Marvel and D.C. Movies

[LittleBoyBlue]

Saying wrong time is kinda confusing. The 80's was loaded with $100, $150, $200+ million dollar blockbuster movies.

Wrong time for supergirl.

The television show diverted (really diverted) from the comics but I also liked them.

It was great. His agony was evident in pilot and then in every episode just about.

 

[DallasEast]

Wrong time for supergirl.

It was great. His agony was evident in pilot and then in every episode just about.

The television show is a great alternative version of the classic 1960's The Fugitive series. Both shows were lucky to have Bill Bixby and David Janssen as their main stars.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

The television show is a great alternative version of the classic 1960's The Fugitive series. Both shows were lucky to have Bill Bixby and David Janssen as their main stars.

They introduced superman first.
Wonder Woman in 1976.
Charlie's Angels 1976.
Bionic Woman 1976.


There was a time to strike that Iron. They waited too long.

 

[DallasEast]

They introduced superman first.
Wonder Woman in 1976.
Charlie's Angels 1976.
Bionic Woman 1976.


There was a time to strike that Iron. They waited too long.

In my opinion, Supergirl could have been released as is within your timeframe and still tanked. Are there aspects of the movie that would have appealed to audiences if it had been released between 1976 and 1978?

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

In my opinion, Supergirl could have been released as is within your timeframe and still tanked. Are there aspects of the movie that would have appealed to audiences if it had been released between 1976 and 1978?

I feel it was poorly done. As we both agreed.

My point is... (and to answer your question) any chance they had was blown because they didn't launch during the "new" corny and cheese era.

 

[DallasEast]

I feel it was poorly done. As we both agreed.

My point is... (and to answer your question) any chance they had was blown because they didn't launch during the "new" corny and cheese era.

I understand...

 

[Stash]

Best word I heard from the manager of a local comics store, is that the new guy in charge of the DC Cinematic Universe is really pretty good. Which would be helpful for them, as I have felt their recent films were not well done. Been ages since I can recall a worthy hit from them.

I think the differences clearly show what a competent studio can do when compared to an incompetent one.

Disney/Marvel has their act together, has a coherent plan, hiring great actors and directors and makes money hand over fist.

Warner Bros/ DC studio bosses don't have a clue, and the characters and films suffer for it. As do the fans. They've been trying and failing to create what Nolan's Batman gave them for several years now. They need to stop it.

Fox isn't good either and they've repeatedly crashed and burned (Ghost Rider, Daredevil, Punisher, Fantastic Four), or underachieved (X-Men) with what they have. Films have succeeded despite their incompetence.

And Sony was struggling to manage the Spider-Man license until they went running back to Marvel for help. If your "visionaries" have a poor vision, you're in trouble.

At this point, DC is turning one thing after another over to Joss Whedon with the hopes that he can turn them into the next Avengers-level success. We'll see if he can overcome the idiots in the suits.

 

[DallasEast]

Superman

April 18, 1938. That was the day America’s greatest mythological character was born. Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Superman.

The character has evolved and even de-evolved over the past 80 years. Superman’s exploits have been seen, heard and read on television, radio and in print countless times during that time. Producers and directors have taken their cracks at telling The Last Son of Krypton’s story on the big screen and have done a good job for the most part. It is a worthy accomplishment creating believable visuals of indescribable strength, invulnerability, flying, awesome speed, various vision related abilities and even displays of super breath from time-to-time. Hollywood keeps tackling that challenge, succeeded more often than not, and helped expand the mythos across the globe.

Casting: Christopher Reeve. Cary Grant smooth. Henry Cavil. Burt Lancaster solid. Both actors proved looking like the real deal was only half the equation. For their respective eras, Reeves and Cavil projected the aura of the character in every sense unquestionably. It is likely that the character will be redone ten/twenty years from now and another actor will take on the mantle. Good luck to that guy. He has some very deep shoes to fill.

Brandon Routh? No comment.

Best Movie In Series: Both Superman II and Man of Steel central themes dealt with the ultimate threat to humanity’s survival. Both movies rank together atop my all-time Superman movie list but the character has never been omnipotent. For me, the realistic depiction mirroring writers and artists’ content found in his various comic book titles and animation during their joint era edges one over the other.

Man of Steel
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The Avengers

Earth’s Mightiest Super-Heroes. Stan Lee gave the group that slogan in 1963. Back then, the first Avengers’ book cover displayed the names and image decals of four members: Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and Ant-Man. The Wasp was the fifth and final member of the first group. She appears in the cover art. Why she did not receive equal recognition? Who knows? It was the 60’s after all, lol.

