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First reviews for Trank's Fantastic Four hit.
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FOX just shot themselves in the foot.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Comic Book culture (I'm an expert), but honor and respect to the source material are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in Manga where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over a bad comic book movie, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is selling the rights to MARVEL.
What this means is the comic fans public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to watch FOX's movies, nor will they purchase any of X-Men or Fantastic 4 merchandise. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but FOX has alienated an entire market with this move.
FOX, publicly apologize and cancel FANT4STIC or you can kiss your business goodbye.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Comic Book culture (I'm an expert), but honor and respect to the source material are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in Manga where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over a bad comic book movie, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is selling the rights to MARVEL.
What this means is the comic fans public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to watch FOX's movies, nor will they purchase any of X-Men or Fantastic 4 merchandise. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but FOX has alienated an entire market with this move.
FOX, publicly apologize and cancel FANT4STIC or you can kiss your business goodbye.
Col WillieSharp
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Nice generic hallway. Can someone splice Bub from Day of the Dead saluting Doom?
Escape Goat
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I thought the same thing. I think they just went down into the nearest basement to shoot.
E the Shaggy
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Calm down. Everyone's going to see Deadpool and Apocalypse.
Looks like a set from Agents of Shield.
you try building a secret government super science base on 100 million dollars .
SolidSnakeUS
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Yeah, that's pretty fucking scathing. By the way, he's a damn good reviewer.
enigmatic_alex44
Whenever a game uses "middleware," I expect mediocrity. Just see how poor TLOU looks.
Apocalypse yes. Especially coming off the incredible Days of Future Past.
Deadpool? I don't think so. Lame character, and the last thing the general public knows about him is the sowed up mouth version from Wolverine Origins. Deadpool is going to be a bigger flop than Antman. Though maybe not as big a 4lop as F4.
Triggerhappytel
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I find the implication that the Iron Man sequels are practically as good as Age of Ultron to be quite insulting.
Pai Pai Master
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Ant-Man is a flop?
Guys, I'm gonna lighten up this shit factory of depressing depictions of Dr. Doom.
This is Dr. Doom
until they do him justice on the big screen.
This is Dr. Doom
until they do him justice on the big screen.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
There were, like, 8 people at my cinema.
But then again, this city empties itself during summer.
lolwut? Deadpool is loved by more people than you think, & the advertising is already making fun of the sowed-up mouth thing from Origins: Wolverine. And Ant-Man was a flop?
Apocalypse yes. Especially coming off the incredible Days of Future Past.
Deadpool? I don't think so. Lame character, and the last thing the general public knows about him is the sowed up mouth version from Wolverine Origins. Deadpool is going to be a bigger flop than Antman. Though maybe not as big a 4lop as F4.
Sibersk Esto
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E the Shaggy
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Deadpool? I don't think so. Lame character, and the last thing the general public knows about him is the sowed up mouth version from Wolverine Origins. Deadpool is going to be a bigger flop than Antman. Though maybe not as big a 4lop as F4.
I think WAY more people in the general public know about Deadpool merely through the internet/tumbler at this point. He's pretty damn recognizable.
E: The Deadpool trailer released 12 hours ago is at 1.5 million views by the way.
Messypandas
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Eh, RT isn't really supposed to be used like that. Its just an aggregate of binary would/would not recommend reviews. So if:
Movie 1 gets 6/10 6/10 6/10 6/10 6/10
Movie 2 gets 10/10 10/10 10/10 10/10 and a 5/10
Movie 1 gets a 100% RT and Movie 2 gets a 90% RT.
Which is why the %'s getting thrown around like it talks about the quality is stupid. Metacritic is more reliable I think. Where Iron Man 2, 3 and Aou have a 57, 62 and 66 respectfully.
They know it, they're dropping it in February.
Age of Ultron was probably the most forgettable Marvel film in a while. Fantastic Four has its back though.
Also, this. He isn't super widely known with general audiences. People already don't make the link between this and his previous appearance.
Triggerhappytel
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Damn, that's cool. That's the kind of Doom we need - this badass mother fucker who's prepared for everything and an imposing foe, both physically and mentally.
DonasaurusRex
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mine was full and everyone is down the shore these days.
