Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee

gridlockd · 12-07-2008, 08:41 PM

X-Men as "Hot Dog Vendor" *1/2
Stan watches slack-jawed as a mutated man walks onto the beach. Felt kind of obligatory but at least he got to emote.

Spider-Man as "Man at fair" **
Not a great cameo but the whole movie was basically a love letter to the writing of Stan Lee in the first place. Plus his appearance was supposed to be longer. Originally he was to pick a little girl up and carry her out of harms' way but he apparently had some trouble with that and by his own admission, it would have "turned the movie into a mini-series"

Hulk as "Security Guard" *
They team him with Lou Ferigno to kill two cameo birds with the same stone. It's cute but would two security night guards really walk around talking about how they can improve security? Is this their first day?

Spider-Man 2 as "Man dodging Debris" (No critical rating available)
I honestly don't remember this one.

Daredevil as "Old Man at crossing" **
Nice reveal. Bright spot in a movie that was otherwise Daredevil.

The Incredible Hulk as "Uncredited appearance" **
Meh.

Fantastic Four as "Willie Lumpkin" **
Yeah, it's funny they cast him as Willie Lumpkin, so points for giving him a character with a name. But it was staged too showy and like Daredevil, I was sorry to even see him even associated with the movie.

X-Men: The Last Stand as "Waterhose Man" **
Sounds like a rejected X-Men character. Well, at this point, his appearances ARE obligatory so it was nice they got it out of the way early.

Spider Man 3 as "Man in Times Square" **1/2
Probably the most amount of diolouge for Stan. Too bad it was so cornball. 'Nuff said.

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as "Rejected Wedding Guest" ****
Stan can't convince the bouncer that he's on the guest list. He's ejected for impersonating Stan Lee. Oh come on, it funny.

Iron Man as "Man mistaken for Hugh Hefner" ***
Here Stan portrays a man mistaken for... nevermind. It must be hard to work Stan into these cameos, this was a good one. Very clever.

He did not appear in X-Men 2.

He should have appeared in Punisher War Zone. Stan should have walked into a scene wearing a toolbelt saying; "Hello, I'm here to fix the--" Then he's shot in the face.

Rain Dog · 12-07-2008, 08:49 PM

Stan did not create the Punisher so I'm guessing that's why he wasn't in any of the Punisher movies. Anyways, I'd say his Iron Man appearance was his best one. That and the FF2 cameo despite it being a turrible, turrible film.

blackblt · 12-07-2008, 09:24 PM

With no disrespect meant, can I say that I think the Stan Lee cameos are awful? I mean it pulls the story out of the reality the director is trying to establish and I just think that most of them are quite silly. I love Stan Lee and every once in a while I think could be cool, but every time.....I wish they wouldn't. That being said, keeping with the thread, I'll say "Iron Man" was probably the best. "Fantastic 4 pt. 2", the worst.

deathshead2 · 12-07-2008, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by blackblt

With no disrespect meant, can I say that I think the Stan Lee cameos are awful? I mean it pulls the story out of the reality the director is trying to establish and I just think that most of them are quite silly. I love Stan Lee and every once in a while I think could be cool, but every time.....I wih they wouldn't.

Since we as comic book fans know who he is he sometimes pulls us out of the movie. As a kid I never noticed him in X-men or Spider-man as I had no clue who he was and I jus thought of him as an extra. Now that I know I can't help but notice him. I did love him in The Increible Hulk though. That was great. Didn't pull me out of the movie at all.

12-07-2008, 09:31 PM

I don't think Stan's cameos take anyone out of the film at all, it's a nod to the fans and I'm sure it always gets the film cast excited when the creator is around.

My favorite cameo of his was when he was mistaken for The Heff in Iron Man.

Congo Jack · 12-07-2008, 10:37 PM

My favourite was Stan in IRON MAN too. Love seeing Stan in the movies, long may it continue.

CaptainStacy · 12-08-2008, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by dawnster15

I don't think Stan's cameos take anyone out of the film at all, it's a nod to the fans and I'm sure it always gets the film cast excited when the creator is around.
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Agreed. And my favorites have been Spider-Man 3, and Iron Man

spiderfan970 · 12-10-2008, 10:17 PM

His full spider-man one cameo was him selling glasses that they wore in "the X-Men" to some kids who say "Awesome!" and something else.

gridlockd · 12-18-2008, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by blackblt

With no disrespect meant, can I say that I think the Stan Lee cameos are awful? I mean it pulls the story out of the reality the director is trying to establish and I just think that most of them are quite silly. I love Stan Lee and every once in a while I think could be cool, but every time.....I wish they wouldn't. That being said, keeping with the thread, I'll say "Iron Man" was probably the best. "Fantastic 4 pt. 2", the worst.

Really?

Why'd you dislike it so much?

bubbadoom · 12-19-2008, 12:39 AM

At least Stan's cameo in the first FF was a character from the comics. True his lines were originally meant for the doorman, and the entire Willie character was added during shooting at the suggestion of the Thing's make-up artist - but those moments would still have been in the movie and played by someone, so why not give them to Stan?

