Comments on: David Dobkin to Direct The Flash http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/27/david-dobkin-to-direct-the-flash/ Blogging the Reel World Sun, 7 Sep 2008 06:55:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: KEL http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/27/david-dobkin-to-direct-the-flash/#comment-98420 KEL Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:24:42 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/27/david-dobkin-to-direct-the-flash/#comment-98420 I hear ya goldfarb. I guess they figured this guy made one movie about a guy in a red suit,and that he may as well do another. if wally is Flash in the Flash film,then barry had better get LOTS and LOTS of screentime in JLA. He's just all around the best Flash IMO. remember,the guy that's directing iron man made Elf,and IM looks awesome,so maybe this film has some hope after all. I hear ya goldfarb. I guess they figured this guy made one movie about a guy in a red suit,and that he may as well do another. if wally is Flash in the Flash film,then barry had better get LOTS and LOTS of screentime in JLA. He’s just all around the best Flash IMO. remember,the guy that’s directing iron man made Elf,and IM looks awesome,so maybe this film has some hope after all.

]]> By: goldfarb http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/27/david-dobkin-to-direct-the-flash/#comment-97892 goldfarb Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:44:58 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/27/david-dobkin-to-direct-the-flash/#comment-97892 I'm on the verge of just giving up thinking about ALL these films (although I know I'll fail), the 'creative teams', the casting of the /very young/, the 'strike while the iron is hot' mentality...and the strike, the 'vision'...it all makes for very bad vibes... comics have ALWAYS suffered in translation to the big screen for one funamental reason: studios are full of people who don't know anything about comics. the average age of a comic book reader is ~25, not 12. and the average movie viewer is, I think, also about 25 (I can't find much to support this but I think it's about right) this is why we get such bad films, they are compromised right from the start...comics, these days, at least the good ones, are not PG or even PG-13... we'll never see a Miricleman movie...never see a /real/ Constantine movie...it's just the OC with powers... oh and speaking of Powers...can any of you imagine a 'Powers' movie? - it'll never happen. I’m on the verge of just giving up thinking about ALL these films (although I know I’ll fail), the ‘creative teams’, the casting of the /very young/, the ’strike while the iron is hot’ mentality…and the strike, the ‘vision’…it all makes for very bad vibes…
comics have ALWAYS suffered in translation to the big screen for one funamental reason: studios are full of people who don’t know anything about comics.
the average age of a comic book reader is ~25, not 12.
and the average movie viewer is, I think, also about 25 (I can’t find much to support this but I think it’s about right)
this is why we get such bad films, they are compromised right from the start…comics, these days, at least the good ones, are not PG or even PG-13…
we’ll never see a Miricleman movie…never see a /real/ Constantine movie…it’s just the OC with powers…
oh and speaking of Powers…can any of you imagine a ‘Powers’ movie? - it’ll never happen.

]]> By: Andy http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/27/david-dobkin-to-direct-the-flash/#comment-97410 Andy Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:42:32 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/27/david-dobkin-to-direct-the-flash/#comment-97410 You expected a Justice League pic to be anything but a bastardized version of the other flicks? Dream on. You expected a Justice League pic to be anything but a bastardized version of the other flicks? Dream on.

]]> By: Lorn http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/27/david-dobkin-to-direct-the-flash/#comment-97268 Lorn Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:50:45 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/27/david-dobkin-to-direct-the-flash/#comment-97268 So the reason we can't get Bale or Welling or even Routh was because every director deserves their own "vision" and new actors to go along with it. But Flash will be made with Miller's sloppy seconds? I call BULLSHIT. Warners is just too cheap to pay Bale or Welling multi pic deals. So the reason we can’t get Bale or Welling or even Routh was because every director deserves their own “vision” and new actors to go along with it. But Flash will be made with Miller’s sloppy seconds?

I call BULLSHIT. Warners is just too cheap to pay Bale or Welling multi pic deals.

]]> By: American Clichester http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/27/david-dobkin-to-direct-the-flash/#comment-96875 American Clichester Sun, 28 Oct 2007 06:29:00 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/27/david-dobkin-to-direct-the-flash/#comment-96875 TERRIBLE NEWS. Did that guy really use the "outrun" yourself line? He should die while jogging. Peter, I don't understand the wide skepticism over George Miller. He's a very technical and colorful director, and very accomplished in a wide spectrum of genres. Say what you want about Happy Feet, the animation was flawless. Babe? Babe is a very well made family film that has a lot of value, and Babe 2 is just a weird beast all together. Mad Max? C'mon, that alone gives him credit to direct action, the others speak for the CGI. Back to the Flash, this has me worried. It definitely gives a heads up as to what the tone of JLA will be if a comedy director is doing the first satellite film. This guy is a freaking hack. Fred Claus looks terrrrible. I dunno. I'm not the biggest fan of David Goyer but I wanted to see his ideas for his Flash film, which he always teases are beyond Superman/Batman et al. Sounds like they're going for PG. Worked for Fantastic 4. TERRIBLE NEWS. Did that guy really use the “outrun” yourself line? He should die while jogging. Peter, I don’t understand the wide skepticism over George Miller. He’s a very technical and colorful director, and very accomplished in a wide spectrum of genres. Say what you want about Happy Feet, the animation was flawless. Babe? Babe is a very well made family film that has a lot of value, and Babe 2 is just a weird beast all together. Mad Max? C’mon, that alone gives him credit to direct action, the others speak for the CGI.

Back to the Flash, this has me worried. It definitely gives a heads up as to what the tone of JLA will be if a comedy director is doing the first satellite film. This guy is a freaking hack. Fred Claus looks terrrrible. I dunno. I’m not the biggest fan of David Goyer but I wanted to see his ideas for his Flash film, which he always teases are beyond Superman/Batman et al.

Sounds like they’re going for PG. Worked for Fantastic 4.

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