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Zuldane
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 Posted: 07/08/05 - 11:42 Post subject: Fantastico Quatro
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Has anyone seen Fantastic Four yet? In my opinion it looks to be on par with Hulk, which was an entertaining movie - but not very good overall. I'm going to watch either this or War of the Worlds today, it will be a gametime decision.
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Docter
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Posted: 07/08/05 - 11:47 Post subject:
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It's got to be better then the orginial FF movie they released about 15 years ago. Trust me.
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Owyyn
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Posted: 07/08/05 - 11:49 Post subject:
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| Docter wrote: | | It's got to be better then the orginial FF movie they released about 15 years ago. Trust me. |
Hahahaha
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motherface
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Posted: 07/08/05 - 11:50 Post subject:
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Docter
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Posted: 07/08/05 - 11:51 Post subject:
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| Owyyn wrote: | | Docter wrote: | | It's got to be better then the orginial FF movie they released about 15 years ago. Trust me. |
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Yup...that blew chunks. Same with the Captain America and Dr. Strange movies from about the same time.
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Bricktop!
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Posted: 07/08/05 - 12:26 Post subject:
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I liked it. I saw a midnight showing last night and it was better then i expected. The guy from not another teen movie, Johnny Storm, was pretty good to watch and Jessica Alba is hot. So it was worth the price to me and was better then War of the Worlds but not better then batman.
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motherface
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Posted: 07/08/05 - 12:36 Post subject:
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"The Fantastic Four are a group of super heroes who have experienced some of the wildest adventures ever depicted in comic books, but perhaps the root of their appeal is the extent to which they embodied the ideal family, warts and all. Bound together by the strange powers that each acquired while manning an experimental rocket, they are also joined by legal and blood relationships. Reed Richards and Sue Storm were engaged when the series began in 1961 and married a few years later; Johnny Storm is Sue's younger brother. The odd man out is Ben Grimm, ostensibly just a friend of the family, but really the heart and soul of the team.
Reed Richards developed a flexible, elastic body and became Mr. fantastic, but remained a brilliant and aloof scientist, more at home with his work than with people. Sue Storm, transformed into The Invisible Girl (later Woman), maintained the air of middle-class matron. These two rather restrained characters were the symbolic parents of the group, while the adolescent Johnny, an updated version of The Human Torch, functioned as their spoiled son. Ben Grimm, who turned into the hideous but powerful Thing,appeared to be the family's gruff but lovable uncle, one who came from distinctly less privileged background.
In the original synopsis that writer-editor Stan Lee gave artist Jack Kirby, Lee proposed making the Thing into 'the heavy.' Deformed, underprivileged and argumentative, Ben actually became the most lovable group member: honest, direct and free of pretension. He brought humor and pathos to the stories, while his emotional responses and frequent tantrums suggested that he might really be the baby of the household. The others sported spiffy uniforms, he wore a big blue diaper. The perfect balance of this original family unit, with its staid parents, privileged older son and squalling, uninhibited infant, has made The Fantastic Four a uniquely appealing team.
Over the years, the balance of the Fantastic Four has shifted on several occasions. More than one member has walked out in a huff, and even been apparently replaced, but with the passage of time, the status quo has always reasserted itself. The ties of blood and loyalty are as strong for misfits as they are for mortals.
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"In creating The Fantastic four and the groundbreaking books that followed it, Lee and Kirby established that the personalities of the heroes, rather than the plots, should be of paramount importance. 'I was really interested in the characters as people,' Kirby says. 'I have a genuine feeling for real people and what I do is recreate them in a fantastic formula.'
'Characterization is the most important thing in any story,' says Lee. 'first I thought of the kind of character I wanted, then I figured out what kind of super power he'd have.' in a field where gimmicks were usually considered to be most important, the approach was revolutionary
The Fantastic Four acquired their amazing powers after their experimental rocket passed through a storm of cosmic rays. For their leader, Lee envisioned 'the worlds greatest scientist, who is also a little bit of a bore. He talks too much, he's too ponderous and he drives the others crazy.' this was Reed Richards, who took the name Mr. Fantastic after he acquired the somewhat absurd ability to stretch his body into any conceivable shape. there had been other "stretch" characters in comic books before-notably Jack Cole's Plastic Man from Quality Comics- and Timely had published a few tales about Flexo the Rubber Man in 1940. Yet the contrast between the flexibility gimmick and the rigid stuffiness of Richards made Mr. fantastic fresh and interesting.
