Comic Movies: Too much too soon?

[Dangerous J]

With Hollywood's new tbandwagon of comic movies, do you feel studio are just making them w/o knowing really what their about. With the really bad word of mouth of X3 and mixed reaction on SupermanReturns, I'm wondering if the comic movie will burn out in the next 2-3 years.
Next year, there are at least 5 comic based movies

TMNT
Transformers
Ghost rider
Fantastic Four(rushed put the door in true Fox fashion)
Spider-man 3

And after that, Iron Man, Wolvy, MAgneto, CaptainAmerica, WonderWoman,etc...
Are you happy with this breakneck fast-track or would you rather it slow down?
Discuss

[CapMaster]

I'd say it's the uneccessary movies I'm not happy about. (Daredevil, Elektra, Ghost Rider) that perhaps I'm ticked about. But as long as people like us go see them, they will keep making.

[Superking]

Well quite recently we had:

V for Vendetta
A History of Violence
Constantine (aka Hellblazer)
Batman Begins

Sin City

F4
Elektra
Blade 3

and yes the aforementioned X3 and Supes movie, I guess you can say that. But what can you do, Hollywood has run out of ideas / foreign movies to rip off / movies to remake and the people who pretty much run everything now grew up with comic books (Raimi, Singer, etc.), so it's only natural that they want to see them on the big screen.

So you pretty much take the good with the bad, or just take the good without the bad or something.



Next year, there are at least 5 comic based movies

TMNT
Transformers
Ghost rider
Fantastic Four(rushed put the door in true Fox fashion)
Spider-man 3


WTF, there's ANOTHER F4 movie?

EDIT: WTFBBQ, it's real or something: http://imdb.com/title/tt0486576/ :confused:

[Neo DX90]

In the 80s you had all the original Superman movies followed by the Batman movies in the late 80s to early 90s, and there were other comic based movies as well. Yeah, it seems like there's probably more now, but this isn't anything new.

I just see this as another point in the cycle. Comic based movies will burn themselves out, but they'll come back again a couple of years down the road.

[Agmaster]

Man, they can't outdo the TMNT movies. They just can't. Ernie Reyes Jr for goodness sake.

[ViciousSLASH]

If they are good movies, it's okay. If they are bad, then ugh.

Lots of them have been bad lately. :(

[strider999]

If they are good movies, it's okay. If they are bad, then ugh.

Lots of them have been bad lately. :(

so true. when they are all filled with one liners, an poorly developed plot, and even poorer acting, they are fucking it up royaly.

[Sheng-Long]

ugh, why the fuck is Tim Story directing the FF sequel again?

arggh.. The guy fuckin sucks !

[Yasashiyama]

Man, they can't outdo the TMNT movies. They just can't. Ernie Reyes Jr for goodness sake.
I still have the first one AND the soundtrack laying around.

ugh, why the fuck is Tim Story directing the FF sequel again?

arggh.. The guy fuckin sucks !
The funny thing is that I was hoping they would make the first movie along the lines of the Ultimate series. Meh.

Batman Begins 2: http://imdb.com/title/tt0468569/ Now this I have better hope for. And I'm not even that much of a DC fan.

[Lucretz]

There's going to be another TMNT movie? Are you fucking kidding me?
OOHHHHHh shiiitttt.

I don't know if that really makes me happy or not though. I don't wanna see the turtle in shitty CGI a'la The Hulk, I think I'd be more comfortable with guys in suits. That might not fly in this day and age though. : <

The only other comic book movie I want to see at this point from the above is Spider-Man III, and that's soley for Venom finally making an appearance. As for some of the others, I don't know if they really have the fanbase to warrant a major motion picture (Ghostrider?). I wouldn't really mind seeing them if they were actually well done, but I don't have the feeling they'll be especially well-crafted pieces of film.

