OH MY GOD..THE FIRST PICTURES FROM THE X-MEN MOVIE!
miko
the X-Men characters we all know in my personal opinion.
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/storm.jpg
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/jeangrey.jpg
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/cyclops.jpg
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/cyclops2.jpg
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/wolverine.jpg
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/wolverine2.jpg
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/mystique2.jpg
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/x-men-scene1.jpg
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/x-men-scene2.jpg
And the only one cast right for his part
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/xavier.jpg
Pictures came from here:
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=5063
Johnny 5
>the X-Men characters we all know in my personal opinion.
It really wouldn't have worked to make them look exactly like they do in the
comics. What looks good in an illustration, doesn't always look good in real
life. Like the old Batman series. They had the spandex suits and they looked
korny as all hell so when they made the movies they beefed them up a bit. Same
goes for the Spawn movie. Sure they don't look like their comic counterparts
but they don't look bad. I think black rubber uniforms look a lot better than
light blue, tan, or bright yellow spandex. It just wouldn't have worked.
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SirSTACK
>I think I've died and gone to HELL! Except for Pro. X none of them look like
>the X-Men characters we all know in my personal opinion.
Eh, can't please everyone. Course I might refer you back to your own defending
of the Timeranger costumes and mention waiting until you see them actually up
on the screen before passing judgement, but I digress...
>http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/storm.jpg
Storm's tricky. She's supposed to be basically "a goddess". The elements you
need are white hair and a beautiful african-american female. They got a pretty
good actress for the role who pretty much fits the bill. Hopefully they can the
"incantations" like she had on the cartoon, though...
>http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/jeangrey.jpg
Ouch. This is, to me, the only one of the cast that so far doesn't work. Jean's
a redhead. FIREY redhead. This picture makes her look more like a muddled
brunette. Ah, well, the pictures pretty bad quality anyway...
>http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/cyclops.jpg
>http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/cyclops2.jpg
He doesn't appear to be a huge musclar guy, which works. Scott Summer's
nickname IS "slim" after all. The new visor takes some getting used to, but
it's pretty clearly in the same design as the original.
>http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/wolverine.jpg
>http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/wolverine2.jpg
They got the hair right! Every time i've ever seen someone dress up like Wolvie
they looked like a clown with a yellow costume and a bozo haircut. This guy
looks mean enough to do the role justice.
>http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/mystique2.jpg
Wow, I bet that costume is a pain. Considering she's a shapeshifter, the whole
body thing works for the most part. I wonder if they'll address her connections
to Rogue...
>http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/x-men-scene1.jpg
>http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/x-men-scene2.jpg
Well, I have NO clue what's supposed to be happening here, but i'm sure it's
really important to something or another.
>And the only one cast right for his part
>http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/xavier.jpg
For years, people always when thinking of ProfX in a movie will blurt out
"Patrick Stewart!" Nice to see just how sometimes a fan-based typecast can
actually match expectations....
On a similar note, I think Ian McKellan's Magneto looks to be a pretty good job
on casting as well.
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and Mystique would look perfect if she had the white dress thing on. She
just doesn't look right naked. Now, Rebecca Ramjin Stamos naked without the
blue body paint... hehehe...
Peace,
GLKR
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> >I think I've died and gone to HELL! Except for Pro. X none of them look
like
> >the X-Men characters we all know in my personal opinion.
>
dan
exception of Patrick Stewart as Xavier. However, the pics _are_
low quality, so this isn't my final judgement ...
seeya,
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>job
>on casting as well.
I never saw McKellan in the role when reading the comics. I saw Sean Connery
or Rutger Hauer. I'll wait to see it, but I don't think McKellan is the best of
casting choices.
And Anna Paquin as Rogue?
Green Lantern Kyle Rayner
Rutger Hauer as Magneto? Umm, no. I have bad memories of Buffy the Vampire
Slayer, the movie... And Magneto with a scottish accent just seems wrong. I
think Ian McKellan fits the role pretty well. Again, I'm not insulting your
POV, just stating my own.
