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John Ary Questions THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN And Discusses His Top 5 Proposed Superhero Reboots!!
John Ary here with a few thoughts on rebooting our favorite super hero films.
The Amazing Spider-Man will be releasing here in the states on July 3 and I have yet to talk with anyone who is truly excited to see it. It's not an issue with the quality of the movie or the choices for the leading roles. Rather, it seems like the film's origin story is more of the problem. Do we really want to see Peter Parker's genesis as a crimefighter... again? After all, it wasn't that long ago that Sam Raimi capped off his Spidey trilogy (2007). If we're going to reboot heroes, let's do it right, with characters who haven't been mined to death and stories that are fresh. We have stacks of comic books and reels of film to search for these grand protagonists, so why limit our exposure to only a certain handful of properties?
This got me thinking... Who are some of the heroes that I would like to see get a big budget modern-day reboot? I compiled my top 5 do-overs into the following video:
I want to know your top contenders for a second chance at cinema. Leave your choices below and for more video reviews, features, and exclusive content, subscribe to our Youtube channel.
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Flash Gordon "every time this character speaks it sounds like he has no personality and nothing much going on behing the eyes" Pots and kettles mate!
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Can a brother get a transcript?
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1.Danger Diabolik
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...get dubbed in the film? I still reckon everyone in that film (with the exception of Max V.S.) should've been dubbed by Brian Blessed. DIIIIIIIIIIVE!
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but now I see it's video. Too bad, I guess I'll have to reboot the US economy now.
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1. Danger Diabolik 2. some 80s tv android/kungFu/cavemen film 3. Flash Gordon 4. Masters of the universe 5. Batman
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not everyone has speakers or headphones available...print out a copy of your transcript to be read, please...or ditch these altogether
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June 27, 2012, 8:40 a.m. CST
List should begin and end with Mr. Canoehead, Canada's aluminum-headed crime fighter
by Domi'sInnerChild
Uncle Douvee from Hard Target gets an honorary nomination only if Wilford Brimley returns and the whole movie is about him.
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...can anyone spare the guy a couple of quid for a burger?
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June 27, 2012, 8:41 a.m. CST
agree, I can read a top 5/10 in no time, scan through if I want. Video reviews where the geek is the `star` are not my thing, sorry.
by higgledyhiggles
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Wear that MOTU t-shirt loud and proud!!
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kind of sucks. All the Earth stuff is just goofy. But I was never upset they didn't include the Adam storyline, w/ Cringer and Orko. Would have been goofier. Ralph Mcquarrie's Eternia designs are bad ass though.
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June 27, 2012, 8:43 a.m. CST
And my top 2 TV show reboots first are. I can't think of movies though
by Supermans
The Flash (I know, not a movie, but still me top choice) I loved the TV series and wish it had gotten another season. A reboot would be a lot of fun. Lois and Clark I would like a departure from Smallville, a TV show going back to what made the first season of Lois and Clark special. The chemistry between Cain and Hatcher was terrific. Routh and Bosworth were like bad acting robots. The new Superman reboot where he can't fly but jumps like John Carter seems like a mistake. I don't like the new costume either.
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I totally agree people should know this more,it is a super cool movie,overlooked,not campy at all,they spoofed it on mst3k once,yeah,a bit ahead of its time,it recreated panel by panel shots way before sin city,300 and watchmen,all without cgi,and is one of the most lively,colorful,comic book movies ever. And I think he's more an anti-hero than super hero haha. That being said,it would have to take a REALLY convincing creative team to make me go,"Ok,yeah,this sounds awesome/like it could work." But that's a longshot I think. Flash Gordon would be cool. But I think the unfortunate "failure" of John Carter has put a cap on any golden age pulp adaptations. Shame,cause Carter was a really good and beautifully shot movie. I mean,part of the problem there was people's lack of familiarity with the character/series. I mean,how many in that 12-25 age range know Flash Gordon? What company made Eliminators? I mean,was it DC,Marvel? Today I learned that MOTU Part 2 was turned into Cyborg,hah! There was some talk of them doing a new MOTU a few years back with John Woo at the helm. Don't know what happened with that. Oh,the MOTU movie,so bad,yet so good. I think you need to appreciate just the fact that you'll probably never see something made like that ever again. Batman's a little too obvious,and too soon.I mean,really? Obv after Dark Knight Rises,I'm guessing and won't be surprised that they'll be starting a new series in due time. I mean,with the upcoming Justice League movie,that's gonna happen. Plus yeah,It's Batman. A few I would like to see relaunched are,and I know 2 of these are universally hated by almost everyone,but just here me out..... Swamp Thing-Great character and story with alot of creative potential. As long as they don't turn it into an environmentalism allegory,this could be great. Esp if they adadpt Saga Of The Swamp Thing. This could be both a compelling drama and awesome monster movie if done right. As a matter of fact,of the top of my head,I could definitley see Guillermo Delo Toro doing this. Steel-Yes,I know what you're probably thinking. Yes,I know how bad the last one we got was. And yes,it might be too late to do this,I mean,that story cycle was so long ago,would people care? Possibly.But I think there's some potential there,and just that the last one we got was so shitty,I think it might be time for a re-do. Spawn-See above as to what ou're probably thinking. I know the problems with this,shitty cgi aside. I actually thought this was decent,despite its flaws. And again,it might be too late for this one.
