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Re: Violence in comics (was Re: A General Question About Castle World)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:46:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Eric Joslin writes:
> > Heh. I still haven't seen Roger Corman's "Fantastic Four" movie, but I
> > really
> > want to. Supposedly it's just about the worst superhero movie ever!
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> Was that ever released? I saw some production notes a few years ago, and it
> looked terrible!
Not officially- not even on video! I have seen some stills (one SGI
developer's kit had a shot of the Human Torch using a fireblast to deflect some
sort of beam, and there was at least one other) but that's all. I have talked
to a lot of people that have seen it, though. As a fan of both comics and
Roger Corman, I *really* want to see it. Apparently, bootleg copies aren't too
hard to find.
> I think any crossover between comic titles on the big screen would be risky,
> especially considering the fragile state of superhero films and the dreadful
> track record Marvel has had so far (such as the Hulk meets Daredevil/Hulk
> meets Thor garbage on TV a few years ago).
True, but I think the main problem most of those had is that they inserted a
new character into an established series formula- and an established budget!
When you only have $X per episode, and that money is usually used to cover a
few guest star actors and maybe some cars for the Hulk to flip, trying to work
out Thor's costume, Mjolnir, lightning and flight SFX, *and* the extra royalty
money is going to be a problem. A big-budget screen production that starts out
with another hero in the plans might be better off, though.
eric
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