Comments on: Why Comic-Book Geeks Need to Get Over Comic-Book Movies http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/ reading material to get excited about Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:40:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Pumpy http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-45780 Pumpy Fri, 09 May 2008 14:28:20 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-45780 I'd like to add that, following your last paragraph, more kids should be encouraged to read comic books instead of watching comic book heroes on the big screen. I’d like to add that, following your last paragraph, more kids should be encouraged to read comic books instead of watching comic book heroes on the big screen.

]]> By: Craig Larson http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44924 Craig Larson Mon, 05 May 2008 19:52:05 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44924 The Punisher is just a lame rip-off of Mack Bolan, The Executioner, and there's really not much you can do with a guy whose sole purpose in life is to kill as many gangsters as possible. How can someone like that be redeemed? It's boring to read the same story, over and over. I'd agree that most comics fans of my experience do not fit the nerd stereotype (though maybe I'm just saying that to make myself feel better). Also, it must be said again, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer was just a plain bad movie, as was the original Fantastic Four. I don't understand why Marvel would entrust one of their biggest comics to an untested (and untalented) director, not once but TWICE!! You've only got to look so far as last weekend's Iron Man to see the logic in this--easily one of the best superhero movies ever, not to mention just the plain old, best-reviewed movie of the year so far (94% fresh at Rottentomatoes.com). A superhero film can be good and it can also be entertaining, and you shouldn't cut it slack just because it's a big summer blockbuster with nothing but "fun" on its mind. The Punisher is just a lame rip-off of Mack Bolan, The Executioner, and there’s really not much you can do with a guy whose sole purpose in life is to kill as many gangsters as possible. How can someone like that be redeemed? It’s boring to read the same story, over and over. I’d agree that most comics fans of my experience do not fit the nerd stereotype (though maybe I’m just saying that to make myself feel better). Also, it must be said again, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer was just a plain bad movie, as was the original Fantastic Four. I don’t understand why Marvel would entrust one of their biggest comics to an untested (and untalented) director, not once but TWICE!! You’ve only got to look so far as last weekend’s Iron Man to see the logic in this–easily one of the best superhero movies ever, not to mention just the plain old, best-reviewed movie of the year so far (94% fresh at Rottentomatoes.com). A superhero film can be good and it can also be entertaining, and you shouldn’t cut it slack just because it’s a big summer blockbuster with nothing but “fun” on its mind.

]]> By: Matt Adder http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44848 Matt Adder Mon, 05 May 2008 13:17:01 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44848 The real question I want answered is how can they keep making lame-o Punisher movies?! It's one of their biggest franchises, and yet no one likes the movies. I think they created it by ripping off EVERY 1980's action flick, cutting out the plot, and then rolling it out. Oh wait - I think I answered my first question. MOMMY!!! The real question I want answered is how can they keep making lame-o Punisher movies?! It’s one of their biggest franchises, and yet no one likes the movies. I think they created it by ripping off EVERY 1980’s action flick, cutting out the plot, and then rolling it out. Oh wait - I think I answered my first question. MOMMY!!!

]]> By: admin http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44434 admin Sat, 03 May 2008 15:28:05 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44434 I don't think every summer movie is automatically good when it fails to be fun (like TRANSFORMERS). I don’t think every summer movie is automatically good when it fails to be fun (like TRANSFORMERS).

]]> By: Chris http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44276 Chris Fri, 02 May 2008 19:23:22 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44276 I go to the movies to have a good time too, but sometimes the movie doesn't cooperate. Spiderman 1 and 2, Batman, Batman Begins are good movies. I even liked The Punisher. But Fantastic Four was terrible. It was an overlong boring version of their origin story with terrible jokes and awful performances. It sure was dumb! The Jack Kirby/Stan Lee stories were inventive and fun, maybe goofy, but not dumb. And even if they were, that's no excuse to make a movie that's dumb. Or an excuse to enjoy it ;) I don't know what to make of it when people react to criticism of a movie by saying "oh, it was just supposed to be a fun movie." So, every summer movie or action movies is automatically good? By the way, your blog is awesome :) I go to the movies to have a good time too, but sometimes the movie doesn’t cooperate. Spiderman 1 and 2, Batman, Batman Begins are good movies. I even liked The Punisher.

But Fantastic Four was terrible. It was an overlong boring version of their origin story with terrible jokes and awful performances. It sure was dumb! The Jack Kirby/Stan Lee stories were inventive and fun, maybe goofy, but not dumb. And even if they were, that’s no excuse to make a movie that’s dumb. Or an excuse to enjoy it ;)

I don’t know what to make of it when people react to criticism of a movie by saying “oh, it was just supposed to be a fun movie.” So, every summer movie or action movies is automatically good?

By the way, your blog is awesome :)

]]> By: Allan http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44259 Allan Fri, 02 May 2008 18:22:39 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44259 OHMYGOD! I actually agree with something Louis wrote! UNCLEAN! UNCLEAN! I must scrub my body with bleach until I am pure again! OHMYGOD! I actually agree with something Louis wrote! UNCLEAN! UNCLEAN! I must scrub my body with bleach until I am pure again!

]]> By: Louis Fowler http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44252 Louis Fowler Fri, 02 May 2008 17:19:15 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44252 Obviously you haven't met Harry Knowles. Obviously you haven’t met Harry Knowles.

]]> By: Louis Fowler http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44248 Louis Fowler Fri, 02 May 2008 17:03:16 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44248 I don't live with my mom, my mom lives with me. I don’t live with my mom, my mom lives with me.

]]> By: Greg Cox http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44247 Greg Cox Fri, 02 May 2008 16:54:15 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/humor/why-comic-book-geeks-need-to-get-over-comic-book-movies/#comment-44247 I actually agree with the gist of this piece, but one request: can we please retire the cliche about the nerdy comic book fan who lives in his parent's basement? Not only is it pretty tired at this point, I'm not sure it actually bears any resemblance to reality. Seriously, has anyone ever met one of these fabled creatures? I've been reading comic books for pretty much my entire life and I never have. Of my own immediate circle of comic-book fanatic friends, who get together every Wednesday to hash out the latest developments in the lives of the X-Men and the Justice League, I can't think of a single individual to whom this description applies. Heck, most of us have kids and mortgages these days! There may be an actual basement-dwelling nerd somewhere out there, playing D&D with Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, but they're hardly representative of the typical comic book fan. I actually agree with the gist of this piece, but one request: can we please retire the cliche about the nerdy comic book fan who lives in his parent’s basement? Not only is it pretty tired at this point, I’m not sure it actually bears any resemblance to reality.

Seriously, has anyone ever met one of these fabled creatures? I’ve been reading comic books for pretty much my entire life and I never have. Of my own immediate circle of comic-book fanatic friends, who get together every Wednesday to hash out the latest developments in the lives of the X-Men and the Justice League, I can’t think of a single individual to whom this description applies. Heck, most of us have kids and mortgages these days!

There may be an actual basement-dwelling nerd somewhere out there, playing D&D with Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, but they’re hardly representative of the typical comic book fan.

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