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1. Billy the Dikk 2. Harry 3. er...thats it!
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Langella was fucking awesome as Skeletor, especially his obsession with forcing He-Man to kneel in front of him...
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June 27, 2012, 8:57 a.m. CST
Don't want to reboot Daredevil or Spider-Man but Batman is number 1?
by Rick
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Give me something of substance to read, please.
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needs a good reboot. Perhaps the Phantom? Add Daredevil to the list - I liked the first one with its flaws and the fact that Aflek's chin was the main character.
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Gets my ramrod pumping everytime. Such a lush voicebox.
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Having not been a movie yet, I would love to see Alien Legion brought to the screen. The comic has huge potential. I do agree about Masters of the Universe, I was one of those kids thinking 'what the hell is this?' But I think X-Men will need a good reboot down the road, along the lines of when Marc Silvestri and Chris Claremont were paired up. Uncanny X-Men issue 247 was the first issue I read and I was awed by the story and characters with Rogue quickly becoming my favorite. I commend what has been done with the current X-Men films but they didn't measure up to the stories that got me hooked in.
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derp!!!!!!!!!!
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Well worth another punt. Or even Swamp Thing. Great article, by the way.
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these are listed in chronological order.
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June 27, 2012, 9:09 a.m. CST
How about "The Specials" with Rob Lowe, Judy Greer and the rest of the orignal cast.
by cookylamoo
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1. Spawn 2. Red Sonja 3. The Flash 4. The Mask 5. Dick Tracy Theres probably more, but i cant think of them. Btw, i agree with comments that you say dont want to see popular comic films rebooted (Punisher does!), yet you list Batman?
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June 27, 2012, 9:10 a.m. CST
@supermans, I thought the no-flight Man of Steel rumor had been debunked.
by hank henshaw
Not that it would change a thing about that movie's potential for suck.
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wonder woman
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I would love a badass The Shadow movie where there was a murder-mystery to solve and a crime league to bust! That Alec Baldwin version wasn't bad, either.
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Well...I want another Blade...but not a reboot really. Wesley did an AWESOME job and I want one more because three was lacking. so otherwise....they are as follows. 5. Swamp Thing - I love the old ones...but it's time to bring him back in a modern light. 4. Hellblazer - Constantine wasn't bad...but there was more that could be done with that character. 3. Hulk (W/ Mark Ruffalo) - Man he was perfect in The Avengers...let's get the ball rolling on his own film....No origins needed. (Maybe he can have an other hero or two show up and d a team-up or something.) 2. Daredevil - I actually enjoy the first on the whole. Ben Affleck is fairly good and even MCD is a decent Kingpin. I just want a little darker Davedevil and a real feeling of the Kingpin. Little to no Electra in it please. and 1. Spawn or Fantastic Four - I like both movies....but the Villians in all of them are lacking. Spawn had some cool effects for it's time, MJW as Spawn was pretty good and John Leguizamo was great as the clown. This just needs to be realized with a decent budget and script from the source material better. The core 4 in the FF was great. I like all the actors...even Jessica Alba...though she was the weakest. But again...the villians came out all wrong...Doom should have been a HUGE character...almost bigger than the FF. He didn't have the right feel at all. The Silver Surfer was alright...but he should have had a bit smaller role and they should have dealt with Galactus more...and only shooed him away. Oh...and Galactus should NOT have been a giant space dust cloud. He has an iconic look....you can do it Hollywood! Those are mine anyway.
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June 27, 2012, 9:15 a.m. CST
How about "Doctor Mordrid" only this time just call it "Doctor Strange".
by cookylamoo
And Jean Dujardin playing the doctor. (Combs could co-star)
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June 27, 2012, 9:16 a.m. CST
I propose we have a 5-10 year moratorium on all superhero movies.
by Ingeld
In the future, I hope they are the like the Western. Every 3-5 years we get one. Every 5-7 years we might get one worth watching. I think that is enough for superhero movies. The genre is getting very tired now.
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Blade! Maybe, Tank Girl too!
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Where the whole movie is like the first five minutes of the last one.
