Whose costume is better?

[MaryJaneOrDie]

It just sucks. In my opinion some superheros costumes can translate well into screen and some don't.

X-Men in comics look cool in their colorful costumes but on screen it would distract from the message the story is trying to get across.

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Batman his costume in most comics really doesnt look like a practical batsuit considering what its supposed to be capable of.

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Iron Man is just wearing a big mech, his costume from the 60s and 70s wouldnt really work, but his modern costume is a spitting image of what they went with in the film and it works just fine.

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Spider-Man hasn't gone through any major costume changes that really stuck besides maybe the black suit. That just shows its pretty timeless and doesnt need to be modernized.

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[Anno_Domini]

I think it looks like a cheap foreign toy. Not just that suit above, but in the film itself. I hate the texture and how it looks like a basketball, the yellow eyes, the placement of the eyes just looks half-assed and unthreatening, the red stripes on the legs, the blue hands, and the webbing that looks more like the lines on a globe and really in no way looks like a web design.

And I'm a fan of skinny Spidey, but in this movie and maybe in any movie, the wire-frame makes him look stupid and silly.

The eyes look as threatening as Raimi's were, lol. I don't understand that bit. And the eyes are weird. Some cases they're yellow/orange and in other, they're shown as clear white as Raimi's, especially in most promo pics seen on the website itself. So, I can't say much on the eyes as I don't have a 100% idea on what color the eyes will be. The basketball texture, I do like it on the red areas, but not the blue as it resembles too much on the BLUE suit of Superman. The gloves has a "realistic" view with the webbing on how certain areas are just blue, possibly for a better grip on it.

And the leg stripes...again, not a fan of the suit waist down.

And I'm a more of a fan of the skinny, lanky Spider-Man as opposed to Maguire's frame.

It just sucks. In my opinion some superheros costumes can translate well into screen and some don't.

X-Men in comics look cool in their colorful costumes but on screen it would distract from the message the story is trying to get across.

These didn't distract.

Batman his costume in most comics really doesnt look like a practical batsuit considering what its supposed to be capable of.

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The TDK/TDKR suit looks a lot like the new 52 suit as well.

Also goes with the comparisons of Batman being an actual knight in a modernized setting, so it fits in that degree, although having a more "comic" look would be in Batman Begins, which was done perfectly.

Iron Man is just wearing a big mech, his costume from the 60s and 70s wouldnt really work, but his modern costume is a spitting image of what they went with in the film and it works just fine.

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Agree. So far, Iron Man has been one of the best comics-to-film suits as well as the best origin film.

Spider-Man hasn't gone through any major costume changes that really stuck besides maybe the black suit. That just shows its pretty timeless and doesnt need to be modernized.

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Marc Webb wanted to make the suit different as much as he could. And while Webb's suit has brighter colors and black stitched webs which is better, it doesn't look even close to the comic look which is depressing. I'm hoping for a suit as classic as Raimi's, but with a lankier look as well as black stitched webbing and brighter colors much like Webb's.

 

[MaryJaneOrDie]

i was actually thinking about x-men first class when i posted that but theres too many superhero movies and costumes for me to use them all. I just wanted a few examples of what worked and what didn't. I agree. I like Tobey as Peter but I had been thinking Andrew Garfield could look like a better Spider-Man until I saw the costume.

 

[Dragon]

I've always bought the argument that it's only as invulnerable as he is, when he's wearing it.

That concept came from the Byrne re-vamp. Prior to that the suit itself was invulnerable. He'd use the cape to protect people from fires and so forth. The suit was supposed to have been made by Martha from cloth that Kal-El was wrapped in during his space flight.

And even in the movies the suit survived that nuke blast in 2. But again, they didn't explain anything so its completely open to interpretation. It might just be the magic of Superman like the expanding S ssymbol.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

^^ True. That's pretty much the way I always looked at it.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

These didn't distract.

They used the black leather design from the trilogy, with coloring system of those costumes
Adapting the suits exactly as they are is something else

I'm hoping for a suit as classic as Raimi's, but with a lankier look as well as black stitched webbing and brighter colors much like Webb's.

