Sucktastic Four
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yendiSo, Cartoon Network's new adaptation of the Fantastic Four doesn't suck nearly as much as, say, recent movie versions of those characters.
It does, however, suck.
The pilot does have some wonderful lines (most of them given to Johnny Storm), along with a plot that is so hackneyed, even Stan Lee would blink twice at it (although he'd still use it, because, well, he's Stan Lee). We get the Alien Trial cliche (which was used early on in the much better Cartoon Network Justice League series), with a touch of the ending of Rocky IV, and some awful, cringeworthy moments throughout. Throw in terrible anime-esque animation and artwork (and Sue Storm throwinglasers force-field beams), and you've got a ball of suck.
But the peak of the suck came early on, when Sue Storm fainted at the news that her brother had been kidnapped.
Yes, folks. Sue Fucking Storm, one of the toughest women in comics, a veteran hero even in the cartoon adaptation, fainted at the thought of her brother (and fellow super-powered being) having been kidnapped.
I swear, if I find out that John Fucking Byrne helped write this, it would just be the icing on the cake.
On the plus side, the voice talent is pretty damned good. But without good writing or art, there's not much the voice cast can do.
It does, however, suck.
The pilot does have some wonderful lines (most of them given to Johnny Storm), along with a plot that is so hackneyed, even Stan Lee would blink twice at it (although he'd still use it, because, well, he's Stan Lee). We get the Alien Trial cliche (which was used early on in the much better Cartoon Network Justice League series), with a touch of the ending of Rocky IV, and some awful, cringeworthy moments throughout. Throw in terrible anime-esque animation and artwork (and Sue Storm throwing
But the peak of the suck came early on, when Sue Storm fainted at the news that her brother had been kidnapped.
Yes, folks. Sue Fucking Storm, one of the toughest women in comics, a veteran hero even in the cartoon adaptation, fainted at the thought of her brother (and fellow super-powered being) having been kidnapped.
I swear, if I find out that John Fucking Byrne helped write this, it would just be the icing on the cake.
On the plus side, the voice talent is pretty damned good. But without good writing or art, there's not much the voice cast can do.
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Date: 2006-09-03 01:00 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-03 01:19 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-03 01:31 am (UTC)Ah well. It didn't look that bad, but I'm not a F4 fan, always thought they were a bit lame. And old.
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Date: 2006-09-03 05:02 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-03 01:51 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-03 02:13 am (UTC)Although I agree with yendi about the Sue fainting thing. That was dumbass.
On the other hand, I did like the art design.
The Baxter Building and Fantasticar were hits with me. As well as the other design elements.
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Date: 2006-09-03 02:14 am (UTC)"You must be Angry Smurf."
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Date: 2006-09-03 09:37 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-03 03:01 am (UTC)I SO agree.
I watched it, because FF has always had a special place in my heart, but when Sue fainted, I lost it. I told C 'No FUCKING WAY!' He was all 'give it a chance, it's the first episode,' but...
NO FUCKING WAY!
*grump*
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Date: 2006-09-03 05:03 am (UTC)