I'm not too keen on the way the Thing's wrist looks broken in that pic though.
Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :
Mr. Fantastic looks like John Stewart and The Thing looks tiny.
Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :
Jessica Alba invisible? Nooooo!
Mr. Fantastic looks like Bashir doing a cameo on Andromeda...
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Ioan fucking Gruffudd?!
Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :
I've never even heard of any of them other than Jessica Alba.
Posted by Captain Boh (Member # 1282) on :
They were filming near my school awile ago. Its amazing how many american citys Vancouver can be
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
deadcujo: Never heard of Chris Evans.
Ioan Gruffudd is best known for playing Horatio Hornblower on those TV movies that A&E shows all the time. He also had a tiny, tiny role as a the lifeboat leader that goes back looking for survivors in Titanic.
Michael Chiklis played the lead on The Commish, and he is the lead on The Shield.
Jessica Alba is my girlfriend.
Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :
Actually, she's MY girlfriend. Sorry.
I remember The Commish and the guy from it now, just not the name. This better not suck.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
I wish A&E showed those all the time. They're great.
(He was also in some show about British peacekeepers in Bosnia, or was it a miniseries? Anyway, I meant to watch it, but never did.)
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Jessica Alba looks like a Halle Berry/Storm wannabe...
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Why are today's superheroes so uncreative and unindividualistic in their costume choices?
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
They are pretty much similar to the costumes they had in Fantastic Four cartoon.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Indeed, without the white stripes though. But I agree with The Segregation Node, the synthetic "space-fabric" unitards are pretty similar across the board. But so have they been in the magazines as well.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
I don't know if you can all them "todays" superheros, since the Fantastic Four are really the oldest Marvel superheroes that anyone has heard of (anyone says "Sub-Mariner", they will be ignored).
Originally, in the early costumes, the uniforms were a bit baggy, like coveralls. Function over form. As time went on, they turned into the tight-spandex sort of costume, but the design remained quite simple. Black boots and gloves over a blue unitard thing, with a "4" symbol on the chest.
Since then, they tend to get new costumes about once a year, all staying within the same general design. (Although the black gloves and boots were white during the 80s and 90s. That's the costume the cartoon went with - the original design, but with white accesories rather than black.).
The only real way these costumes are any different than the originals is that the "4" is on the side, rather than the centre. And the Thing has full trousers rather than just pants (he seems to alternate with every costume change in the comic). And Sue has her tits out, but what did you expect?
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :
I've never heard of Ioan Gruffudd, but he looks a little young to play Reed Richards. Or at least too young for the thick gray hair above the ears.
Chris Evans I recognize from teen movies The Perfect Score and Not Another Teen Movie.
Jessica Alba... the subject of many a masturbatory fantasies. The power to turn invisible should be reserved for ugly people, not Jessica Alba.
I'm not sure about the skin tight spandex. In X-Men they all wore matching black leather uniforms instead of the technicolor spandex from the comic. Spider-Man stayed true to the comics costume with a few minor alterations. So maybe a F4 movie could do the same.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Well, personally, I had no idea what the Fantastic Four looked like, so I didn't know they all had matching costumes before. I was figuring this was more of the X-Men syndrome, where they should all have individual costumes, but the movies have them all wearing the same thing.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
They will take away your nerd scepter and hat!
(Between the late-viewing of Star Wars and the unfamiliarity with iconic comic book characters, I mean.)
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
They are from the World's Greatest Comic, after all.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
I didn't read comics. In fact, I don't know for certain whether I've ever actually seen a real comic book in person...
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
I'm afraid we have to let you go.
Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: I don't know if you can all them "todays" superheros, since the Fantastic Four are really the oldest Marvel superheroes that anyone has heard of (anyone says "Sub-Mariner", they will be ignored).
Captain America?
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
quote:I've never heard of Ioan Gruffudd,
A&E's CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER! Also, Lancelot in the recent "King Arthur".
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :
I don't watch A&E or TV in general. And I haven't seen King Arthur.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim:
quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: I don't know if you can all them "todays" superheros, since the Fantastic Four are really the oldest Marvel superheroes that anyone has heard of (anyone says "Sub-Mariner", they will be ignored).
Captain America?
Sub-Mariner, Captain america and the origianl (android) Human Torch were all around before they were Marvel properties.
