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[Guest The Aussie]

Nothing much going on here, just advertising my column that I'm writing for my website and I'd just like some peoples opinions on it. It's here at [url]http://www.freewebs.com/the-auzzie/[/url] Can other people post their thoughts on what I've been writing in my column so far?

[Remianen]

Who Cares for Canon was weak. No offense. But you could've come a bit stronger on that. Let's be honest, they castrated William Stryker. You seemed to leave out the fact that he killed over 40 mutant children riding in a school bus. He could've been portrayed as a religious crackpot like David Koresh or Jim Jones but Marvel let Fox ***** out. That's the main reason I despise X2. I hate X3 more for behind the scenes things (like costume design) though I also hate the depiction of Jean Grey as Phoenix/Dark Phoenix (come on! You mean they couldn't at least give her the damn [URL="http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/10000/9731/88063-dark-phoenix_400.jpg"]iconic costume[/URL]?!?) In my opinion, writing a blog is like driving the lane in basketball. Come strong or don't come at all. Don't get me wrong, I liked the site. I just picked that nit because I have a pretty strong opinion on the X-Men movies, being a lifelong X-Men fan (with Giant-size X-Men #1 in my possession ;)).

[Guest The Aussie]

[QUOTE=Remianen;407173]Who Cares for Canon was weak. No offense. But you could've come a bit stronger on that. Let's be honest, they castrated William Stryker. You seemed to leave out the fact that he killed over 40 mutant children riding in a school bus. He could've been portrayed as a religious crackpot like David Koresh or Jim Jones but Marvel let Fox ***** out. That's the main reason I despise X2. I hate X3 more for behind the scenes things (like costume design) though I also hate the depiction of Jean Grey as Phoenix/Dark Phoenix (come on! You mean they couldn't at least give her the damn [URL="http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/10000/9731/88063-dark-phoenix_400.jpg"]iconic costume[/URL]?!?) In my opinion, writing a blog is like driving the lane in basketball. Come strong or don't come at all. Don't get me wrong, I liked the site. I just picked that nit because I have a pretty strong opinion on the X-Men movies, being a lifelong X-Men fan (with Giant-size X-Men #1 in my possession ;)).[/QUOTE] Don't worry. I was pretty pissed off while I was writing it because I recently got about 25 odd years of X-Men comics including the limited-series like God Loves, Man Kills. I just realised that when I'm frustrated, the quality of almost everything that I do drops.

[NickC13573]

ya anger usually drops quality by a good 25%

[djthefunkchris]

[QUOTE=Remianen;407173]Who Cares for Canon was weak. No offense. But you could've come a bit stronger on that. Let's be honest, they castrated William Stryker. You seemed to leave out the fact that he killed over 40 mutant children riding in a school bus. He could've been portrayed as a religious crackpot like David Koresh or Jim Jones but Marvel let Fox ***** out. That's the main reason I despise X2. I hate X3 more for behind the scenes things (like costume design) though I also hate the depiction of Jean Grey as Phoenix/Dark Phoenix (come on! You mean they couldn't at least give her the damn [URL="http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/10000/9731/88063-dark-phoenix_400.jpg"]iconic costume[/URL]?!?) In my opinion, writing a blog is like driving the lane in basketball. Come strong or don't come at all. Don't get me wrong, I liked the site. I just picked that nit because I have a pretty strong opinion on the X-Men movies, being a lifelong X-Men fan (with Giant-size X-Men #1 in my possession ;)).[/QUOTE] Hell, I'd like to have seen Storm as the character she is in the comic's. She was alot stronger, I guess maybe Halle cannot do that part of her? Honestly, she has other talents then just controlling the weather.. Also, the costume would have probably get more ratings for the movie, lol.

[Guest The Aussie]

[QUOTE=djthefunkchris;407183]Hell, I'd like to have seen Storm as the character she is in the comic's. She was alot stronger, I guess maybe Halle cannot do that part of her? Honestly, she has other talents then just controlling the weather.. Also, the costume would have probably get more ratings for the movie, lol.[/QUOTE] That would have also helped me; In the comics when Storm lost her powers, she actually developed into a much more likeable character. Not to mention I would have applauded that costume also

[Self]

I just got increasingly pissed off with the way they punked out Cyclops. I'm not that familiar with the comics, but he seems like the type of guy I'd cheer for.

