The Big Picture: Future Assembly
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I love the idea and I disagree with any who say it would alienate viewers. As its been mentioned Clerks/Mallrats/ChasingAmy/Dogma/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack/clerks2 aka the View Askiewneverse is a brilliant example of how 6 very thematically different films can share many unifying threads and only one of them kinda choked on its own self referencing (Jay and Bob) which IMHO is perfectly natural.
Like the Avengers, that was the big one intended to tie them all together. It can be done and it can be done well.
This is the media giving us a chance to prove it doesn't have dumb itself down to entertain us and I hope it succeeds...all though I fear what would happen if Ryan Renolds gets tapped again for a certain character in a JLA movie.
Like the Avengers, that was the big one intended to tie them all together. It can be done and it can be done well.
This is the media giving us a chance to prove it doesn't have dumb itself down to entertain us and I hope it succeeds...all though I fear what would happen if Ryan Renolds gets tapped again for a certain character in a JLA movie.
Haha yes the few times in Australia where we get a movie before the US I'm going to see it tonight wwwwwwwhhhhhhooooooo
I think Hollywood already has a big enough problem with derivative sequels, prequels and remakes without adding crossovers to the mix.
Besides, outside of a superhero movie it doesn?t make any sense. Superman and Batman together would be awesome, whereas the Indiana Jones Ark in the 10 Commandments is at the very least groan-worthy.
Besides, outside of a superhero movie it doesn?t make any sense. Superman and Batman together would be awesome, whereas the Indiana Jones Ark in the 10 Commandments is at the very least groan-worthy.
MonkeyPunch said:
OH MY GOD I KNOW!!!! I tried to show escapist content to some of my friends but not one was able to keep enough interest through the space janitor ad to actually want to watch the real feature. it is an ANTI ad I wish escapist janitors would clean up.
Interesting, I'd definitely be interested in this idea. Play your cards right and you could create entire worlds over the course of several movies.
P.S: I thought that Ark idea was pretty clever.
P.S: I thought that Ark idea was pretty clever.
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Bob, adjust your speaker volume please? Apparently you didn't hear half the Internet (including me) shouting H3LL YEAH when you made the Ark continuity suggestion.
But I think there's an IP problem with crossovers. Oh wait, it's not IP that's the problem, it's the IP LAWYERS that are the problem. Sorry for the mixup.
But I think there's an IP problem with crossovers. Oh wait, it's not IP that's the problem, it's the IP LAWYERS that are the problem. Sorry for the mixup.
lol, i live in hong kong and the avengers will be in cinemas tomorrow. and from the looks of it, there are many shows on that day. http://www.mclcinema.com/visMovieSelect.aspx?visSearchBy=cin&visCinID=002&visLang=2
to the indiana jones part, yeah, why not. sounds alright. lol.
to the indiana jones part, yeah, why not. sounds alright. lol.
Bob, that was a really, really stupid idea, and it feels like I should be criticizing you for talking about idiotic and dumb a premise would be to tie Indiana Jones to the actual Bible.
... So why is it that I still keeping thinking that such an idea would be absolutely brilliant?
In all honesty, movie continuity opens up a path for possibly better movie plots as movies are tied to one another and a 'universe' is built with some kind of domestic terrorist force that many protagonists from different parts of the American (because apparently foreign action heroes don't sell well in summer blockbusters) world fighting against and maybe come together in some sort of big, 'Avenger-esque' crossover, forcing the writers to actually pay some damn attention to what they're writing. At the same time, though, shameless plugging ahoy. We can only see whether or not the Avengers will cause this, though.
... So why is it that I still keeping thinking that such an idea would be absolutely brilliant?
In all honesty, movie continuity opens up a path for possibly better movie plots as movies are tied to one another and a 'universe' is built with some kind of domestic terrorist force that many protagonists from different parts of the American (because apparently foreign action heroes don't sell well in summer blockbusters) world fighting against and maybe come together in some sort of big, 'Avenger-esque' crossover, forcing the writers to actually pay some damn attention to what they're writing. At the same time, though, shameless plugging ahoy. We can only see whether or not the Avengers will cause this, though.
Actually, when you consider spin-offs in television the idea of a shared universe is not that far fetched. There is a Cracked article that talks about it more, like how "The Wire" and "The X-Files" take place in the same universe along with "Homicide Life on the Street" and the "Law and Order Franchise".
There was also that time "Boston Public" and "The Practice" crossed over, even though they were on separate networks at the time. Or how TGIF would have cross overs of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch", "Boy Meets World", and the dozen or so shitty gimmick shows that revolved through their line up over the years.
Dwayne MacDuffie, god rest his soul, is also frequently credited with the "St. Elsewhere" idea of shared continuity, in that all television shows take place in the mind of one autistic child looking at a snow globe.
Here is the Cracked thing: http://www.cracked.com/article_19323_6-movie-tv-universes-that-overlap-in-mind-blowing-ways.html
There was also that time "Boston Public" and "The Practice" crossed over, even though they were on separate networks at the time. Or how TGIF would have cross overs of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch", "Boy Meets World", and the dozen or so shitty gimmick shows that revolved through their line up over the years.
Dwayne MacDuffie, god rest his soul, is also frequently credited with the "St. Elsewhere" idea of shared continuity, in that all television shows take place in the mind of one autistic child looking at a snow globe.
Here is the Cracked thing: http://www.cracked.com/article_19323_6-movie-tv-universes-that-overlap-in-mind-blowing-ways.html
Soooo, I've already seen The Avengers because it came out in Australia last night...
As long as the film industry doesn't abuse having a decent shared continuity for films like Bob said, I think this would be pretty neat.
As long as the film industry doesn't abuse having a decent shared continuity for films like Bob said, I think this would be pretty neat.
I think the arc thing would be an amazing easter egg at best.
But, I do hope the Avengers works. It could bring some new things to movies.
Bob, you could have used more examples when talking about superhero movie history. I don't normally have this problem and I feel like you're normally good with examples, but I kind of got lost around the middle.
But, I do hope the Avengers works. It could bring some new things to movies.
Bob, you could have used more examples when talking about superhero movie history. I don't normally have this problem and I feel like you're normally good with examples, but I kind of got lost around the middle.