I want that too

 

[Anno_Domini]

i was actually thinking about x-men first class when i posted that but theres too many superhero movies and costumes for me to use them all. I just wanted a few examples of what worked and what didn't. I agree. I like Tobey as Peter but I had been thinking Andrew Garfield could look like a better Spider-Man until I saw the costume.

First Class had a great comics-to-film look on the suits and much better than just black leather. That's not the X-Men, and none of the films were any good, imo. I'm hoping First Class is only the beginning of a great series of films.

Also, the '03 Daredevil film, even if only a mediocre film even with the unedited cut, the suit looked pretty damn amazing.

And Andrew may not look like a better Spider-Man to some because of the suit, but that won't mean he couldn't be a better Spider-Man than Maguire. Hugh Jackman didn't look the part because he didn't wear any recognizable suit, but he was very entertaining.

That concept came from the Byrne re-vamp. Prior to that the suit itself was invulnerable. He'd use the cape to protect people from fires and so forth. The suit was supposed to have been made by Martha from cloth that Kal-El was wrapped in during his space flight.

And even in the movies the suit survived that nuke blast in 2. But again, they didn't explain anything so its completely open to interpretation. It might just be the magic of Superman like the expanding S ssymbol.

I HOPE we get some meaningful reason with Cavill's suit though. I mean, with the suit actually being Kryptonian, just maybe that suit gives off some powers itself from the Earth's sun to protect itself, who knows.

 

[Anno_Domini]

They used the black leather design from the trilogy, with coloring system of those costumes
Adapting the suits exactly as they are is something else

Wait, what? They didn't use the leather design for First Class.

I want that too

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Wait, what? They didn't use the leather design for First Class.

Looks closer to that imo

 

[Anno_Domini]

A black leather costume looks closer to a yellow/blue costume that actually resembles the comics' first class look?

 

[Spider-Aziz]

The way cloth is tailored, not how it's colored

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I love all the costumes from the X-Men films, tbh.

 

[webhead731]

Spider-Man hasn't gone through any major costume changes that really stuck besides maybe the black suit. That just shows its pretty timeless and doesnt need to be modernized.

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Exactly. They ****ed up in about every way when it comes to the recent movie's suit.

 

[Anno_Domini]

Yah....how dare they have brighter colors and use black instead of silver!!!!

 

[henzINNIT]

Got to admit, while Raimi suit is better, I don't understand the hate for the new one.

 

[Troy_Parker]

Got to admit, while Raimi suit is better, I don't understand the hate for the new one.

Some people just can't accept change. I understand that they want something really close to the classic design, but eh, whatever, could have been a lot worse, imo.

 

[Anno_Domini]

I agree people can't accept change, especially if they love Raimi's trilogy so much, but just to say "but eh, whatever" is a bit silly to say...staying somewhat close to comics is something that is a must. That's what failed with the old X-Men trilogy, the black leather costumes that didn't resemble a thing. Sure, Webb has done many things right, but it's not "but eh, whatever" if people don't like the idea that it doesn't look like Spider-Man except for the logos, reds and blues.

 

[El Payaso]

Some people just can't accept change. I understand that they want something really close to the classic design, but eh, whatever,

It has red and blue in similar patterns. And the boots and the eyes. It is close enough to the comic books so you can say it's him.

But boy, it is ugly.

could have been a lot worse, imo.

Everything can. But your sentence sounds like an admission of the suit being bad, just not worse.

 

[UltimateWebhead]

It has red and blue in similar patterns. And the boots and the eyes. It is close enough to the comic books so you can say it's him.

But boy, it is ugly.



Everything can. But your sentence sounds like an admission of the suit being bad, just not worse.

It's just like that quote in your sig from Stan Lee. I can accept some change because from one medium to another, comic to film in this case, change is inevitable. I still don't like the suit as much as I would like but it's growing on me. The main thing for me is to have a great movie, one that exceeds my expectations and completely blows me away. If that happens I may be able to overlook the suit...hopefully.

 

[Troy_Parker]

I agree people can't accept change, especially if they love Raimi's trilogy so much, but just to say "but eh, whatever" is a bit silly to say...staying somewhat close to comics is something that is a must. That's what failed with the old X-Men trilogy, the black leather costumes that didn't resemble a thing. Sure, Webb has done many things right, but it's not "but eh, whatever" if people don't like the idea that it doesn't look like Spider-Man except for the logos, reds and blues.

