Comic book movies

[Drifter]

Here's some screen shots of the game you might enjoy, skeet, best of what I could find on short notice. You also get the joy of Thomas Jane doing a perfect voice of Frank Castle as the Punisher.

Nick- Aim for the Barrels he throws.

Edited June 18, 2008 by Drifter

[The NZA]

Nick- Aim for the Barrels he throws.

 

no no, got past that part; he's chasing me around everywhere and there's tons of guys shooting. i keep hitting barrels that blow up on him but i inevitably die right before he would.

[Drifter]

I think there are some locations where there might be explosives on the ground that you can lead him over and then shoot, if I remember right, they're brown barrels I think. Wait, you just said that... okay try this. Try entering Slaughter mode, or grab a guard and interrogate them, I'm not sure if he can harm you if you're in the animation...

Edited June 18, 2008 by Drifter

[Jables]

Thanks for the screen shots. I'ma check it out.

 

Between this and apologising to Acalis I swear Mercury is so in the ascendant

[Iambaytor]

It's a great game plus you get to team up with Black Widow and Nick Fury at points throughout. One thing of note though, due to the ESRB and Jack Thompson and all that bullshit over manhunt, it really pusses out when you do a special kill the screen flashes black and white and blurs.

[Jables]

I'm okay with that. SOmetimes a peek up the skirt is better than vadge on your windscreen.

[Iambaytor]

I'm okay with that. SOmetimes a peek up the skirt is better than vadge on your windscreen.

 

Yeah but this one's wearing Victorian undergarments, half the time I couldn't tell what I was looking at.

[Jables]

Mmmm... Ankles

[Reverend Jax]

I'm okay with that. SOmetimes a peek up the skirt is better than vadge on your windscreen.

Where the hell did he silent 'd' come from. I know it rhymes with 'badge', but it's spelled 'vag'. Is this a Skeeter thing or a bottom half of the English speaking world think?

Edited June 18, 2008 by Reverend Jax

[alive she cried]

Where the hell did he silent 'd' come from. I know it rhymes with 'badge', but it's spelled 'vag'. Is this a Skeeter thing or a bottom half of the English speaking world think?

 

Where the hell did the 'k' come from. I know it rhymes with 'blink', but it's spelled 'thing'. Is this a Jax thing or a U.S. English thing?

[archangel]

yup. Liberal public edumication at it's best!

[Drifter]

Sounded more like the nuns flubbing over the anatomy section at catholic school.

[alive she cried]

comicbookmovie.com

 

Marvel Reboot Madness! Yet ANOTHER Hulk Non-sequel?!!

 

Pleased with the success of their Incredible Hulk reboot, Marvel is planning to redo it one more time, and will extend the "non-sequel" concept to their other properties!

 

Following up on this breaking news, CBM has confirmed that a THIRD Hulk reboot is in the works--NOT a sequel, not a continuation, but a movie with an entirely NEW cast and crew which again starts somewhere at the beginning of the Hulk storyline!

 

When asked why, Marvel studios executive James Becile made this comment, "Why not? We've started (or re-started) something really big here. Non-sequels are all the rage now. We figure we should keep doing what works. There could be 3-4 redos per character."

 

This begs the question whether Marvel plans on rebooting any of their other big-screen characters besides the Hulk. Becile answers, "Hell yeah, Spider-Man is definitely up for one. Daredevil, Ghost Rider, Blade, we'll redo them all. We've started calling them Nega-sequels around the office. They're anti-sequels. Kinda like the negative zone. Get it?"

 

What about Marvel properties that haven't yet seen time on the big screen?

 

"Oh, we're thinking about maybe putting out crappy movies for those first, and THEN redoing them. It's all part of the master plan."

 

that's certainly unexpected

[Reverend Jax]

OK, the story says

 

(Note: This is a joke people. Please, no incredulous emails.)

 

at the end. That COULD just refer to the last line about making crappy movies, but I think it's for the whole story.

 

Though a DD reboot is long overdue.

[alive she cried]

OK, the story says

at the end. That COULD just refer to the last line about making crappy movies, but I think it's for the whole story.

 

Though a DD reboot is long overdue.

i'm pretty sure it's just about the crappy movie line

but i too would love a dd reboot

[Iambaytor]

I like to hope that Marvel isn't THAT stupid, I mean the Hulk left plenty of room for a sequel

[Silent Bob]

Guys, the Marvel studio exec is named JIM BECILE.