[Remianen]

[QUOTE=The Aussie;407184]That would have also helped me; In the comics when Storm lost her powers, she actually developed into a much more likeable character. Not to mention I would have applauded that costume also[/QUOTE] I dunno. After Forge's gun stole her powers, she turned into a whiner IMO. But she did learn other ways to get things done. [QUOTE=Self;407232]I just got increasingly pissed off with the way they punked out Cyclops. I'm not that familiar with the comics, but he seems like the type of guy I'd cheer for.[/QUOTE] I hate Cyclops. Not quite as much as I hate Captain America and Superman, but I still really hate him. Cyclops is always the one leashing Wolverine or Rogue or Sabretooth when they're about to go nuts on somebody. He's also the one whose fear of Jean's power, pretty much forces her to dumb down herself. The movie got one thing right. Jean, when merged with the Phoenix Force, has such fine control over her telekinetic powers that she can rearrange things at the molecular level. Think about that. How badass would you be if you could just scatter a villain's molecules to the winds? But she never did that because Scott was so fearful she'd "cross over to the dark side" again. Also, I don't like Cyclops because while married to Jean Grey, he had an affair with Emma Frost. Uhhh, hello? S'like being married to Adriana Lima and having an affair with Brooke Burke. Don't you already have a hot girl at home??? Redheads > blondes. Duh!

[Guest The Aussie]

[QUOTE=Remianen;407256] I hate Cyclops. Not quite as much as I hate Captain America and Superman, but I still really hate him. Cyclops is always the one leashing Wolverine or Rogue or Sabretooth when they're about to go nuts on somebody. He's also the one whose fear of Jean's power, pretty much forces her to dumb down herself. The movie got one thing right. Jean, when merged with the Phoenix Force, has such fine control over her telekinetic powers that she can rearrange things at the molecular level. Think about that. How badass would you be if you could just scatter a villain's molecules to the winds? But she never did that because Scott was so fearful she'd "cross over to the dark side" again. Also, I don't like Cyclops because while married to Jean Grey, he had an affair with Emma Frost. Uhhh, hello? S'like being married to Adriana Lima and having an affair with Brooke Burke. Don't you already have a hot girl at home??? Redheads > blondes. Duh![/QUOTE] I dislike Cyclops with a passion; there is nothing really remotely interesting about him characterwise and he seems like too much of a goodie-goodie. Of course, seeing as my favourite comic book character is Deadpool then I suppose I may have different tastes than overs.

[Self]

[QUOTE=Remianen;407256]I hate Cyclops. Not quite as much as I hate Captain America and Superman, but I still really hate him. Cyclops is always the one leashing Wolverine or Rogue or Sabretooth when they're about to go nuts on somebody. He's also the one whose fear of Jean's power, pretty much forces her to dumb down herself. The movie got one thing right. Jean, when merged with the Phoenix Force, has such fine control over her telekinetic powers that she can rearrange things at the molecular level. Think about that. How badass would you be if you could just scatter a villain's molecules to the winds? But she never did that because Scott was so fearful she'd "cross over to the dark side" again. Also, I don't like Cyclops because while married to Jean Grey, he had an affair with Emma Frost. Uhhh, hello? S'like being married to Adriana Lima and having an affair with Brooke Burke. Don't you already have a hot girl at home??? Redheads > blondes. Duh![/QUOTE] I can totally see why some people hate Cyke. Different strokes for different folks. I personally admire restraint, discipline and taking the big picture into account far more than going on rampages to solve all of your problems. Sure he has flaws; he's too straight laced, he can't fully-control his power, he gave into weakness and had an affair, but that just makes him more human to me, more vulnerable, more relatable. If I knew someone who could rearrange molecules at will, I'd be f$(%ing terrified. I totally get Cyclops' viewpoint. Redheads are generally better than blondes, but there's the hot/crazy scale to consider, and the fact that for every hot girl out there, there's someone tired of nailing her. If we all did whatever we wanted all of the time, the world would be a far more dangerous place. That's why people like Cyclops exist, and I respect the hell out of anyone who makes that sacrifice. [I](Disclaimer; I've read very few comics, a lot of what I'm talking about comes from movies, tv shows, second hand info and my general impressions of the character. Don't judge me too harshly if I've gotten something very wrong.)[/I]

[Self]

[QUOTE=The Aussie;407259]I dislike Cyclops with a passion; there is nothing really remotely interesting about him characterwise and he seems like too much of a goodie-goodie. Of course, seeing as my favourite comic book character is Deadpool then I suppose I may have different tastes than overs.[/QUOTE] LOVE Deadpool. Serious, serious love for him.