Just as all of DC's Justice Society heros, Superman and wonder Woman were bought from other companies.
Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
Um, no. It was the same company, they just didn't change their name to Marvel until later. They were originally known as Red Circle, then Timely, and went by Atlas for a while but eventually took their familiar name, adopted from the title of the comic that introduced the Sub-Mariner and original Human Torch, Marvel Comics #1. (October 1939)
AFAIK, the same was the case for DC, which named themselves after their popular Detective Comics. I'm fairly sure that most of their major heroes were original crreations, with the notable exception of Captain Marvel, bought from the defunct Fawcett Comics in the aftermath of a civil suit levied by DC caliming that the character was too similar to Superman.
EDIT: I just dicovered that the Sub-Mariner *did* make a single pre-Marvel appearance in a failed promotional comic stip created by Funnies, Inc. called Motion Picture Funnies Weekly early in 1939.
Posted by WizArtist (Member # 1095) on :
I just hope it doesn't turn into the Fantastic Bore.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
WOAH.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by WizArtist: I just hope it doesn't turn into the Fantastic Bore.
Jessica Alba could be my fantastic whore.
Any day. Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"WOAH."
Actually, it turns out it was "whoa". It was in the dictionary and everything.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Mim:
quote:AFAIK, the same was the case for DC, which named themselves after their popular Detective Comics.
So "DC Comics" actually means Detective Comics Comics??? Lol brainfart.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
WizArtist said:
quote:I just hope it doesn't turn into the Fantastic Bore.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
That would be the Fantastic Boar.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
This superhero fever is really catching on these days, now it seems someone wants to make "Kaptain Obvious".
Posted by Wraith (Member # 779) on :
Next up, the superhero from South Africa: the Fantastic Boer...
Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nim: So "DC Comics" actually means Detective Comics Comics??? Lol brainfart.
Yep.
Posted by WizArtist (Member # 1095) on :
To one up "The Jason" wouldn't Alba be THE Fantastic Bore?"
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Not that I've been a fan of many of the recent comic-book adaptations, apart from The Punisher. . . OK, start again: not that I'[ve been a fan of many of the recent super-hero adaptations, but I think this might be going a bit too far.
What I have liked is how the other films have retained a degree of realism in how the super-heroes are depicted. You can sort of understand how Spider-Man does what he does, and on reflection I don't have a problem with those seemingly-inexhaustible web-spinners the approximet size of a bean being replaced by mutated glands. Daredevil is just some atheltic bloke with very heightened senses. As for how a mild-mannered scientist can turn green and bulk up when he gets in a tiff, well those of you who've experienced my temper in the past will agree it's not much of a reach.
Which brings us nicely to ver Fantastische Vier. Mr. Fantastic, he stretches. Fine, I guess, you can burble on about protoplasmic cell mutation or whatever. Explaining how Invisible Girl does her thing requires a bit more, but we've seen so many ways of making things invisible in the movies and TV these days you can easily apply one of them to this situation. The Human Torch. . . I don't know. Where does the energy come from? The Laws of Thermodynamics require that every non-CGIed action scene will involve him eating a lot, surely?
After all that, the Thing doesn't present a problem. He's just a guy with super-human strength, with a super-human need for some moisturiser.
And the uniforms! DuPont have worked many marvels, but I doubt their Lycra is up to the stretching, burning and transparency that'll be required of it. I don't think the target-audience's PG rating will stand up to regular ripping or removal of clothes, much as the Alba-fans may hope.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
We do.
And Nim, toss off.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Dude, those are unstable molecules, not some primitive segmented polyurethane. (I sure wish I knew chemistry lingo, or could fake it well.) Reed Richards invented them. They are a Marvel comic books staple, like mutants or bankruptcy. (OH SNAP.)
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Okay, in that picture of the Lion King guy... I'm sure that's his other rear foot showing just underneath his body, but, the way it's been blurred out, well...
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
What? Pumbaa is one of the most successful and praised Disney characters to date! Why couldn't he be an honorary member of the FF? Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
"I'm sure that's his other rear foot showing just underneath his body, but, the way it's been blurred out, well..."
You have issues. Or Nim does, I don't know. I'm not even going to ask.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Fuck Disney anyway. Lets go back to discussing how we'd bone Jessica Alba.
Posted by Fleet-Admiral Michael T. Colorge (Member # 144) on :
I'm sure she would find that flattering...
