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#91
Releases / Re: CRANLOX LABORATORY
Last post by cranlox - July 29, 2025, 05:57:14 AMSTONE AGENT KAY
GORILLA GRODD JLU
GORILLA GRODD JLU
#92
Hero File Discussion / My Storm is bad as an opponent...
Last post by Fronkenhonk - July 28, 2025, 09:33:56 PMHi.
She just dies first over and over again. Durability is a big thing in this game and she doesnt have alot at all. Are there any cases you know where she showed defensive abilities?
/fronkenhonk
She just dies first over and over again. Durability is a big thing in this game and she doesnt have alot at all. Are there any cases you know where she showed defensive abilities?
/fronkenhonk
#93
Skins / Re: Doctor Ruina's workshop
Last post by crosspotts1.0 - July 27, 2025, 06:16:51 PMAwesome work
#94
Skins / Re: crosses skins
Last post by crosspotts1.0 - July 27, 2025, 06:15:24 PMWanted to know if 4 shared is working now I was flagged a little while ago for copyrighted material I was just sending my stuff I had from my old computer to my new one and hero system didn't like that even though I didn't release the link to anyone but me and I thought password locking the file would be enough it wasn't even named hero system it was named cool dren for me to do it also had crafts crochet designs action figure stls and others mixed in so i don't know how it was picked up but anyway let me know if it's working also i think you need to have a 4shred account to access other downloads now
#95
Skins / Re: Style's Comic Style Skins!
Last post by crosspotts1.0 - July 27, 2025, 06:02:18 PMI love them all but really love the wild cats especially since I had been working on them rogue is beautiful and caps looks awesome
#96
Skins / Re: Dean's stuff.
Last post by crosspotts1.0 - July 27, 2025, 06:00:12 PMAwesome I love the way you did chameleon
#97
Skins / Re: Dean's stuff.
Last post by cranlox - July 27, 2025, 04:51:49 PMExcellent! Already downloaded and playing, thanks.
Need help with Ivan Ozze?
Need help with Ivan Ozze?
#98
Film, Television, Video and Music Discussion / Re: Fantastic Four: First Step...
Last post by Tomato - July 27, 2025, 12:36:47 PM*blows dust off the thread*
Saw FF last night. Before I jump head first into the spoilers, movie was really fun, highly recommend to anyone here who maybe has had a bit of MCU fatigue. Like with Superman, Fantastic Four is a movie that comes right out of the gate like "Yes, I'm a comic book movie, and I embrace that fact." It knows what it is, it knows what it's trying to do, and it's a lot of fun.
Ok, let's go Spoiler town now.
Overall, I'd say 8.5/10. There's some flaws, some things I'd personally have liked to see tweaked, but it's a solid Marvel (not MCU, *Marvel*) movie that serves as a MUUUUCH needed shot in the arm.
Saw FF last night. Before I jump head first into the spoilers, movie was really fun, highly recommend to anyone here who maybe has had a bit of MCU fatigue. Like with Superman, Fantastic Four is a movie that comes right out of the gate like "Yes, I'm a comic book movie, and I embrace that fact." It knows what it is, it knows what it's trying to do, and it's a lot of fun.
Ok, let's go Spoiler town now.
Spoiler
Let's get the big one out of the way: Shalla Bal Silver Surfer. Oh, they changed her gender because politics blah blah blah... No. The reason they chose not to do Norrin this go round is for storytelling reasons. In the original story, Sue reaches out to the Silver Surfer, appealing to his humanity and getting him to turn on Galactus. Those plot beats still need to happen, but frankly, Sue's busy right now. Instead, we shift that plot over to Johnny, which gives him something important to do in the story. Making Surfer a hot alien lady puts her in Johnny's orbit, which starts the dominos. It's part of an effort to balance everyone's stories, which works... for (ironically) everyone but Thing, but I'll get there.
