OFFICIAL: Theatrical Trailer Thread

[Agent 194]

Yeah, Buscema drew muscular but he drew long muscles which this version seems to have. Buscema's anatomy was so good it was like viewing a text book. I must admit I disagree with the choice to show the nipples. I always thought of the silver exterior as almost an extra coat around the body that hid everything. Hence the no pupils and no genitalia either.

And I will say again, I'd love to see that glassy eyed, vapid, eyeball-less Surfer from the comics. Eerie, spooky, otherworldly. That's the look I believe it should be. I don't suppose anyone can photoshop that and at least see what it'd look like.

Very interesting comparisons, Dark Phantom, on the improvements on the Surfer. Kirby, then later John Buscema's Surfer had the typical muscular superhero physique and it looks like he was bulked up more. Doug's a good performer but he's a couple dozen sirloin steaks away from having the Surfer's build. Actually, in the cast Julian's physique comes closer, at 6 foot 3 with the 34 inch waist and broad shoulders, plus he was an avid surfer in his youth in Australia. ( *geez, it's getting warm in here) Doug does have the graceful movements that one would imagine. As for the silver nipples, it gets pretty chilly in outer space.

Dragon it seems he's trying to get on Kel's good side... Heh... I must have taken some of the starch out of him to soften him up. t: Ya don't want to mess with us armored types.

 

[thegameq]

hmmmm....ok, interesting trailer. But execution, execution, execution....Tim's execution for such an epic undertaking has got to be spot on--no short changing or half assing.

Doom is still being hidden, why I don't know, it's not a mystery who he is--it's his look that's a mystery, and I have a bad feeling Tim and co decided to not use traditional Doom again. I suspect the Doom we want is to dark and serious for the type of "fun" film Fox wants.

Galactus...frankly, I'm already lowering my expectations and bracing for the letdown. I just can't see them really doing the character justice. If they can't get Doom right--who isn't the most complicated character in the world, how can I honestly expect them to do Galactus right?

Also, I think the thing many people feel missing from the previous and possibly this film is a sense of comicbook style or dynamic. Raimi's and Donner's films have that sense of comicbook flair and style. I don't feel that from FF. That sense of style and flair like the Incredibles had. This may have more to do with the vision and talent of the director than anything else.

Oh well....................we'll see. Color me very cautiously optimistic.

 

[maxgremlin]

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[maxgremlin]

Hey, guys. Though I usually just skulk on these boards, occasinally I do post. The reason Im posting is that some of you guys dont think that Lawrence Fishburne is a good choice for the voice of Silver Surfer. It is your right to feel that way and I would never argue that.

But I do feel I should tell why I think he is a great choice for this. Not long ago I visited the Smithsonian Air and Space Museuem in Washington DC. There I decided to catch the show at the planetarium. It was called Infinity Express.

First thing is, forget everything that you know about planetariums. This is the Smithsonian. This planetarium dosent have the usual downsides of other ones i.e. being boring, stupid or something that you usually sleep through.

The dome was made up of what had to be over 150 screens that could be used individually, clumped together to make a larger images or used all at once for just one image. It was more IMAX than just projecting dots on a background. The show used a combination of cgi and hi rez images from the Hubble telescope. The jist of it was how astronomers are mapping our galaxy and what they are finding. It was awesome to say the least.http://media.nasm.si.edu/webimages/640/WEB10071-2003_640.jpg

Anyway, the point of this is that the guy who did the recorded voice over for the show was, you guessed it, Lawrence Fishburne. At first I didn't recognize his voice at all although it did sound familiar to me. I didn't realize it was him until I saw his name in the credits. Trust me guys, the man is capable of a lot more, vocally speaking, than just Morpheus. He spoke with such eloquence, authority and gravitas about all things celestial. t: In fact, i wouldnt be surpised if it was because of his work on this that he got the job for SS in the first place.

