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Wolverine shouts HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Bath Tub! Check exclusive high-res still here!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with an exclusive flick from the upcoming Wolverine flick, courtesy of the folks over at Entertainment Weekly (specifically the lovely Esther Chan) who have compiled their most anticipated of 2009 issue, which hits news stands tomorrow, I believe.
I'm finding it difficult to get excited for this movie, even though I love Hugh Jackman as Logan. Even in Ratner's limp and fatally flawed X3 Jackman was good as Wolverine. This movie has been plagued by trouble. We've had reports of set troubles, huge rows between Gavin Hood and the studio and even reports of Hood being replaced for extended periods of shooting.
These rumors have been roundly denied by the studio and producers, but are they going to say? "Yes, this $100 million tent pole movie is in trouble." I don't think so. If it was one isolated report or rumor then we could ignore it as bullshit, but there have been many off-the-record reports from people working in, on and around the production. Make no mistake, whatever the end result is WOLVERINE was a very troubled production.
I missed the trailer premiere at Comic-Con for an interview, but I did track it down online... maybe you had to be there. I just wasn't blown away and I'm still hoping the official release trailer knocks my socks off, but after hearing first-hand reports on how Rothman views the fanbase, comments he made during the production of X3, I can tell you if it is good it'll be a lucky fluke. The dude doesn't give two-fucks about us (the exact quote from Rothman when confronted about a decision that would upset the fans was "Fuck the fans. We already have their money.") and if he doesn't give a fuck about the people that drive the buzz and excitement for a popular property, why would he care about the quality of the content?
So, all that is to say... I don't know about the movie, but I hope Jackman can save it on pure charisma and enthusiasm alone. I do like the below picture, just wish it was for a movie I could have more faith in.
Click for the high-res version!
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Jan. 1, 2009, 9:34 a.m. CST
by kgerm
This movie is fucked. Fox owns it. You know it's true.
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:38 a.m. CST
First post wasted!
by tangcameo
For shame! lol Um is it just me or did they photoshop his nipples out? And what the hell are those lines and circles on his chest?
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:39 a.m. CST
Calgon, take me away
by aboriginal
What a whirl, what a whirl . . . pool bath
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:43 a.m. CST
Does the writer even have a pulse???
by Red43jes
Jeez! The trailer I saw attached to The Day the earth Stood Still rocked, it got me WAY excited. How can you not like this film? I'm sure many are gonna see it and enjoy it!
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:44 a.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
That's the only way I'd watch this. Otherwise ... BOYCOTT!!
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:45 a.m. CST
Did Rothman really say that?
by maliswan
What a dick.
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:46 a.m. CST
Looks like shit.
by The Tao of Joe
And Tom Rothman can suck a fatty. Fox Boycott '08!
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:47 a.m. CST
Same as X3, same as HITMAN
by timmer33
A nice trailer with flashy imagery and effects ... and a terrible story with bad directing and worse acting.
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:49 a.m. CST
Weren't the first two X-Men films Wolverine films?
by I Dunno
He was pretty much the main character in the first one, half of the plot of the second one was finding out about his origins. What more do we need? I actually thought it was cool that there was some mystery. We got the feeling that he might have been a murderous bad guy before his memory was wiped. Of course all that will change when they give an excruciatingly detailed account of his early years,
But what am I saying, no character has ever been ruined by explicitly explaining their back story. Not one.

Jan. 1, 2009, 9:49 a.m. CST
Yay, let's promote your movie with...
by DerLanghaarige
...the most unintentional hilarious picture you can find!
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:51 a.m. CST
Let's teach Rothman a lesson.
by The Tao of Joe
Let's show him how far his comic book franchises can go once he decides to brick on his fanbase. I was going to play 'wait and see' because I do love me some Jackman Wolverine, but fuck it. The trailer was awful, this picture is awful, and everything I've heard about from the shoot makes it look like a nightmare train headed down the track.
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:52 a.m. CST
The wife REALLY likes this guy.
by JDanielP
If a picture like that can sway her mood (wink,wink), then by golly let's make it our computer wallpaper!
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:54 a.m. CST
by Crow3711
i know most of you are being dramatic, but im really not seeing this because of those quotes
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:56 a.m. CST
Fuck the fans..we already have their money...lol
by SomaShine
So true..Or less we forget how there were lines around the block for all 3 shitty star wars movies...lol..I love an honest producer. This guy knows he could shit in his hand and wipe it on the face of every marvel comic wolverine fanboy, and ever single one of them will still pay $10 to see his movie in the theater. Just stating the obvious.
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:58 a.m. CST
by The Tao of Joe
Alright, true believers (and disgruntled 'Watchmen' fans), I am going to the gauntlet here and offer $10 bucks to the person who takes this shitty publicity image and alters it so that it looks worse, hilarious, or indicative of the crap only 20th Century Fox can be responsible for these days. You have until noon tomorrow to enter. The winner will receive their prize via Paypal. Use Photobucket or some other image-hosting site to upload the pics, and the rest of the Talkbackers can which image deserves my ten bucks. Oh, and you can enter as many times as you like.
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:58 a.m. CST
Wolverine the Frisco gay bathhouse years.
by EvilWizardGlick
Like you mo's ain't poppin wood.
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:01 a.m. CST
by zom-bot.com
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:03 a.m. CST
by The Tao of Joe
It's not just the quote. It's Fox's policies towards their creative talent, plus their desire to take every great comic book or fanboy property they can get their inept fingers on and churn out movies that are ho-hum at best, but completely unbearable for most of the time. X-Men 3, FF, AVP, and now this. Plus these bastards have the audacity to try and put their flaccid dicks up the ass of WB's Watchmen movie. Enough's enough. I'm not taking any more crap from this guy.
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:03 a.m. CST
Who cares about more WOLVIE Pics, show some Deadpool or Hi-Res C
by TheBLIGHT
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:10 a.m. CST
too easy to photoshop
by zom-bot.com
i mean his arms are perfectly placed so that he can have them over the shoulders of two gay bears, or gay superheros (say, north star and the male wonder twin, etc) then just add the top of another guys back of head poking out of the water in front of wolvie, and you are done.
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:11 a.m. CST
what a waste of a movie...
by HotShott
Think about how awesome the Wolvie story in Japan could have been in the right hands. Claws, ninjas and hot Jap chicks = awesomeness. Instead we're getting some half-baked version of the Weapon X story? The BWS story was perfect and brutal. This will not be. I love Jackman as Wolverine. But why the hell can they not seem to get Sabertooth right? Tyler Mane as a mute imbecile was just wrong. If anything he should have kept the pro-wrestler bravado? And now Liev is just ALL kinds of pussified.
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:16 a.m. CST
Lollerz! You can see the prop handle between his fingers!
by LargoJr
It does look pretty good though. LOL
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:22 a.m. CST
C'mon, Zom-Bot, step to it.
by The Tao of Joe
If I had the money needed to buy photoshop, I would have already made one long ago.
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:28 a.m. CST
"who took my rubber ducky!!! Rrraaarggghhh!"
by SlyAndTheFamilyStallone
We're (friends and co-workers) boycotting Fox. Fucking douchebags. How is delaying Watchmen's release gonna make them money? Or protect the investment they "already made"? They deemed it unfilmable, so we have to suffer and miss out because Fox lacks creativity or vision?
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:33 a.m. CST
Can someone please tell me...
by galmonte
how long Fox owns the rights to the X-Men characters? Marvel is doing a pretty good job in translating their characters to the big screen, and I just would like to see the X-Men rights revert back to Marvel.
