Re: marvel comics geeks- report
Bonjour Mon Ami,
You're in luck! As my wife stated, I am a die-hard Marvel fan :).
X3 -- Great movie, lots of action, lots of mutants, not entirely accurate but still fun. Didn't have the all-star directing of Bryan Singer behind it, certainly didn't have the plot depth the first 2 had but worth watching. Also, no Nightcrawler in 3, and no GAMBIT...grrrrrrrrr...(Although he was slated for the 3rd one, never came to fruition).
Ghost Rider -- It was a fun movie, I went in with low expectations, I was hoping for something closer to Blade given the storyline but it was all too PG13. I could've done without a hige chunk of the dialogue, it made even me cringe and I'm pretty forgiving when it comes to comic book adaptations. Sepcial effects were awesome, I would place it below the X-Men and Spider-Man movies, but above the likes of Daredevil, Elektra and Fantastic Four.
Spider-Man 3 -- Looks awesome, big fan of the first 2, and this one promises to deliver more actions, more villains and a ton of web-slinging actions! Really looking forward to it.
Fantastic Four 1 and 2 -- The first one was disappointing, most of the people I went with disliked it thoroughly, but like I said, I'm a rather forgiving person when it comes to comic book adaptations. I thought it was fun, not up to par with the best but it was still better that Daredevil and Elektra. I think you should watch it and make your own judgements, I would put it at the bottom of your list though. The casting was great but Jessica Alba was not right for the part at all, and I'm sorry to say she's in the second one too.
The second one looks awesome from what I've seen of the trailers, I'm definitely looking forward to it, I just hope it delivers. Mr Fantastic has been one of my favorite characters, he's also one of the most difficult to pull off on screen, but if they can make the Silver Surfer look awesome, it promises to be a great special effects movie if nothing else.
It is unlikely we'll get to see Galactus or the Watcher in this movie, but you never know. It's possible the Watcher will provide narration for the events, no idea to be honest. My guess is that the SS will be the focal point, big battles, throw in a reappearance of Dr Doom here and there and you've got yourself a good mix. I would imagine the story will end with the SS turning to good but warning them that the worst is yet to come, setting it up for the 3rd.
Elektra -- Don't watch it, you'll be disappointed beyond repair
Ultimate Avengers Animated -- I enjoyed both the 1st and 2nd animated movies, they're fun to watch, but they don't really bring you anything beyond reading a good graphic novel.
What's to come -- Punisher 2, I actually enjoyed the most recent Punisher movie, it was much closer to what I would expect from a Punisher movie, violence and all out crazy vengeance, none of this good and evil business. I'm not sure what they're going to do for a second one though, the initial tragedy of Frank Castle losing his family is really what spurred that movie on.
Hulk 2, I had heard initially that the guy from Prison Break and Blade Trinity was going to be playing Bruce Banner, but apparently that was an unfoundeded rumor. I think Eric Bana may have signed on again which I'm glad about, I enjoyed is portrayal and I think he's a great actor. The first movie I enjoyed, I think Ang Lee did a great job directing but I could've done without a lot of the strange camera movements. They also twisted the story somewhat, I'm hoping for something a little more comic like for the next one. i.e. HULK SMASH, big super villains and rediculous destruction.
Namor, you're correct, that is also in the works, I haven't really heard anything about it but I would enjoy a movie about him, perhaps leading to a Fantastic Four cross over :).
Wolverine and Magneto movies are both in the works. I think the Wolverine movie is farer along, Hugh Jackman is on board, I think we're delving into his past, pre X-Men, around his Weapon X, adamantium bonding timeline. Really looking forward to that. The Magneto spin-off movie I haven't heard too much about, just that it was in the works with the Wolverine one, I think it has potential, but probably not the appeal of Wolverine.
I'm looking forward to Iron Man, I think Robert Downey Jr is a good bit of casting and Gwyneth Paltrow has alot been cast. I think it's going to be closer to the Fantastic Four that the X-Men movies. I hope they do a good job with his armor, it can't be easy, I heard the biggest challenge was making it maneuverable as well as look awesome on screen. Should be fun!
This is defintely the time of comic-book fans. I love how popular these adaptations have become, I'm a big fan of Superman Returns, and the first 2 Blade movies I enjoyed very much. Hellboy I also liked and the 300 looks awesome! I'm not sure if you're into anything outside of Marvel but I would check those out if you haven't already. I believe Wonder Woman is also in the works.
I hope that helps, if you ever need to bounce off a fellow Marvel/Comic fan, you know where to come! :)
