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May 13, 2013#1

BananaHands

Okay HalForums, I've seen threads like this all over the place, but I want to know what you guys think.

Since the explosion of all these comic book films, which characters do you think had the best casting?

I'll go with the obvious:

J.K. Simmons. Here's hoping he's J. Jonah in ASM2.

May 13, 2013#2

Reverent-one

Equally obvious (IMO anyway): RDJ as Tony Stark, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury (Ultimates version), and Patrick Stewart as Prof X.

And whatever issues the FF movies had, Chris Evans as Johnny Storm and Michael Chiklis as the Thing were great matches.

May 13, 2013#3

Covar

Reverent-one said:
... Chris Evans as Johnny Storm ... were great matches.

[DOUBLEPOST=1368461116][/DOUBLEPOST]Christopher Reeves as Clark Kent/Superman.

Most the Marvel Studio's casting choices have been dead on, and when they haven't been, the actors/actresses do such a solid job with the role it's a non-issue.

May 13, 2013#4

Gilgamesh

The all time great: Christopher Reeve as Superman. There has never been a better Clark Kent AND Superman played since.
Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, hopefully they'll let him talk this time.
James Marsden as Cyclops, seriously underated for the fantastic job he did bringing that character to life.
Chris Evans is the all American man, so his Captain America was dead on.
Michael Clark Duncan as Kingpin. When I heard the casting, I was up in arms. In the end, he was the ONLY good thing about that movie.
Same for Heath Ledger's Joker. So many people say that he only got so much hype because he died. I say he's the only one who's ever gotten Joker right on the screen.

Now for some dislikes:
I actually disagree with the choice of Thor. He didn't make me feel like he was a Norse God AT ALL. More like a Norse Teenager with some powers.
As much as I love Ian McKellan as an actor, I actually feel he didn't embody Magneto AT ALL despite people constantly saying he was great.
The entire cast of Daredevil with exception above.
Christian Bale as Batman. Those films did well DESPITE him, not BECAUSE of him. He didn't pull off a convincing Batman OR Bruce Wayne.

May 13, 2013#5

BananaHands

Gilgamesh said:
The all time great: Christopher Reeve as Superman. There has never been a better Clark Kent AND Superman played since.
Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, hopefully they'll let him talk this time.
James Marsden as Cyclops, seriously underated for the fantastic job he did bringing that character to life.
Chris Evans is the all American man, so his Captain America was dead on.
Michael Clark Duncan as Kingpin. When I heard the casting, I was up in arms. In the end, he was the ONLY good thing about that movie.
Same for Heath Ledger's Joker. So many people say that he only got so much hype because he died. I say he's the only one who's ever gotten Joker right on the screen.

Now for some dislikes:
I actually disagree with the choice of Thor. He didn't make me feel like he was a Norse God AT ALL. More like a Norse Teenager with some powers.
As much as I love Ian McKellan as an actor, I actually feel he didn't embody Magneto AT ALL despite people constantly saying he was great.
The entire cast of Daredevil with exception above.
Christian Bale as Batman. Those films did well DESPITE him, not BECAUSE of him. He didn't pull off a convincing Batman OR Bruce Wayne.

MCD was a wonderful Kingpin, such a shame that we'll never get to see that again and it was in such a terribly done film.

James Marsden though? I mean, I think I just have a bad taste in my mouth from how poorly written his character was.

Oooh! Oooh!

Ron Perlman was great as Hellboy. I really hope they make him Thanos.

May 13, 2013#6

ThatNickGuy

I really wish Chiklis could come back as The Thing. He was awesome. Also agreed on MCD as Kingpin, but disagree that the movie is that bad. Especially the Director's Cut, which is much better. I've said that dozens of times already on here, though.

A few of mine:

-ALL of the evil exes in Scott Pilgrim were perfect. In fact, everyone except Michael Cera were perfectly cast. Cera did a good enough job, but he was a very different Pilgrim from the comics.
-I'm surprised no one's mentioned Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. He looks and acts the part.
-Brandon Routh as Superman. Say what you will about Superman Returns, but he actually did a pretty outstanding job in the role for what he was given.
-Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach in Watchmen. I might have personally disliked the film, but at least Rorschach was totally spot on from beginning to end.
-Alfred Molina as Doc Ock in Spider-Man 2. Nuff said.

