Who here thinks THE FLASH cannot support his own movie?

[terry78]

I know that X-Men the Last Stand attempted to provide us with a speedy character a la Callisto, but that was done on the cheap. There's more to him than just running fast.

 

[chamber-music]

as long as they leave out Gorilla Grodd it will be great.

 

[Cagefighterkip]

as long as they leave out Gorilla Grodd it will be great.

maybe if they did it PLANET of the APES style GG could work...

 

[The Guard]

There's a lot more to him than running fast. The Flash is not about his power. He is about what he can do/has to do/cannot do because of his powers.

 

[Cagefighterkip]

There's a lot more to him than running fast.

like what? i really dont know, so excuse my ignorance? what can he do besides run?

 

[The Sage]

like what? i really dont know, so excuse my ignorance? what can he do besides run?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flash#Powers_and_abilities

All incarnations of the Flash can move, think, and react at superhuman speeds; their body molecules[citation needed] vibrate so fast that the Flash can walk through walls. All possess an aura that prevents air friction from affecting their bodies and clothes while moving.[citation needed]

Barry Allen was believed to be the fastest of all known Flashes, and was known to have traveled faster than the "speed of thought".[citation needed] However, when Barry Allen pushed himself further (while imploding the Anti-Monitor's chief weapon during the Crisis on Infinite Earths) he appeared to waste away as he was converted into pure kinetic energy, traveled back in time, and was revealed to be the very bolt of lightning that gave him his powers. Barry Allen possessed several other abilities that Jay Garrick and Wally West have not always been able to duplicate.[citation needed] He could run on thick snow clouds. Most unusual was Allen's complete control of his molecules, allowing him to vibrate through solid matter and, on one occasion when transformed into a mirror, "melt" himself and reform as a human to defeat his foe, the Mirror Master. His reflexes and ability to vibrate are so entwined he can feel the tip of a bullet touch him, then vibrate so it passes through him.[citation needed]

Wally West has said more than once that Barry Allen was the Flash most experienced with time travel. However, Wally has been shown to have a connection to the Speed Force, an extradimensional energy source, which provides his powers and gives him several other abilities. While all speedsters are powered by the force, West mainlines the power from the force itself and cannot be cut off from the source, unlike the others. Wally has, on several occasions, sped faster than light and been pulled into and exited the Speed Force by his own volition.[citation needed] He can use the Speed Force to create a costume for himself, and can either impart his high velocities to other people and objects already in motion or steal the velocity they possess. Jay Garrick also possesses this ability to some degree; he stole speed from Black Adam in order to defeat the villainous Johnny Sorrow, and he has threatened to steal Bart Allen's (formerly Impulse and Kid Flash, and for a short while the Flash) speed on at least one occasion when he was misbehaving. West can vibrate through objects; in the past, West would cause whatever he vibrated through to explode, but has recently shown an ability to avoid this side effect. Although not nearly as precise as Allen when he used his cosmic treadmill, West has shown to be able to traverse time and dimensions with his own powers, like Allen in Showcase #4 in 1956. However, Wally now accelerates to the point that he is skirting the very edge of the Speed Force dimension, and can traverse along the timestream to specific points as they become visible, much like watching a movie in fast forward or reverse (however, he must have a particular speedster's vibratory signature to search for and lock onto, or be very familiar with the vibration of that time period).

Occasionally, the top speeds of the Flashes are light speed,[citation needed] although Barry Allen and Wally West have been shown to have sped faster than light (as mentioned previously).[citation needed] On several occasions, the Flash has been shown in various races against Superman to determine which one is faster (or as part of a mutual effort to thwart some type of threat); these races, however, often resulted in ties (or indeterminate results). However, in recent races between Wally and Superman, West has been shown to be the faster of the two[8]. As explained in The Secret of Barry Allen, Wally's ability to tap into the speed force allows him to reach greater speeds than Superman. It should, however, be noted that the Silver Age Superman was much faster than the current one.

Speedsters may at times use the ability to speed-read at incredible rates and in doing so, process vast amounts of information. Whatever knowledge they acquire in this manner is usually temporary (Bart Allen seems to be the exception, though in earlier years, Max Mercury believed that Bart's speed learning would not stick).

