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Martian · 05-06-2008, 02:02 AM

Thor and Ant-Man, seriously?

I mean, in the context of an Avengers film, sure. Thor is ultra-cool, but I'm not sure there's enough of a fanbase there. And Ant-Man? Of all the Avengers to spin off, they chose Ant-Man? Also known as the lamest superhero Marvel ever devised?

I'm a hair's breadth from giving up on the Spider-Man film franchise and have already given up on the X-Men film franchise. As far as I'm concerned that one is beyond saving without resorting to the sort of implausible plot lines that simply don't work outside of the books themselves. Spider-Man is going to run into Batman syndrome pretty soon due to the writers' penchant for killing off all of the villains (except for Spoiler: Sandman, who inexplicably became a misunderstood anti-hero instead of an overpowered street thug), but I'll give them one more film to turn it around before I write the franchise off completely, mostly because I really don't want them to fuck up Spider-Man. I didn't even see the Hulk film, but by all reports I didn't miss much.

Honestly, the folks at Marvel confuse me. They do something truly inspired (Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark) and then they turn around and stuff something else up entirely. X-Men 2 was the perfect lead-in to the Phoenix saga, which could've spanned two or three films in and of itself, but instead they made that piece of trash third film for no apparent reason and destroyed the possibility of any further X-Men films being made (or of anyone wanting to see them).

And now I find out that they're doing an Avengers film (awesome) followed by an Ant-Man film (lame).

It just doesn't make sense.

EDIT - I hope they model Thor after the Ultimate version. Because anarchist beer-swilling demigods/schizophrenics are just cooler.

05-06-2008, 02:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Thor and Ant-Man, seriously? I mean, in the context of an Avengers film, sure. Thor is ultra-cool, but I'm not sure there's enough of a fanbase there. And Ant-Man? Of all the Avengers to spin off, they chose Ant-Man? Also known as the lamest superhero Marvel ever devised? I'm a hair's breadth from giving up on the Spider-Man film franchise and have already given up on the X-Men film franchise. As far as I'm concerned that one is beyond saving without resorting to the sort of implausible plot lines that simply don't work outside of the books themselves. Spider-Man is going to run into Batman syndrome pretty soon due to the writers' penchant for killing off all of the villains (except for Spoiler: Sandman, who inexplicably became a misunderstood anti-hero instead of an overpowered street thug), but I'll give them one more film to turn it around before I write the franchise off completely, mostly because I really don't want them to fuck up Spider-Man. I didn't even see the Hulk film, but by all reports I didn't miss much. Honestly, the folks at Marvel confuse me. They do something truly inspired (Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark) and then they turn around and stuff something else up entirely. X-Men 2 was the perfect lead-in to the Phoenix saga, which could've spanned two or three films in and of itself, but instead they made that piece of trash third film for no apparent reason and destroyed the possibility of any further X-Men films being made (or of anyone wanting to see them). And now I find out that they're doing an Avengers film (awesome) followed by an Ant-Man film (lame). It just doesn't make sense. EDIT - I hope they model Thor after the Ultimate version. Because anarchist beer-swilling demigods/schizophrenics are just cooler. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame Last edited by Martian; 05-06-2008 at 02:05 AM..