And a few not so good:
-Pretty much the rest of the casting for Watchmen, especially Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre II.
-Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern. He should've stuck with Deadpool and got that movie made.
-Jessica Alba as the Invisible Woman and Julian McMahon as Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four movies. McMahon just wasn't the right actor for such a bombastic character and Alba was just wrong on every level.

May 13, 2013#7

Gilgamesh

BananaHands - Nothing saying about the script, Marsden made a fantastic Cyclops. Arrogant, but caring of those in his care. A leader who had confidence on the outside but could tell his insecurities ran deep.

ThatNickGuy - Triple yes on Rorschach. He made that movie.

May 13, 2013#8

Ravenpoe

ThatNickGuy said:
-Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern. He should've stuck with Deadpool and got that movie made.

He was only bad because he was playing Hal. He would have made a good Kyle Raynor.

On the subject of terrible casting, how about Halle Berry as Storm?

May 13, 2013#9

Gilgamesh

Ravenpoe said:
On the subject of terrible casting, how about Halle Berry as Storm?

All the -Let's cast a pretty face instead of someone who would get the character and do a good job-
Halle Berry as Catwoman, as Storm.
Jessica Alba as Sue Summers.
January Jones as Emma Frost.

Another note of bad casting:
The entire cast of Batman Forever. Even though Carrey was FUNNY, he was no Edward Nigma.

May 13, 2013#10

Ravenpoe

Gilgamesh said:
All the -Let's cast a pretty face instead of someone who would get the character and do a good job-
Halle Berry as Catwoman, as Storm.
Jessica Alba as Sue Summers.
January Jones as Emma Frost.

Another note of bad casting:
The entire cast of Batman Forever. Even though Carrey was FUNNY, he was no Edward Nigma.

You know, in regards to Jim Carrey, I think given a better script and a better director, he could make an excellent Riddler. Unfortunately, he was typecast for his Ace Ventura personality in green spandex.

May 13, 2013#11

Piotyr

Ian McKellen may have not worked out so much as Magneto, but he and Christopher Lee were perfect castings for Gandalf and Saruman, respectively.[DOUBLEPOST=1368468233][/DOUBLEPOST]

Ravenpoe said:
He was only bad because he was playing Hal. He would have made a good Kyle Raynor.

On the subject of terrible casting, how about Halle Berry as Storm?

Halle Berry made a bad Storm, and a worse Catwoman.

May 13, 2013#12

ThatNickGuy

Gilgamesh said:
The entire cast of Batman Forever. Even though Carrey was FUNNY, he was no Edward Nigma.

I disagree. I think they were trying for a Frank Gorshin version of The Riddler, which works if you look at it from that point of view. Chris O'Donnell, I'll grant you. He was annoying.

I also think Val Kilmer had one of the better balances between both Batman and Bruce Wayne. He wasn't great at either compared to others, but in terms of a being good on both ends instead of strong on one, I thought he was okay. You look at the others that have played Batman and they're great at one half and not so great at the other. Michael Keaton was a GREAT Batman, but not a very good Bruce Wayne. Bale was a great Bruce Wayne but not a very good Batman, most of which for that fucking gravely voice, which is fine in short one-liners ("SWEAR TO ME!") but terrible for long speeches like talking with the Joker. And honestly, as bad as Clooney was a Batman, I thought he was fantastic as Bruce Wayne.

May 13, 2013#13

Ravenpoe

Piotyr said:
Ian McKellen may have not worked out so much as Magneto, but he and Christopher Lee were perfect castings for Gandalf and Saruman, respectively.[DOUBLEPOST=1368468233][/DOUBLEPOST]
Halle Berry made a bad Storm, and a worse Catwoman.