[Moe Hunter]

[QUOTE=Remianen;407173]Let's be honest, they castrated William Stryker. You seemed to leave out the fact that he killed over 40 mutant children riding in a school bus. He could've been portrayed as a religious crackpot like David Koresh or Jim Jones but Marvel let Fox ***** out. That's the main reason I despise X2.[/QUOTE] To be fair, Stryker killing the New X-Men came after X2. I have many issues with the X-Men movies... [QUOTE=djthefunkchris;407183]Hell, I'd like to have seen Storm as the character she is in the comic's. She was alot stronger, I guess maybe Halle cannot do that part of her? Honestly, she has other talents then just controlling the weather.. Also, the costume would have probably get more ratings for the movie, lol.[/QUOTE] This being one of them. Halle Berry was awful in all three movies. Her dialogue didn't help either, but come on! I'm not asking for the equally tardo cartoon version (100% melodrama), but at least show a little backbone. [QUOTE=Self;407232]I just got increasingly pissed off with the way they punked out Cyclops. I'm not that familiar with the comics, but he seems like the type of guy I'd cheer for.[/QUOTE] I know some people hate Cyclops (I did from the cartoon, he was a wanker), but it's insane to see him spend literally HALF his screentime in X2 CRYING, and then have all of five minutes before he dies in X3. I like Cyclops because he has a certain style visually, for the most part. Wolverine can go to hell for all I care - does he really need to be in every goddamn comic Marvel puts out? Not to mention his insanely two dimensional characterisation in Whedon's Astonishing - "I like beer. Beer, beer, beer. I'm so cool". We get it, he's an unstoppable killing machine. He's been the same for around 30 years now, and yet he's still saturating the entire universe as if we haven't seen enough yet. I laugh when people say "they're making a Wolverine movie". Oh, you mean Wolverine 4? Because what on earth were the first three X movies if NOT Wolverine stories? Did we ever hear Xavier even mention his philosophy of having a dream worth fighting for? Do we know anything at all about Cyclops or Storm? We don't know about Cyke's brain damage or orphanage, we don't know about Storm's claustrophobia or being a thief turned goddess in Africa. It's all Wolverine, all the time. Then there's the other niggles - the original team are completely scattered and are never even alive at the same time to fit into a room. Colossus is supposed to be Russian, Juggernaut is NOT supposed to be British OR a mutant (and why not mention he's Xavier's step brother while we're at it?), Gambit is nowehre to be found, Multiple Man can't just spill out of himself over and over without making any impact.... I'm pissed, the X-Men movies were atrocious for any semblance of faithfulness to the source material. To the topic of Aussie's rant though - RE:E sucked hard. Here's something I said earlier... [QUOTE=http://www.ice.org.nz/movies/esd.html#5] In 2004 I was dragged to go see Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and was astonished at how rediclously stupid most of the characters were. I exclaimed halfway through that "I'm going to make a movie called Everyone Stupid Dies". So, in order to properly parodise Resident Evil I watched the first movie (which wasn't as bad), and did extensive research into the original games (which I was never a fan of, but their story is far above the movies'). Soon after, Resident Evil 4 (the game) was released, and frankly it's awesome. The same can never be said about the third movie installment, subtitled: Extinction. Before I go any further, I have to point out that this isn't really a review or anything, so if I don't analyse its take on the human condition, forgive me. Also if you're averse to spoilers for bad films, you might not want to keep reading. Where to begin? Possibly with the fact that RE:E is not its own movie. Rather, it is a copy and paste job from other, better movies. Day of the Dead, 28 Days Later, The Birds, X-Men 3, The Matrix, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Mad Max 2... and believe me the list goes on, and even borrows from the existing Everyone Stupid Dies screenplay. Shocking, I know. But between Alice becoming The Phoenix, and a plot where Zombies are domesticated and then filled with rage, they were using some very similar concepts and scenes to what we already had planned. I guess what it means is that now there needs to be some slight alteration to our script in that these things now need to look like they're making fun of the way RE:E did them. No biggie. [/QUOTE] The movie was simply horrible. All of those "suspend disbelief" things get really difficult when everyone's driving petrol-hogging vehicles across a baron wasteland (and expecting pumps to work sans electricity), then somehow losing two vehicles in a convoy doesn't mean they have to leave anyone behind, and no one seems too worried when they run completely out of food. Oh, and let's not forget that all those busloads of people can all fit inside one helicopter, which has enough fuel to go from Nevada to Alaska in one trip. Jeez, why can't I write this much for my assignments? Art of Film class needs to tell me to write an essay on RE:E.

