The Comic Book Film Thread *** SPOILERS ***

[bileduct]

That looks 100% shit.

 

[Zoidberg]

I actually like it. Very different and not as dark as Dark Knight version. But the look won't make or break the character, the performance will.

 

[Storm13]

I like it except for the tattoos but there are reports the picture isn't a 100% take on what we will see in the movie.

 

[Joker's Wild]

I like that the teeth work alludes to the fact that Batman has belted the shit out of him

Im not gonna judge too much until i see it in the movie.

 

[Storm13]

Reminds me of Marilyn Manson with the teeth.

 

[elyod138]

The tattoos are terrible, without them it would be good.

Those are like clip art tattoos, looks so shit.

 

[Game_Breaker]

Reminds me of Marilyn Manson with the teeth.

I just about to post that
It's basically a Marilyn Manson look

here's closer look

 

[Misanthrope]

People thought Ledger would be an awful Joker, and they're saying similar things about Leto now.

Both were/are great actors, so I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt.

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Just back from Age of Ultron. Really enjoyable movie. I like the way Whedon is able to weave in humour while still keeping the stakes high, but it'll be interesting to see where things go with the upcoming Infinity Gauntlet double and the Phase 3 films.

Got to say I love the MCU. It's fun to have this broad world full of characters who interact and weave in and out of one another's lives. Like watching a huge, explosive soap opera on the big screen.

 

[elyod138]

Leto is a great actor and a great choice for the Joker, the art direction is just shit.

 

[bileduct]

The tattoos are terrible, without them it would be good.

Those are like clip art tattoos, looks so shit.

That's my main gripe as well. To me the tattoos fail to add authenticity to the character. If the intention is to give a professional ink job they are nowhere near detailed, intricate or creative enough to really make any kind of statement about the Joker. On the other hand, if they are supposed to be amateurish and appear self-applied they look completely bland and sterile.

Then again, it's just a promo shot. Hopefully more effort will go into the real thing.

 

[Canard]

The Hahaha tat is a direct lift from the Alan Moore The Killing Joke.

Not the tat itself but I'm sure there was lettering in the book itself which was that style.

 

[T.S Quint]

I just saw Age of Ultron.

Gotta say, I'm actually disappointed. I can't really put my finger on why, but there was no sense that I was watching this 'big event movie'.
I think the problem lies not with this movie, but with the ones that have come before it. The stakes in the non-Avengers universe movies have been getting bigger - in movies like Thor 2, Cap 2, Guardians, they are trying to stop someone from annihilating either millions of people, a whole planet or the entire universe.
The stakes in this one just seem the same as those. These movies should be building up to these big events with smaller stories, but they just keep getting bigger and bigger.
Ultron was a good character, but they didn't go far enough with him. I didn't feel that he was real menacing. I never got the feeling that he was going to be hard to beat. They needed a stage where the odds seem to be impossible. That didn't seem to happen.

It's not a bad movie by any means, it was just not the great movie I was expecting. I did enjoy it and will watch it again, but it failed to capitalise on some good ideas in the script.

 

[Aragorn]

I just saw Age of Ultron.

Gotta say, I'm actually disappointed. I can't really put my finger on why, but there was no sense that I was watching this 'big event movie'.
I think the problem lies not with this movie, but with the ones that have come before it. The stakes in the non-Avengers universe movies have been getting bigger - in movies like Thor 2, Cap 2, Guardians, they are trying to stop someone from annihilating either millions of people, a whole planet or the entire universe.
The stakes in this one just seem the same as those. These movies should be building up to these big events with smaller stories, but they just keep getting bigger and bigger.
Ultron was a good character, but they didn't go far enough with him. I didn't feel that he was real menacing. I never got the feeling that he was going to be hard to beat. They needed a stage where the odds seem to be impossible. That didn't seem to happen.

It's not a bad movie by any means, it was just not the great movie I was expecting. I did enjoy it and will watch it again, but it failed to capitalise on some good ideas in the script.

yeah I would agree... very little "wow" factors... Vision was cool, but we already have too many super-hero's... competition is tough.

 

[T.S Quint]

Yeah, Vision was cool.
I do like Paul Bettany as an actor.

 

[Jono078]

I like the Leto Joker except for the tattoos.

Seriously, bit excesive with the Hahaha tattoos. "Damaged" on the forehead? And the grin tat on his forearm and also on his left hand?

 

[T.S Quint]

That pic isn't officially confirmed as how he will look in the movie.
But if it is what he is going to look like, I'll go with it. The portrayal of the character is more important than the look anyway, and I trust that Leto will give us something good, while still being a bit different.
At least I hope he will.

Having said that, the tattoo on the forehead seems a bit silly.

 

[Game_Breaker]

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[T.S Quint]

I like Screen Junkies and love their Honest Trailers.
But they are Marvel fanboys who love to diss on DC stuff. Watching that Hal Rudnik guy on Movie Fights is frustrating.

 

[Game_Breaker]

I like Screen Junkies and love their Honest Trailers.
But they are Marvel fanboys who love to diss on DC stuff. Watching that Hal Rudnik guy on Movie Fights is frustrating.

I saw that one last week, Hal does seem like a huge Marvel fanboy. It's just a teaser trailer and he's saying he wants more

But the other guy he was fighting with wasn't a Marvel fanboy and I think he was one of the producers of screen junkies

 

[T.S Quint]

I saw that one last week, Hal does seem like a huge Marvel fanboy. It's just a teaser trailer and he's saying he wants more

But the other guy he was fighting with wasn't a Marvel fanboy and I think he was one of the producers of screen junkies

What annoyed me the most was how they kept saying they wanted more from the BvS trailer, like they wanted some sense of tone or story (which you do actually get which proves their idiocy)...but then go on to say how much they love the Star Wars trailer despite it being nothing but a bunch of cool images with no hint of story.

Hypocrites.