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Buckeye513 said:
Spiderman
Dare Devil
Punisher
Fantastic Four
Batman
Incredible Hulk
Elektra
and now Superman

They're going to run out of comic books soon.
Fads. :shake:
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They have been doing movies based on comics for years and years, I wouldn't say it is a fad at all. Superman shows/movies go back to the 50's I beleive. There were cheesy Spiderman movies made in the 70's. So there is no way you can call comic book books a fad, circular sure, but as long as the movies are actually well written and well produced comic books are an easy way to make a good action movie while telling a good story. Most of the fan base is already there, you just have to find a good story to latch on to and turn it into a movie. So they are far from a fade
 
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buckeyefool said:
They have been doing movies based on comics for years and years, I wouldn't say it is a fad at all. Superman shows/movies go back to the 50's I beleive. There were cheesy Spiderman movies made in the 70's. So there is no way you can call comic book books a fad, circular sure, but as long as the movies are actually well written and well produced comic books are an easy way to make a good action movie while telling a good story. Most of the fan base is already there, you just have to find a good story to latch on to and turn it into a movie. So they are far from a fade
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Spider-Man came out in 2002
Dare Devil in 2003
Incredible Hulk in 2003
Punisher in 2004
Spider-Man 2 in 2004
Elektra in 2005
Batman Begins in 2005
Fantastic Four in 2005

That's 8 movies based on comic books released in a 4-year span. Yeah, I'd call it a fad.
 
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Buckeye513 said:
Spiderman
Dare Devil
Punisher
Fantastic Four
Batman
Incredible Hulk
Elektra
and now Superman

They're going to run out of comic books soon.
Fads. :shake:
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The X-Men and Spiderman movies were fantastic...they made it worth sitting through some of the other crappy ones (Hulk, Elektra, Catwoman) for.

I'm a HUGE Superman fan, but the trailers for this Superman movie tells me this thing is going to suck big time. First and foremost, their casting of Superman was terrible.

I doubt I even watch this one.
 
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Buckeye513 said:
Spider-Man came out in 2002
Dare Devil in 2003
Incredible Hulk in 2003
Punisher in 2004
Spider-Man 2 in 2004
Elektra in 2005
Batman Begins in 2005
Fantastic Four in 2005

That's 8 movies based on comic books released in a 4-year span. Yeah, I'd call it a fad.
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Xmen 2000
Xmen2 2003
Batman and Robin 1997
Batman Forever 1995
Batman Returns 1992
Batman 1989
Superman IV 1987
Superman III 1983
Superman II 1981
Superman 1978
Blade 1998
Blade II 2002
Blade III 2004
Dick Tracy 1990

I could keep going but i will stop now. As you can see of the movies I have listed they go back to 1978. That is almost 30 years. So once again comic book movies......not a fad
 
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buckeyefool said:
Xmen 2000
Xmen2 2003
Batman and Robin 1997
Batman Forever 1995
Batman Returns 1992
Batman 1989
Superman IV 1987
Superman III 1983
Superman II 1981
Superman 1978
Blade 1998
Blade II 2002
Blade III 2004
Dick Tracy 1990

I could keep going but i will stop now. As you can see of the movies I have listed they go back to 1978. That is almost 30 years. So once again comic book movies......not a fad
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Please tell me, how much did the Batman movies in the 90's and Superman movies in the 80's make in the box offices compared to Spider-Man's $403 million alone in 2002? Comic book movies are more popular and are making more money right now than they ever have before.
 
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Buckeye513 said:
Please tell me, how much did the Batman movies in the 90's and Superman movies in the 80's make in the box offices compared to Spider-Man's $403 million alone in 2002? Comic book movies are more popular and are making more money right now than they ever have before.
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513 I know buckeyefool personally and know better than to ever get into a debate with him about movies, TV, wrestling, or comic books.

I think he's proved his point.
 
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Buckeye513 said:
Please tell me, how much did the Batman movies in the 90's and Superman movies in the 80's make in the box offices compared to Spider-Man's $403 million alone in 2002? Comic book movies are more popular and are making more money right now than they ever have before.
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When adjusted for inflation.

<TABLE cellSpacing=0><THEAD><TR><TH> </TH><TH>Released</TH><TH>Film Name</TH><TH>Total Box Office</TH></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=middle>1977</TD><TD align=left>Star Wars</TD><TD align=right>$1,012,785,986</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>2</TD><TD align=middle>1982</TD><TD align=left>ET: The Extra-Terrestrial</TD><TD align=right>$836,075,432</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=middle>1997</TD><TD align=left>Titanic</TD><TD align=right>$801,330,773</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>4</TD><TD align=middle>1980</TD><TD align=left>Empire Strikes Back, The</TD><TD align=right>$591,388,817</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>5</TD><TD align=middle>1983</TD><TD align=left>Return of the Jedi</TD><TD align=right>$578,423,035</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>6</TD><TD align=middle>1993</TD><TD align=left>Jurassic Park</TD><TD align=right>$536,911,818</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>7</TD><TD align=middle>1999</TD><TD align=left>Star Wars: Phantom Menace</TD><TD align=right>$529,866,325</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>8</TD><TD align=middle>1981</TD><TD align=left>Raiders of the Lost Ark</TD><TD align=right>$515,440,596</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>9</TD><TD align=middle>1994</TD><TD align=left>Forrest Gump</TD><TD align=right>$499,673,369</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>10</TD><TD align=middle>1994</TD><TD align=left>Lion King, The</TD><TD align=right>$475,768,310</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>11</TD><TD align=middle>1977</TD><TD align=left>Close Encounters of the Third Kind</TD><TD align=right>$463,013,454</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>12</TD><TD align=middle>1978</TD><TD align=left>Grease</TD><TD align=right>$444,630,884</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>13</TD><TD align=middle>1984</TD><TD align=left>Ghostbusters</TD><TD align=right>$441,694,049</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>14</TD><TD align=middle>2004</TD><TD align=left>Shrek 2</TD><TD align=right>$436,721,700</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>15</TD><TD align=middle>2002</TD><TD align=left>Spider-Man</TD><TD align=right>$432,940,282</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>16</TD><TD align=middle>1996</TD><TD align=left>Independence Day</TD><TD align=right>$430,853,566</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>17</TD><TD align=middle>1990</TD><TD align=left>Home Alone</TD><TD align=right>$421,602,958</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>18</TD><TD align=middle>1984</TD><TD align=left>Beverly Hills Cop</TD><TD align=right>$421,137,739</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>19</TD><TD align=middle>1989</TD><TD align=left>Batman</TD><TD align=right>$391,577,724</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>20</TD><TD align=middle>2003</TD><TD align=left>Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</TD><TD align=right>$386,177,918</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The origianl Superman come is at 27th
<TABLE cellSpacing=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=right>27</TD><TD align=middle>1978</TD><TD align=left>Superman</TD><TD align=right>$356,767,550</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

As you can see Spiderman is at 15th, Batman at 19th if you go through the entire list you would see that the sequal to both Superman and Batman are ahead of movies such as the Xmen series. So once again, not a fad.
 
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Buckeye513 said:
Spiderman
Dare Devil
Punisher
Fantastic Four
Batman
Incredible Hulk
Elektra
and now Superman

They're going to run out of comic books soon.
Fads. :shake:
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I guess we should expect that out of a freaking 16 year old. Believe it or not They've already made 4 Superman movies probably all before you were born. You also probably haven't seen Supergirl (hottie). You forgot X-Men so don't be surprised when X-Men 3 comes out in May. I can't wait for Bluntman and Chronic to come out. :p :pimp:
 
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