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Alessar
10/19/09

In reply to Magneto Dead, Deadpool Reboot: X-Movie Update Motherlode!
I'm not interested in Magneto at all, and I thought that CGI technology for de-aging was horrible and fake. It was like visual Auto-tune! Mr. McKellen just needs OTHER good roles. #xmen
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salthegeek
10/18/09

In reply to Magneto Dead, Deadpool Reboot: X-Movie Update Motherlode!
Ryan Reynolds was the only good part of Wolverine and kinda happy that they are rebooitng it. #xmen
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adoringava
10/19/09

@salthegeek: agreed. I was soooo worried they would try to pick up where that movie left off which would've just been stupid. Of course they botched the Wolverine movie so it wouldn't have been surprising. #xmen
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Razadazledazle
10/20/09

@salthegeek: Ryan Reynolds tends to be the only good part of any movie he's in.

I'm not quite sure if its a problem with the movie, or if he's just too awesome for it usually.

I will say that the only reason I purchased Blade: Trinity was Ryan Reynolds. #xmen
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StormtrooprDave
10/18/09

In reply to Magneto Dead, Deadpool Reboot: X-Movie Update Motherlode!
Man, I've waited years since a Magneto movie was first rumoured. It was the only one that could've dealt with mature themes naturally. #xmen
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CodenameV
10/18/09

In reply to Magneto Dead, Deadpool Reboot: X-Movie Update Motherlode!
Magneto: Origins was the only one of these movies I *wanted* to see #xmen
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Bigdamnhero
10/18/09

@CodenameV: Seconded. Why would you not make a Magneto movie, when you have that caliber of actors to work with? McKellan and Stewart are some of the best actors you'll find in any genre, stage or screen.

Translation: "They're too old and ugly, so we don't want them in our pic." Screw that. Frakin Hollywood.
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deworde
10/18/09

@Bigdamnhero: @CodenameV: WHY? What possible story could you tell with Ian McKellan at this stage? You can't de-age a 70 year old to a 20-30 year old, as proven by the godawful Patrick Stewart in Origins. And so you'd end up having him narrating, at best.
And even if that wasn't true, why waste good acting talent on the X-Men equivalent of the Star Wars prequels? #xmen
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Pessimippopotamus
10/18/09

@Bigdamnhero: I don't care if they make Magneto sequel, just give me more Ian McKellen!

Aaaaaactually. Sir Ian as a homeless old man in San Francisco getting his power back slowly could have a lot of potential. #xmen
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gorehound
10/18/09

@Bigdamnhero: Hollywood sucks.I am sick of them #xmen
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Bigdamnhero
10/18/09

@deworde: Why does anyone need to be de-aged? I became fans of Stewart and Mckellan while they were old men; I'm not interested in seeing a younger actor reprise the role (I'm not opposed to it, just would prefer the originals).

In the vast archive of stories in the Marvel vault, there must be something to tell. I would like to see two of the finest actors around reprise their X-men roles, before we no longer have them. #xmen
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geesejuggler
10/18/09

In reply to Magneto Dead, Deadpool Reboot: X-Movie Update Motherlode!
Or instead of a full reboot, the writers could do is use a throw-away line of " The process wasn't completely grafted into his body, so only his face is screwed up."

I'm cool with that. #xmen
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Alasdair5000
10/18/09

In reply to Magneto Dead, Deadpool Reboot: X-Movie Update Motherlode!
There are dozens of workarounds for the version of Deadpool we saw in Wolverine (Crank's 'I was dead and got better' leaps to mind) and I'm delighted to hear they're looking at both that and the fourth wall stuff.

Sorry to hear Magneto may be on hold though, that had a lot of potential. Still 'First Class', handled right would fit the Harry Potter story model perfectly. It'll be interesting to see how that turns out. #xmen
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GreyHammer
10/18/09

In reply to Magneto Dead, Deadpool Reboot: X-Movie Update Motherlode!
i just dont get how you can take wolverine and make it as horrible as they did for the origins movie. you have tons of source material with pictures and thousands of 'experts' on the character. how the fuck do you butcher it that badly? i honestly wont give fox another dime to watch the tattered remains of the xmen universe. #xmen
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CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
10/18/09

@GreyHammer: Agreed. #xmen
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Hlaode
10/18/09

In reply to Magneto Dead, Deadpool Reboot: X-Movie Update Motherlode!
and magneto was the only one I was loking forward to. #xmen
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zerofritz
10/18/09

In reply to Magneto Dead, Deadpool Reboot: X-Movie Update Motherlode!
As long as we're talking about insane, multiply overwritten canon, when am I going to get my Cable movie?

/crickets #xmen
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Log1c
10/18/09

In reply to Magneto Dead, Deadpool Reboot: X-Movie Update Motherlode!
Oh thank god they are ignoring the Wolverine version of Deadpool. That was just fucking stupid in the first place. #xmen
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Trai_Dep
10/14/09

In reply to See Kato and Astro Boy in Action. Updates on The Hobbit and Magneto. Plus, Meet Lost's Newest Children!
Shouldn't Kato's jacket be a bit more tailored? It looks like an overcoat rather than a bespoke jacket (which, as Reed's chauffeur, it'd be).
Plus it makes him look like a hopping, kicking, spinning tub o' lard.
And dirt on it after a fight?! The horror! Real Shaolin monks defeat even dirt!
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drthunderer
10/14/09

In reply to See Kato and Astro Boy in Action. Updates on The Hobbit and Magneto. Plus, Meet Lost's Newest Children!
Given ABCs recent treatment of Defying Gravity (oh, it's not canceled, we just have no plans to show the rest of it) I am hesitant to even bother watching V, which will probably never see the light of day after the first four-week run.
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Faustroll
10/14/09

@drthunderer: This may not be a bad thing. "Save us from the aliens with universal healthcare, Catholic Church and Homeland security, you're our only hope!"

