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Originally Posted By: mldynes
Comic book movies will never be over. They will wax and wane with the times and super heroes will go out of fashion but as long as the format exists to tell stories and introduce characters, the movies will aways follow. Comic books are a dream for Hollywood, creative visual storytelling with a dedicated fan base and instant pulp culture recognition.
This. Now that the special effects have caught up to the vision and they can make the characters come to life there's no end. Just too many great characters and story lines to adapt to film. And it isn't just super heroes. Richie Rich, Casper the Ghost, Horror and Sci Fi based on some of the classic EC stories, Uncle Scrooge; it's endless.
#5650924 - 05/03/1211:03 PMRe: What will be "the sign" that Comic book movies are over...
[Re: thehumantorch]
DeliBebekDeliBebek
Up 20 words per minute since I signed up
Registered: 09/27/11
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Originally Posted By: thehumantorch
Originally Posted By: mldynes
Comic book movies will never be over. They will wax and wane with the times and super heroes will go out of fashion but as long as the format exists to tell stories and introduce characters, the movies will aways follow. Comic books are a dream for Hollywood, creative visual storytelling with a dedicated fan base and instant pulp culture recognition.
This. Now that the special effects have caught up to the vision and they can make the characters come to life there's no end. Just too many great characters and story lines to adapt to film. And it isn't just super heroes. Richie Rich, Casper the Ghost, Horror and Sci Fi based on some of the classic EC stories, Uncle Scrooge; it's endless.
It really is amazing how much the old styles are overlooked. They don't have to be "updated." My children were recently riveted by some 1930s Mickey Mouse cartoons. High quality stuff.
Computers could facilitate beautiful work of every vision, if there is a vision to begin with.
#5652021 - 05/04/1211:49 AMRe: What will be "the sign" that Comic book movies are over...
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or do you think that nutty Super Hero movies will always be off set by solid ones?
I think there aren’t solid ones. I have yet to see a superhero movie effectively faithful to the original it would (or should) represent, and respectful of the original comic book characters.
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Originally Posted By: vaillant
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or do you think that nutty Super Hero movies will always be off set by solid ones?
I think there aren’t solid ones. I have yet to see a superhero movie effectively faithful to the original it would (or should) represent, and respectful of the original comic book characters.
I think if that is what you expect from a movie - you'll always be disappointed. There is no way to take 10,000 pages of character development and dilute it down to two hours while maintaining completely faithful to the original. To think that it can be done isn't remotely realistic, and even worse - deprives you of the pure enjoyment these movies provide.