[Jables]

Man I was pannicking there for a second. the latest Hulk effort was great and needs no reboot.

[Reverend Jax]

See, I looked at the name looking for a joke and didn't notice that....

[Reverend Jax]

Now this is news:

 

In an interview with USA Today over the weekend, Iron Man director Jon Favreau let drop what characters Marvel is talking about teaming up in The Avenger movie...

 

Iron Man director Jon Favreau, who is developing a sequel to be released in April 2010, says Marvel's plan is "to team up the heroes for The Avengers, which is made up of all of the Marvel heroes they have the rights to."

 

Favreau says the team's lineup has changed throughout the years, "but the ones Marvel is talking about now are Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man and Iron Man. I would love to see that."

 

And presumably, Nick Fury. Also, it's not a stretch to speculate that an Ant-Man movie could also have the Wasp, who could possibly also make her way into the Avengers.

Edited June 26, 2008 by Reverend Jax

[Logan_Snikt!!]

i know hawkeye comes in much later in the avengers, but i would love for him to make an appearance. and if their going to have hank pym (ant-man) then the'll definitely have the Wasp. Domestic bitch slap anyone? they have to have at least one female in the avengers.... maybe even the scarlett witch.

[Dark Kaniggit]

Hulk and Iron Man were excellent! I honestly cannot wait for The Dark Knight, I think it is going to be great!

 

I just read an interview that might make viewing The Dark Knight even better...

 

This is from an interview with Zack Snyder at Collider.com

 

But the highlight was easily the smile that Zack gave me when I confronted him with what I know to be true…that the trailer for Watchmen is attached to the Dark Knight.

The trailer to WATCHMEN Is supposed to be attached to prints of Dark Knight!

[Logan_Snikt!!]

 

for anyone thats interested, got this from the aint it cool website. its some guy who has already seen the dark knight movie. it looks credible, and hopefully it is because he had nothing but good things to say. i already read and it had no spoilers in it that i can read, but i didnt want to take any chances and ruining peoples movie going experience. warning though there some specific information from the movie, but nothing like a spoiler. so enter at your own risk.

 

Hi Harry and the rest of the crew,

 

Just after watching The Dark Knight. I see no reviews are online so I

thought Id send you my review.

 

Ive kept this review as spoiler free as possible as I dont want to

ruin anything like someone did recently with another Christian Bale

movie!!!

 

Ill start by saying that I was a fan of Batman Begins and am a huge

admirer of Christopher Nolan's body of work. I had my faults with BB

mainly to do with how they shot and edited the fight sequences but

felt it was a great start to a much larger story and I jumped with joy

when Gordan pulled out the Joker card at the end.

 

The Dark Knight opens with a bank heist sequence that highlights how

the joker is always one step ahead of the criminals he is working with

and the police who are after him. Numerous men break into a bank

controlled by the mob wearing clown masks and comment on how The Joker

has put the whole thing together. This is the catalyst for which the

rest of the events in this movie takes place.

 

The heist does not go to plan well at least not for all the gang. Its

a great set up and payoff and a unique way of introducing the ace in

TDK'S whole or in this case its Joker.

 

Heath Ledgers performance of the joker is truly one for the books. A

man of no remorse or morals who simply wants to see things burn. There

is no back story or establishing the character. He is fully formed. He

does have some dialogue scenes that reveal a bit of his background.

Lets just say he has some issues with his father and that smile of his

is rooted in a gesture of love. He is far from a caricature and has

depth . He realises that without Batman he would not be. The Joker is

almost more of a terrorist than criminal. He is not motivated by

money. He wants to see people suffer. Its a damn shame that this was

Heath Ledger's final major performance as it shows a whole different

side to him as a performer and I now know that he was endlessly

talented. To watch him walk away from an exploding hospital dressed as

a nurse is probably my favourite moment Ive seen on film so far this

year. Also look out for when he makes a pencil disappear such a cool

moment! Best supporting Oscar anyone?

 

Gotham is still engulfed by crime. Falcone's reign as the head of the

mob is over and that seat has been filled by Salvatore Maroni played

by Eric Roberts. What becomes clear is that there are also numerous

other gangs within Gotham. Its no longer just one syndicate. They are

all in some way in cohoots but the arrival of Batman has made it

harder for them to operate.

 

Batman has inspired the city officials particularly Harvey Dent. The

DA for Gotham city. This is really his story. The rise and fall of the

white knight. He is Bruce Wayne's hope for Gotham City. A hero who

doesn't have to wear a mask. A man who can inspire hope in the masses.

