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THE WOLVERINE poster is a pretty snazzy one!
Hey folks, Harry here and this really is a great teaser poster for THE WOLVERINE. But it is gonna take a lot more than that to get me all the way super-charged about a flick involving Mr Sideburns. Now, believe me, I look at this poster, I think about James Mangold directing and I think about Wolverine in Japan - and then I think about SILVER SAMURAI and how much I hope they successfully realize my fondest hopes for that character. But mostly... mostly I dream about Logan's romance with Mariko Yashida - and more than BLOCKBUSTER ACTION - I want their love to embody everything I embued into the Chris Clairemont tales involving them. Now the problem is - I love this period of Wolverine beyond any other. This story needs to be great, not just a little great - but staggeringly brilliant. When they tell us they're making a Japanese Film Noir - that's the sort of wet dream WOLVERINE stuff that I would just die to see. But will they pull it off? They also seem to be pulling from some of the Frank Miller run, which is also amazing. If they miraculously pull this off - this could be legendary good shit! When I see Mark Bomback's name as screenwriter I get scared as hell because I hated most of his output thus far, except UNSTOPPABLE which was an alright Tony Scott flick. Then I see Christopher McQuarrie's name - and as one of my favorite screenwriters I believe it is his draft that got this film into James Mangold's hands and I start thinking about COP LAND, WALK THE LINE and especially 3:10 TO YUMA and I hope again twice as hard.
Can't wait to see the trailer. The poster nails it.
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Snikt
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Oct. 30, 2012, 2:35 a.m. CST
From the staggeringly brilliant and amazing source material
by Bass Ackwards
We can only hope that they make this film legendary epic shit. So running that through my hyperbole translator, Wolfy had a neat comic story, and maybe the filmmakers will pull out enough nuggets that we'll get some decent comic book action in the second attempt at the Wolverine franchise.
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on the story that has Logan in Japan and falling in love with Mariko. They, as Claremont recalls, thought up the story on a car trip the two of them took. The idea was that Logan was a failed samurai. Someone who has 'made it' by others terms, but, who he himself doesn't believe so. Just thought I'd throw that out there. If they can match a half of the pathos and turmoil of the Logan/Mariko/Father/Silver Samurai relationship, then I'll be a happy camper.
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Or dances with wolves or avatar or fern gully or blahblahblah white dude goes to foreign land and discovers love and/or himself while attaining a high leadership ranking in said foreign land blahblahblah
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The final poster will inevitably be photoshopped headshots, but FUCK it's good to see some art used to advertise a film. Also, as I recall, the whole Japanese angle was mostly Miller's idea, as he was hugely into samurais n' ninjas and whatnot in the eighties. He also rejigged Daredevil's origin to include Stick and The Hand. Claremont was the writer on their collaboration, but Miller was the key plotter, I think.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 3:36 a.m. CST
x-men franchise is the twilght of superhero movies...move along, start something new already
by The_Cellarrat
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You're FIRED! HAHAHAHA
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Hey, I'm a superhero who stabs people! I've totally got built-in knives! How fucking "badass" is that? Fuck off, Stabbyhands.
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Well it's pretty "badass" that he can use those built-in knives without blood spraying everywhere.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 4:14 a.m. CST
I got a bad feeling about this... This is no the way to make a poster for a superhero movie. I said ;)
by kim
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Oct. 30, 2012, 4:24 a.m. CST
Didn't give a toss about this film till I saw ninjas in Sydney
by _SnakePlissken_
Ninjas... Fuck yeah
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I mean it's a nice image and all, but they've overdone it a bit on the size of the claws, haven't they? I mean how does he store those fuckers in his arms? Or is this actually meant to subtly represent mid-life-crisis Wolverine? Still got it? My claws are bigger than ever! Grrrr!!!
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Oct. 30, 2012, 5:51 a.m. CST
I hope they will update Claremont's outdated, racially offensive story
by frank
that the movie is based on. The last thing we need is one more movie about the wet fantasy of white man's supremacy. And we already got Atlas with its yellowface racism.
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Do we know what that means/symbolizes?
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Cool poster though, I have high hopes for this.
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apply crinkley paper effect to the background apply charcoal effect to black and white shot of Wolverine type in numbers at bottom voila!