Peace,
GLKR
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Captn Eclipse
(Wolverine) ^ ^
--
"Fire Bad Tree Pretty"--Buffy
"miko" <miko_...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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> I think I've died and gone to HELL! Except for Pro. X none of them look
like
> the X-Men characters we all know in my personal opinion.
>
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/storm.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/jeangrey.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/cyclops.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/cyclops2.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/wolverine.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/wolverine2.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/mystique2.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/x-men-scene1.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/x-men-scene2.jpg
>
> And the only one cast right for his part
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/xavier.jpg
>
miko
says...
>
>>I think I've died and gone to HELL! Except for Pro. X none of them look like
>>the X-Men characters we all know in my personal opinion.
>
>comics. What looks good in an illustration, doesn't always look good in real
>life. Like the old Batman series. They had the spandex suits and they looked
>korny as all hell so when they made the movies they beefed them up a bit. Same
>goes for the Spawn movie. Sure they don't look like their comic counterparts
>but they don't look bad. I think black rubber uniforms look a lot better than
>light blue, tan, or bright yellow spandex. It just wouldn't have worked.
>Sentai Network.
I was mostly referring the actors and actresses appearance then their costumes.
I kind of hoped the costumes would have helped them look closer to the
characters they are playing but, geez they messed up on that too. Storm does
not look like that she just looks like Halle Barry with a wig on, and they
didn't even give Jean Grey red hair, and what's up with the fish scales on
Mystique. Wolverine is ok, but Cyclops just doesn't look right to me. This
movie just looks like its going to suck in my opinion. ^_^
Raibu Robo
>not look like that she just looks like Halle Barry with a wig on, and they
>didn't even give Jean Grey red hair, and what's up with the fish scales on
>Mystique.
There's nothing wrong with Famke!!!
But Halle Barry as Storm I've questioned ever since I heard the casting. She's
short. Storm is supposed to be a...manly woman. Why didn't they just get Iman?
>Wolverine is ok, but Cyclops just doesn't look right to me.
I'm surprised at how much that actor has captured the constipated Logan look.
When I saw a picture of that Marsden guy with the Cyclops visor on months back,
I thought he looked like Cyclops, but the visor in the picture at Ain't It Cool
is different from the one I saw (the one I saw was exactly like the comic
books), and having Cyclops' costume exactly like Wolverine's isn't good...why
couldn't they give him the old blue?
>This
>movie just looks like its going to suck in my opinion. ^_^
Name a Marvel movie that hasn't sucked. I always thought X-Men would be tough
to pull off on the big screen, but I always envisioned it as a tokusatsu of
some sort along the lines of the 70s Toei Spiderman (hell, going through X-Men
comic books a few weeks back I thought that it was a shame that nobody in
America knows Keita Amemiya, because I could definately see him directing and
doing stuff for a X-Men movie). I definately have had a bad feeling for this
movie since they made some odd casting choices, have rewritten the script 167
times, and have Bryan Singer directing it....I'm actually surprised he didn't
get Gabriel Byrne in there as Banshee.
Jonathan S. Latu
> >This
> >movie just looks like its going to suck in my opinion. ^_^
>
> Name a Marvel movie that hasn't sucked.
Blade
Ecliptor17
Although I have yet to see it (yeah, I'm slower on movies than I am with TV),
what about the Punisher? Or was his merely a Die Hard-ripoff?
miko
says...
>
>miko miko_...@newsguy.com wrote:
>
>>I think I've died and gone to HELL! Except for Pro. X none of them look like
>>the X-Men characters we all know in my personal opinion.
>
>of the Timeranger costumes and mention waiting until you see them actually up
>on the screen before passing judgement, but I digress...
