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So We Know What GALACTUS Will Look Like Now...

Wow by dejectedgeek	Apr 18th, 2007 03:50:49 AM
Just.....wow.
Well, at least... by Matthew Domville	Apr 18th, 2007 03:52:13 AM
Fishbourne will be voicing the stormcloud. That's something, right? No... It's not. You're right.
A pissin storm cloud?!? by iamjacksleftball	Apr 18th, 2007 03:55:57 AM
Is that the best they could come up with? Jesus Christ just leave Galactus out of it altogether if you are going to fuck it up this badly.
holy crap... by Hyphin	Apr 18th, 2007 03:56:05 AM
It's 4:00 in the morning and I am not first on this story....
could the word out of this get more negative? by DMFC	Apr 18th, 2007 03:56:40 AM
just when I thought they'd get it right...
Hey Hyphin by iamjacksleftball	Apr 18th, 2007 03:56:40 AM
There is little place called Europe..its 10am here.
Maybe it's just a stormcloud cloaking Galactus. by Shermdawg	Apr 18th, 2007 03:57:05 AM
Y'know, like in ID4? logs out
Creative differences by Spartacus Hughs	Apr 18th, 2007 03:58:34 AM
http://kungfurodeo.com/wp-cont ent/uploads/2006/09/galactus_h ead.jpg...........http://www.d igital-cameras-help.com/clouds /cloud-5.jpg
Okay, I guess the real Galactus would be too weird... by DerLanghaarige	Apr 18th, 2007 03:58:45 AM
...for "normal" audiences. But a stormcloud is really lame. It's a cloud for fucks sake! A cloud isn't scary or menacing. It's a fucking cloud! I can see clouds when I look out of the window!
What needs to happen... by 69DUDE	Apr 18th, 2007 03:59:05 AM
Upon reading this, I now wish the real Galactus would show up. Fuck Rothman in the ass repeatedly, while the Surfer beats him around the face with his surfboard. This needs to happen.
Ah yes... by Hyphin	Apr 18th, 2007 04:00:34 AM
......forgot that little nugget of common sense...Europe... Touche, my friend, touche..
Will the cloud... by moph	Apr 18th, 2007 04:01:28 AM
...have a frowny face? That would be super.
Fuck Fan Four 2! Watch New Spider-Man clips Now by zinsider	Apr 18th, 2007 04:05:09 AM
the only franchise that has been taken care of from day 1, Spider-Man. Did you guys see these new spider-man 3 clips? http://tinyurl.com/26f3tl
Well, let me be first to say it.... by Gabba-UK	Apr 18th, 2007 04:06:28 AM
with all the vitriol it needs. That's just fucking stupid!!!!! Even I, with my VERY limited knowledge of FF, knows that the very concept of Galacticus is not best served with a bit of inclement space weather!!! You know what this sounds like. Rothman was watching The Neverending Story in a moment of madness where he thought watching a good movie instead shitting out bad ones might be a good idea. Saw the Nothing and thought wow having Galacticus look like like but sound like Fishbourne will really be something special.... what a fucking dick-head!!!!!
The giant touched him all over... by Boba Fat	Apr 18th, 2007 04:07:42 AM
they can't help it. Their hands are so big that even a friendly pat on the back covers inappropriate areas. Anyway, "FF2 The Rise of the Cloud" doesn't have the same ring to it. Can't wait for the action figure though.
So Galactus is the Nothing from Neverending Story by Ozy	Apr 18th, 2007 04:08:27 AM
What kinda douchebag takes one of the more bad ass villians in comic history and turns him into a frickin weather patern. I know by some miracle X3 wasn't a complete clusterfuck despite Rothman's mishandling and sadly that just makes him think he was right. Despite the medicore first Fantastic Four film the trailers for the sequel have gotten me intrested, now this turd drops in the punchbowl pinched from Rothman's ass. Even that would have made a better Glactus then a cloud.
Well Crap... by AklundR	Apr 18th, 2007 04:08:56 AM
I was wishing that they would just take Galactus off of the comic pages and throw him in the movie as is. But after thinking about it maybe it's not such a bad idea after all. I could never imagine that this "Fantastic Four" could ever stand up in any way to a planet eating giant such as Galactus.
wasn't there talk about this months ago? by TheNorthlander	Apr 18th, 2007 04:09:08 AM
didn't Ioan Gruffudd leak something like this in an interview that was posted on this site? a couple of months back I think...
BTW Spartacus Hughs, that's a cool friggin Galactus pic by TheNorthlander	Apr 18th, 2007 04:09:59 AM
but tinyurl.com okidokes?
A fucking STORM CLOUD? by LordEnigma	Apr 18th, 2007 04:10:43 AM
Okay. The end of this film is supposed to be his arrival, but not his appearance. So maybe the big freakin storm cloud is the intergalactic version of his Escalade? See? It makes sense. IT MAKES TOTAL FUCKING SENSE! Yeah, this hokey. Good going Tom. You dicked away more of Rupert's money. Sir, you are no Sir Howard Stringer.
Hey, what if it's the Warren Ellis nanocloud? by overtime	Apr 18th, 2007 04:13:17 AM
Ultimate gah-lak-tus, anyone? Now that'd be terrifying. But if it's a storm cloud like, "just a bunch of fucking black clouds" stormcloud, then yes, this is terrible. I wanna see some photos, because, c'mon, I don't think anyone's gonna take a giant purple man seriously.
this cant be true...... by Seph_J	Apr 18th, 2007 04:13:23 AM
why cover a potentially awesome CG money shots of an awesome CG character, in an awesome CG cloud. Why do it?
And of course not forgetting... by smellmycheese	Apr 18th, 2007 04:13:23 AM
that Europe is a continent, not a country, which also spans several time zones... so it's not actually 10am in Europe... but it is at least 10am-ish in the UK (snarf snarf) [pushing spectacles up nose]. Anyways...! A cloud, huh?! Well fuck me. Genius.
Yeah... by dastickboy	Apr 18th, 2007 04:19:37 AM
...'cos clouds are scary.
At least the could have tried the Ultimate versión... by Wonderboys	Apr 18th, 2007 04:24:01 AM
If they were not going to use the classic look... I hope it doesn't end like this: http://www.startrek.com/imageu ploads/200508/mov-god-on-sha-k a-ree/ 320x240.jpg
Northlander by Spartacus Hughs	Apr 18th, 2007 04:24:35 AM
It's from Marvel Alliance. They got it right. He could've worked on film. What's tinyurl?
This will be the worst unlockable character... by Det. John Kimble	Apr 18th, 2007 04:25:11 AM
in a videogame based on a movie ever.
How to ruin a franchise, by Fox. Part .....umm lots. by DarthScotland	Apr 18th, 2007 04:25:18 AM
Never really cared too much about F4 thankfully but it seems they've killed this franchise off too, for a studio all about making money they don't seem to know how to do it very well.
So, I'm not alone with my Nothing theory.... by Gabba-UK	Apr 18th, 2007 04:25:50 AM
I thought that in a moment of spleen venting I was being harsh. But no, Rothman really is a cock sucker of the very highest calibre. This is a good attribute for a street corner pro not for the boss of a major Hollywood studio. Do you remember the days when Fox had men of vision in charge who took a chance and defended it. I think we got Star Wars by doing that. Now they give us fucking rain clouds for our bad guys... wankers!!
The only thing that can save FF2:ROTSS now... by Det. John Kimble	Apr 18th, 2007 04:27:06 AM
is a Jessica Alba nude scene.
Seph_J by Wonderboys	Apr 18th, 2007 04:29:19 AM
Why cover a potentially awesome CG money shots of an awesome CG character, in an awesome CG cloud? ...of course, to save the money to pay that awesome cast...and that great director... eh... waitaminute!
A FUCKING RAINCLOUD?!?!?! by wolvenom	Apr 18th, 2007 04:33:04 AM
Seriously why dont you just cut galactus's dick off already? HOW MENACING!!! OOOOOOOOOH HOW SCARY!!! A PLAMSA RAINBOW COLORED RAINCLOUD WITH LIGHTENING BARING DOWN ON EARTH!! SOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING SCARY! HAHAHAHAHAH. I bet it'll look exactly the same as that fucking abomination energy rainbow in Stark Trek: Generations' In other words space barf. THEY COULD HAVE ATLEAST GONE WITH THE FUCKING ULTIMATE GALACTUS! FUCK YOU FOX AND FUCK YOU ROTHMAN YOU CUNTBAGS! FORGET TRANSFORMERS!!!! THIS TRUMPS THEM ALL IN DISGRACE.
To be fair an Alba nude scene could save any movie!! by Gabba-UK	Apr 18th, 2007 04:36:34 AM
Except perhaps this one. A fucking rain cloud... I'm sorry but I can't get over this.
Could they be referencing FF #49? by Det. John Kimble	Apr 18th, 2007 04:37:54 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I mage:Gf_49_cover.png Trying to hold on to a shred of hope.
I agree, why not use Ultimate Galactus by Affleckwasthebomb	Apr 18th, 2007 04:39:17 AM
I'm no massive old school FF fan and Galactus always looked a little silly to me. But Ultimate Galactus is awesome. I think it was an extremly good idea of how to make Galctus more beleivable if you will(I know it's foolish to talk about believeability in a comic movie but you know) I thought it worked well and for some thing like the movie it would of worked wonders. Could you imagine seeing all those things stretched out across space. It would of been awesome. now we get a cloud....oh well.
cause a giant raincloud is cheaper... by wolvenom	Apr 18th, 2007 04:46:36 AM
The most expensive obviously being making galactus as he is in the comics, next least expensive would be making ultimate galactus, after that the next least expensive would be painting galactus's face on a bed pan tying it to a stick and waving it in front of the camera, then the cheapest obviously being a giant mother fucking raincloud.
Spartacus Hughs by TheNorthlander	Apr 18th, 2007 04:49:07 AM
look right below the talkback input box and you'll find a link there with an explaination. If you write down urls in the TB they will be split up, just look at your own post back there.
Partly Galactus, 20 percent chance of rain by Mullah Omar	Apr 18th, 2007 04:52:05 AM
Only one superhero can save the day this time - Weather Man!
here we go again... by 1st and only	Apr 18th, 2007 04:52:18 AM
its definatly gonna look like the fire clouds from ID4,all godlike and such.never liked the F4 pansies but after the transformers debacle its comforting to know nobodys getting the movie they want....
Peter Jackson for JLA! by UltimaRex	Apr 18th, 2007 04:54:42 AM
Seriously, with this story how can anyone deny it?
how are the going to convey... by Affleckwasthebomb	Apr 18th, 2007 04:59:59 AM
the threat, the impending doom. People are just going to look out of their windows and think "Shit, it's going to rain today." Not "holly fuck, we're all going to die" Galacticus is the eater of worlds for fuck sake. I'd love to have been in the room when they came up with this. Just to see how they justify it and talk them selves into thinking they could make a cloud cool.
Mufasa by juliomario14	Apr 18th, 2007 05:01:24 AM
...............flames , clouds , wtf hollywood!!!!!
I have a bad feeling about this by boyblue	Apr 18th, 2007 05:05:01 AM
I can just see the Silver Surfer at the end of this film doing a singing in the rain routine with a nasty big rain cloud above him? Oh the Shame!!
trying to optimistic about this... by Conman2478	Apr 18th, 2007 05:07:41 AM
here's an idea, running parallel with the whole "nothing" concept from The Neverending Story, which although unoriginal, sort of relates to the Ultimates version of Galcatus, who was actually made up of a giant swarm. What if this cloud started forming at the climax of the movie, destorying and disinigrating everything in it's path, and slowly started to reveal the popular form of Galctus that we're all familiar with? Galactus is, after all, nothing but the projected fear of destruction that the world he's destroying percieves. There's a way that they could still pay homage to idea of Galctus, making him frightening as all hell, and still base him in some sort of realistic fashion, instead of having him approach Earth in his big purple helemt. We all know that looks great in the comics, but could they really pull off that image on film? I don't know...I can't stand Tom Rothman, but with all of the imagery i've seen so far on this flick, I can't imagine that they'd make Galactus a puny little rain cloud that we get to deal with every day. No...I have a feeling there's a lot more to this description than what everyone's first impression seems to be.
You know what they say.... by FUZZYWOOKIEE	Apr 18th, 2007 05:08:15 AM
Every cloud has a Silver Surfer. Wait, WTF!! Oh that is just lame, hopefully the cloud will at least be purple. crosses fingers
I dont post often, but.... by Uridium	Apr 18th, 2007 05:09:29 AM
WTF!!! How 'tarded is this? I was just getting to the point of giving this movie a chance after the turd that was the 1st one... and they ruin the little bit of coolness that the Silver Surfer has brought to the table!
Solution by NiolK	Apr 18th, 2007 05:10:50 AM
Just do a big pair of robot feet with the rest of him hidden by clouds. Even that'd be better than vengeful cumulus and it's not technically a giant robot.
Rape by NachoNegro	Apr 18th, 2007 05:18:18 AM
And the rape of the FF continues. This FF bears little resemblance to the FF we know and love. An 'ethnic' angle in there I can understand. Alicia being black. Sue Storm being 'a little ambiguous'. After all, time has moved on. I could even look past the so-so Ben Grimm suit. But Doom was made into a buttfaced turd in the first movie, and now they're making galactus a space-going fart cloud... Unforgivable. You tools can sit there and rip one out of Singer all you want, but at least he respects and loves the source material. Tim Story really couldn't give a shit.
" I will devour your world!" by bender7	Apr 18th, 2007 05:20:06 AM
Pffftt. With what? Cloud power? Shut up Cloudy McCloud-face
Conman2478 by TheNorthlander	Apr 18th, 2007 05:20:25 AM
The "Nothing" in The Never Ending Story was the absence of something - like if you have a forrest, and there's a lake in the forrest that "The Nothing" takes, that means you would only have a forrest. That's because people's imagination is starting to disapear in the world. "A giant swarm" would be "A Something", a raincloud or a thunderstorm would be "a something", rojected fear of destruction would also be "a something". it's not at all like "The Nothing" in The Never Ending Story.
You were warned you bitching fan-boy's ! by kingralphuk	Apr 18th, 2007 05:22:24 AM
Per Ioan Gruffudd, Mr. Fantastic in the films, "His presence is felt in the movie. He doesn't physically appear." And that's what you get - a fucking cloud !!
No surprises, FF4 II = Shit Sandwich.... by KillaKane	Apr 18th, 2007 05:33:20 AM
...without the bread...and an extra side of shit. Lowest common denominator demogs, shill film making! bring on Spidey 3, Hellboy II and the Dark Knight...that's how a graph franchaise should be treated.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo! by RighteousBrother	Apr 18th, 2007 05:38:58 AM
Said in a Darth Vader styleeee
Twister 2: Let's twist again like we did last summer by Kloipy	Apr 18th, 2007 05:40:27 AM
well, i hated the first FF and i won't even waste my time seeing this piece of crap. IMO they should just stop making comic books into movies all together if this is what they are going to do to them. Also someone (who knows what they are doing) should do The Maxx
... by fluffybunnywhiskers	Apr 18th, 2007 05:40:44 AM
So........................... the cloud is going to eat the planet?
Oh yeah by Wogga Wogga	Apr 18th, 2007 05:41:53 AM
Hopefully FF2 is the last FF film ever made. 100% sure it will suck as bad as FF1, so I don't care if they make Galactus a hovering used condom. This movie is an abortion anyway.
Rothman should be left at the school in "Suspiria"... by FilmCritic3000	Apr 18th, 2007 05:43:12 AM
Jessica Harper, you heard me. Now get to it. I can't believe she's married to such a no-nothing shit for brains like Rothman. I will buy the most expensive bottle of champagne and have the biggest celebration when that no-talent fuck is no longer the head of 20th Century Fox. He's ruined far too many movies, from pre-production to, well hell, the entire damn process. Witness the cinematic atrocity that was "X-Men: The Last Stand". How Rothman's not on trial in The Hague along with Bush is beyond me.
and i fucked up... by FilmCritic3000	Apr 18th, 2007 05:44:09 AM
I meant "know-nothing shit for brains". Proofreading. I should really start doing that more often.
FUCKING BULLSHIT (if it's true) by Steve Rogers	Apr 18th, 2007 05:45:30 AM
Fuck Tom Rothamn in his fat franchise wrecking ass.
Smokey from Lost needs work too you know. by Fish Tank	Apr 18th, 2007 05:48:21 AM
It's hard out there for him. He's tired of second-rate parts in anti-smoking campaigns and making guest appearances in fire prevention commercials. We all know he can act - did you see how he conveyed anger when he killed Ekko? That my friends, is some seriously good stuff. Just by reading the above posts, you all obviously have a bias against anything smoke (especially "black" smoke - ineteresting that noone makes an issue about white smoke in wizard movies), so the cards are already stacked against him. Why don't we all just give him a chance and see what he can do? I am disappointed that that Fishburne had to do the voiceovers, but if done right, it could work.
Galactus CAN be stopped! by Fried Gold	Apr 18th, 2007 05:49:52 AM
By seeding him with silver iodide.
Sir Rupert Murdoch by emeraldboy	Apr 18th, 2007 05:50:47 AM
Would disagree that he is raping anyone. If you look at all the things he produces. Newspapers, films and tv shows. they are all dumb. He doesnt care about quality, which is why nobody reads the news of the world. Murdoch understands very well that the punter in the street has heard of the fantastic four and if you give people ff movie they will go thats cool, he also knows that jo public really doesnt give a crap about what galacticus looks like or the design of FF car. Murdoch knows that is a movie. Murdoch has been this for the past 50 years. Giving people what they knowing that people arent interested in the fine details and that Fox news is such a success.
Thank you Northlander by Spartacus Hughs	Apr 18th, 2007 05:51:37 AM
Excuse my ignorance.
Won't someone say something of nipples on storm clouds? by JackPumpkinhead	Apr 18th, 2007 05:52:25 AM
Or "storm clouds on Optimus"?
Nice to see V'ger getting acting gigs again by BannedOnTheRun	Apr 18th, 2007 05:52:50 AM
Moriarty, you nappy headed ho faggot, why didn't you tell us Witchman did the music for Cigarette Burns?
I hadn't seen any lost yet.... by Affleckwasthebomb	Apr 18th, 2007 05:53:29 AM
Now I won't becuase I know Ekko gets killed...Damn...spoiler warnings dude;-)
P.S. Can you see the Cat in the Hat's face in Galactus? by BannedOnTheRun	Apr 18th, 2007 05:58:13 AM
You know what's sad? I watch Fairly Oddparents with the kids a lot, and they're always ripping off the classic purple Galactus design. Like, exactly. Apparently because the creators are actual, you know, comic fans, not studio execs?
And one more thing... (no pun intended) by BannedOnTheRun	Apr 18th, 2007 06:01:08 AM
I'm just had a vision of the climactic battle...the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing on his back in the desert wresting with a giant cloud in near total darkness. "TAKE IT ALL!"
A s'pose a giant man dressed in Purple and Pink by RighteousBrother	Apr 18th, 2007 06:06:45 AM
With tuning forks on his head, and a G on his belt buckle might be a bit difficult to pull off in a live action film. But Alex Ross made him look pretty cool.
Calm the hell down. by Playkins	Apr 18th, 2007 06:08:16 AM
The Surfer is a herald, foreshadowing the ARRIVAL of Galactus. Quite possible that the "Storm Cloud" is just how they communicate, and they're saving him for #3. You haven't seen it yet, quit complaining.
Isnt Galactus just a silly character anyway? by Teamwak	Apr 18th, 2007 06:08:32 AM
As a non comic book reader, isnt a humaniod many times larger than a planet just a plain silly idea that never stood a chance outside the pages of a comic book? I mean, come on! The Jewish Superhero Menora Man is much more beliveable :)
Banned: Funny post, but who would possibly by CreasyBear	Apr 18th, 2007 06:08:36 AM
think that something that inane would make a satisfying ending to a -- oh, yeah. (This from someone who really likes the first 4/5ths of Lee's Hulk.)
Okay.... Remain Calm.... by Redbox	Apr 18th, 2007 06:19:37 AM
I don't like hearing news in little bits like this and then judging it.... But this is not good! Certainly not "Fantastic." Why don't they just call it "The Asstastic Four?" Maybe if this makes money they will remake the Hulk as a Tree.
ahem.. by smylexx	Apr 18th, 2007 06:22:06 AM
I really miss George the 7th Chicken. He was the only one who made any sense around here.
cool to gay in 3 seconds by tile_mcgillus	Apr 18th, 2007 06:26:12 AM
Now I am officially uninterested in FF2. Suck it Story.
Galactus will EAT your box office totals, Rothman by Behemoth	Apr 18th, 2007 06:26:24 AM
You do not taint the legend of Galactus. This is truly mind-BOTTLING. Seriously, I am so fed up with these hacks who think they can just thoughtlessly change decades of comic lore so drastically. I will not see this if this is true. My absence from this film will DESTROY the box office totals. Galactus was in fact the coolest character in the FF franchise. To turn him into a cloud? Crom, grant me this one request. Grant me...REVENGE.
Northlander by Conman2478	Apr 18th, 2007 06:29:30 AM
I was actually referring to it [the galactus cloud] resembling "the nothing" in the visual sense, then again, stupid me for thinking someone wouldn't over-analyze my comparison and miss my whole point completely. but thanks for the re-education on 80's fantasy cinema. next time i have a question about xanadu or time bandits, i'll be sure to let you know. ...douche.
Hmm, does this facking storm cloud have CGI lips? by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 18th, 2007 06:31:32 AM
That would be gotta eat worthy.
http://www.theblackdiamondeffect .com/Galactus.mov by tbdeinc	Apr 18th, 2007 06:34:22 AM
If I can pull this off... they can do Galactus... http://www.theblackdiamondeffe ct.com/Galactus.mov
Cloud Classifications by KarmicRelief	Apr 18th, 2007 06:35:40 AM
I don't remember that being one of the cloud classifications. Nimbus, stratus, cumulus...Galactus? My hopes for this movie were just crushed. I defend you no more Fantastic Four.
Story time by FatSeagal	Apr 18th, 2007 06:37:14 AM
Don't fear people, Tim Story can save this movie! With his knack for characterisation and flare for action I'm sure.....hell, who do I think i'm kidding. Still kind of looking forward to this though, mainly 'cause I don't really like comics but like comic-book movies (even the old Punisher and Captain America films, the latter being the biggest comic-turd ever commited to celluloid). I assume Galctus wasn't a cloud in the source material?
Sorry, don't really see a problem. by Lemming	Apr 18th, 2007 06:39:25 AM
Galactus in that camp outfit with the stupid helmet looked crap anyway. A big stormy cloud makes him more god-like and frightening to me. Sometimes things need to be altered so they less gay, tbh.
Sounds stupid by Dazzler69	Apr 18th, 2007 06:41:07 AM
and safe....
This is a promise by johnnykool	Apr 18th, 2007 06:43:58 AM
I will watch this movie, but I will do so by downloading it illegally. Yes, I want to see Ben Grimm in action, but I refuse to pay one damn cent to watch the rest of this piece of shit. Rothman, fuck you. You will NOT get any of my hard earned money.
Maybe.... by FUZZYWOOKIEE	Apr 18th, 2007 06:46:32 AM
Laurence Fishburne will descen from the cloud in a purple trenchcoat. All Hail The Eater of Worlds. Nope, got nothing.
What a bunch of whingers... Come on.. by UK brit boy	Apr 18th, 2007 06:49:48 AM
For godsake get a grip you lot. Jeez I've never heard such a pile of ranting idiots. You've not seen the CG treatment yet (and yes a cloud can look menacing and forboding). Why give you all the money shot if there's gonna be a 3rd film with I suspect a reveal of Galactus proper in whatever form they decide to present him. Someone say he's a cloud and you lot go ape shit, for f*cks sake take a chill pill and calm down. tsk.
The Partly Cloudy Devourer Of Worlds. by Nonemoreblack	Apr 18th, 2007 06:51:23 AM
Phantom Menaces don't work in even the most successful franchises. All this pussyspeak about "I don't know if Galactus will translate..." is such a copout justification for mediocre filmmaking. If you were to ask anyone in 1987 if good Batman movie would ever get made they would have said the exact same defeatist shit. No one ever thought Wolverine's hair and mutton chops would translate, or Blade for that matter (who is a thousand times cooler on film than he EVER was in the comics) saying that it can't be done is an even more cowardly way of saying "I can do it." So that's when you man up, excuse yourself from the project and make room for someone with the wherewithal and respect for the source material to make it happen. That being said, I hope this is a mix up and that a stormcloud is not the final version of Galactus. I want this to be good and say that having absolute hatred for pretty much everything in the first film except how Mr.Fantastic and The Human Torch were handled. When The Thing and Doctor Doom don't even look as good as the ones in the Roger Corman version...maybe you've picked the wrong filmmaker.
Futurama by Kevin Holsinger	Apr 18th, 2007 06:54:50 AM
The first things that came to mind when I read this were Mellvar and his mother (cloud with glasses) from the Futurama episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before"... http://tinyurl.com/yueh95
Galactus is stoopid. by stlfilmwire	Apr 18th, 2007 06:54:55 AM
Who cares?
What do you expect? by Giant Ape Balls	Apr 18th, 2007 06:58:29 AM
A huge guy dressed in purple and pink spandex with a pink metal helmet? Oooooohh sounds terifying.
I always thought galactus looked lame by iwontwin	Apr 18th, 2007 06:59:54 AM
A guy with a bigass head wearing a dress....but after reading the comics, and watching cartoons and such...he grew on me. KEEP HIM REAL DOG!
I just got kicked in the balls. (I'll skip this flick) by JDanielP	Apr 18th, 2007 07:03:40 AM
That... uh, ...fantastic trailer... will bring in quite a number opening weekend. (It fooled me.) But man, if this movie sucks as much (or even more) than the first one, watch attendance drop like a rock. (I was going to say, "...drop like Galactus." But in this case, it wouldn't make a good example.) Awe... puffy clouds. "Look, I see an elephant." "I see... a sinking ship." "I see... a Fantastic Four movie." "Hey, ...that's no cloud. Somebody farted."
Why don't you wait to see it before you condemn? by Bronx Cheer	Apr 18th, 2007 07:05:11 AM
Who is this spy anyway? It's not that I think the people behind this movie have any real sense about what they're making, but what if this is not accurate? A lot os spleen is being released over a rumor...oh, man, listen to me? That's what this place is all about...not just AICN, but this country.
Galactus mo cap suit by ELGordo	Apr 18th, 2007 07:06:11 AM
http://www.glennalicious.org/a rchives/raincloud.JPG
I hate it when I'm right... by DocPazuzu	Apr 18th, 2007 07:08:10 AM
I knew they'd go the Fred Hoyle route on this one. Oh well, at least we got the comment "Tom Rothman was molested by a giant" out of it -- which is one of the funniest things I've read here all week.
tbdeinc by Wonderboys	Apr 18th, 2007 07:08:19 AM
Did you do that movie? its cool... ahhh... its a shame when fans do things in the right way when the people with the money (and the rights) wont do it... by the way... did you see Ryan vs. Dorkman 2? waaaay more cool than the stupid fights Luckass gave us in the prequels... go, go see it: http://www.ryanvsdorkman. com/
This film will never top SUPERMAN IV... by IG76	Apr 18th, 2007 07:08:49 AM
...Christopher Reeve gives more heart in 3 seconds than two hours of this trash. Same for Spiderman! Copying the SUPERMAN franchise completely. I- Discovers Powers II- Does not want powers III- Turns Bad. Spideman IV will feature Peter Parker attempting to disarm WMD's!
** I want the Michael Bay version of Galactus. ** by JDanielP	Apr 18th, 2007 07:12:15 AM
Too bad that the Fantastic Four aren't facing a TRANSFORMERS worthy Galactus. So tell me, ...how much are you liking the looks of the TRANSFORMERS flick now?
Um by SithMenace	Apr 18th, 2007 07:12:34 AM
Did anyone seriously think this movie would be any good? It's from the same people that made the first piece of shit.
"a cloud can look menacing and forboding" by dastickboy	Apr 18th, 2007 07:18:17 AM
How exactly? Oh yes, big and dark - like a raincloud. Ooooh! "FEAR MY LIGHT DRIZZLE!" The only time the effect works is if the cloud is disguising something uncomprehensible, like in ID4 or Hellboy. But seeing as the uncomprehensible IS the Cloud, this will fall flat on it's face. This is just a terrible decision all the way round - just think of the lost sale on the action figure for one. $10 for a figure, sell 100k globally and you've just lost $1m my friend.
Who cares that the Transformers look diff... OH WAIT! by Horseflesh	Apr 18th, 2007 07:20:05 AM
I see the geek is on the other foot now!
stupid by WillPfilm	Apr 18th, 2007 07:21:59 AM

remember when this movie was gonna be good? by WolfmanNards	Apr 18th, 2007 07:22:29 AM
that didn't last long.
FFINO by SithMenace	Apr 18th, 2007 07:23:34 AM
Just kidding. The TINO phrase is gayer than gay too.
WHAT THE F....HELP US MICHAEL BAY !!!!! by Darkwolf9x	Apr 18th, 2007 07:26:22 AM
this movie will suck ballz
And this..... by Angry Golfer	Apr 18th, 2007 07:30:07 AM
.....qualifies as news how? This has been know for quite some time. I think I actually read the interview on here where the writer or director said Galactus was a "voice from the sky" and will not be shown in a physical form.
this could be cool... by mr ahole ramirez	Apr 18th, 2007 07:30:16 AM
...think bout the possibilities...Reed stretches around the storm...Sue gets invisible in the storm...Thing punchin at the storm...Johnny lightin the storm on fire...this movie will rock!...
Sentinels by BRUTICUS	Apr 18th, 2007 07:31:34 AM
I swear, the Sentinels and apocalypse is all i've been waiting for in the X-men movies. The rest has been just filler with the 3rd being a MAJOR let down. I went and looked onlyine to even see who Galactus is, I can see now why they would decide to make a storm cloud i can also see that that is a very lame idea and there is much more they could do with the character. Think it over fellas dont take the easy way out.
Rothman needs to shit himself... by Freefinger	Apr 18th, 2007 07:32:39 AM
Spartacus Hughs - You made me laugh, those were great comparisons, Galactus Head vs. cloud.. Great stuff! So from the looks of things.. I'm not the only one who'll be disapointed when this film opens up... All this "Marvel Unlimited" started these changes. They played with origin stories that we knew since the 50's instead of just refreshing them... They changed up a bunch of shit... I read that Galactus is a freaking Spaceship in the Unlimited Comics? See that what happens when mindless idiots start changing things around in the comics. It give Producers of the movies help with reconfiguring everything around... First it's a man, eater of planets, then it a spaceship, now a freaking cloud.. I say, the next person who comes across Rothman need to kick him in the balls! 'Nuff said...
GALACTUS WILL RAIN ON THE FOUR'S PARADE!!!! by Err	Apr 18th, 2007 07:33:38 AM
THis is crap.
Forecast: 88% chance of Galactus by T 1000 xp professional	Apr 18th, 2007 07:33:39 AM
I seriously want to cry, Too bad this is just as hillarious though.
MICHAEL BAY ... by Freefinger	Apr 18th, 2007 07:33:59 AM
... wow first time I see that we could all see Micheal Bay could "save" this movie?? Fuuuuckk.... Now that's weird...
RAINCLOUD DOESN'T MEAN THIS YEAR'S LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE by Err	Apr 18th, 2007 07:34:24 AM
Because rain clouds block out the sun.
Hold up: Does the Storm Cloud have any COSMPIC POWERS? by Pound Sand	Apr 18th, 2007 07:35:40 AM

THE ULTIMATE EQUATION by Gus Van Rant	Apr 18th, 2007 07:40:44 AM
Galactus as a cloud = Flames on Optimus x Nipples on Batman / Getting stung in the heart by a Sting Ray...Now can you dig that Haters?
this will be better than seeing a giant purple freak by JeanLuc Dickhard	Apr 18th, 2007 07:41:35 AM
in a fez hat ..... i rather have the cloud ...
Hey FF2 -- I just got off the phone with by jimbojones123	Apr 18th, 2007 07:41:59 AM
Winnie the Pooh, The Nothing, and The Smoke Monster from Lost, and they are pretty upset and calling their lawyers.
I have always suspected for the longest time by emeraldboy	Apr 18th, 2007 07:42:37 AM
that there are group of people who dont wont comic books to be made into feature films. Both within the entertainment industry and without. So they pass a part of a movie, whether it be script, still, or whatever on to harry and say this is the what such and such is going to like. the anti-comic book movie talkbackers then pick it and run and say this movie is going to suck. based on what the say-so of entirely nameless individual who possibly hates the idea of comic book movies anyway.
Instead of the Ultimate Nullifier,Reed uses a giant fan by SpyGuy	Apr 18th, 2007 07:43:29 AM
...that blows Galactus away from Earth. Will the promo posters for Galactus look like that episode of AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE and ask "Who is...the Drizzle?"
Now Tom, show us on the Wolverine doll where the Purple by Otter	Apr 18th, 2007 07:43:32 AM
Giant touched you, m'kay???
That really sucks, and that's from a non-hater. by isispop	Apr 18th, 2007 07:44:14 AM
ARGHH! That sounds like such a suit solution/suggestion to do that. I'm usually not a hater but I've got a keg of hateraide next to me right now. Guess I should've expected it. I thought the first one was terrible, so I guess it just stands to reason that the second would be bigger & better suckage. Just had hopes w/the surfer/trailer, and that they had looked at the last one w/an unobjective eye & fixed some of the many problems. BTW, I even would've accepted any type of carbon based updated alien than the big guy w/the acid era purple suit. Oh well. Some of these types movies will suck, and some of them will not. I'm just finally glad I got to the point where I won't plop down my hard earned $ for anything now just cause it's a comic movie. I drew the line before Ghost Rider & from what I've heard I'm glad I did. On the other side of the coin though...I would go see somethin really cool like 300 or (hopefully) Spidey3 multiple times. It's gotten to the point where I'd rather see somethin 3-4 times that blew me away & I want to absorb again than support any more of these turds. Demand more & quit seein everything they release dammit.
BREAKING NEWS by Gus Van Rant	Apr 18th, 2007 07:48:23 AM
Galactus is a giant tampon...because a fucking cloud wasn't silly enough.
But is it a cloud with nipples? by Fecal Debris	Apr 18th, 2007 07:50:24 AM
This movie puts the lotion in the basket
Bruce Campbell should play Galactus... by Edward_nygma	Apr 18th, 2007 07:53:46 AM
...he can so do this part!
Rothman is a hack, pure and simple. by jae683	Apr 18th, 2007 07:53:54 AM
What he did to the Dark Phoenix saga makes me want to beat him over the head with a wiffle bat. Seriously, anyone got a wiffle bat?
The action figure will be some smoke in a plastic bag.. by Otter	Apr 18th, 2007 07:55:36 AM
or, if the FF can't defeat Galactus, they can always call Halle Berry over to disperse the cloud.
What they will do is this: by mrfan	Apr 18th, 2007 07:56:21 AM
Have the surfer fly into the cloud and stop. The audience will see the image of Marlon Brando appear just like in Superman. The only difference is that he will be outlined in a purple helmet (computer graphics) and his voice will be dubbed over by Fishbourne.
bad, just bad by just pillow talk	Apr 18th, 2007 07:58:14 AM
Hey Gus Van Rant, at least with the tampon, you know he'd have an attitude! A cloud?
SHIA LABEOUF CONFIRMED TO PLAY THE STORM CLOUD!!! by Err	Apr 18th, 2007 07:58:49 AM
He gets a costume and everything. He'll be like [KABOOM! CRASH! KLA-CHOOM!]
I'm with JDanielP by turk128	Apr 18th, 2007 08:00:51 AM
At least Bay was in the ballpark, shit he's practically the same team compared to Cloudy Disposition Galactus.
come on by The Only Woj	Apr 18th, 2007 08:01:57 AM
does the comic version look a little nutty in the real world? sure. but damnit, make it badass. stop trying to play to the super realism, especially with such a corny movie to begin with. just include a badass giant instead of pissing purple cloud.
Galactucumulous by wetzello	Apr 18th, 2007 08:01:57 AM
That is all.
wheres michael bay when you need him... by wcoop893	Apr 18th, 2007 08:05:09 AM
oh yeah he'll be making sand explosions every which way possible in the sands of time video game movie. hahah wow sounds interesting though
Or they just might do this: by mrfan	Apr 18th, 2007 08:05:43 AM
To save tons of dough they will probably use that 14 inch Galactus that came out a few years ago. Just stand it up and shake it a little to make it look like it is moving. Hell, I should be making this picture.
It's V'GER! by uss cygnus	Apr 18th, 2007 08:07:32 AM
Get Spock in the thruster suit, baby!
Maybe we'll get a cameo by HeWhoCannotBeNamed	Apr 18th, 2007 08:08:06 AM
of The Drizzle and Mr. Mister.
I HATE SUITS!!!! by PhantomSpazzz	Apr 18th, 2007 08:08:34 AM
YOU FUCKING BUSINESS EXECUTIVES HAVE NOOO MERIT MAKING CREATIVE DESIGNS!!! You are all tools. I can picture the excuse now..."no no no A giant wouldnt work. We have to appeal to the broaaaad audience. Movies are a business and having a giant, well, people wouldnt buy it!" CAN I REMIND YOU MUTHA FUCKER THAT THIS IS THE AUDIENCE WHO BOUGHT A TICKET TO SEE ROCK MAN AND A CHICK THAT TURNS INVISIBLE AND SOME DUDE THAT CAN STRECTCH HIS DICK A QUARTER MILE!!! Christ sake i am pissed. Fuming right now. All day I sit at work doing creative advertisments and have fucking asshole idiot NON CREATIVE business suits changing shit that they have no merit to change. This is the same shit going on here. Shove the movie up your ass you tools!
Tom Rothman is the biggest... by NightArrows	Apr 18th, 2007 08:09:55 AM
Douche in the Universe. Thanks for sinking yet another movie you ham fisted bag of shit stuffed in an expensive suit. Go juggle grenades...
you know how we can prevent this from happening again? by PotSmokinAlien	Apr 18th, 2007 08:11:18 AM
BY NOT SEEING THIS MOVIE, EVEN IF WE LOVE THE FANTASTIC 4. seriously people, 2 years ago this is the conversation i had a hundred times: me: "that new fantastic 4 movie sure looks like shit, huh." friend: "yeah, it sure does, but i think i'll see it anyway just to see what they do with it." ???? i am as confused as you all are. so let's prevent this one from making an depressingly unbelievable shitload and follow our instincts this time. buy ten scratch tickets instead or something.. your chances of winning with this movie are zero
Galactus - V'ger by all your base	Apr 18th, 2007 08:13:51 AM
Trekkies Rejoice
"plays more like a parody than a real film” by newc0253	Apr 18th, 2007 08:14:13 AM
well, we are talking about a sequel from the genuises who made the first FF film. where's the surprise?
Uh...guys... by Pie_Man_Returns	Apr 18th, 2007 08:14:37 AM
You do kno wthat Galactus has NO PHYSICAL FORM IN PARTICULAR. He merely appears in the form that the inhabitants of siad planet may comprehend. I mean you "comic fans" have actually read a fucking comic book or the Marvel Handbook right? According to wikipedia(even the dummies there got it): Although Galactus is usually depicted in humanoid form, each sentient being perceives him as having a form resembling its own. Hence, humans see Galactus as an enormous armor-clad humanoid, while an amoeba-like species, for example, would perceive Galactus as a gigantic amoeba-like entity. As Galan, Galactus was indeed a humanoid, but his true current form is unknown. He has adopted the appearance of a roughly humanoid energy being on at least three occasions. Whether or not this is his true form has yet to be revealed. ============================== Relax, Get out of your mom's basement. Attempt to talk to a female and WAIT TIL YOU SEE THE FUCKING MOVIE!
What is the Matrix? by uss cygnus	Apr 18th, 2007 08:15:15 AM
A big fucking cloud. That'll be $9.00 (Not including popcorn or drinks, please.)
why not a big tall guy in purple kabuki armor? by omarthesnake	Apr 18th, 2007 08:16:34 AM
seriously, people, get over the Jack Kirby worship. Galactus, he looks goofy. Give them a chance. it's not like they're retroactively destroying all your FF comics.
BEHOLD GALACTUS! RARRR! http://tinyurl.com/2eugex by PhantomSpazzz	Apr 18th, 2007 08:18:32 AM
hehe
V'ger Gotta Eat by Snookeroo	Apr 18th, 2007 08:19:46 AM
Sorry, that was retarded. I'm so ashamed.
A Storm Cloud with Laser Beams? by Gr8Shotz	Apr 18th, 2007 08:20:20 AM
Will the storm cloud have laser beams at least? (Sorry.. silly Austin Power reference)
not everyone reads comic books by emeraldboy	Apr 18th, 2007 08:21:26 AM
or at least superhero comic books. so not everyone will know the FF universe. The die hard FF Fans know it backwards of course and it doesnt matter who directed this film, the die hard fans are going to hate it anyway. So the next thing is then if your an effects guy how to come up a planet eating monster. Do you copy the idea from Star trek Voyager. There was a planet eating monster in that and the alien was caught between it and The borg. so rather than the alien being assimilated he was devoured by the monster. or Marvel could sever thier ties with Fox and team up with dreamworks but die hard fans wouldnt be happy about that. nothing seemingly satisfies them. except hollywood not making comic book movies. But i enjoy comic book movies so i dont know.
Is it an Ill-tempered cloud? by uss cygnus	Apr 18th, 2007 08:22:22 AM
You know, I have ONE simple request...and that is to have a clowd with frickin' LASER BEAMS shooting out of it! Now, evidently my Cycloptic colleague informs me...
Galactus is such a poofy looking character by BendersShinyAss	Apr 18th, 2007 08:24:19 AM
seriously, it's a joke of a character. At leadt thats what i think when i see him.
Last! by brassai2003	Apr 18th, 2007 08:25:15 AM
harry, wurm, Mori...anybody...use the Power AICosmic and get Fox to show us Galactus...or we start a boycott right here, right now. Fuck the Ultimate Nullifier (which I always thought was dumb) refrain from feeding Galactus the Cosmic Greenback and watch how fast he disappears! Geeks or not, the studios NEED to know that we're not going to take this shit anymore. USE the power of the internet. Someone start a boycott FF website! NOW!
Are they just saving it for the sequel? by Anna Valerious	Apr 18th, 2007 08:25:45 AM
Or are they messing up like they did with "Eragon"? Draft dodging my butt. I hope they don't do something stupid and make the Mole Men the villains of the third one...
emeraldboy by brassai2003	Apr 18th, 2007 08:27:02 AM
fair enough, but not reading comics is no reason to cheat the sheeple out of something that could be awesome.
i loved the last FF film by teddanson37	Apr 18th, 2007 08:27:16 AM
but if galactus is a cloud...that's gonna suck. i think we can all agree on that. i mean i know when they made juggernaut a mutant in s&m garb instead of man with mystical powers and a giant penis shaped helmet even that was ok with me cuz i understood it needed to be based on what we had seen in the previous movies. however they did not turn juggernaut into an inanimate object. i mean, come on, if he's gonna be galactus he needs to be galactus. if not just say silver surfer came to warn earth that "a storm's a brewin'".
BannedOnTheRun by DerLanghaarige	Apr 18th, 2007 08:28:16 AM
Mighty Mom & Dyno Dad? ^_^
emeraldboy by SithMenace	Apr 18th, 2007 08:29:15 AM
I have never read a FF4 comic and I hate, with a passion, the firet movie. On the other hand, I read Spider-Man religiously as a kid and absolutely love those movies. I think it really just depends on the quality of the movie.
5 words: by aicmb	Apr 18th, 2007 08:29:54 AM
Total and complete shit sandwich. Fuck this fucking movie sideways.
Make that by SithMenace	Apr 18th, 2007 08:32:34 AM
"First movie", not "Firet movie".
First movie was not too bad i guess by kingoflight	Apr 18th, 2007 08:37:53 AM
I can't say that ive ever read the comics but i know how much things suck when they are done wrong. I recently got hold of the hellblazer comic thats the film was based on, though it was accurate to a point it missed about a bit to much and its only a 30 page comic lol A FUCKING CLOUD, tickets should be a fucking bargin seen as they will save million on special FX
Read...read...READ!!! by Pie_Man_Returns	Apr 18th, 2007 08:38:02 AM
Although Galactus is usually depicted in humanoid form, each sentient being perceives him as having a form resembling its own. Hence, humans see Galactus as an enormous armor-clad humanoid, while an amoeba-like species, for example, would perceive Galactus as a gigantic amoeba-like entity. As Galan, Galactus was indeed a humanoid, but his true current form is unknown. He has adopted the appearance of a roughly humanoid energy being on at least three occasions. Whether or not this is his true form has yet to be revealed.
A giant amoeba-like entity... by DerLanghaarige	Apr 18th, 2007 08:39:32 AM
...would be way cooler than a cloud.
GINO!!! by Mr. Nice Gaius	Apr 18th, 2007 08:41:17 AM
FFINO!!!
They should use the... by TimMighty	Apr 18th, 2007 08:41:43 AM
...Ultimate gah-lak-tus thing. I mean come on people...we knew that they wouldnt do a manInSuit thing with galactus but a fucking cloud ? Hey perhaps they colour the cloud purple..weee ...like...a gay Lost smokezilla or something. Is Bai Ling in this ?
Saving this film... If possible... by GOB Adama	Apr 18th, 2007 08:42:14 AM
1.) A nude scene w/ the delectable Miss Alba will not save this film. I mean, she had a couple in the FIRST film and that didn't help (granted, she was invisible during them). 2.) HOPE that they mean full-on "Day After Tomorrow" storm and not little Winnie-The-Pooh fooling the bees cloud. 3.) HOPE that any cloud at all is just the opener for something cooler in the 3rd movie. It does not HAVE to be the jolly purple giant (but I'd prefer it). I mean, despite being a stinker, the first movie did well with the family audience, apprently. That gives you some latitude to shoot for entertaining over 'bad-ass'. So say we all... or just me, I suppose.
So they can't come up... by jack pearl	Apr 18th, 2007 08:44:22 AM
...with anything creative on their own, so why not leave him out of the entire story instead of putting a fucking CLOUD in the movie. I can't wait for the action figure.
Ouch.... by godzillasushi	Apr 18th, 2007 08:44:35 AM
They couldn't even come up with anything better then a storm cloud?
Mostly Cloudy...100 percent chance of LAME by Dr Gregory House	Apr 18th, 2007 08:45:15 AM
No fucking way Kurt Russell is laughing at this! Not cool!
Galactus in Marvel Ultimate Alliance... by RighteousBrother	Apr 18th, 2007 08:45:34 AM
looks pretty damn good, the could have gone for something like that.
not to defend Tom Rothman... by smackfu	Apr 18th, 2007 08:45:51 AM
But Galactus is, and always has been, an utterly ridiculous character. Sometimes our nostalgia blinds us from seeing things as they are rather than seeing them through those rose colored glasses. But to anyone not completely enamored with Fantastic Four, Galactus is just about the most retarded villain in all of comicdom.
Studios by indyjonez100	Apr 18th, 2007 08:53:35 AM
Why do they have to WRECK everything from my childhood. I can just see the suits siting around saying, "Hey, you know what, a think a storm cloud could work here people, we could really nail that storm cloud demo". Really!?!? Galactus is a storm cloud? How fucking lame is that shit.
So we all went to Wikipedia then?? by iamjacksleftball	Apr 18th, 2007 08:54:04 AM
To get the Galactus takes any form excerpt...now I would presume that the movie is set on earht therefore Galactus should take a fuckin human form no?? Unless we are expecting an army of talkbacking clouds to complain that they have been underrepresented in the movies..are you all cloudists??
actually, after thinking about it...this is genious. by teddanson37	Apr 18th, 2007 08:57:16 AM
"we don't have enough money to pay someone to come up with a good design on galactus...what's that? ...just make him a giant cloud you say??? hmm..." "we don't have enough money to make an awesome venom, let's make him a giant pissed off black magic marker." "surfer? a giant gum wrapper. beast? hows about a blue popsicle that fell on the ground and now has some hair on it?" this is genius. keep up the good work guys. the public and the fanboys love it.
"Chance of precipitation...100%" by Bobo_Vision	Apr 18th, 2007 08:58:43 AM
"Muhahaha", he said, before showering them with acid rain. "Better bring your umbrella, muhahahaha!"
cloud insurance by greyspecter	Apr 18th, 2007 09:00:36 AM
Suddenly Peter Griffin's precautions don't seem so silly. "Look at 'em up there. Plotting." "Tonight, we strike. I'm serious!" "Me too!"
Did anyone expect more? by kilik777	Apr 18th, 2007 09:02:29 AM
The first one was a cheesy, cheap looking movie that was kinda corny. It sounds like its par for the course. http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
wolvenom is right - it's a money issue...& this is old by genro	Apr 18th, 2007 09:04:21 AM
Story, iirc, let this out awhile ago. I know he never promised a giant space humanoid. Galactus would have ate the budget, pun intended. And the only reason Surfer is in this, is because Fox had been paying on separate character rights for years now and wanted some type of return to end the contract. Arad's going to move the FF to his Paramount deal after the sequel blows out. Then like Hulk, he'll reboot. Only thing that can change this is if FFRSS does big numbers.
Review by kbass	Apr 18th, 2007 09:04:33 AM
The guys at Accuweather think the cloudy Galactus rocks...and is the high point of the film. They gave it FOUR Smiley Suns!
I've got an idea... by bee152	Apr 18th, 2007 09:06:23 AM
For all you people who don't like the way they keep screwing up your movies and destroying your favorites. For all the people who keep complaining about their decisions. DON'T GO SEE THE FUCKING MOVIE!!!!! They'll tell you that you can't judge the movie until you see it. You'll say OK and pay the ten bucks. You'll walk out whining calling it a festering pile of shit. They'll count they're money. The bank receipts will ring up near 100 million. The director will be considered an A- List director. ( a la Brett Ratner who pointed a camera at Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan) Rothman will be considered an astute businessman and remain in his current position. If you are tired of shitty Hollywood movies that with bad acting, directing, stories etc. DON'T GO SEE THEM. Just Don't!
galactus=hurricane katrina? by Rikrik the White	Apr 18th, 2007 09:07:57 AM
lame as it gets.
Anyone posting that an accurate Galactus.. by Boba Fat	Apr 18th, 2007 09:08:30 AM
would look silly seems to have fogotten that the FF consist of a cigar smoking, orange rock man, a man made of fire who shouts "Flame On!" a rubberman and invisable girl. Oh, and their fighting a Silver Stoner from space!
Oh yeah by bee152	Apr 18th, 2007 09:09:08 AM
SMACKFU is also right. He is kinda ridiculous
Smackfu - Galactus is only ridiculous by Movietool	Apr 18th, 2007 09:10:23 AM
If you're embarrased by the fact that you're reading comics. Name one character or situation in a superhero book that ISN'T "ridiculous." The point is that (if this rumor is true) the dunderheads behind FF don't trust the source material enough to actually, you know, make the effort to get the audience to believe. Apparently Richard Donner is the only Filmaker with enough testosterone for that. Instead, they'll just pull the "nimbus" aspect of the story and cull the actual Galactus and try to make you believe it's better this way. But it's not. Why even try to do the Galactus story if you're not going to have freaking Galactus appear? You seem to have trusted that the Silver Surfer could work, why is Galactus so different? Of course, maybe this report is wrong. But considering the way they castrated Dr. Doom, I'm inclined to believe it's true. Why, oh why are these people embarrassed by the subject matter? It's a freaking COMIC BOOK MOVIE! Embrace the mythology dummies! It's fun! It's fantasy! Don't run away from that! Give us a 100 ft. tall Humanoid Galactic world-eater with a freaky technology suit! Have him plop down in the middle of NYC and start to create an apocolypse machine out of the dust in the air! If you sell it - REALLY SELL IT - without Johnny Storm making a tounge-in-cheek "wink wink" in-joke to the audience every two seconds, it might just work! Get some balls! Do it! Ah, what am I saying - nthis franchise is beyond redemption anyways - do whatever the hell you want.
Just Have the Balls to Show a Big Man in the Sky! by Experiment 626	Apr 18th, 2007 09:10:23 AM
Just. Have. The. Nerve. What's up with FF, anyhow? Those early rumours about Johnny not being on fire, and only shooting fire out his hands..? What was that about? What's with not hitting the mark on the eyebrows? Why doesn't the Fantasticar have a windshield? What's with...
You know what this means... by wetzello	Apr 18th, 2007 09:12:05 AM
It leaves the options wide open for FFIII...I'm hoping Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt can sign on to help stormchase.
If Rothman hates superheroes so much... by rbatty024	Apr 18th, 2007 09:13:06 AM
and judging by his past record he does, then why the hell does he keep on producing these movies? Oh, and bee152 I agree completely. I will never in a million years pay to see this movie. I don't download very often (three times in my lifetime, one of them being FF1) but you might as well download this one. To paraphrase ATHF:MFFT, they've got your money, don't care if you like the movie, and are now going to spend it on drugs.
FFII on HD-DVD by wetzello	Apr 18th, 2007 09:13:08 AM
Same storm cloud...just six times stupider.
Too cloudy! by JackPumpkinhead	Apr 18th, 2007 09:19:13 AM
And I don't even know what a galactus is...
A Man in the sky? by Bobo_Vision	Apr 18th, 2007 09:20:18 AM
People would never believe that, it sounds like something out of some nutty religious text. Next people would believe in angels living in clouds, or devils living underground taking orders from some Demon overlord. People aren't that naive. Can you imagine if a person who believed such things ever ran a country? We'd all be in serious trouble. WINK Too soon?
Think War of the Worlds meets Zardoz. by Experiment 626	Apr 18th, 2007 09:20:42 AM
Maybe a more dreamlike approach is what you're missing. The only reason this effect might not be translating over would be due to style. You don't have to show the whole thing - a gigantic bust within the storm would work as well - - - but that could also move easily in to full upright position...think Harryhausen. If you guys want FF to work, you have to put the extra Spidey money into it...if you hold back, you end up with the first movie...Wrath of Khan time, people - chop-chop!
...though I don't think this matters, anyway... by JackPumpkinhead	Apr 18th, 2007 09:21:35 AM
...because it's obvious that a cloud villain can have only one possible name - Cumulus - and so I still won't know what a galactus is.
Isn't this Rothman the same jackass who... by Howard the Duck	Apr 18th, 2007 09:24:19 AM
...was responsible for the shitfest that was X-Men: The Last Stand? This Rothman guy is a complete fuck-up. A fucking cloud? HOW CAN YOU FUCK UP LIKE THAT? How hard is it to film some kind of teaser shit with glimpses of a purple armored hand, or helmet or something? Fucking douchebag, Rothman. The first FF film took the creative shortcut on Doom's character, and now this second FF film fucks up Galactus? Aah, fuck you...
Galactus always looked stupid by lonecow	Apr 18th, 2007 09:27:28 AM
I'd be embarrassed to put him in a film as well. But the rain cloud is pretty uninspired.
can anyone say... V'GER!!! by tbdeinc	Apr 18th, 2007 09:29:59 AM
This is pure ego that they screw around with the FF so much... these films are very close to becoming the Batman with nipples batsuit bullshit!! oh and don't forget, it doesn't take much to bring Galactus to life: http://www.theblackdiamondeffe ct.com/Galactus.mov
If giant man Galactus is so lame... by UltimaRex	Apr 18th, 2007 09:31:57 AM
Why is Galactus in the movie at all? Galactus was cool, people remember him so he's in FF2. It's only Fuck-head Rothman who wants him to be a cloud. Plus Pie man, by your own explanation Galactus should be humanoid.
So he throws in the FANTASTIC CAR but leaves out GALACT by aceattorney	Apr 18th, 2007 09:33:46 AM
Funny.
Hulk Casting... by idahomer	Apr 18th, 2007 09:38:11 AM
How come AICN hasn't reported that Edward Norton has been cast as Bruce Branner?
Maybe? by StupidAndUgly	Apr 18th, 2007 09:38:22 AM
So I LOVE comic books. I LOVE movies. I believe I have a sense of what makes each good. And I know when its done well. That said the laast FF movie was HORRIBLE. A non blonde Johnny, and a latex short and fat Thing are just the tip of the iceberg. Bad choices. Galsctus would just be silly as a Human. Really think about it. I think this movie could be better than the first, I also dont think thats saying much. But the surfer seems to be actually a nice take on that character. Maybe the "cloud" wont totally suck. Maybe. It will still be better than Transformers, which is sad. At least they were trying to make the Thing look right.
THIS JUST IN! by erichaislar	Apr 18th, 2007 09:38:45 AM
Brainiac to be played by Steven Hawking in Superman Returns Again.
hey i know! by SaintX99	Apr 18th, 2007 09:40:11 AM
We can overthrow the production and do this film right for fuck's sake! Who wants to help me?
because idahomer... by just pillow talk	Apr 18th, 2007 09:41:05 AM
they already did. Did you also know that Galactus will be a cloud?
It didn't take long to "remake" Hulk; they can redo FF by CarmillaVonDoom	Apr 18th, 2007 09:42:29 AM
crosses fingers
The REAL reason Galactus looks the way he does... by Err	Apr 18th, 2007 09:45:03 AM
Galactus' look changes with each species. Humans perceive him as Human in his purple get-up. Skrulls perceive him as a Skrull in some other get up. Kree as something else. Shi'ar as something else. So really, the only people to blame for him looking the way he does, is you. If you weren't human, he'd probably look cool. You gayed it up.
Well... by Evil Hobbit	Apr 18th, 2007 09:46:54 AM
It's probably just a set-up for the next movie anyway, when we get to see Galactus in full glory. I picture this raincloud like this huuuuge Independance Day mothership stormcloud. That's threatening. Then BENG, to be continued.
what a fucking waste by JRKerr	Apr 18th, 2007 09:47:04 AM
I thought you were about to say that our G belt buckle menace manifested at human size, which would have been okay with me... but he isn't even... oh fuck. seriously... how do you fuck that up!?
Words can't express how lame this is. by Kneel Before XOD	Apr 18th, 2007 09:47:14 AM
I'm so disappointed.
They Did? by idahomer	Apr 18th, 2007 09:50:44 AM
Must have missed it. I didn't hate FF as most of you. But FF2 will certainly be a rental. Will he be a cumulus or cirrus?
How I percieve this being really cool... by Conman2478	Apr 18th, 2007 09:52:49 AM
If I were the art director on this movie and Tim Story came up to me and said, "we really don't think a giant man in purple armor is going to work...we have this idea about an enveloping cloud that we want to explore, but we still want to pay some sort of homage to the character," I do this: Imagine an enormous black cloud (tinted purple of course) rolling ominously over the landscape. it moves fairly low to the ground and spans up as far as you can see. as it moves, death comes to any form of life it touches, slowly turning the world to dust. as it crawls over the horizon, the shape of Galactus's famous horned helmet is implied in the shadows of the cloud, visible only during quick flashes of lightning. Imagery similar to the cover of Galactus: Extinction - http://www.brokenfrontier.com/ ektron-content/gl1p1_0109.JPG Yeah, it'd be cool to see Galactus on screen, but we've all seen the translation efforts, so I'm willing to give someone's interpretation of the character a fighting chance. After all, how many of us screamed for Marvel's head when the Ultimates version of Galactus was portrayed as a swarming plague of drones. I don't know...I'm just not as bothered by this as obviously some people are here. I think it's an oppurtunity to realize the character in a completely terrifying way, and at the same time paying some sort of homage to the strong visual elements we all recognize Galactus for. I'm keeping an open mind, but I think it might be kind of cool.
Unnecessary by Thunderbolt Ross	Apr 18th, 2007 09:53:07 AM
If Galactus's design in the comics was completely unadaptable I could see them going this route. Or if the FF movies were going for something less ... comic-booky overall. But it's unneccesary. As someone already posted (http://tinyurl.com/23pmss) - the original design with some minor tweaking could look pretty damn good.
so was Galactus the star.. by just pillow talk	Apr 18th, 2007 09:54:41 AM
in the Fog? He was after Adrienne's tits me thinks....
Fantastic Fuckup was a horrible creative failure by BrowncoatJedi	Apr 18th, 2007 09:58:04 AM
Should have been a financial bust too. The mouth-breathing masses have awful taste.
Galactus drops keep falling on my head... by Billyeveryteen	Apr 18th, 2007 09:58:42 AM
Tears really, just like mine.
RAINCLOUDS GOTTA EAT by Unlabled	Apr 18th, 2007 09:58:54 AM
Sorry, I had to.
BSB... by Err	Apr 18th, 2007 10:01:32 AM
It would be great because he be all like "BSHHHH! CHO-THOOM! makes laser gun sounds"
At what point was this film never going to suck? by jasper Stillwell	Apr 18th, 2007 10:04:10 AM
Tim Story has always been running as a director before he can walk in even attempting this saga. I sense a 'grab-the-bucks-before-it-coll apses-strategy at work here behind the scenes as this will surely finish the franchise off for a few years I suspect before the stink dies down on this one. A big cloud with Fishburne as the 'voice of God' is pretty thin, to be said, but just taking a look at those Alex Ross renderings of the big G prove that perhaps with a bit of thought, care and vision the purple helmet version could be pulled off in a cinematic context. But then we're talking Tim Story here, so yeah we're screwed. Shrewdly Galactus could ideally lead into a very cool Negative Zone plot here for a raucous, out-of-control third film but then god knows what he'd do to Annihilus....can you imagine? The big green and purple feller cast as fecal leakage or something. Anyway I don't know whay I'm posting this because as we all know it's all fucked without the presence of Kirsten Dunst anyway....
...anyway by jasper Stillwell	Apr 18th, 2007 10:05:25 AM
...wasn't there a rumour going that the design of Galactus wasn't finalised by Story until about February....doesn't that send out signals??
WTF? by Turd Furgusen	Apr 18th, 2007 10:06:51 AM
That really sucks and talk about a cop out. Of all the ways you could present Galactus,(Kirby's being best)and they choose this? What is it with the production of this franchise? They get some things dead on and others are completely wrong. Rothman is a scurge on the Comic Book Film industry. Speaking of giants. Someone should take a giant stick and shove it up Rothman's ass and make him realize what a mistake this is.
The sad thing... by Drexl Spivey	Apr 18th, 2007 10:07:02 AM
is that this movie will make a lot of money even though it blows worse than the first one and will reinforce the studios belief that they know best was is good for us all.
V'ger V'ger V'ger V'ger V'ger V'ger V'ger V'ger by BrowncoatJedi	Apr 18th, 2007 10:09:57 AM
We've seen a cosmic storm cloud menace the Earth before. Gee, I wonder where.
BSB... by Err	Apr 18th, 2007 10:11:09 AM
Galactus + Jewfro = money
Shame on anyone who thought this would be good by IndustryKiller!	Apr 18th, 2007 10:21:36 AM
C'mon people. I know its all the rage these days to give shitty comic book films a pass but the first one was absolutely abhorable. I refused to see it in theatres and when I finally did catch it on cable I couldnt get all the way through it. Just fucking terrible and what they did to Doom was inexcusable. Hell even the Johnny Storm that people claim they got so right was just painfully annoying with all his extreme sports bullshit and grating cockiness. Chris Evans played him closer to a used car salesman than anything else. So with the same exact production team on board how the fuck did anyone think this was going to turn out well? Yeah the early Silver Surfer stuff was neat but the character is so simplistic in design it would have been impossible for them to fuck it up. If you had faitht hat any of the nuance of Marvel's galactic half of storylines would show up in a film by Tim Story then you were just being naive.
WHAT? by Spice-Orange	Apr 18th, 2007 10:27:41 AM
this can't be true... :( galactus is SUCH a fun "comic booky" cosmic bad guy... and now he is a storm cloud? how lame! how can avi or stan lee let this happen? seriously?! i mean, you'll go "comic booky" enough to have a fucking silver man on a surf board and a rock man, but you WONT have a giant space man planet eater? wtf? how dumb. this movie will bomb. even comic book fans wont come to see this turd.
Maybe it's a "Brain Cloud"! by Phillyflopper	Apr 18th, 2007 10:31:01 AM
Or perhaps there's a high chance of suckage coming from 20th Century Fox. Or maybe it's a surprise and it will rain all sorts of baby Galacti!
It seems these FF movies get everything right... by Childe Roland	Apr 18th, 2007 10:38:57 AM
...except the villains. That's a huge achilles heel, because most folks agree a good story is almost always only as good as its villain. With Doom they got the look right but the character all wrong. Seems like they took the reverse approach to Galactus. I didn't want to see a giant in purple and blue Kirby armor, necessarily, but some sort of giant being with a huge spaceship would've been cool. Maybe he's hiding somewhere inside the cloud? Can we at least pretend that?
The Fantastic Bore by Heckles	Apr 18th, 2007 10:39:53 AM
Sounds like another wasted opportunity. What in the hell is this studio's problem? Half-assing comic book properties is not going to make them Spider Man money, that's for damn sure. Also- funny post there Moriarty, had me crackin' up.
In other news, The Watcher will be played by by ETI	Apr 18th, 2007 10:41:24 AM
Verne Troyer.
So will Galactus "make it rain on them hos?" by thelivingdoll	Apr 18th, 2007 10:48:52 AM
I for one nominate Fat Joe for the Storm Cloud Galactus.
NachoNegro = talkback line of the century by liljuniorbrown	Apr 18th, 2007 10:49:55 AM
"Doom was made into a buttfaced turd now they're making galactus a space-going fart cloud" Cracked me up for some reason. I also agree that if we give Singer another chance his next Superman movie will kick ten kinds of ass,especialy if he uses the "alien threat" element he keeps refering to. Sorry Tim, this is your last shot with me,and if I find out you had anything to do with that abortion of a film Beauty Shop,the one with Alicia Silverstone doing the absolute worst southern accent in history, I will personaly hire Galactus to eat your family while you watch.
Come on man...really? A big giant guy... by Lost Skeleton	Apr 18th, 2007 10:51:30 AM
dressed in purple eating planets? In this day and age? Does it really matter since FF42 is going to suck monkey balls anyway?
Now you know how we TF fans feel. HAR HAR HAR!!! by JusticeSabre	Apr 18th, 2007 10:54:29 AM
Take THAT, poorly drawn 1960s comic book source material!!! And THIS, poorly animated 1980s television cartoon material!!! YOUR MEMORIES MEAN NOTHING TO HOLLYWOOD!!! HAR HAR HAR!!! (Michael Bay STILL fucking lost.)
I don't think it's the fact they changed it... by Affleckwasthebomb	Apr 18th, 2007 10:55:29 AM
I think what gets me most is that they've changed it to a cloud. As some one has said above, of all the ways they could of interpreted Galactus they chose to go with a cloud. It's so hard to comprehend why they thought it'd be a good idea. It may change though, if they out cry is bad enough...but then you get the fear of a half assed, no time to spare creation ala Mummy returns with the Rock as bad CGI scorpion guy and then you'd be even more angry.
Hey, could be worse... by Kal El Vis	Apr 18th, 2007 10:56:17 AM
In the "climactic final battle", the Not So Fantastic Four could have to LIFT AN ISLAND! Now THAT is "creative genius"....
WORST... MOVIE... EVER by Chief Redcock	Apr 18th, 2007 10:57:07 AM
Seriously. Making Galactus a giant cloud would be even worse than making Jor-El a flying green bagel, which is what Marlon Brando wanted to do in Superman. As a fat man, Brando was clearly obsessed with bagels. What's your excuse Rothman, EH???????????
Rothman sucks BIG, ROBOTIC COCK!!! by littlefoo20	Apr 18th, 2007 11:00:48 AM
You've got to be kidding me... a fuckin' storm cloud??? Does this man hate superhero movies or what? Some things are just not right. DOWN WITH ROTHMAN!!!
GIANT AZTEC CLANCY BROWN NOW! by JustinSane	Apr 18th, 2007 11:04:08 AM
Stop the madness!!!!!
Galaxitive... by Kid Z	Apr 18th, 2007 11:07:16 AM
... Hey, the release date for FF2 is 2 months away and we haven't even started on the CGI for Galactus yet. Damn! Oh! I know... Just use that digital cloud footage we used as background for the Fantasticar scenes. Put it on a loop and we'll just get someone with a distinctive voice to do VO's. Samuel L. Jackson! Huh? Not available? Oh well... Laurence Fishburne, then... (sigh) ... I guessss.....
Raimi knows how to play, it seems... by GOB Adama	Apr 18th, 2007 11:08:33 AM
Sam Raimi had gone on record as being ahem Anti-Venom, back in the day. However, word around the campfire is that he made the compramise and was allowed to use his (potentially goofy) Sandman ideas. Give a little get a little. Make the suits money AND the movie you want. It doesn't sound like the principal 'mover & shakers' on the FF movies have that strength of conviction. Just the desire to do as the check signers say. So say we all... or just me, I guess.
A Giant Purple Robot Guy by DeCypher44	Apr 18th, 2007 11:11:29 AM
would look so frakking lame. Seriously. An ominous cloud, HIDING GALACTUS, is a preety good way to END THE FILM. Then, in FF3, Galactus emerges from the cloud as..... what? I just hope to God that this isn't an attempt by Hollywood to voice their fears of global warming.
Bill Brasky as Galactus by Dopenose19	Apr 18th, 2007 11:13:00 AM
they should do Galactus like SNL ended all the Bill Brasky skits. Just a loud, overpoweringly deep voince and the shadow of a huge man. "I'M GALACTUS. LET'S GET SOME BEERS! I'M BUYING!!!"
Galactus as a man could work by NightArrows	Apr 18th, 2007 11:14:18 AM
If they took the same approach they did with Unicron in the Transformers film (not Bay's aborted shitfest). They hide much of him in shadow, use a deep booming voice like Wells and kick the base up to a degree that stops your heart in the theater. With the Surfer in frame to such an immense being, it would visually fucking rock, if done right. Or Tom "I fucked Last Stand in the ass" Rothman could simply make Galactus a clou....oh, never mind...
BOYCOTT FF2!! by kafka07	Apr 18th, 2007 11:17:28 AM
TIM ROTHMAN SUCKS IN A BIG GALACTIC WAY!
Conman2478 by halfmadjesus	Apr 18th, 2007 11:18:36 AM
If I were the art director on this movie and Tim Story came up to me and said, "we really don't think a giant man in purple armor is going to work...we have this idea about an enveloping cloud that we want to explore, but we still want to pay some sort of homage to the character," I do this: Kick them in the balls, then fire them!
Affleckwasthebomb by Turd Furgusen	Apr 18th, 2007 11:18:40 AM
I hope they change their minds as well. The sooner the better. I can accept the Gah Lak Tus swarm better than a freekn' puffy cloud!
This is a tough one, because, coming from by Novaman5000	Apr 18th, 2007 11:21:16 AM
the point of a film buff with no real connection to FF as a comic, Galactus as a giant purple robot is fucking laughable. I'd rather a stormcloud I think, sorry to say.
It might be cool if the cloud was just obscuring him by Novaman5000	Apr 18th, 2007 11:24:47 AM
and occasionally you saw a hand or arm or something reach out.
Well said Pie_Man_Returns by UK brit boy	Apr 18th, 2007 11:25:27 AM
Like you say he's not any particular shape anyway til the senient forms see him and determine his form. Besides this film ISN'T ABOUT GALACTUS anyway for christ sake. Its about Silver Surfer! I assume the coming dark cloud is just Galactus on route to earth, probably not seen til the very end as a setup for the third film! So why don't you guys get a grip and stop whining about a character who's not even featured in this f*cking film really, tsk.
Clouds are cheap. by rev_skarekroe	Apr 18th, 2007 11:25:39 AM
Sure, a giant guy in a suit would look silly. But there's a million other ways to do an ominous world-eater from outer space. It's just that none of them are as cost-effective a purple cloud.

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