks.

Fantastic Four needs altering to fit the screen. It's a dated comic. Marvel have struggled to make Fantastic Four relevant in the modern world.

People like to think that because they started it all at Marvel that they're awesome and an A-list property but there hasn't been a notably popular Fantastic Four story arc in decades.

 

[spindrift]

So Fox not doing early screenings yet? No reviews? Do they WANT reviews??

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

So Fox not doing early screenings yet? No reviews? Do they WANT reviews??

I believe there's an embargo until the day of release.

 

[spindrift]

I believe there's an embargo until the day of release.

REALLY? Well that answers it all now...

 

[jye4ever]

I think the embargo is until dvd release day.