Since the TimeRanger suits are not modeled to look after existing costumes as
the X-Mens are when they don't look the like originals they will get some
criticism from the fans. But no, you can tell me that, I don't mind. Don't
think I haven't thought of that and haven't been telling myself not to pass
judgement until I see them on the screen 10 millions times to keep my hopes up
for this movie, but still. Hopefully when we see them in action they will be
better. I just think with the makeup artists and costume designers that
Hollywood has they could have made them to look closer to their original
versions.
>
>>http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/storm.jpg
>
>Storm's tricky. She's supposed to be basically "a goddess". The elements you
>need are white hair and a beautiful african-american female. They got a pretty
>good actress for the role who pretty much fits the bill. Hopefully they can the
>"incantations" like she had on the cartoon, though...
>
Halle Berry as Storm was the worst possible casting they could've done. Its not
only about getting a beautiful African American female to play Storm's role, you
needed an actress who would fit Storm's character and the part, who has a strong
personality like Storm to pull her character off well and Halle Barry doesn't.
There's a reason as to why she usually is cast in the roles that she is. She
doesn't even resemble Storm at all, she looks like Halle Barry with a white wig
on[what's up with the bangs?] Angela Bassett would have made a perfect Storm she
has her look and personality, also as a former body builder her physic to matche
Storm's perfectly too. Or another strong beautiful African American actress
with Storm's persona/look would have been Grace Jones. If they wanted someone
"younger" looking to play Storm, in my opinion Nia Long would have been a
perfect pick, she has the attitude and look of a younger Storm[it would have
been pretty funny if Nia was cast as Storm because "Nia" is the fifth symbol of
Kwanzaa and is symbolized by LIGHTNING, her name means "life purpose"]:
http://dacattdaddy.simplenet.com/nia/nia22.jpg
http://dacattdaddy.simplenet.com/nia/nia18.jpg
http://dacattdaddy.simplenet.com/nia/nia27.jpg
http://dacattdaddy.simplenet.com/nia/nia29.jpg
http://dacattdaddy.simplenet.com/nia/nia20.jpg
http://dacattdaddy.simplenet.com/nia/nia16.jpg
http://dacattdaddy.simplenet.com/nia/nia19.jpg
http://dacattdaddy.simplenet.com/nia/nia12.jpg
http://dacattdaddy.simplenet.com/nia/nia14.jpg
http://dacattdaddy.simplenet.com/nia/nia5.jpg
http://dacattdaddy.simplenet.com/nia/nia2.jpg
http://dacattdaddy.simplenet.com/nia/nia.jpg
Oh well that's all mute now anyway, just doing some comparison here. Hopefully
they will computer colorize or even give Halle colored contacts to make her eyes
look like Storm's. Another fan of X-Men pecked her casting role for Storm
perfectly, "Halle Berry is like a cute little teddy bear trying to play a role
meant for a 'warrioress'".
>>http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/jeangrey.jpg
>
>Ouch. This is, to me, the only one of the cast that so far doesn't work. Jean's
>a redhead. FIREY redhead. This picture makes her look more like a muddled
>brunette. Ah, well, the pictures pretty bad quality anyway...
She at one time had red hair when she was cast for the part, don't know what
happened. ^_^
miko
says...
>
>
> And Anna Paquin as Rogue?
My thought exactly. ^_^
Captn Eclipse
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"Raibu Robo" <raib...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >Storm does
> >not look like that she just looks like Halle Barry with a wig on, and
they
> >didn't even give Jean Grey red hair, and what's up with the fish scales
on
> >Mystique.
>
> There's nothing wrong with Famke!!!
>
> But Halle Barry as Storm I've questioned ever since I heard the casting.
She's
> short. Storm is supposed to be a...manly woman. Why didn't they just get
Iman?
>
> >Wolverine is ok, but Cyclops just doesn't look right to me.
>
> I'm surprised at how much that actor has captured the constipated Logan
look.