[mjdgoldeneye]

Video game movies don't deserve our time. They're pretty terrible across the board. I only sort-of enjoyed the first Mortal Kombat movie because it had the perfect balance of action, stupid, and plot. Uwe Boll is the main cause of awful video game movies, but so are the screen writers and co. that think they can read the back of a game box and make a story with any level of loyalty to the subject matter. Same thing with most comic book based movies. For example, Venom =/= Topher Grace. WTF? Really? Plus, he deserved 80% more screen time than any of the other villains in that movie... Venom wins!

[Self]

Topher Grace is awesome. Maybe he wasn't right for comic-style Venom, but he was right for a mirror-version of Peter Parker, which is what the character was supposed to be in the film. You can't just take a comic (a long-running, many-arc-containing comic that has had several writers working on it) and just lift it wholesale and turn it into a coherant 2 hour movie. It doesn't work. It wouldn't appeal to 95% of the audience, if it did, they'd be reading the comics. Shi'ar Empire = Sci-Fi garbage Storm as an African Goddess = A bit unrealistic Juggernaut powered by a magic crystal = "...the hell?" X-Men in particular contains a lot of stuff that just doesn't work in a big budget, mainstream movie. I agree that they made some questionable choices, and they when they removed certain aspects, it weakened the characters considerably, but I understand why it was removed. Video Game movies are a different kettle of fish. I'll tell you what though, I've been itching to write a Tekken movie for some time. I think there's enough heart there to fill a 90 minute flick... maybe.

[mjdgoldeneye]

[QUOTE=Self;407297]Video Game movies are a different kettle of fish. I'll tell you what though, I've been itching to write a Tekken movie for some time. I think there's enough heart there to fill a 90 minute flick... maybe.[/QUOTE] I can see it now... Paul Phoenix takes down Kazuya Mishima in a bar brawl, only to be immediately ambushed by a GIANT PANDA! :rolleyes: :p

[Irish Wolf]

I don't care how whiny and pathetic cyclops is 9and he is) but as a life long wearer of very very very thick glasses Cyclops was always one of my favorites. I liked him better in the comics than in the movies but i htink that was just the actor who played him.

[Moe Hunter]

[QUOTE=mjdgoldeneye;407295]Video game movies don't deserve our time. They're pretty terrible across the board. I only sort-of enjoyed the first Mortal Kombat movie because it had the perfect balance of action, stupid, and plot. Uwe Boll is the main cause of awful video game movies, but so are the screen writers and co. that think they can read the back of a game box and make a story with any level of loyalty to the subject matter. Same thing with most comic book based movies. For example, Venom =/= Topher Grace. WTF? Really? Plus, he deserved 80% more screen time than any of the other villains in that movie... Venom wins![/QUOTE] Mortal Kombat was very well done. MK: Annihilation was the exact opposite, because Ed Boon et all were too busy making MK4 to have anything to do with it. I didn't have a real problem with the casting for Spidey 3 as much as the fact that Venom is almost an afterthought, and for some stpid reason they decided he would be more impressive if HIS SCARY FACE PEELED AWAY and it was just Topher talking to Spidey instead of the creepy alien talking in the first and third person ("We are Venom", dammit!).

[Self]

[QUOTE=mjdgoldeneye;407311]I can see it now... Paul Phoenix takes down Kazuya Mishima in a bar brawl, only to be immediately ambushed by a GIANT PANDA! :rolleyes: :p[/QUOTE] I envision it as the story of Kazuya (focussing on his relationship with his father, and the conflicting devil/angel within him) seen through the eyes of Paul Phoenix, who is a bad ass MMA fighter who enters Heihachi's fighting tournament. I'd limit it to the first game (too many characters otherwise) and keep it almost as a sports movie, with the actual bracketed tournament providing the backdrop for the drama... and an excuse for kick ass fight scenes. The bear thing is... hell, I'd love to see an MMA guy fighting a bear. I would actually pay money to see that, staged or not. As long as the bear stood a chance (and why wouldn't it? It's a bear) Like most Video Games, there's some good material in Tekken, but the tone is tricky to pin down. I've got an idea about it, but unless I actually sit down to write it, I'm not going to know whether I'm on the right track. P.S. Love James Marsden, but I can see why he isn't quite comic Cyclops material.

