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First Look at Chris Evans as Captain America
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Raguel said:
its because its probably steroids, how many times do you see news headlines with various stars being caught overseas with growth hormones and other shit, sure maybe it's not "steroids", but i'm sure these guys are working with trainers and are using steroids, gh, or other performance enhancers, not that there is anything wrong with it
i mean look at stallone in the expendables, GH city, as well as probably most of the cast, guys need to take the rose colored glasses off, fuck you go into most commercial gyms around the country and there are bound to be a few juice heads in each gym, like hollywood actors would be opposed to it if a role calls for them to bulk up quickly for a role
SMH
Littleberu
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Meteorain said:
It's based on it.
Mystic Theurge
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Viewt said:
Day 1
Littleberu
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Meteorain said:
Probably later in the movie, yeah. But in the images he's wearing the original Golden Age one.
Anasui Kishibe
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Raguel said:
well, Cap got huge by using steroids so it makes sense
madara said:Wait...there is people that dont like Joss Whedon? Can we put them on an island so they dont infect others with the crazy zombie disease please?
There seem to be a number of people on the internet who are offended by the very idea that some people might have a remotely positive opinion towards anything that Joss Whedon has worked on.
PhoncipleBone
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I am not offended by the people that have a positive opinion of Whedon. To each their own.KevinCow said:
I am highly annoyed by those that treat Whedon like he is a god when he is not. If anything the overly worshipful fans of him make it even harder to enjoy things that he does. I like Whedon's characters and story ideas, but despise his dialogue.
WanderingWind
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For every Whedon fanatic, there is one who has to proclaim every time he's involved with something "OMG ITS GOING TO BE SHIT! LOL WHEDON SUCKS!!!"
So, it's about even.
So, it's about even.
PhoncipleBone
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The Whedon fanatics are more numerous and much more vocal about it. Just look at many of the responses in this thread for proof. The moderate Whedon fans are the rare birds though.WanderingWind said:
I will also say that I appreciate him as a director as well. All of his directing work has been solid.
He isn't shooting this. Only did rewrites.JdFoX187 said:
WanderingWind
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Pro-Whedon: Me, Tobor and KevinCow
Anti- You, Solo
ITT: A slight majority to Pro-Whedon!
So, no.
Anti- You, Solo
ITT: A slight majority to Pro-Whedon!
So, no.
PhoncipleBone
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WanderingWind said:
You forgot Madara. 2 to 1 in favor of Whedonites.
I am being more moderate with my hate. While the pro Whedon are being VERY pro and derogatory towards anyone who thinks otherwise. Only now is the discussion getting somewhat normal.
Solo is on the blind hate train. I am on the "I like some of what he does, but hate his dialogue" train.
PhoncipleBone
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Ah, cool. It was just that your comment was in response to a mention of Whedon. But you are correct, Johnston going in with a finished script will be good. He gets a lot of hate, but he did Rocketeer, so I cant hate him.JdFoX187 said:
I don't care if a celeb uses roids to get ripped for a role. They're not competing against someone in a sporting event or anything. It's their body and they know the risks.
As long as the studios aren't forcing the actors to take them, I'm all for it. Why be against it? Honor? Role-Models? Really, I hope no one looks to celebs for moral guidance these days; never should have.
As long as the studios aren't forcing the actors to take them, I'm all for it. Why be against it? Honor? Role-Models? Really, I hope no one looks to celebs for moral guidance these days; never should have.
PhoncipleBone
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I dont think it was roids. He looks rather normal, just large. Looks like he just worked his ass off to get in that shape, and that is good.
The funny thing is that all of a sudden I just envisioned him saying Cap's dialogue in the Lucas Lee voice. :lol
The funny thing is that all of a sudden I just envisioned him saying Cap's dialogue in the Lucas Lee voice. :lol
brandonh83
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Dead said:
Sam Neill and Macy wrote on it in-between takes :lol
SCULLIBUNDO
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Solo said:
What the fuck this is being scripted by Whedon? Godamn it.
Scullibundo said:
He is re-writing it so that it will lead into his his avengers movie, and so that the two movies will feel more related.
Also, I think this is going to be great. For one thing, Whedon is a genius IMO. I generally love all his stuff, and I'm also liking the art direction shown in some of these shots too. Great vibe.
beelzebozo
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i love chris evans, i love whedon, and the pictures actually look really creative and interesting.
Okay it's time for to weigh in on this since the gang's all here. Everything I have seen and heard about Captain America tells me it will be good. I like that when they talk about the movie, the guys making it sound like they know what they're doing. I look how the production shots look like a mix of MASH and Rocketeer. Sure some of the Hydra stuff is really campy, but I think that fits with the tone of what I want a WW2 Cap movie to look and feel like.