I love the ff and ss, so trust me, i wouldnt tell you he is great addition to this film if i didnt think so. He will rock on this.

 

[Malus]

Well I think Tim Story will deliver. And some one (not from these boards) made a remark about Tim Story being a mediocre director. Sheesh this guy was the toast of the town with Barbershop as a breakout guy. Then he mistepped with another comedy, taxi and was dropped into a project that had a decade of history and preproduction and you want to nixon his whole career, we will be better able to judge his abilities after this follow up.

You could put Emeril in the kitchen of a McDonald's, but without the proper ingredients (and freedom) at his disposal, the best he could serve up would be an aesthetically pleasing Big Mac.

Barbershop was a critically-acclaimed and financially successful film, enough to warrant a sequel (which Story did not helm.) Having seen only Barbershop, and not Taxi (I don't know what happened there) I was happy when I heard that Story had been picked to direct Fantastic Four.
I'll be honest, I thought specifically of Cedric the Entertainer's politically incorrect rant in Barbershop, and I thought, "Now here's a guy that could really bring something to the Johnny/Ben feuds and banter." Because that is the Fantastic Four to me.
Of course, you gotta get the other stuff right too, and that did not happen in FF1, in my opinion. Not by a long shot. And as a fan of 37 years, I was saddened by it. Saddened and angered.

But knowing that Tim Story had talent, I didn't automatically blame only him. Tim himself is a lifelong FF fan, so that made me even less inclined to blame only him.
Not letting Tim off completely, but I mainly blame the suits at Fox and the decade of development hell the FF project had been in prior to Tim's hiring.
And maybe I blame Peyton Reed (the original director) just a little for bailing out in pre-production...That gave less time for Tim to settle in and take the helm, maybe even less clout because of the circumstances... I don't know... I just know the guy can do good and I'm fairly optimistic we're going to see a quantum leap overall on June 15th.

 

[TheShadowCat]

Hey, guys. Though I usually just skulk on these boards, occasinally I do post. The reason Im posting is that some of you guys dont think that Lawrence Fishburne is a good choice for the voice of Silver Surfer. It is your right to feel that way and I would never argue that.

But I do feel I should tell why I think he is a great choice for this. Not long ago I visited the Smithsonian Air and Space Museuem in Washington DC. There I decided to catch the show at the planetarium. It was called Infinity Express.

First thing is, forget everything that you know about planetariums. This is the Smithsonian. This planetarium dosent have the usual downsides of other ones i.e. being boring, stupid or something that you usually sleep through.

The dome was made up of what had to be over 150 screens that could be used individually, clumped together to make a larger images or used all at once for just one image. It was more IMAX than just projecting dots on a background. The show used a combination of cgi and hi rez images from the Hubble telescope. The jist of it was how astronomers are mapping our galaxy and what they are finding. It was awesome to say the least.http://media.nasm.si.edu/webimages/640/WEB10071-2003_640.jpg

Anyway, the point of this is that the guy who did the recorded voice over for the show was, you guessed it, Lawrence Fishburne. At first I didn't recognize his voice at all although it did sound familiar to me. I didn't realize it was him until I saw his name in the credits. Trust me guys, the man is capable of a lot more, vocally speaking, than just Morpheus. He spoke with such eloquence, authority and gravitas about all things celestial. t: In fact, i wouldnt be surpised if it was because of his work on this that he got the job for SS in the first place.

I love the ff and ss, so trust me, i wouldnt tell you he is great addition to this film if i didnt think so. He will rock on this.

My main objection to Fishburne doing the voice is that the only reason Fox is doing this is because they want to make more money, not because the character needed his voice. To top it off, Fox is barely acknowledging Doug Jones' involvement in this movie which really has got my fur rubbed the wrong way. I'm sure Fishburne will do a fine job, I just think that Fox could have been better about how they handled this whole thing.

>^^<

 

[Caliber]

So why does Johnny get Things power and vice versa?

