The FFINO ZONE

[marvelmadness13]

What does FFINO stand for?

Fantastic Four In Name Only.

It's the real title of this film.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Alba is a gorgeous woman but no she was totally wrong for the Sue Storm role.

 

[Zarex]

Alba can't act and I also think it was the freakin blonde wig/bad dye job to her hair as well as obvious blue contacts that turned people off. There were better actresses who were naturally blond and blue eyed they could have gotten.

Whereas Trank has shown zero regard for the characters resembling their comicbook counterparts, Story went a bit overboard in regards to Sue. He took one of the best looking people in the world and made her look odd. Alba would have been fine with her natural skin tone and eye color along with a few blonde highlights.

And while Alba is not the greatest actress, she would have been a perfectly acceptable Sue with a better script.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I am never on board with the "perfectly acceptable" or "good enough" train.

 

[Kanon]

I am never on board with the "perfectly acceptable" or "good enough" train.

I don't mean to imply that we should settle for mediocre. My point was about her casting standing out as a major low aspect of the movie, while pretty much any actress given the situation would have sucked.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I am never on board with the "perfectly acceptable" or "good enough" train.

I'm not either really. I want a good choice when it comes to main characters, not good enough. I mean sometimes you are just going to get good enough but I don't think any filmmaker should only strive for such a thing when it comes to casting or the film as a whole.

 

[Val_Zod]

Its ironic how in the Story films Johnny, Reed and Ben looked closer to their comic counterparts, and Sue less so.

Now with this film, Johnny, Reed and Ben less resemble their comic counterparts, while Sue more closely resembles hers.

 

[Docker2.0]

Whereas Trank has shown zero regard for the characters resembling their comicbook counterparts, Story went a bit overboard in regards to Sue. He took one of the best looking people in the world and made her look odd. Alba would have been fine with her natural skin tone and eye color along with a few blonde highlights.

And while Alba is not the greatest actress, she would have been a perfectly acceptable Sue with a better script.

Yeah he was better off just having cast Alba as who she was instead of trying to put make up on a pig.....though she's not a pig. Just saying.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I don't mean to imply that we should settle for mediocre. My point was about her casting standing out as a major low aspect of the movie, while pretty much any actress given the situation would have sucked.

While I agree the role wasn't great, heck good, I don't agree that any actress given the situation would have sucked. Quality actresses have taken thankless roles and made them work before.

 

[lordofthenerds]

Its ironic how in the Story films Johnny, Reed and Ben looked closer to their comic counterparts, and Sue less so.

Now with this film, Johnny, Reed and Ben less resemble their comic counterparts, while Sue more closely resembles hers.

This is Fox's version of learning from their mistakes.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I'm not either really. I want a good choice when it comes to main characters, not good enough. I mean sometimes you are just going to get good enough but I don't think any filmmaker should only strive for such a thing when it comes to casting or the film as a whole.

Yep. It happens, but it shouldn't be what directors and casting should be striving for.

 

[Kanon]

While I agree the role wasn't great, heck good, I don't agree that any actress given the situation would have sucked. Quality actresses have taken thankless roles and made them work before.

Yeah, but Sue's role was specially bad. I find it hard to imagine any actress, no matter how good she is, handling the "oops-now-visible-and-naked" scenes, and nagging all the time.

 

[Kanon]

This is Fox's version of learning from their mistakes.

Sadly, yes. They hear the fans complaining, and then they hear what they want to hear and go for the most convenient/safest solution. The FF movie was "campy", let's go gritty, Sue was miscast, let's cast a decent actress, to hell with the rest of the cast.

 

[Quasar]

Sadly, yes. They hear the fans complaining, and then they hear what they want to hear and go for the most convenient/safest solution. The FF movie was "campy", let's go gritty, Sue was miscast, let's cast a decent actress, to hell with the rest of the cast.

Fox: "The guys were cast right and the movie was bad. This time we'll cast them wrong..."

 

[Willie Lumpkin]

Boom

Perfectly acceptable background noise for the people who will be shuffling out in the dark and saying to their companions "There's approximately 107 minutes of my life I'll never get back. Where was his penis, and why did he sound like a 12 year old boy? I hope whoever made this got a large number of purple-nurples to their comically over-sized post-pubescent man-boobs."

 

[Krystal]

One theater chain is reporting it's 100 minites (which is where Wikipedia is getting it's number from), another theater chain is reporting 105 and the preview screening ticket somebody posted clearly said 107. I tend to believe the 107 figure. But, if the 100 minute number turns out correct it would be the shortest "first" movie of a CBM with exception of Jonah Hex. All the shorter ones were sequels/second appearances. Apparently we won't know for sure until next week when the British Film Board rates it.

 

[Snow Queen]

Darph is an actual thing, and looks like this apparently:

You're looking a little pale, are you okay?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

You're looking a little pale, are you okay?

I went from an dark lord of the Sith, to a knockoff Joker. Do I look okay to you?

 

[Flint Marko]

This is Fox's version of learning from their mistakes.

I've been here for almost a decade and this might be my favorite post I've come across yet. Well done, sir.

 

[Dark Raven]

He did what was asked of him. Ironically I thought he was more like Reed Richards in the TV show he was in recently (Forever).

I agree. He was fantastic in Forever. And he has also been more like Reed in almost every other role he's played except for the FF movies. In King Arthur he's been more of the gung-ho leader, for example. And definitely in Forever he's displayed more of the intelligence and brilliance of Reed without coming across as too nerdy or weak.

The fact that he's older now also helps. If FF were at Marvel Studios right now and they were considering who to cast, I would definitely recommend Ioan based on his performance in Forever. I think he would be fantastic casting and would embody the qualities needed far more than in the Story movies.

 

[Quasar]

As long as he doesn't dance again lol

 

[Ipodman]

Fantastic Four In Name Only.

It's the real title of this film.

Ohh I see now...

Guess I'll have to watch the movie to find out how bad/good the Human Torch and the Thing really is

 

[Dark Raven]

Ohh I see now...

Guess I'll have to watch the movie to find out how bad/good the Human Torch and the Thing really is

That's exactly what they're counting on and how they'll try to make up the numbers at the box office. Come and see how bad this movie is! Don't judge a movie by its cover, even though it looks and smells like a turd already, etc.

Why do you think MBJ said:

 

[MadVillainy]

MBJ is still good I my eyes.

Your my boy Wallace/Vince Howard

Teller is still good to me too

 

[Docker2.0]

I have no problem with the cast personally.........except Teller and I couldn't tell you why I don't like the guy. He just looks like a tattle tell. "Teacher! That guy didn't do his homework on his own. He's asking Becky for answers yet again!" But they are just bad for the parts and this movie isn't a F4 movie. It's Chronicle 2.