Comments on: FilmCouch #69 - Summer Movies http://blog.spout.com/2008/05/09/filmcouch-69-summer-movies/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:05:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: John http://blog.spout.com/2008/05/09/filmcouch-69-summer-movies/#comment-97060 John Mon, 12 May 2008 16:05:39 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=2857#comment-97060 You know what would have made Iron Man more interesting? If Tony Stark was not only a genius multi-millionaire engineer, but he was also physically disabled from CP. No joke-- I think it would have made the story so much more emotionally-involving if Stark really, really had to struggle to get out of that cave, and he does so by creating the Iron Man suit, which gives him full mobility. Then the movie becomes about something completely different, and probably a lot more engaging. You know what would have made Iron Man more interesting? If Tony Stark was not only a genius multi-millionaire engineer, but he was also physically disabled from CP. No joke– I think it would have made the story so much more emotionally-involving if Stark really, really had to struggle to get out of that cave, and he does so by creating the Iron Man suit, which gives him full mobility. Then the movie becomes about something completely different, and probably a lot more engaging.

]]> By: Jaclynn http://blog.spout.com/2008/05/09/filmcouch-69-summer-movies/#comment-96706 Jaclynn Fri, 09 May 2008 21:16:29 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=2857#comment-96706 Another summer movie coming out! The DVD will be released soon on the site.The Scottsdale, AZ premiere is May 28. THE SECRET was a phenomena featured on Oprah, Larry King, The Today Show, CNN, The New York Times and hundreds of other media outlets. Now comes the premiere of THE OPUS, featuring many of the experts from THE SECRET. THE OPUS completes the story, taking the Law of Attraction one step further by teaching its audience how to create a vision, turn it into a plan, and put it into performance. For Information Contact: www.TheOpusMovie.com Anthony Mora Communications, Inc. (323) 874-2933 Another summer movie coming out! The DVD will be released soon on the site.The Scottsdale, AZ premiere is May 28.

THE SECRET was a phenomena featured on Oprah, Larry King, The Today Show, CNN, The New York Times and hundreds of other media outlets. Now comes the premiere of THE OPUS, featuring many of the experts from THE SECRET.

THE OPUS completes the story, taking the Law of Attraction one step further by teaching its audience how to create a vision, turn it into a plan, and put it into performance.

For Information Contact:
http://www.TheOpusMovie.com
Anthony Mora Communications, Inc.
(323) 874-2933

]]> By: Stefan Hayden http://blog.spout.com/2008/05/09/filmcouch-69-summer-movies/#comment-96645 Stefan Hayden Fri, 09 May 2008 14:36:05 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=2857#comment-96645 okay... so here's where you're wrong about bringing the marvel universe to the screen. The comic books have lots of back story and baggage because they have a monthly book for like 40 or 50 years. That's a lot of stories. But at most there will be what? 10 movies? 20 movies? There just is not enough time to get that convoluted. The other thing you are missing that is no movie will be required to watch any of the others. Iron Man will have a cameo in Hulk... but it will be small. All of these movies will enhance each other. A lot of what makes comics great are not the villains but the interaction between super heroes. Those interactions will be possible with how marvel will be making these films. While I don't know if a whole film will be about stark losing his armor I think with more heroes you can have better interactions. And with out relying on each film to explain the characters again. I think we'll know if it's working or not after the avengers movie comes out as it's obviously the lynch pin in the whole thing. Actually I think the bigger problem with the whole idea is what kind of contracts are these actors signing? What happens where there is a schedule conflict with robert downey? Or he asks for too much money? There is a reason TV shows don't renegotiate contracts every episode and that is what it seems marvel will be forced to do. okay… so here’s where you’re wrong about bringing the marvel universe to the screen. The comic books have lots of back story and baggage because they have a monthly book for like 40 or 50 years. That’s a lot of stories.

But at most there will be what? 10 movies? 20 movies? There just is not enough time to get that convoluted.

The other thing you are missing that is no movie will be required to watch any of the others. Iron Man will have a cameo in Hulk… but it will be small. All of these movies will enhance each other.

A lot of what makes comics great are not the villains but the interaction between super heroes. Those interactions will be possible with how marvel will be making these films.

While I don’t know if a whole film will be about stark losing his armor I think with more heroes you can have better interactions. And with out relying on each film to explain the characters again.

I think we’ll know if it’s working or not after the avengers movie comes out as it’s obviously the lynch pin in the whole thing.

Actually I think the bigger problem with the whole idea is what kind of contracts are these actors signing? What happens where there is a schedule conflict with robert downey? Or he asks for too much money? There is a reason TV shows don’t renegotiate contracts every episode and that is what it seems marvel will be forced to do.

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