- The casting of the guys in this. James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender are going to the knock this out of the park and we all know it. Even if the screenplay is weak and all else fails, I could watch those two as X and Magneto all day. Of course I do remember saying something similar about Hugh Jackman and we all know how Wolverine turned out. So… I hope I’m not being too optimistic, but their scenes together do look rather awesome already, don’t they?
- The glimpses of Nicholas Hoult, who I’m just really excited to see getting some work. (For those of you who didn’t obsess over the real UK Skins, he acted the fuck outta that show in the first two series.)
- The awesome horn-rimmed glasses on Nicholas Hoult.
- Matthew Vaughn. I’m a fan. I rather enjoyed Kick-Ass and felt he made a lot of good choices. This bodes well for this movie. I’m pleased this is his follow-up.
Mixed Feelings On:
- A Bryan Singer and Josh Schwartzscreenplay. I’m trying to remember that Singer did do the first two X-Men films which I really, really enjoyed. I’m trying to forget that Superman disaster that earned him a trip to the corner (I send people to the corner… as in “BRYAN SINGER… you go sit in the corner and think about what you’ve done”.) For that matter, his abandoning of the third X-Men movie in order to make the Superman disaster… we can indirectly thank him for that too. (In the corner! Next to M. Night, who LIVES in the corner.) And Josh Schwartz, I love for two reasons: 1. He’s from Rhode Island. 2. He gave the world Seth Cohen, one of the best soap opera teen drama characters in the history of the world. Neither of these things necessarily qualify him to write an X-Men movie. I am reserving judgment until I see the movie.
- The release date. Last year we had the “SUMMER MOVIE SEASON” that never came. It was like a year without christmas. It was so sad. Even though the Thor release is supposed to signal the beginning of the season (May 6th), I personally don’t count anything before Memorial Day. So if this rocks, it kick it off right and restore my hope. If it doesn’t, and the next “big summer movie” is the July release of another fucking Michael Bay francheese flick, I’m going to cry.
- The female casting + potential lack of characterization.. I know that this is really a movie about Professor X and Magneto and everyone else is really a secondary character. However, I don’t really know how I feel about January Jones as Emma Frost. On the surface this seems like a good idea, but I guess it depends how deep they go with the role and how she’s able to carry it. I’ve been told that Jennifer Lawrence is outstanding in Winter’s Bone (I have yet to see it), so I have no problem with her being cast as Mystique. We’ve already seen a lot of Mystique tricks in the other X-Men films though, so are they going to do anything new or interesting with her? Again, not judging, just concerned.
That’s about all I got for this little trailer. Leave your thoughts in the comments!
I’ve seen some comments around the internet indicating that people think it looks silly or cheesy. I can see what people are saying, but I honestly don’t mind. In some ways, it makes sense to me to have these characters/the action take on a more “old-timey” comic book character feel. (Like Silk Spectre’s little drop and roll thing and the way they stride down the hall with the Slo-Mo action).
Part of this (to me) just really fits with the characterization. These are ordinary people who blur the lines between acting a fantasy part and actualizing super-hero roles in society. That is what makes Watchmen interesting – how much of what they do is tribute to our culture’s superhero fetish… which is kind of fanciful and silly at times.
Also, Night Owl is supposed to be middle-aged and past his prime here… it would not make sense for him to be Bad-Ass and doing ridiculously smooth, superhuman action sequences just because he put the costume back on.
So I think some of the comments I’m reading are people who 1. Didn’t read the book. (Which is fine, the movie should be able to stand alone). -but- 2. Are misunderstanding what/who these characters are supposed to be and aren’t really waiting to see the whole film which should fill in some important context in this regard.
Either way, I don’t like that people are pre-judging it as cheesy, when the tone and effects (in my opinion) could be designed that way for a stylistic reason. I think we will have to wait to see how it all fits together.
Written by Neil Gaiman; Art by Andy Kubert and Scott Williams; Covers by Andy Kubert and Alex Ross; Variant sketch cover by Andy Kubert
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“Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?” part 1 of 2! Best-selling author Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN) and superstar artist Andy Kubert (BATMAN, Marvel 1602) join forces for a special 2-part BATMAN event! “Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader” is a captivating and mysterious tale the likes of which Batman and friends have never experienced before. Delving into the realms of life, death and the afterlife, Gaiman leaves no stone unturned as he explores every facet and era of Bruce Wayne’s life.
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48pg.
Color
$3.99 US
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On Sale February 11, 2009
I wrote about this a while ago and now it’s finally here! Part one of two comes out TOMORROW! I’m super excited about this.
Marvel 1602 – also a Gaiman/Kubert collaboration is one of my favorite books. I’m generally a Marvel girl and I just loved everything about it. Stellar story. Stellar art. There is one panel of Daredevil jumping out of a window that is simply perfection.
So this is most likely going to make me very happy. I love Batman. I love Neil Gaiman. (Because he’s the hub of all awesomeness) I love excuses to go to the comic book store. (which I usually can’t find because I rarely need newly released comics) Well I’m gonna need this one.
A logistical note – if you want to wait for both volumes to come out in a trade format, the book will be released in July.
This also reminds me that I haven’t yet picked up Kevin Smith and Walt Flanagan’s Batman. (and while I’m in the store, I’m going to remember a bunch of other comics I meant to pick up… this is why I stay away from comic book stores!)
And remember, getting the free comic is easy…. getting out of the store before you fork over your entire paycheck on a lot of really pretty books you don’t need right now is much much harder!
EDIT: I just found there is a Hellboy! I wish I had minions… I would send the minions out to all the stores in hopes of procuring a Hellboy.