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June 27, 2012, 9:23 a.m. CST
Too soon to reboot batman, but new Spider-man was needed
by matchesmalone2380
So the main complaint was that it was too soon to reboot Spider-man after Raimi's Trilogy, but it's ok to reboot Nolan's Batman? WTF! Nolan's Batman is great. Like Raimi's Spidey #2, the second film is far superior to the original. It's dark, but shows that Batman can be a detective and a bad ass fighter. The villains are great (Ra's, Joker and soon Baine) and truly test Batman. Two face shouldn't count since, he really wasn't Batman nemesis in Dark Knight. Sure, Bale's Wayne/Batman is a little rough (especially the voice) but compared to Clooney's, he should get an academy award. Batman itself doesn't need a reboot in the next decade. Unless Dark Knight Rises is a complete cluster, which it doesn't, it does not need a reboot in the next decade. The only other way we need to see Batman is with Superman and the Justice League. The reboot was needed for Spider-man after #3 should have been called Peter Parker: whiny bitch pretending to be a bad ass. It was a mess and needed to be swept under the rug. I loved Spidey 2, but #3 ruined what would have been a great superhero trilogy. What really spoiled it was that the main complaint everyone has of #3 was that it had TOO many villains! Venom sucked, Sandman shouldn't have been a sympathetic villain, and new goblin (Harry) should have done us all a favor and blow himself up at the very begining of the movie. Now if 3 poorly conceived villains is too much for the audience, then how is a director ever going to show us the Sinister 6? I'm ready to see the new Spidey (about time they showed what happened to his parents. where Raimi's didn't) and see Spidey be funny, and not sulky. My top five superhero reboots: 5) Green Lantern (in Justice League team up form only, not solo) 4) Daredevil (No elektra or playground fight). Crossover with Black Widow if possible. 3)Fantastic Four (Chris Evens redeemed himself big with Captain America, and Thing needs to be hulk sized, not smaller than Sue storm) 2) Ghost Rider (Nic Cage. Nuff said) 1) Punisher (it's been tried three times now, and neither were good.)
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Any of these would make for great live action projects: M.A.S.K (no, not rocky dennis but the super cool alternating vehicles) Mysterious Cities of Gold (fantastic story that could be spread over a trilogy) Thundercats (one word: "Cheetara") Visionaries (3D animal totems beating the shit out of each other? Erm, yes please!)
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I may be the only one. Agree, there should be a SHADOW remake, though the Baldwin version was a good effort. And whoever suggested Dujardin as Dr. Strange - good work!
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Yeah, I said it...
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Yeah I said it too...
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June 27, 2012, 9:41 a.m. CST
If I was to reboot Batman - I'd stay away from traditional and go Batman Beyond
by Rick
It is a new story rather than a reboot. Get some distance between the current / traditional Batman and in 5-10 years they can give Batman a true reboot.
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MOTU Spawn .....and maybe Flash Gordon as a over stylized insane CG film? Not sure live-action would be the way to go anymore, and if they did it would be a straight comedy.
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June 27, 2012, 9:46 a.m. CST
I hear what you're saying about Spiderman but you're wrong
by JacksParasites
Sure, we'd rather not start all over again with an origin story, but I am thoroughly excited about Marc Webb's take after his The Amazing (500) Days of Summer, especially after Capone's glowing review. Spiderman is a character I love and I while I loved Raimi's films, I always wanted them to start with Gwen Stacy anyway.
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June 27, 2012, 9:46 a.m. CST
After Nolan.....no other Batman movie should taint his sacred work.
by cookylamoo
Just kidding....
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Godammit, why doesn't anyone but me remember this old Jap favorite??? Just keep it away from Michael Fucking Bay.
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in the same way that the spider-man movies were becoming worn, 5 movies on and the x-men franchise is surely stale. It can't alter the tone in any significant way so as to make it compete with the Marvel universe that Disney have got. Its just so toned down and muted. The effects are often crap. They need to go bigger. have sentinels busting in all the time. Have time travel. Other more interesting characters, follow closer to the comic books. And not in the kitch first class way. lets do it properly this time.
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The Mask doesn't need rebooting, just needs a sequel. Love to see a new movie about The Flash, Flash Gordon however can f**k right off. No need to reboot Green Lantern either, would benefit from a decent sequel however (off Earth). as good as He-Man could be, I'd rather see a Thundercats live action movie. Couldn't watch Blade with anyone other than Snipes so that's a write-off. Incidentally, what's happened to Hellboy? Surely there needs to be one more movie to complete the Trilogy?
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June 27, 2012, 10 a.m. CST
mysterious_volvo, you may get some of that in First Class 2.
by Shermdawg
We're getting Days of Future's Past w/ Cable
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June 27, 2012, 10:01 a.m. CST
Retcon, not reboot Smallville, and give us straight to dvd movies...
by Shermdawg
....until this Man of Steel thing is over.
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I hope to GOD these internet siites see then writing on the wall with the recent precedent in the NAD vs Netflix case. http://www.nad.org/news/2012/6/landmark-precedent-nad-vs-netflix GIVE us text with Video! I don't want to sit through 5 minutes of your slide show that I could have read in less than 3 minutes. Not to mention with the death ofunlimited intenet you will soon be wasting my bandwith. TEXT with video gives your reader CHOICE
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June 27, 2012, 10:23 a.m. CST
Hawkman needs to wait until wings on humans stop looking ridiculous (See Flash Gordon)
by cookylamoo
And from Hawkman's appearance on Smallville, the problem still isn't solved.