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Not.
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just got out the shower?
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... had a similar poster - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Identity_movie.jpg
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Oct. 30, 2012, 6:48 a.m. CST
I think the sequel should be called Twolverine with Hulk Hogan as Sabretooth
by Chaffro
This is what we do, brother!
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Every time I read about the things he loves.
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What's your point? You're fooling yourself if you think artists out there are not using some sort of desktop application to create posters.
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Charcoal rather than Sumi-e, but still one of the best posters I've seen in some time. Be interesting to find out what the Hanko in the bottom left states. It is almost a requirement for this kind of art but it could well be an insider easter egg as well. I have to agree with every point that Harry makes. Makes me cautiously hopeful that they may actually pull this off. Of course, they are trying to make a movie set in Japan in Australia, so...... Just sayin'
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My point wasn't that they are using photoshop, no problem with that... It's just when you use really obvious filters in a really obvious way, everyone at home goes, "hey! I could do that!" I think it just cheapens it for a lot of people... Not saying it's a horrible poster though...
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Oct. 30, 2012, 7:35 a.m. CST
attackingclone, I think it's supposed to look like a Japanese calligraphy painting with the artist's sig stamp in the corner.
by tylerzero
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which makes him practically immortal. Wow, that Wolverine guy. what a badass. he kills so many guys while his own life in never under threat.
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It's called "stylized" you twat. My god. No one is ever happy in this shit hole. I wish Sandy had knocked door-to-door and taken you all out individually.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 7:48 a.m. CST
Looks like ink not charcoal, don't know what you guys are seeing
by Monolith_Jones
Who cares how it was made, its effective.
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I want it nao
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What will they think of next...?
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Both HJ and JM seemed really passionate about making this a proper story and character driven movie, so Im hopeful. However out of all the fan questions asked they didnt have the balls to use "So JM your on a double edge sword pressure wise as the last movie was that bad it should be easy to turn in a decent one or you could look at it as youve got to make sure you dont turn in an even shitter film?" At HJ "So how did it feel making such a bad film that you gang raped your so called favourite hero on screen?"
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If you don't love the original Wolverine in Japan story by Frank and Chris, then you're mad as a hatter... ...I hope Mangold can capture that magic, because anything less than full-on brilliance won't do that tale any justice. Also, I want to be in a sex-sandwich with Yukio and Mariko.
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too bad whoever did it cant draw past comic book level 101.
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Is there nothing you people like??? This is easily the coolest poster released in a long time, and one that's perfectly suited to the film and its setting. A poster that has actually had some creative thought put into it... amazing!
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Oct. 30, 2012, 8:17 a.m. CST
@iampain: Looks more like a PS manip than actual dry brush
by cookepuss
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Bogus studios makin' films when they know they can't hack it // Wolverine's played like 8-ball jackets
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The conservative-looking wolfman one or the gay Death Metal one with the faggy claws and permed hair?? So many goddam questions... And is Lady Deathstrike coming back?
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Easily the two greatest (and most desireable) love interests in comic history. Then Marvel, in all it's fanboy pandering, turned them both into plastic super models with unnatural body dynamics and complete biyatch personalities. Then, to top it off, they killed Mariko and, in the very next issue, dedicated exactly a one sentence reference to her before having Wolvie strike out on a new adventure as if nothing had happened. It was around then that my love and dedication to comics began to wear thin... Just sayin'
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I work in both traditional and photoshop art and this looks pretty good if its PS. It'd probably be easier to just do it traditionally. Either way its really cool.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 8:47 a.m. CST
I mean... It looks good, but its still kinda boring. I was hoping for something more cinematic.
by MariusXe
BRING ON THE TRAILER!
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Yo, I gotta speak on the cesspool It's the film industry and it ain't that cool
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Oct. 30, 2012, 8:53 a.m. CST
@rsanta74 - if it is, then they should have applied it to a photo of jackman posing.
by iampain
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i love it. hope the movie doesn't suck but we all know every movie sucks. cuz why else would we post
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Hopefully they get Wolverine right this time in a Wolverine movie. Funny how he was the best part of the original X-Men trilogy, but then we he got his own film they blew it.