> When I saw a picture of that Marsden guy with the Cyclops visor on months
back,
> I thought he looked like Cyclops, but the visor in the picture at Ain't It
Cool
> is different from the one I saw (the one I saw was exactly like the comic
> books), and having Cyclops' costume exactly like Wolverine's isn't
good...why
> couldn't they give him the old blue?
>
> >This
> >movie just looks like its going to suck in my opinion. ^_^
>
miko
says...
>
>>Storm does
>>not look like that she just looks like Halle Barry with a wig on, and they
>>didn't even give Jean Grey red hair, and what's up with the fish scales on
>>Mystique.
>
> There's nothing wrong with Famke!!!
It would have been nice if they gave her RED HAIR!! <grin> I've heard people
say that her hair is "so red" in the movie that you can't tell its even red.
What the hell is that suppose to mean. Red hair is Red make it look red, and
Jean Grey has firery long beautiful hair, not brown.
>
> But Halle Barry as Storm I've questioned ever since I heard the casting. She's
>short.
Same here.
>Storm is supposed to be a...manly woman. Why didn't they just get Iman?
Your right she would have made a perfect Storm too.
> >Wolverine is ok, but Cyclops just doesn't look right to me.
>
> I'm surprised at how much that actor has captured the constipated Logan look.
>When I saw a picture of that Marsden guy with the Cyclops visor on months back,
>I thought he looked like Cyclops, but the visor in the picture at Ain't It Cool
>is different from the one I saw (the one I saw was exactly like the comic
>books), and having Cyclops' costume exactly like Wolverine's isn't good...why
>couldn't they give him the old blue?
>
Good point. ^_^
>>This
>>movie just looks like its going to suck in my opinion. ^_^
>
> Name a Marvel movie that hasn't sucked. I always thought X-Men would be tough
>to pull off on the big screen, but I always envisioned it as a tokusatsu of
>some sort along the lines of the 70s Toei Spiderman (hell, going through X-Men
>comic books a few weeks back I thought that it was a shame that nobody in
>America knows Keita Amemiya, because I could definately see him directing and
>doing stuff for a X-Men movie).
Oh yeah, I agree with you on that 100% having Keita Amemiya work on it would
have been great idea.
>I definately have had a bad feeling for this
>movie since they made some odd casting choices, have rewritten the script 167
>times, and have Bryan Singer directing it....I'm actually surprised he didn't
>get Gabriel Byrne in there as Banshee.
Hehe...don't give him any ideas, he still might.
CDR1979
wont. I for one would have love to see Jubilee But i guess sence fox used her
for their tv release movie of Generation X a few years back she wont be in the
movie.
Besides all that does anyone have the general story line for this movie???
if so please contact me
CDR...@aol.com
Ecliptor17
>happened. ^_^
>
Yeah... I think she's a good actress for the part, but where's the red? It's
like havin' Wolverine w/o claws, Cyclops w/o optic blasts, Mystique w/o
clothes... waitaminute... that's already a reality. Damn.
Jonathan S. Latu
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just didn't click. Ugh movie.
Jonathan S. Latu
> Since the TimeRanger suits are not modeled to look after existing costumes
as
> the X-Mens are when they don't look the like originals they will get some
> criticism from the fans.
I actually prefer the movie suits. The X-Men have always been a strike team.
Now tell me how you expect to sneak around dressed in bright, bold colors?
Raibu Robo
>Blade
While Blade was entertaining, it was far from good.
Johnny 5
>
> While Blade was entertaining, it was far from good.
>
LoL That's original. What else is a movie supposed to be if not entertaining?
Burgundy Ranger
sole criteria of casting.
Gotta get that star power (Berry, Romaijn, Stewart) in order to pull
in the box office. I, frankly, have never heard of any of the guys
playing Cyclops or Wolverine.
I'm not keen on the all-in-leather motif either. But, the movie is
not charged with being true to the comic-book look. I just wish there
was a little more seperation between the characters' appearances.
