It'll be very interesting to see where this one goes.
Okay, so I stand corrected: Maybe there WILL actually be male viewers tuning into Agent Carter. At least for the first episode.Sam Favate said:Has everyone seen this? It's an ant-size preview of Ant Man. For the full version, you have to watch the premiere of Marvel's Agent Carter on Tuesday.
If you like it, that's fine--Better you than me.Josh Steinberg said:I understand that not every show is to everyone's tastes and I think that's ok, but to make blanket statements about "Agent Carter" specifically (or shows with strong female characters in general) as being unappealing to all male audiences, I find that offensive.
Same here. Don't know what he's on about. But it's always something, isn't it?Josh Steinberg said:I'm a male, last time I checked. I'm very interested in watching "Agent Carter" - I loved her character in the first Captain America movie, and perhaps even more than that, I loved the period atmosphere and vibe of the Marvel one-shot. I understand that not every show is to everyone's tastes and I think that's ok, but to make blanket statements about "Agent Carter" specifically (or shows with strong female characters in general) as being unappealing to all male audiences, I find that offensive.
Insanity! That's not the way it works on the Internet. The Internet is a place to be educated about why the things you like aren't any good. Anyway, back to Ant-Man, I agree that Marvel has been doing some clever stuff with their marketing. I'm looking forward to the trailer.Josh Steinberg said:All I'm suggesting is perhaps it's not right to make blanket statements about what men like to watch (or what women like to watch, for that matter). You have your set of personal preferences in what you watch, and I have mine - and I would never think to tell you that what you like is "wrong" or that you shouldn't like it. I would simply ask for the same courtesy in return. While I don't agree with your reasons for not liking what's on TV right now, that's your opinion and I would never attempt to take it from you. Again, I would just like the same courtesy in return, instead of coming away with the sense that I'm being told that what I like is wrong or that I'm wrong to like it.
Hey, I said there was nothing wrong with his watching it--Last I heard, "You'll be sor-reee!" was not a statement of malice.Sean Bryan said:Insanity! That's not the way it works on the Internet. The Internet is a place to be educated about why the things you like aren't any good.
And lets us get over the shock that Yellowjacket (ie. the enemy, not the Pym Yellowjacket...or maybe it turns out to be?) now apparently has extra cyber-appendages.Sean Bryan said:Anyway, back to Ant-Man, I agree that Marvel has been doing some clever stuff with their marketing. I'm looking forward to the trailer.
Sean Bryan said:The teaser looks cool. But I wonder, is it too late to change the name?
I thought it looked incredibly cheesy and it had me laughing when it was over, especially when he shrunk and rode other bugs. The first thing I said to my wife was that maybe this comic book movies fad should end if this is what it is coming to.
I don't and have never been a comic book reader so I am unfamiliar with all these characters outside of the movies.
Adam Lenhardt said:I really like the look of the film, but that's not a surprise since Peyton Reed has always been a visually talented director.
What worries me is the screenplay credit: the only people credited are Adam McKay, whose prior screenwriting resume consists entirely of stupid comedies and who was brought in mere weeks before production started, and franchise star Paul Rudd. It just reeks of a script written on the fly, with each day's pages written the night before. I hope I'm wrong.
I think McKay was the head writer at SNL for a while too. Plus, he was in talks a few years ago to direct an adaptation of Garth Ennis' brilliant The Boys comic book so it seems like he's been trying to branch out into the comic book movie world.Adam Lenhardt said:What worries me is the screenplay credit: the only people credited are Adam McKay, whose prior screenwriting resume consists entirely of stupid comedies...
My understanding is that McKay was offered the director's chair, and he was interested but wasn't available based on the timeframe. He was, however, available enough to do the re-write of the script with Rudd. And I'm also of the understanding that the script maintains most of Wright's original script but incorporates the notes that Marvel wanted and Wright didn't.Adam Lenhardt said:What worries me is the screenplay credit: the only people credited are Adam McKay, whose prior screenwriting resume consists entirely of stupid comedies and who was brought in mere weeks before production started, and franchise star Paul Rudd. It just reeks of a script written on the fly, with each day's pages written the night before. I hope I'm wrong.