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:34 a.m. CST
"I'm steaming my armpits! What does it look like?"
by SlyAndTheFamilyStallone
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:35 a.m. CST
Is there a picture of Rothman?
by I Dunno
I'll Photoshop his fucking head on Wolvie's claws.
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:36 a.m. CST
Warehouse Jacuzzi: The Movie
by SlyAndTheFamilyStallone
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:36 a.m. CST
Don't have my money, fuckface
by Gozu
It's not technically a boycott since Fox isn't putting out anything I really want to see anyway.
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:39 a.m. CST
Trailer looks good?
by Magnum Opus
Did someone really say that? Wow. Just...wow. Lots of simpletons on this site.
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:40 a.m. CST
"I'm not bathing; Senator Kelly is blowing me!"
by SlyAndTheFamilyStallone
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:40 a.m. CST
Snikt you, Rothrat!
by pipergates
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:40 a.m. CST
they've captured the essence very well
by smackfu
because that looks EXACTLY like the dude I'm boycotting this spring.
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:44 a.m. CST
Well tangcameo...
by Skyway Moaters
... If I were to guess, given the character's back story, I'd say that those grayish blue lines and circles on his chest are what's left of the incisions his 'surgeons' made to implant the Adamantium needed to reinforce his breast-bone and upper rib-cage.
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:54 a.m. CST
by LaserPants
So the guy he's attacking... is in the tub with him?
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:01 a.m. CST
Does anybody out there
by kwisatzhaderach
watch the X-Men movies over and over? I mean, they were ok for one viewing but I couldn't sit through them again. Really dull.
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:06 a.m. CST
good or bad I'll go see it
by j2talk
before I'd sit through a boring waste of time like Doubt or Benji Button again.....
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:08 a.m. CST
Fuck the fans..we already have their money
by Phategod1
The sentiment of most of Hollywood save for Marvel Studios. This is the reason I hate Micheal Bay and Rothman. Although there is added Hate for Being inept human beings
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:13 a.m. CST
Liev Schreiber should have been Two Face
by White Goodman
I think he would have been better than whatshisname. I'm sure he'll make a good Sabertooth.
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:13 a.m. CST
The little jew from Scream is Sabertooth?
by I Dunno
I suppose that's one way to go.
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:15 a.m. CST
by Crow3711
What I'd really like to hear is what he says every day behind closed doors about AICN and the war that has seemingly begun right here on these talkbacks. I'm sure he brushes it off like he can crush us, etc, and maybe he's right, because in the end, no matter how many of us actually don't go see it, it will still make money. Lots of people will see this, unfortunately. I mean, chances are it won't be worse than Fantastic Four: Sequel, and the bewildered herds still showed up in droves. Maybe the fucker is right, but still, he has to be a little pissed that Harry's personal vendetta against specifically him is actually enraging some of us. You know he has some piss-ant assistant who updates us every time his name is mentioned in a story.
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:15 a.m. CST
by Crow3711
Updates him, not us. Him, the slimy shit-eating one.
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:22 a.m. CST
Tom Rothman
by Lenonn
Can't this guy get fired?
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:29 a.m. CST
Remember when Robot Chicken was funny?
by Jodet
That was a long time ago. Oh, and BOYCOTT FOX. This looks awful anyway, so no loss.
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:30 a.m. CST
by RpgSama
I'm not going to see no fuck*ng movie made by fox till ROTman is fucking fired, i will only see watchmen, and forget everything else, not this movie, not anything. I will only see watchmen because even if watchmen is a failure fox will lose nothing so they don't really have it bad, i will see watchmen even if fox take over for the talent that was involved and so that they can still make movies like these but under other studios. NOT A FUCKING MOVIE IN THEATERS OR DVD/BLU...
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:31 a.m. CST
by mastes360
Wow what a asshole!, i mean i'm not nieve so i know that most executives and producers probably act and feel the same as Rothman but most dare not say it meaning that people like me can still live in hope that MAYBE they do actually care about what they are making even if it does mean i'm living in denial. I loved X-MEN 2 but i will not be seeing this because of Rothmans dumbass comments, even if this is one of the best films of the year!.
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:40 a.m. CST
See here's the thing...
by lovecraftian
What Rothman, and so many of these studio fucks don't get, is that we ARE THE MONEY. Look, no one goes to see these things 3 or 4 times the way we do--which makes up for a HUGE portion of the profit. We are the reason for the midnight showings. We were the ones who made SPIDERMAN the powerhouse it was. IT WAS THIS SITE, AND MORIARITY SPECIFICALLY, THAT STOPPED JON PETERS FROM MAKING LEX LUTHOR A KRYPTONIAN! If we don't like something we can dictate it's future. Now I'm not going to see this stupid ass thing; because frankly, it looks lame--mere filler until a movie I actually WANT to see comes along. This idea, however, that "we'll all see it anyway" is self-fulfilling bullshit. If you don't want to see it... just don't. Don't listen to some chump who shows up here saying WATCHMEN sucks and looks "gay" (love that particular gem from the bigoted peanut gallery)while simultaneously excoriating us for saying "boycott Fox" by telling us we'll see it anyway?! Come on! These are the dicks that think that FAST AND THE FURIOUS is "badass" and that RESIDENT EVIL is "the shit." These are the cocks that actually believe the law is designed for the sole purpose of fucking people over to make as much money as you possibly can in as ruthless a way as possible. Cocks like Rothman. Unbelievable, unrepentant cocks. So, fuck'em. Let THEM whine all they want. The plants can go screw. WE make the decisions as to what succeeds and what doesn't. So let's send Rothman a clear signal, "YOU DON'T HAVE OUR FUCKIN' MONEY. YOU WON'T HAVE OUR FUCKIN' MONEY. SO EITHER START COUNTING ON LOVE-LORN, WAL-MART MOM DOLLARS FROM A SLEW OF NICHOLAS SPARKS MOVIES OR RETIRE, YOU USELESS PIECE OF SHIT."
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:44 a.m. CST
its official....
by champvinyl
AICN talkbackers are the most ignorant un-knowledgeable morons i've ever seen. btw the lines on his body are from logan's adamantium procedure, also would be why he's in the "tub" if you don't understand the source material shut the fuck up.
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:46 a.m. CST
The Problem With This...
by MaxThrust
...photo is that you can clearly see how the claws link to a bar in his clenched fists. We knew this was how they made the effect, but for a publicity photo, you'd think they'd at least airbrush them out.
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:47 a.m. CST
The Rothman quote
by waggy
What's annoying about it isn't the disrespect shown towards us. It's the fact that it's just a stupid mentality to have from a business standpoint. Iron Man made more money than any X-Men movie (and double both Fantastic Four movies) with a lesser known character, and it did so by first generating a buzz with fans and then delivering a film that created great word of mouth. Dark Knight grossed more than twice as much as any X-Men movie by staying true to the character and source material, and yes making the fans happy. Sure X-Men 3 opened huge, but that opening weekend accounted for about half its total gross. Does Mr. Rothman understand that quality films continue making money after their opening weekend? Does he understand that a movie people enjoy will sell more dvd's and spawn more lucrative sequels? Do Fox stockholders understand this? Are the hardcore X-Men fans going to see Wolverine regardless of how much it sucks? Yep. But do you really want the most vocal demographic for your product spreading negative buzz about the movie before and after the film is released? What a fucking dipshit.
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:52 a.m. CST
Definitely Boycott
by Mad-Maximus
I was looking fwd to this movie but after the Watchmen debacle, Rothman's directly insulting the core fanbase, & being blind to the source material I am going to not pay one cent directly or indirectly towards any Fox Studio media production.