I didn't think Catwoman needed to be mentioned, because everything about that movie was awful. I don't even fault Berry for that one, it was doomed from the start and she was contractually obligated. I liked that she accepted her raspberry award in person.[DOUBLEPOST=1368468458][/DOUBLEPOST]

ThatNickGuy said:
Bale was a great Bruce Wayne but not a very good Batman, most of which for that fucking gravely voice

His voice was fine, as heard in Batman Begins. It was the second two where the studio decided to alter his voice to be deeper in post that made it sound ridiculous.

May 13, 2013#14

BananaHands

Ravenpoe said:
On the subject of terrible casting, how about Halle Berry as Storm?

"Let's take away all the Kenyan backstory and just make her a sexy girl with lightning powers"

Oh, great. Just saw she's back in Days of Future Past.

May 13, 2013#15

strawman

Ravenpoe said:
I think given a better script and a better director

That, is suspect, is the case for a lot of seemingly bad casting calls, and also the reason for success on what we might now consider "perfect" matches.

May 13, 2013#16

Piotyr

One other casting I consider poor that many like: Jack Nicholson as the Joker.

May 13, 2013#17

Gilgamesh

Piotyr said:
Ian McKellen may have not worked out so much as Magneto, but he and Christopher Lee were perfect castings for Gandalf and Saruman, respectively.

Truth.

ThatNickGuy said:
I disagree. I think they were trying for a Frank Gorshin version of The Riddler, which works if you look at it from that point of view.

That's fine and all, but that's not the point of view most people who go in expecting AND I'm sure that wasn't what the director was going for anyway.

Ravenpoe said:
I didn't think Catwoman needed to be mentioned, because everything about that movie was awful. I don't even fault Berry for that one

I think we're straying from the topic though, it's about who's perfectly cast and embodies the character well. She really didn't.

Piotyr said:
One other casting I consider poor that many like: Jack Nicholson as the Joker.

Definitely. Love Jack, but that wasn't a Joker.

May 13, 2013#18

BananaHands

Some Good -

Some meh:

Some bads (IMO):

Special Mention (AKA, not super heroes but comic based and best casted film of all time):

May 13, 2013#19

Covar

I disagree about Kevin Spacey, I thought he did a wonderful job playing Gene Hackman.

May 13, 2013#20

Gilgamesh

Covar said:
I disagree about Kevin Spacey, I thought he did a wonderful job playing Gene Hackman.

Holy crap that's hilarious. Also I'd put Spacey in bad instead of meh. Luthor is way way smoother.

May 13, 2013#21

BananaHands

Gilgamesh said:
Holy crap that's hilarious. Also I'd put Spacey in bad instead of meh. Luthor is way way smoother.

I put him in meh because he had the look, not the 'tude.[DOUBLEPOST=1368474555][/DOUBLEPOST]Oh, one more casting that was surprisingly great:

May 13, 2013#22

Gusto

May 13, 2013#23

Chad Sexington

Willem Dafoe was great as Norman Osborne But good god I hated him as Green Goblin. I can't decide if it was his fault or the Power Ranger quality costume, but either way, it was impossible to take him seriously.

May 13, 2013#24

BananaHands

Chad Sexington said:
Willem Dafoe was great as Norman Osborne But good god I hated him as Green Goblin. I can't decide if it was his fault or the Power Ranger quality costume, but either way, it was impossible to take him seriously.

Agreed on the power ranger costume, his voice as the Goblin was amazing though. They should have went with this costume:

May 13, 2013#25

Gilgamesh

Gusto said:

I'm going against the grain here. While I thought the character was great and the acting was great, I never really saw him as Loki. There was WAY too much direct involvement. I don't think I've liked anything of the Thor films so far sadly.

May 13, 2013#26

BananaHands

Gilgamesh said:
I'm going against the grain here. While I thought the character was great and the acting was great, I never really saw him as Loki. There was WAY too much direct involvement. I don't think I've liked anything of the Thor films so far sadly.

I'm torn on him. I thought he did a wonderful job, but he was too baby-faced pretty for me (Thor too).

Now this motherfucker as Loki? Would have been great.

But alas, I wouldn't have been such a successful film without the eye candy.

May 13, 2013#27

Frank

BananaHands said:
Agreed on the power ranger costume, his voice as the Goblin was amazing though. They should have went with this costume:

That makeup always makes me think of Quark from DS9.

