Comments on: The Overly Ambitious Marvel Movie Line-Up http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/10/the-overly-ambitious-marvel-movie-line-up/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ambitne.com http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/10/the-overly-ambitious-marvel-movie-line-up/comment-page-1/#comment-38901 ambitne.com Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:55:17 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=1651#comment-38901 if you're interested on ambitious movies on <a href="http://www.ambitne.com" target="_blank">www.ambitne.com</a> you'll find some more of them if you're interested on ambitious movies on http://www.ambitne.com you'll find some more of them

]]> By: Marvel Shifts Movie Dates - SeanPAune.com http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/10/the-overly-ambitious-marvel-movie-line-up/comment-page-1/#comment-37585 Marvel Shifts Movie Dates - SeanPAune.com Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:04:23 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=1651#comment-37585 [...] Well, as I predicted, the Marvel movie line-up was overly ambitious. [...] [...] Well, as I predicted, the Marvel movie line-up was overly ambitious. [...]

]]> By: Hope You’re Ready For A Lot More Comic Book Movies - SeanPAune.com http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/10/the-overly-ambitious-marvel-movie-line-up/comment-page-1/#comment-36881 Hope You’re Ready For A Lot More Comic Book Movies - SeanPAune.com Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:21:14 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=1651#comment-36881 [...] I’ve said before, I think the Marvel slate is overly ambitious.  Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers technically form a series, and if one of them [...] [...] I’ve said before, I think the Marvel slate is overly ambitious.  Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers technically form a series, and if one of them [...]

]]> By: Sean P Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/10/the-overly-ambitious-marvel-movie-line-up/comment-page-1/#comment-27223 Sean P Aune Sat, 10 May 2008 23:32:32 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=1651#comment-27223 I hope I'm wrong on <em>Punisher: War Zone</em>, because I loved Ray Stevenson in <em>Rome</em>, but you have to wonder how many "reboots" you can do. Also, notice this is exclusive to comic movies Sure you see remakes in other genres, but rebooting seems to be pretty specific to the comic world. Someday I will understand why <em>Superman Returns</em> is loathed, because I actually enjoyed it. I hope I’m wrong on Punisher: War Zone, because I loved Ray Stevenson in Rome, but you have to wonder how many “reboots” you can do. Also, notice this is exclusive to comic movies Sure you see remakes in other genres, but rebooting seems to be pretty specific to the comic world.

Someday I will understand why Superman Returns is loathed, because I actually enjoyed it.

]]> By: Nomad http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/10/the-overly-ambitious-marvel-movie-line-up/comment-page-1/#comment-27219 Nomad Sat, 10 May 2008 22:22:20 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=1651#comment-27219 True, the two previous Punisher films were not worthy of what many fans consider to be a very compelling character. Here's an interesting article that addresses the issue of re-boots and sequels, and why it IS worth doing them. http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080427/ENT/804270503 Here are a few highlights: “So many comic book adaptations have stumbled because somebody in Hollywood changed the character,” says Tim Rassbach, a book editor from St. Louis, who maintains the “Iron Man” Web site IronManArmory.com . “They always seem to be in a hurry to ruin the property they were so interested in optioning. Take ‘Superman Returns’ as an example. Superman abandons the Earth and becomes a deadbeat dad? Really, that was your idea?” “Today’s success has probably come from giving comic fanboys creative control of these comic properties,” Treat says. “Sam Raimi (director of the three “Spider-Man” films) was a fan, as was (“Batman” director) Tim Burton and (“X-Men” director) Bryan Singer. If the creative talents find superheroes silly and irrelevant, it shows.” In the Marvel pantheon, The Punisher is a minor god so it's not the blockbuster that are Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. But everything we so far know about this new production, and it's new star Ray Stevenson, is looking very sweet. True, the two previous Punisher films were not worthy of what many fans consider to be a very compelling character. Here’s an interesting article that addresses the issue of re-boots and sequels, and why it IS worth doing them.

http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080427/ENT/804270503

Here are a few highlights:

“So many comic book adaptations have stumbled because somebody in Hollywood changed the character,” says Tim Rassbach, a book editor from St. Louis, who maintains the “Iron Man” Web site IronManArmory.com . “They always seem to be in a hurry to ruin the property they were so interested in optioning. Take ‘Superman Returns’ as an example. Superman abandons the Earth and becomes a deadbeat dad? Really, that was your idea?”

“Today’s success has probably come from giving comic fanboys creative control of these comic properties,” Treat says. “Sam Raimi (director of the three “Spider-Man” films) was a fan, as was (“Batman” director) Tim Burton and (“X-Men” director) Bryan Singer. If the creative talents find superheroes silly and irrelevant, it shows.”

In the Marvel pantheon, The Punisher is a minor god so it’s not the blockbuster that are Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. But everything we so far know about this new production, and it’s new star Ray Stevenson, is looking very sweet.

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