While disarming bombs in the amazon, Tony Stark finds his girlfriend Pepper Pots slashed and dead in her tent. Determined, Stark begins to use technology science to investigate who is responsible, things get worse when Jim Rhodes is found almost dead and injured in a nearby shrub. Marked on his suit armor is the mystical symbol of the Predator clan. Now Tony becomes a hunt for the evil creature known as the Predator....who will win the fight, home technology or foreign world technology.
" It's not the amount of villains, it's how you use them "
agreed also id like to see multiple villains in the FIRST film, if done properly. Daredevil had three (Elektra, Kingpin, and Bullseye) but was a lot better because of it. likewise, iron man only had one, but it still was pretty bad.
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HAHA clearly a reliable movie critic if he or she is seriously comparing Daredevil to Ironman. God, Daredevil was so bad. What is wrong with you? Also, multiple villains in a first movie is WAY TOO overwhelming, and would only target comic book fans. You think random movie goers are going to appreciate ridiculous characters and costumes flying all over the place? I'd like to see your first screenplay if you write one, sounds like you have some unique ideas for a pitch. "
I agree with Texas, it's bad for the audience to see so much colour and gloss the same mistake that films like Batman and Robin, Daredevil and Watchmen (works in the comic but not in film) made. As an aspiring screenwriter I have noticed that in order to make a really good comic adaption you have to make the characters real and your setting almost believable. You don't have to make it dark, but you need to bring in a sense of grittiness and grimness that harsh reality brings to the table. Not everyone (as a comic fan/film fan) wants to see a movie full of comic story arks such as CIVIL WAR or SECRET WARS turned to screen because it will come to them as a large gimmick that film studios try to encapsulate to rake in children. When it comes to film I think adding your own story ark is the best. "
it isn't very aloyal or kind to tell the comic book writers and fans screw you i wanna write something else im just using your characters for money. you dont have to make secret wars, but maybe you could keep asome story arc. in fact, i b et you do your just not saying it. "
No, it's not telling the fans and writers "screw you" as you have stated. It's telling them "hey, listen, in the film world certain things just won't work. You need to leave it to us writers and directors to come up with a story that would suit people who have not smelt a comic in their lives and of course make the fanboys happy." An example I can give is a film like Iron Man, it made those people unfamiliar with the book satisfied with the character and claim they were fans even when they hadn't even smelt the comic before and it made the fanboys say "Awesome". That's your goal.
It isn't about money, however as you know, life is all about money and in the case of film studios. You have to make money to eat and you have to make money to make those cool fight sequences happen. So there, I have made my case.
" It's not the amount of villains, it's how you use them "
agreed also id like to see multiple villains in the FIRST film, if done properly. Daredevil had three (Elektra, Kingpin, and Bullseye) but was a lot better because of it. likewise, iron man only had one, but it still was pretty bad.
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HAHA clearly a reliable movie critic if he or she is seriously comparing Daredevil to Ironman. God, Daredevil was so bad. What is wrong with you? Also, multiple villains in a first movie is WAY TOO overwhelming, and would only target comic book fans. You think random movie goers are going to appreciate ridiculous characters and costumes flying all over the place? I'd like to see your first screenplay if you write one, sounds like you have some unique ideas for a pitch. "
I agree with Texas, it's bad for the audience to see so much colour and gloss the same mistake that films like Batman and Robin, Daredevil and Watchmen (works in the comic but not in film) made. As an aspiring screenwriter I have noticed that in order to make a really good comic adaption you have to make the characters real and your setting almost believable. You don't have to make it dark, but you need to bring in a sense of grittiness and grimness that harsh reality brings to the table. Not everyone (as a comic fan/film fan) wants to see a movie full of comic story arks such as CIVIL WAR or SECRET WARS turned to screen because it will come to them as a large gimmick that film studios try to encapsulate to rake in children. When it comes to film I think adding your own story ark is the best. "
i noticed nobodsy minded x-men. it had tons of heroes and villains even in the first film. "
Because X-Men is X-Men...what are you going to do make it just about Professor X?
" It's not the amount of villains, it's how you use them "
agreed also id like to see multiple villains in the FIRST film, if done properly. Daredevil had three (Elektra, Kingpin, and Bullseye) but was a lot better because of it. likewise, iron man only had one, but it still was pretty bad.