 

[Iron Maiden]

I was thinking recently that the FF foe Julian is best suited for would be Sub-Mariner, although i had no idea what his physique was like.

Then I guess you've never watched Nip/Tuck...t: a couple of million views know exactly what his physique is like

Ah.. jealousy? I dig it.. But let's not turn this website into a soap opera. Pro or con, I've always thought Kel was the Bee's knees.. Not that you're any slouch either...

Bah! The Mistress of Iron cares not for such maudlin sentimentality (I've been in Latveria toooo long)

And now for something completely different. I saw Letterman last night and they showed a longer clip of the scene they show in the Spider-Man 3 trailer of Gwen being rescued from some building and I have to say..... it looked crummy. Spider-Man looked more like an animated Toy Biz action figure, and the texture or whatever you want to call it of his costume (the red and blue)looked plastic. And I have a HD TV. The FF trailer looks much more crisp by comparison on my PC. And I am not trying to trash Spidey's films in order to boost the FF but did anyone else see that? Does it look any better in the theater? They pulled a funny little stunt on Letterman with Topher Grace coming out on stage when they gave Tobey's intro by the way.

I mention this because in the Sun Times review today, Richard Roeper (an aging yuppy who frequently annoys me on the TV show) also alludes to a "cartoonish" Spider Man in action Check out the review... he ain't too kind.

May 2, 2007

Spidey spins shaky web
MOVIE REVIEW | Big-bucks third installment is too long, lacks imposing villains, and that girlfriend ...

By Richard Roeper

If you walked out of the exhilarating triumph that was &#8220;Spider-Man 2&#8221; and immediately started counting the days until the release of Spidey Trois, there&#8217;s probably nothing I can say that will dissuade you from racing to the multiplex for the eagerly anticipated third installment &#8212; but I gotta try, anyway, so here goes.
Kirsten Dunst sings in this movie, more than once.


At one point Peter Parker undergoes a personality and style makeover that makes him look and act like he&#8217;s the unknown third brother from &#8220;A Night at the Roxbury.&#8221;
The spaghetti-armed nice guy Topher Grace from &#8220;That &#8217;70s Show&#8221; is supposed to inspire fear and loathing. What, Mila Kunis wasn&#8217;t available?
We are introduced to two new villains, and they are arguably the silliest and least menacing archenemies in comic book movies since Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze.
The climactic rescue sequence, with Mary Jane dangling from on high, echoes the big finale in the first &#8220;Spider-Man.&#8221;
One major character actually gets amnesia &#8212; convenient, &#8220;All My Children&#8221;-style, short-term amnesia &#8212; caused by a blow to the head.
Spidey/Peter gets a new love interest of sorts &#8212; and she&#8217;s just as boring and bland as his self-pitying girlfriend.

Running 139 minutes, it&#8217;s at least 20 minutes too long.

Did I mention the part about Kirsten Dunst singing?

It&#8217;s not as if I wasn&#8217;t rooting for &#8220;Spider-Man 3.&#8221; I enjoyed the spirit and the energy and the colorful look of the first &#8220;Spider-Man,&#8221; and I thought &#8220;Spider-Man 2&#8221; was the best superhero sequel ever made &#8212; which is why I was so disappointed by the meandering storylines, sub-par performances and lackluster bad guys of &#8220;Spider-Man 3.&#8221; It&#8217;s as if director Sam Raimi felt he had to give us more of everything, and in the process lost sight of what made the first two films so enjoyable &#8212; likable characters facing off against truly menacing and evil villains, a half-dozen great action scenes and just the right dose of madcap humor. Not Mary Jane Watson singing, and Peter Parker behaving like Borat. (More on that in a moment.)