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Since when should perfectly good franchises be rebooted? Assuming Rises doesn't suck, what would be the reason to reboot? You only do that if a franchise has A. Not had its origin told on screen i.e. Batman (the first time), Bond, Star Trek or B. Hit a creative dead end i.e. Batman (the first time), Bond, Star Trek I think you all get the picture. Rebooting worked for those three because of very specific reasons. But now reboots are becoming like sequels and remakes, studios are making way too many of them. Spider-man? We've seen his origin done, and done pretty well. No need to retell it, but here they are with ASM pretending nobody remembers a ten year-old movie that broke box office records.
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If you're going to continue Batman after Nolan, use his continuity without having to follow the rules of that universe (crime film realism, etc). Make a Batman Beyond movie, but not a strict adaptation of the cartoon. Set it 20 years in the future, but use the Gotham from the original comics/animated series (with all of its crazy gothic glory, it was semi-futuristic anyways). Also, use villians from the original rogues gallery that were too unrealistic for Nolan's present-day Gotham. I know it'd be blasphemy to fanboys to see Terry McGinnis fighting Poison Ivy and Clayface, but I think it'd be a cool way of combining Beyond with the original Batman without returning to square one.
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So, I am adding nothing to this "article" by commenting on something I didn't even "read".
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put up a transcript for those who like to read things at their own (quicker) pace. or at least a 2/3x fast version of the video.
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After reading that Joe Manganiello interview, I think Joe could make an awesome Mon-El. That cameo in Smallville of the Legion was cool but I want more. Love me some Legion.
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Really, who would you replace Donald Pleasance with? Surely there is some well known character thesp that can pronounce puma as pyuma, right? My first thought was Malcolm McDowell, but he already replaced The Donald in Zombie's Halloween. Who else can do it? PYUMA MAN!
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June 27, 2012, 10:59 a.m. CST
Return of the Joker is already the ultimate "Batman Beyond" Movie
by cookylamoo
How could it be better than that!
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No reason to make another - unless you want another GI Joe or Transformers. MOTU is perfect the way it is (even if it didn't follow the series much) and Frank Langella gives Heath Ledger a run for his money.
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*I* remember Johnny Sokko and Giant Robot. I would love to see a reboot. And why not? There's tons of room for improvement. Just make sure you keep Doctor Botanus in.
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I am the law.
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No question whatsoever. Take the Chaykin/Helfer/Baker incarnation from the late 80s, give those gentlemen the respective script-writing and story-boarding, and you have the most astonishing possible Superhero franchise of all time. Then spinoff Justice Inc and Shadownet into their own properties and you make billions without raising a sweat. Do it, Hollywood, do it now!
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You are a master hipster. Underground cult '60's flims less than 1% of the population has heard of? Check. Mainstream kitch? Check (In fact, the He-Man choice was inspired; Flash Gordon, on the other hand, might have been a bit too obvious, but I'll cut you some slack). My only reservation was when I heard "Batman." I thought, "How's he going to get out of this hipster quagmire?" What followed next was truly inspired: a fanfic video of Batman and a foreign language B/W Batman '60's Batman video (which I can only guess have a combined total of less than 1000 views on YouTube) chosen as your all-time favorite Batman onscreen representations. Amazing. Bravo, Mr. Ary, bravo. You have won AICN's "Hipster of the Week Award," which includes: a pack of American Spirits, a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon or Lone Star (your choice), a $25 gift certificate to Whole Foods (I hear they're having a sale on organic veggie burgers this week), and two tickets to next year's Pitchfork Music Festival. And let me just say, Mr. Ary, you have truly earned it.
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June 27, 2012, 11:51 a.m. CST
When they rebooted the Hulk, they didn't make us sit through another origin.
by sweeneydave
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1. Megaforce 2. Greatest American Hero 3. Condorman 4. The Misfits of Science 5. Krull
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I wanna see the early '70's Neal Adams era Batman...half James Bond, half Sherlock Holmes, half Bruce Lee (wait...).<br><br><br> No love interest, (unless they are part of the STORY, like Talia), and most importantly, no bulletproof armor.<br><br><br> This was a COOL Batman. He didn't need some ridiculous body armor~that was the whole point.<br><br><br>By the time you got the idea to shoot at him, he had taken your gun and was shoving it up your ass. THAT is what made the character scary...he was just *that* far ahead of everyone else.<br><br><br> ...so yeah...give me a Batman with skill and intelligence instead of armor and gadgets.
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Masters of the Universe\He-Man could be made into an epic movie. As for the old B-flix, they're not established superheroes. Were any of those ever a comic book? "My Top 5 proposed movie reboots" would have been a more appropriate title.
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It would cover the earlier sightings of Batman mentioned by Knox. It would keep the look and continuity of the Burton-verse prior to the '89 film, where the Joker is the killer of Bruce's parents, Carl Grissom is the leading crime boss, etc. A noir detective story - just Batman going after gangsters and regular bad guys. We'd finally get to meet Johnny Gobs.
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Let's give some new stuff a try before we stampede toward the jolly, candy-like Reboot Button.
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I agree with one of those. Megaforce. But I don't think it's worthy of a feature length movie. Trey Parker and Matt Stone basically remade it with puppets, "Team America: World Police". I would like to see a live action Megaforce TV series on Adult Swim, 12 glorious minutes per episode.