[mjdgoldeneye]

[QUOTE=Self;407429]I envision it as the story of Kazuya (focussing on his relationship with his father, and the conflicting devil/angel within him) seen through the eyes of Paul Phoenix, who is a bad ass MMA fighter who enters Heihachi's fighting tournament. I'd limit it to the first game (too many characters otherwise) and keep it almost as a sports movie, with the actual bracketed tournament providing the backdrop for the drama... and an excuse for kick ass fight scenes. The bear thing is... hell, I'd love to see an MMA guy fighting a bear. I would actually pay money to see that, staged or not. As long as the bear stood a chance (and why wouldn't it? It's a bear) Like most Video Games, there's some good material in Tekken, but the tone is tricky to pin down. I've got an idea about it, but unless I actually sit down to write it, I'm not going to know whether I'm on the right track. P.S. Love James Marsden, but I can see why he isn't quite comic Cyclops material.[/QUOTE] Holy crap, I was close! :eek: Kinda... Not really... :p

[Remianen]

[QUOTE=The Aussie;407259]Of course, seeing as my favourite comic book character is Deadpool then I suppose I may have different tastes than overs.[/QUOTE] My favorite comic character.....is Magneto. Sorry, I have real problems forgiving people who repeatedly do you (or your people) harm. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, I kill your entire bloodline. [QUOTE=Self;407261]I can totally see why some people hate Cyke. Different strokes for different folks. I personally admire restraint, discipline and taking the big picture into account far more than going on rampages to solve all of your problems. Sure he has flaws; he's too straight laced, he can't fully-control his power, he gave into weakness and had an affair, but that just makes him more human to me, more vulnerable, more relatable.[/QUOTE] For a team leader, Cyclops was awfully conflicted, seemingly all the time. He was always whining about something. He's like freakin' Hamlet. There were several times that I wish Gabriel would kill him already. When you look at who/what he supposedly spawned (Rachel, Nate, Cable), you wonder who the hell taught these kids to have backbones. Sure as hell wasn't their father. :p [QUOTE=Self;407261]If I knew someone who could rearrange molecules at will, I'd be f$(%ing terrified. I totally get Cyclops' viewpoint. Redheads are generally better than blondes, but there's the hot/crazy scale to consider, and the fact that for every hot girl out there, there's someone tired of nailing her.[/QUOTE] You'd be terrified? After kicking Galactus's ass, Secret Wars, and all that, being married to an Omega-level mutant with an omniscient pet would terrify you? Jean is hot, Emma is bat**** insane half the time (and totally untrustworthy). Yeah, I could see jeopardizing the former for the latter (especially when, as mentioned, Jean can [B][I]tear you apart at the molecular level[/I][/B]) while Emma can give you really bad headaches. Like I said, despise him. [QUOTE=Moe Hunter;407422]I didn't have a real problem with the casting for Spidey 3 as much as the fact that Venom is almost an afterthought, and for some stpid reason they decided he would be more impressive if HIS SCARY FACE PEELED AWAY and it was just Topher talking to Spidey instead of the creepy alien talking in the first and third person ("We are Venom", dammit!).[/QUOTE] That's the stupidest part of it all. They often choose to spend money on special effects that aren't necessary. Like, in the X-Men movie, how much money did they save by having everyone (except Mystique) wear the exact same damn costume (black leather ftl!)? Oh wait, Storm had a shawl. :rolleyes: And I'd disagree with you Self. There are many storyarcs that could be adapted to movies easily. Remember, a story arc isn't necessarily an epic. The epics can be made into a series of movies (The Dark Phoenix Saga, for example. Secret Wars is another). Hell, anyone who has read the X-Treme X-Men can tell you the search for Destiny's diaries would make an awesome series. Especially since seemingly every third issue introduced a new character (Lifeguard and Slipstream, Bogan, etc). I just hope they're done making X movies. I'd hate to see who some moronic casting director would come up with for Sage. :(

[Moe Hunter]

Indeed, X-treme was a good run. I'd also love a movie based on the Excalibur that was Xavier and Magneto rebuilding Genosha. It's a crime that the series was so abruptly cut off by House of M, it had intense potential with all of Unus' lot, the Sugar Man, etc. I was really looking forward to seeing them create the society again from scratch, but now everyone's completely forgotten about it. Also, who could argue against the Age of Apocalypse being a potentially awesome cinematic experience?

