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Jason Momoa cast as Aquaman in Batman v Superman DoJ
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Plasticine
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He wears lifts.
Sibersk Esto
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m_shortpants
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Where are the Momoa Aquaman shops??
Bobby Roberts
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No one's really thought about how to visualize a live-action Aquaman, so it's harder to google a picture and then slap his head on it.
I really think that knee-jerk condemnation of upcoming superhero films should simply be answered with links to the Days of Future Past threads before the film opened.
Because everyone KNEW. They knew SO HARD. And then they didn't know SHIT.
I really think that knee-jerk condemnation of upcoming superhero films should simply be answered with links to the Days of Future Past threads before the film opened.
Because everyone KNEW. They knew SO HARD. And then they didn't know SHIT.
Phoenician_Viking
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If character building will be shit movies like Cap 1 and IM 2 i will survive without these shitty character building. My gawd IM 2 was all kinds of disaster.
People are now treating Marvel's methods as the golden standard and it's ridic.
It's like people can't read, amazing really.
ChosenPredator
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his hair should be that color
'Pre Avenges' threads would be better. The level of crow they delivered is still unmatched.
OneEyedKing
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Well Snyder has never had an Academy Award winning screenwriter write his movies before.
AuthenticM
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Goyer also wrote Man of Steel, along other terrible films. It's not a sure-fire thing that he will save this film.
It's not doomed; people just need to tamper their expectations. Or not. It's up to them if they want to risk being disappointed.
Bobby Roberts
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I wasn't on GAF back then, and DOFP threads are fresher in my mind, but yeah, that's also a great example.
Goyer's not writing this film. He's talking about Chris Terrio. NOBODY expects Goyer to "save" anything. Especially since his connection to the project essentially ended once Affleck signed and he brought Terrio on.
OneEyedKing
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Um I'm talking about Chris Terrio who is writing this movie.
Future Foundation
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Yeah, people were going on about how it wasn't gonna do well, how it looked cheap/TV quality, it was gonna do Iron Man 2 money at best.
I wonder if there was a moment when people quoted some of the older posts members made when Avengers hit big.
AuthenticM
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Wow, you guys are right. I missed that.
Consider me more excited for this film !
Consider me more excited for this film !
Messypandas
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Boom
could be a bandcamp album cover
MisterHero
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First Class was a decent movie and people were excited for the sequel. The Wolverine was also good (before its climatic battle, anyways).
I'd give you Quicksilver, but even he had at least 2 things going for him:
1) Bryan Singer, who gave us the Nightcrawler scene from X2
2) Speedsters are innately fun, apparently. Ex: Dash from The Incredibles
I could cite other confidence boosters like DoFP being based on a specific storyline rather than a mishmash of comics references. This applies to Cap2 as well.
I don't know how this bodes for Justice League but there are a bunch of characters appearing for a Superman/Batman movie. You're right, no one knows, but we knew more about the above mentioned movies. And comics fans are too uptight sometimes.
AuthenticM
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Wait, people thought DoFP would be bad ?
Future Foundation
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Some thought it would be a mess with the large cast/time-travel stuff. Plus, people were ragging hard on Quicksilver.
MisterHero
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A lot griping happened over the costumes and shoddy press images.
I thought they were fine, but the next movie better use the 1980s as a reason for yellow spandex.
I'll admit, I was on the "Avengers is gonna be boo boo" train till the second trailer hit. The first trailer did nothing for me, and everything about it was looking cheap to me.
Being unenthused because you dislike Synder as a director is fine. That, I understand. When people say that's their reason for being uninterested, no one really says anything. I'm sure those who are more looking forward to the film or at least interested in it would be more understanding if that were the only reason people were saying they are down on it.
It's the cries of "bloated" despite knowing nothing about the story, not knowing basic information that's been out there for months (i.e whose writing it), the treatment of the "Marvel method" as some golden standard as if "The Avengers" was the first ensemble piece ever put to film, and most of all, the need to say it in every thread about this movie that's perplexing.