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HAHA clearly a reliable movie critic if he or she is seriously comparing Daredevil to Ironman. God, Daredevil was so bad. What is wrong with you? Also, multiple villains in a first movie is WAY TOO overwhelming, and would only target comic book fans. You think random movie goers are going to appreciate ridiculous characters and costumes flying all over the place? I'd like to see your first screenplay if you write one, sounds like you have some unique ideas for a pitch. "
I agree with Texas, it's bad for the audience to see so much colour and gloss the same mistake that films like Batman and Robin, Daredevil and Watchmen (works in the comic but not in film) made. As an aspiring screenwriter I have noticed that in order to make a really good comic adaption you have to make the characters real and your setting almost believable. You don't have to make it dark, but you need to bring in a sense of grittiness and grimness that harsh reality brings to the table.
Not everyone (as a comic fan/film fan) wants to see a movie full of comic story arks such as CIVIL WAR or SECRET WARS turned to screen because it will come to them as a large gimmick that film studios try to encapsulate to rake in children. When it comes to film I think adding your own story ark is the best.
" It's not the amount of villains, it's how you use them "
agreed also id like to see multiple villains in the FIRST film, if done properly. Daredevil had three (Elektra, Kingpin, and Bullseye) but was a lot better because of it. likewise, iron man only had one, but it still was pretty bad.
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Iron Man was excellent you can't be serious that Daredevil was at all a great film. It was nothing but a blatant remark on comic book adaptions and how stupendous they can be with cheap written scripts. Stane was a creepy villain that gave you the chills he has a certain stature to him that is just plain out menacing.
" I think the idea that each sequel has to be bigger & better than the last movie, ends up being a detriment to the overall film. I don't understand why no one seems to follow the James Bond model for films. It's only been successful for five decades. Each new film serves as a continuation of the character, who is involved in a brand new adventure. It doesn't have to pick up 10 minutes after the last film ended. The Indiana Jones films follow the Bond model, to great effect. Yes, you can put these films into a chronological order if you absolutely must, but they all also stand very well on their own. They're not just chapters, they're their own books. Shoehorning a dozen extra characters into a film might sell a few more tickets to the people who've waited their whole lives to see the Melter or Killer Moth on the big screen. Historically, though, it doesn't really showcase those characters or serve the story. The Riddler clearly outshone Two-face in Batman Forever. Poison Ivy played second fiddle to Mr.Freeze in Batman & Robin, with Bane barely showing up. Spider Man III has so many adversaries jockeying for position that they're practically elbowing each other in the face for screen time. I don't doubt that, if written well, you could successfully pull off an army of super villains in any given film. The problem, though, is, how often is it ever really written well? There's no shame in telling a really good story that focuses on the conflict of one really well-fleshed out adversary against one really well-fleshed out protagonist. Hollywood should try it more often. "
Yeah but the studios want to make money, and from now on we will have seven villains on film all in 3-D of course.
" I think if the use of villians pertains to the 3rd Batman film the villians should something that can be used in a way that's more or less believable. I wouldn't want to see Clayface, or Poison Ivy in the film. The Riddler could be done because of the itellect battle, and the Penguin because of his arms dealing and black market habbits, but for the lesser roles Deadshot minus the shiny suit. I think the Ventrioquist would be great because of the creepiness of the guy. An old man yelling at people thru a puppet can be done real well, and I think an audience who has no idea what enjoy the hell out him. A lot of people didn't know who the Scarecrow was and look how well he was. "
I dunno an old man and a puppet it kind of goes back to the days of corniness don't you think.
" @Emperor Gonzo Noir: Agreed. You don't need a bunch of villains to make it good. Just one villain really written well. Let's say you were making another good Bat movie. Could you include only The Riddler and make it good? Of course you could! A good villain with a lot depth can keep the hero busy throughout the movie. There are so many good Bat villains that this could be done easily. Iron Man? Hmm.. he's got who..? Whiplash in this one? MMM.. yeah.. maybe you should add more characters. IMO, i don't think Whiplash could carry it on his own. As for other Iron Man villains... other than the Mandarin, I don't think he has any others that could carry a story on their own. "
Iron Man has no one interesting except for a bottle of jack.
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