Indiana Jones IV or Iron Man

Originally posted by Mr Parker
thats PRETTY much what I said.

it was obviously playing to the Wolverine fans, even the casting made sure that Wolverine would be the "lead actor", since the old duffers are hardly likely to carry a film no matter their acting talent and the women are secondary...

Originally posted by janus77
no, it's a turd coated in a sheen of ... well shit really.

its despicable, I really did hate that movie.

Electra at least gave you some truly silly moments to guffaw at (the Hand ninjas, the "OCD kid" ...) and of course Jeniffer Garner in some sexy costume (and before you start, no painting Rebecca Rominj blue or making Hally Berry an albino does not accentuate their appeal).

the god ugly looking Halle Berry as storm was one thing about the x men films that turned me off on those movies.although she was better looking with the wig on I thought. 😄

Wha...Halle is hot. You have bad taste lol.

lol, I really did like her before and after (Swordfish!), but she was mis-cast imo. Storm needs to look more striking, like Grace Jones but sexy, and the hair ... 😖 that just made her like Tina Turner and Andy Warhol's lovechild.

she's hot I think, not up to the hype but definitely pleasing to the eye.

Originally posted by Admiral Akbar
Wha...Halle is hot. You have bad taste lol.

Now Janet Jackson SHE'S hot.she should have been cast for that role.

I think Rutger Hauer should have been Magneto.

Lunacy... he's a "so-so" actor at best, while Ian is great. Rutger does look the role though, but I think they were going with the Magneto pre-young-invigoration-thing in the films.

Not lunacy. It's reasonable - can't fault Ian McKellen as an actor or in the role - but Hauer has a certain physicality to him that McKellen, of course, lacks.

Maybe it was just the weak third act of X-Men, but Magneto never really looked that dangerous.

Though not physically imposing, McKellan has a way of looking at the camera in the most sinister of ways, e.g. his role in Richard III.

X-3 was crap from start to finish, not one single redeeming quality.

I found McKellan to be a good piece of casting as Magneto because he exuded the humanity and gentleness of Magneto.

Magneto's a "believer", he is the definition of "ends justify the means" pragmatism.

such people are GOOD people, they're caring, loving and passionate, and they're DANGEROUS because of it.

evil is not some robotic/analytical type, it's good intentions, it's egocentricism, it's arrogance and overreaching.

that's what Magneto is. he see's the obvious stupidity in Xavier's method and creed, but instead of trying to find a more reasoned and rational position, he takes a high horse morality of protecting "his people" against the stupid and insecure homo-sapien.

nobody would follow Magneto if he didn't have a kernal of moral truth and "rightness" to his position, it's just that he becomes too passionate, too righteous and too blind to the consequences.

like the witch hunters, the inquisition and fundamentalists... perverted goodness is far worse and far more potent than outright wickedness.

I agree, even though McKellen didnt fit the appearance of Magneto what so ever. He proved that acting is more important in the casting of comic book characters than aesthetic appeal. I can now, see Magneto in my mind as both a very genuine and passionate jaded old man, or a young arogant dictator.

Originally posted by Robtard

X-3 was crap from start to finish, not one single redeeming quality.

It was'nt that ****en bad as some people are making it out to be....

Nah, Hauer would have been a better villain. McKellen can pull sinister, sure, but Magneto isn't a sinister villain in the true sense of the word. Granted, McKellen and Patrick Stewart have a great rapport, but Hauer is perfection gone wrong, which is exactly what Magneto is. He would be the perfect tutor for the X-Men but his pragmatism tragically causes him to be their most important nemesis. I can't criticise McKellen, but I can't help but think that the lack of 'Bang!' in the X-Men films was a result of his casting.

ARGH the new trailer for Indy looks fab!! and finally some clips of Allen speaking in the trailer, yay!!

Hopefully all this talk about Indy being lame will cease when the new HD trailer comes out in a day or two. My personal opinion of the bootleg version is that it's "good." It's what I expect to see from Steven in terms of content. He didn't want to reveal too much, but at the same time gave us a whole plenty to look at. I might go see Iron Man just for Indy's sake. I've never seen Indy in the Cinemas, so I wouldn't mind a nice trailer preview.

I cant believe Iron Man is winning the poll 13/12 - i guess i never realised how excited people were for it. I never even heard of Iron Man until a few weeks ago! well, i suppose i could give it a go (and that's quite a huge step for such a huge Indy fan) 😛

P.S - Indiana Jones reminds me of the way Hollywood used to be - now frickin' look at it! transport me back in time! 😂

Haven't seen the new Indy yet, but it'll have to be something special to top my opinion of Iron Man.

-AC

Well apparently Indy has competition because Ironman is getting very good reviews.

Iron Man is bloody good. really fast and frenetic, the way they open the movie up is smart so as to avoid a slow and ponderous build up, Robert Downey Jnr is EXCELLENT as Tony Stark and really makes a 'real' person out of the mass of clichés that is the comic book character.

I'd love to have seen more of the party-animal side indulged and a few more stroppy women, but ... that'll wait for the sequel, which I am definitely going to watch!

oh and Gwyneth Paltrow is smokin' hot, gorgeous and strong and loyal without the tears and the secret crushing. in fact they handled the Stark - Pepper stuff nicely, imo.

definitely go check this mutha out!

Indiana Jones by far!