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:52 a.m. CST
by RpgSama
Fucking A...We don't have to see any fucking movie that fox put out, even if it's the best fucking movie ever. I will only see Watchmen because it's not fair to they guys who worked in it under WARNER studios, just to see it all go to nothing by the hands of fox, but if you are working for fox, making a fox movie you are the enemy i will not fucking see your movie i will fucking download it, i want to see how much fucking money of the fans you have you piece of shit ROTman, i wish i fucking get to know you in my lifetime, like Hi i'm Tim Rothman just so i can say what a piece of shit you are to your face, i'm not going to go all macho like i'm going to punch him in the face, because i know i will not do it, but i will verbally destroy him, who cares, he is not going to give me any job, i don't fucking want one from him i already have one...
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:58 a.m. CST
Not seeing this.
by Lucasblows
Fuck Fox.
Jan. 1, 2009, 12:02 p.m. CST
In the Watchmen talkback i said i'll try
by T 1000 xp professional
to boycott...now I WILL boycott...I'll be NOT watching anything fox related... within my circle I am "the word of mouth" and now it seems there won't be any positivity spewing from my mouth about fox for quite some time... rothman , you my friend are in the wrong industry.
Jan. 1, 2009, 12:04 p.m. CST
Wolverine is better without a past...
by robotdevil
I thought it sucked when they dispelled all the mystery about him in the comics, and I think it'll suck in the movies too.
Jan. 1, 2009, 12:09 p.m. CST
Wow, i seriously cannot believe
by T 1000 xp professional
I'm not gonna watch wolverine..Never would I have seen the day. I wonder how many others who felt less strongly about watching the movie react to these reports as compared to those who were gonna be there opening day even if it rained fire and brimstone.
Jan. 1, 2009, 12:11 p.m. CST
Most Anticipated movie list?
by Raschied
Did anyone else click the link and look through the list on EW's site? Good GOD. Jonas Brothers in 3D is a "Most Anticipated movie"?!? Just shoot me now. The apocalypse is here.
Jan. 1, 2009, 12:20 p.m. CST
by maxwell's hammer
I'll probably see "Wolvering", but I won't pay for it. I'll buy a ticket for something else: a crafty technique from my 'sneaking into an R-rated movie' days.
Jan. 1, 2009, 12:20 p.m. CST
by LordMadhammer
that picture
Jan. 1, 2009, 12:20 p.m. CST
Boycotting Fox...
by BrooseTheScharuk
...I don't think I really even need much of a reason to do that. Micromanaging shit-peddlers. If you waited until part three to start calling shit on the X-Men series, you're delusional, because they're ALL shit, like almost anything I can think of put out by Fox in the last 20 years or so (of course there are exceptions, but I'm not here to talk about what little is good about Fox). It will be hard to ignore the Searchlight stuff though. Thank fuck for downloading!
Jan. 1, 2009, 12:23 p.m. CST
are you fuckin serious??
by champvinyl
"I thought it sucked when they dispelled all the mystery about him in the comics, and I think it'll suck in the movies too." --- Explaining wolverines' orgin is what turned the character into a classic, all the best superheroes you can think of have an interesting (and sometimes crazy) orgin story. Logans is badass. hate on fox, don't hate on a comic book movie.
Jan. 1, 2009, 12:27 p.m. CST
can't wait for this to bomb...
by cifra
... so Fox loses its last Marvel franchise after messing Daredevil, Elektra, Ghost Raider, Fantastic Four and X-Men... so they can become uninterested and give back the rights to Marvel (maybe keeping some distribution rights, wink, wink?) that would leave this in proper hands.
Jan. 1, 2009, 12:30 p.m. CST
by TheBlackKnight
That list was compiled by pre-teens. And Harry.
Jan. 1, 2009, 12:34 p.m. CST
by champvinyl
would you rather they keep the rights (as they will) and fuck up everything? you people bitch about X3 and all the rest of em', but don't even think of how bad it would be if the IP was in the hands of some *really* inadequate people (think 1980's captain america or Dolph as the punisher) shut the fuck up already and go eat some popcorn.
Jan. 1, 2009, 12:36 p.m. CST
that would be beautiful if MARVEL
by T 1000 xp professional
got these franchises back..If somebody knows please answer this, Is it possible that Marvel can acquire these franchises?
Jan. 1, 2009, 12:40 p.m. CST
by T 1000 xp professional
These licenses are too respected and EXPENSIVE for any of the no budget studios to get them methinks. Times have changed and I really think it's impossible for something like the old cap and punisher to happen again. Well, Ghost Rider was pretty bad. I really think it can only go upwards from here...I do believe the first person on the hunt for these franchises would be Marvel themselves.
Jan. 1, 2009, 12:44 p.m. CST
man Fox also has Silver Surfer
by T 1000 xp professional
It's official, those Marvel licenses are officially poison to them. Imagine the reaction of their next announced comic book movie. Oh God I can just hear the hatred now. FOX, sell away those superheroes and make a buck. I'm sure you guys are looking for some extra cash.
Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m. CST
boycott fox in 2009
by palewook
don't spend a dime on their properties.
 watchmen. that is all.
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:02 p.m. CST
don't spend a dime....
by champvinyl
and they'll stop making them; I'd like to see another x-men based movie before 2030
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:04 p.m. CST
fuck the fans = All of you will PAY to see this movie
by SomaShine
Rothman's totally right here. Every single person on this talkback is going to see this movie..you're going to pay for it either in the theater or on dvd, and YOU KNOW IT...lol..Rothman rules.
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:04 p.m. CST
Rothman hasn't won even if it makes money
by most excellent ninja
because a great X-men film would have made a Billion dollars, not under half a billion. The biggest comic franchise since the Silver Age with minor characters that even Joe Public knows and the third one makes slightly more than the second one. If Fox treated the films right and made them great the second one would have been mega massive and the third one would of destroyed the universe.
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:08 p.m. CST
by kgerm
I wouldnt pay to see this if Fox gave me the cash to see it.
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:11 p.m. CST
ninja speaketh the truth
by champvinyl
how big does a movie have to be to impress you people? does my fucking skull have to explode!?!
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:14 p.m. CST
the fake blade grips in his hands
by zom-bot.com
hey i'm all for practical effects, but like someone above said- if you are going to release hi res big pics for promo- at lest go back and paint out the obvious between-the-fingers view of jackman holding the fake blades.
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:18 p.m. CST
SomaShine: Rothman's intern or basic pleasure model?
by I Dunno
That other guy was right. Maybe a movie like TDK doesn't rely soley on fanboys to make money because it crosses genres into crime drama and Batman is a much older, more established character. It's been around since the 40's, had a TV show that the baby boomers remember watching while high in the 60'sand it got really good reviews. The only thing this movie has going for it to the non-fanboys is Hugh Jackman's name and that's hardly a sure thing. So Rothsteinbergfeld can scoff at the fanboy market but with this project, they'll be lucky to get that.
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:23 p.m. CST
Show of hands..who here waited in line for any of the Star Wars
by SomaShine
You new they were shit..going in, and yet you said "oh geez guess I gotta see this..here Lucas..here's my ten bucks" I'm not taking Rothman's side..fuck it..someone set this clown on fire if I care, but he's right. Oh and BTW..does this mean everyone here boycotting Fox is going to stop watching The Simpsons or Family Guy, including tossing out your DVD collections. You guys screaming boycott fox are paper fucking tigers.
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:40 p.m. CST
The only thing we can hope for
by cornponious
is that it DOES tank and then Marvel swoops in and makes it the way it's supposed to be made. With Huge Ackman of course.
 And I saw those bars connected to the claws as soon as I looked at it. I guess the reason they didn't take the time to photoshop them out is the same reason the movie WILL tank: Rothman doesn't give a shit.