Marvel’s Cinematic Universe was planned extremely well. The Insect Avengers were put on standby. Another iconic hero, Captain America, was given his film franchise and made a founding Avengers member much faster than in the book title, Ant-Man and The Wasp’s other replacements were Black Widow and Hawkeye, who were introduced as supporting characters in the Iron Man and Thor movies.

The lineup has made hits of the franchise’s movies. Hulk, Thor, and Iron Man are the team’s heavy hitters. Their gamma mutation, magical mythology, and technological prowess balances with Captain America’s super soldier abilities plus Black Widow and Hawkeye’s supreme spy expertise. The original movie’s main antagonist is Loki, which is fitting since the character was the team’s first villain in the book title. Ultron followed and was a masterful choice. The Avengers have fought greater, even cosmic, challenges over the decades but never faced a deadlier and more tenacious foe than Ultron.

Casting: Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeremy Renner are all home runs. The chemistry they all share on screen under the direction of Joss Whedon is outstanding. Saying ‘they make their characters come alive’ is a vast understatement. However, all of them take a back seat to Robert Downey Jr. It is by design but Downey should receive all credit for ingraining his dual character throughout his appearances. That saying something when actors like Samuel L. Jackson cannot steal his spotlight.

Best Movie In Series: The original Marvel’s The Avengers. Whedon’s tying together of so many ongoing film franchises into one doesn’t get nearly the credit that it deserves.
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The Punisher

In my opinion, Bruce Wayne may be the only character lacking powers in the DC and Marvel comics’ universes who is more obsessive and dedicated than Frank Castle. However, Castle crosses the line where Wayne will not. Castle’s inexpressible body count makes that fact undebatable.

Casting: Dolph Lundgren should sue for the piece of crap movie he worked in. Lundgren’s way way WAY out of the running. It is a toss-up between who comes in second and third place in the Frank Castle sweepstakes in my opinion. Ray Stevenson, who plays Volstagg in the Thor movies, displayed better anger but Thomas Jane had a slight edge on the single-minded resolve. The actor who comes in first place has never played Castle on the big screen. Jon Bernthal work as The Punisher in Netflix: Daredevil is

…exceptional.

Best Movie In Series: 2004’s The Punisher

Upcoming: Thor, Wonder Woman and X-Men

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Superman

April 18, 1938. That was the day America’s greatest mythological character was born. Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Superman.

The character has evolved and even de-evolved over the past 80 years. Superman’s exploits have been seen, heard and read on television, radio and in print countless times during that time. Producers and directors have taken their cracks at telling The Last Son of Krypton’s story on the big screen and have done a good job for the most part. It is a worthy accomplishment creating believable visuals of indescribable strength, invulnerability, flying, awesome speed, various vision related abilities and even displays of super breath from time-to-time. Hollywood keeps tackling that challenge, succeeded more often than not, and helped expand the mythos across the globe.

Casting: Christopher Reeve. Cary Grant smooth. Henry Cavil. Burt Lancaster solid. Both actors proved looking like the real deal was only half the equation. For their respective eras, Reeves and Cavil projected the aura of the character in every sense unquestionably. It is likely that the character will be redone ten/twenty years from now and another actor will take on the mantle. Good luck to that guy. He has some very deep shoes to fill.

Brandon Routh? No comment.

Best Movie In Series: Both Superman II and Man of Steel central themes dealt with the ultimate threat to humanity’s survival. Both movies rank together atop my all-time Superman movie list but the character has never been omnipotent. For me, the realistic depiction mirroring writers and artists’ content found in his various comic book titles and animation during their joint era edges one over the other.

Man of Steel
_________

The Avengers

Earth’s Mightiest Super-Heroes. Stan Lee gave the group that slogan in 1963. Back then, the first Avengers’ book cover displayed the names and image decals of four members: Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and Ant-Man. The Wasp was the fifth and final member of the first group. She appears in the cover art. Why she did not receive equal recognition? Who knows? It was the 60’s after all, lol.

Marvel’s Cinematic Universe was planned extremely well. The Insect Avengers were put on standby. Another iconic hero, Captain America, was given his film franchise and made a founding Avengers member much faster than in the book title, Ant-Man and The Wasp’s other replacements were Black Widow and Hawkeye, who were introduced as supporting characters in the Iron Man and Thor movies.

The lineup has made hits of the franchise’s movies. Hulk, Thor, and Iron Man are the team’s heavy hitters. Their gamma mutation, magical mythology, and technological prowess balances with Captain America’s super soldier abilities plus Black Widow and Hawkeye’s supreme spy expertise. The original movie’s main antagonist is Loki, which is fitting since the character was the team’s first villain in the book title. Ultron followed and was a masterful choice. The Avengers have fought greater, even cosmic, challenges over the decades but never faced a deadlier and more tenacious foe than Ultron.