But it does look like Spider-Man. Heard of the saying "Can't win them all?" It applies perfectly here. I've defended the reboot suit, but there are people who just don't like it.

They've got a costume that represents Webb's interpretation of Spider-Man, a costume that I love, now I care about the story.

Story>Costume

(Assuming the costume isn't a complete bastardization of the source material)

 

[Troy_Parker]

It has red and blue in similar patterns. And the boots and the eyes. It is close enough to the comic books so you can say it's him.

But boy, it is ugly.



Everything can. But your sentence sounds like an admission of the suit being bad, just not worse.

Okay.

 

[Anno_Domini]

But it does look like Spider-Man. Heard of the saying "Can't win them all?" It applies perfectly here. I've defended the reboot suit, but there are people who just don't like it.

They've got a costume that represents Webb's interpretation of Spider-Man, a costume that I love, now I care about the story.

Story>Costume

(Assuming the costume isn't a complete bastardization of the source material)

Hey, I would LOVE the suit completely if they change up the shoes. Granted, I perfectly understand how Webb wanted his suit to be different, not mind the whole "plausible suit" explanation, but the suit would've been just great without those shoes....and perhaps a full-on belt. I mean, they could have just connected all the red parts on his suit if they had the full belt, ya know? So, maybe those two alterations, haha.

I do agree with you, the story means more than anything, but no one is complaining over the story. The story could bring in reasons for why the suit is the way it is, but no one is complaining about a story, only the suit. But hey, at least I'm not one that just hates the suit

The new suits are the way they are though....

The three superheroes that matter, imo, and it's glad to see these new fresh takes nonetheless.

 

[MaryJaneOrDie]

But it does look like Spider-Man. Heard of the saying "Can't win them all?" It applies perfectly here. I've defended the reboot suit, but there are people who just don't like it.

They've got a costume that represents Webb's interpretation of Spider-Man, a costume that I love, now I care about the story.

Story>Costume

(Assuming the costume isn't a complete bastardization of the source material)

ehhhh but to me it just really doesnt look like spider-man and the story from what i heard so far isnt that great. i mean it just seems like a waste. im not going to go into spoilers but it seems to me like Gwens presence is being absolutely wasted, Richard and Mary Parker are being given WAYYYY too much importance, but the thing that bothers me the most is it seems like they are copying Batman Begins and the Dark Knights formula wayy too much.

Spoiler

From what I can tell so far, unless the Lizard kills her (which would be god awful) Gwen is going to fill the role of Rachel Dawes and Goblin will be the Joker (by that i mean Gwen will be the love intrest whos death we arent supposed to see coming and Goblin is supposed to be that evil that pops outa nowhere, but is hinted to in the first film)

 

[henzINNIT]

The three superheroes that matter, imo, and it's glad to see these new fresh takes nonetheless.

OT, but I am not a fan of Nolan's revised Bat-suit tbh. It's all function, and I miss the theatrics of Begins.

 

[Troy_Parker]

ehhhh but to me it just really doesnt look like spider-man and the story from what i heard so far isnt that great. i mean it just seems like a waste. im not going to go into spoilers but it seems to me like Gwens presence is being absolutely wasted, Richard and Mary Parker are being given WAYYYY too much importance, but the thing that bothers me the most is it seems like they are copying Batman Begins and the Dark Knights formula wayy too much.

Spoiler

From what I can tell so far, unless the Lizard kills her (which would be god awful) Gwen is going to fill the role of Rachel Dawes and Goblin will be the Joker (by that i mean Gwen will be the love intrest whos death we arent supposed to see coming and Goblin is supposed to be that evil that pops outa nowhere, but is hinted to in the first film)

But...

Gwen does die in the comics at the hands of the Goblin. How exactly is that copying The Dark Knight when the Death of Gwen Stacy storyline precedes The Dark Knight by over 30 years?

But I'm sure that when she does die in this franchise, "THEY COPIED THE DARK KNIGHT!11" will pop up over 9000 times.