Who produced this crap, Jonah Goldburg?
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Defendant
10/14/09

In reply to See Kato and Astro Boy in Action. Updates on The Hobbit and Magneto. Plus, Meet Lost's Newest Children!
If they need a younger Magneto I suggest Richard Gere.
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Hamslicer
10/14/09

@Defendant: Good suggestion. It's just too bad they're talking "pre-quel".
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Allen_Richards
10/14/09

@Defendant: Gere is as old as McKellan was when he filmed the first X-Men movie.
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Srynerson
10/14/09

@Allen_Richards: Mind-bogglingly, you're right. (McKellan born 1939, X-men released 2000, so 60 at time of filming; Gere born 1949, so 60 today.)
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Allen_Richards
10/14/09

@Srynerson: shit, I hope I look half as good as Gere when I hit 60. Even Harrison "Of the Eternal Youth" Ford, who is just a few yeas younger than McKellan, has been showing his age in recent years, but I'll be damned if Gere couldn't pass for his 40's easily.
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disatess
10/14/09

@Allen_Richards: ford ia about 67 (i think) and still wants to do another indy film.
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Allen_Richards
10/14/09

@disatess: Ford has kept himself in great shape, and looks at least 10 years younger than what he is. He could definitely do another Indy if he felt up to it. Let's just hope they get a better script....

I think the only other guys who could open an action film at that age are Eastwood and Connery.
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Bootknife-Jackson
10/14/09

@Allen_Richards: and it works with Indy. no matter how old he gets. the whole charm of the character is that he's always in over head.
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NotChoinski
10/14/09

In reply to See Kato and Astro Boy in Action. Updates on The Hobbit and Magneto. Plus, Meet Lost's Newest Children!
Okay, here's the major plot hole I see in Flash Forward: Every person on earth has been traumatized into seeing the exact same moment six months in the future - a moment specifically referenced as 4/29/2009 10PM Pacific Time. You would think as it approaches everyone would anticipate it; yet all the Flashforwards are of mundane activity (Including a woman who sees an obstetritian at 10 PM).

Its as if the Flashforward was timed for 11:59 on New Years Eve yet nobody remembers to look at a clock or television.
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t3knomanser
10/14/09

@NotChoinski: We don't know that it was at 10PM local time- she could have gone to England or something. But it's irrelevant- the fact that nobody was sitting and staring at a notepad of lottery numbers puts lie to the whole premise.
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southerngeek
10/14/09

@NotChoinski: Right, Courtney Vance picked that precise moment to poop.

Joseph Fiennes seems to have MAYBE anticipated it, as he's staring at his wall of clues. Then again, he's dumb (drunk?) enough to stay in his office when he knows the shooty guys are coming. Dude, take a picture and carry it and your flask to a secure location.

Seriously, though, I'm hoping that we'll learn why everybody is doing the things they're doing during the flashforward (e.g., the AA sponsor HAS to be with his POW daughter during those two minutes so he'll know to look for her, Courtney HAS to be in the bathroom so he can save the agent who ended up face down in the urinal, etc.). That would give the story a little more meat.

Until they get on with that, though, it does make it a bit difficult to suspend my disbelief.
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Makidian
10/14/09

@t3knomanser: As far as we're concerned thus far yes, but the fact that it's only a few episodes means that someone could still be looking at winning numbers or holding the winning ticket. Plus not everyone was traumatized during their FF, so it's really anybody's game as to what will happen.
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twophrasebark
10/14/09

In reply to See Kato and Astro Boy in Action. Updates on The Hobbit and Magneto. Plus, Meet Lost's Newest Children!

"So, like, did you know notice I am the only guy your age in this galaxy?"
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t3knomanser
10/14/09

@twophrasebark: But there are plenty of chicks. I'm planning to reveal I'm gay when the ratings drop. I hear I'm not alone.
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t3knomanser
10/14/09

@t3knomanser: Apparently, there are cyborgs on the team. Because this individual is quite clearly "enhanced".
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twophrasebark
10/14/09

What??! Chloe is gay too??? Dammit!!!!!
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Smeagol92055
10/14/09

@t3knomanser: Even though I loved the first two episodes of SGU, I've got to say, it's never too early to roll out the big guns.

And by "guns" I mean tits.
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Bootknife-Jackson
10/14/09

@Smeagol92055: ...and by 'tits', i mean, well... tits. look the point is a horse is a horse, of course.

Of course! but that's not what we're talking about right now!
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ArleenCabango
10/24/09

@Smeagol92055: most of the guys I know would differ. they would say it is never too soon to roll out those 'guns' #thegreenhornet
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Smeagol92055
10/27/09

@ArleenCabango: Redundant much? #thegreenhornet
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