ThatNickGuy said:
-Pretty much the rest of the casting for Watchmen, especially Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre II.

I think other than Silk Spectre and Ozymandias, the rest of the cast was pretty decent.

May 13, 2013#28

KCWM

I agree with a lot of the castings in this thread.

When it comes to non comics, I think that, for the most part, the Harry Potter series were pretty spot on.

May 13, 2013#29

ThatNickGuy

I'm likely alone in this, but I wish that the Lord of the Rings movies hired actual little people (midget? dwarf? I don't know what the correct term is these days) for the hobbit roles. I mean, you've got great actors out there like Peter Dinklage and Warwick Davis. Not to mention the money they could've saved instead of having to come up with complicated shots and special effects in order to use regular sized actors.

May 13, 2013#30

Bowielee

ThatNickGuy said:
I'm likely alone in this, but I wish that the Lord of the Rings movies hired actual little people (midget? dwarf? I don't know what the correct term is these days) for the hobbit roles. I mean, you've got great actors out there like Peter Dinklage and Warwick Davis. Not to mention the money they could've saved instead of having to come up with complicated shots and special effects in order to use regular sized actors.

I love Warwick Davis, but calling him a great actor is kind of a stretch.

May 13, 2013#31

PatrThom

No love for Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon?

Also, Bob Hastings as the voice for Gordon in the cartoons? Spot. On. Exactly what I expected.

--Patrick

May 13, 2013#32

strawman

ThatNickGuy said:
I'm likely alone in this, but I wish that the Lord of the Rings movies hired actual little people (midget? dwarf? I don't know what the correct term is these days) for the hobbit roles. I mean, you've got great actors out there like Peter Dinklage and Warwick Davis. Not to mention the money they could've saved instead of having to come up with complicated shots and special effects in order to use regular sized actors.

Yeah, I'm going to have to disagree with you there. They may have been able to find a few little people that fit a few of the hobbit roles, but there were four hobbits that played a main role in all three films, and finding the right little people with the skills and the look they were going for would have been very difficult, if not impossible without essentially changing the characters.

I know a lot of people aren't impressed by the acting of those who were cast as hobbits, but I found them very good.

Further, you can't get around the fact that many little people have a distinctly different build and body style, proportionately:

http://www.diffen.com/difference/Dwarf_vs_Midget

Many medical conditions leading to short stature also lead to disproportionately shortened limbs (arms, legs). While you and others might have preferred that look for the hobbits, they were clearly described in the books as looking like humans, just smaller, like children.

Little people generally do not look like children or small adults.

May 13, 2013#33

BananaHands

PatrThom said:
No love for Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon?

Also, Bob Hastings as the voice for Gordon in the cartoons? Spot. On. Exactly what I expected.

--Patrick

Bryan Cranston also did a spectacular job in Year One as Gordon!

May 13, 2013#34

bhamv3

I think pretty much all of the cast of the Sin City movie were perfect. With the possible exception of Jessica Alba, who plays a stripper who doesn't actually strip. Mickey Rourke and Benicio del Toro were particular standouts for me.

May 13, 2013#35

ThatNickGuy

bhamv3 said:
I think pretty much all of the cast of the Sin City movie were perfect. With the possible exception of Jessica Alba, who plays a stripper who doesn't actually strip. Mickey Rourke and Benicio del Toro were particular standouts for me.

Eh, she was still dancing erotically. I read somewhere that Alba refuses to do nude, which I say good on her. I don't think the lack of nudity hurt the movie at all.

May 13, 2013#36

bhamv3

ThatNickGuy said:
Eh, she was still dancing erotically. I read somewhere that Alba refuses to do nude, which I say good on her. I don't think the lack of nudity hurt the movie at all.

Oh I agree, she did quite well, and the lack of nudity didn't hurt the film. However, the fact that she plays a stripper means her lack of nudity places her just shy of "perfect" on the casting scale.