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R- rated, and with Michael Jai White reprising his role. Just needs a new director and visual effects.
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I hate video "articles". I'd much rather read (and it's ironic because I don't enjoy reading books). Whenever there's a video I think... Oh, well, I guess I'll check it out later... but then I rarely do. If you write an article, I'm going to read it right then.
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Agreed. It's not that the Spidey reboot looks low quality or antyhing. But... who cares? I know quite a few people who are going to see it (I'm not one of them), but none of them - NONE - are excited about it like they were about Avengers or the new Batman film. It's almost like every Spidey fan is having to watch it out of necessity (and in the hopes they didn't fuck it up). I *might* be excited about it if it wasn't an origin story again. And I *love* origin stories. They're my fav. But this was unnecessary. Ugh.
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I liked the first Hulk but was wary about a "reboot", but it felt like a serial and pretty much the idea's central to the first were present and did'nt have to retread famialiar territory
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I'd MUCH rather read it than watch it!
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Who could play Pricess Dragon Mom?
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June 27, 2012, 1:33 p.m. CST
Johnny Sokko = "Giant Robo" 6 Episode series anime from the 90s...and it fucking rocked!!!
by grendel69
Would love to see another take on Flash Gordon BTW... fuck The Amazing Spiderman
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1989 Batman 1995 Batman Forever 2005 Batman Begins
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June 27, 2012, 1:38 p.m. CST
Sony is developing a Masters of the Universe movie now
by Just_Some_Guy
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I would love to see someone tackle Moore's Marvelman (Miracleman post Warrior magazine). That fight with Kid Marvelman over London would be something special.
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June 27, 2012, 1:51 p.m. CST
Just announced...major studio to reboot Kick Ass. Shortly before Kick Ass 2 comes out.
by Tikidonkeypunch
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Yes, I know. I was just responding to Gravy, who might have been unaware that it existed. And please watch it in japanese, not that HORRIBLE english dub.
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June 27, 2012, 2:13 p.m. CST
YOU STUPID KIDS ARE RUINING LIFE! How about some decent adult movies for people with brains rather than fucking crayons and coloring book remakes?
by MENTALDOMINANCE
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June 27, 2012, 2:14 p.m. CST
I can't believe an actual staffer here who is supposed to love movies is like "Wee! Hey studios! Keep remaking crap! Here are ideas!"
by MENTALDOMINANCE
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June 27, 2012, 2:16 p.m. CST
Fuck remakes. Support original material. We have some stuff to look forward to - Elysium. Pacific Rim. Let's put this terrible decade of shit fest mentality behind us.
by MENTALDOMINANCE
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So stupid it defies description. The only way to make this is to make it totally gay...oh, wait, I mean just stick to basic HE MAN story and characters. Wretched, wretched stuff.
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June 27, 2012, 2:54 p.m. CST
Is the real Sam Jones as wooden as the guy who dubbed his voice?
by Crimson Dynamo
It would certainly be a different movie if Kurt Russell had been Flash - it has a really great cast, and Kurt would have notched up the level of badassery
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June 27, 2012, 2:58 p.m. CST
My 5: The Shadow/Doc Savage/Swamp Thing/Fantastic Four/Superman
by Mike Soiseth
Swamp Thing could be great in the right hands and as for Superman, start re-booting now cause the Snyder flick is gonna be 2 hours of CGI suckage and man boobs.
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SAM RAIMI ONLY MADE TWO FUCKING SPIDER-MAN MOVIES!!!! DOES ANYONE HERE REALLLLLLY THINK THAT THERE WAS NO STUDIO OR AVI ARAD HEAVY HANDED BACK SEAT DIRECTING GOING ON ? REALLY!!!! RAIMI HATED THE FUCKING IDEA OF VENOM AND EVERTHING THAT WENT ALONG WITH IT!!!! AND THAT EVERYTHING WAS MOST OF THE STUFF PEOPLE FUCKING HATED ABOUT THAT FUCKING MOVIE!!!!!FUCK FUCK FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!.....ok...im ok now :::deep breathes::: Look, if you didnt like the TWO movies that raimi made then fine, thats your choice buit at leat those movies are HIS work not some douche in a suit that read a comics book once when they were stuck on the crapper and didnt have anything else to read. Bottom line,Raimi made two spider-man films and the "studio" made a third. Now pass me that joint .....sorry for yelling.
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Sure, the He-Man cartoon from the 1980s doesn't hold up well. But the lore is far from "wretched". Over the decades it's been refined and improved thru comics and whatever. The lore behind He-Man is actually pretty fucking cool. It's just that the 80s cartoon is sub-par (remember it was made for small children).
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I'm here to read articles. Videos like this will not be watched by the likes of me. Not this, not Harry on YouTube. I want articles or interviews to read. What's next--video talkbacks?
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articles keep getting worse, maybe i should find a different source of news after 10 years.