I will say though, gender aside, Surfer is cool as heck in this movie. The number of times they incorporated that surfboard into a cool move or action beat... my goodness. I've never been that fond of Surfer as a character personally (yeah yeah, cosmic surfer. Whatever) but this movie was like "No, this concept is cool, they're cool, here's ALL OF THE EYE CANDY". She also looks really good. We've come a long way from the 2000s movie in terms of CGI metal. The work they do with some of those subtle reflections is *chefs kiss*
Going back to Human Torch, I think he's going to be the character fans are most conflicted on, but I liked it. I feel like the core is still there (he's still got the correct dynamic with Sue and with Ben) but rather than going the 2000s route and making him the hotshot pilot to justify why he was on that flight, he's an astronomer. Maybe not smart on the same level as Reed, but he's the one REALLY invested in Space exploration, in alien culture, all that jazz. It gives him his own unique dynamic with Reed in the movie, which I really liked.
We'll do Reed next, since I mentioned him. I really liked how Pedro portrays him. The movie does not shy away from the more negative aspects of Reed's character: This is the smartest man in the room, and he will look at every problem in the most cold, detached, logical way possible. But Pedro's great at subtly showing how much that fact tears away at him, how much he wants to just not think about those things, but he can't stop his mind going.
In short, anyone still going "wah, why'd they cast Pedro instead of John" is wrong. He nailed it. Not just as "internet daddy" but from his actual acting. I believe this Reed going toe to toe against Doom.
Sue was great from start to finish. I mentioned they gave her SS plotline to Johnny, but they do make a point of showing Sue as the peacekeeper in the team. Some of that's a bit ham-fisted (the ambassador stuff was a bit much), but her speech in front of the Baxter Building is a really solid showcase of it. The relationships she had with the others was really on point as well: I get solid sibling vibes with Johnny, and her back and forth with Reed is the beating heart of the movie. They also do NOT shy away from her as the powerhouse of the team, while Johnny's ability to move quickly is often more useful, by the end Sue's clearly THE most powerful member.
Finally, Thing. It kinda stinks, because you do see that there clearly was a plotline for him laid out (whole thing with a new love interest, scenes of him feeling mopey and non-human) but I feel like the heart of it got cut out in editing. Admittedly, that was probably the right call overall (this movie is plenty stuffed already, having a whole on-earth plotline would have been a needless distraction) but it is still a shame to see Thing relegated to pure Supporting Character status. Especially in light of the heartfelt dedication to Jack Kirby... more than any other character, I've always seen Ben as Kirby's self-insert. So yeah, it does kinda sting that the movie that goes out of its way to praise Kirby and embrace his visuals and concepts... sidelines the FF member based most on himself.
That said, when I mentioned this movie embracing its roots, my goodness. We don't show most of them because the movie doesn't want to hire actors for everyone, but Mole Man plays a decent role in the film, and we see a fight with Red Ghost's Super Apes (apparently there's a cut scene with Red Ghost himself, which is a shame but I do get it), and there's mentions of a whole bunch of other FF villains like Puppet Master, Mad Thinker, Diablo, etc.
As for the giant Green cloaked mech suit in the room... there are a few nods here and there, but Doom is mostly a non-factor in this movie. I'm surprised they didn't give him any lip service at a few points, but I'm also glad we're not bogging this movie down in that drama.
Galactus is perfect. He maybe could have been a bit more colorful, but they chose to drop that down a bit to contrast against the FF's bright colors. He's still gigantic and purple and blue and embracing Kirby's goofy design aesthetic, so it's a win in my book. There's not much to him as a character (his motivation is pretty straightforward) but they did a good job with the acting on him as well.