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:40 p.m. CST
I will boycott as well but it won't work.
by Clavius
Because the AICN reading, web-surfing geekboy fans make up such a small percentage of the total movie going audience.[br] [br]If every single AICN reader refrained from seeing Wolverine, or any other Fox property, it would make a marginal dent, at best, to their bottom line.[br] [br]In the end, the money truly comes from the mass audience which is composed of 14-30 year olds who watch reality shows and could give a shit about studio politics or faithfullness to source material.[br] [br]They just walk into the theater on weekends and pick the movie that looks like it may have the biggest explosions and or tits in it and that's the target that Rothman and his stooges are aiming for.[br] [br]Rothman is exactly like Georgie Weiss, the sleazy producer in "Ed Wood" as this exchange between he and Ed exemplifies:[br] [br]Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Well, I started thinking about what you were saying about how your movies need to make a profit. Now, what is the one thing, if you put it in a movie, it'll be successful?[br] [br]Georgie Weiss: Tits.[br] [br]Edward D. Wood, Jr.: No, better than that. A star.[br] [br]Georgie Weiss: you must have me confused with David Selznick. I don't make major motion pictures; I make crap.[br] [br]Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Yes, but if you take that crap and put a star in it, then you've got something.[br] [br]Georgie Weiss: Yeah. Crap with a star. [br]And this one, perhaps even moreso revealing the mindset of this man...[br] [br]Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Is there a script?[br] [br]Georgie Weiss: Fuck no! But, there's a poster![br] [br]Boycott Fox!
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:42 p.m. CST
Sorry, Hugh, I'm gonna BOYCOTT
by california_mtz
Even though I like Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, I'm going to boycott unless Fox reasonably settles with Warner Brothers over the Watchmen movie!
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:47 p.m. CST
You can see the claws are being held in his hands!!!
by fanboy71
They aren't even trying very hard, are they? I'm in: BOYCOTT FOX '09. I will download this turd after it hits video. No money from me. "We start fighting a war, I guarantee you'll see something new!" - Malcolm Reynold, another FOX casualty
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:48 p.m. CST
crappy practical FX
by DigitalBeachWar
i like how you can see the things that go inside of his hands to hold the blades out... they could have at least removed them in post. and what's with the blue lines on his chest? i guess i'll have to have someone else, willing to spend money on the movie, to tell me.
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:50 p.m. CST
clavius thats right..
by champvinyl
.. you're much more intelligent than i am. b.t.w. shut. the. fuck. up. At least if you have nothing good to say
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:51 p.m. CST
by Orbots Commander
I think a marketing guy at Fox will be demoted, reprimanded or fired over releasing this picture. One: as many have pointed out, the claw prop handle can clearly be seen through Jackman's fingers, and Two: surely there must be a better picture to build anticipation for their tentpole movie than this one of Wolverine in what seems like a Turkish bathhouse. Way to dispel those rumors, Fox.
Jan. 1, 2009, 1:56 p.m. CST
Tom Rothman...
by 11dayempire
...I'm boycotting Fox as long as you remain with the studio, and I'll be telling everyone I know to do the same. It might end up with only three or four of my friends and family doing the same, but if every fan on this site does the same, that's three or four thousand tickets. If every comic book store tells every one of its customers to do the same, if the members of every online bulletin board whose members care about the quality of the films they see get on board, I think you might start taking notice. You absolute CUNT.
Jan. 1, 2009, 2:01 p.m. CST
When Doves Cry
by wash
C'mon people, it's totally a homage to that one part in the video. "HOW CAN YOU JUST LEAVE ME STANDING? ALONE IN A WORLD THAT'S SO COLD?"

Oh yeah, fuck you Rothman.
Jan. 1, 2009, 2:02 p.m. CST
Who is this Rothman guy?
by Brody77
And why has nobody beat the shit out of him? Hugh Jackamn is great, but I'm not getting my hopes up while Fox are involved.
Jan. 1, 2009, 2:10 p.m. CST
Didn't Rothman Produce X-Men and X2?
by DKT
Honest question, really. I don't know. I do remember a lot of people here saying both those movies were going to be shit...but for when they came out, they were pretty great. (Well, X2 is still pretty AMAZING -- definitely one of my favorite comic movies...)
Jan. 1, 2009, 2:11 p.m. CST
Meant to Add
by DKT
I know Singer had a hard time with Fox anyway on both those movies, so it is possible that Gavin Hood can make this work.
Jan. 1, 2009, 2:23 p.m. CST
I would love to kick Rothman in the balls...
by Judge Briggs
because that is how i feel after seeing his movies... fucking Rothman.
Jan. 1, 2009, 2:28 p.m. CST
No hope for this movie...
by RenoNevada2000
I really don't have any hope that this will be any good. This script review certainly didn't instill much confidence- http://tinyurl.com/9o96q6
Jan. 1, 2009, 2:39 p.m. CST
WOLVERINE will be the greatest film...
by Dead_Geek
...for me to Poop on! Come on Hugh! Please don't sink so low for money. Do "Van Helsing 2: Chupacabra Nights" and bring your career to a close.
Jan. 1, 2009, 2:42 p.m. CST
Liev Schreiber
by Tin Snoman
Isn't he like 6'5" or something? Not sure that qualifies as being a "little Jew". Are Jewish people usually way taller or something?
Jan. 1, 2009, 2:44 p.m. CST
by antonphd
AICN has turned into a full fledges entertainment gossip site. It's now 'fuck me? well, fuck you'. Might as well change the name to access cool news.
Jan. 1, 2009, 2:47 p.m. CST
by lovecraftian
Here's where your logic breaks down. IF we watch Family Guy and Simpsons, we are giving a approval to quality shows that actually poke fun at the studio from which they hail. It may make them money through sponsorship and DVD sales. But it's better material. (BTW, you can't save a studio based on two television shows even if they are flagships.) Their movies, however, are a different animal given that they are specific investments which REQUIRE box office returns in order to be profitable. And for your information, after ROTS I doubt anyone here stood in line to see CLONE WARS. (I know I didn't.) For that matter, I didn't bother with the DVD's either. You can piss and moan, or sit back and nay say. But those events I mentioned before happened. And because, the preview trailer looks abyssmal, and X3 WAS abyssmal, I've got better things to do with my cash (especially in this economy) than see crap. See? Despite what you might think, a boycott is extremely simple to pull off. WE JUST DON'T GO. I know you think we're all just syncophantic virgins clamoring for the next big Hollywood turd; but, please, at least give us the credit of not actually being you. If we say it sucks, and we're boycotting, guess what? WE CONTROL THE WEB. When we're pissed off enough, we're the fucking OUTER LIMITS announcer. We can bring back JERICHO. We can crush BIRDS OF PREY. And we can seal the fate of a bad comic book movie. How much profit do you think CATWOMAN made? Why the hell do you think Fox bought these properties in the first place? Comic book movies do well because of the fierce devotion of their built-in fanbase. Sure, the executive dickweeds think your average, American Idol lover will go see it anyway. And they will. But they DO need us to promote it to the kinds of stratospheric profit they hope to gain by throwing 100 million dollars into a project. I don't care how little Joe Sportsbar thinks of me as a person, HE doesn't create the buzz. I do. WE DO. In short, if Rothman wanted to fuck himself out of an executive gig by pissing all over the built-in fanbase of an intellectual property his BUSINESS PURCHASED to gain big returns, he's done a spectacular job. It doesn't seem like much of a business plan to me. But hey... It is Fox
Jan. 1, 2009, 2:47 p.m. CST
Wolverine looks...
by wacko3205
decent...but that's about it. I don't know the bulk of the story for the film's sake but I've been a fan of the character for nearly two decades now. If they stuck to the book's line of context it would be great...but I aint to sure that's gonna materialize. I liked the fact that they showcased him in wars & what not but, if I'm honest, it did'nt look like they are pacing things correctly. Take it to Japan & go deep into the Weapon X program afterwards. I just don't see how they're gonna fit the Blob & Deadpool into all this & that's what's got me worried. As far as Rothman goes...whatever I guess. Sounds like a tool...but I don't know him, so I don't really pass judgement. If he's the reason...the real reason that Fox has blocked Watchmen from making date...then he can suck it till it's soft & that being said my friends...well that equals a mouthful.
