tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post6107086817731025725..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: To Better Know a Team: The New MutantsAustin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-8115673469384859292020-09-13T03:18:43.826-05:002020-09-13T03:18:43.826-05:00Now that I’ve seen it, I feel like the buildup wor...Now that I’ve seen it, I feel like the buildup worked against the movie. The reshoots, done to make the film scarier after the first trailer in 2017 was well-received for its horror elements, didn’t improve the poor critical reception. I wish I knew what exactly was reshot, but maybe I’ll never know.<br /> <br />Read my full review of the movie on my blog:<br />https://www.brianbeneventi.com/new-blog/2020/9/13/the-new-mutants-suffers-under-a-confusing-underwhelming-script-and-charactersBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734795370457911188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-1895003644879982052020-09-03T08:36:51.321-05:002020-09-03T08:36:51.321-05:00I was about to say there's some Robocop influe...I was about to say there's some Robocop influence there too, but I think that issue may pre-date the movie.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-37933619883903406422020-09-03T07:51:49.558-05:002020-09-03T07:51:49.558-05:00Yes! He says: "When this caper's done, so...Yes! He says: "When this caper's done, someone remind me to add some pants to my outfit"! Maybe she is supposed to be wearing leggins?Agrivarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733066579117350220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-80692816642574253042020-09-02T19:38:21.418-05:002020-09-02T19:38:21.418-05:00Didn’t she complain about walking in bare legs in ...Didn’t she complain about walking in bare legs in the snow?angmc43@hotmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379700547226493861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-904144094368874242020-09-02T14:55:06.763-05:002020-09-02T14:55:06.763-05:00Also, I just noticed that in NM #54, Magik's g...Also, I just noticed that in NM #54, Magik's graduation costume is red instead of white!Agrivarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733066579117350220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-77958193830390986452020-09-02T14:20:11.429-05:002020-09-02T14:20:11.429-05:00Looking at your New Mutants retrospective, I follo...Looking at your New Mutants retrospective, I followed the link to New Mutants #54 (the fifth in the "Five favourite New Mutants issues list") and noticed that in NM #54 Mirage's graduation costume has pants (https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mv45TN02BSs/Us7rzT3cxkI/AAAAAAAATRs/FS7QuQKTo_I/s1600/uniforms.jpg), whilst in X-Men Annual #10, her costume didn't cover her legs.Agrivarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733066579117350220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-53927695282454826502020-09-02T10:17:53.824-05:002020-09-02T10:17:53.824-05:00I was going to say the exact same thing! I've ...I was going to say the exact same thing! I've seen that resemblance for years, too.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-56109086779210856642020-09-02T10:15:10.865-05:002020-09-02T10:15:10.865-05:00I may be metaphorically dying to get back to a mov...I may be metaphorically dying to get back to a movie theater but that doesn’t mean I’m actually going to risk my life to do so. And given that I’ve been living in a literally toxic environment the past few years that’s resulted in severe respiratory issues, CoViD-19 is likely to leave me in quite dire straits. So despite a decades-long tradition of doing my best to see comics-related films when they open, dating back to when midnight premieres were a big, often promotional / exclusive / premium kind of deal, <i>New Mutants</i> is going to have to sink or swim without me; I’m almost relieved that the choice isn’t really down to my druthers, honestly, since I now don’t need to pit my fannish curiosity against revulsion over McLeod’s treatment and the apparent general travesty on display.Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-84322696504230059402020-09-02T07:32:16.551-05:002020-09-02T07:32:16.551-05:00I've always found a striking resemblance betwe...I've always found a striking resemblance between Cannonball's graduation costume and the Sci-Fi G.I.Joe action figure. The helmet, at least, is quite similar.<br /><br />https://www.yojoe.com/action/86/scifi.shtmlAgrivarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733066579117350220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-71720826093383287422020-09-01T10:46:17.637-05:002020-09-01T10:46:17.637-05:00It is only during lockdown that I have gone and re...It is only during lockdown that I have gone and read the inital run for the first time.<br /><br />I agree with everything you have said. Its a very tight and solid run. Definitely made me excited (good or bad) for the movie.<br /><br />It also made me love Illyana for the first time. ProfessorSihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046983634501560040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-19760075735172467072020-09-01T01:40:39.540-05:002020-09-01T01:40:39.540-05:00I'd like to point out that Rob Liefeld once sa...I'd like to point out that Rob Liefeld once said in an interview that "The key word in X-Force is 'New' ". That always struck me as sort of absurd, since the key word in 'New Mutants' was "New". It's in the title, Rob. <br />Speaking of Liefeld, big props to somehow confusing the Cable situation by aping Cypher's "Too many pouches" in UXM Annual # 10. That was a cute fan theory while it lasted. Also Magik's graduation suit predates Final Fantasy's white mage by a couple years and yet looks fittingly amazing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939026577728515478noreply@blogger.com