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June 27, 2012, 3:22 p.m. CST
Seriously, Masters of the Universe was PAINFULLY bad.
by animatronicmojo
And I think Robot Chicken has said all there needs to be said about it. <P> And yes, F*** all these re-makes, re-boots, and shoe-horned re-treads of mass produced crap-fests. <P> Having said that, here are my personal picks (in no real order of preference) for Top Ten Comic/Fantasy Properties Yet To Be Done And/Or Done Well That I Might Like To See, If Done Well, Although It Is Incredibly Unlikely: <P> 1. The Dark Knight Returns (incl. Supes/GL etc... Mickey Rourke gets my vote) <P>2. Silver Surfer / Galactus (Marvel's very best and most spectacular origin story, yet unfilmed) <P>3. Fantastic Four (with gravitas this time, i.e. great cast and script, please) <P>4. Akira (if set in JAPAN and actually followed the goddam books!) <P>5. Micronauts (if based on Bronze Era issues 1-20) <P>6. Star Wars (Yay, a bolde and epic five millennium timeline was thus established, and all I got were these lousy Clone Wars) <P>7. Fist of the Northstar- Seems like a natural for Tarantino and/or Miike, no? <P>8. Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron (Not the "User Friendly" Hollywood version, but the exact story in Eightball #s 1-10- David Lynch coaxed out of semi-retirement by giant bags of cash to direct.) <P>9. Hard-Boiled Defective Stories (this one might need to be animated, but only by breaking all the rules.) <P>10. Dragonball Z (although, essentially, it is unfilmable). <P> So, what have we learned? Well, maybe that comics and graphic novels are actually a superior medium for telling fantasy-based stories and adventures than bloated over-budgeted, over-hyped, under-written formulaic Hollywood movie projects.
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June 27, 2012, 4 p.m. CST
hate to break it to you, but i AM looking forward to this movie...
by Detached
... and i know plenty of other people who are too. they aren't hard to find.
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June 27, 2012, 4:15 p.m. CST
I stopped when he said Spiderman 1 and 2 are near perfect films. lol
by A_J_Pennypacker
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The Tick movie would be awesome. And it should be done by the same people who did the show. And FUCK the idea of rebooting Batman. Most people that are talking about a Batman reboot are just butthurt that Nolan might actually kill the bat at the end, so they're already turning on the Nolan series and calling it "depressing". Fuck that noise.
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I don't want another reboot of Spiderman. Everyone knows the story! Masters of the Universe should not of taken place on Earth. It could of easily been an 80's badass fantasy film. They blew it.
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June 27, 2012, 4:53 p.m. CST
There was going to be a Masters of the Universe reboot.
by hallmitchell
Directed by John Woo. Nic Cage as Skeletor, it would of had Battlecat in it to. Justin Marks wrote the script.
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Smokin!
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June 27, 2012, 5:16 p.m. CST
Swamp Thing Constantine Swamp Thing Constantine Swamp Thing Constantine Swamp Thing Constantine, etc
by awepittance
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I am actually amazed that so few of you remember that when Nolan made the deal to produce the Superman reboot, that he also agreed to produce, but not direct, the Batman reboot that will be coming in a few years. Warner Bros is desperate to move on their Justice League movie, so thats why the Green Lantern sequel is already moving forward despite its luke warm reception last year. So GL sequel, Man of Steel, and the Batman reboot will all tie into the JL film they just hired a screenwriter for. I love AICN, but sometimes if you read about the business side of stuff over on Deadline, you'll learn more about what's coming down the pike regarding these superhero films.
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I like the suggestions of The Shadow (noir period piece), Hellblazer/Constatine, and Spawn. Given a workable budget and a decent script, all three of those could be really good film franchises.
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Seriously, from someone supposedly "in the industry" I would expect some better distinctions to be drawn. 1 film does not a series make, and re-doing such a film is a reMAKE not a reBOOT. If the intention is to use the remake to kick off a new series then great, but that's still not a REboot. It's just a BOOT. FFS So taking the 5 suggestions ... DANGER DIABOLIK - Austin Powers pretty much went there already, surely ? ELIMINATORS - was an homage (read: rip-off) of a hodge podge of genre movies already. Yes it is gloriously, beautifully bad but if it was any good then it would have no reason to exist at all. FLASH GORDON - this is the only one on the list that I would like to see remade, but after John Carter I think we can forget any chance of that any time soon. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE - the first that could really be considered a "reboot", but myself I have no interest. Good cartoons do not necessarily make good movies. BATMAN - really ? So what if it can be retold any which way you like, we haven't even finished the current series and already you want to see it rebooted ? Sheesh. Setting aside the "reboot" objective, the 5 super hero movies I'd like to see MADE (remade/rebooted/created/whatever) would be: - KING OF THE ROCKETMEN - THE SHADOW - FLASH GORDON (see above) - THE TICK - CAPTAIN CAVEMAN
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... as exactly what NOT to do. I honestly took this seriously. What in dear God's name was I thinking? I'm starting to think John Ary and Graeme McMillan of Spinoff are the same person ...
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Spectreman was where it was at. reboot that one.