[Ragetowersrage]

I'd rather see sub-par comic book movies than:

Tv shows made into movies
Remakes
Foreign film remakes
Relationship Comedies
Anything by Uwe Boll

[Shade]

I'd rather see sub-par comic book movies than:

Tv shows made into movies
Remakes
Foreign film remakes
Relationship Comedies
Anything by Uwe Boll


You fuckin said it.

[Orochi Jeebus]

i guess it's easier to make a movie when the story's already been written, costumes have already been designed, and there's enough material to make 10+ films off of one series.

[crimzonflame]

Most comic book movies have been shit. X2, Sin City, and V for Vendetta were the only good ones.

Everything else just sucks. I just came back from X3, that was so boring that I found myself thinking of ways I could suck my own cock.

[Colt Steele]

Mags has got his own movie?

Wolverine's movie better have one or all of the following:
Sabretooth
Omega Red
Deadpool

Since Gambit was refused in the mainstream X movies, maybe he can get a minor role in this one.

[blood_sin]

The only good ones are the ones that aren't traditional superhero junk. Ghost World, Sin City, and A History of Violence were the best ones lately. The thing about the superhero movies, like Spiderman 2, while they are pretty solid, they really don't have anything special. There's no reason to watch them more than once, but the fanboys just eat them up.

[Ragetowersrage]

Most comic book movies have been shit. X2, Sin City, and V for Vendetta were the only good ones.

Everything else just sucks. I just came back from X3, that was so boring that I found myself thinking of ways I could suck my own cock.


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[OrangeCat]

I kinda touched upon some things in my review of X3 (-http://www.shoryuken.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3152075&postcount=58[/url), but then again I love The Hulk movie so my opinion is pretty biased.

But I think the most apt comparison is comic book movies in some way should be treated like comic book themselves. The better the writer and the better the artist/director, the better the comic/movie. I think that's is the inherent problem with a lot of these films, they thing the material itself would carry the movie. Whether it be a direct transfer of the dialogue, the powers (or story) of the comic book, or just the characters themselves; I feel that most producers feel that if it envokes the comic book feel...as opposed actually becoming the comic book, then it works.

The problem is that films should be produced as films. Like the comic book artist, the director should take the character...and make it their own without straying too far from the original concept. It's that ability that should be considered first with any comic book adaption because otherwise...what's stopping directors from making just what they want and slapping on Comic Book Title Here on it? Just give it your style, not your own fanficish ideas about it all.

I guess that's the thing though, it's quite hard to make an adapted work into a film because it does sometimes tread too far into a territory that makes the film seemed inspired by this comic as opposed to adapted from this comic.

OC

[Rhio2k]

If they are good movies, it's okay. If they are bad, then ugh.

Lots of them have been bad lately. :(

That's the problem. Not too much, but too much SUCKAGE. Especially on Marvel's end.

[Bob the Bastard]

Ghost Rider actually looks good.

And comics to movies is fucking pimp. You know that it isn't going to be the same, and therefore that's why you'll enjoy it already because it is familiar.

[Dangerous J]

some random info re these movies

TMNT: ALL CGI film . NO SHREDDER,multiple villains from Peter LAird himself
MAgneto: prequel, yet McKellen most likely will star. MAybe they'll use the anti-aging fx from X3?
Iron Man: directed by Jon favreau, first film financed byMArvel, 2008/9 release
Transformers: CGi tf with real settings/humans. Military plays significant role.
Will take place in lots of different locales, Mid east, USA
WonderWoman: Written by Joss Whedon(writer of Astonishing Xmen/creator of Buffy/Angel/Serenity)
wolverine: Prequel, written by David Benioff(Troy)

[xjester]

Hasnt the Iron Man movie been in limbo for like 10 years?

[RockBogart]

your forgetting the GI JOE movie. The script has been rewritten like 3 times.

[Taito]

What Crimzonflame said. All these comic movies are fucking awful and we'll see how terrible they were 10 years down the line I think. I still believe that the majority of superhero comics don't translate to the big screen without seriously compromising the original material or just looking like ass on film. Out of all the comic movies put out this decade, I only have Road to Perdition in my movie collection.