Flashes and other super-speedsters also have the ability to speak to one another at a highly accelerated rate. This is often done to have private conversations in front of non-fast people (as when Flash speaks to Superman about his ability to serve both the Titans and the JLA in The Titans #2). Speed-talking is also sometimes used for comedic effect where Flash becomes so excited that he begins talking faster and faster until his words become a jumble of noise (Wally West once became so surprised that he generated a small sonic boom with his voice).

 

[Mister J]

(Wally West once became so surprised that he generated a small sonic boom with his voice).

 

[Lex Luthor]

That particular episode of JL/JLU where Lex and Wally switch bodies, also gives a pretty good indication of what The Flash can do besides run for those who might have watched the animated series, but not really follow up on the comics version.

 

[cerealkiller182]

That particular episode of JL/JLU where Lex and Wally switch bodies, also gives a pretty good indication of what The Flash can do besides run for those who might have watched the animated series, but not really follow up on the comics version.

When that show started to whine down, I thought the Flash episodes were the best of all.

 

[Cagefighterkip]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flash#Powers_and_abilities

All incarnations of the Flash can move, think, and react at superhuman speeds; their body molecules[citation needed] vibrate so fast that the Flash can walk through walls. All possess an aura that prevents air friction from affecting their bodies and clothes while moving.[citation needed]

Barry Allen was believed to be the fastest of all known Flashes, and was known to have traveled faster than the "speed of thought".[citation needed] However, when Barry Allen pushed himself further (while imploding the Anti-Monitor's chief weapon during the Crisis on Infinite Earths) he appeared to waste away as he was converted into pure kinetic energy, traveled back in time, and was revealed to be the very bolt of lightning that gave him his powers. Barry Allen possessed several other abilities that Jay Garrick and Wally West have not always been able to duplicate.[citation needed] He could run on thick snow clouds. Most unusual was Allen's complete control of his molecules, allowing him to vibrate through solid matter and, on one occasion when transformed into a mirror, "melt" himself and reform as a human to defeat his foe, the Mirror Master. His reflexes and ability to vibrate are so entwined he can feel the tip of a bullet touch him, then vibrate so it passes through him.[citation needed]

Wally West has said more than once that Barry Allen was the Flash most experienced with time travel. However, Wally has been shown to have a connection to the Speed Force, an extradimensional energy source, which provides his powers and gives him several other abilities. While all speedsters are powered by the force, West mainlines the power from the force itself and cannot be cut off from the source, unlike the others. Wally has, on several occasions, sped faster than light and been pulled into and exited the Speed Force by his own volition.[citation needed] He can use the Speed Force to create a costume for himself, and can either impart his high velocities to other people and objects already in motion or steal the velocity they possess. Jay Garrick also possesses this ability to some degree; he stole speed from Black Adam in order to defeat the villainous Johnny Sorrow, and he has threatened to steal Bart Allen's (formerly Impulse and Kid Flash, and for a short while the Flash) speed on at least one occasion when he was misbehaving. West can vibrate through objects; in the past, West would cause whatever he vibrated through to explode, but has recently shown an ability to avoid this side effect. Although not nearly as precise as Allen when he used his cosmic treadmill, West has shown to be able to traverse time and dimensions with his own powers, like Allen in Showcase #4 in 1956. However, Wally now accelerates to the point that he is skirting the very edge of the Speed Force dimension, and can traverse along the timestream to specific points as they become visible, much like watching a movie in fast forward or reverse (however, he must have a particular speedster's vibratory signature to search for and lock onto, or be very familiar with the vibration of that time period).

Occasionally, the top speeds of the Flashes are light speed,[citation needed] although Barry Allen and Wally West have been shown to have sped faster than light (as mentioned previously).[citation needed] On several occasions, the Flash has been shown in various races against Superman to determine which one is faster (or as part of a mutual effort to thwart some type of threat); these races, however, often resulted in ties (or indeterminate results). However, in recent races between Wally and Superman, West has been shown to be the faster of the two[8]. As explained in The Secret of Barry Allen, Wally's ability to tap into the speed force allows him to reach greater speeds than Superman. It should, however, be noted that the Silver Age Superman was much faster than the current one.

Speedsters may at times use the ability to speed-read at incredible rates and in doing so, process vast amounts of information. Whatever knowledge they acquire in this manner is usually temporary (Bart Allen seems to be the exception, though in earlier years, Max Mercury believed that Bart's speed learning would not stick).

