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Post by tarkintino on Dec 5, 2022 17:01:34 GMT -5
Or maybe the writing just wasn't as good That can be said about so much of the MCU.
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Post by tonebone on Dec 6, 2022 8:46:24 GMT -5
He was mellow, and his bark was worse than his bite, although he could snap on occasion - and fired Parker in one episode. I am not sure Jameson translates that well to the screen if it’s a pedantic translation. I like J. K. Simmons, and I can’t fault his Jameson on a certain level, but I felt it came across as a caricature in the films, I much prefer the more grounded Jameson from the 1977 TV pilot and the 1978 series. I thought he worked well with Raimi's style, not so much in the new films. Or maybe the writing just wasn't as good. He wasn't funny any more. I really liked J. K. Simmons' take on J.J.J....I have known (and worked for) bombastic blowhards like that, who seemed like they were a caricature of themselves... those people that you describe to your friends, and they think you are exaggerating. I also thought it worked well with Rami's directing style, and I thought he lent an air of "remember, this is supposed to be FUN".
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Post by badwolf on Dec 6, 2022 10:23:20 GMT -5
I thought he worked well with Raimi's style, not so much in the new films. Or maybe the writing just wasn't as good. He wasn't funny any more. I really liked J. K. Simmons' take on J.J.J....I have known (and worked for) bombastic blowhards like that, who seemed like they were a caricature of themselves... those people that you describe to your friends, and they think you are exaggerating. I also thought it worked well with Rami's directing style, and I thought he lent an air of "remember, this is supposed to be FUN". Yep, exactly.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2022 12:52:49 GMT -5
Well, Hulk ‘78 and Superman ‘52 are on 9 votes apiece. Interesting.
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Post by Calidore on Dec 6, 2022 14:28:57 GMT -5
I thought he worked well with Raimi's style, not so much in the new films. Or maybe the writing just wasn't as good. He wasn't funny any more. I really liked J. K. Simmons' take on J.J.J....I have known (and worked for) bombastic blowhards like that, who seemed like they were a caricature of themselves... those people that you describe to your friends, and they think you are exaggerating. I also thought it worked well with Rami's directing style, and I thought he lent an air of "remember, this is supposed to be FUN".
Having done a few seasons of Oz by that point, Simmons probably also welcomed the opportunity to do something lighter and more humorous.
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Post by mikelmidnight on Dec 7, 2022 12:34:57 GMT -5
For folks voting for the Hulk, you may be interested in the Dave Gibbons Hulk comic from Marvel UK, 1979. The first episode plainly seemed to be about the tv show character, although sadly by the second episode, it was back on-model for the Marvel US comics.
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