Jan. 1, 2009, 2:57 p.m. CST
Go on 2nd or 3rd week, buy ticket for something else.
by JDanielP
That's simple enough.
Jan. 1, 2009, 3:03 p.m. CST
I'm watching Wolverine
by Mr. Zeddemore
While I have issues with Fox (not over Watchmen because it takes months to even get close to court, let alone having a case to potentially block a film) I'm going to see this. If Wolverine bombs, the chances of another X-Men film slim down.
Jan. 1, 2009, 3:15 p.m. CST
Fvck Fox
by des.nibelung
fvck them vp their sorry arses, with a brocken beer bottle.
Jan. 1, 2009, 3:22 p.m. CST
Leave Schreiber alone...
by wacko3205
Seriously...Leiv is no joke. Anyone that's seen him act should know that the fool can act…& I don't mean just action figure act either. To me…I'd much rather see a legit stagemen pull off a role instead of someone that just looks the part or can carry a super hero role on the meat alone while they leave the potatoes at the table. The guy's solid & has proven his chops for many years. He looks the part & seems pretty convincing in the trailer…& honestly…I couldn't give two shits about him being Jewish. What the F is up with that BS?!?! Honestly, I have no shame in admitting that I was shocked & appalled when Jackman was first announced as the shoe in for Wolverine…he was waaaaaaaay too sappy & far to pretty to pull off Wolverine…but it worked & here we are 4 films in loving the onscreen prospects of Wolvie…I say give the film a chance & see what happens. In the end…I'm most excited about seeing Durand try & pull off the fatman (even though it makes no sense) & also Danny Huston as Stryker.
Jan. 1, 2009, 3:28 p.m. CST
Geez, Quint...hungover today?
by Logan_1973
go into it with a little bit of hope...although I am concerned that they may go into territory that would contradict what's been established in the X films. Outside of that fuck the comic book geeks.
Jan. 1, 2009, 3:45 p.m. CST
Squirrel Girl VS. Rothman
by DOGSOUP
Ahhh hundreds of flesh eating squirrels eating his meats until there's a shiny skeleton. Squirrel Girl Wins: Flawless Victory. PIRATE WOLVERINE!
Jan. 1, 2009, 3:53 p.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
Just a friendly reminder.
Jan. 1, 2009, 4:22 p.m. CST
Counteracting continuity
by Mr. Zeddemore
Marvel and DC do that constantly, so why should a film be different.
Jan. 1, 2009, 4:24 p.m. CST
Error message
by MR. MURDOCH
""The image "http://aintitcool.com/images2008/WolvieTubBig.jpg" cannot be displayed, because it contains errors."" Truer words were never spoken...
Jan. 1, 2009, 5:18 p.m. CST
watchmen sucks. alan moore is a dickeater.
by ironic_name
I'll see this 3 times just to piss you idiots off.
Jan. 1, 2009, 5:44 p.m. CST
Won't piss me off
by lovecraftian
It's your money and time. And it certainly won't save this load of shit.--As for the Watchmen and Alan Moore, instead of hurting my feelings, all you've done is exemplify how much brighter I am than you. Now that's irony.
Jan. 1, 2009, 5:46 p.m. CST
This photo looks like...
by The Real McClane
Somebody accidentally shit in the hot tub. Damn, he's not happy about that... at all.
Jan. 1, 2009, 5:51 p.m. CST
He should have stuck a toe in first
by CherryValance
You just jump into hot water like that, of course you're gonna have that kind of reaction.
Jan. 1, 2009, 7:16 p.m. CST
Jackman deserves better than this...
by jaddicoat
He might be Hollywood's "nice guy," but that doesn't mean he should finish last. Hugh is one of Fox's most promising money-makers. Rothman should remember that when he goes messing with the quality of his movies.
Jan. 1, 2009, 7:49 p.m. CST
You "have my money"? Hardly, I have your movies...
by Dingleberry Jones
And I don't pay for them. Thank you bittorrent. It's greedy douchebags like this that give me all the reason in the world to download a movie. Don't get me wrong, I love movies and I pay to see good ones in the theater. But when some studio jerk-off basically shits in a bag and laughs while he tries to sell it to me, I'm saying "no-thanks" while I'm picking his pocket.
Jan. 1, 2009, 7:53 p.m. CST
by Therealumlaut
He sounds like every executive at Fox. "Watch your future's end." Goodbye Faux.
Jan. 1, 2009, 7:55 p.m. CST
by slowgraffiti
That's awesome! Is dick eater the new slang for 'genuis writer'? I love it! I will start using it all the time. It if means brilliant, then Alan Moore is the dickeating-est writer to ever SAVE the medium of comic books!
Jan. 1, 2009, 8:08 p.m. CST
That's an old Bob Guccione Christmas card.
by Flim Springfield
Jan. 1, 2009, 8:15 p.m. CST
A sure download.
by Carl XVI Gustaf
I think Jackman is great as Wolverine and love his passion for the role, but that quote from the suit was the last drop. I actually really wanna see this in the theater. BUT. Fucking with Daredevil, Elektra, Ghost Raider, Fantastic Four, X-Men AND a movie that's not even their own... How many chances do they get? I'm not giving any money to this, anyone who does loses the right to complain about FOX.
Jan. 1, 2009, 8:34 p.m. CST
Ha ha Phate1
by half vader
Isn't Avi Arad part of Marvel Studios?! If he/they cared so much we would've got a decent Daredevil, Electra, Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider...
Jan. 1, 2009, 8:46 p.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
Fuck his mother in the anus with a tent pole right back.
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:17 p.m. CST
"Fuck the fans. We already have their money."
by Chuck_Chuckwalla
You are a class act, Rothman. Hey Fox, do you condone this kind of statement from one of your employees? Someone there needs to chew him a new asshole.
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:33 p.m. CST
I'll fix Rothman,
by Conanreturns
I'll download this shit... Sorry Hugh.
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:41 p.m. CST
Jackman gotta eat. Boiled Lobster by the looks of things.
by G100
But I'm not sure I will even bother to watch this on DVD never mind at the Cinema.

"Troubled production" At FOX ????? You're kidding!! What were the chances of that with a complete dumbass like Rothman there busy lowering the quality to rock bottom of an already tarnished brand ?
Jan. 1, 2009, 9:47 p.m. CST
You people are idiots, this movie looks awesome
by TallBoy66
Well, okay, Wolverine in the bathtub not so much but I'm sorry that the trailer for the fucking WOLVERINE movie had too many claws going SNKIT! and explosions. Jesus Christ, it's Wolverine - it's just a gigantic action clusterfuck with the odd bit of pathos and tragedy thrown in here and there. Ain't that hard to fuck up, yo.
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:07 p.m. CST
I dunno tallboy,
by half vader
they already fucked up a bit with the Die Hard 4 copter stunt!
