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seriously, most of them are trash...too many concessions are made to 'realism' (only in a design sense, story logic, characterization and dialogue do not have to be realistic by any means) and so much of what makes these characters interesting is usually lost in translation.
This would take too long to explain but in a nutshell I think comic fans need to realise that these movies are adaptions and NOT direct translations of the source material. How faithful really depends on the director and his creative team. Sometimes characters prove challenging even for the most talented of directors to fully realise, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't try.
Also it should be noted that at times the movie adaptions have improved on aspects from their comic counterparts.
for every 'dark knight' or 'iron man', there's a 'ghost rider', spider-man 3, fantastic 4, punisher war zone, wolverine origins, superman returns, or elektra that'll make you want to gouge your eyes out.
With everything including comics themselves there is always trial and error. To be fair hollywood has been getting better at these movies as time has gone on, you may not agree but the longer these characters remain in the public eye, these film makers slowly but surely start to "get it".
you end up with captain america being a 'uso performer' who's embarassed of his costume. wtf?
You can't comment on this film yet since you haven't even seen a trailer yet. At least wait until you at least see leaked comic con footage before you start to bitch.
plus, as a comic fan, most of them make me cringe and i hate people asking me about them lol
If the movie makes you cringe then thats just because these comic characters are corny by their very nature, it's just not so apparent on the printed page.
And whats wrong in being asked about them, my friends ask me all the time, then info I give them only helps them to get excited even more for the characters.
if you're going to adapt a comic like spider-man or superman cinematically, why not do it in animation?
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