Galactus or No Galactus?

[GhostPoet]

No matter how you cut it...a big guy floating in space just looks corny on screen.
What if he was sitting on a throne in a GIANT ship instead? (he'd be giant also) And the ship would transfer the energies of the planets it devours INTO him?

 

[Vile]

with all due respect its sell out like you that ruin these movies and allow Hollywood to mess up these great characters.
why do you even read the books in the first place if they are about people with "blenders on their heads"?

Wait, wait wait...

How, exactly, am I a sell out? I WANT Fantastic Four to work. You think I dont? But lets face it...somethings DONT translate from comic to movie and a GIANT wearing his purple underwear on the outside with a BLENDER on his head will just look STUPID and have people laughing their ass off.

Does it work in the comics? Yes. Movies? No.

What? Did you want the Goblin to be wearing a performance fleece pink sweater and little booties too?

You want a literal translation watch Batman and Robin.

 

[Kelly]

with all due respect its sell out like you that ruin these movies and allow Hollywood to mess up these great characters.
why do you even read the books in the first place if they are about people with "blenders on their heads"?

Whoa, first of all take your sunglasses off and see that there ARE OTHER WAYS OF THINKING OUT THERE....just because someone has a different opinion than yours doesn't make them a "sell out" on anything....it simply makes their OPINION different from yours...


Please....."sell out', "sheep", "plebeian" and other derogatory discriptions of people with a different opinion are sooooooooooo last year....

 

[Spider-Fan]

No matter how you cut it...a big guy floating in space just looks corny on screen.
What if he was sitting on a throne in a GIANT ship instead? (he'd be giant also) And the ship would transfer the energies of the planets it devours INTO him?

Now we're getting somewhere. That idea isn't half bad.

 

[el brujo138]

Just show parts of him, bits and pieces, and leave the rest up to the imigination. I always thought that the best part of the original 1933 King Kong movie was on the boat when they were speculating on what the huge thing on the island was - "The man that touches the sky while standing on the ground". That always gives me goosebumps, there is something huge out there and we don`really know what it is.

Someone on this board brought up The Ten Commandments as an example of God´s power being shown but not his physical form. That sounds like a pretty good idea.

 

[Kelly]

Just show parts of him, bits and pieces, and leave the rest up to the imigination. I always thought that the best part of the original 1933 King Kong movie was on the boat when they were speculating on what the huge thing on the island was - The man that touches the sky while standing on the ground. That always gives me goosebumps, there is something huge out there and we don`really know what it is.

Someone on this board brought up The Ten Commandments as an example of God´s power being shown but not his physical form. That sounds like a pretty good idea.

Yeah I said something similar to this a few weeks ago, maybe just a silhouette, that way the audience can see the size of this guy. In the 3rd movie his size won't be a big deal because the audience will be expecting it.

 

[PhoenixFire]

If Galactus is included I dearly hope creative liberties will be taken so that he resembles something other than a giant, angry, purple, coffee can...

 

[el brujo138]

Yeah I said something similar to this a few weeks ago, maybe just a silhouette, that way the audience can see the size of this guy. In the 3rd movie his size won't be a big deal because the audience will be expecting it.

I agree, the only problem is after you get over the size issue then the whole look of Galactus has to be done in a good way. Faithful to the comics and the original look but Galactus could look goofy on the big screen. It´s going to be a difficult transition, perhaps the hardest one yet.

Perhaps they will go with the Ultimate universe version - Gah La Tus. I didn´t care much for that but it has it´s upside, at least as far as looks goes. As long as they don´t do the Ultimate version of Silver Surfer.

 

[War Lord]

I've thought about this and if he appears in the second movie, he really shouldn't be visible to you and eye other than his ship, hints, shadows, and bits.

He should be such a cosmic being, that we don't really get a good look at him but his actions should be explained through his herald(s).

But his power should should be quite evident.

Remember I was the first one who said it.

 

[HoratioRome]

Wait, wait wait...

How, exactly, am I a sell out? I WANT Fantastic Four to work. You think I dont? But lets face it...somethings DONT translate from comic to movie and a GIANT wearing his purple underwear on the outside with a BLENDER on his head will just look STUPID and have people laughing their ass off.

Does it work in the comics? Yes. Movies? No.

What? Did you want the Goblin to be wearing a performance fleece pink sweater and little booties too?

You want a literal translation watch Batman and Robin.

You ARE are sell out because you are selling out the very subject to which you proclaim to be a fan.
Why wouldn't it work?
How do you know?
think about this, and think about this carefully,...please
couldn't the same argument be made about the Spider-man costume? the Superman costume?
Couldn't the same argument be made about the powers of these characters? come on be honest,...couldn't I say that any audience would laugh at a guy flying around with his underwear on the outside and a red cape. Or a guy who can swing around a city on webs? a flaming guy who can fly? a rock guy? a rubber band guy,..ALL these,..ALL these are silly concepts.
I had the SAME argument about the Spider-man costume.
I had to hear about how "it couldn't work, it doesn't translate, and it was to silly etc.etc.".
and you kow what it DID, and it DOES.
What you have to realize is that though superheroes are a bit out there, it it what it is.
THAT is what makes them SUPERHEROES (as opposed to sci fi, or action/adventure).

and IT has ALWAYS worked with the general public when it is handled with care and dignity.
change Galactus, and you may as well NOT make Galactus.