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:16 p.m. CST
Fuck Rothman, I am sneaking into the theater to see it.
by Leafar the Lost
I will buy a ticket for another movie, and sneak in to see Wolverine. You are not getting my money, Tom Rothman! I may not be a rich man, but at least I am not a fucking piece of shit who makes his money by screwing the fans. I will watch the Watchmen one day, but you will not get my money...
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:39 p.m. CST
Looks pretty cool to me so far
by DarthJedi
I can only hope that all the crap that's been reported behind the scenes won't screw this up.
Jan. 1, 2009, 10:50 p.m. CST
As per my New Years resolution to be more optimistic,
by YouAreAllMyBastardChildren
I'm trying to hold out hope for this movie. It's turning out to be much more difficult than I imagined. I may have to break that resolution sooner than I planned, my precious lil' bastards.
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:30 p.m. CST
I'll pirate this movie
by MetiphisLabs
Eat my shit, Rothman.
Jan. 1, 2009, 11:43 p.m. CST
All of you who paid to see X3 sucked Tim Rothman's dick
by Rupee88
and there were apparently a lot of you retards...I downloaded the POS and fast-forwarded through it. He is a good businessman, not an artist...Harry never gets it.
Jan. 2, 2009, 12:32 a.m. CST
The limp and fatally fawed X3
by BendersShinyAss
No, yo're thinking of X2. X3 was a rocking good time. X2 was walkng around. talking. and cyclops overacting in picards face.
Jan. 2, 2009, 1:15 a.m. CST
Did anyone notice.....
by redfist
That they didn't even bother to photo render that image. You can see the claws are being held in his hands...what a bunch of lazy sloppy fucks. Fox eat all the dicks.
Jan. 2, 2009, 1:25 a.m. CST
by Series7
New background.
Jan. 2, 2009, 2:08 a.m. CST
ever XMEN movie sucks giant fucking balls. X2 is the worst.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
X3 fucking sucked donkey dick, but at least it was so bad it was funny. X2 was a melodramatic shit storm that had Cyclops crying like a bitch the whole time and Brian fucking Cox about to fall asleep. All these promises of answers about Logan's past. Oooooohhhh ahhhhhhh.....I can give a fuck. If I wanna see a real bad ass, I watch the Fox cartoon. These films have been a massive disappointment from day one.
 Fuck XMEN movies. Fuck Hugh Jackman. Fuck Fox. Fuck Zach Snyder. Delay the fuck out of Watchmen and release Crank fucking 2 right fucking now.
Jan. 2, 2009, 2:11 a.m. CST
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Yes. Many have noticed, just look up at the posts with the subject "CRAPPY PRACTICAL EFFECTS" or "FAKE BLADE GRIPS IN HIS HANDS." Don't act like you made some big revelation you lazy fuck.
Jan. 2, 2009, 2:42 a.m. CST
I own five copies each of the Wolverine mini-series
by crazybubba
done by chris claremont and frank miller. I will burn them all now. Wolverine has now been officially raped do death.
Jan. 2, 2009, 3 a.m. CST
by crazybubba
whats there to like about that picture?!? Jackman's trying way to hard cause he knows he blows.
Jan. 2, 2009, 3:03 a.m. CST
I'll wait until the do a real Wolverine movie
by Xiphos_2
At first I was happy just to see Wolverine on the screen, but upon Further review, this incarnation of Logan is lacking in oh so many areas, just like the X men movies.
 I hope someday Marval gets the rights back and they do a good adaptation of X Men.
Jan. 2, 2009, 3:26 a.m. CST
The mindset is this...
by gotilk
"We don't care about the FANS, because the real money is to be made from everyone else, who will never know the difference."

 But here's the hard truth, suits. The REASON these stories and characters worked in the first place is because of the very things you're screwing with. It has nothing to do with PLEASING US. It's a reduction, a dilution of the original ideas that makes you continue to make failure after failure. FUCK US... if you want to make good money, tell good stories and establish at the very least fascinating if not like-able characters. It has nothing to DO with US. They're fucking themselves over something they perceive as an ass-fucking they're giving US. Talk about stupid. Then again, I'm sure they're used to not knowing who they're fucking.
Jan. 2, 2009, 4:33 a.m. CST
by DanboJohnJ
Ok,i'm not that up on the behind the movie shinanigans,first i heard of this Rothman bloke was you chaps slagging him off for the Watchman debacle.underhand i thought,but then to find out that this CUNT said that about the people who in effect pay his wages,well he can go and chew my stump.I WILL NOT BE GOING TO SEE THIS FILM AT THE FLICKS,END OF STORY!IF THATS WHAT HE THINKS OF ME AS A LOYAL MOVIEGOER THEN HE HAS JUST LOST ONE VIEWER...WANKER.
Jan. 2, 2009, 5:03 a.m. CST
X-Men II
by Mr. Zeddemore
When I saw that, I was stunned. That's what I wanted with TDK, only at the end of TDK I felt like Nolan had kicked me in the balls and called me a little beetch.
Jan. 2, 2009, 5:40 a.m. CST
someone called lovecraftian thinks hes smarter than me
by ironic_name
you made my day with your delusion.
Jan. 2, 2009, 5:43 a.m. CST
by ironic_name
moore couldn't write a good story if you put a gun to his head.
 his stuff is cheap and silly.
 hes on par with miller as a mediocre writer loved by dumb people.
Jan. 2, 2009, 7:28 a.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
Filthy maggot.
Jan. 2, 2009, 8:40 a.m. CST
whoi cares if its FOX- I am lookingh forward to this
by j2talk
the film may suck, but it may not..this year has quiet a few films I am looking forward to....Underworld 3, StarTrek, Transformers2, GiJoe, Terminator, Monster vs Aiens, Where the wild things are, Harry Potter, some will be good, some not...but in each case I'd rather get to see it then not have the movie made.....I NEVER thought I'd get to see a live action Transformers film- the fact that they made one?How could you NOT see it???
Jan. 2, 2009, 9:17 a.m. CST
Bladerunner had a troubled production ...
by MorpheusTheSandman
and so had Apocolypse Now, so I''l wait for the final movie. Morph
Jan. 2, 2009, 9:21 a.m. CST
Gavin Hood
by cowboyone
Directed Tsotsi and Rendition. Not exactly a "comic book movie" directors resume. Trailer looks like television show production values. Not too hopeful for this film. Fox kills a lot of potentially good properties.
Jan. 2, 2009, 9:52 a.m. CST
They aren't getting any of my money
by Luscious.868
I don't care how cool it looks, and yes I'm a huge X-Men fan. Loved the first and second and hated what they did in the third. I can't wait until the rights to this property revert back to Marvel because I won't spend a dime on any X-Men related title that Fox shits out.
Jan. 2, 2009, 10:37 a.m. CST
yeah....troubled production...who gives a fuck?
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
The movie would still look like ass if it were a perfectly smooth production.
Jan. 2, 2009, 11:04 a.m. CST
I'm still watching it
by Mr. Zeddemore
Partly because I want to see if it can be any worse than The Spirit, and partly because it can't be any worse than X-Men III.
Jan. 2, 2009, 11:12 a.m. CST
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Go ahead and watch it. But for the love of God don't pay for it!
Jan. 2, 2009, 11:49 a.m. CST
sitting in a bathtub full of listerine
by ArcadianDS
you'd make that face, too.
Jan. 2, 2009, noon CST
"At the GAY BAR! You're a SUPER STAR!"
by JackPumpkinhead
A perfect song to play to this.
Jan. 2, 2009, 12:04 p.m. CST
by redfist
Sorry, I have much better things to do than to read all 99 post on this board before making a comment. Unlike lifeless fucks like yourself who troll the board looking for retard slap boxing sessions. I am sure that someone also made the same observation that the claws were not photoshopped properly, sorry to waste your presious time you fucking neckbeard basement dwelling cum bubble. Eat a bowl of dick!