I'm gonna give the movie a chance. Can't allow myself to pre-judge.
miko
I can understand what your saying but for one thing: These are comic book
characters. Black leather costumes might have looked cool in the Matrix and
Blade but those characters were never modeled after any previous EXISTING comic
characters. And ok say they wanted to go the leather way as I said before, its
not the leather that makes me want to give these suits two thumbs down but their
design just doesn't have that X-Men look to them. Hollywood is equipted with
some of the worlds best costume designers and make up artists. They could have
done a better job making them LOOK more like the original characters, since
that's who they are trying to bring to life here, without going overboard, even
with the leather. I just hope the move doesn't end up being a flop as the new
Godzilla movie did when they gave him a "new look". I know people have been
saying they are trying to make the costumes be more "realistic", but come on.
Realism for comic adapted characters? Its based on a comic book story, who in
their right minds during their every day life style in REAL life situations
does the stuff that these comic book characters do? If I wanted a realistic
hero movie I wouldn't be going to see one that is based on a comic. And as one
other fan put it: "then in Mystiques case WHO realisically walks around as a
blue naked person all the time?"
On another note, check out this picture of Wolvie: ^_^
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/woverine.jpg
And did you guys get a load of what this poster wrote?
"The male characters do have that certain look ...
I'm not sure what I expected, other than for the male characters to look more,
well, male. Instead, the have the odd glow of being, well, gay--kind of Gary
Numanesque. Even the "angry" Wolverine looks likes he's about to have the mutant
equivalent of a hissy fit. At least one actor, Ian McKellen, all but admits to
have put a gay rights spin on the X-Men story (as reflected in the Q&A's
recently published on the web). This is all quite disappointing, since the
analogy between the X-Men story and the gay rights is a huge stretch, and
certainly never a real undercurrent in the comics. (Unless I missed something
...) While McKellen gives lip service to the Macolm X (Magneto)/Martin Luther
King (Xavier) dichotomy, this film may end up being more a propaganda piece for
homosexual rights. (Perhaps they should have just cast the Village People.) I'm
curious to see how things unfold."
mega_moncon
<miko_...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> I think I've died and gone to HELL! Except for Pro. X none of
> them look like
> the X-Men characters we all know in my personal opinion.
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/jeangrey.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/cyclops.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/cyclops2.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/wolverine.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/wolverine2.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/mystique2.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/x-men-scene1.jpg
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/x-men-scene2.jpg
> And the only one cast right for his part
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/xavier.jpg
> Pictures came from here:
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=5063
Riddler
> I think I've died and gone to HELL! Except for Pro. X none of them look like
> the X-Men characters we all know in my personal opinion.
Well, according to a story posted today on SciFiWire, these were "early photos
that were given to merchandising partners for the film." It also said that these
were likely taken before the start of production, so there may be some changes
between the photos posted on Ain't-It-Cool, and what we will eventually see.
Green Lantern Kyle Rayner
Green Lantern Kyle Rayner
If so, I claim my 10 points! =)
Peace,
GLKR
Ben^2 <benso...@nospam.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Been lurking for a little too long, I see (although there hasn't been all
> that much going on in PR news lately either)...
>
> Should note though that yes, Blade was a comic character - not a
super-hero
> in the traditional sense, but he existed in the Ghost-Rider, Morbius
world -
> in the Midnight Sons thing.... But I guess since nobody seems to realise
> Blade is a comic book character, nobody complained about the movie... go
> figure.
>
> Personally I'd have to say that the Marvel movie that had costumes really
> close to the source was Captain America - and they still screwed up with
the
> ears! (10 points for anyone who can tell me what was wrong with the ears).
>
> Ben^2
> -= http://members.xoom.com/absurd_ideas =-
> "Earth, man; what a shit-hole."
>
> miko wrote in message <86iagr$1u...@drn.newsguy.com>...
> >In article <86hvrr$goa$1...@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>, "Jonathan says...