May 14, 2013#37

Just Me

Moving to comics, I always loved what thy did with the looks for those two franchises:

May 14, 2013#38

Gilgamesh

bhamv3 said:
I think pretty much all of the cast of the Sin City movie were perfect. With the possible exception of Jessica Alba, who plays a stripper who doesn't actually strip. Mickey Rourke and Benicio del Toro were particular standouts for me.

Don't forget the amazingly creepy performance of Elijah Wood. So unexpected.

May 14, 2013#39

ThatNickGuy

Gilgamesh said:
Don't forget the amazingly creepy performance of Elijah Wood. So unexpected.

I'd love to see Elijah Wood face off with a Weeping Angel.

May 14, 2013#40

checkeredhat

Say what you will about the Popeye movie (It probably deserves it), but I DEFY you to think of someone better suited to play Olive Oyle than Shelley Duvall.

bowielee reminded me of this move not too long ago and then when the Flintstones got mentioned it popped back into my head.

May 14, 2013#41

Shawn

I really thought Thomas Jane was the perfect Punisher.

May 14, 2013#42

Gilgamesh

Shawnacy said:
I really thought Thomas Jane was the perfect Punisher.

Yes.
That's a perfect example of no matter how bad a script or how bad a director a film has, a person can shine through as a character. That's why I won't back Halle Berry in her shitty Catwoman role.

May 14, 2013#43

ThatNickGuy

I actually liked Ray Stevenson in Punisher: War Zone, too. He felt more like a broken man who came from a military background.

May 15, 2013#44

Shawn

Gilgamesh said:
Yes.
That's a perfect example of no matter how bad a script or how bad a director a film has, a person can shine through as a character. That's why I won't back Halle Berry in her shitty Catwoman role.

I didn't think it was that bad. I wouldn't have gone with Travolta, but most everyone else was okay. It sort of had that B-movie grind-house feel without going too over the top (up until the car-lot scene). It's very brutal in it's violence. But as far as Punisher movies go it was pretty bad-ass. His family is killed in the most gruesome manner possible. You feel his pain. You feel why he's doing what he's doing. I've never read "Welcome Home" but I heard it's very close to that particular story-line. The Russian was an interesting and cartoonish character (Or Popeye the Hit-man as I liked to call him), but he still worked. Again my only complaint was that Travolta feels very out of place for the type of movie. I don't really see him in any comic-book role.

May 15, 2013#45

Frank

ThatNickGuy said:
I actually liked Ray Stevenson in Punisher: War Zone, too. He felt more like a broken man who came from a military background.

He looks fucking uncannily like the comic character too. He kind of sucked in the role though, but that could be the director's fault since Stevenson is a perfectly capable actor.

I really enjoyed War Zone too. It was fucking insane.

May 15, 2013#46

Charlie Don't Surf

Jigsaw is the greatest villain in comic book cinema history, he makes Ledger's Joker look like COMMUNITY THEATER

May 15, 2013#47

Frank

Movie was so fucking rad.

May 15, 2013#48

BananaHands

Gentlemen, how would you cast Ghost Rider?

May 15, 2013#49

Gilgamesh

Ghost Rider, another property I really hope Marvel Studios gets back.

May 15, 2013#50

evilmike

Gilgamesh said:
Ghost Rider, another property I really hope Marvel Studios gets back.

'Ghost Rider' movie rights return to Marvel

May 15, 2013#51

ThatNickGuy

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Jigsaw is the greatest villain in comic book cinema history, he makes Ledger's Joker look like COMMUNITY THEATER

May 15, 2013#52

Gilgamesh

evilmike said:
'Ghost Rider' movie rights return to Marvel

May 15, 2013#53

Charlie Don't Surf

If you think anyone other than Nick Cage can do Ghost Rider justice, then lol to you sir

May 15, 2013#54

SpecialKO

Sacrilegious it may sound, I actually thought that Jason Momoa made a perfect Conan (from the books/comics sense), even if the movie was pretty darn bad.

Rachel Nichols was also perfectly cast as "objectively freakin' hot" in that film.

May 15, 2013#55

BananaHands

Charlie Don't Surf said:
If you think anyone other than Nick Cage can do Ghost Rider justice, then lol to you sir

Tell me you wouldn't watch a Ghost Rider movie with this guy playing Johnny Blaze. TELL ME YOU WOULDN'T.