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June 27, 2012, 7:30 p.m. CST
And seriously? Fucking Batman? There needs to be more than 8 Batman movies? WHY? What is the Batman fetish you people have?
by Krinkle
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June 27, 2012, 7:31 p.m. CST
Also, am I supposed to find Ary's beatific countenance zen-like?
by Krinkle
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June 27, 2012, 7:32 p.m. CST
reboot "Cat Boy & the Jelly Bikes", that was huge in the 70s
by fauns_bass_1
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Flash Gordon rules, its that cheesey it awesome! Brian Blessed who played Voltan, shouldve played Odin in Thor as he was the first to be down for the part! All I can scream is "Gordons Alive" and Brian Blessed is god!, Go Flash Go, Go Flash Go!
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The list of reboots/remakes have no superpowers to speak of, except for He man, and the 'quality' speaks for itself. My top 5 includes: None! let's just tack;e some new characters that have not seen any screen time.
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June 27, 2012, 8:20 p.m. CST
Good God, how about no super hero reboots! In fact, I would prefer a one-year moratorium on all super hero flicks.
by Clio
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June 27, 2012, 11:11 p.m. CST
5 superhero movies I'd like to see... (in no particular order)
by Triple_J_72
1. Rocket Robin Hood 2. Daughters of the Dragon 3. Gatchaman/Battle of the Planets/G-Force 4. Spider-Woman 5. Captain Marvel or Ms. Marvel
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I can't believe I heard that. I don't know that there's ever been a more brilliant theme song. And like hell it needs a reboot. That movie's fucking perfect. Are you sure you're on the right pills? Batman? Really? Really? It's not even done yet. Why am I watching videos on AICN anyway? Now I'm all pissed off.
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with Powers Boothe or Clint Eastwood as Bruce Wayne and Taylor Lautner as Terry McGuiness, you have yourself a deal.
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This site averages 15 or so posts daily and you all are gonna bitch that 1 maybe 2 are a video?! I think John has found his niche on aicn and it's great. Are all the videos homeruns? No, but they're a nice change of pace from the 3rd or 4th review of the same goddamn film. If you don't like videos or johnary or you can't watch at work when you're supposed to be...you know WORKING!! There are several other options to peruse to kill your time. For me, it works. I like the videos, I like toys and I like John. VOTE MOBY 2012
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That's exactly what happened when I left the theater.
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June 28, 2012, 12:19 a.m. CST
John Ary... You actually still have a post about movies after this!!?
by ColloquiallyBorn
HOLY CRAP! ... "The Amazing Spider-Man will be releasing here in the states on July 3 and I have yet to talk with anyone who is truly excited to see it." Ok, first off, most of us we're also pissed at the new origin movie AGAIN.. But in light of what Sam Raimi did to Spider-Man by giving him the organic Web Shooters that most fans yelled and screamed about, if this movie was going to use non-organic web shooters, they had to do a reboot all the way back. Where people, at least I think, became non-responsive about the movie is when we all saw the new costume and the slight yet major changes they did, they thought that if they could mess up the costume, they could also mess up the story. Raimi, he got the costume right, but not the actual story of Spidey. Spidey 1 and 2 worked, but weren't perfect, 3 was just a failure.. Yet everyone I talked too who have now seen the trailers suddenly changed their minds saying "Ok, so the costume is different, but it seems they finally got Gwen Stacey in there as the actual first fling for Peter, and they did the web-shooters actually work! This looks like a good way of doing a reboot! Trying to get some of the actual original story in there, with a hint of that story line about Peter's parents leaving him with Ben and May!" .. So I don't know who you're talking too, but damn.. You must be in Mongolia or something right now.. Then the films that you feel should get a reboot.. Seriously??? Only 1 movie in there should have even been done in the first place (Batman) with the rest are crap characters that were made... Flash Gordon has been made so many times without success beyond 1955 that at one point, studios actually saw that another one would be to just go to Chapter 11 .. And I'm not talking about a book or a script!.. Hell even the tv series got shut down after someone realized that the show's ratings were actually based on the family of the actors, Studio heads and a lonely guy that fell asleep and didn't turn off his tv before it went on air.. Danger Diabolic!?!?!? WTF!! Eliminators!%!% Are you doing drugs? "Cyborgs kick ass!" .. And you have lost your mind??.. I'll give you a point for the Masters of the Universe. While not great and off base to the actual story line in the cartoons, it was an attempt that was poorly executed. A reboot could be tried out.. But even then.. Not a great movie idea.. Then you mention Batman/Dark Knight.. Ok wait .. You also said that Schumacher's vision of Batman could've worked? .. Seriously? The vision that basically killed off the franchise for many years could've worked.. You have got to be kidding me right??? Dark Knight is too dark and depressing.. Ok ... You need to step away from any and all theater.. You have no clue at all what makes a success and a story work. Batman needs to be dark.. That's how Burton brought him to the screen and made it a success (while not perfect he still got superhero movies back on screen after so many years of hiatus because he left behind all the flashy colors and bigg "WHOOP" ballons), then Schumacher destroyed it by putting an actual street gang dressed up in freaking glow in the dark clothes.. You know how fast a gang like that would last in NY?? About .9 seconds... And that's against the Kindergarden Gang from distrcit 22... Schumacher thought they looked mean.. People actually laughed when they saw that vision and decided that this was getting ridiculous... Seriously you should really reconsider what you write or post on YouTube.. Oh and lay off whatever you are taking, it doesn't suit you.. This is the worst article (and video) ever on this site..