……forgetit
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Apocalypse yes. Especially coming off the incredible Days of Future Past.
Deadpool? I don't think so. Lame character, and the last thing the general public knows about him is the sowed up mouth version from Wolverine Origins. Deadpool is going to be a bigger flop than Antman. Though maybe not as big a 4lop as F4.
You're joking, right? Deadpool is an incredibly well known and beloved character amongst comic fans and is basically a meme for the internet age at this point. It'll only do poorly if it sucks.
First look at Doom in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzko5iNo5wM
Remember when people were saying that this would be fixed in postproduction? LOL
W....t......f.....
Bobby Roberts
Banned
THAT'S TELEKINESIS, KYLE
Triggerhappytel
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Ah, fair enough. I didn't know that's how RT worked. Never visited the site myself.
I thought AoU was fine. Its two main problems were that the plot and pacing was a bit messy at times, the ending was pretty shite when they had to battle an army of small Ultrons, and it felt a lot like filler until we can finally move on to the real Big Bad, Thanos. But on the whole the film was great, the actors are great, the action was much better handled than Avengers 1 and it seeded a few neat plot elements which should hopefully pay off next year in Civil War.
Heck, I thought it was worth it just to see Hulk vs. the Hulkbuster. That shit was awesome.
PhoncipleBone
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Knew what the link was before clicking it. The Doom we deserve.
I think this film is a cautionary tale for all filmmakers interested in working with comic book properties. You needn't linger over origin stories and make your film front-end heavy with exposition.
Nothing says obsessive fandom like lingering over year-old statements made about a throwaway comic movie. Throw in some Schadenfreude, and brother! you got a stew.
Nothing says obsessive fandom like lingering over year-old statements made about a throwaway comic movie. Throw in some Schadenfreude, and brother! you got a stew.
I am just going to reread mu issues of Agent X
CloudyTuba
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Am I a bad person for coming in here just to laugh at the damage?
Sounds like it was written when comic book movies were still embarrassed to be themselves and the 'canon' is shoehorned in in awkward ways. No self confidence, no confidence in the source material.
The reason why comic movies are so popular right now is because they finally got over that and became unapologetic.
I didnt hear the quip in question but yes, not accounting for air resistance objects fall at the same rate.
That's not how gravity works. Size and weight do matter when it comes to air resistance, but otherwise a cell phone will drop at the same rate as a car.
But when you're wanting to drop something ONTO something else with the intent of fucking it up, sure, the Thing is best for the job.
Sounds like it was written when comic book movies were still embarrassed to be themselves and the 'canon' is shoehorned in in awkward ways. No self confidence, no confidence in the source material.
The reason why comic movies are so popular right now is because they finally got over that and became unapologetic.
I didnt hear the quip in question but yes, not accounting for air resistance objects fall at the same rate.
That's not how gravity works. Size and weight do matter when it comes to air resistance, but otherwise a cell phone will drop at the same rate as a car.
But when you're wanting to drop something ONTO something else with the intent of fucking it up, sure, the Thing is best for the job.
H.Cornerstone
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Yeah, and Fox realizes that it isn't uber popular or mass appeal which is why they only gave it a ~50 million dollar budget.
I just hope it's not another Dredd.
Oh, I didn't think it was technically a bad film, it just was very forgettable. After Ant-Man, me and some friends were talking comic book films. I struggled to remember a single thing from the film outside they went to a barn in the middle of the film like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
That's just me though.
starchild excalibur
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NotTheGuyYouKill
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Man, I had high hopes when they were talking body horror and the first teaser gave off Interstellar hard science vibes.
Damn.
Damn.
He's right you know? All you need is the right director, a good script and to not forget the Fantastic part of the franchise.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Mudcrab I'm pretty sure most of the posters making claims like that have never actually read an FF arc
ViewtifulJC
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I'm sorry, Slayven
super-famicom
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Ganzlinger
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$300 million in 2 weeks is a flop? It's pretty good for an unknown hero like Ant-Man.
George Oscar Bluth II
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This.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Marvel has Warlock and people are expecting him to show up for GOTG2 or Infinity War
His coccoon from the comics is actually seen in Thor 2 and GOTG but wasn't there to tease an appearance or anything, Gunn just said he put it in because it looked good.
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