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And Here's The Trailer For COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN'S HOPE!
Nordling here.
I missed this at Fantastic Fest, and I hope to see it when it opens here. Morgan Spurlock's documentary of the people who go to Comic-Con looks like it's right up my alley. These are our people. And yeah, Harry is one of the Executive Producers of this, but if there's anyone more qualified to help tell the story ofthe world of fandom, I'd like to meet 'em. Plus with Stan Lee and Joss Whedon's involvement, this movie is just full of the geek heart, I'm sure. Here's the trailer:
COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN'S HOPE opens this year.
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I got to meet Morgan Spurlock after watching his previous moc-doc, Pom Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. He's a genuinely cool cat, down to earth, friendly. The kind of guy you'd grab a beer with and talk about anything with. I really hope his new movie does great.
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Yikesssssssssssssssssssssss
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Feb. 22, 2012, 10:17 p.m. CST
How did we get so fat? Because food taste sooo fuckin good!!!
by Orionsangels
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...and Harry (heh, just kidding, I like Harry). Whedon, Stan Lee, and Morgan Spurlock collaborating on a documentary about comic/sci-fi/awesome nerds? I first went to a Star Trek convention twenty years ago when it was social suicide. Now it's mainstream. I am excited about this. The geek shall inherit the Earth. Word.
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Love that MOTHRA Cosplayer, though!
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I wanted to see this, and then I saw them in the trailer and now I don't want to see it anymore.
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Yet the fat jokes are starting to get old!
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Feb. 23, 2012, 2:23 a.m. CST
that looks inspirationally fluffy, sure. Be nice if they remembered to hyphenate "Spider-Man", though, eh?
by Al
If yer gonna sell a movie to geeks, get that extremely geeky nitpick right. Otherwise, sure, I'll check it out.
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Feb. 23, 2012, 2:27 a.m. CST
Also I'd totally do stuff with the chick who makes Mass Effect costumes
by Al
Yeah, she looked a little haggard in her closeup but she was probably slaving over a hot costume all day. Or all those Slave Leias. All at once. Speaking of which, are there any Slave Leia orgy vids out there?
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Alls I found is that Adrian Curry chick and a bunch of 'em in one shot, but you seen one Slave Leia mass shot you've seen 'em all. Aside from one pic of two slave leias kissing, that was hot. Ah well. Comic Con is neat, though.
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Unless, as stated, Slave Leia orgy would turn me right around.
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That'll sell more tickets. Ok, I'm done. Peace, y'all!
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Ehhh, I remember going to the old Chicago Comic-Con, before Wizard World, before Hollywood Con (aka San Diego Comic Con). Shit has gotten out of hand. I remember when ARTISTS and WRITERS were the focus, not some new movie. People would stand in crazy-long lines for a Jim Lee autograph, now they stand in crazy-long lines for a sneak preview of a movie that they will see anyway. Those were the days....
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What you said 100% times a quadrillion!
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Feb. 23, 2012, 7:56 a.m. CST
I'm going to the HE-MAN/SHE-RA "POWER-CON" in LA this year.
by Jake Pantlin
It's in late-September. Looks to be fun. Especially with the '87 Dolph Lundgren movie celebrating it's 25th anniversary this year.
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unless you are completely anal retentive.
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I had high hopes for this project, but it was an absolute train-wreck. Turned out to be nothing but an embarrassment.... Nice try, guys... please don't try again.
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that one was actually really good, fun and insightful. But, I guess because Harry thought it was in competition with this it got no coverage here.
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Feb. 23, 2012, 9:32 a.m. CST
I'm glad I'm not the only one sick of the tiresomely self-promoting and overrated Spurlock
by Joe Plumber
That said, his name is perfect for a D&D wizard character.
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There's too many people I find annoying in or associated with this for me to watch it (Smith, Rogen, Spurlock), but I do wish you success with it.
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Feb. 23, 2012, 9:57 a.m. CST
So, what does "coming this year" mean? Another 6-8 months of the film in "festival jail?"
by gruntybear
'Cuz, snooty festival crowds was obviously the target audience for a geek manifesto.
