Comments on: Fantastic Four Gets Script Changes and Upgrades It’s Visual Effects

By: kk83

kk83 — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 00:41:21 +0000

By: Djoser

Djoser — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 11:08:25 +0000

F4 looks entirely too depressing, and makes me crave a hulk re-release.

I elect we petition Marvel: for a “Test Audience Cut” of the Hulk movie; treated as if Ang Lee spent one week less with the CGI, and instead edited at least 45 minutes out of the first hour (which is remarkably hulkless)

In this hypothetical DVD, Ang would’ve learned from the already released Lord of the Rings that, in fact, there is an audience for epic artistic direction- provided theatrical release whets the appetite for deleted scenes.

By: David

David — Sun, 02 Jan 2005 04:22:07 +0000

A movie can be enjoyable in its own right, regardless of what other movies similar to it have come out within the same time period.

Besides, didn’t you see the original FF movie that was made about 7-8 years ago? (Or was that canned and never even released to video, because it was so bad?) :)

Actually, the Incredibles and the FF composition is pretty similar in terms of powers: Violet / Sue Storm, Reed / Helen, Bob / Ben Grimm, and (personality-wise) Dash / Johnny Storm. But Pixar was working on this movie back in 1999, long before FF was announced for release.

I think it’s sort of pathetic for Marvel to have their own ideas out-implemented — the stuff Elastigirl was doing in The Incredibles was straight out of John Byrne’s version of FF, 20 years ago, and should have already been in the FF movie… but the movie guys didn’t even mine those visuals, apparently, while Brad Bird did. (To quote Syndrome, “Lame Lame LAME!”)

But take some consolation: At least it’ll be better than Star Wars 3.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 06:41:39 +0000

Well, I’m sure there will be comparisons, but who gives a shit? If we wanna see the movie, we’ll see it. If what we imagine to be a good FF movie isn’t realized, then we’ll all be back here to bitch about it. If other people want to be stupid and compare the Fantastic Four to some Disney rip off, then let them. We shouldn’t worry about things like that. It’s not OUR job, it’s the studio’s job. And something for Angry Editor, don’t be a stupid weiner! If he says it’s or its, who gives a shit? He wrote his post in a hurry and he probably has a lot of other things to worry about, and grammer isn’t one.

By: Simone

Simone — Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:34:04 +0000

Ioan Grufudd as Mr. Fantastic! Awwwwwww….

By: Alfredo

Alfredo — Thu, 30 Dec 2004 03:22:31 +0000

Yeah Marvel timed this one really bad. I think that the FF movie is still going to be good.

By: angry editor

angry editor — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:00:55 +0000

“It’s” is short for “It is”, not the possessive form you’re trying to use. Please use “Its”, or I will be too distracted by crappy grammar to read your otherwise good posts.

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 17:21:22 +0000

I've been concerned about this ever since The Incredibles was announced. Consider the fact that both films feature families with super powers, and two characters in each film have the same powers, (Violet/Sue Storm, Elastigirl/Mr. Fantastic), and you're just begging for comparisons. Never mind the fact that the FF have been around for 40 odd years. The general public is just going to think that the FF is ripping off the Incredibles. Poor timing on Marvel's part, if you ask me. Alter Ego Comics

By: Simone

Simone — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:01:25 +0000

I am quite sure that they just dont want other people to think that “Fantastic Four” is an imitation of “The Incredibles” since ElastiGirl has the same powers as Mr. Fantastic. Not all viewers would be able to tell that “Fantastic Four” came first before “The Incredibles”, so you can imagine their dilemma.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:01:05 +0000

“perhaps all this will lead to a great film experience for us the audience… but I doubt it.”

Well I couldn’t agree with you more. Now I am not going to boast that I am a film expert like yourself, but I can admit to my “movie dorkness” and I pride myself in that dorkness -it come in handy at parties- and the day I saw the first pic of the cast, I new that this movie was going to be a joke -kinda like the Nick Fury movie with David Hasselhof-. But with this new news of upgrading the special effects, it could bring some new positives to the flick. Lets just hope that one of those upgrades is the Thing. I mean the commish covered in playdoy does not sell me as the Thing.