But having said that all. I am sorry but our friend Solo is absolutely right. Joe Johnston has made nothing but turds since Rocketeer. Turd after turd in tons of different genres and in movies with varying types of tone. It's indicative that it's not a streak of bad luck, but some sort of incompetence. That has me concerned about the movie because even the shittiest directors can talk up how they "get" the concept of a superhero adaptation. Mark Steven Johnson talked up Daredevil a TON, and showed a very intellectual understanding of a good vision of Daredevil on film. But he was completely incapable of delivering that vision. Talk is cheap, actions are what gets results.
As for Whedon, I don't see him as a pro or con factor. He's an average TV writer who is generally overhyped by his fanbase. I don't think him alone can ruin anything on the script level, at worst he delivers the bare minimum that the director wants (if he's only writing) or what the fans want (if he's also directing). That doesn't make him bad, just boring. But it also means that if the production needs a strong writer to step it up and steer the ship right, he's hardly the guy to do it.
But having said that all. I am sorry but our friend Solo is absolutely right. Joe Johnston has made nothing but turds since Rocketeer. Turd after turd in tons of different genres and in movies with varying types of tone. It's indicative that it's not a streak of bad luck, but some sort of incompetence. That has me concerned about the movie because even the shittiest directors can talk up how they "get" the concept of a superhero adaptation. Mark Steven Johnson talked up Daredevil a TON, and showed a very intellectual understanding of a good vision of Daredevil on film. But he was completely incapable of delivering that vision. Talk is cheap, actions are what gets results.
As for Whedon, I don't see him as a pro or con factor. He's an average TV writer who is generally overhyped by his fanbase. I don't think him alone can ruin anything on the script level, at worst he delivers the bare minimum that the director wants (if he's only writing) or what the fans want (if he's also directing). That doesn't make him bad, just boring. But it also means that if the production needs a strong writer to step it up and steer the ship right, he's hardly the guy to do it.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Krowley said:
That's even worse. They're directly compromising this stand-alone film for the sake of that The Avengers film which is completely going to fuck all their properties up at once? I swear that the Avengers film is going to undo all the good will Marvel earned in the early years. It already managed to compromise Iron Man 2 by rearing its ugly head in the middle of the film. I don't understand why they see playing their franchises off against one another and diluting the value of each property in one movie a smart investment.
But yeah, okay - hype completely dropped for Captain America. Maybe Green Lantern will be the only decent film to come out of all this, with a very slight possibility of X-Men making it.
Apologies Solo, I DIDN'T KNOW.
PhoncipleBone
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http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20385926_20437910,00.html
EW has official photos up, not scans. Lower resolution, but better quality. And there is a lil more stuff visible in the pics, such as Toby Jones.
EW has official photos up, not scans. Lower resolution, but better quality. And there is a lil more stuff visible in the pics, such as Toby Jones.
PhoncipleBone
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Solo said:
X-Men also has Fox. That is a demerit.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Solo said:
Unlike a lot of others, Vaughn is a big part of the reason that I'm not hyped for X-Men. Not a fan at all. The only film I like of his is Layer Cake. No, Stardust didn't do it for me, I'm sorry. Add FOX to the mix and you've got a real challenge on your hands. Like I've said before, only Singer's involvement (which will probably be limited) gives me hope.
Out of the 4 superhero films in 2011, I have to say Green Lantern is my #1 pick. Beyond that I think it's really a toss up and it's way too early to call. I want Thor to be really good, but the early footage wasn't encouraging at all. I want Captain America to be good, but... whatever I said above. I don't even know enough about X-Men First Class to comment much on it, but it's a Fox movie in the X-Men franchise, coming after X3 and Wolverine. Can't say that instills any confidence in me.
Towards the end of WW2 after a major mission he falls into the ocean and is frozen in ice. The modern day SHIELD finds his body eventually and they defrost him to find that he's still alive. He then has to adjust to modern day life, and is a founding member of the Avengers.
Socreges said:So Cap America originates in the 1940s? But he's supposed to join Iron Man for the Avengers in the 21st century? How does that work?
I don't read comic books, so please try and avoid nerdy condescension.
Towards the end of WW2 after a major mission he falls into the ocean and is frozen in ice. The modern day SHIELD finds his body eventually and they defrost him to find that he's still alive. He then has to adjust to modern day life, and is a founding member of the Avengers.
lightless_shado
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Socreges said:So Cap America originates in the 1940s? But he's supposed to join Iron Man for the Avengers in the 21st century? How does that work?
I don't read comic books, so please try and avoid nerdy condescension.
Was frozen, got thawed and now fights in the 21st century. I don't know exactly which story they'll use. The one I remember is that he got frozen in a glacier and nick fury and some shield agents found and unfroze him.
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