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Amph Official "Fantastic Four" Reboot(s) Thread

Discussion in 'Community' started by Moviefan2k4, Feb 20, 2014.

  1. Penguinator

    Penguinator Former Mod star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Irregardless just means regardless, man :p
     
  2. Six

    Six Jedi Knight star 4

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    Unirregardlessless
     
  3. Yodaminch

    Yodaminch Chosen One star 6

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    They have Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Edger Wright directing and they are coming off Age of Ultron. Also, their budget is likely going to be better utilized. No. I won't take that bet.

    I think it says a lot when Marvel is running full steam ahead with Guardians of the Galaxy and Fox still can't get the Fantastic Four right. What does it say when more people are excited for a talking raccoon and tree and a guy who shrinks to the size of an ant than they are for this movie?

    The pressure is totally on them now to deliver one hell of a marketing campaign. If the trailers are even remotely bad, this film will almost certainly flop. Afterall, it's not really that original even with Johnny. It's another origin story with the same villain. No Mole Man or Namor or Skrulls. Given the reports, we assume it is just Doom. And if Doom is miscast again, I don't see it doing even half as good as Amazing Spidey's reboot. At least that had a different villain and could cash in on Spidey's popularity as a hero. The first FF movie was passable. The second was terrible and nothing done here makes it any better.
     
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  4. Juliet316

    Juliet316 Chosen One star 10

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    What does it say about Marvel that it can turn Fox's original Johnny Storm into Captain America without batting an eye?;)
     
  5. Penguinator

    Penguinator Former Mod star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Can't get it right based on what, exactly? Your perceptions of the cast? They've announced nothing except the Fantastic Four themselves. It's a bit early to be jumping onto the "this is gonna suck" wagon. At least wait for a trailer.
     
  6. Six

    Six Jedi Knight star 4

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    The fact that its being made by Fox studios proves that its going to suck.
     
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  7. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    It felt wrong typing it, but I just went with it.
     
  8. Violent Violet Menace

    Violent Violet Menace Manager Emeritus star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Yodaminch's skepticism is warranted. They're not only doing a new origin story, but they're reusing the same villain from the first movie, which means that the execution better be top notch. Otherwise, there's not many selling points. We've already seen this movie.
     
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  9. Moviefan2k4

    Moviefan2k4 Jedi Master star 4

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    Well, to be fair, Kevin Feige pretty much scoured the world for any actor he thought could convincingly play Cap, using Chris' previous work as a reference. After that, he finally went to Chris and offered him the role.
     
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  10. SithLordDarthRichie

    SithLordDarthRichie CR Emeritus: London star 9

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    Of course they're using the same villain, Fantastic Four would be worthless without Doctor Doom (it was rather worthless with him when they portrayed him so badly in the previous movies).
     
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  11. FRAGWAGON

    FRAGWAGON Jedi Master star 4

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    Did Hollywood producers divine that we somehow hated the stories as they were first given to us?

    Do they imagine they must teach us what we should *really* like?
     
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  12. SithLordDarthRichie

    SithLordDarthRichie CR Emeritus: London star 9

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    I guess they aren't keen on being seen as unoriginal by just doing a remake of the first movie with the same origins story.

    Amazing Spider-Man changed the story from the Raimi movies, but it kept the key events the same (still gets spider bite from Oscorp, Uncle Ben still dies).
     
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  13. dp4m

    dp4m Chosen One star 10

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    You mean "Amazing Spider-Man changed the story from the origin story of the character to something different that wasn't the origin story of the character" right?
     
  14. I Are The Internets

    I Are The Internets Shelf of Shame Host star 9 VIP - Game Host

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    No no, you see, ASM changed the origin of the story of the origin to something different from the origin of the origin of the story of the character's origin.
     
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  15. Violent Violet Menace

    Violent Violet Menace Manager Emeritus star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    No no no, our galaxy is inside the marble of some giant alien kid. You are all mistaken.
     
  16. darth-sinister

    darth-sinister Manager Emeritus star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Pretty much.

    Course, they don't have to use Doom. He didn't debut until issue four.
     
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  17. I Are The Internets

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    No I believe that our world is held up by three elephants on top of the great turtle A'Tuin.
     
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  18. Dingo

    Dingo Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    OMG, what happened to the fourth one?!?!?!?
     
  19. dp4m

    dp4m Chosen One star 10

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    He was recasted black...
     
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  20. Violent Violet Menace

    Violent Violet Menace Manager Emeritus star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    ...and kept getting pulled over, so he retired.
     
  21. I Are The Internets

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    I thought it was three?
     
  22. Darth-Lando

    Darth-Lando Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    Three and 3/5
     
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  23. Six

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  24. Volderon

    Volderon Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Yeah was just reading that over at comic book resources broad. Craziness. Wouldn't be the first movie to cancel this close to a shoot.
     
  25. Six

    Six Jedi Knight star 4

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    I don't value Fox's decision making skills at all, but even I think they're too smart to carry through with this steaming pile of garbage.
     
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