Jan. 2, 2009, 12:05 p.m. CST
by redfist
Jan. 2, 2009, 12:07 p.m. CST
by Johnnie Walker
The reason Fox always gets these unknown directors for their big projects is because they have a company-wide mandate to pay writers & directors peanuts. Gavin Hood and that guy who did Earth Stood Still were just coming off their breakthrough projects, and so Fox brings 'em on for basically nothing, and then runs roughshod over them all through production. Same with Tim Story and FF.

 It's a recipe for disaster, as we've all seen.
Jan. 2, 2009, 12:07 p.m. CST
Yeah, I like the Potter series....
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
1 and 2 were bland but okay. 3 was the shit. 4 took a step back. 5 was the shit, but 3 is still the best. I forget all the fucking names. Thats how much of a fan I am.
 But whatever...the point is fuck EW for assuming every person going to see the movies has read all the fucking books and know where this is headed. Stupid fucking move on their part.
Jan. 2, 2009, 12:08 p.m. CST
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Jan. 2, 2009, 12:17 p.m. CST
Speaking of FOX, don't buy the Blu-Ray DIE HARD set
by YackBacker
the one for the super-awesome price Herc has advertised. The first two movies' video quality is terrible on the discs. It's as if Fox just threw a standard dvd onto a BR disc. Save your money, and screw FOX.
Jan. 2, 2009, 12:23 p.m. CST
He has no fangs...
by The Eskimo
...I was a Spidey & FF collector...didn't read too much X-Men...but isn't wolvorine supposed to have fangs? Or maybe he got fangs later in his origin. Can I get a little help here from the traditionalists on the board?
Jan. 2, 2009, 12:34 p.m. CST
Hugh Jackman had his fangs removed....
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
...so he could suck more cock.
Jan. 2, 2009, 12:37 p.m. CST
by Mr. Zeddemore
I would prefer a Russian copy for the full 'Commando style' quality.
Jan. 2, 2009, 1 p.m. CST
Yack, that happens a lot unfortunately...
by Darth Macchio
T2 and Predator are a perfect examples as well. Anytime you see a blu for under $20 new, it's not a sale...it's like Windex charging you more for "Clear Windex" when in reality they just don't add blue coloring but still charge more. Sadly, many great fliqs suffer from mediocre HD picture quality and, until the incessant double-dip bullshit makes it to the HD media market, you may as well be happy with upconverted SD dvd's as some of these blu-rays are barely above them in terms of PQ.
Jan. 2, 2009, 1:25 p.m. CST
Understanding of what, Master?
by Darth Macchio
Of digital watches. And soon I shall have understanding of video cassette recorders and car telephones. And when I have understanding of them, I shall have understanding of computers. And when I have understanding of computers, I shall be the Supreme Being.
God isn't interested in technology. He knows nothing of the potential of the microchip or the silicon revolution. Look how He spends His time: forty-three species of parrot, nipples for men.
Slugs!
Slugs?
He created slugs? They can't hear. They can't speak. They can't operate machinery. I mean, are we not in the hands of a lunatic?
Jan. 2, 2009, 2:30 p.m. CST
Ohhh... Poor, sad, ironic_name
by lovecraftian
I'm glad I made your day. It's very apparent sex, intelligent thought or sense of an accomplished life wasn't on your dance card today. Glad I could be of help. As for Miller, I'm not that much of a fan myself. Moore, however, is another matter. Frankly, you remind me of the Proverb that says, "Better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth (or, in this case, use a keyboard) and remove all doubt." To say that the writings of Alan Moore are dumb and for dumb people is really a statement of such colossal foolishness as to go right up there with "...And you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska." Someone who is hailed by a multitude of other writers as a storytelling genius--I imagine there's got to be few intelligent folks in that rather large swath-- and whose product, THE WATCHMEN, made TIME's Top 100 BEST NOVELS (NOT GRAPHIC NOVELS)OF THE 20TH CENTURY LIST, and has won multiple awards for his stories, is not someone just be easily dismissed as dumb. This, of course, doesn't mean that you don't have a right to your opinion. But when your opinion differs from a wide array of really, REALLY SMART people. Perhaps you should take a step back, reassess some facts you may have missed, and keep your thoughts, few and far between as they are, to yourself.
Jan. 2, 2009, 3:08 p.m. CST
lovecraftian -- you're a snide prick.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Someone shits on Moore...who the fuck cares? Grow some fucking balls my man. Not everyone has to agree with you for your opinion to be a worthwhile cause.
Jan. 2, 2009, 3:55 p.m. CST
Tell us the truth....that's Booberry kool-aid isn't it?
by Darth Macchio
I always knew Logan was a big puss.
Jan. 2, 2009, 4:31 p.m. CST
Rothman's Wolverine
by Cobbio
It sucks that Gavin Hood was fucked by Fox during the making of "Wolverine." I've been a big defender of this film until now, based on Hood's earlier work, but hearing about how badly things went behind the scenes leaves me thinking it's not Hood's film anymore. It's Tom Rothman's. And that's not good, considering Fox Studios hasn't placed one film (not one!) in the 25 top-grossing films of 2008.
 Performance-wise, that's batting a pathetic .000. I guess you're making good decisions now, Tom Rothman, huh? The kind of important decisions that bring huge money and prestige to Fox Studios?
 Oh, that's right, you're not. You've actually been making horrible, studio-killing decisions that are backfiring in your shit-stained face. How's that feel, by the way?
 I love Gavin Hood, but I just decided to skip "Rothman's Wolverine." Sucks, but oh well. I'm not paying money for mediocrity.
Jan. 2, 2009, 4:50 p.m. CST
thanks skyway
by tangcameo
I look at Jackman and all I still see is Timothy Dalton playing Bond. He kinda looks the part but he's stiff as a freaking board. And I hope someone leaks Watchmen to DVD bootlegs, even if it sucks I want to see it. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going over to a paralell universe where Russel Crowe took the part and won the Oscar for it.
Jan. 2, 2009, 5 p.m. CST
Snide Prick?
by lovecraftian
"Yes. Many have noticed, just look up at the posts with the subject 'CRAPPY PRACTICAL EFFECTS' or 'FAKE BLADE GRIPS IN HIS HANDS.' Don't act like you made some big revelation you lazy fuck." & "OH FUCK YOU ALL-- WRONG TB!"--Snide, perhaps. (Though I'd argue that's a big, fat bundle of hypocrisy on your part.) Able to represent a reasonable arguement as to why making statements about Alan Moore being a "dick eater" and "mediocre writer loved by dumb people" (which if you'd bothered to take your own advice and read the entirity of this TB you'd know how this had gotten started in the first place)is NOT a credible critique of his work or fan base... Certainly. It's not as if I'm above base ad hominem attacks. My posts are rife with them. It would be hypocrisy to declare otherwise. (Though I think few people could begrudge me those attacks here.) I do, however, have more than just personal taste and anger at someone else's opinion on my side. If someone said, "I think WATCHMEN is overrated. I enjoyed it, and caught the subtext. But it didn't work for me." I would gladly accept their well-stated opinion and move on. But one thing I find thoroughly intolerable is when someone says something as utterly antithetical to reality as implying that Alan Moore can't write and his fanbase is stupid for thinking he can. Maybe I AM a snide prick. But I'm right. And I am perfectly at ease with pointing out obvious missteps in critical discourse (sometimes with ridicule) when someone makes such a profoundly uninformed series of insipid insults to myself or others who share MY taste.
