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Avengers Assemble!!!
John C:
--- Quote from: Yoc on May 03, 2012, 12:06:43 PM ---Hmm, this got me thinking.
You do an X-Men movie with a villain/villains and CONTINUE the plot in an Avengers movie (with cameos) just like they do all the time in comics.
Sounds like a good plan to me.
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Oh, dear. Summer blockbuster movies being released regularly with connections between them half-demanding you watch them all to understand something? That seems so familiar...
(It's left as an exercise to the reader how best to adapt the idea of variant covers. But not too loudly. After all, Hollywood is an industry that's become psychologically incestuous, has been having problems making money, and started jacking up prices disproportionately to cover the difference. Movies may well be the new comics in more ways than one.)
boox909:
Just back from seeing the film. I went in cynical and ended up not wanting to leave over my excitement for the sequel.
If you've ever been fond of the Avengers, you will like this film.
B.
bminor:
From what I hear it sounds really good.
I may sit through it twice! Last time I did that was way back in '82 when the first Tron came out!
B.
Yoc:
--- Quote from: John C on May 03, 2012, 04:09:21 PM ---Oh, dear. Summer blockbuster movies being released regularly with connections between them half-demanding you watch them all to understand something? That seems so familiar...
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I think the Matrix, Lord of the Rings and Potter movies show there is an audience for a series of movies with a central group or character carrying over from film to film. A series of connected Marvel movies (say X-Men4/Avengers2/Capt America 2/Spiderman4, etc, etc) released in consecutive months could logically produce a good movie in parts and maximize studio paydays. One would hope each were good enough to see alone or enjoy as a whole. Of course they'd be a box set for a later date likely with multiple editions and covers - yes - movies are the new comics and vice-versa. It's all about maximum cash extraction and this is something I think could work if handled correctly. The costs and logistics would be staggering wouldn't they? Hehehe.
I'm seeing the Skrulls and a Secret Invasion being a simple enough plotline to connect any number of movies/characters or genres. Or everyone fights Fin Fang Foom!
;)
John C:
I was mostly having a little chuckle at the idea that Hollywood might turn "summer blockbusters" into "summer crossover maxi-series" where they try to make you feel obligated to watch every movie, just so you don't miss anything. And after Crisis, it was only, what, five years before they started doing the collectible cover sets?
Ooh, variant credit sequences. There you go!
"I haven't seen the 3D edition with the purple logo and the Hitchcock silhouette, yet."
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