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Spider Man is coming home

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Nerd alert, nerd alert. Spider-Man is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

https://tv.yahoo.com/news/marvel-shocker-spider-man-going-043800672.html


Andrew Garfield will not be the Spider-Man. Peter Parker/Spider-Man will be recast.
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that's both great and a shame

great to see spidey in the MCU, though I hope shoe-horning him into Captain America, Civil War doesn't mess up the movie

and a shame, because I liked Garfield as Spidey. #2 had lots of issues as a movie but Garfield wasn't one of them
 
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That's awesome. I can honestly say that the best thing Marvel did for it's name is selling out to Disney. Disney has rebooted the Marvel Universe in such a way that they did not have the ability to do on their own, and pimping out characters here and there to different houses really hasn't done a lot for them. If Disney can somehow reel in the X-Men and Fantastic 4 from Fox, then they can make movies and money till the cows come home. I think Kevin Feige at the helm has worked wonders with the MCU.
Still crossing my fingers that Disney doesn't mess up Star Wars.
 
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AlistarWills said:
That's awesome. I can honestly say that the best thing Marvel did for it's name is selling out to Disney. Disney has rebooted the Marvel Universe in such a way that they did not have the ability to do on their own, and pimping out characters here and there to different houses really hasn't done a lot for them. If Disney can somehow reel in the X-Men and Fantastic 4 from Fox, then they can make movies and money till the cows come home. I think Kevin Feige at the helm has worked wonders with the MCU.
Still crossing my fingers that Disney doesn't mess up Star Wars.
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you have to remember when Marvell did that they were on the ropes, about to go bankrupt. Farming out XMen, Spidey as well as letting New Line make the first great modern super hero movie, Blade, saved them and heavily contributed to making them a valuable property for Disney to acquire.

I am also with you in the hope that Disney doesn't screw up Star Wars
 
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AlistarWills said:
That's awesome. I can honestly say that the best thing Marvel did for it's name is selling out to Disney. Disney has rebooted the Marvel Universe in such a way that they did not have the ability to do on their own, and pimping out characters here and there to different houses really hasn't done a lot for them. If Disney can somehow reel in the X-Men and Fantastic 4 from Fox, then they can make movies and money till the cows come home. I think Kevin Feige at the helm has worked wonders with the MCU.
Still crossing my fingers that Disney doesn't mess up Star Wars.
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X-Men ain't happenin; those movies are doing too well (Last Stand notwithstanding). Of course, Fox may beg Marvel to take the FF back if the reboot tanks.
 
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jthomas666 said:
X-Men ain't happenin; those movies are doing too well (Last Stand notwithstanding). Of course, Fox may beg Marvel to take the FF back if the reboot tanks.
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Last Stand, X Men origins Wolverine, and the other Wolverine movie were pretty darned bad, but I agree Fox isn't dumping them

I think Fantastic Four will flop. The Four are Marvels worst characters imo and I don't think a good movie can be made outside of when Spidey and the Four team up to take on Carnage and Venom but we know that will never happen on film
 
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Give me ambiguity or give me something else.
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you have to remember when Marvell did that they were on the ropes, about to go bankrupt. Farming out XMen, Spidey as well as letting New Line make the first great modern super hero movie, Blade, saved them and heavily contributed to making them a valuable property for Disney to acquire.

I am also with you in the hope that Disney doesn't screw up Star Wars
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After the prequels, there's really nowhere to go but up, IMO.

BTW, if you have never watched the Plinkett reviews of the prequels, I highly recommend them.
 
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AUDub said:
After the prequels, there's really nowhere to go but up, IMO.

BTW, if you have never watched the Plinkett reviews of the prequels, I highly recommend them.
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agree completely those reviews are fantastic and there is nowhere to go but up

have you head of the near mythical Topher Grace Star Wars edits, Known as Episode 3.5 The Editor Strikes Back? http://nofilmschool.com/2014/05/topher-grace-star-wars-editor-strikes-back-redux-jedi

Nerd lore is that he removes all the Jar-Jar and other distracting "this is what George Lucas does with full control and a bunch of yes men" garbage and turns the three into one, really good movie. I'd love to get my hands on a copy
 
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Jon said:
agree completely those reviews are fantastic and there is nowhere to go but up

have you head of the near mythical Topher Grace Star Wars edits, Known as Episode 3.5 The Editor Strikes Back? http://nofilmschool.com/2014/05/topher-grace-star-wars-editor-strikes-back-redux-jedi

Nerd lore is that he removes all the Jar-Jar and other distracting "this is what George Lucas does with full control and a bunch of yes men" garbage and turns the three into one, really good movie. I'd love to get my hands on a copy
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Heh. Getting rid of Jar-Jar is an excellent start. Gawd, what an insult to Star Wars fandom! Also, all the scenes with Natalie Portman and Jake Lloyd/Hayeden Christensen would need to be re-shot with actors who can act.
 
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Bodhisattva said:
Heh. Getting rid of Jar-Jar is an excellent start. Gawd, what an insult to Star Wars fandom! Also, all the scenes with Natalie Portman and Jake Lloyd/Hayeden Christensen would need to be re-shot with actors who can act.
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can't speak to Hayeden or Jake (though I feel bad for that kid, he's had a hard time of it) but Portman most certainly can act. Ever seen The Professional? She blew me away at 12 years old. I think Lucas tried to do everything in one take and with horrible dialog he made some really good actors look bad. Portman, Ewan MacGreggor and Liam Neeson are all strong actors who all acted really poorly in those films
 
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After the prequels, there's really nowhere to go but up, IMO.

BTW, if you have never watched the Plinkett reviews of the prequels, I highly recommend them.
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I really don't get all the hate for the prequels. Sure, they could have been better with a less whiney Anakin, but Lucas really seems to love that in his lead for some reason. I think it is arguable that the story of the rise of Vader and downfall of the Republic is a better one than the savior Luke.

I have to admit, however, that I grew up with the new Star Wars so things like Jar Jar Binks didn't really bother me so much when I went and saw the movies. Plus, it has Natalie Portman.
 
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Did anyone else watch the Spectacular Spider-Man animated series? That show was actually pretty good once it got going.

(Don't bother with Ultimate Spider-Man, it's terrible)
 
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