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To Infinity and Beyond: The Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Thread starter Vaeran
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I’ve genuinely enjoyed three of them.
the other one I didn’t watch even though Im Octo, and that’s Fantastic Four
the other one I didn’t watch even though Im Octo, and that’s Fantastic Four
jpfriction
(He, Him)
Is the other one the unreleased 1994 one? If so, you have an excuse.
The gritty reboot was dumb but held my attention for most of a plane ride, that’s about all I ask out of a movie.
The gritty reboot was dumb but held my attention for most of a plane ride, that’s about all I ask out of a movie.
I know I am not the only one to say this, but I do not understand how the Fantastic Four movies are so consistently bad. It's a slam dunk of a concept! Take the teenage mutant ninja turtles, give them the powers of the four elements, and add a dash of super science. And that's before you include Dr. Doom! This should produce the best two hours of our lives!
It has Johnny Storm shoot a laser out of the sky!
… how does he do that?
You're serious, aren't you.
I kind of liked the Tim Story FF movies. I wouldn't call them good, necessarily, but I had my fun with them.
What I've gleaned from Letterboxd reviews is that it's basically Daredevil if the filmmakers weren't in on the joke.
Pretty effectively, it turns out
Johnny Unusual
(He/Him)
Wait, Daredevil was a parody? It's VERY SUBTLE if so.
Good lord, that nostalgia bait is intense... fuck.
Not so much a parody as just intentionally silly. Unfortunately Colin Farrell was the only actor that understood the assignment.
It didn't have the "joke" of Invisible Woman accidentally becoming visible in the middle of a crowd while naked, which is apparently all I ask out of a Fantastic Four movie.
Okay see that would actually be awesome.
I hope the people this is targeted towards enjoy this.
The old show was never a good looker, but some of the 3DCG in the background of this is kinda
I will!
I will enjoy this!
I will enjoy this!
Yeah, especially considering this was running at the same time as BTAS, I could never get past the overall look. But it's not for me and I hope the target audience enjoys.
I never watched the entirety of X-Men TAS, but you can be sure I will tune into the new continuation.
I loved the show as a kid. Even if a lot of the dramatics made me feel uncomfortable and were very questionable for a kids show in hindsight. It was quintessential in forming a lot of my worldview and expectations for what X-Men/Marvel things ought to be for better or worse.
It was just really hard to go back to as an adult though. It doesn't hold up nearly as well as some of its contemporaries. But to its credit, it was also a big step up from what a lot of kids cartoons were in the era immediately preceding it though.
It was just really hard to go back to as an adult though. It doesn't hold up nearly as well as some of its contemporaries. But to its credit, it was also a big step up from what a lot of kids cartoons were in the era immediately preceding it though.
I was a fan back in the day, but I learned a long time ago not to go back and revisit the cartoons of my youth. I'm not entirely sure how to react to this, but I'll definitely be waiting to hear word of mouth (extensively) before picking it up.
Probably not the worst rule of thumb, but there are a lot of cartoons that still hold up. Even if most don't. Shows like Batman TAS and other 90s DC shows are almost timeless. Gargoyles has held up better than a lot. And if you're willing to leave North America for your cartoons, there's a metric fuck-ton of anime from the 80s/90s that btfo most things being made these days I grew up with.
I rewatched X-Men TAS as an adult and thought it was inconsistent but more often good than bad. Also, when it's bad it's often hilariously bad in an entertaining way. The worst thing about it is the animation, which generally is somewhere between "sufficient" and "poor." I slotted it into the "put on a tablet while I do chores" slot and enjoyed it, personally.
That being said, if you're going to watch or re-watch an X-Men cartoon aimed at children, the one that holds up best is weirdly X-Men: Evolution, the one where most of the main cast are high school students, except a few who are kept as adults so they can be teachers. Some of the early episodes can be off putting when it seems a little too insistent to be a show about high school, but once you're past that it's pretty strong for the rest of the run.
That being said, if you're going to watch or re-watch an X-Men cartoon aimed at children, the one that holds up best is weirdly X-Men: Evolution, the one where most of the main cast are high school students, except a few who are kept as adults so they can be teachers. Some of the early episodes can be off putting when it seems a little too insistent to be a show about high school, but once you're past that it's pretty strong for the rest of the run.
Judging by that trailer, I assume X-Men 97 is mostly going to be focused on how Professor X forgot to change his will after he had a falling out with Magneto.