I will say though, gender aside, Surfer is cool as heck in this movie. The number of times they incorporated that surfboard into a cool move or action beat... my goodness. I've never been that fond of Surfer as a character personally (yeah yeah, cosmic surfer. Whatever) but this movie was like "No, this concept is cool, they're cool, here's ALL OF THE EYE CANDY". She also looks really good. We've come a long way from the 2000s movie in terms of CGI metal. The work they do with some of those subtle reflections is *chefs kiss*
Going back to Human Torch, I think he's going to be the character fans are most conflicted on, but I liked it. I feel like the core is still there (he's still got the correct dynamic with Sue and with Ben) but rather than going the 2000s route and making him the hotshot pilot to justify why he was on that flight, he's an astronomer. Maybe not smart on the same level as Reed, but he's the one REALLY invested in Space exploration, in alien culture, all that jazz. It gives him his own unique dynamic with Reed in the movie, which I really liked.
We'll do Reed next, since I mentioned him. I really liked how Pedro portrays him. The movie does not shy away from the more negative aspects of Reed's character: This is the smartest man in the room, and he will look at every problem in the most cold, detached, logical way possible. But Pedro's great at subtly showing how much that fact tears away at him, how much he wants to just not think about those things, but he can't stop his mind going.
In short, anyone still going "wah, why'd they cast Pedro instead of John" is wrong. He nailed it. Not just as "internet daddy" but from his actual acting. I believe this Reed going toe to toe against Doom.
Sue was great from start to finish. I mentioned they gave her SS plotline to Johnny, but they do make a point of showing Sue as the peacekeeper in the team. Some of that's a bit ham-fisted (the ambassador stuff was a bit much), but her speech in front of the Baxter Building is a really solid showcase of it. The relationships she had with the others was really on point as well: I get solid sibling vibes with Johnny, and her back and forth with Reed is the beating heart of the movie. They also do NOT shy away from her as the powerhouse of the team, while Johnny's ability to move quickly is often more useful, by the end Sue's clearly THE most powerful member.
Finally, Thing. It kinda stinks, because you do see that there clearly was a plotline for him laid out (whole thing with a new love interest, scenes of him feeling mopey and non-human) but I feel like the heart of it got cut out in editing. Admittedly, that was probably the right call overall (this movie is plenty stuffed already, having a whole on-earth plotline would have been a needless distraction) but it is still a shame to see Thing relegated to pure Supporting Character status. Especially in light of the heartfelt dedication to Jack Kirby... more than any other character, I've always seen Ben as Kirby's self-insert. So yeah, it does kinda sting that the movie that goes out of its way to praise Kirby and embrace his visuals and concepts... sidelines the FF member based most on himself.
That said, when I mentioned this movie embracing its roots, my goodness. We don't show most of them because the movie doesn't want to hire actors for everyone, but Mole Man plays a decent role in the film, and we see a fight with Red Ghost's Super Apes (apparently there's a cut scene with Red Ghost himself, which is a shame but I do get it), and there's mentions of a whole bunch of other FF villains like Puppet Master, Mad Thinker, Diablo, etc.
As for the giant Green cloaked mech suit in the room... there are a few nods here and there, but Doom is mostly a non-factor in this movie. I'm surprised they didn't give him any lip service at a few points, but I'm also glad we're not bogging this movie down in that drama.
Galactus is perfect. He maybe could have been a bit more colorful, but they chose to drop that down a bit to contrast against the FF's bright colors. He's still gigantic and purple and blue and embracing Kirby's goofy design aesthetic, so it's a win in my book. There's not much to him as a character (his motivation is pretty straightforward) but they did a good job with the acting on him as well.
Overall, I'd say 8.5/10. There's some flaws, some things I'd personally have liked to see tweaked, but it's a solid Marvel (not MCU, *Marvel*) movie that serves as a MUUUUCH needed shot in the arm.
#99
Skins / Re: Dean's stuff.
Last post by deanjo2000 - July 27, 2025, 10:26:37 AMThank you.
Ghostbusters are now in my random folder.
Along with these that i've found in my folders.
Random stuff that i dont think i ever previewed.
Ghostbusters are now in my random folder.
Along with these that i've found in my folders.
Random stuff that i dont think i ever previewed.
#100
Skins / Re: Dean's stuff.
Last post by style - July 27, 2025, 04:24:45 AMWhole NUVA level!!!!!!! 