Posted by DRD #37 at dsl-65-188-246-138.telocity.com on June 13, 2002 at 16:13:42:
In Reply to: Comic Book Movie News posted by TheClerkCalledFreeway on June 13, 2002 at 15:51:41:
I mean, having movies based on comic books is good, but they shouldn't take it overboard.
Men In Black 2: plausible
Road To Peridition: plausible, I guess
Daredevil: plausible
X-Men 2: plausible
Hulk: plausible
Spider-Man 2: plausible
Ghost Rider: only slightly plausible (he's not popular by leaps and bounds like the others, and this will most likely turn out like the "Spawn" movie did)
Blade 3: implausible (two Blade films is quite enough)
Batman Year One: plausible (it was a good story, though a "Dark Knight Returns" movie would be cooler)
Superman: plausible (he's one of the most well-known characters in comics history)
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: plausible (solely 'cause it's by Alan Moore)
Constantine: plausible (only because a "Books of Magic" film would seem too much like "Harry Potter")
Preacher: plausible
Punisher: plausible (he's risen in popularity in the past few years, but this film has GOT to be better than the original film)
Hulk 2: plausible (only because of contract obligations)
X-Men 3: plausible (the more X-Men films, the better, though they'd better remain true to the series and realistic like the first)
Elektra: implausible (keep her in Daredevil films, 'cause spin-off films are very rarely any good)
Daredevil 2: plausible
Fantastic Four: plausible (they're popular characters, but this has GOT to be better than the original, unreleased film they did)
Catwoman: plausible (she's popular, plus it'd be an interesting stand-alone film, even if it is a spin-off from Batman)
Iron Fist: implausible (let's stick to the more popular, liked characters such as Spider-Man and Batman - going to Iron Fist is just going a bit too far with the "comic book movie" genre)
Doctor Strange: implausible (we have seven planned "Harry Potter films", and that's quite enough magic for me)
Deadpool: implausible (though very popular, it'd be better to see him in one of the X-Men films than in his own movie)
Captain America: plausible
Cloak and Dagger: implausible (a cameo in an X-Men or Spider-Man film would be okay, but no their own movie)
Cable: implausible (same deal as C&D)
Iron Man: plausible
Just A Pilgrim: implausible
Luke Cage: implausible (we already have Blade and Iron Fist, so what'd be the point?)
Man-Thing: implausible (again, we already have the Hulk)
Midnight Nation: plausible, I guess (it's cool enough to have its own film)
Rising Stars: plausible (though it'd be hard to pull off)
Miracleman: no comment
Morbius: implausible (teaming up with Blade in one of his films or battling Spider-Man would be okay, but not his own movie)
Nick Fury: implausible (too much like James Bond or Mission Impossible)
Powers: plausible
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung-Fu: implausible (you've gotta be kidding me on this one)
She-Hulk: (yet again, we have the Hulk, plus she'd be okay as a sidekick or a cameo in a Hulk film, but not with her own movie)
Silver Surfer: implausible (if the Fantastic Four battled Galactus, he'd be cool to see there, but not in his own film)
Spawn 2: plausible (but this has GOT to be better than the original)
Spider-Man 3: plausible (so long as there's a good story, good direction, and good acting behind it)
Supergirl: implausible (there's already a Supergirl film, and look how it turned out)
Sub-Mariner: implausible (Aquaman is more recognizable, but a cameo in the FF or Spider-Man films would be okay)
Swamp Thing: implausible (he had his own TV series, plus there's already the Hulk)
Teen Titans: implausible (better off doing a JLA film)
Thor: plausible
Watchmen: plausible
Werewolf By Night: implausible (you wanna see a werewolf film, watch "An American Werewolf In Paris" or something to that effect)
Wonder Twins: implausible (though they've got enough support to back up the making of their own film, they'd have to have better powers for it to be any good)
World's Finest: implausible (though it'd be cool to see, a JLA film would be much better)
X-Force: implausible (we've got X-Men, plus they might make a Cable film, so what'd be the point?)
Though many will disagree with my points, I think that there should be a limit on comic book films. Many of these are just ridiculous choices, and really seem to only have been chosen for the sole fact that they would add to the comic book film genre. Stick to the popular films and don't make things like X-Force, which would be too much like X-Men, and they'll do just fine.