HuskyCaucasian Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 09:15 AM) The last Batman and Superman movies combined to make almost 2 billion dollars. I wouldn't say DC is lost or a train wreck. I would say they are rich. They are completely failing at creating a "cinematic universe" like Marvel. Out side of The Dark Knight movies, they have completely failed to capitalize on their other IP like Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman. It's basically: Here's three awesome Batman movies... here's 2 bad superman movies... OH HEY, now they're together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 09:27 AM) True about the money but outside of Nolan's trilogy, the movies are awful. They haven't done as well as Marvel, but it's not like Marvel hasn't made awful movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I'm amazed at how well the Marvel universe has worked out. It seems impossible to make that work because it can so easily veer into campy. But I was sold after the first Thor. I couldn't believe how fun that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Am I the only one on the planet that has not seen, or have any interest in seeing, any of these comic book movies (sans the Nolan Batman series)? I feel like I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 09:38 AM) Am I the only one on the planet that has not seen, or have any interest in seeing, any of these comic book movies (sans the Nolan Batman series)? I feel like I am. You are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 09:38 AM) Am I the only one on the planet that has not seen, or have any interest in seeing, any of these comic book movies (sans the Nolan Batman series)? I feel like I am. You sir, deserve to be executed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 09:30 AM) They are completely failing at creating a "cinematic universe" like Marvel. Out side of The Dark Knight movies, they have completely failed to capitalize on their other IP like Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman. It's basically: Here's three awesome Batman movies... here's 2 bad superman movies... OH HEY, now they're together. I think the one I'm most disappointed in is the Green Lantern. That has a chance to be a huge universe on it's own and they really messed it up and don't seem to be in a hurry to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 09:34 AM) They haven't done as well as Marvel, but it's not like Marvel hasn't made awful movies. Within the Avengers universe storyline, there hasnt been any awful movies IMO. There have been a few that leave a lot to be desired(Hulk, Thor 1), but even those movies look amazing compared to Green Lantern. I didnt hate Man of Steel, but the Snyder effect really bothers me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 09:51 AM) Within the Avengers universe storyline, there hasnt been any awful movies IMO. There have been a few that leave a lot to be desired(Hulk, Thor 1), but even those movies look amazing compared to Green Lantern. I didnt hate Man of Steel, but the Snyder effect really bothers me. I think most of the movies in the Avengers universe have been pretty good, Iron Man 2 and Iron Man 3 were just ok. Just about everything outside of it has been either bad or just ok. People always talk about how bad Green Lantern was, but look at Hulk(2003), Spider-Man 3 and X-Men 3. Those were just as bad if not worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 09:40 AM) You sir, deserve to be executed. Ha, probably. I dunno, I don't get the fascination. I was never into comic books as a kid, so i'm sure that's part of it. But I remember watching the first Spider Man with Toby McGuire and thinking this is so full of cliches and just awful, i'm never doing this again. The Batman movies were an exception, mainly because two of the three were filmed in Chicago and they were a little darker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 09:27 AM) True about the money but outside of Nolan's trilogy, the movies are awful. I'll point out again, while it was a very different look and feel, the first Batman back in the late 80's was very good. Each successive movie after went downhill though, until Nolan came along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 10:05 AM) I think most of the movies in the Avengers universe have been pretty good, Iron Man 2 and Iron Man 3 were just ok. Just about everything outside of it has been either bad or just ok. People always talk about how bad Green Lantern was, but look at Hulk(2003), Spider-Man 3 and X-Men 3. Those were just as bad if not worse. I dont include those because those arent Marvel productions, those are Sony and Fox. The Ang Lee Hulk was pretty bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 09:05 AM) I think most of the movies in the Avengers universe have been pretty good, Iron Man 2 and Iron Man 3 were just ok. Just about everything outside of it has been either bad or just ok. People always talk about how bad Green Lantern was, but look at Hulk(2003), Spider-Man 3 and X-Men 3. Those were just as bad if not worse. Yeah, Iron Man 2 sucked. 3 was okay, but the ending was a CGI mess. Thor has been decent...but it's not like it has torn up the box office or anything. The most interesting character in those movies has always been Loki, and that's not a good thing if he's not the person the movie is named after, (unless it's Heath Ledger, the one exception). For example, why were we supposed to care that Natalie Portman's assistant was dating someone...just a silly subplot that was tacked on. And what kind of enemy was the Aether or whatever it was? The first 30 minutes of the original Thor film...setting up Asgard and that realm, that was great film-making by Branagh. As soon as he came down to Earth, it got just a bit campy. It was a fun type of camp, and harmless fun....but the storytelling and tone is nothing approaching the quality of the two Captain America films (so far). It was almost, but not quite as ridiculous as that amorphous blob villain from Green Lantern. Captain America: The First Avenger was one of the better movies but not as well marketed as it should or could have been. Incredible Hulk has been bungled ever since Ang Lee took a shot at it....whether it was Eric Bana or Norton. Edited April 8, 2014 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 10:37 AM) I dont include those because those arent Marvel productions, those are Sony and Fox. The Ang Lee Hulk was pretty bad It's gotta kill Marvel that they don't have control of some of their characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 10:49 AM) It's gotta kill Marvel that they don't have control of some of their characters. Could you imagine what they would be doing right now if they had Spiderman, Xmen, and Fantastic 4? This Avengers universe story would be insane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 10:50 AM) Could you imagine what they would be doing right now if they had Spiderman, Xmen, and Fantastic 4? This Avengers universe story would be insane They have to sit back and watch Fantastic Four 1 and 2 get made. That would drive me to homicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 No more thor hating. Greatest film since Citizen Kane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 09:39 AM) You are. They're nowhere near as good as this thread would have you believe. Thor was solid and had some really good comic relief. Iron Man was very good because RDJ totally carried it with his charisma. Hulk was just okay. The Avengers was pure cheese. I didn't even finish Captain America. None of the Marvel movies are even in the same stratosphere as the Batman Trilogy or Hellboy IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 11:16 AM) No more thor hating. Greatest film since Citizen Kane. Not quite. 1.Citizen Kane 2.Thor 3.Casablanca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) I will give the Marvel movies credit for not taking themselves too seriously. Although Anthony Hopkins should give his Silence of the Lambs Oscar back for his role in Thor. He was LOL bad. Edited April 8, 2014 by TaylorStSox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 Hopkins has such a minor role, it really doesnt register for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 09:51 AM) I didnt hate Man of Steel, but the Snyder effect really bothers me. I'm honestly not sure there is a single thing I find redeeming about that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 12:07 PM) I'm honestly not sure there is a single thing I find redeeming about that film. It was f***ing terrible. The only redeeming part of the film is that he did look like a solid Superman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 12:07 PM) I'm honestly not sure there is a single thing I find redeeming about that film. The only thing I liked was that they did some back story on planet Krypton, which was never done in the Reeves Superman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Major League turns 25 It's not mentioned until the sequel (and even then only briefly) but after the Indians beat the Yankees at the end of the movie, they lost to the White Sox in the ALCS who then "lucked out" again in the World Series. So in the sequel the Sox are actually the defending champs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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