Ben^2
Green Lantern Kyle Rayner
which comic, but I _think_ it was a Spider-Man book. Anyone know for sure?
And not all Marvel's movies blow chunks - Howard the Duck kicked ass! (IMHO)
Peace,
GLKR
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> IIRC, they covered the ears, but in the comics they're visible. Am I
right?
> If so, I claim my 10 points! =)
>
> Peace,
> GLKR
>
> Ben^2 <benso...@nospam.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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miko
>
> Gotta get that star power (Berry, Romaijn, Stewart) in order to pull
>in the box office.
Actually Berry and Romaijn don't have that much star power. The production crew
does not have the budget to get the star power that your talking about and with
the exception of Steward and Ian that's one of the reasons they are getting the
actors and actresses they are.
> I'm not keen on the all-in-leather motif either. But, the movie is
>not charged with being true to the comic-book look. I just wish there
>was a little more seperation between the characters' appearances.
>
> I'm gonna give the movie a chance. Can't allow myself to pre-judge.
I'm trying not to judge it too but everything that I'm seeing and hearing in
regards to this movie makes me want to crinch. ^_^
Ben^2
Get this: they covered Cap's ears - but the hood had fake ears on it!!!
There's a really good picture if you can find the 1990 Marvel Year-In-Review
special (there's a close-up shot of Cap's head as he throws the shield.
As for the 70's origin, I think you're thinking of Morbius - and yes, it was
an issue of Spectacular Spider-Man (I could be wrong, tho). As far as I
know, Blade is a new guy who showed up early-1990's
Ben^2
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"Earth, man; what a shit-hole."
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Jonathan S. Latu
> >I actually prefer the movie suits. The X-Men have always been a strike
team.
> >Now tell me how you expect to sneak around dressed in bright, bold
colors?
> >
>
> characters. Black leather costumes might have looked cool in the Matrix
and
> Blade but those characters were never modeled after any previous EXISTING
comic
> characters
Blade is was an existing comic character, although not a particularly
popular one.
>And ok say they wanted to go the leather way as I said before, its
> not the leather that makes me want to give these suits two thumbs down but
their
> design just doesn't have that X-Men look to them. Hollywood is equipted
with
> some of the worlds best costume designers and make up artists. They could
have
> done a better job making them LOOK more like the original characters,
since
> that's who they are trying to bring to life here, without going overboard,
even
> with the leather.
I still like the leather, but I would have appreciated a tad more
differentiation between the suits. They look TOO alike now. :( Even when
they use go the 'right' way of designing the costumes (stealth) they still
mess it up. <sigh>
> I just hope the move doesn't end up being a flop as the new
> Godzilla movie did when they gave him a "new look".
Egads. I don't think they're that bad yet at least. Oh, leather works better
than spandex anyway. And I refuse to accept that as Godzilla. That was just
some radiactive iguana with an attitude.
> I know people have been saying they are trying to make the costumes be
more "realistic", but come on.
> Realism for comic adapted characters? Its based on a comic book story,
who in
> their right minds during their every day life style in REAL life
situations
> does the stuff that these comic book characters do? If I wanted a
realistic
> hero movie I wouldn't be going to see one that is based on a comic.
Batman got slightly revamped every time he got a movie in order to appeal to
a mass market appeal, which worked up to the ugly Batman and Robin. Ugh.
> And as one> other fan put it: "then in Mystiques case WHO realisically
walks around as a
> blue naked person all the time?"
Ha ha. Whoever thought up that idea should be shot. I think it's
more...alluring if she wore skimpy clothes rather than that stupid makeup.
> On another note, check out this picture of Wolvie: ^_^
> http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/images/woverine.jpg
>
> And did you guys get a load of what this poster wrote?
>
> "The male characters do have that certain look ...