Of course, the action scenes are eye-popping (if at times a bit cartoonish) and great fun. &#8220;Spider-Man 3&#8221; is one of the most expensive movies ever made, and Raimi put his battalions of special-effects crews and stunt performers to good use. Spidey bounces and flies around Manhattan with such grace and speed, and the CGI and stunt folks do such a brilliant job of creating monsters and smashing buildings and crashing cars that we almost take it for granted"

for the rest of the review....
Source: http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/365719,05010spider.article

Most of the time, I really don't pay that much to his reviews anyway but I was surprised that the review seemed to come down a bit hard on it. Won't stop be from going to see the movie in any case. Although Kirsten Dunst and Tobey McGuire.... singing????

 

[Carp Man]

So why does Johnny get Things power and vice versa?

Reed states at 1:05 of the trailer that Johnny's encounter with the surfer altered his DNA, where he could temp. switch powers, which led to the rest of the scene.

 

[breyfogle_rules]

My favorite parts of the trailer!

 

[Caliber]

Reed states at 1:05 of the trailer that Johnny's encounter with the surfer altered his DNA, where he could temp. switch powers, which led to the rest of the scene.

Ok I've only seen the trailer without sound so that helps.

 

[TheShadowCat]

Reed states at 1:05 of the trailer that Johnny's encounter with the surfer altered his DNA, where he could temp. switch powers, which led to the rest of the scene.

"Your encounter with the Surfer has altered your molecules, it cause you to temporarily switch powers" is the exact line. I'm not a molecular scientist, but there is a difference between molecules and DNA. If they're using them interchangably, then that's just bad science. But hey, what do you want from people who hang an x-ray upside down?t:

>^^<

 

[RagingTempest]

One thing I'm not getting it the whole Galactus is a cloud thing, It's just dark clouds, I don't see Galactus in any shape or form, or am I missing something?

 

[TheShadowCat]

One thing I'm not getting it the whole Galactus is a cloud thing, It's just dark clouds, I don't see Galactus in any shape or form, or am I missing something?

I don't think Galactus is in this trailer at all. The clouds we see at the beginning is the Surfer entering Earth's atmosphere.

>^^<

 

[highguard]

You could put Emeril in the kitchen of a McDonald's, but without the proper ingredients (and freedom) at his disposal, the best he could serve up would be an aesthetically pleasing Big Mac.

..... I just know the guy can do good and I'm fairly optimistic we're going to see a quantum leap overall on June 15th.

That part about Emeril that is a keeper..

And yes Tim must bear some blame for the poor dialogue at times (marco polo...uhhhh) but I suspect that he was a little overwhelmed by the magnitude of it all and a lot of detail stuff got neglected.

All the actors have been making the point of how comfortable he seems now.

After this production though he will have no excuses, and as Willie said in another thread and as I concur, he is not going to make Galactus into a cloud.

If he did that he would be dead on the hype and I would not be able to defend him any more. The trailer and movie looks great though and I think that it is going to be huge at the boxoffice.

 

[darkseid26]

My favorite parts of the trailer!

lol love the first one!!!t:

 

[Retroman]

The full trailer is out

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/fantasticfourriseofthesilversurfer/

*shakes head*
I think i must be dreaming. That really can't be what the Fantastic Four movie is going to look like?
In the morning when i wake up i'll know for sure if this is real or if i just had a nice dream.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

*shakes head*
I think i must be dreaming. That really can't be what the Fantastic Four movie is going to look like?
In the morning when i wake up i'll know for sure if this is real or if i just had a nice dream.

No its a not a dream its for real.

 

[Noir]

..Hmm. Albafan hasn't said something about your avvy?

 

[The Apatow Crew]

..Hmm. Albafan hasn't said something about your avvy?

Cause shes not on. give it time.t:

 

[Hunter Rider]

That's so creepy

 

[The Apatow Crew]

That's so creepy

Thats the whole point. But i think it has ran its course. I didn't do this someone dared me to use it as a avvy and i did. So don't go call the police or anything.

 

[superherofan777]

khjkhjkjjkk

 

[Carp Man]

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Fantastic-Four-2-Trailer-Shows-Galactus-5074.html

 

[Carp Man]

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