May 15, 2013#56

Covar

I wouldn't, but the again it would take a lot to get me to see/care about a Ghost Rider movie. Never saw the appeal.

May 15, 2013#57

sixpackshaker

dude, SKULL ON FIRE!

May 15, 2013#58

ThatNickGuy

I'll likely lose points or have to hand in my card or something, but...who is that, BananaHands?

Also for another possibility, how about Josh Halloway? Aka: Sawyer from Lost?

May 15, 2013#59

Charlie Don't Surf

ThatNickGuy said:
I'll likely lose points or have to hand in my card or something, but...who is that, BananaHands?

Also for another possibility, how about Josh Halloway? Aka: Sawyer from Lost?

Plays Jamie Lannister on Game of Thrones, probably has had the most difficult role to play across three seasons so far on a show that is basically a playground for actors to be showy.

May 15, 2013#60

ThatNickGuy

Ah. That explains it. I don't watch Game of Thrones, so wouldn't recognize him.

May 15, 2013#61

Ravenpoe

BananaHands said:

I have a confusing mancrush on this man.

May 15, 2013#62

sixpackshaker

Ravenpoe said:
I have a confusing mancrush on this man.

But, he's an asshole.

May 15, 2013#63

Ravenpoe

sixpackshaker said:
But, he's an asshole.

I like Jaime, he's a very complex character.

Huh... maybe I like badboys.

May 15, 2013#64

sixpackshaker

May 15, 2013#65

Frank

If he were skinnier, more Bostonian and had fucked up teeth, then he'd be an asshole.

May 16, 2013#66

sixpackshaker

In that photo he looks just like Leary. Yeesh and Leary is 13 years older.

May 16, 2013#67

fade

If we're talking casting on looks, divorced from the terrible movie, I thought the kids in Airbender were carbon copies of their cartoon counterparts, regardless of whether they were Asian or not.

May 16, 2013#68

Gusto

Since no one has said it yet:

Many, many characters from Game of Thrones. Notably Arya, Varys, Tyrion, Tywin, and Cersei.

May 16, 2013#69

BananaHands

Joffrey was so well cast it's un-friggin'-believable.

May 16, 2013#70

Bowielee

I've been thinking about this. DoesnSam Jackson as Nick Fury really count seeing as his character in the comic is actually based on him?

May 16, 2013#71

BananaHands

Bowielee said:
I've been thinking about this. DoesnSam Jackson as Nick Fury really count seeing as his character in the comic is actually based on him?

If anything it's the opposite. Especially now in 616 that Nick Fury actually had a black son who lost his eye and calls himself Nick Fury.

May 16, 2013#72

sixpackshaker

Bowielee said:
I've been thinking about this. DoesnSam Jackson as Nick Fury really count seeing as his character in the comic is actually based on him?

But there is nobody better to cast as Sam Jackson than Sam Jackson...

May 16, 2013#73

SpecialKO

sixpackshaker said:
But there is nobody better to cast as Sam Jackson than Sam Jackson...

May 16, 2013#74

Bowielee

BananaHands said:
If anything it's the opposite. Especially now in 616 that Nick Fury actually had a black son who lost his eye and calls himself Nick Fury.

This is incorrect. The Ultimate universe introduced Nick Fury as a black man and was drawn to look exactly like Samuel L Jackson.

This is Nick Fury as he appeared in Ultimates issue 1, well before the Marvel movies came out.

They only changed the mainstream universe to reflect this and the movies.

May 16, 2013#75

sixpackshaker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Fury,_Jr.

May 16, 2013#76

BananaHands

Bowielee said:
This is incorrect. The Ultimate universe introduced Nick Fury as a black man and was drawn to look exactly like Samuel L Jackson.

This is Nick Fury as he appeared in Ultimates issue 1, well before the Marvel movies came out.

View attachment 10868

They only changed the mainstream universe to reflect this and the movies.

May 16, 2013#77

fade

Still better than Twilight.