>
> I'm not sure what I expected, other than for the male characters to look
more,
> well, male. Instead, the have the odd glow of being, well, gay--kind of
Gary
> Numanesque. Even the "angry" Wolverine looks likes he's about to have the
mutant
> equivalent of a hissy fit. At least one actor, Ian McKellen, all but
admits to
> have put a gay rights spin on the X-Men story (as reflected in the Q&A's
> recently published on the web).
wtf (there, no young child will figure that out.) The X-Men have NEVER hit
on this, mainly b/c homosexuality is still something of a choice. People
don't have to reveal their sexual orientation, but race is something you
can't really hide.
>This is all quite disappointing, since the analogy between the X-Men story
and the gay rights is a huge stretch, and
> certainly never a real undercurrent in the comics. (Unless I missed
something> ...) While McKellen gives lip service to the >Macolm X
(Magneto)/Martin Luther King (Xavier) dichotomy, this film may end up being
more a propaganda piece for
> homosexual rights. (Perhaps they should have just cast the Village
People.) I'm curious to see how things unfold."
%&#! Hollywood for taking a good concept for a movie and using it as a
platform for a political agenda. I just hope Ian McKellen and Patrick
Stewart don't shoot themselves for being in the movie....
Riddler
> By the way, I think Blade's first appearance was in the 70's. Can't remember
> which comic, but I _think_ it was a Spider-Man book. Anyone know for sure?
> And not all Marvel's movies blow chunks - Howard the Duck kicked ass! (IMHO)
Blade first appeared in Tomb Of Dracula, although I don't know which issue.
And I liked Howard The Duck, too -- especially the scene with the big kiss.
miko
>
>Egads. I don't think they're that bad yet at least. Oh, leather works better
>than spandex anyway. And I refuse to accept that as Godzilla. That was just
>some radiactive iguana with an attitude.
>
LOL! Good one!!! <grin>
miko
says...
>
>"Jonathan S. Latu" la...@purdue.edu wrote:
>
>>Blade is was an existing comic character, although not a particularly
>>popular one.
>
>that she's being sarcastic. There's no way anything living on this Earth could
>have missed his episodes of the Spider-Man series, at the rate they were rerun.
>
I was being sarcastic about Blade, sorry I should have done my "cyber faces" but
forgot, I personally didn't like "Blades" costume design or the movie for that
fact. ^_^
>
>Blade the Vampire Hunter was created by Marv "Crisis" Wolfman in the _70's_. As
>I recall, in Marvel's classic "Tomb of Dracula." He has been a long-standing
>supporting character in various titles dealing with the occult, and has had a
>string of one-shots, mini-series, and ongoings, to various degrees of success.
>Blade's been in a semi-hiatus ever since Wolfman began to challenge Marvel in
>court regarding the rights to Blade, and whether or not he can legally own him.
>Something about holes in early contracts with writers regarding intellectual
>property, and not making enough cash he felt he deserved off the film. It isn't
>as big as the whole deal with Superman and Captain America, and I haven't seen
>much coverage regarding the situation in almost a year.
Gingaservo
> I think I've died and gone to HELL! Except for Pro. X none of them look
like
> the X-Men characters we all know in my personal opinion.
I agree, I think that's because they are wearing dumb costumes...
--ginga
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>Blade is was an existing comic character, although not a particularly
>popular one.
She's joking, I'm sure. I'm fairly certain Miko is kidding. Please God, tell me
that she's being sarcastic. There's no way anything living on this Earth could
have missed his episodes of the Spider-Man series, at the rate they were rerun.
JShaw71753
>comics. What looks good in an illustration, doesn't always look good in real
>life. Like the old Batman series. They had the spandex suits and they
>looked
>korny as all hell
While that's true I really don't want to see a movie marketed at kids I think
my interest in the Xmen movie is gone to pot right about now
> I think black rubber uniforms look a lot better than
>light blue, tan, or bright yellow spandex. It just wouldn't have worked.
True as well BUT I don't think they had oringinal unifroms in mind when they
were working on the Xmen movie.
George Rodd
guy who played Blade!
Green Lantern Kyle Rayner
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