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Of course! Really, I do sometimes wonder if celebrities look up all the strange things (fanfics, photoshopped images etc.) posted about them online.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Alyssa Milano's mom does.
In fact, any second now, her specialized Search Engine will sniff out this reference to her daughter and automatically issue an injuction order to Charles.
Anyway. My guess is that normal celebs watch the internet for about a month after they "make it big". After that, they either have a breakdown, or lose interest.
Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :
Alyssa Milano and Jessica Alba are sisters now?
....
...
Sorry, what?
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Jason was pondering whether or not celebrities look up stuff about themselves on the internet. My reference to sniffing out this reference to her daughter was because I had typed Alyssa Milano's name. Thus her mom would find it.
Though, to be clear, Alyssa and Jessica are both hot beyond measure.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Also to be clear:
Dear Ms. Milano, I'd very much like to copulate with your lovely daughter with no intention of engaging in a serious relationship or inpregnating her. Sorry if this notion causes you any offense. -Your pal, -Jason
There: that should smooth over ay hard feelings a casual search may envoke. Posted by WizArtist (Member # 1095) on :
When you stop to think about it, Reed Richards must have the ULTIMATE pleasuring device for Sue.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I think that's something everyone's considered.
But is it prehensile? imagine the ventriliquist act he could perform! Fun at the urinal stall at least: Reed's penis to man in adjoining urinal: "Hey! What are you lookin at!?!"
I think they should film that for the movie.
Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
"Inpregnate"?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Better he inpregnate her than expregnate her...
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Would that make me a Super-Villan?
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
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Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
"The Thing!? Is his dork made of orange rock like the rest of him?"
10 points.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Something from Mallrats?
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Correct. I love that movie.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I've never actually seen it but so many people have described it to me that I know what you were talking about.
So I'll probably never actually see it at this point.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
As Smith's movies go, it's not one of the best.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
He has good movies? I've seen a couple and found them diverting but not worth buying. ...or really watching more than once.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Ah, but Mallrats had this: "Listen, not a year goes by, not a year, that I don't hear about some escalator accident involving some bastard kid which could have easily been avoided had some parent - I don't care which one - but some parent conditioned him to fear and respect that escalator."
Which is one of my favorite movie rants.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Oh, I'm not saying it didn't have its moments. Personally, I consider "Fly, fatass, fly!" a potentially quite useful phrase. But such concerns have their detractory counterparts in such memorable moments as the "blow job + farting" discussion and its ilk.
And, really, has anyone ever in their life harbored even the slightest desire to watch Ben Affleck engage in anal sexual congress? Of course not.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Yah... there was that. But come on, that's easily overlooked when one remembers classic moments such as Jay pounding on the glass to a pet store or patting Brody's package as he takes his leave.
That's just good stuff.
And the foodcourt debate. Ah... I remember it well.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
The escalator bit is also nicely followed through with Brodie's shouting for someone to control a kid playing on said escalator.
quote:Originally posted by TSN: Personally, I consider "Fly, fatass, fly!" a potentially quite useful phrase.
You really do ask for it, don't you? Never mind the fact that I've just noticed that you use two spaces after full stops, which has to make you at least 60.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
They just don't get any respect these days.
I think they'll have trouble making Professor Doom look good. And I'll bet he won't have a latvian accent either, the heartless bastard.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
At least he wont be an Itallian like the Red Skull was in the terrible Captain America movie.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"Never mind the fact that I've just noticed that you use two spaces after full stops, which has to make you at least 60."
How did you notice that? The HTML doesn't display multiple spaces in a row. I do type the double spaces, but they disappear by the time the post shows up on the screen.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
I am that damn good.
quote:Originally posted by Nim: Professor Doom look good.
I'm willing to put this down to some sort of weird translation glitch, because I think that Professor Doom is technically correct. But really, it should be "Doctor Doom". Because then there is alliteration. Do you see?
Posted by The Captain from M.I.K.E. (Member # 709) on :
It's supposed to be Dr. Doom in any American version ever made.
and HTML!? wow!
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
How 'bout "Grandmaster D"?
"Webmaster Doom"?
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
I love Professor Doom but I don't trust him.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
You can never forgive him for the death of your boy?
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
For failing him in Ethics class.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
"How did you notice that?"
The quotes, they reveal even your darkest secrets. Bear that in mind, punk.
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