May 16, 2013#78

Gryfter

This guy

Seriously, if you haven't seen Dredd yet you should.

May 16, 2013#79

PatrThom

Gryfter said:
This guy

Seriously, if you haven't seen Dredd yet you should.

Until yesterday, I didn't realize that was Karl Urban under there.

--Patrick

May 16, 2013#80

Ravenpoe

PatrThom said:
Until yesterday, I didn't realize that was Karl Urban under there.

--Patrick

I don't believe there's a face under there. Only another scowling chin.

May 16, 2013#81

Shawn

Speaking of Karl Urban

May 16, 2013#82

bhamv3

Karl Urban's been in so many great movies and roles, but unfortunately I can't look at him without associating him with the terrible Doom movie.

May 16, 2013#83

Gilgamesh

Gryfter said:
This guy

Seriously, if you haven't seen Dredd yet you should.

Yes Yes Yes.

May 17, 2013#84

Frank

Bowielee said:
I've been thinking about this. DoesnSam Jackson as Nick Fury really count seeing as his character in the comic is actually based on him?

Well, considering the last time they cast Nick Fury, we got David Hasselhoff, yeah I give them a pass as it being good casting.[DOUBLEPOST=1368777594][/DOUBLEPOST]

Gryfter said:
This guy

Seriously, if you haven't seen Dredd yet you should.

Liked the movie quite a bit and I like Karl Urban quite a bit too, but hell, A LOT of actors could have played Dredd well. The thing that made his casting as Dredd great was his respect for the source material (such as apparently refusing to take the helmet off in the movie, fuck you Sly).

May 17, 2013#85

Shawn

Frank said:
Well, considering the last time they cast Nick Fury, we got David Hasselhoff, yeah I give them a pass as it being good casting.[DOUBLEPOST=1368777594][/DOUBLEPOST]

Liked the movie quite a bit and I like Karl Urban quite a bit too, but hell, A LOT of actors could have played Dredd well. The thing that made his casting as Dredd great was his respect for the source material (such as apparently refusing to take the helmet off in the movie, fuck you Sly).

I credit the director of the movie more-so than anyone else really when it comes to esthetics such as Dredd never removing his helmet. Yes I suppose anyone could have played the part. I give Urban mad props for making it what it was WHILE wearing a helmet the entire time. The movie was awesome-sauce. Blurayed!

May 17, 2013#86

Frank

Shawnacy said:
I credit the director of the movie more-so than anyone else really when it comes to esthetics such as Dredd never removing his helmet. Yes I suppose anyone could have played the part. I give Urban mad props for making it what it was WHILE wearing a helmet the entire time. The movie was awesome-sauce. Blurayed!

I think a lot of actors could very well play the part as well as he did, but very, very few would have accepted doing it without taking off the helmet. Just look at like every single super hero movie. The masks end up off the face of the heroes more than they're on. Fuckin' Tobey MacGuire's Spider-Man's mask was shredded immediately in almost every scrap he was involved in.

It definitely makes his casting in the film great, just not entirely for his acting chops. I think anyway.

May 17, 2013#87

bhamv3

Let's see, Dredd, V for Vendetta... any others?

May 17, 2013#88

Frank

bhamv3 said:
Let's see, Dredd, V for Vendetta... any others?

Hugo Weaving was rad about that. I remember from an interview he said (paraphrased), "Who would want to look at my ugly mug anyway?".

May 17, 2013#89

Gilgamesh

I own both V for Vendetta and Dredd on Bluray and my collection is not very big at all.

May 17, 2013#90

BananaHands

Who would you guys like to see as Ant-Man?

May 17, 2013#91

sixpackshaker

BananaHands said:
Who would you guys like to see as Ant-Man?

Tom Cruise, then they would have to find somebody to play Hank Pym when he is normal sized.

May 17, 2013#92

ThatNickGuy

BananaHands said:
Who would you guys like to see as Ant-Man?

Nathan Fillon.

May 17, 2013#93

PatrThom

sixpackshaker said:
Tom Cruise, then they would have to find somebody to play Hank Pym when he is normal sized.

Hunter Parrish?

--Patrick

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