ABSOLUTELY a giant wearing the Kirby design with the Helmet WOULD work if it is done well.
There are FAR many more ridiculous concepts that HAve in the past.
You are a sell out for so quickly being willing to re-design a character that has lasted close to 50 years.,
sorry but that's the truth.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Selling a giant pink man is harder than anything sold so far,it's not like he's a monster or an alien vessel smahing through NY but a huge man with a big plantpot on his head and dressed in pink ,you don't think some changes should be made ?

 

[GhostPoet]

You ARE are sell out because you are selling out the very subject to which you proclaim to be a fan.
Why wouldn't it work?
How do you know?
think about this, and think about this carefully,...please
couldn't the same argument be made about the Spider-man costume? the Superman costume?
Couldn't the same argument be made about the powers of these characters? come on be honest,...couldn't I say that any audience would laugh at a guy flying around with his underwear on the outside and a red cape. Or a guy who can swing around a city on webs? a flaming guy who can fly? a rock guy? a rubber band guy,..ALL these,..ALL these are silly concepts.
I had the SAME argument about the Spider-man costume.
I had to hear about how "it couldn't work, it doesn't translate, and it was to silly etc.etc.".
and you kow what it DID, and it DOES.
What you have to realize is that though superheroes are a bit out there, it it what it is.
THAT is what makes them SUPERHEROES (as opposed to sci fi, or action/adventure).

and IT has ALWAYS worked with the general public when it is handled with care and dignity.
change Galactus, and you may as well NOT make Galactus.

ABSOLUTELY a giant wearing the Kirby design with the Helmet WOULD work if it is done well.
There are FAR many more ridiculous concepts that HAve in the past.
You are a sell out for so quickly being willing to re-design a character that has lasted close to 50 years.,
sorry but that's the truth.

There is no way. AT ALL...that a giant being floating in space with a massive helmet and skirt could in ANY way look good. Somethings that work in comics DO NOT work in movies.

 

[HoratioRome]

Whoa, first of all take your sunglasses off and see that there ARE OTHER WAYS OF THINKING OUT THERE....just because someone has a different opinion than yours doesn't make them a "sell out" on anything....it simply makes their OPINION different from yours...


Please....."sell out', "sheep", "plebeian" and other derogatory discriptions of people with a different opinion are sooooooooooo last year....

with all due respect I disagree. the term "sell out" means something. and it may apply to some people.
it isn;t because he disgrees that he is a sell out, but rather because of his POV.
the term sell out is to betray, turn against, run away from, deny, put down, or dismiss your roots or something (idea, object, ideology etc.) that you are supposed to be a part of.

as a "fantastic Four fan" like it or not, when you ask for a character to be REDESIGNED,.. you ARE betraying, turning your back, dismissing, etc. etc. the original character, the original design and concept, as well as the original creator of the character.
to say that Galactus wouldn't work without ANY evidence is to sell out the character. period. especially when much more outrageous concepts have worked in the past.

sorry but that's the truth.

I see no reason why THIS is no less acceptable to the FF movie version of Thing, ot any of the characters in that movie.

 

[GhostPoet]

Could it be because onscreen he would look like a giant, gay alien being. Unless that's the theme they are going for I suppose.

 

[HoratioRome]

There is no way. AT ALL...that a giant being floating in space with a massive helmet and skirt could in ANY way look good. Somethings that work in comics DO NOT work in movies.

and you know this how exactly?
there haven't been crazier concepts in the past?
Star Trek and Star Wars have NOT done more ridiculous concepts?
please.
I hear the SAME exact crap about Spider-man.

 

[HoratioRome]

Selling a giant pink man is harder than anything sold so far,it's not like he's a monster or an alien vessel smahing through NY but a huge man with a big plantpot on his head and dressed in pink ,you don't think some changes should be made ?

No I don't.

Please, please explain to me how a giant man in the Galactus outfit is MORE ridiculous than a Rock man.
or a rubber man.....do you realize how stupid that sounds,..a rubber man.
or a flaming man?
or Yoda, or the Ewoks,...or Superman,..

It's ALL in the way it is handled.

 

[Hunter Rider]

and you know this how exactly?
there haven't been crazier concepts in the past?
Star Trek and Star Wars have NOT done more ridiculous concepts?
please.
I hear the SAME exact crap about Spider-man.

Those movies are set in Space,in another galaxy and universe,Spidey may have outlandish powers but underneath he is Peter Parker a regularly sized human and Spidey has been well known for many years so accepting this is easier,you are talking about a Giant pink man as big as budilings walking through NYC with a huge pink hat on his head

 

[Hunter Rider]

No I don't.

