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Subj: Re: I've seen 3 of them...
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 at 03:30:25 pm EDT (Viewed 394 times)
Reply Subj: Re: I've seen 3 of them...
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 at 10:38:52 am EDT (Viewed 353 times)



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      Thor and Captain America were both awesome. I loved Thor, but when I came out of Captain America I said "I have to admit, that was better than Thor", to which my Iron Man-loving buddy had to chime in Iron Man was better (I disagreed, but mostly just to bug him).



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    Yeah, I'd agree with him, but Thor and Cap were both great fun anyway.


I could be convinced that the first one was better, but Cap and Thor were both definitely better than Iron Man 2, in my opinion.


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      I saw Green Lantern last week in the cheap seats (I reviewed it at my blog, http://doeswhateveracomicsblogcan.blogspot.com), but I'll save you a click; my review was "I should've gone to see X-Men: First Class). I had heard X-Men was far superior, but since I'd heard GL wasn't that great I thought I should see it in theaters so at least maybe the special effects could help carry it...I was extremely bored throughout the whole film, checking my watch a couple of times to see if it was over.



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    I went to check your review and ended up watching that X-Men cartoon instead. I had vague recollections of it from when it originally aired, but I hadn't realized until I saw it again that it was the basis of the X-men arcade game.


Yeah, and apparently you can get that game for your iPhone now. Ah, if only work had provided me an iPhone instead of a Blackberry...


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    And you are right, for it's time it was damn impressive. Still, I'm not surprised that it wasn't picked up... It was such a bizarre mismatch of heady ideas and childish plotting and childish dialog. Oh, and Stan Lee has never been good at VoiceOver narration. Ever.


Well, in it's defense it was a pilot episode. Things could have been changed and tightened up. For a pilot I thought the plot was fine, it showcased all of the main characters and what they can do. It lacked substance but you knew who the X-Men were and what they were capable of by the end of it.

And I have to disagree a little on Stan. What he lacks in technique he makes up for in enthusiasm. I think he does fine in the role of narrator here, and he sounds genuinely excited about the X-Men's adventures. His voice acting, on the other hand, is a little weak (eg. the Super Hero Squad television show, but honestly I wouldn't take his character out; who better to be major of Super Hero City?).

I recently picked up the HBO Spawn animated series on DVD (saw it for $10 for all 3 seasons) and Todd MacFarlane does an intro to each episode. Todd could learn a few things from Stan.


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      X-Men will be a DVD viewing for me, only because with the drive to the theatre and a 4 month old it's pretty hard to get out to a movie, let alone 4.



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    I think it comes out this weekend on DVD here in the states. I'm looking forward to seeing it.


It's out on DVD here this week too I think. I'll probably try to grab a second-hand copy if possible; I'm past the stage of needing to buy movies the day they come out at the highest possible price.

~Hat~




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