Franklin Richards · 12-19-2008, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by blackblt

With no disrespect meant, can I say that I think the Stan Lee cameos are awful? I mean it pulls the story out of the reality the director is trying to establish and I just think that most of them are quite silly. I love Stan Lee and every once in a while I think could be cool, but every time.....I wish they wouldn't. That being said, keeping with the thread, I'll say "Iron Man" was probably the best. "Fantastic 4 pt. 2", the worst.

Lighten up, Francis.

gridlockd · 12-19-2008, 09:53 PM

Personally, I think Stan's finest hour was his portrayal of "juror" in the TV movie classic "Trial of The Incredible Hulk" where he got to mouth the words; "Oh my god. Oh my god!"

Spider-Vader · 12-19-2008, 10:14 PM

Iron Man & FF2 were the best.

DarkKnight88 · 12-19-2008, 11:51 PM

Here they all are..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO0NsKFJ6gE

AVEITWITHJAMON · 12-20-2008, 10:22 AM

I think they are great and I hope they continue, always get a little smile from me.

gridlockd · 12-20-2008, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkKnight88

Here they all are..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO0NsKFJ6gE

Cool.

He basically has the same cameo in Spider-Man 1 and 2.

cerealkiller182 · 12-20-2008, 11:19 AM

Iron, FF, and FF2 were my favorite. Hes never pulled me out of a movie either. 2-3 seconds on screen mostly usually without lines except for Fantastic Four.

His Spiderman 3 cameo was cool too. He got to say Nuff Said

Captainhulk · 12-21-2008, 11:15 AM

I think Stan should have been casted as Uncle Ben in the SP movies.

Wesley Dodds · 12-21-2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Captainhulk

I think Stan should have been casted as Uncle Ben in the SP movies.

Awful idea. I love Stan Lee as much as the next guy but he cant act. That's why the movies usually give him silent roles...

Doctor Jones · 12-21-2008, 12:59 PM

Wow, you're rating cameos? For God's sake dude. They're like one to five second appearances. What the hell did you expect? Not much else they could of done with him. And yeah, if he did have more than one line of diologue, it would divert from the story and look out of place.

Obi-Ron · 12-21-2008, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gridlockd

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as "Rejected Wedding Guest" ****
Stan can't convince the bouncer that he's on the guest list. He's ejected for impersonating Stan Lee. Oh come on, it funny.

It's also true to what happened in at Reed & Sue's comic book wedding.

Obi-Ron · 12-21-2008, 04:56 PM

Stan's greatest appearance, though, was in "Mallrats" giving Brodie the "Love be a vulture tonight" speech.

RootBeerMaster · 12-29-2008, 09:36 PM

X-Men as "Hot Dog Vendor" 2/10

Spider-Man as "Man at fair 5/10

Hulk as "Security Guard" * 2/10

Spider-Man 2 as "Man dodging Debris" (No critical rating available)
5/10

Daredevil as "Old Man at crossing" ** 6/10

The Incredible Hulk as "Uncredited appearance" * 7/10

Fantastic Four as "Willie Lumpkin" * 2/10

X-Men: The Last Stand as "Waterhose Man" ** 4/10

Spider Man 3 as "Man in Times Square" **1/2
7/10

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as "Rejected Wedding Guest 9/10

Iron Man as "Man mistaken for Hugh Hefner" ** 10/10

Spider-ManHero12 · 12-30-2008, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainStacy

Agreed. And my favorites have been Spider-Man 3, and Iron Man

I second that.

12-07-2008, 08:41 PM	#1
gridlockd Side-Kick Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 145	Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee X-Men as "Hot Dog Vendor" 1/2 Stan watches slack-jawed as a mutated man walks onto the beach. Felt kind of obligatory but at least he got to emote. Spider-Man as "Man at fair" * Not a great cameo but the whole movie was basically a love letter to the writing of Stan Lee in the first place. Plus his appearance was supposed to be longer. Originally he was to pick a little girl up and carry her out of harms' way but he apparently had some trouble with that and by his own admission, it would have "turned the movie into a mini-series" Hulk as "Security Guard" * They team him with Lou Ferigno to kill two cameo birds with the same stone. It's cute but would two security night guards really walk around talking about how they can improve security? Is this their first day? Spider-Man 2 as "Man dodging Debris" (No critical rating available) I honestly don't remember this one. Daredevil as "Old Man at crossing" Nice reveal. Bright spot in a movie that was otherwise Daredevil. The Incredible Hulk as "Uncredited appearance" Meh. Fantastic Four as "Willie Lumpkin" Yeah, it's funny they cast him as Willie Lumpkin, so points for giving him a character with a name. But it was staged too showy and like Daredevil, I was sorry to even see him even associated with the movie. X-Men: The Last Stand as "Waterhose Man" Sounds like a rejected X-Men character. Well, at this point, his appearances ARE obligatory so it was nice they got it out of the way early. Spider Man 3 as "Man in Times Square" 1/2 Probably the most amount of diolouge for Stan. Too bad it was so cornball. 'Nuff said. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as "Rejected Wedding Guest" Stan can't convince the bouncer that he's on the guest list. He's ejected for impersonating Stan Lee. Oh come on, it funny. Iron Man as "Man mistaken for Hugh Hefner" * Here Stan portrays a man mistaken for... nevermind. It must be hard to work Stan into these cameos, this was a good one. Very clever. He did not appear in X-Men 2. He should have appeared in Punisher War Zone. Stan should have walked into a scene wearing a toolbelt saying; "Hello, I'm here to fix the--" Then he's shot in the face.

