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Trailer

Already seen it, of course. Amazing little trailer, can't wait!

Yeah looks cool - as long as they ramp up the action & tone down the "Dawsons Creek" angst shite.

'Dawsons Creek angst shite?' - You mean the bits where people, y'know, act and stuff?

Lovin' the black cossie. Tho it looked way cooler in the comix with its big white spidee logo.

Hope the Sandman effects in the pic above are unfinished - cos that looks poo...

I'm confident they'll make Sandman work in the movie. Spider-Man 2 set a new standard for superhero fights on film, in my opinion. The fight scene on the train is just incredible. Sam Raimi is a god. Hail to the King, baby.

By the way Hex, your sig (which I totally love by the way) made me think, are you looking forward to the Transformers movie? I just saw the teaser and its totally pointless. Comes across like Armageddon 2 or something...Mr Bay worries me deeply!

I'm cautiously optimistic about the Transformers... although some of the things I've been hearing about it are a bit worrying. I mean a flatscreen tv transformer? An Xbox transformer? I wonder how much Microsoft is paying for that.

While Michael Bay has directed some really shitty films, he knows how to direct huge action. The Island was a step forward for him, and I'm hoping he can make Transformers fun, if nothing else. Also, apparently producer Spielberg is a huge fan of the Transformers from way back, let's hope that translates into a good movie.

JIMBO wrote:'Dawsons Creek angst shite?' - You mean the bits where people, y'know, act and stuff?

Absolutely. That was what set Spiderman 2 above all else in the genre. The balance of emotive story and action was perfect, and I hope there is just as much in number three.

I have high hopes for this.

WOW!!! That looks f##king good!

This one looks nice and dark.

I like the black costume.

I already know the ending to this one.

Spider-Man 2 did the action stuff well, but the love story was still handled really badly. Far too slow-moving and dreary - drags the whole movie right down.

Plus I think Mary Jane's been done all wrong in this series, and simply isn't appealing enough. She's a proper slut in the first film - she gets off with three or four different guys! Peter Parker's too good for a girl like that, so you don't sympathise with his obsession over her - which you're clearly supposed to, when it takes up such a big portion of the movies.

Hopefully in this one they'll concentrate more on Peter himself. I know they've cast... um... whatsherface as his new love interest, so hopefully that'll move things away from Mary Jane. Spider-Man 4's where all the Venom stuff's going to kick off though. That should be fun.

And for the record, Superman: The Movie is the best superhero film. Batman Begins is way better than the Spider-Man movies as well.

I really enjoyed the Dawson Creekish style of their relationship.
I disagree with Dung in the "slut" stakes.
But then I think shes cute anyway and I would put up with the fact that shes the local bike

Batman Begins is also a good film, but I tend to lean toward The Hulk as my favourite "Superhero" film.

But then I really really fancy Jennifer Connelly, since I saw her in Labrynth all those years ago.....

I disagree with you on Superman: the Movie. But I hate the character Superman, so that might color my perception of that movie.

Batman Begins was fantastic, though, can't argue there.

Top 5 superhero movies in my opinion:

1. X-Men 2
2. Batman Begins
3. Spider-Man 2
4. Spider-Man 1
5. X-Men 1

Also, while I adore Batman Begins, the fight scenes aren't to my tastes. The cuts are way too quick, so you don't really see what's happening.

Hexaphim wrote:Also, while I adore Batman Begins, the fight scenes aren't to my tastes. The cuts are way too quick, so you don't really see what's happening.

That's the point - the whole film is about distraction and confusion so that your enemy doesn't know what he's up against. The fight scenes convey that brilliantly.

The Spider-man films are way better than Batman Begins, which i thought was utter shite!

For super heros you can't beat Spider-man......FACT.

I rather like the original Superman films, even though he is by far and away the most ridiculous superhero - you just can't make pants on the outside cool no matter what you do! Which explains the success of Smallville - no pants!

Loved the Spidee films so far, he was always my favourite, but I personally find the casting of the Mary Jane a bit lukewarm. She's supposed to be a fairly brash and racy kinda girl that Pete just can't hope to get, but she's just DULL in the films. Plus Spiderman always had the best 'comedy-one-liners-whilst-bashing-badguys' routine in the comics which is strangely absent in the movies. Oh and the Goblins costume in the first film was godawful - could have been anyone under there.

Gotta agree with Hex on Xmen 2 - that was ACE!

Thought Hulk was good until they started with the giant poodle...