Please, please explain to me how a giant man in the Galactus outfit is MORE ridiculous than a Rock man.
or a rubber man.....do you realize how stupid that sounds,..a rubber man.
or a flaming man?
or Yoda, or the Ewoks,...or Superman,..

It's ALL in the way it is handled.

Because the F4 themselves are humans of normal size and arent wearing ridiculous hats and pink colouring on their costumes
There are levels of accpetability,you can't apply the same train of thought to every character

 

[HoratioRome]

Could it be because onscreen he would look like a giant, gay alien being. Unless that's the theme they are going for I suppose.

well that kind of statement tells us your thinking process.
Like I couldn't say the same about Superman's outfit (if I was so inclined)

and for the record, Galactus would NOT be a floating giant in space. He would be a being who happens to be of massive size who would travle via a spaceship, like he does in the comics.

 

[HoratioRome]

Because the F4 themselves are humans of normal size and arent wearing ridiculous hats and pink colouring on their costumes
There are levels of accpetability,you can't apply the same train of thought to every character

you ONLY say that because you are biased.
is SIZE the your problem?
cause I remember in Lord of the rings giant TREE PEOPLE walking around without ANY issue from the general public.

if you stop for a second, and remove the fact that you've convinced yourself that the FF, SM, Superman, Lord of the rings, Harry potter, Star Wars, are all acceptable (because they've been done),...and you just look at it from a conceptual POV,...from scratchm,.

There is NO doubt that Galactus is NO more or LESS acceptable than ANY of the concepts.

 

[highguard]

You ARE are sell out because you are selling out the very subject to which you proclaim to be a fan.
Why wouldn't it work?
How do you know?
...

I have to agree with you here. We wont know if it works until we see some storyboarding and stuff. I recall that before I saw Superman: The Movie I thought it would be silly. It was not. Best Superhero movie of any generation period, IMHO and I am a Marvel fan.

Now the Fantastic Four 2 has the potential to be a signature event. Kudos to Tim Story for getting them to do the Galactus Story (forget that puppet master avi arad nonsense)

This is the big kahuna, the signature villain of the Marvel Universe and indeed of any comics universe and the most enigmatic (whatever that means, just sounds good to say it) character in the history of comics in his herald.

I can still remember the kirby issues when they first appeared.

There is no other way to do this. IT HAS TO BE THE KIRBY VERSION. Colors may be changed and slight (very slight) costume changes but it has to be KIRBY'S GALACTUS or I will have to agree, Fox and Rothman are in the pocket of the antichrist (lol) seduced by the lure of filthy lucre.

You guys that are saying Kirby's Galactus can't be done I am afraid you may well be wusses.

Get some backbone (lol), if Transformers can be done, so too can Kirby's Galactus and Silver Surfer versions.

Anything else would be uncilivilized.

 

[el brujo138]

Remember I was the first one who said it.

I agree, that would be the best way of doing Galactus in a movie.

 

[HoratioRome]

Those movies are set in Space,in another galaxy and universe,Spidey may have outlandish powers but underneath he is Peter Parker a regularly sized human and Spidey has been well known for many years so accepting this is easier,you are talking about a Giant pink man as big as budilings walking through NYC with a huge pink hat on his head

that's just silly. Galactus is from Space too isn't he. and outlandish characters aren't JUST in space are they?

please,..this is the kind of thing that shows how much of a sell out you are because it shows how much you refuse to judge the character fairly.
Statements like "giant pink hat" shows your bias.
Your REFUSE to accpet that ANYONE could say the same about a "silly red cape" which actually makes LESS sense than Galactus's HELMET/GEAR.
Or stupid Stretchy powers,...or a guy who turns into rock.
Do you even realize how SILLY that sounds. a guy turns in to a rock being.
THAT's the idea,..these are SUPERHEROES,..that's the GENRE,..and THAT's the Point.


I argue that very fact of his size and design put in the "real world" is exactly WHY it would work.

 

[Hunter Rider]

you ONLY say that because you are biased.
is SIZE the your problem?
cause I remember in Lord of the rings giant TREE PEOPLE walking around without ANY issue from the general public.

LOTR is set in a Fantasy world not NYC,all the characters are oddities.I'm not biased i just don't think it will work

if you stop for a second, and remove the fact that you've convinced yourself that the FF, SM, Superman, Lord of the rings, Harry potter, Star Wars, are all acceptable (because they've been done),...and you just look at it from a conceptual POV,...from scratchm,.

I'm not convincing myself of anything,you just won't accept anything other than "Galactus adapted exactly can be done" so anything else said is pointless because you're infelxible

There is NO doubt that Galactus is NO more or LESS acceptable than ANY of the concepts.

In your opinion

 

[War Lord]

I agree, that would be the best way of doing Galactus in a movie.

Hints of power and shape always leave a better impression than actual power when it comes to infinite class beings.

They can still leave Galactus as he is, but I just don't want to see him bluntly because there is no way they could capture him adequately.