12-07-2008, 08:49 PM	#2
Rain Dog Failure Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Inside a broken clock Posts: 1,843	Re: Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee Stan did not create the Punisher so I'm guessing that's why he wasn't in any of the Punisher movies. Anyways, I'd say his Iron Man appearance was his best one. That and the FF2 cameo despite it being a turrible, turrible film.

12-07-2008, 09:24 PM	#3
blackblt blackblt Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: here and there Posts: 61	Re: Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee With no disrespect meant, can I say that I think the Stan Lee cameos are awful? I mean it pulls the story out of the reality the director is trying to establish and I just think that most of them are quite silly. I love Stan Lee and every once in a while I think could be cool, but every time.....I wish they wouldn't. That being said, keeping with the thread, I'll say "Iron Man" was probably the best. "Fantastic 4 pt. 2", the worst.

12-07-2008, 09:31 PM	#5
dawnster15 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee I don't think Stan's cameos take anyone out of the film at all, it's a nod to the fans and I'm sure it always gets the film cast excited when the creator is around. My favorite cameo of his was when he was mistaken for The Heff in Iron Man.

12-07-2008, 10:37 PM	#6
Congo Jack Chad Sexington Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 869	Re: Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee My favourite was Stan in IRON MAN too. Love seeing Stan in the movies, long may it continue. __________________ Looks like a guy who you think is called "Hermano" is going to get his ass kicked.

12-10-2008, 10:17 PM	#8
spiderfan970 Side-Kick Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 929	Re: Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee His full spider-man one cameo was him selling glasses that they wore in "the X-Men" to some kids who say "Awesome!" and something else.

12-19-2008, 12:39 AM	#10
bubbadoom Side-Kick Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,102	Re: Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee At least Stan's cameo in the first FF was a character from the comics. True his lines were originally meant for the doorman, and the entire Willie character was added during shooting at the suggestion of the Thing's make-up artist - but those moments would still have been in the movie and played by someone, so why not give them to Stan?

12-19-2008, 09:53 PM	#12
gridlockd Side-Kick Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 145	Re: Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee Personally, I think Stan's finest hour was his portrayal of "juror" in the TV movie classic "Trial of The Incredible Hulk" where he got to mouth the words; "Oh my god. Oh my god!"

12-19-2008, 10:14 PM	#13
Spider-Vader The Mandalore Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 11,477	Re: Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee Iron Man & FF2 were the best. __________________ Looogaan! We've missed you! Weapon X hasn't been the same without 'cha! Nobody calls me bub anymore!~ Deadpool Avengers, Defenders, Thunderbolts... I make any team better!~ Hawkeye If you see me typo it's because I'm typing on an iPhone. I don't have access to a computer currently & it's hard to type on this thing, sorry.

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DarkKnight88 Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,320	Re: Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee Here they all are.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO0NsKFJ6gE

12-20-2008, 10:22 AM	#15
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12-20-2008, 11:19 AM	#17
cerealkiller182 Must Get Deadpool Avatar Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 12,997	Re: Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee Iron, FF, and FF2 were my favorite. Hes never pulled me out of a movie either. 2-3 seconds on screen mostly usually without lines except for Fantastic Four. His Spiderman 3 cameo was cool too. He got to say Nuff Said

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Captainhulk main-man Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 189	Re: Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee I think Stan should have been casted as Uncle Ben in the SP movies. __________________ "You should show me some respect. I dragged you out of Hell. I can throw you back in."

12-21-2008, 04:56 PM	#22
Obi-Ron Deal with it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Flying blind on a rocket cycle Posts: 11,756	Re: Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee Stan's greatest appearance, though, was in "Mallrats" giving Brodie the "Love be a vulture tonight" speech. __________________ In Jameson's barber we trust

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RootBeerMaster Superhero:RootBeerMaster Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: RootBeer City Posts: 281	Re: Rate the cameo appearances of Stan 'The Man' Lee X-Men as "Hot Dog Vendor" 2/10 Spider-Man as "Man at fair 5/10 Hulk as "Security Guard" * 2/10 Spider-Man 2 as "Man dodging Debris" (No critical rating available) 5/10 Daredevil as "Old Man at crossing" ** 6/10 The Incredible Hulk as "Uncredited appearance" * 7/10 Fantastic Four as "Willie Lumpkin" * 2/10 X-Men: The Last Stand as "Waterhose Man" 4/10 Spider Man 3 as "Man in Times Square" 1/2 7/10 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as "Rejected Wedding Guest 9/10 Iron Man as "Man mistaken for Hugh Hefner" ** 10/10

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