[Remianen]

[QUOTE=Moe Hunter;407652]Indeed, X-treme was a good run. I'd also love a movie based on the Excalibur that was Xavier and Magneto rebuilding Genosha. It's a crime that the series was so abruptly cut off by House of M, it had intense potential with all of Unus' lot, the Sugar Man, etc. I was really looking forward to seeing them create the society again from scratch, but now everyone's completely forgotten about it. Also, who could argue against the Age of Apocalypse being a potentially awesome cinematic experience?[/QUOTE] Let's be honest here, shall we? House of M was Marvel's cheap, stupid way of pruning. Remember, from what was supposed to be a rare breed (mutants) when conceived in the 60s, had become the dominant existing superhuman in the Marvel Universe. Damn near EVERYONE was a mutant. The original Genosha's population was in the millions. That's millions of mutants (plus several thousand baseline human slaves). So, Joe Q in his infinite wisdom decided to greenlight an event that would pare the mutant population down to a couple thousand. But, they found that people didn't like their favorite heroes having no powers, so they found ways of restoring certain peoples' powers (Xavier thrown into the M'Kraan Crystal, for example). Give it three years, they'll have at least a million mutants again (probably a hundred thousand of 'em from 'alternate timelines' or some such nonsense). Age of Apocalypse wouldn't make for a very good movie series though. Think about that. That was a deep storyline. They'd have to gut it to make it consumable by the general viewing public (who don't like depth in their movies, by and large). It would have to be big budget since it's the X-Men and thus, it has to be simple with very little complexity, to appeal to the widest possible audience. Turn Booster Gold into a movie. That's simple and mainstream enough. I don't even have high expectations for Iron Man, given Tony Stark's complex nature. Remember the Stane takeover?

[Mr T Jobs To Me]

[QUOTE=Moe Hunter;407422]Mortal Kombat was very well done. MK: Annihilation was the exact opposite, because Ed Boon et all were too busy making MK4 to have anything to do with it. I didn't have a real problem with the casting for Spidey 3 as much as the fact that Venom is almost an afterthought, and for some stpid reason they decided he would be more impressive if HIS SCARY FACE PEELED AWAY and it was just Topher talking to Spidey instead of the creepy alien talking in the first and third person ("We are Venom", dammit!).[/QUOTE] Blashpemy! MKII is the most delightfully awful movie ever made. My friends and I even have a drinking game centered around it. You just drink any time there's bad acting, cheezy dialogue, or a stupid plot device. If Shao Khan appears on the screen, you chug. [I]* Note that this drinking game requires a 30-pack for 3 people to participate.[/I]

[ShadowedFlames]

I'm sorry, but my opinion is that [I]Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within[/I] has got to be the WORST use of a video game license I have ever had the displeasure of laying my eyes upon. It had absolutely nothing to do with any of the games (oh, wait there was a Cid in there...big effin deal), and was a waste of time. Back on subject... The only comics I ever read was the "Maximum Carnage" series in the Spider-Man series, so I can't weigh in on that aspect. But I do agree on the iconic costume for Jean/Phoenix. That should have been a gimme!

[mjdgoldeneye]

[QUOTE=ShadowedFlames;408044]I'm sorry, but my opinion is that [I]Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within[/I] has got to be the WORST use of a video game license I have ever had the displeasure of laying my eyes upon. It had absolutely nothing to do with any of the games (oh, wait there was a Cid in there...big effin deal), and was a waste of time. Back on subject... The only comics I ever read was the "Maximum Carnage" series in the Spider-Man series, so I can't weigh in on that aspect. But I do agree on the iconic costume for Jean/Phoenix. That should have been a gimme![/QUOTE] I don't think the Final Fantasy movie even deserves the title. I don't really know Final Fantasy, but NOTHING in the series has anything to do with futuristic BS and "gaia" or whatever... WTF?