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#175263
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X-Men 3
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To be honest, I'm not a big fan of the X-Men films. Great visual style, very slick, but there's too much Wolverine (who just started his own production company, Seed Productions) and not enough ensemble action. Plus they virtually ignore Cyclops, one of my three personal favorite X-Men (the others being Beast and Colossus), and Cyclops is the friggin' field leader of the X-Men for God's sake!

Oh yeah, and Anna Pacquin sucks as Rogue.

But I'll go see X3 just to see the Beast/Hank McCoy.
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#175258
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spider-man 3
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Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Which reminds me.... before Schumacher got the job of directing Batman Forever, Sam Raimi lobbied for the job, but Warner Brothers rejected him because at the time he was only a "cult" director.

Can you imagine Batman Forever in the Raimi style?

Yes. It would have been a better film. Schumacher is a competent director, but he lacks visual flair and style, and usually has to rely on his design staff to bring this to the production. With films like Falling Down, The Lost Boys and even The Phantom of the Opera, that's OK, but comic book films, to a certain extent, rely on the director having a vision beyond putting nipples on the Batsuit and actually understanding the roots of the comic book. Richard Donner's Superman worked because of Donner's commitment to verisimilitude. Batman and Batman Returns work because of Burton's commitment to bringing out the earlier, darker tones of the Batman comics. The Spider-Man films have worked so far because Sam Raimi's innate visual style resembles a comic book. Ang Lee tried to impose a comic-book style on The Hulk and was unsuccessful, because he's a director who generally works better with intimate human drama. Daredevil was a bloody mess because Mark Steven Johnson didn't "get" the character. The X-Man films so far work because Bryan Singer not only has great visual style; he made the effort to understand the comic before getting into the director's chair.

*Gets off soapbox.*


Keeping in mind that Warner Brothers also wanted to take the third Batman film in a different direction after the critical flack that Batman Returns suffered.
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#175014
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Dune?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/175014/action/topic#175014
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I'd like to tackle Dune some day, but right now I've got my hands full with trying to work in Larry Niven's Ringworld in between school work (not to mention several other books).

Political intrigue is hard to write. Some authors have the knack, some don't, but I say Godspeed to anyone who at least attempts it.
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#174047
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Superman Movie
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/174047/action/topic#174047
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Originally posted by: greencapt
On a more positive note, from TheDigitalBits:

Yes... looks like it's true. We've known for a while now that Warner Home Video was working on new DVD special editions of the Superman films to tie in with the release of Bryan Singer's Superman Returns later this year (in theaters 6/30), but now we have the first actual confirmation... from Ilya Salkind, who co-produced the first three Superman films! Salkind has acknowledged that he's working with Warner on the new DVDs, and that all of the films in the series are being restored and given deluxe new special edition treatment, a-la last year's Batman Anthology collection. By far the best news in all this, is that it seems that Warner is FINALLY allowing Richard Donner to create his original director's cut of Superman II! How damn cool is that?! As many of you know, Donner directed Superman: The Movie and most of Superman II back to back, but was eventually fired from the sequel. Director Richard Lester was hired to replace him, and it's Lester's cut of the film that we've seen all these years. What's cool is that Lester's theatrical cut of the film is being given special edition treatment as well, so you'll be able to fully explore BOTH versions of Superman II on DVD this summer. Lester MAY even do an interview for the DVD - something he's been reluctant to do over the years given the controversy. This information comes from Salkind via The Superman Homepage fan site, which expects to publish a full interview with Salkind in the coming weeks. Very cool news indeed (though keep in mind that until Warner announces this set, it's all still unofficial). Thanks to Bits reader Matt K. for the heads-up on this.

Somehow, if I were Richard Lester, I wouldn't do any interviews either, given all the controversy and what not.
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#173539
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spider-man 3
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Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV
Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
True, but Raimi's no Joel Schumacher.


THE MAN SPEAKS THE TRUSH, HSvsIJ.


That's still not a guarantee. That's like saying Superman Returns will win 15 Oscars and become the biggest box office money maker of all time (beating that god awful Titanic) just because Bryan Singer's directing it.

Speaking of Joel Schumacher, has anyone ever bothered watching his non-Batman films? Like Flatliners, The Client and A Time To Kill? I actually watched The Phantom of the Opera a few nights ago and thought it was decent if not exactly an Oscar winner.
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#173262
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The Things We Hate And Love Thread .
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/173262/action/topic#173262
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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Why the long face? That show should have ended last season when Topher Grace left. The new episodes suck in comparison. It's almost as if they're trying to mirror Happy Days. And as for the year question, they were in 1979 until this season when they decided to remove the year completely. In the opening credits, if you've noticed, the license plate doesn't have the year sticker anymore. And in one episode that I caught, I think it was the season premiere when Kitty is making a tape to send to Eric in Africa, she gets Red to talk to Eric, he says something like, "I'm sorry to say that your G.I. Joes were killed in the Battle of the Dumpster of 1979." And Kitty replies, "Well, looks like you're going to be losing the Battle of Me Cooking You Dinner of 19... tonight!" So, yeah, it's 1980 now.


Well said, Gaffer Tape.

Personally I think "That 70s Show" should have ended after season 6; it was obvious by the 6th season that they had run out of steam. Year 7 was so painful that I just gave it up altogether.

I'm not sure what's wrong with the first pic in my sig Gundark-Hunter. It worked fine the first time I had it in there. Looks like I'll have to replace it. (this is where the real Han comes in and smacks me in the back of the head)