'I thought we also had to have a girl,' continues Lee, 'but with a new twist: she's not just a girlfriend who doesn't know what the hero does.' (In fact, The Fantastic Four didn't bother with secret identities; all the other characters knew about their powers.) Sue Storm, a full fledged member for the team and Richards' fiancé, was able to transform herself into The Invisible Girl (later The Invisible Woman). She also learned to project a force field as a defensive weapon.
The third member of the group was Johnny Storm, Sue's kid brother. He was a teenager, but quite different from the stereotyped worshipful sidekick. Instead, Johnny was a show-off and a bit of a troublemaker; he used his powers to attract attention, and often displayed more interest in girls and fast cars than fighting the forces of evil. "I thought it was a shame that we didn't have The Human Torch anymore," says Lee, "and this was a good chance to bring him back." So Johnny Storm was given the name and the incendiary powers of the fiery hero Carl Burgos had created in 1939 for the original issue of Marvel Comics.
The individual in the group who represented the greatest degree of innovation also became the most popular - with his creators as well as with the fans. The cosmic rays turned Ben Grimm, a tough test pilot, into an ape-shaped, orange-skinned, craggy monster known as The Thing. Ben's tragic plight was dramatized by the occasion when he temporarily reverted to human form, but his belligerent sense of humor was his most endearing trait. "I wanted something really different," says Lee, "and I realized there was no monster, no funny, ugly guy who's a hero. All these characters have powers they like, but when this guy becomes very powerful, he also becomes grotesque. It had a touch of pathos." The Thing, who griped and bickered continuously, became the prototype for a number for Marvel's later heroes who were irritable roughnecks."
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Nemo
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Posted: 07/08/05 - 15:05 Post subject:
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| Docter wrote: | | It's got to be better then the orginial FF movie they released about 15 years ago. Trust me. |
you know why the movie was s****y 15 years ago....the company ws going to lose the rights to another company that wanted to make a big budget version....since they need to make a movie or lose the rights they made a s****y movie just to keep the rights.....although they lost the rights anyhow and now we have the current Fan4
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Docter
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Posted: 07/08/05 - 15:06 Post subject:
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| Nemo wrote: | | Docter wrote: | | It's got to be better then the orginial FF movie they released about 15 years ago. Trust me. |
you know why the movie was s****y 15 years ago....the company ws going to lose the rights to another company that wanted to make a big budget version....since they need to make a movie or lose the rights they made a s****y movie just to keep the rights.....although they lost the rights anyhow and now we have the current Fan4 |
Yup, forgot about that until you mentioned it.
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Devook
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lauren000
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Posted: 07/09/05 - 11:46 Post subject:
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It was great, good cast and character interaction. Plot was decent and I would place it as the best marvel film yet and I'm an x-men fan. I was afraid Jessica Alba was just going to be a pretty face with s****y Hollywood lines, but she was a great invisible woman. Doctor Doom pulled off the evil "I'll sacrafice anything including you for myself" angle nicely as well. You could tell from the poses Jessica was using for the forcefields that she had to have researched the comics which was icing on the cake.
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Renork
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Posted: 07/09/05 - 11:50 Post subject:
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I enjoyed it alot, I found myself smiling or laughing throughout most of it.
Deffinatly worth the money.
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halfbent
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Posted: 07/09/05 - 12:59 Post subject:
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Zuld needs to finish his thread and give us an update!
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Xenden
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Posted: 07/09/05 - 13:01 Post subject:
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It was entertaining, but the cheese factor was through the f*****g roof sometimes...
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Renork
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Posted: 07/09/05 - 13:25 Post subject:
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| Xenden wrote: | | It was entertaining, but the cheese factor was through the f*****g roof sometimes... |
ITS CLOBBERING TIME!
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Zuldane
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Posted: 07/09/05 - 19:19 Post subject:
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Well I went to see Fantastic Four, I liked the movie - but I was hoping for more action sequences. There were only 2 real exciting parts, but the story was good and well played. Human Torch was the star of the show, and I couldn't stop looking at Jessica Alba's boobs.
