Somewhere beyond the sea...

[Kmack]

I'd rather see a Namor film. Like many have stated, Aquaman has that 'Superfriends' sterotype, while Namor is unknown to most of the general public.

 

[HighVoltage]

Namor The Submariner is The Best .

 

[Peyton Westlake]

What stereotype? That he was a bland, lame character who stood around like a useless paperweight until they found some excuse to introduce water into the story?

Give that man a cupie doll.

 

[Chris Wallace]

These types of portrayals do not taint the character for years to come. You probably think there are people out there who think Batman's supposed to be campy & happy-go-lucky, & the Hulk's supposed to be a 300 lb. bodybuilder whose alter ego is named David.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Oh, wait-there ARE!

 

[Peyton Westlake]

Yup. Unfortunately there are, could be why some studios give the stiff arm to some comic characters.

 

[CConn]

These types of portrayals do not taint the character for years to come. You probably think there are people out there who think Batman's supposed to be campy & happy-go-lucky, & the Hulk's supposed to be a 300 lb. bodybuilder whose alter ego is named David.

You forget one minor detail; both Batman and Hulk have had their own movies, cartoons, etc.

Aquaman has had very little exposure beyond the Super Friends, and thusly, there's nowhere in the mainstream media for people to learn he's more than just that crappy side character.

 

[Peyton Westlake]

Exactly my point CConn.

 

[Chris Wallace]

You forget one minor detail; both Batman and Hulk have had their own movies, cartoons, etc.

Aquaman has had very little exposure beyond the Super Friends, and thusly, there's nowhere in the mainstream media for people to learn he's more than just that crappy side character.

I've forgotten nothing; I was being sarcastic.
My point is, those perceptions do taint the character for years to come, hence Batman's movies being hampered & the dawn of the Schumacher era, & what I still hold to be a big part of the problem w/public percaption of the "Hulk" movie.

 

[CConn]

I've forgotten nothing; I was being sarcastic.

Could have fooled me.

 

[Peyton Westlake]

You forget one minor detail; both Batman and Hulk have had their own movies, cartoons, etc.

Aquaman has had very little exposure beyond the Super Friends, and thusly, there's nowhere in the mainstream media for people to learn he's more than just that crappy side character.

Thats why I think major studios will steer clear of the water boy.

 

[Isildur´s Heir]

By major studios, you mean WB, right?
And with Batman Begins, Superman Returns, Wonder Woman and Flash, an Aquaman movie will happen, sooner or later.
It might suck (or not), but it will happen...

 

[Peyton Westlake]

By major studios, you mean WB, right?
And with Batman Begins, Superman Returns, Wonder Woman and Flash, an Aquaman movie will happen, sooner or later.
It might suck (or not), but it will happen...

Yes, I mean WB or Universal, etc. any studio that would give it a huge budget.

 

[Sarge]

Thats why I think major studios will steer clear of the water boy.

It's a shame too, the current Aquaman run is sex.

 

[Isildur´s Heir]

Yes, I mean WB or Universal, etc. any studio that would give it a huge budget.

Aquaman is a DC character, and DC belongs to WB, so, there aren´t anyother major studios.

 

[Peyton Westlake]

Aquaman is a DC character, and DC belongs to WB, so, there aren´t anyother major studios.

True, but you never say never. I'm still not sure the old,fat men in suits at WB think Aquaman is an untapped gold mine.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Aquaman is a DC character, and DC belongs to WB, so, there aren´t anyother major studios.

Too true, too true.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Could have fooled me.

Did you read my post?
The part where I said that those portrayals DON'T taint the character for years to come should've been a hint.

 

[CConn]

Did you read my post?
The part where I said that those portrayals DON'T taint the character for years to come should've been a hint.

I just thought you were being an idiot.

 

[Isildur´s Heir]

With a Namor movie on the way, it´s time to resurrect this old thread

 

[Chris Wallace]

I still say if one gets made there's no reason to do the other.

 

[Isildur´s Heir]

There is always reason, as long as the people making it understand the characters at hand.
But i give that, the one that gets second place in the run for the screen, will have a much harder time.

The big different between the two, and i don´t mean character wise, is that, Namor is more about the situation, when Aquaman is more about the character.
Did i made any sense?

 

[OmeletDeFromage]

I think Namor would make a better movie if done right. The one their currently planning sounds so wrong, though. It sounds more like an Aquaman story.

Contrary to what most think, Namor and Aquaman aren't that much alike. Aquaman's more of a standard superhero (as most people know him outside the comics); from his origin, he's practically an underwater Superman. Namor was the original anti-hero. He's a conflicted character; he had no love for the humankind, practically waged war against it, but was at odds with the fact that he himself was half human. Great dramatic potential for a movie there.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I think Namor would make a better movie if done right. The one their currently planning sounds so wrong, though. It sounds more like an Aquaman story.

Contrary to what most think, Namor and Aquaman aren't that much alike. Aquaman's more of a standard superhero (as most people know him outside the comics); from his origin, he's practically an underwater Superman. Namor was the original anti-hero. He's a conflicted character; he had no love for the humankind, practically waged war against it, but was at odds with the fact that he himself was half human. Great dramatic potential for a movie there.

That may well be, but if we get one the other's gonna be a tough sell.
Every time I see your screen name I think of an episode of "Dexter's Laboratory", in which an attempt to learn French renders him unable to say anything else.

 

[Peyton Westlake]

It all depends on Mostow now.