Casting: Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeremy Renner are all home runs. The chemistry they all share on screen under the direction of Joss Whedon is outstanding. Saying ‘they make their characters come alive’ is a vast understatement. However, all of them take a back seat to Robert Downey Jr. It is by design but Downey should receive all credit for ingraining his dual character throughout his appearances. That saying something when actors like Samuel L. Jackson cannot steal his spotlight.

Best Movie In Series: The original Marvel’s The Avengers. Whedon’s tying together of so many ongoing film franchises into one doesn’t get nearly the credit that it deserves.
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The Punisher

In my opinion, Bruce Wayne may be the only character lacking powers in the DC and Marvel comics’ universes who is more obsessive and dedicated than Frank Castle. However, Castle crosses the line where Wayne will not. Castle’s inexpressible body count makes that fact undebatable.

Casting: Dolph Lundgren should sue for the piece of crap movie he worked in. Lundgren’s way way WAY out of the running. It is a toss-up between who comes in second and third place in the Frank Castle sweepstakes in my opinion. Ray Stevenson, who plays Volstagg in the Thor movies, displayed better anger but Thomas Jane had a slight edge on the single-minded resolve. The actor who comes in first place has never played Castle on the big screen. Jon Bernthal work as The Punisher in Netflix: Daredevil is

…exceptional.

Best Movie In Series: 2004’s The Punisher

Upcoming: Thor, Wonder Woman and X-Men

Agreed 100% on superman and avengers.

But Routh did nothing wrong.
He was perfect to be plugged in for Reeve.... but.... that time had passed!
Especially after III & IV

Loved the plane scene.
The kid was a cool twist. Who's that boys Father? Lol

 

[DallasEast]

Agreed 100% on superman and avengers.

But Routh did nothing wrong.
He was perfect to be plugged in for Reeve.... but.... that time had passed!
Especially after III & IV

Loved the plane scene.
The kid was a cool twist. Who's that boys Father? Lol

I would probably feel the same way if I had ever seen George Reeves, Christopher Reeves, Dean Cain, Tom Welling or even Lego Superman lift an island of kryptonite into orbit.

nah. I'm lying. lol!

 

[DallasEast]

Thor

Odinson. Thor. Like Wonder Woman, I have wondered why it took so long bringing the character to the big screen. Thor’s story is a cosmic one. Asgard. Odin. Friends, rivals and foes embodying vast ancient power. His story has Hollywood written all over it.

The origin movie is straightforward—arrogant royal heir to the throne gets a lesson in humility and remakes himself into a true hero. In the sequel, the hero defends Earth and the nine realms from utter destruction. As an Avenger, Thor helps shield the Earth, first from being conquered by his brother, and then annihilation by Ultron. The twilight of the Asgardian gods is up next for the Thunderer. And a showdown with The Hulk!

Casting: Like Ryan Reynolds with Green Lantern and Deadpool, Chris Hemsworth appears born for the role of Thor but he wouldn’t have been my first choice. Brad Pitt slayed the role of the mythical Greek hero Achilles in the movie Troy but he might have been a tad too old for the role in 2011. Alexander Skarsgard, of True Blood fame and who played the title role in The Legend of Tarzan, would have been another good choice in my opinion. However, Hemsworth has made me a solid fan of his work.

Best Movie In Series: Thor: The Dark World
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Wonder Woman

http://cowboyszone.com/threads/ive-been-waiting-since-sept-1979-wonder-woman.378757/page-4#post-7355859

Ain’t I a little stinker?

Casting: Beautiful. Fierce. Strong screen presence. I thought several other actress might have been suitable alternatives for the role. I was wrong. Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman.
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X-Men

”Cyclops. Storm. Nightcrawler. Wolverine. Colossus. Children of the atom, students of Charles Xavier, MUTANTS —feared and hated by the world they have sworn to protect. These are the STRANGEST heroes of all! Stan Lee presents: THE UNCANNY X-MEN!”

These are the introductory words found on page one of the very first X-Men comic I ever bought, back in the day before the mutants’ popularity really took off. Lee created a fictional world inhabited by people persecuted for who they were but who helped defend it from evil mutants and humans alike. The X-Men’s story has always resonated with me. I am glad their story has been told on film although not always as well as it could be.

Casting: While 20th Century Fox has often done a so-so job with mutant films, their movies are led by solid casts—despite the occasional Anna Paquin or two. However, two actors are tops on my list for playing Wolverine and Professor X: Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart. No intended disrespect for James McAvoy’s Charles Xavier but I am more accustomed with the mature leader and father of the mutants than the young one. Jackman’s time has ended as Wolverine but he leaves a film legacy worthy of Weapon X.

Best Movie In Series: Logan