Comic book movies - who says yes and who says no?

Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 22-Jan-2005 5:32 PM
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Marvel = Punisher, Daredevil, possibly Elektra

DC = Catwoman, and Batman anything.

That's two down allready.

Author: ricarleite
Time: 22-Jan-2005 5:34 PM
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Don't forget Spawn. Image.

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Author: TheSessler
Time: 22-Jan-2005 5:34 PM
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That was in like 96, I don't think it counts for this wave.

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Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 22-Jan-2005 5:36 PM
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I heard that the first Spawn was pretty good.. Though I inreality did forget about that one.

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Author: ricarleite
Time: 22-Jan-2005 5:38 PM
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I've never walked out on a movie before, but Spawn almost made me do it.

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Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 22-Jan-2005 5:40 PM
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*shrugs*

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Author: Bossk
Time: 24-Jan-2005 3:57 AM
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I always wondered who Thor was until I looked it up a few months ago. What's puzzling is how he was able to change his appearance so drastically. In 1987, he was in Adventures in Babysitting, where his 'Thor' character was this blonde-haired stud. But in 1987, he was also Private Pile in Full Metal Jacket where he played an overweight dufus. I guess the two could have been filmed a year or two apart, but still an amazing chameleon-esque transformation.

Just ask George Clooney who packed on 40-60 pounds between roles. He has nearly lost it all again, but he did put it on. Doesn't take much more than a Krispy Kreme diet. He did Adventures before FMJ as I recall. So, putting on the weight after Adventures wouldn't be so tough. I dunno how he looked in roles after that, so I don't know how long it would have taken for him to lose the weight again.

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Author: GundarkHunter
Time: 24-Jan-2005 4:55 AM
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Those kind of weight fluctuations are extremely dangerous though. Christian Bale's blood pressure skyrocketed when he had to put on nearly 90 pounds after losing that much for his role in The Machinist.

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Author: Bossk
Time: 24-Jan-2005 5:17 AM
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It is definitely dangerous. Especially when you do it multiple times. I'm waiting to see what kind of health problems Renee Zellweger will develop from putting on and losing weight twice for both of the Bridget Jones films.

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Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 24-Jan-2005 5:28 AM
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What about Charlieez Theron in Monster...

I was under the impression she had to gain more than 30 pounds for that role.

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Author: Bossk
Time: 24-Jan-2005 5:34 AM
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Something like that sounds right. I don't know the exact amount. But she did. And she was uglified to all hell.

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Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 24-Jan-2005 5:55 AM
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How?

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Author: Bossk
Time: 24-Jan-2005 6:08 AM
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Makeup. Man, when those make up artists were done with Theron, they made her hideous. They deserve an Oscar and an ass kicking at the same time for being able to make someone as otherwise beautiful as Charlize Theron look like that.

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Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 24-Jan-2005 6:11 AM
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Back on topic:

Who would go see a Teen Titans movie!?*

*based on the comic, not the TV show.

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Author: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Time: 24-Jan-2005 6:26 AM
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Don't know if this has come up yet or not, but "Elektra" is bombing badly at the box office (it actually got beaten by "Racing Stripes" in its first weekend!). This prompted the magazined Entertainment Weekly to write an article on whether or not there's any future for "superchick flicks" and the article went on and on about how "Elektra" failed because it's cheapter to just stay home and watch Jennifer Garner do the same schtick on "Alias" and how there aren't any good models for "superchick" movies to follow and how male members of the audience are scared of scantily clad dominatrix women.

How about trying "Crap is crap, and people won't waste their money on seeing crap?"

I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

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Author: Bossk
Time: 24-Jan-2005 6:30 AM
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... and how male members of the audience are scared of scantily clad dominatrix women.

We are? Why didn't I get the memo!?!?!

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Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 24-Jan-2005 6:52 AM
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You have to be a bit more extreme than Elektra to be 'dominatrix' anyway.

Besides, it isn't really the genre that is at fault, it's just that it seems impossible to satisfy critics with a super-girl movie.

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Author: Bossk
Time: 24-Jan-2005 7:09 AM
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
You have to be a bit more extreme than Elektra to be 'dominatrix' anyway.

Besides, it isn't really the genre that is at fault, it's just that it seems impossible to satisfy critics with a super-girl movie.

True and True.

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Author: Darth Simon
Time: 24-Jan-2005 7:15 AM
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They deserve an Oscar and an ass kicking at the same time for being able to make someone as otherwise beautiful as Charlize Theron look like that.

Agreed

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Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 24-Jan-2005 7:22 AM
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Why not just get an ugly actress to play the psycho prostitute?

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Author: Bossk
Time: 24-Jan-2005 7:22 AM
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I was wondering if someone was going to comment on that one.

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Why not just get an ugly actress to play the psycho prostitute?

She wanted the role and fought hard for it. She wanted to prove she could play characters and not have the role rely on her looks. I think she achieved that end with this movie.

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Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 24-Jan-2005 8:16 AM
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Ok... Well I guess that one makes sense.

I think Theron should play Samus in John Woo's Metroid movie.

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Author: Bossk
Time: 24-Jan-2005 9:40 AM
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Not likely to happen. She's already playing the lead in Aeon Flux coming out soon and she injured herself pretty badly in the process.

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Author: sean wookie
Time: 24-Jan-2005 9:43 AM
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metriod movie will this be real

Author: Bossk
Time: 24-Jan-2005 9:46 AM
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It has only been announced at this point. Who knows what will happen at this point.

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