I'm not even trying to stan for this movie because I'm not convinced it's going to be good. I hope it is, but who knows. But man, people are already so convinced it's going to be a total disaster based on nothing really and it doesn't make any sense.
Being unenthused because you dislike Synder as a director is fine. That, I understand. When people say that's their reason for being uninterested, no one really says anything. I'm sure those who are more looking forward to the film or at least interested in it would be more understanding if that were the only reason people were saying they are down on it.
It's the cries of "bloated" despite knowing nothing about the story, not knowing basic information that's been out there for months (i.e whose writing it), the treatment of the "Marvel method" as some golden standard as if "The Avengers" was the first ensemble piece ever put to film, and most of all, the need to say it in every thread about this movie that's perplexing.
I'm not even trying to stan for this movie because I'm not convinced it's going to be good. I hope it is, but who knows. But man, people are already so convinced it's going to be a total disaster based on nothing really and it doesn't make any sense.
Poofynamanama
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lots of "this is gonna be a clusterfuck" complaints, just like every thread about batman v superman
Plasticine
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PhoncipleBone
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Well, Quicksilver's appearance was really stupid looking. But damn was he a badass once he started moving.
Although, a coworker pointed it out to me about Quicksilver. In the early 70s, Quicksilver would have been a pretty smooth looking dude.
thehypocrite
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I don't share your opinion on Snyder, heck I think you're completely wrong.
That's how I took it. It was supposed to be how a teen would have actually dressed during that time. Sure it looked goofy, but it fit the film.
(Now some hardcore X fan is going to point out how QS would still never wear that because in X-Men #345 blah blah blah
)Discotheque
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No that guy is banned I think. He had some corny rants about quicksilver and then said he pirated the film and hated it lol
Coffee Dog
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Who wouldn't? The movie's greatest strength was that it was really only about 5 characters when the promotional material made it look like it was about 30.
Once again, five established characters with known backstories that the movie didn't need to waste time with. See any similarities here?
Wouldn't be surprised to see or disappointed by this style of Aquaman.
That's exactly what I thought of.
Ninja Scooter
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I really hope they don't dye his hair blonde. He's a darker skinned/haired Polynesian. That's his look. Leave it be. Aquaman doesn't have to be a blonde.
lovely ladies
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Yeah, his long haired look is pretty perfect, who cares if he's not blonde. I doubt he's gonna be wearing fish scales on his armor also.
Actually, depending on what comics they draw inspiration from, Aquaman being blonde is important. Blonde hair in Atlantis was a sign of being cursed at one point in continuity and because of it, baby Aquaman was abandoned to die.
Of course, if they're going for the Arthur Curry version where he's just the son of a lighthouse keeper and the Queen of Atlantis and is raised on land (and given that's the version in the comics right now, that's probably where they're headed), then yeah his hair can be any color.
lovely ladies
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I honestly had no idea of Aquaman's origin and that's good info to know. He just looks kinda goofy with the blonde dye job. WB should have just asked Hemsworth to play Aquaman, that dude's perfect for it.
Marvel fans were shitting on it non-stop.
MisterHero
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Visual authenticity is sort of important in adapting a visual medium. Sort of.
And Hawkguy's modern costume is lame (both in comics and movie)
There are a lot of bigger, more important reasons why something like the 2011 Conan sucked, chief among them being the director being a no-talent asshat. If you time traveled back to when Arnold was gearing up for his take on Conan and put him in the film, it would have sucked just as hard.
AuthenticM
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Wow, I had no idea of the reaction to DoFP before its release. I've always thought it looked awesome and could not wait for it. All of my friends were of the same opinion, so I guess I assumed everyone was hyped for it.
Team Filler
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MisterHero
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People keep saying this but the real failure was the business suit.But not always!
He can control metal but can't have plated armor?
Team Filler
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Maybe that's his style. Another example in the opposite direction of shit-ass magneto helm:
Baller-as-fuck Kingpin in a movie not deserving of him
Baller-as-fuck Kingpin in a movie not deserving of him
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