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Owyyn
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Posted: 07/09/05 - 23:43 Post subject:
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Now that FF is done I can't wait for these:
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Owyyn
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Posted: 07/09/05 - 23:49 Post subject:
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Oh btw, did anyone else notice that the Thing action figure looked exactly like the Thing from the original craptastic movie?
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ashwynd
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Posted: 07/09/05 - 23:58 Post subject:
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X force and X factor movies or an X men X force crossover film would be much more entertaining than a ghostrider movie =/
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kbarr
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Posted: 07/10/05 - 00:39 Post subject:
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| Owyyn wrote: | Now that FF is done I can't wait for these:
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Both good, but I bet their real money maker will be Iron Man.
Iron Man is the only comic hero that will become reality. All the others are fantasy, Iron man is all about technology.
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atarom
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Posted: 07/10/05 - 00:45 Post subject:
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batman isn't about technology?
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Brael
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Posted: 07/10/05 - 01:00 Post subject:
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Batman in concept is possible but he acts too superhuman, Iron Man is just a p***y in a metal suit.
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atarom
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Posted: 07/10/05 - 01:01 Post subject:
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haha inc kbarr rant. you ranked on his hero.
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kbarr
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Posted: 07/10/05 - 02:39 Post subject:
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| atarom wrote: | | batman isn't about technology? |
I'm talking Marvel.
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Owyyn
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Posted: 07/10/05 - 02:45 Post subject:
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| Kbarr wrote: | | Owyyn wrote: | Now that FF is done I can't wait for these:
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Both good, but I bet their real money maker will be Iron Man.
Iron Man is the only comic hero that will become reality. All the others are fantasy, Iron man is all about technology.
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I don't think an IronMan movie has even been confirmed yet.
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kbarr
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Posted: 07/10/05 - 02:49 Post subject:
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| atarom wrote: | | haha inc kbarr rant. you ranked on his hero. |
Incorrect, you stupid liberal child.
I simply corrected you, because obviously you don't know that the SS and the Ghost rider are from the Marvel universe and batman is from another company, DC.
So after reading this statement:
| Quote: | | Both good, but I bet their real money maker will be Iron Man. |
The word "their" meant nothing to you in context to the post I quoted, the pictures that were displayed and the money I predicted they, meaning Marvel, would make.
BTW, this post is no rant either, just me pointing out what an idiot you are ...again!
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kbarr
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Posted: 07/10/05 - 02:52 Post subject:
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| Brael wrote: | | Batman in concept is possible but he acts too superhuman, Iron Man is just a p***y in a metal suit. |
The first IM was not exactly robust, the second, third and forth incarnations I have no clue about.
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Eindar
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| lauren000 wrote: | | It was great, good cast and character interaction. Plot was decent and I would place it as the best marvel film yet and I'm an x-men fan. I was afraid Jessica Alba was just going to be a pretty face with s****y Hollywood lines, but she was a great invisible woman. Doctor Doom pulled off the evil "I'll sacrafice anything including you for myself" angle nicely as well. You could tell from the poses Jessica was using for the forcefields that she had to have researched the comics which was icing on the cake. |
Do you feel you have something in common with The Thing?
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atarom
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Posted: 07/10/05 - 03:45 Post subject:
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| Kbarr wrote: | | atarom wrote: | | haha inc kbarr rant. you ranked on his hero. |
Incorrect, you stupid liberal child.
I simply corrected you, because obviously you don't know that the SS and the Ghost rider are from the Marvel universe and batman is from another company, DC.
So after reading this statement:
| Quote: | | Both good, but I bet their real money maker will be Iron Man. |
The word "their" meant nothing to you in context to the post I quoted, the pictures that were displayed and the money I predicted they, meaning Marvel, would make.
BTW, this post is no rant either, just me pointing out what an idiot you are ...again! |
easy there, short round. I was talking about brael's post.
| atarom wrote: | | you ranked on his hero |
The word "you" meant nothing to you in context to the post i was referring to.
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atarom
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Posted: 07/10/05 - 03:46 Post subject:
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fucktard.
shave that goatee. it reeks of mid life crisis.
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