BvS All Things Superman and Batman: An Open Discussion - Part 91

[Sawyer]

Reeve, not Reeves, people.

 

[Guts]

Reeve, not Reeves, people.

What if Christopher was actually related to Keanu.

 

[Naked Shia]

Steve Reeves was great in the son of Spartacus.

 

[Arrowshieldfan]

will we see the Fortress of Solitude in the Arctic........MOS did not really feature that

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

will we see the Fortress of Solitude in the Arctic........MOS did not really feature that

Well, I believe that the ancient scout ship was for all intents and purposes The Fortress in MOS, just with this creative teams slant on it. Still, Superman could still create a Fortress proper in a sort of inverse to how the FOS has been portrayed in more recent times. Instead of a Fortress built by Kryptonian Tech for Superman, perhaps it could be a Fortress built by Superman for Kryptonian Tech? A place to collect as much of the wreckage of the World Engine and Scout ship and Black Zero as he could find? Or maybe, much like the early Byrne/Carlin era Superman, perhaps Supes just makes due without a Fortress?

 

[sf2]

When I first seen District 9 I didn't know that all of the aliens were actually CGI. So as long as I don't notice that it is CGI until I watch the behind the scenes stuff then I'm okay with it.

district 9 is such a good movie. too bad, it didn't do good and can't have the sequel.

 

[Naked Shia]

I hate district 9, because it made me have high hopes for Elysium.

 

[I Am The Knight]

district 9 is such a good movie. too bad, it didn't do good and can't have the sequel.

I'm pretty sure it did well It made like three times it's budget.

I hate district 9, because it made me have high hopes for Elysium.

 

[Naked Shia]

I'm pretty sure it did well It made like three times it's budget.

I'm very sorry to have a different opinion than you

 

[sf2]

I'm pretty sure it did well It made like three times it's budget.

then, where is the sequel!!!???

it did poorly.

 

[Guts]

It made 200 million dollars on a budget of 30 million. It also got a best picture academy award nomination. Director Neill Blomkamp talked to IGN last year about a sequel

I really want to make a District 9 sequel. I genuinely do. The problem is I have a bunch of ideas and stuff that I want to make. I'm relatively new to this – I'm about to make my third film, and now the pattern that I'm starting to realise is very true is that you lock yourself into a film beyond the film you're currently working on. But it just doesn't work for me

So there can be a sequel, but the only problem is that the director is too busy with other stuff.

 

[titansupes]

then, where is the sequel!!!???

it did poorly.

You're pulling this from where exactly?

As of November 4, 2009, District 9 had grossed an estimated $210,819,205, of which $115,646,235 was from Canada and the United States making it a huge box office success, with a revenue seven times its original production budget of only $30 million.

In an interview with IGN in June 2013, Blomkamp said, "I really want to make a District 9 sequel. I genuinely do. The problem is I have a bunch of ideas and stuff that I want to make. I'm relatively new to this – I'm about to make my third film, and now the pattern that I'm starting to realise is very true is that you lock yourself into a film beyond the film you're currently working on. But it just doesn't work for me." Blomkamp also revealed that it is to be called District 10.

EDIT: Bah, tacit!

 

[zryson]

Same here, CGI that I can't detect is amazing.

I agree but when you can tell its fake it can detract from the enjoyment of the movie. But when its seamless, that's when its magic.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

I agree but when you can tell its fake it can detract from the enjoyment of the movie. But when its seamless, that's when its magic.

It's always easier to detect when it's used to render humans because, obviously, we see human details pretty much every second of our lives.

But when it comes to things like Zod's armour, Davy Jones, Smaug and the like, we're not trained to see those differences.

Even in Man of Steel, when Superman's face is CGI, and not moving in a blur (there's a sequence in thr Metropolis fight), it's easy to distinguish as CGI.

 

[michael1975]

It's always easier to detect when it's used to render humans because, obviously, we see human details pretty much every second of our lives.

But when it comes to things like Zod's armour, Davy Jones, Smaug and the like, we're not trained to see those differences.

Even in Man of Steel, when Superman's face is CGI, and not moving in a blur (there's a sequence in thr Metropolis fight), it's easy to distinguish as CGI.

The CGI is getting better on that front. I see another ten years they will have it down to point where you won't be able to tell the difference. If you look at something like Matrix all the way up to todays films you can see how much they have improved with CGI and making human CGi. It will only get better as time goes.

 

[Mrs. Wayne]

It's always easier to detect when it's used to render humans because, obviously, we see human details pretty much every second of our lives.

But when it comes to things like Zod's armour, Davy Jones, Smaug and the like, we're not trained to see those differences.

Even in Man of Steel, when Superman's face is CGI, and not moving in a blur (there's a sequence in thr Metropolis fight), it's easy to distinguish as CGI.

That's true. It's very obvious.

 

[zryson]

It's always easier to detect when it's used to render humans because, obviously, we see human details pretty much every second of our lives.

But when it comes to things like Zod's armour, Davy Jones, Smaug and the like, we're not trained to see those differences.

Even in Man of Steel, when Superman's face is CGI, and not moving in a blur (there's a sequence in thr Metropolis fight), it's easy to distinguish as CGI.

That's true. I was surprised at poor some of the effects were in MOS. Prior to the movie I thought the flying sequences in particular would be incredibly well done but they came across as decidedly fake in many instances. Even in the previous Superman Returns there were only a few flying sequences which I thought were great - one of the best being when Routh as Superman flies across a street in Metropolis and you see people looking up towards the sky. There's another sequence which was also well done - when he's flying towards the mess Luthor created and you see him flying across the ocean and he stops mid-flight.

 

[jasontodd]

That's true. I was surprised at poor some of the effects were in MOS. Prior to the movie I thought the flying sequences in particular would be incredibly well done but they came across as decidedly fake in many instances. Even in the previous Superman Returns there were only a few flying sequences which I thought were great - one of the best being when Routh as Superman flies across a street in Metropolis and you see people looking up towards the sky. There's another sequence which was also well done - when he's flying towards the mess Luthor created and you see him flying across the ocean and he stops mid-flight.

Again we get it. You jump on any and every opportunity to throw some dirt on Man of Steel. The flying scenes were practical effects more often than people think they were. Also the flying cgi was superior to Superman Returns. Just because Superman Returns is essentially a retread/remake of the Christopher Reeve's films that you inexplicably believe are the apex of Superhero film and can do no wrong. Doesn't automatically mean that the special effects are better than Man of Steel.

 

[zryson]

Interesting to read the latest exclusive over at Batman News, with report of Superman having to atone for all the death and destruction seen in Man of Steel with half the public blaming him.

 

[Boom]

Many people (most of the world's population, in fact) think that this is a natural direction for the story to take.

 

[Mrs. Wayne]

Yea, after that WE incident, it makes sense that that would be happening.

 

[Micromind]

Could be interesting...I liked the scene in Superman 4 where Superman visits the UN general assembly.

 

[zryson]

Many people (most of the world's population, in fact) think that this is a natural direction for the story to take.

I think its a great theme for the new movie Batman v Superman to explore; they should address all the destruction especially since it became such a focal point. So it could be very interesting.

 

[Micromind]

They could ask Superman to leave Earth. (Not that he will agree.)

 

[DA_Champion]

They could ask Superman to leave Earth. (Not that he will agree.)

That plot point already showed up in Transformers 3.