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Nice teaser poster, but would like to see the actual release poster.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 9:06 a.m. CST
JAMES MANGOLD IS A FUCKING HACK!!! THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE WEAPON X AND GIVEN IT TO MEL GIBSON!!!FACT!!!
by CreepyThinManForever
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Unfortunately
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for two reasons... One, that is a pretty sweet poster. It relates to the story and actually looks interesting unlike any other x-men or that other Wolverine movie poster. Two, some of you people aren't happy with anything. You complain and bitch about every little thing. It gets old. Are you telling me if you walked into a comic book shop and saw this on the cover you wouldn't pick it up for the art alone? I'm betting some of you are already trying to re-create it at home. For once can't you just be a real geek and like something for what it is?
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Oct. 30, 2012, 9:20 a.m. CST
Prepare yourself, Logan-San, for plentiful fortune cookie dialogue.
by Smerdyakov
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Let me show you around...
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Oct. 30, 2012, 9:29 a.m. CST
3:10 to Yuma was one of the best Westerns of the last two decades
by kidicarus
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Oct. 30, 2012, 9:35 a.m. CST
cowboys are better when theyre americans but yeah 310 was good
by Stephen
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Oct. 30, 2012, 9:39 a.m. CST
What about the one that says rising on it. Like it's all rising sun and ripping of batman at the same time
by UltraTron
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Not bad at all.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 9:59 a.m. CST
stop saying rise is a rip off of batman! surely u realize that batman ripped that off of GI JOE: RISE OF COBRA!
by Stephen
obviously the superior film
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I like the ink drawing they did for this poster. Bester than a bunch of photoshop bodies, i.e. Avengers posters. www.nonipplesonthesuit.com
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hope it delivers. jackman can act. i think he can find new angles on the character.
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And I don't mean that sarcastically. I pretty much disagree with every single one of Harry's opinions and reviews. I had no interest in this film whatsoever until I read that Harry is nervous about the writer, Christopher McQuarrie. So, what this tells me is: It's probably going to be good. Hard to tell until I can see some actual footage. But, as I said, I had no interest in this until Harry began naysaying it. So... now, I'm thinking this could be worth a look. Again, NO sarcasm intended here. I really am thankful to Harry for the comments. I like Hugh Jackman a lot. Seems like a cool guy who genuinely wants the Wolverine franchise to be amazing. (Too bad it just hasn't been so far, but I'm rooting for him on this one now.)
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Oct. 30, 2012, 10:48 a.m. CST
Kinda funny though... (and I know most of you will completely disagree):
by Kremzeek
The only film I've liked of McQuarrie's was "X-Men". I know most people around here loved "Usual Suspects", but it never grabbed me. It was a cool story, but somehow the film always felt sub-par to me--like something was off or missing. I just don't enjoy it all that much. I know I'm in the minority, but I'm not a fan of McQuarrie's writing... which, funnily enough, is the opposite of Harry's opinion. Haha. You're a good gauge for films I may or may not like, my friend!
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Oct. 30, 2012, 11:04 a.m. CST
Glad to hear this is going to be a sequel to the original X Men films and not a prequel
by FreeBeer
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if he retracted them, they would have came out from the opposite side of his arms.
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They're not claws, they're actually eucalyptus leaves... http://2.imimg.com/data2/HS/KC/MY-/eucalyptus-leaves-250x250.jpg He's obviously been doing some gardening
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Another fucking Wolverine movie?