If BB was about fear then TDK is about hope and is relevant in today's

times. Harvey Dent is a good honest man who is willing to bear the

weight of bringing down all the criminals on his shoulders and what

that means for his own life and those he loves. In terms of his

transition to Two Face all I will say is that everything online that

Ive seen is fake. The moment we first see him in hospital when Harvey

Dent asks Gordan what his nickname used to be in Internal Affairs and

Gordan says Harvey Two Face and Harvey turns to him . Such a clever

way of establishing the character. Even down to his double sided coin.

Lets just say Aaron Eckhart puts Tommy Lee Jones to friggin shame!

 

The film feels more like a crime drama in a grand city scape than a

typical comic book movie. It feels like Heat except Batman is Al

Pacino and The Joker is Robert De Niro and just like in that film we

have a great scene between Heath Ledger and Christian Bale across a

table. There is also an element of a Greek Tragedy.. There is a vast

sense of morality at play within the film.

 

Dent is trying to bring down the criminals and wants to bring them in

under a RICO charge. To do this he needs Batman's help as he has to

bring in the man who takes care of all their money. A glorified

accountant as Rachel Dawes puts it.Think Al Capones accountant in the

Untouchables. So Batman ventures to Hong Kong. It adds to the idea

that this is very much set in the real world and its not just Gotham

that Batman can access.

 

This all happens within the first third of the film. The run time is

two and a half hours. It doesn't feel that long as there is so much

going on within the film. Ive always felt Christopher Nolan was able

to handle pacing unlike many movies that are over two hours these

days. This is also his first entirely linear film and he proves

himself to be a gifted storyteller and a master of utilising film as a

visual medium. He fills each frame with so much scope and detail. You

can tell he is enjoying himself with the amount of money he is being

allowed to play with and wants to better himself and the franchise.

Although this movie doesn't feel like an instalment in a franchise.

The best thing I can think of for comparison is The Godfather Part 2.

 

There is no sign of the Batcave in this film. Although Alfred does

make mention of it saying how he looks forward to it being finished.

Bruce now lives in a pretty sweet penthouse apartment and his new

batcave is in an underground layer in the docks. Bruce and Lucious Fox

have been working on the suit and toys although to my surprise the

Batpod was in BB and nobody spotted it. It'll put a smile on your face

when it makes its introduction.

 

Christian Bale owns this role. He is Bruce Wayne and he is Batman. He

is also a third character in some regards as there are almost two

sides to Bruce Wayne. The public figure, a playboy billionaire who

knows how to spend his money and the Bruce Wayne behind closed doors

who only Alfred and Rachel get to see. A man covered in bruises and

wounds who desperately wants be free of Batman but is compelled to

make a difference as no one else can. He can play the villain to be

the hero as he does.

 

The second third focuses on the capturing of The Joker. The city is

living in fear as he makes threats on national television that he

always follows through with. You simple have no idea what he will do

next. There appears to be no reason to his madness although that

proves to not be the case.

 

I don't really want to give away anymore. I will say there is death

but not in the way some of the fan boys who have watched the trailer

are thinking. There is a prestige moment within the film that is a

true Chris Nolan moment. The scarecrow is in the film but has a very

minor role.

 

Just go see it on opening day in a room full of fans. Ill be doing the

same and have no doubt Ill enjoy it even more the second time round.

 

Enjoy.

 

Tim Bisley

Edited June 26, 2008 by Logan_Snikt!!

[Reverend Jax]

and if their going to have hank pym (ant-man) then the'll definitely have the Wasp.

According to wikipedia,

 

(They) plan to include Henry Pym and Scott Lang as major characters, with Pym as Ant-Man in the 60's in Tales to Astonish style, and a flashforward to Lang as Ant-Man's successor in the 80's/90's.

 

So, since the Avengers movie is obviously taking place in the modern era, the Ant-Man that makes it to an Avengers movie might not be Pym, likely meaning the Wasp wouldn't be a part of the Avengers. I don't think the Ant-Man script is finalized though, so you never know.

[alive she cried]

"300" Prequel Planned

 

Producers of the sleeper hit 300 reveal that a prequel is in the works!

 

During an interview at the Saturn awards, Collider.com spoke to producers Mark Canton, Gianni Nunnari and Bernie Goldmann, who revealed that Frank Miller is working on a script for a follow-up 300 movie which will take place earlier in the story arc.