Flashes and other super-speedsters also have the ability to speak to one another at a highly accelerated rate. This is often done to have private conversations in front of non-fast people (as when Flash speaks to Superman about his ability to serve both the Titans and the JLA in The Titans #2). Speed-talking is also sometimes used for comedic effect where Flash becomes so excited that he begins talking faster and faster until his words become a jumble of noise (Wally West once became so surprised that he generated a small sonic boom with his voice).

wow

 

[terry78]

Flash is a dangerous character, but people keep thinking all he does is run. He could **** up our entire existence if he ever lost control. You just have to be creative when you can move like that.....create whirlwinds, vibrate someone's body or head until it explodes(which he would never think of), etc. What he usually does as far as the cartoon was just confuse enemies, use the terrain to his advantage, or just start beating on someone with a flurry of attacks they couldn't stop.

And I guarantee that the trailer to a Flash movie would include a scene of him speed reading a book.

 

[GregComicFan]

I agree. The Flash could be the most dangerous person in the known universe if the person wearing the mantle went nuts and evil....

I think the Flash can support his own movie...

he has a great internal struggle...

SUPER FAST METABOLISM!

imagine that... you are hungry all the time! and I dont just mean the typical "oh, I love to snack all day" type hunger... I mean he can literally sit there and eat and eat and eat and eat and never stop.

that would be a pretty hard thing to live with, I think. his grocery bill from the super market must be astronomical. haha.

Greg

 

[ChickenScratch]

The Flash controls all motion, if he wanted he could summon his powers and stop the planets spinning. Or he could spin them out of orbit just by thinking it. He could stop your heart if he wished.

 

[Damiean Dark]

I think like most of the justice league he is far TO powerful especially in respect to his villains. DC doesnt seem to realise a good hero needs a great regular villain flash has none who are very interesting or can test him. Come to think of it in the whole of DC the only interesting villains seem to be some of batmans rogues gallery Darksied and Luthor.

 

[cerealkiller182]

He actually has a pretty badass rogues gallery who are effective because they work together.

 

[Crook]

I think like most of the justice league he is far TO powerful especially in respect to his villains.

Yeah, that's my problem as well. I suppose you could add Supes to that list too. Once you get to the superpowered fights, that might last you one or two movies. But after that, the audience will be wondering why in the world the fights are long and hard for the hero.

Sure, suspension of disbelief and all that. But when you have a superpower that allows you to be faster than the speed of light, you're kinda just throwing common sense out the window.

 

[trustyside-kick]

Anyone who thinks Flash can only run is like saying Hawkman is only good for flying and Aquaman is only good for swimming and 'talking to fish'.

Plus, let's not forget that the Flash Rogues are basically the second most loved villains in DC behind Batman's Rogues. The Flash and his Rogues are like the equivalent of Marvel's Spider-Man and his Rogues. The history is rich and interesting.

Clearly a lot of people in this thread, don't read Flash stories/titles/arcs or at least bear very little knowledge of the Flash.

 

[Crook]

Plus, let's not forget that the Flash Rogues are basically the second most loved villains in DC behind Batman's Rogues. The Flash and his Rogues are like the equivalent of Marvel's Spider-Man and his Rogues.

This entire paragraph is both new and puzzling to me.

 

[Super_Ludacris]

Well there the most wide range of rogues in DC since Batman's ones, I'll give you that....

 

[ChickenScratch]

Flash's Rogues Gallery is pretty good if you ask me, almost Batman level. It's just less known because he's not as popular as Superman, Batman or Spider-man.

 

[The Guard]

like what? i really dont know, so excuse my ignorance? what can he do besides run?

Someone else beat me to it with the Wikipedia entry. And he can even do more than that. Like someone else said, the man is a master of motion.

 

[Milu]

If Ghost Rider could make a lot of money, so could Flash.

 

[Cagefighterkip]

If Ghost Rider could make a lot of money, so could Flash.

touche'

 

[TNC9852002]

I've seen enough JL and JLU episodes to convince me that there is a lot that can be done with the character and could support an entire 100 minute film..

-TNC

 

[Matt]

Oh, by the way...JAMES RODAY FOR FLASH!