Movies: Captain Marvel

[Osprey]

The need for nerds to comment on how much of a fit someone is for a role based on nothing but trailers and looks is really pathetic. Let's see the movie, then pass judgment. I don't remember this whole "this actor doesn't do X enough/other actor Y would have been better" happening for any of the male stars.

I think that that says more about what you want to remember and want to accuse. To be honest, the need for some people to play the sexism card whenever criticism involves females is more disturbing (or, to use your term, "pathetic") than the pre-judgment that you're condemning, IMO.

I meant more for the superhero stuff but fair point.

"Keaton's casting [as Batman in Batman (1989)] caused a controversy among comic book fans, with 50,000 protest letters sent to Warner Bros. offices. Bob Kane, Sam Hamm and Michael Uslan also heavily questioned the casting. 'Obviously there was a negative response from the comic book people. I think they thought we were going to make it like the 1960s TV series, and make it campy, because they thought of Michael Keaton from Mr. Mom and Night Shift and stuff like that.'"

"Affleck's casting [as Batman in Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice] caused significant backlash from comic book fans, with multiple online petitions demanding his removal from the role; unlike previous Batman actors, he was not considered intimidating enough for the role by the protesters."

 

[ThePhoenixx]

I meant more for the superhero stuff but fair point.

There have been questions concerning male superhero casting since Batman. I'm talking 1960's Batman.

 

[Jussi]

Still looks fine.

If this weren't the lead in to The Avengers I probably wouldn't see it in theatres since I don't know/care about the main character (I skipped Dr. Strange and the Guardians movies for the same reason) but with Avengers right around the corner I will definitely see it. Probably opening night.

Hoping its good. The trailers don't do a ton for me, but hopefully that just means they are making an effort to keep the story under wraps.

And I still hate that shield hat. That isn't a 90's style baseball cap at all. It looks like they went down to the New Era store yesterday and had them stitch the logo onto a hat off the shelf. Nobody except for MLB players wore fitted hats back then.

How do you know SHIELD didn't come up with them in the first place?

 

[Backhandbeauty]

Still looks fine.

If this weren't the lead in to The Avengers I probably wouldn't see it in theatres since I don't know/care about the main character (I skipped Dr. Strange and the Guardians movies for the same reason) but with Avengers right around the corner I will definitely see it. Probably opening night.

Hoping its good. The trailers don't do a ton for me, but hopefully that just means they are making an effort to keep the story under wraps.

And I still hate that shield hat. That isn't a 90's style baseball cap at all. It looks like they went down to the New Era store yesterday and had them stitch the logo onto a hat off the shelf. Nobody except for MLB players wore fitted hats back then.

Fitted hats were huge then. My friends and I had tons of them in junior high through highschool in the mid 90s.

 

[beowulf]

Still looks fine.

If this weren't the lead in to The Avengers I probably wouldn't see it in theatres since I don't know/care about the main character (I skipped Dr. Strange and the Guardians movies for the same reason) but with Avengers right around the corner I will definitely see it. Probably opening night.

Hoping its good. The trailers don't do a ton for me, but hopefully that just means they are making an effort to keep the story under wraps.

And I still hate that shield hat. That isn't a 90's style baseball cap at all. It looks like they went down to the New Era store yesterday and had them stitch the logo onto a hat off the shelf. Nobody except for MLB players wore fitted hats back then.

And what style baseball caps do you think we had in the 90s? Mine were all fitted...

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

And what style baseball caps do you think we had in the 90s? Mine were all fitted...

ditto

your hats weren't sh*t if they werent either:

a. fitted

b. those white college hats with the bars

c. a black Raiders (early 90s) or a Yankees (late 90s)

 

[NyQuil]

They've actually done a decent job with casting Batman.

Keaton, Bale and yes, even Affleck, have all pulled off the Caped Crusader.

 

[Pilky01]

This is what 90's hats looked like prior to like 1996, 1997'ish. Fitted hats were extremely uncommon until late in the decade.

 

[NyQuil]

Jesus Christ, this is what the internet is for.

A roundtable discussion on the assessment of whether fitted caps in a movie trailer are an anachronism.

I liked the line about "SHIELD inventing fitted caps".

Well done, you.

It's the "transparent aluminum" defence.

In any event, they had fitted caps in the 90s. It was height of "Starter" fashion when everyone was wearing Bulls, Raiders, Kings, Hornets, Sharks, Rockies, Marlins gear and I had a fitted Hornets hat to look cool.

This would have been around 1991-1992.

 

[The Macho King]

That NWA picture is from the 80s.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Lest we forget...

 

[Jussi]

Lest we forget...

That's turn of the millenium...

 

[x Tame Impala]

That's turn of the millenium...

1997-99

 

[beowulf]

LOL let's get back on topic and forget about the fitted hats!

 

[Pilky01]

 

[beowulf]

Sucks they changed his name from Chewie to Goose. You'd think they would keep Chewie considering Star Wars belongs to Disney also now.

 

[Pilky01]

Goose is meant to be a Top Gun reference right?

I wonder if Top Gun exists in the MCU and its a super popular movie at the time of Captain Marvel.

 

[beowulf]

Goose is meant to be a Top Gun reference right?

I wonder if Top Gun exists in the MCU and its a super popular movie at the time of Captain Marvel.

Only thing I can think of given the name and her being a pilot.

 

[Pilky01]

Closest I have come to seeing Top Gun the movie is going on Top Gun the ride at Canada's Wonderland.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

They've actually done a decent job with casting Batman.

Keaton, Bale and yes, even Affleck, have all pulled off the Caped Crusader.

You forgot the best Batman of them all....






....Clooney.

 

[NyQuil]

You forgot the best Batman of them all....






....Clooney.

LOL, he was ok, he just didn't have any screentime.

Val Kilmer just didn't look like Bruce Wayne.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

I meant more for the superhero stuff but fair point.

Heath Ledger's casting as the Joker was universally hated and caused a huge s**t storm among comic book fans/the internet.

And then the movie came out and the sentiment flipped 180*

 

[Neutrinos]

They've actually done a decent job with casting Batman.

Keaton, Bale and yes, even Affleck, have all pulled off the Caped Crusader.

I really wasn't a fan of Bale as Batman

I think Affleck has done a great job though

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Heath Ledger's casting as the Joker was universally hated and caused a huge s**t storm among comic book fans/the internet.

And then the movie came out and the sentiment flipped 180*

I wasn't very active online back then so I guess I missed it.

I mean I didn't even know who Heath Ledger was before The Dark Knight

 

[x Tame Impala]

I wasn't very active online back then so I guess I missed it.

I mean I didn't even know who Heath Ledger was before The Dark Knight

You also missed the other 5 examples proving your whining “female superheroes get more scrutiny than male superheroes” nonsense