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I'm pretty good with Batman movies, and nothing is wrong with the current movies. So aside from Nolan not making another there is no reason to REBOOT Batman. Just have him appear in a JLA film, no new film is needed. And I'm really surprised you didn't mention Doc Savage (1975) and The Shadow (1994). Two sub-par movies of great potential. Reboots I want to see: -Supergirl -The Fantastic Four Then just use some new characters: -The Flash -Aquaman -Teen Titans -Legion of Super-Heroes -JLA -Alpha Flight -Powerman -Black Panther
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Spawn should be redone, and correctly.
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I agree! I didn't see that you had already said SPAWN, but definitely a good call!
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Indiana Jones and Snake Plissken don't need it, so neither should Bruce.
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of her and send her my way.
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Danger: Diabolik is too much a thing of it's time. Doesn't need reiterating. Flash Gordon. Had always wondered if Klytus inspired Destro, much like Zartan was a copy of Zorak from the Big Jim toyline.
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We need some 'adult' oriented scenaris now... Forget about Kids and Disney ! We want real crash, real explosions, bloody super heros ! - Condorman - Rocketeer - Daredevil
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.....let's stop rebooting/remaking and come up with an ORIGINAL and GOOD idea! Shove your reboots, remakes and regurgitated crap, back up your poop-chutes where they all came from!
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and who should play Vidinio? too bad we don't have a modern day equivalent of a fred gwynne or a ted cassidy today. want to really make pumaman wimpy like in the original? two words: shia lebouf...
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The Phantom. So much promise, so poorly executed. The Billy Zane version was trying too hard to be Indiana Jones, which is ironic given that the worst Indy movie, 20 years later, featured the same MacGuffin as this film. Definitely could do with a reboot. The Rocketeer. Yes, the original was a perfect movie, but I think a contemporary spin wouldn't besmirch the original, and would re-introduce this forgotten classic to a whole new generation (on a side note, exactly the same applies, but more so, for Soylent Green). You could get Connelly and Dalton back in some fashion, and the effects would be much better. Lex Luthor. Yes, I know, not a superhero. Still, this guy needs his own movie, as he's never been done properly on film and he is, frankly, much more interesting than his Kryptonian nemesis. In the comics, at any rate, he has traditionally acted out of a craving for the love of the whole world, to be seen as a saviour. He could be made highly sympathetic and a very tragic figure if done properly on film, with Supes as the unwilling antagonist in his story. I think there's a FANTASTIC film to be made with Lex as the main character.
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Seriously...Spiderman takes the cake. I'm all for bringing the mainstream audience into the comic/sci fi genres, but we reeeeally need to be careful not to upset the wagon. Too many reboots chasing the almightly dollar will turn more fans off than on. My fear is reboots just water down the genre all together, soon instead of the all time best selling greats like SW, Avengers, Indiana Jones, Avatar, etc. we'll just start to churn out mediocre films like Green Lantern. We've come too far to receede. Right when comic book and sci fi movies are getting the respect they deserve...please don't let Hollywood come in and crush it. I can't take another Meryll Streep or Julia Roberts movie, I just can't. I think too many out there would like to see the genre fail, don't let it.
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Channing Tatum as Thor Damon Wayans as Captain America Dakota Fanning as Black Widow Taylor Lauter as Bruce Banner George Clooney as Iron Man Michael Cera as Hawkeye Quentin Tarantino as Loki and Samuel L Jackson as Samuel L Jackson
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Calm down. Dude gave his opinion. I don't agree with all of it either, but I don't feel like punching the guy or anything. Fuck.
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June 28, 2012, 3:02 p.m. CST
Also, "Diabolik" was supposedly inspired by "Fantomas"...
by Jon Forbing
so how 'bout a "Fantomas" movie? That would be awesome! Plus, I think they tried a couple in France in the fifties or something, so technically a reboot!
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Good actors, just terrible terrible film. Except the little dance at the end. Masters of the Universe was mostly terrible due to being set on Earth.
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Totally agree on Doc Savage. Casting Renny, Monk, Ham and the bunch could be a lot of fun. Use WETA's digital files of New York done for King Kong. Go Raiders with it, fun and action packed with a serious edge but not taking itself TOO seriously. Now here's the part where I get shit thrown at me. You gotta cast The Rock as Clark Savage, Jr. You gotta.
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I never watched the television show (early 90s?). This wouldn't really be a re-boot, but I always like the Flash better than most other DC characters.
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8 films aren't enough? Your list was intriguing until you went with the uninspired Batman choice...
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a couple of years ago ... with Lana Lang's boyfriend ...without spaceships, the heroes walk through a portal into Canada reboot 1. Conan! 2. Red Sonja! 3. King Kull! 4. sequel to Solomon Kane [yeah, i liked that one The Six Million Dollar Man ... what were you saying about cyborgs?
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