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Oct. 30, 2012, 11:58 a.m. CST
Superb poster...Unstoppable sucked donkey nuts (sorry, it did)
by Darth Macchio
And while I wish not to heap anything on the late Tony Scott, Unstoppable was a terrible misfire from an otherwise very competent director. And it's not just directing and amateur camera-work (i know it's an industry gimmick in terms of style but that gimmick really masks what would otherwise be dipshit kids and supreme closeups ala wayne's world bullshit moron camerawork) but the script as well was also terrible - bad on all levels really. Do you think they scripted the train's "roars" in that movie? Talented people turning in mediocre to terrible work. It happens. We move on. But either way - I want this to next Wolverine outing to work. Problem is, and I'd wager I'm not alone - I'm completely bored with Wolverine and Jackson's interpretation of him. I'm tired of the "Wolverine-lite" we've gotten in every film thus far. I want BERSERKER Wolverine. I want fury incarnate Wolverine. Rage personified. We've only ever gotten tiny hints of that true character essence in Xmen2 and it was pure bliss (the kitchen/fridge scene in particular). They're never going to get everyone on board after that Origin's piece of crap...deservedly so I might add. But if they strip the character down a bit and simplify his motivations (sounds like they're doing that at least) and keep the feral rage just beneath the surface as opposed to the suburban depression and misery we've gotten thus far, then we might indeed have ourselves a good Wolvie outing in store. But the eyes are on them for this one - I swear if I see a cinematic Wolverine cry and blubber like a little girl again, I'm going to punch a clown in the face and kick a nice old lady in the ass with steel-reinforced combat boots.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 12:13 p.m. CST
hopefully they'll finally master the effect of having him attack jump through the air WITHOUT IT LOOKING LIKE HE'S HARNESSED ON A FUCKING WIRE
by Squinty CGI Flynn
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You seem to be knowledgeable about ink wash painting. What makes you think that this isn't one? It looks like one to me. You can see where they have used different dilutions of ink. I'm also puzzled by those who insist that this is a Photoshopped photo.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 12:17 p.m. CST
Let's just take an existing photo of Hugh from one of the last movies and take the contrast way way down and boom we have a new poster! Thats how FOX thinks!
by hopeless
A very LAZY poster!
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Oct. 30, 2012, 12:19 p.m. CST
There is no way those claws would even fit in his forearm. At least make it look visually possible.
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Wolverine is one of greatest visual designs ever created for a comic book character. Too bad so much focus is on that character. He would be the ultimate supporting character.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 12:22 p.m. CST
contest for the best piss-whiney-shitfit ranting on AICN continues
by Squinty CGI Flynn
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....and i'm not talking about Harry and the other so called "Critics" on this site. I'm talking about you self professed "Comic Fans". You bitch and complain about films that get the characters right. Then you heap praise and glory onto piece of shit films that completely rape the Comic it's supposed to be based on. Here, I'll give you a few examples. First off with no pun intended, X-Men:First Class. That movie was worse than bad. I can't even describe how shitty it was, between Prof.X's lame Austin Powers pick up lines "what a groovy mutation baby" Christ please. To the decision to just muck the canon from one end to the other. Cyclops who was in the REAL first class. But we can't do that cause it would make too much sense so we'll bring in his younger brother and make him the older brother! Yeah great idea. Mystique living with X? God that movie is total shite. Yet you dipshits couldn't praise it enough! Second point and the most important..THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! After the debacle of the Raimi Trilogy (and don't get me wrong I do love me some Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire). We finally get a REAL Spidey flick and all you jackasses can do is bitch cause his costume looks homemade. News Flash idiots it IS HOMEMADE!! Lets go back in time, hey remember all the bitching about the "organic" webshooters? Well Pete builds them himself but you morons want to bitch about his boots! The mighty morphin power goblin, Topher Grace playing ..ah hell i'm not even going to call it Venom (he never once said WE) , Sandman killing Uncle Ben???? All the bitching about Spidey not wisecracking?? The best thing about the Raimi Trilogy was Doc Ock. MJ before Gwen...WTF?????? Webb's Amazing gets Spidey RIGHT. Sally Field as Aunt May was fantastic ("I CAN'T SLEEP!!"). The Lizard looked great, moved great...the school fight easily ties the train fight in Spidey 2. Were there problems ....sure there were but all in all it was SPIDER-MAN!! If you have read the comics at all you would know that. Now you morons want to bitch because Origins sucked so The Wolverine must suck too. I'm sorry that poster kicks ass, and if you can't realize that XMEN FIRST CLASS sucked worse than SUPERMAN RETURNS (and that movie sucked), that AMAZING SPIDER-MAN is easily the best Spider-Man movie EVER, than you should be banned from movie theaters just like Shitmacher should be banned from making films for the batnipple incident. Stop professing to know comics when you obviously DON"T.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 12:45 p.m. CST
shakalakalambo is right, FIRST CLASS was actually worse than SUPERMAN RETURNS because they are BOTH COMPLETE SHIT
by golden tribw
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Oct. 30, 2012, 12:47 p.m. CST
Make that AND a BECAUSE. But let me say it one more time for the hard of thinking (all y'all mongos): X-MEN FIRST CLASS IS A PISS-POOR MOVIE
by golden tribw
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Oct. 30, 2012, 12:49 p.m. CST
Rather, make that BECAUSE an AND (oy vey). Also, UNSTOPPABLE was a very bland movie that was never interesting or exciting let alone compelling
by golden tribw
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Oct. 30, 2012, 1:03 p.m. CST
Brilliant poster. That just put my ass in a chair opening weekend.
