I think FF used to be a big part of the marketing up until the mid '80s. I was born in 1971, and I have clear memories of coming across FF toys, games, coloring books, etc, all during the '70s, long before I really dived into comics in the early '80s. Just last year, I came across an old package of Fantastic Four bubble gum in a box of old toys. House ads always put Thing in with Spider-Man, Captain America, Hulk, and all the big names.
This jives with my memory as well. When I was a kid, I recall most of the Marvel merchandise and adverting featured Spidey, Cap, Hulk, and the Thing (and sometimes Thor or Iron Man). The Thing was one of the main faces of Marvel.
The rose is definitely off the bloom for the poor FF. They are a shadow of the popularity that they once held... pushed aside first by the X-Men, then the Avengers. However it is ridiculous to imagine the Marvel universe without them, and ludicrous to think that Marvel wouldn't publish a Fantastic Four title. Like @David_D pointed out; "money left on the table", not to mention respect for the First Family. It took the Avengers a good decade to claw their way to the top from the dark era of the "Brown jackets". In the right hands, there is no reason to believe the FF couldn't regain the top billing title once again (not that I am comparing the current run of the FF to that dismal time for the Avengers).
Unfortunately I don't believe that the upcoming movie will do anything to help boost their popularity. And I don't think anyone at the Marvel office thinks so either.
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Imagine if Marvel Studios had gone the same route with their movies:
Thomas "Thor" Odinson (so named for his prowess in high school football) is the heir to a massive fortune accrued by his father who is CEO of the enormous international "Asgard" company, one of the world's leading military weapons and technology developers. The rebellious Thomas gains possession of the state of the art weapon MJOLNIR which becomes coded to his genetic signature, much to the ire of his adopted brother, Lorne Odinsson. Lorne has aspirations of taking control of Asgard and has prodigious skills as a hacker, gaining him the online nickname of "L0K1".
Victor Doomashev is a anti-social Eastern European computer programmer and hacktivist who calls himself “Doom”. He hates the 1%, particularly Storm, whom he claims corrupts science for profit.
Imagine if Marvel Studios had gone the same route with their movies:
Thomas "Thor" Odinson (so named for his prowess in high school football) is the heir to a massive fortune accrued by his father who is CEO of the enormous international "Asgard" company, one of the world's leading military weapons and technology developers. The rebellious Thomas gains possession of the state of the art weapon MJOLNIR which becomes coded to his genetic signature, much to the ire of his adopted brother, Lorne Odinsson. Lorne has aspirations of taking control of Asgard and has prodigious skills as a hacker, gaining him the online nickname of "L0K1".
Funny, while I think the FF reboot stuff sounds dumb, I'd probably at least read the comic adaptation of your Thor.
Well... it's another shot anyway. It's... some thing -- it just ain't Ben Grimm. Seriously, if I didn't already know it was supposed to be him, I wouldn't have known.
Can't wait. The mixing in of the popular Young Adult novel vibe from movies like Hunger Games and Divergent is definitely winning over my oldest. I've read how the Marvel movies are good at creating genre films within a genre film but this so far is a better example of that. I imagine Ant Man under Wright would have been close too. Looking forward to this.
I've read how the Marvel movies are good at creating genre films within a genre film but this so far is a better example of that. I imagine Ant Man under Wright would have been close too. Looking forward to this.
I get your point and agree with it, but just so you know, this movie isn't exactly under the helm of Marvel. It's more like a Fox film with the same trade dressing.
I never got around to seeing the teaser, so this is my first impression of how this movie is presenting itself.
The trailers for the mid-'00s FF movies made me want to skip them. And from what I ended up hearing from people that saw it, I don't think I need to ever get around to them. It seemed like it was trying too hard to be family friendly and precious of the subject matter. Sounded pretty vanilla. Might be for some people, and that's fine. But it didn't seem like my kind of thing.
This trailer seems very different from how the FF are usually done... but this *does* seem more like my kind of thing.
