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Demisemicenturian 
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 Posted - 02/17/2011 : 00:52:05
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Can anyone add to this list, and am I right in thinking that these all qualify?
They should be reboots relative to previous films, not just to television series &c. They don't literally have to wear suits though. |
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AC 
"Returning FWFR Old-Timer"
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Posted - 02/17/2011 : 12:28:20
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I don't buy that The Wolverine is a reboot - it features the same actor in the same role: it's clearly another chapter in the mythology already developed on film for the character, but deals with his martial arts training, so is more accurately a prequel.
I would submit 'The Phantom' (2009, http://www.fwfr.com/display.asp?ID=36062) - that is ABSOLUTELY a reboot of the terrible Billy Zane version from the 1990's, and while IMDb classifies it as a TV mvie, I saw it on the big screen here in a festival setting, all four hours' worth. |
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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benj clews 
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Posted - 02/17/2011 : 13:56:56
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| Was Superman Returns a reboot? As I understood it, it was a continuation of the story following on from Superman II, hence the references to Superman inexplicably disappearing for some time prior to this. Certainly, it didn't reimagine the character- the origin was left as having been explained in the original Superman. |
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benj clews
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Posted - 02/17/2011 : 13:58:41
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| Also, The Punisher has been rebooted at least once (Dolph Lundgren played him originally, then rebooted as Thomas Jane. Not sure if the subsequent Punisher film is starting afresh however). |
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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Posted - 02/17/2011 : 14:00:04
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| Also I found out there is another Fantastic Four reboot for 2013 |
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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Posted - 02/17/2011 : 14:01:53
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quote:
Originally posted by benj clews
Was Superman Returns a reboot? As I understood it, it was a continuation of the story following on from Superman II, hence the references to Superman inexplicably disappearing for some time prior to this. Certainly, it didn't reimagine the character- the origin was left as having been explained in the original Superman.
I as a comic book fan agree. It was not a reboot. I followed Superman 1 & 2. It was what LOST fans call a Flash Sideways or what Back To The Future fans call another timeline. |
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benj clews
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Posted - 02/17/2011 : 14:04:54
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quote:
Originally posted by AC
I don't buy that The Wolverine is a reboot - it features the same actor in the same role: it's clearly another chapter in the mythology already developed on film for the character, but deals with his martial arts training, so is more accurately a prequel.
I agree on this. I'd say an important factor for something to be a reboot is that it reimagines the origin story (or at least feels the need to re-explain it). We already know Wolverine's origin from the X-Men 2, Wolverine simply builds on that. |
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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Posted - 02/17/2011 : 14:06:21
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Dredd (Judge Dredd rebooted. No Stallone thank god!)
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benj clews
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Posted - 02/17/2011 : 14:11:24
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| Am starting to wonder if Salopian needs to clarify Superhero. Are we talking genuine super-powered beings from comic books (in which case Batman doesn't apply) or the usual (incorrect) definition of any character from a comic book? |
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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Posted - 02/17/2011 : 14:13:54
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Originally posted by benj clews
Am starting to wonder if Salopian needs to clarify Superhero. Are we talking genuine super-powered beings from comic books (in which case Batman doesn't apply) or the usual (incorrect) definition of any character from a comic book?
I was wondering that as well. But your wondering if he is only meaning super powered beings. I am wondering why he said they dont have to wear suits. So does he mean Dick Tracey and such like that? |
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benj clews
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Posted - 02/17/2011 : 14:18:24
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Originally posted by TitanPa
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Originally posted by benj clews
Am starting to wonder if Salopian needs to clarify Superhero. Are we talking genuine super-powered beings from comic books (in which case Batman doesn't apply) or the usual (incorrect) definition of any character from a comic book?
I was wondering that as well. But your wondering if he is only meaning super powered beings. I am wondering why he said they dont have to wear suits. So does he mean Dick Tracey and such like that?
Good point. Does sound like he means anyone from a comic book, in which case the accolade is wrongly described. Not everyone in comics is either super-powered or even heroic (super or otherwise).
Care to clarify Salopian? |
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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Posted - 02/17/2011 : 14:24:03
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| Would G.I. Joe be a reboot? Since one was a cartoon and the other live action. |
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benj clews
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Posted - 02/17/2011 : 14:28:27
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Originally posted by TitanPa
Would G.I. Joe be a reboot? Since one was a cartoon and the other live action.
And does that count as a comic book superhero? Sure, it's a comic, but it's a comic based on a toy, if I'm not mistaken? Which raises an interesting question, is the film of the comic or the toy? |
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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Posted - 02/17/2011 : 14:31:20
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| Catwoman? |
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Superhero reboots
