Norton vs. Marvel or How they are probably screwing up another franchise

[comicartfan]

I was so psyched when they decided to redo the Hulk movie, but now, I am not so optimistic.

 

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20191802,00.html

[djpinkpanther67]

At least the FF movies weren't the WORST Marvel films

[HighVoltage]

No - Ghost Rider is one film WAY ahead of the FF & Hulk on the suck-o meter.

[djpinkpanther67]

No - Ghost Rider is one film WAY ahead of the FF & Hulk on the suck-o meter.

I thought DD was the worst one

[HighVoltage]

At least DD had some moments where it seemed like they tried. GR - felt more like an extreme 'mail-it-in' job.

[comicartfan]

Let's not forget :

 

The Punisher with Dolph Lundgren

Capt. America

Man Thing

Justice League - the Roger Corman version

Fantastic Four - also courtesy of Roger Corman

[HighVoltage]

Elektra was pretty awful...

[djpinkpanther67]

Elektra was pretty awful...

Yeah but at least Jennifer Garner has eye candy status

[HighVoltage]

Agreed.

 

Maybe they should've done the movie without sound!?

[Lantern]

Justice League - the Roger Corman version

 

 

Seen the Corman FF movie, but I've never heard of his JL movie. I must seek this out and watch it.

[Aces]

Let's not forget :

 

The Punisher with Dolph Lundgren

Capt. America

Man Thing

Justice League - the Roger Corman version

Fantastic Four - also courtesy of Roger Corman

 

Man Thing - worst movie ever?

[awe4one]

This should be interesting to see. This and IM are the first two Marvel movies the company has bankrolled exclusively...giving them final say on the finished product.

 

We'll now know whether a comic company can translate their characters successfully to film. It was real easy before to lay some of the blame on the Hollywood machine and them not understanding what made the comic characters tick with fans...now the focus is solely on Marvel.

 

Jim

[joe_collector]

Let's not forget :

 

The Punisher with Dolph Lundgren

Capt. America

Man Thing

Justice League - the Roger Corman version

Fantastic Four - also courtesy of Roger Corman

 

Come on, at least limit it to real studio movies, with a budget larger than what greggy spent for lunch. If you spend $150 million on a Hulk movie, don't be a jerk and compare it to a Corman $10K epic.

[synch]

FF was disappointing but entertaining none the less... more so the 2nd time around once you knew what to expect...

 

I think punisher is the only one I've been really disappointed with my self ... the new one that is ... I'll take the original punisher over watching the new one any time

 

[Artboy99]

I actually really liked the first Hulk movie. I liked the development of character, and when the Hulk arrived it was well done. The only things I didnt like about the first film were the Hulk's size change, and the irradiated dogs.

My hope is that the next film doesnt become a special effects fest. I still want the story, and of course, more Hulk.

PLEASE PLEASE do not make the Hulk stupid. I detest the "hulk smash big ears" way he speaks in the comics. The original Hulk, in the first 1-6 volumes and early Tales to astonish was not stupid, nor did he speak that way. he simply had a disdain for the weaker humans. Why does Marvel make him stupid? GRRR

[The Less Blob]

I fell asleep during the Hulk movie. I could barely stay awake through Daredevil. I haven't seen FF.

 

The X-Men and Spidey movies I've seen kept my attention.

 

 

[EastEnd]

They gave an early look at the upcoming Hulk 2 trailer today at NYCC. I'm not a big Hulk fan but I have to say it looked pretty good... some great scenes of the Hulk fighting the army and Brodsky. This film will apparently have A LOT of action in it and yes Hulk will say "Puny Humans!" and Hulk Smash!" One great moment was after the credits rolled on the trailer, the trailer kicked back in showing the Tony Stark/Robert Downey much rumored cameo (that brought a huge roar from the 3000 people in the auditorium). Another neat moment was when Lou Ferigno made a surprise appearance on the panel and confirmed that he has a part in Hulk 2.

[NewWorldOrder]

DD was one of my favorite movies of the comic book Marvel Movies.

 

Hulk 2 looks fines.

 

IM will be amazing!!

[Larryw7]

I watched the theatrical trailer for the new Hulk last night, and it looks a lot better than the first one(which had its moments, but was too slow).

[joe_collector]

My hope is that the next film doesnt become a special effects fest. I still want the story, and of course, more Hulk.

 

That's essentially the problem, as Norton is angry that a lot of his scenes have been cut, and the movie has devolved into a FX fight-fest, which no matter how much if a nerd you are, is *not* good news.