by Raptor Jesus
Classy, very classy.
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I learned here that there can be no true despair without hope. So, as I terrorize Gotham, I will feed its people hope to poison their souls.
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Haters gonna do their hate dance and shit; this poster is fully approved IMHO.
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oops.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 1:53 p.m. CST
People complaining that a stylistic poster isn't exactly to scale... Wow, just wow.
by Kremzeek
Hey, the bottom-right corner of that poster isn't at a perfectly square angle! This poster sucks! Hey, the black ink they chose isn't the right shade! This poster sucks! Hey, his claws are not precisely the right length! This poster sucks! Give me a break... It's not a perfectly scaled realistic poster. It's obviously stylized. It's perfectly fine that his claws might be slightly too long for his arms. The poster is very affective the way it is. It's not supposed to be 100% real. Like no comic book covers have ever exaggerated proportions for stylistic reasons before. Whine, whine, whine.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 1:54 p.m. CST
in the nineties people was always drawin his damn claws too long
by Stephen
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Not trying to sound like a snob here, but Sumi-e is a single brush stroke form of art, similar to Japanese/Chinese ink caligraphy writing. It is a stylized art form using minimal brush strokes combined with the white of the paper(with the blank/white encompassing the greater area of the image). It's intent is to invoke an image rather than show an image. I have always likened it to looking at clouds or making a simple design on a fogged window. More modern versions do tend to be much...fuller images similar to a charcoal rendering or an actual ink-block imprint. This poster is more along those lines than in the traditional Sumi-e style. Just sayin'
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Oct. 30, 2012, 3:08 p.m. CST
The film will be an instant fail, tacky, cheesy and it will be aimed at kids, this poster will be the only good thing about the film
by AllThosePowers
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Oct. 30, 2012, 3:15 p.m. CST
DOES THIS MEAN WE LL GET AN OFFICIAL BLURAY OF THE OTT SW????!!!!!!!!!
by frank
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Oh no, somebody didn't like what I like as much as I liked it, or tried to make a joke, I better lose my shit to prove what a good geek I am, and prove how much better I am than everybody else that comes here! Seriously, go die in a fire you whiny, try-hard cunt.
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http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/disney-acquires-lucasfilm-star-wars-creator/#comment-3793685
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Oct. 30, 2012, 3:21 p.m. CST
Does anyone know if ILM is part of the deal? there is no clear info about this.
by frank
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I can play the stereotypical dick talkbacker too! It really isn't much of an accomplishment.
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I like it. Doesn't mean to say that the film will be any good. Judging by the recent production photo of Wolvie, and his bone claws: we just seem to be backtracking and not evolving. Wish Aronofsky would have held out instead of indulging in the biblical...Actually, it looks very much like an Aronofsky-style poster.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 3:49 p.m. CST
@cavejohnson: Just looked ... Dear god... MAYBE just MAYBE we'll get a theatrical Blu release of the OT (cleaned up a bit, maybe would be cool tho)
by Kremzeek
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Everything about that poster looks AMAZING... except that. And it's driving me CRAZY!
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...youarepaininthearse. Speaking as a graphic designer, the poster is perfect. Doe exactly what it needs to. The technique is fine. I am willing to bet you are jealous, plain and simple.
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Let's hope the film captures the same spirit.
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Oct. 30, 2012, 7:10 p.m. CST
Bryan Singer also confirmed to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past
by animatronicmojo
And nobody cares. <BR> Well, I sure don't.
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Hard to believe.
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Use of the Sumi-e brush was a "bold" move.
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