X-Men: Apocalypse - May 27, 2016

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

It would be like getting Al Pacino to play Darkseid...I don't care how good he is, he doesn't look the part.

 

[RIDDICK]

I guess they were going for more of an average sized man with gigantic power?

Or Singer is just too great of a director to allow visually bad ass villains in his films.

2 minutes in Photoshop and he already looks miles better.
https://i.imgur.com/o0OEQ7x.png

Yep. HAIL mighty Photoshop!

 

[Snake Plissken]

I can do without Nightcrawler’s emo haircut but at least we now know he will be comic relief.

Yeah, that does bother me a little.

It would be like getting Al Pacino to play Darkseid...I don't care how good he is, he doesn't look the part.

Well, he did play the Devil

Or Singer is just too great of a director to allow bad ass villains in his films.

Isaac can act, but they could of gotten any taller actor with acting chops to play him... he didn't need to look like he could be middle eastern either since he's in the makeup.

 

[meanstreak]

Hopefully Singer takes note and will CGI/edit him accordingly.

Other than Apocalypse, everyone else is looking great IMO.

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three love stories...

Jean & Cyclops
Pro X & Moira
Mystique & Beast? Magneto? Pro X? Quicksilver? (if the pic of them two is any indication)

Hopefully none of them are important or waste time.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Goddamit I wish Disney would realise they aren't getting X-Men back and use the merch rights to profit from it by giving us figures

 

[Snake Plissken]

Goddamit I wish Disney would realise they aren't getting X-Men back and use the merch rights to profit from it by giving us figures

This. I need a Fassneto.

 

[pturtle]

If I had to pick between the Rock or Oscar Isaac to play Apoc, I’m taking Isaac. It seems like these days people care more about the designs of these characters over the quality of the movie itself.

If I cared that much about aesthetics, I would want every wrestler in the WWE to be cast in these superhero movies.

 

[Snake Plissken]

If I had to pick between the Rock or Oscar Isaac to play Apoc, I’m taking Isaac. It seems like these days people care more about the designs of these characters over the quality of the movie itself.

If I cared that much about aesthetics, I would want every wrestler in the WWE to be cast in these superhero movies.

Just because he looks the part psychically, doesn't mean he's going to bring anything but that to the table.

 

[pturtle]

Just because he looks the part psychically, doesn't mean he's going to bring anything but that to the table.

Thats exactly my point

 

[Jack D]

Yeah, it's crazy that people would want comic book characters to resemble their comic counterparts.

 

[RIDDICK]

It seems like these days people care more about the designs of these characters over the quality of the movie itself.

Please, we're talking about Apocalypse here.
He never was an interesting character and never needed to be.
He's one big scary mofo and his plan is your classic world domination.

Seriously, just when I thought that making tragic, compelling and bad ass Logan into some good looking whiny redneck was the worst thing... These films are ****ing horrible when it comes to understanding the characters.

Yeah, it's crazy that people would want comic book characters to resemble their comic counterparts.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Wolverine is neither whiny nor redneck

 

[Snake Plissken]

Please, we're talking about Apocalypse here.
He never was an interesting character and never needed to be.
He's one big scary mofo and his plan is your classic world domination.

Seriously, just when I thought that making tragic, compelling and bad ass Logan into some good looking whiny redneck was the worst thing... These films are ****ing horrible when it comes to understanding the characters.

Maybe if Apocalypse had "Damaged" on his forehead, you'd sing a different tune

 

[carbo-fation]

I wish Singer would just step down and this franchise would go back to Marvel. These characters have been butchered so much over the course of this franchise that it shouldn't even be called X-Men.

 

[pturtle]

Yeah, it's crazy that people would want comic book characters to resemble their comic counterparts.

These movies are loosely inspired by the comics though. Even in the comics, the designs change radically all the time.

I care more about about a practical reason why they wear their costumes. Take Hawkeye for example, Marvel has done a piss poor job explaining why the hell this guy is wearing that silly comic accurate costume in the movies. He has access to wear a suit way more protective, yet he goes out in this sleeveless purple and burgundy costume for no reason other then make some fan boys happy. Even in DOFP it bothered me a bit when Magneto shows up at the end with his costume that matches his helmet, out of nowhere.

Please, we're talking about Apocalypse here.
He never was an interesting character and never needed to be.
He's one big scary mofo and his plan is your classic world domination.

Seriously, just when I thought that making tragic, compelling and bad ass Logan into some good looking whiny redneck was the worst thing... These films are ****ing horrible when it comes to understanding the characters.

Apocalypse's personality isn't that interesting, but his motives are, hiring a good actor can actually enhance both those aspects in a movie. Hopefully Singer doesn't stick exactly to the source material because Apocalypse is one of those mutants that could benefit from a modern, grounded, fresh take. Otherwise he’s just another big, scary, one dimensional, Michael Clark Duncan sounding Thanos or Darkseid that’ll be there to do nothing but showcase his power.

Maybe if Apocalypse had "Damaged" on his forehead, you'd sing a different tune

As ridiculous as I think that design is for Joker, if there's a logical explanation for it, then it won't bother me much. But if he just has tattoos because Ayer wanted to make him look more modern and edgy, then that'll probably bother me.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

I wish Singer would just step down and this franchise would go back to Marvel. These characters have been butchered so much over the course of this franchise that it shouldn't even be called X-Men.

 

[pturtle]

exactly my point here, someone sees pics of a character that doesn't look 100% like the comics, then they automatically assume the character is ruined.

 

[Snake Plissken]

People seem to forget that Apoc can change his size at will.

 

[Jack D]

These movies are loosely inspired by the comics though. Even in the comics, the designs change radically all the time.

I care more about about a practical reason why they wear their costumes. Take Hawkeye for example, Marvel has done a piss poor job explaining why the hell this guy is wearing that silly comic accurate costume in the movies. He has access to wear a suit way more protective, yet he goes out in this sleeveless purple and burgundy costume for no reason other then make some fan boys happy. Even in DOFP it bothered me a bit when Magneto shows up at the end with his costume that matches his helmet, out of nowhere.

Well, if we are talking practicality, then they would have either regular civilian clothing to blend in, or what military special operations teams wear. There is zero practical reason for ANY of the costumes worn in these movies.

That's the thing though: there doesn't need to be any practical reason for anything in these films. They are based on comic books. And my beef with not looking like their counterparts in the comics, is that comics are a largely visual medium; many people are familiar with characters just on looks, not on storylines. The look of the character is such a major part in who they are.

 

[karamazov80]

I wish Singer would just step down and this franchise would go back to Marvel. These characters have been butchered so much over the course of this franchise that it shouldn't even be called X-Men.

On balance, I don't think he's taken any more liberties than we've seen in Marvel Studios (in the comics, Stark wasn't a smarmy, comedic character; Nick Fury wasn't a smooth SMJ character; Hawkeye was not generic special ops guy; Falcon is not former special ops guy; black Widow was actually Russian; etc.). But the X-costumes have been pretty terrible from day one. That's one area where the X-films rarely shine. And Apoc's character design may be a reflection of this.