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Fucking lack of an edit button in 2012 ...
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Turn it off 2/3'ds through. Because they've just got to end it on a big 'nicey nicey' note about how great GL is. And he's not nice, he's the Anti-Christ. He has a 666 birthmark somewhere on his body, I'm sure.
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Although there were too many talking heads and not enough of the actual convention. A little more history would've been nice too.
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Never been to Comic Con i'm afraid and can't say that i'm going to make a trip out to the movie theater to see this one but just for you Harry, I promise i'll give it a rental at least! I really enjoyed the docu about the 501st Stormtrooper geeks on the SW blu ray set and this docu looks fun too. Plus we had the KING OF KONG doc not too long ago so maybe there's a mini zeitgeist going on for geek documentaries right now - best of luck with success for this one.
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Feb. 23, 2012, 11:57 a.m. CST
garbageman33, your mini-review tells me everything I need to know about this and confirms my worst fears
by Joe Plumber
If this hits Netflix streaming I will probably check it out, but then it is a count down to how much Kevin Smith, Seth Rogen and Morgan Spurlock I can take. Also, it seems to focus too much on the CosPlayers. Many cosplayers aren't even real geeks invested in the characters they portray. They just like dressing up.
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The documentary focused on a costume designer (a really cute one), two comic book illustrators, a comic book dealer and a garden-variety geek (and his incredibly clingy girlfriend). Cosplayers weren't represented, other than with a snippet here or there. But yeah, there's a whole lot of Kevin Smith. Which makes the whole thing feel a little less heartfelt. It's just Smith doing his schtick.
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-- Oh you're into anime right Batman?
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Feb. 23, 2012, 1:28 p.m. CST
Also that woman shouldn't be thinking that a Con' costume contest will get her steady work in Hollywood
by MooseMalloy
-- Maybe a gig or two, but come on. If you want to work in film and tv you should probably start knocking on the proper doors like everyone else does.
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John Carter article anyone? Pleeeeeze?
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I love you
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I'm only going by the trailer and it is basically all Cosplayers. But, then I guess that's what your average non-geek person thinks of when they hear Comic-Con. Plus, it is the sole sexy aspect of CC, so it makes sense to play that up in the trailer, I guess. A lot of Kevin Smith doing his shtick = Meh
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Damn Skippy!
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Cosplayers are to cons what non-stop texters are to movie theaters. I will no longer wait while 10,000 gawkers snap photos of Little Miss Didn't Get Enough of Daddy's Attention and Is Therefore Wearing a Red Streamer as an Elektra Costume, who happens to be posing, arch-backed and legs splayed in the center of EVERY major thoroughfare of the con. I walk right the hell through those picture "opportunities." Fuck that noise. The time for cosplay is at the Saturday night masquerade. Outside of that, cosplayers are a plague on the con floor.
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yeah the cosplayers are over-emphasized but they are the most cinematic of course. And yes got to love the half naked attention whores...good to look at and probably good to fuck (although i wouldn't know), but not if you were forced to have a conversation with them first.
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The actual film is less about the event and more about the people who attend it. It focuses on five different subjects and none of them are cosplayers. In fact, one of the subjects is a comic book dealer, even though they don't have nearly the presence they used to.
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There’s been a lot of humor mined from the attendees of San Diego’s annual Comic Con, many of whom come dressed as their favorite comic and movie characters. But unlike, say, Triumph: the Insult Comic Dog, Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) isn’t here to poke fun at them. He’s here to celebrate their slightly off-kilter view of things. It’s a universal story: freaks get around other freaks and suddenly feel normal. And it’s incredibly touching to watch as Spurlock and his crew follow five attendees coming from all over the country to their mecca. He also interviews people like Kevin Smith, Josh Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and comics legend Stan Lee to paint a really affectionate portrait of a convention that has grown from 500 people to 130,000.
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i agree. i saw her first
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I want to rip that stupid moustache off his smirking little bitch face. How the fuck does this no-talent loser have a career? I would rather watch a 2 hour home movie of bears eating trash in a landfill. Much more entertaining and educational.
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