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RonMwangaguhunga
08/31/09

In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
Is this the end of the $20 million club? At this weekend's box office, the top two performers -- Final Destination and Halloween 2 -- the *stars* are the horrific special effects and 3-D technology. Is this the rise of the un-celebrity? Can we expect to see a Captain America Vanity Fair cover in the near future in which the films star is covered up by red, white and blue pajamas?
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Spirit Fingers
08/31/09

In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
Not sure how I feel about this other than to say, perhaps it won't be so bad. Disney loves a franchise. There have been 1700 Pirate of the Caribbean movies. And that could be lucrative for Marvel, but baaaad for the "less is more" concept of comic book films. but, you know, maybe I'll hold my dismay in reserve at least until they marry two woefully bad ideas, Johnny Depp + Spawn.
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RonMwangaguhunga
08/31/09

@Spirit Fingers: Pigs in Space moving to the negative zone?
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skymotel
08/31/09

In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood

So we'll have Disney and Marvel Entertainment coming together to produce quality DVDs with all new characters singing and dancing... Hmm...

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skymotel
08/31/09

@skymotel: well now I know what happens when you try an upload an animated GIF. That spidey sense is tingling!
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johnny_carsick
08/31/09

In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
...so until Goofy gets bitten by a radioactive deer tick and joins X-force, Make Mine Marv...oh, fuck it. never mind.
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Macloserboy
08/31/09

In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
Wow, the geek whining took no time, did it? God forbid this leads to Pixar getting their hands on Marvel properties, because they did such a lousy job with their Fantastic Four/Watchmen mash-up, The Incredibles. That'll never compare to excellent work done on Daredevil, Elektra, Ghost Rider, The Punisher...

Oh, wait...
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iplaudius
08/31/09

In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
Finally, Disney will have the means to produce the Mickey Mouse comics everyone has been waiting for all these years.
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DennyCrane
08/31/09

In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
This seriously ruined my day. There's absolutely nothing good that can come of this.
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Lincolnsbeard33
08/31/09

@DennyCrane: drama much? If you knew anything about Disney or Marvel you would know that this is going to be a good thing.
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DennyCrane
08/31/09

@Lincolnsbeard33: I disagree, but not for the reasons you think. I'm not focusing on the Disneyification of Marvel, but rather looking at the one other successful Disney property geared toward young males - ESPN. I fear the ESPNification of Marvel will not be a good thing.
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Nice Beaver
08/31/09

In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
Of that $4 billion, it's rumored that Stan Lee received one half-price admission to Epcot Center (with one full-price purchase only).
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ManchuCandidate
08/31/09

@Nice Beaver:
They also threw in $500 in Diznee Funbucks (valid only at Euro Diznee)
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Richard Lawson
08/31/09

In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
What does this mean for Joe Jonas's hopes of playing Wonder Woman?
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Nice Beaver
08/31/09

@Richard Lawson: That's exactly what he's been asking his Mulan woobie all morning.
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SwatLax
08/31/09

In reply to Disney Buys Marvel, Now in Business with Every Studio in Hollywood
What is going to happen with all the Marvel themed rides at Universal Studios? Its the biggest competition for Disney World in Orlando.
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SpyMagician
08/31/09

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NOOOOOOO!!!! I was so, so, so proud of growing up and appreciating the more working class and realistic world Marvel characters reside in and shunning Disney. Now, the Mighty Marvel Bullpen is infested family friendly mice! NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Excelsior!!! Not!
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robotwaste
08/31/09

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I can't wait to wear my Spiderman purity ring.
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Paul_Is_Drunk
08/31/09

@robotwaste: Finally, a somewhat funny comment about the situation.

+1
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JudgeFudge
02/26/09

In reply to Is Watchmen Review-Proof?
Great piece, STV. I am actually wondering just how successful this will be on opening weekend. I mean, I am certain that opening day is going to be Geek Judgement Day. No question.

But, have that many people actually read the book? I mean EVERYBODY who Batman, Spirderman, Ironman, and the X-Men are, even if they've never touched a comic book in their lives. But does the public at large know who the Watchmen even are?

I'm totally stoked to see this, and I have no idea who these guys are, so maybe I've just proved myself wrong...
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92BuickLeSabre
02/26/09

@JudgeFudge: Somewhere, maybe on io9, a teacher was saying that all of his students were really excited to see it, although he was the only person in the room that had ever read it.

I'm not sure what exactly it is that has them hooked though. What makes you stoked to see it when you haven't read it?
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homoviper
02/26/09

In reply to Is Watchmen Review-Proof?
"even its own source novelist vehemently disowns"

As the link points out, though, it's not just this film he's against...
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badasscat
02/26/09

In reply to Is Watchmen Review-Proof?
Wait, *this* is the first "post-adolescent" comic book adaptation? What the hell does that even mean? Hell, they go even further than that - it's not only the first execution of a post-adolescent comic book film, it's the first attempt at one.

Have these guys ever seen any other comic book adaptations in, well, ever?

They only need to go back a couple years for films like The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Sin City and 300. And don't tell me any of those films were "adolescent" just because they feature a lot of fighting and violence that appeals to prurient interests. So does Watchmen.

I'd actually argue that the 1970's Superman movie was the first post-adolescent comic book movie, as it was more of an adult love story than anything else. And that was 30 years ago. It doesn't take a cinema buff (or movie critic) to figure this stuff out.
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92BuickLeSabre
02/26/09

@badasscat: Putting the two arguments together, I'm not sure that the original Superman wasn't the only post-adolescent comic book movie.

(Which also explains why it is probably my least favorite comic book movie.)
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