Not sure yet if I will make the time to see this in the theater this summer. But I do want to give it a chance at some point.
I get a very Ultimate Universe feel from it. Especially with how Reed enters, it's feels very much like how Millar and Bendis began the FF in the UU (I know. I know. It's only a 2.5 minute trailer).
Wow. It works on so many levels. And if we had no idea that this wasn't a Marvel U, no doubt opinions would be flipped. And just because of a studio flip and no other reason. Haha.
Wow. It works on so many levels. And if we had no idea that this wasn't a Marvel U, no doubt opinions would be flipped. And just because of a studio flip and no other reason. Haha.
For me, I'm not a FF fan. I dislike the Ultimate line even more. More then a studio issue, easy sacrifice.
Hell, I'm a Spider-man fan & after borrowing Pants' copy of ASM, I knew I would not be continuing with the rebooted franchise. I've only watched ASM once & haven't watched ASM2.
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(Arguably with good taste. But, still.)
The rose is definitely off the bloom for the poor FF. They are a shadow of the popularity that they once held... pushed aside first by the X-Men, then the Avengers. However it is ridiculous to imagine the Marvel universe without them, and ludicrous to think that Marvel wouldn't publish a Fantastic Four title. Like @David_D pointed out; "money left on the table", not to mention respect for the First Family. It took the Avengers a good decade to claw their way to the top from the dark era of the "Brown jackets". In the right hands, there is no reason to believe the FF couldn't regain the top billing title once again (not that I am comparing the current run of the FF to that dismal time for the Avengers).
Unfortunately I don't believe that the upcoming movie will do anything to help boost their popularity. And I don't think anyone at the Marvel office thinks so either.
Imagine if Marvel Studios had gone the same route with their movies:
Thomas "Thor" Odinson (so named for his prowess in high school football) is the heir to a massive fortune accrued by his father who is CEO of the enormous international "Asgard" company, one of the world's leading military weapons and technology developers. The rebellious Thomas gains possession of the state of the art weapon MJOLNIR which becomes coded to his genetic signature, much to the ire of his adopted brother, Lorne Odinsson. Lorne has aspirations of taking control of Asgard and has prodigious skills as a hacker, gaining him the online nickname of "L0K1".
Imagine if Marvel Studios had gone the same route with their movies:
Thomas "Thor" Odinson (so named for his prowess in high school football) is the heir to a massive fortune accrued by his father who is CEO of the enormous international "Asgard" company, one of the world's leading military weapons and technology developers. The rebellious Thomas gains possession of the state of the art weapon MJOLNIR which becomes coded to his genetic signature, much to the ire of his adopted brother, Lorne Odinsson. Lorne has aspirations of taking control of Asgard and has prodigious skills as a hacker, gaining him the online nickname of "L0K1".
Funny, while I think the FF reboot stuff sounds dumb, I'd probably at least read the comic adaptation of your Thor.
Hmmm...
The costume design is good. I like it.
I never got around to seeing the teaser, so this is my first impression of how this movie is presenting itself.
The trailers for the mid-'00s FF movies made me want to skip them. And from what I ended up hearing from people that saw it, I don't think I need to ever get around to them. It seemed like it was trying too hard to be family friendly and precious of the subject matter. Sounded pretty vanilla. Might be for some people, and that's fine. But it didn't seem like my kind of thing.
This trailer seems very different from how the FF are usually done... but this *does* seem more like my kind of thing.
Not sure yet if I will make the time to see this in the theater this summer. But I do want to give it a chance at some point.
I'm starting to think that this movie might do better than people think.
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(I don't think I could even keep track of mine, if I had them. I would need a Google Doc or something.)
Hell, I'm a Spider-man fan & after borrowing Pants' copy of ASM, I knew I would not be continuing with the rebooted franchise. I've only watched ASM once & haven't watched ASM2.
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That's what I did for the second Ghost Rider (Blargh) and Dredd (which was awesome).
Just like I did with Amazing Spider-Man 2.