Guest Mattdotcom Report post Posted August 31, 2002 I can't tell if they're ruining my childhood again or not... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted August 31, 2002 Jooooooooooker Oh you evil evil Jooooooooooker Why did you kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllllllll Rooooooooobin? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest J*ingus Report post Posted August 31, 2002 Hell, the general plotlines of Les Miserables and Phantom Of The Opera are darker than almost anything in Gotham country, and somehow they got transformed into blockbuster musicals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EdwardKnoxII Report post Posted August 31, 2002 You know what's really funny? There was an esp. of Batman Beyond were, on Bruce's B-Day, Terry takes him to see a musical of Batman. The play was about as campy as Adam West's Batman. But, really since Tim Burton is going to direct I think this has a chance to be really good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Renegade Report post Posted August 31, 2002 As long as its not as bad as "Spiderman the musical" "Shudders at the thought" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest gthureson Report post Posted August 31, 2002 Hell, the general plotlines of Les Miserables and Phantom Of The Opera are darker than almost anything in Gotham country, and somehow they got transformed into blockbuster musicals. I don't think its the darkness of it thats being questioned. There is no doubt you can have a dark musical. Just check out Cabaret. Thats a real oddball, dark musical. And Joel Grey is just freaky in it. But... The presentation of superhero's in anything other than comic books is already touch and go. I can think of four...maybe five, good superhero movies. Thats in the entire history of movies. The dramatic reproduction of comic book character always carries with it a very high risk of everybody involved looking like a jackass and the end result being painful to watch. (See: Captain America from 1991 or 1979, Punisher with Dolph Lundgren *even though, in an odd way, I like that one*, the never-released Roger Corman Fantastic Four, Batman serials from the '50s when he is fighting Jap spies in Gotham, the list goes on.) So you have a medium that is pretty touch and go as to producing a dramatic product worth watching. X-Men wasn't that great a movie. But it didn't suck donkey balls, which is why it got raved about so much. When your choices for superhero movies have generally been some of the worst crap to hit the screen with the exception of Superman I and II and Batman I and II, X-Men looks like celluloid gold. And the last two good Marvel movies have been seriously aided by cutting edge special effects. Back to the point, you have a genre that has a rather dodgy past with producing live-action quality when they DON'T sing. Whether Burton is involved or not, its somewhat of a recipe for disaster. Yes, it might end up being a very intriguing, interesting, and possibly even good production. But history and the odds lay more towards it being a train wreck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mattdotcom Report post Posted August 31, 2002 A Spider-Man musical? Do tell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted August 31, 2002 Actually I was in a local perduction of Jekyll and Hyde. If Batman is anything like that it should be good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest starvenger Report post Posted August 31, 2002 >The presentation of superhero's in anything other than comic books is already touch and go. I can think of four...maybe five, good superhero movies. I agree, there was Superman I&II, Batman I&II and I'd throw Spider-Man in there as well. The old Rotoscoped Superman serials are also worth mentioning as well. >X-Men wasn't that great a movie. But it didn't suck donkey balls, which is why it got raved about so much. That's about what you expect with today's FX-laden movies. If it doesn't totally suck, and the effects rock, then people will love it. X-Men was great for what it was, which was an FX spotfest. This also explains the popularity of George Lucas' current movie. >And the last two good Marvel movies have been seriously aided by cutting edge special effects. Spider-Man was also aided by the fact that they actually tried to incorporate a story into the movie, though. Granted, Sam Raimi had a good lot of source material to work with, but remember that Captain America did as well. >Back to the point, you have a genre that has a rather dodgy past with producing live-action quality when they DON'T sing. Whether Burton is involved or not, its somewhat of a recipe for disaster. Yes, it might end up being a very intriguing, interesting, and possibly even good production. >But history and the odds lay more towards it being a train wreck. I'd agree on comic's dodgy (love that word, even though I rarely use it) past wrt movies. Frankly, I'm still expecting the Batuzi to make an appearance. And no, I don't expect to see Batman: the Musical on Broadway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
