Can the Thing save this movie?

[Taarna]

Going on the trailer, the Thing's scenes seemed to interest me the most.

I hope he's turned lose, like the Hulk was in the Avenger's movies.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

The Thing's thing will not save the Thing or the Thing's thing or movie.

 

[GR8GODZILLAGOD]

I'm sure his voice will have many unintentional laughs.

 

[Jason Kane]

Why is this even a question when the answer is well known?

 

[Willie Lumpkin]

The Thing is my favorite character of all-time and I've been saying for the past 3 years or more that if they do the Thing right, that could make the film work even if everything else stinks.

Unfortunately, this version of the Thing doesn't do it for me. It doesn't look enough like the Thing I know and love, The CGI doesn't look good, and he's not wearing any pants.

I do still think he will be a highlight of the film (I think he's already the highlight of the clips) because he's an interesting enough character.

But from my perspective, they haven't done him well enough to make me want to see it.

 

[metaphysician]

Ben Grimm actually was a big part of what saved the Tim Story movies. However, I've not seen any evidence of the charm or charisma that Michael Chilklis brought to the role.

 

[Zarex]

The Hulk stood out because he was put in a position to shine. He had a terrific fight with a fellow Marvel A-Lister in Thor, one-timed a flying space eel and had two hilarious confrontations with the Brothers Asgardian. And he plucked a falling Stark out of the air in a sequence that I rewatched about seventy billion times back in 2012.

So far we've seen Benji throw a disappearing tank turret at a group of human soldiers, explode a jeep on impact, whiff on a punch at Reed and hit a meteor shower sent from Earth Bender Domashev. Not a lot there. Rumors are the Thing will also be battling the character they are calling Doom, which would be interesting if we didn't already see this in the first Story film.

 

[Taarna]

The Hulk stood out because he was put in a position to shine. He had a terrific fight with a fellow Marvel A-Lister in Thor, one-timed a flying space eel and had two hilarious confrontations with the Brothers Asgardian. And he plucked a falling Stark out of the air in a sequence that I rewatched about seventy billion times back in 2012.

So far we've seen Benji throw a disappearing tank turret at a group of human soldiers, explode a jeep on impact, whiff on a punch at Reed and hit a meteor shower sent from Earth Bender Domashev. Not a lot there. Rumors are the Thing will also be battling the character they are calling Doom, which would be interesting if we didn't already see this in the first Story film.

What about dropping from a plane 5,000+ feet in the air? Or throwing a punch that split a tree in half as if it was a toothpick?

I find the Thing very interesting not because he's a Marvel Heavyweight, but because his social problems. Ben is feared by normal people, yet he has unmatched courage and heart to defend them. He has an inferiority complex with his looks and women, but who could blame him? The heart and soul of the FF.

As a side note I think a Thing vs. Hulk movie would be great.

 

[Sony23]

Not unless the real Thing comes out of his shell nothing can save this movie

 

[metaphysician]

Honestly, I think the way they should do the Thing is emphasize that, once the Fantastic Four are public and known? He's *not*, by and large, "feared by normal people". Sure, he's a giant rock monster, but he's got a likable personality and celebrity fame. The average person's reaction isn't to scream in terror, its to snap pictures or maybe ask for an autograph. This would then contrast with Ben's *own* view on his status, with his mixed and changing balance of contentment and dissatisfaction ( note that even if he's well liked, there's still an element of "gawking at the freak", which would make Ben uncomfortable on a bad day ).

Basically, play him up as an allegory for how fame works for somebody who has legitimate troubles in their life, but is stuck in the public eye no matter what they do.