I'd like to ask people here to not post all the details of the movie out unless it's forewarned with a "SPOILERS" post? (And even then, I still get tempted to see the spoilers...LOL)... If you don't mind...It's released in Japan on the 30th...So only a short while to wait..But I'd appreciate the short delay in letting all the secrets out....
As for the reviews...I've read several now....But haven't come across those that state the whole timeline from the previous films is thrown out at the start of the film....Wolverine messing about in the past seems to affect it? But that's entirely to be expected, and makes sense....So I can't really see what the objections being thrown out earlier were....
Indeed, all 6 of the reviews I'd read state that the film is high on the list for the best X-Men film out thus far....Which seems to rather high credit for Singer all in all....
I can't bloody wait for this movie....It'll rock...
I think as far as Avengers and X-Men/Spiderman crossovers go? We probably won't see them for a very long time...Neither Fox or Sony are stupid enough to hand the rights back without a LOT of money being changed over, and Marvel don't really "need" the extra cash/hassle of rebooting the two franchises...So we probably won't see that in our lifetimes....Depending on how long the rights were transferred for in the original contracts.....
I think the one thing that Marvel have really done well, is to embrace the "comic" origins while ALSO allowing the viewers to see these characters in a "realistic" world as well.....Avengers was insane, but I wouldn't call it a "kids movie"..I'd say it's a "comic book movie"...Almost exactly what we get (and loved) in the comics, and it works BECAUSE of that..Not in spite of it..It's quite impressive to finally see a film company realise that this CAN be done, and ACCEPTED by an audience huge enough to make it profit, and I'm happy with that....X-Men came out at a time when there was less "confidence" in showing the "Comic book" side of these characters, and Singer opted for a more dirty, "real" worldview....It certainly worked, but times have advanced, as have the audiences, and Avengers proves that beyond all doubt.....The world these characters inhabit IS a "comic book world", but it's ALSO "our world", and the mix is balanced very well in Avengers.......X-Men as well has taken small steps towards that path, starting with First Class, and Spiderman as well....Over the top? Certainly. Unbelievable? No....Not so much....."Childish"? Nah....Not really....The balance is pretty well done in my opinion....
Of course, there will be people who want more "grit" in the movies...But equally, the comics have the same balance as the current Marvel movies, and I don't think that it's a bad thing to have that in the movies as well.....We don't really need to think Captain America exists, or that his shield will ALWAYS come back to his arm to watch a great movie.....We've advanced to the point where showing that is appreciated widely from kids all the way up to long time fans.......Marvel has done an exceptional job at this world creation.....I wouldn't say it's being wasted as a "kiddie movie".......
There are some characters that do, of course, come over as darker, and more gritty, and that's perfect too.....But the Avengers wasn't the Punisher, and I don't think it would have been any better had they chosen to NOT go "comic OTT"....It works....And audiences worldwide loved that balance...
I reckon...
And to me, this on-display suit looks to be a far angle suit, because the carbon chest plates look to lack the textured detail, and under armor (bright yellow section) looks solid instead of mesh like, which is different than the one in all the promo shots we've seen. Can u get some details on the side straps/buckles? The bottom strap seems to have to be pulled backward instead of forward like the others (looks like it to me anyway) I can sketch out the major parts of the front armor except for the thin upper pieces that overlap/connect the big pieces. Slowly refining sketches to see if i can scan a pic or trace in photoshop to make a pattern for foam. Yeah the shoulder armor and leg parts look the most difficult though and need some better shots of those :thumbsup