Jan. 2, 2009, 5:51 p.m. CST
you're still a snide prick lovecraftian.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
But you're an intelligent snide prick. And you do know what you're talking about most of the time.
Jan. 2, 2009, 6:01 p.m. CST
by Mr. Zeddemore
It's the Internet you fool, you're only right in your own eyes.
Jan. 2, 2009, 6:33 p.m. CST
"But you're an intelligent snide prick. And you do know what you
by lovecraftian
Thank you, DannyGlovers. Much appreciated.
Jan. 2, 2009, 6:33 p.m. CST
Mr. Zeddemore
by lovecraftian
Fuck off.
Jan. 2, 2009, 8:19 p.m. CST
The liberal movie/tv industry needs to stop working for FOX
by kbarber29
I've never seen bigger hypocrites. Everytime they help FOX make money, they help FOX promote their maligned agenda through FOX and FOX NEWS. A boycott by us won't do anything. Actors, directors, writers, and especially Joss Whedon are hypocrites and morally bankrupt if they continue to work for FOX. When will Joss figure out that the reason he gets dicked around by FOX is because he's a liberal. He came up witht he plot for X-men 3, yet recieved no credit for it.
Jan. 2, 2009, 8:23 p.m. CST
Also, if they stopped working for Rothman, FOX would have to get
by kbarber29
Nuff said.
Jan. 2, 2009, 8:24 p.m. CST
....rid of the ultra dick
by kbarber29
Jan. 2, 2009, 9:41 p.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
Cocksucking jdfkdsj flkdsj flksdjf lksjaflflisa hflisdahf
Jan. 2, 2009, 9:46 p.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
"Oops I shat meself!! Snikt!"
Jan. 2, 2009, 9:47 p.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
And he's about to get snuffed by Logan.
Jan. 3, 2009, 1:12 a.m. CST
by Melvin_Pelvis
*The Water is cold!*
Jan. 3, 2009, 6:08 a.m. CST
by Mr. Zeddemore
No disrespect intended, but if you think you can prove that someone else is wrong on the Internet then you're sadly mistaken. No-one ever admits they're wrong online.
Jan. 3, 2009, 12:03 p.m. CST
"No-one ever admits they're wrong online. "
by lovecraftian
LOL. Okay that's probably fair... and HIGH-larious.
Jan. 4, 2009, 8:32 p.m. CST
Rothman is like the worst kind of political strategist.
by Royston Lodge
I happen to work in politics, and I cannot imagine a political strategist saying something like, "fuck the base. We already have their votes." That's how you LOSE. We have a saying - you don't make friends of your enemies by making enemies of your friends. Fucking up a property so the fanbase hates it won't bring in new viewers. To the new viewers, it's just another stupid comic book movie anyway. Why the hell should anybody be interested in a Wolverine movie if they AREN'T already a fan?! If you can't get the fans, you're NOT going to get new viewers.
Jan. 4, 2009, 8:34 p.m. CST
Oh, and about that Wolvie photo...
by Royston Lodge
He looks . . . small. It's like that line from Roadhouse, "I thought you'd be bigger."
Jan. 4, 2009, 8:36 p.m. CST
Redux: No-one ever admits they're wrong online...
by Royston Lodge
Jan. 5, 2009, 12:11 p.m. CST
i enjoyed X3, and Jackman specifically
by smudgewhat
i think he's done great service to the character and taken the source material seriously. death of Phoenix in X3 packed emotional weight, even though totally different than comic version. unfortunately, i'm a bit worried about this flick. hope it's good. if it's good (and not great) i'll still be glad Jackman carried the Wolvie torch. who would have been better??
Jan. 5, 2009, 1:42 p.m. CST
by theplant
Avatar will rule.
Jan. 5, 2009, 2:11 p.m. CST
Jokes on Rothman
by Hamish
Quality product gets even more of our money. Just look at Dark Knight. What idiot let's that man run their studio?
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Definition of a Rip-Off: It is a movie that is an exact replica of another, in terms of its story and flow. It is called a rip-off primarily because the director doesn't accept that it is one. In the case that he DOES accept it's copied… it is called an 'Inspiration'. I remember every time […]
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Upcoming Hindi Movies of 2011
By Prateek Modi on March 1, 2011 in Hot Now!, Upcoming Hindi Movies
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Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks teams with Oscar-nominated director Paul Greengrass and screenwriter Billy Ray to tell the true story of Richard Phillips, a U.S. cargo-ship captain who surrendered himself to Somali pirates so that his crew would be freed. The MV Maersk Alabama was en route to Mombasa, Kenya, when it was surrounded and boarded by a gang of hardened bandits led by the determined Muse (Barkhad Abdi). As the crew of the Maersk Alabama rushed into a fortified "secure room" created for just such an incident, Phillips and Muse found themselves in a tense standoff that threatened to erupt into violence at any moment. Catherine Keener and Michael Chernus co-star.
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Neoliberalism's relationship with economic growth in the developing world: Was it the power of the market or the resolution of financial crisis?
AbstractThis article examines the relationship between "economic freedom" and economic growth. Previous studies have found a positive relationship between economic growth rates and "economic freedom", and used this relationship as a basis for arguing that more liberal economic policies promote development. "Economic freedom" conflates laissez-faire policy with other important concepts, like good governance and macroeconomic stability. When laissez-faire is parsed from these other concepts, it shows no positive relationship with growth outside of the early-1990s, a period in which financially-strained developing governments and financial systems enjoyed debt bailouts in exchange for liberalization reforms. Further analysis shows that laissez-faire exerts no discernible effect on economic growth net of the debt relief, inflation containment and improved inward investment that occurred after the Cold War. I argue that free market capitalism itself may not have promoted economic development in the post-Cold War era. Instead, free market reforms occurred alongside domestic and international political developments that helped developing countries resolve a serious financial crises, and that the resolution of these crises were most important in explaining the comparative prosperity of the 1990s and 2000s.
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Related researchKeywords: economic freedom; neoliberalism; laissez faire; periodicity; economic growth; economic development; capitalism;
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- P11 - Economic Systems - - Capitalist Systems - - - Planning, Coordination, and Reform
- P17 - Economic Systems - - Capitalist Systems - - - Performance and Prospects
- O21 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Planning Models; Planning Policy
- E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
- O4 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
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- NEP-ALL-2010-08-21 (All new papers)
- NEP-FDG-2010-08-21 (Financial Development & Growth)
- NEP-HIS-2010-08-21 (Business, Economic & Financial History)
- NEP-PKE-2010-08-21 (Post Keynesian Economics)
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Fort Hays State University Student Government Association President, Chris Roberts, released a letter today on the FHSU SGA website informing the FHSU community of his arrest early Sunday morning following an altercation in which he was involved. The statement originally stated the arrest occurred in January, but has been changed to reflect the correct date.
While the statement from Roberts does not address details of the arrest, Roberts said that "No official charges were filed and at this point in time, there are still no official charges against me."
In his statement Roberts also made it clear he felt the situation had been and will contiue to proceed in an appropriate matter through the Hays Police Department.
"I have faith in the legal process and believe the situation will be resolved justly. It is a shame the way the events of that day unfolded, and a great deal of consideration has been taken to ensure this matter is handled in the best way possible," Roberts said.
The statement also included a quick apology from Roberts.
"I sincerely apologize to both the FHSU community and the Hays community, and it is my intention to move forward quickly and carefully so we can all continue our important work," Roberts said.
The 2013-2014 academic year is Roberts first as SGA President and his third with SGA, having served as a College of Arts and Sciences senator and Legislative Affairs Director.
Roberts was contacted for this story and has no further comment at this time. Hays Police Department was also contacted and has not responded.