My other problem is with the trend of constantly adapting literary works, like LotR, Harry Potter, Narnia etc.. take for instance The Matrix, which (ignoring the controversy over the W Bros talent and who/what they ripped off) was a goddamn original and groundbreaking concept for Hollywood. There are other examples of original, made-for-film franchises like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Aliens, etc. that really add something new to popculture. Taking a story from a comic book or novel and putting it on film doesn't break new ground for movies, especially since there's barely any room for creative license. It's the difference between retelling a story from a novel, and actually writing a new novel. One is a redundant act and the other is progressive.

That's my problem with this decade in general.. there's no innovation anywhere in entertainment really. It just feels like a remix of the 90s but with more political bullshit.

[colguile]

Everything else just sucks. I just came back from X3, that was so boring that I found myself thinking of ways I could suck my own cock.HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Awesome.:rofl:

[RaishinX]

NO SHREDDER

NO. WRONG ANSWER. *blows up*

[Dan?]

NO. WRONG ANSWER. *blows up*

AGREED. NO SHREDDER? *detonates*

[Colt Steele]

No Saki the Shredder = no ticket sold to me. Not even matinee. Unless they get a pre-crisis dancing naked Lohan as April or some shit.

[flyboyz2000k]

A Ghost Rider movie is coming out in the near future as well. I dont think there is too many, but DC needs to catch up with marvel and makes some entertaining movies from other characters besides batman and superman.

[Jahat]

A Ghost Rider movie is coming out in the near future as well. I dont think there is too many, but DC needs to catch up with marvel and makes some entertaining movies from other characters besides batman and superman.


You want Aquaman?

[OrangeCat]

You want Aquaman?
No no NO! Clearly Mr. Miracle is needed before Aquaman.

But seriously...I would kill for an All Star Superman Adaption.

OC

[Yasashiyama]

WonderWoman: Written by Joss Whedon(writer of Astonishing Xmen/creator of Buffy/Angel/Serenity)
GTFO This will either be the best movie ever made by DC or it'll be filled with zombies.

[SNK Fan]

GTFO This will either be the best movie ever made by DC or it'll be filled with zombies.

The hard part is casting WW.

[flyboyz2000k]

You want Aquaman?

Lol, it depends on which one we are talking about? Superfriends version would get you the answer of Hell no. Justice League Unlimited version isnt all that bad.

Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, The Question, and Flash. There might be a few more with compelling to make into a movie worth watching, but for now this is all I can come up with.

[Colt Steele]

Why not the Wonder Twins? Or Solomon Grundy?

Hell if Magneto gets his own movie get something written for ZOD. Come, sons of SRK.....KNEEEEEL before ZOD!

[Infernoman]

some random info re these movies

TMNT: ALL CGI film . NO SHREDDER,multiple villains from Peter LAird himself

Fuck that shit!:tdown:

[Mr.Q]

I wish they would make more comic movies, sure not all of them are good but i like the stories and most of them are good.

I also hope they keep making more video game movies that dont suck like silent hill. Theres so many good video game movies they can make if they dont fuck them up.

[RockBogart]

No no NO! Clearly Mr. Miracle is needed before Aquaman.

But seriously...I would kill for an All Star Superman Adaption.

OC


You said Scott Free aka Mr. Mircale. thnak you OC thank you. I knew i wasnt ht eonly one who realized this guy is as about as broken as batman. hell, batman goes to thsi guy fo rhelp. the MR. Miracle movie owuld also teach everyone about Darkseid, High Father, Orion, and etc.

[white shadow]

The hard part is casting WW.
Monica Bellucci/ Ewa Sonnet or bust(y).:cool:

[Rhio2k]

GTFO This will either be the best movie ever made by DC or it'll be filled with zombies.


*grumble* Better have The Cheetah. And not that Priscilla Rich in spotted jammies bullshit, either. Hybrid Dr. Minerva ftw.

[EvilRyuX]

I just came back from X3, that was so boring that I found myself thinking of ways I could suck my own cock.

Sigged. :rofl: