Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-24 Thread Astromancer
If not the board, what? Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I presume he means not the board. JJ Mohareb On Dec 23, 2007 7:13 PM, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry too...Um, what is the source of the Silver Surfer's power? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry! I think Astro

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-24 Thread Astromancer
This is the result of having the script done by a non-fan...I'm necessarily a fan, but I am in a funk over the cloud thing... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: minor spoilers--but it doesn't matter The Surfer is *supposed* to be strengthened by the Power Cosmic, imparted to him by Galactus. The

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-24 Thread Martin
'Tis okay. I have minions I can torture on other sites to relieve the angst. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry! I think Astro stirred me up, bringing up the Galactus cloud and all! -- Original message -- From: Martin Keith, spot on with your analysis of Reed. And the

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
According to Wikipedia (insert grain of NaCl here), this is the rationale for the Galactus Cloud: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactus 20th Century Fox's rationale for having the character as a cloud was to keep him discreet.[65] Visual effects studio Weta Digital convinced Fox to add

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-23 Thread Martin
Keith, spot on with your analysis of Reed. And the therapy bill's in the mail, for bringing back the horror of that movie... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: me too, and no evidence of sentience in Galactus, and that battle between him and the Surfer--gawd that movie sucked! I'm still most pissed at

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-23 Thread Daryle
This is why I think now’s a good time for Dwayne to take over writing the next picture. The Reed in the movies is EXACTLY the Reed that would have written Plan #101 - “Fix Everything” -- and not told anyone about it. Reed is totally a wimp. He’s the richest geek in the world. He doesn’t even

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-23 Thread KeithBJohnson
sorry! I think Astro stirred me up, bringing up the Galactus cloud and all! -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keith, spot on with your analysis of Reed. And the therapy bill's in the mail, for bringing back the horror of that movie... [EMAIL

RE: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-23 Thread Martin
] Comics to Film Now I'll be singing Thriller for the rest of the day... Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:yokozuna%40globalsoulmedia.com media.com wrote: Blade was a great movie until I saw Blade 2. I¹m not a vampire person. I really don¹t like vampire stories at all, actually. But I liked Blade 2

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-23 Thread Astromancer
Sorry too...Um, what is the source of the Silver Surfer's power? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry! I think Astro stirred me up, bringing up the Galactus cloud and all! -- Original message -- From: Martin Keith, spot on with your analysis of Reed. And the therapy bill's

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-23 Thread Justin Mohareb
I presume he means not the board. JJ Mohareb On Dec 23, 2007 7:13 PM, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry too...Um, what is the source of the Silver Surfer's power? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry! I think Astro stirred me up, bringing up the Galactus cloud and all! -- Read the

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-23 Thread KeithBJohnson
minor spoilers--but it doesn't matter The Surfer is *supposed* to be strengthened by the Power Cosmic, imparted to him by Galactus. The silvery material covering him makes him invulnerable to most injury, but outside of that material, the Power gives him innate powers of super strength,

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-22 Thread Daryle
I thought Peter's dance was a highlight of the picture. That is to say, the whole picture was bad. I don't think anyone will be able to do a better picture than Spider Man 2. I'd hand the franchise off to another director at this point and let Raimi co-produce. When I hold Spiderman 3 against

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-22 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I think we all just want Jackson :( [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: me too. you know, for some reason, even Raimi at his best still just isn't my choice for the Middle Earth world. Just doesn't seem the best possible fit to me. but hell, it's not as if my phone's ringing with anyone from

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-22 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I hope this idiotic dance routine is not a new trend in the Comics to film genre. While Spidey 3 was bad, it is in a different league than Silver Surfer. I saw glimpses of a good film in Spidey 3. Silver Surfer was just a mess [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, which was worse: Peter's strut

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-22 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Dwayne is the man!!! are they bringing him in for the next Silver Surfer? Daryle wrote: I thought Peter's dance was a highlight of the picture. That is to say, the whole picture was bad. I don't think anyone will be able to do a better picture than Spider Man 2. I'd hand the franchise off to

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-22 Thread KeithBJohnson
me too, and no evidence of sentience in Galactus, and that battle between him and the Surfer--gawd that movie sucked! I'm still most pissed at the Surfer's source of power being changed--gawd that movie sucked! There's a better Reed Richards to be depicted. I really like Ian as Reed, but

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread yinka oyekunle
What does everyone think of the 1st Blade movie? Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just saw the trailer for Hellboy 2. It looks to be every bit as good as the first one. I'll miss John Hurt but I think this could be truly fun B --- Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I still hold

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread Daryle
Blade was a great movie until I saw Blade 2. I¹m not a vampire person. I really don¹t like vampire stories at all, actually. But I liked Blade 2. Blade 3 made me really appreciate the second film more. Hell, Blade 3 made me appreciate Michael Jackson¹s Thriller video more. Blade 2 is my favorite

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread Bosco Bosco
I thought it was fun. I've seen two or three times and I always enjoy it. I don't think it's a great film. It's just a fun action film with vampires. B --- yinka oyekunle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does everyone think of the 1st Blade movie? Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread Martin
Wasn't bad. yinka oyekunle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does everyone think of the 1st Blade movie? Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just saw the trailer for Hellboy 2. It looks to be every bit as good as the first one. I'll miss John Hurt but I think this could be truly fun B

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread Martin
Thanks, Bosco. Couldn't throw words to my thoughts at the moment. Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought it was fun. I've seen two or three times and I always enjoy it. I don't think it's a great film. It's just a fun action film with vampires. B --- yinka oyekunle [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread Martin
My top all-time has to be Hellboy, followed by Batman Begins, Spiderman, V Is For Vendetta and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On an earlier thread someone mentioned that the latest Batman film was their favorite comic adaptation. I really

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread Martin
Now I'll be singing Thriller for the rest of the day... Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Blade was a great movie until I saw Blade 2. I¹m not a vampire person. I really don¹t like vampire stories at all, actually. But I liked Blade 2. Blade 3 made me really appreciate the second film

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread yinka oyekunle
Hell, Blade 3 made me appreciate Michael Jackson¹s Thriller video more... LOL... too funny. I agree, I liked Blade 2 but I think I lean more towards the 1st. I wish Nbushe (sp?) was in all 3 would have been cool to see her as the love interest of Blade (plus it would have been nice just to

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread Martin
I refer to The Punisher as The Punishment, because you have to have done something horrific to be forced to watch it. Any movie that can manage to make Rebecca Romijn look bad... Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I still hold Spider-Man 2 as the best ever made. I think ³American

RE: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread Reece Jennings
@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 1:13 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film Now I'll be singing Thriller for the rest of the day... Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:yokozuna%40globalsoulmedia.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I just saw Spiderman 3 a few weeks ago. Why did he feel so compared to tell so many potentially good stories in one film? Daryle wrote: I still hold Spider-Man 2 as the best ever made. I think ³American Splendor² was pretty well done, and recently I saw, for the first time in its

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread KeithBJohnson
i thoroughly disliked it. Too long, too boring, too many plotlines, FX and CGI the worst of all the films--which is saying something, since as i said yesterday, the CGI has always disappointed me in teh Spidey films. The cardinal sins are that the Sandman really isn't used all that much in the

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-21 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I always loved the symbiote story and they trivialized it and treated it like an afterthought while totally destroying it with that strut you call the Stupid Saturday Night Fever thing. Up until now, I felt that Raimi was fantastic storyteller of the larger than life. After Spidey 3, I'm

[scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-20 Thread Bosco Bosco
On an earlier thread someone mentioned that the latest Batman film was their favorite comic adaptation. I really like it as well and it got me to thinking about some of my other faves. I think V for Vendetta is my personal favorite and I loved, loved, loved Hellboy. I really dug the most recent

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-20 Thread Daryle
I still hold Spider-Man 2 as the best ever made. I think ³American Splendor² was pretty well done, and recently I saw, for the first time in its entirety, ³The Punisher². The acting, well, is pretty horrible, but if you can stand the X-Men movies, Punisher¹s worth a rental. On 12/20/07 4:41

Re: [scifinoir2] Comics to Film

2007-12-20 Thread Bosco Bosco
I just saw the trailer for Hellboy 2. It looks to be every bit as good as the first one. I'll miss John Hurt but I think this could be truly fun B --- Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I still hold Spider-Man 2 as the best ever made. I think ³American Splendor² was pretty well done, and