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Most disappointing movie franchise reboot? Pick Two
javeryh:
His entire "emo" wardrobe was horrifying. Tweaking the overall design is OK but Superman should always be dressed in bright colors! The airplane scene was awesome and the scene where he took out those dudes on the roof and got shot in the eye was pretty cool too. Too bad the entire plot was completely nonsensical and everything pertaining to his son was a complete waste of time - no one cares about that!
Part of the problem with Superman is that he is so powerful - I imagine it is hard to think of an enemy for him to face that truly poses a threat AND appeals to a mass audience. I'm not sure that Brainiac, Doomsday, Bizarro, Darkseid, Mr. Mxyzptlk, etc. are relatable to the mass audience a Superman movie is going after. General Zod is really the only great movie bad guy because you can think of him as an "evil" Superman. I don't know what they can do but anything will be better than Superman Returns. Also, I think they found a decent actor to play him - Brandon Routh looks like Superman to me. Too bad for him that the script sucked.
Vigo:
Superman himself was a good cast, he had the look. He did feel a bit scrawney and lanky, but I am guessing it was completely that emo wardrobe to blame. I agree that superman returns did have a few very awesome moments though.
I was really hoping that superman returns would be a lot more like superman 2: It would have both a really menacing supervillian like Zod as well as Lex Luthor tring to bring superman down. I always thought Darkseid would be a awesome villian, but I don't know how well he would translate to live action. But after superman returns, I would even be ok with a solar powered, fingernail scratchy bad guy like in quest for peace. At least he had a vintage supervillain feel to him.
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WhereEaglesDare:
--- Quote from: javeryh on December 15, 2010, 11:55:33 am ---His entire "emo" wardrobe was horrifying. Tweaking the overall design is OK but Superman should always be dressed in bright colors! The airplane scene was awesome and the scene where he took out those dudes on the roof and got shot in the eye was pretty cool too. Too bad the entire plot was completely nonsensical and everything pertaining to his son was a complete waste of time - no one cares about that!
Part of the problem with Superman is that he is so powerful - I imagine it is hard to think of an enemy for him to face that truly poses a threat AND appeals to a mass audience. I'm not sure that Brainiac, Doomsday, Bizarro, Darkseid, Mr. Mxyzptlk, etc. are relatable to the mass audience a Superman movie is going after. General Zod is really the only great movie bad guy because you can think of him as an "evil" Superman. I don't know what they can do but anything will be better than Superman Returns. Also, I think they found a decent actor to play him - Brandon Routh looks like Superman to me. Too bad for him that the script sucked.
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You ever watch Smallville? I think Ultraman (the latest bad guy) is an awesome competitor. Even better than Doomsday and is on par with Zod.
Hoopz:
I thought the new Star Trek was a good way to redo the movies. That being said, it is/was getting a little stale for them to have time travel in another movie. That's about 3 movies or so with time travel....
I thought the new Casino Royale was a really good way to go with the Bond series. Of course, it's stagnant now with MGM in flux.
Vigo:
I like the Bond "reboot" as well. The movies were getting beyond ridiculous with invisible cars and other off the wall nonsense. It needed a good dose of reality to save the franchise.
That being said, I am probably the only person on the planet who thought Daniel Craig was not the best Bond choice out there. I know why they picked him, they wanted the antithesis of Pierce Brosnan, and for that reason, Craig was a good choice. However, he doesn't seem to have scrap of charm in him, and he really isn't holding the role in the dignified way that Connery always could.
Don't burn me at the stake for heresy here. I just think they could have found someone with a little of that "charming son-of-a-gun" appeal.
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