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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael
I posted in a title changing thread.
posted 02-24-2003 12:19:16 AM
Original Sentinels in the comic were farking huge. The ones that came later got smaller.
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OtakuPenguin
Peels like a tangerine, but is juicy like an orange.
posted 02-24-2003 12:22:17 AM
quote:
Frog attempted to be funny by writing:
Then you would have noticed Iceman training. In fact, his budding friendship with Rogue was a relatively major plot turning point, when Mystique took his shape to convince her Xavier was pissed at her and she ran off into Magneto's trap.


That's still irrelevant.

It took Bobby Drake years to master his powers enough even to make ice that wasn't mushy

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Azrael Heavenblade
Damn Dirty Godmoder
posted 02-24-2003 12:23:00 AM
No, Deth, the Mark 2 sentinels, which were like twenty-thirty feet tall were built by the son of the developer of the original inventor, Bolivar Trask. He built the first ones which had an awful purple and yellow color scheme, but they rebelled against him and he ended up dying as his lab/base collapsed after the battle with the X-Men. His son, Larry Trask, embittered by his father's death, builds upon his father's designs by increasing them in size, and giving them the ability to adapt to mutant's powers through lots of advanced gadgets. Later, the sentinels became the property of the government, and even later they fell under the control of Bastion, around which point they became man-sized and Nimrod-ish looking.

[ 02-24-2003: Message edited by: Azrael Heavenblade ]

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Comrade Snoota
Communist
Da, Tovarisch!
posted 02-24-2003 12:26:46 AM
quote:
OtakuPenguin probably says this to all the girls:

That's still irrelevant.

Otaku: Your honor, I object!
One of Gydfather's Judicial "associates": On what grounds?
Otaku: It's devestating to my case!

You smell that? Do you smell that? ...Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory.
Delphi Aegis
Delphi. That's right. The oracle. Ask me anything. Anything about your underwear.
posted 02-24-2003 12:39:00 AM
quote:
Frog had this to say about Cuba:
Otaku: Your honor, I object!
One of Gydfather's Judicial "associates": On what grounds?
Otaku: It's devestating to my case!

Frog is better at this then me.

Taeolas
Pancake
posted 02-24-2003 12:53:49 AM
Re: Sentinals.

Actually 2-3 years ago, there was a Story arch in X-Men that involved Sleeper Sentineals. Basically human's that had been kidnapped (I think) and filled with Nanotech, and when the signal was given they would borgify and hunt down the Mutants.

(I wasn't following the X-Books much at the time so I'm not sure the full details of it though).

But in any case 1. There have been other human-type Sentinals besides the one already mentionned, but 2) I'm positive X-2 isn't going there.

On the 3rd hand, (Hey look ma! I'm a mutant! ), I just saw the clip on FoxWest and either the troups invading the mansion had funky masks on (very very very possible), or they were somewhat different, possibly robotic. (I'm still leaning towards the face mask's/Night vision goggles myself but you never know). If B) is the case, it would explain a bit more why the one Kitty ran through spasmed a bit (Kitty disrupts electrical systems when she phases through them, but the soldier may just ahve been reacting to having a normal looking girl run right through him.

Guess we'll find out in a few more months. *wishes he had a time machien*

Azrael Heavenblade
Damn Dirty Godmoder
posted 02-24-2003 12:59:58 AM
Hmm, I remember a similar plot 1-2 years ago in X-Force where this mad scientist teams up with Russians to make sleeper mutants who are activated by said scientist to go and destroy certain US military bases, but the mutation was unstable and they often died within seconds of completing their mission, or just did a suicide run.
"The basic tool for manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them." - Philip K. Dick
Ferrel
Fippy's VP
posted 02-24-2003 01:33:36 AM
I like Patrick Stewart.

Nightcrawler needs to represent as a fur!

Ferrel!
Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael
I posted in a title changing thread.
posted 02-24-2003 01:34:02 AM
I seem to remember the original Sentinels as being significantly bigger than humans (not the 6 story giants, but big guys) who were obviously robotic.

Then you had the giants

Then you had Nimrod come back from the future.

Then Trevor Fitzroy came back from the future (with Bishop and company on his tail) and he had near-human-sized, highly-advanced, self-repairing Sentinels.

Then it turned out in X-Factor that the US Government had been making variable model Sentinels under the banner of "Project: Wideawake" for years.

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Pancake
posted 02-24-2003 02:07:30 AM
quote:
When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Motiak said:
http ://a772.g.akamai.net/5/772/51/0391736c636417/1a1a1aaa2198c627970773d80669d84574a8d80d3cb12453c02589f25382f668c9329e0375e8177dec64930b38a50a78d709/X2-tlrD_m480.mov

I think that's the trailer although I probably screwed something up.


After watching that trailer, I actually want to see X2 now.

Faelynn LeAndris
Lusty busty redheaded wood elf with sharp claws
posted 02-24-2003 04:34:25 AM
quote:
How.... OtakuPenguin.... uughhhhhh:

That's still irrelevant.

It took Bobby Drake years to master his powers enough even to make ice that wasn't mushy


Booby Drake was barely a Mid teen when he joined the Xmen, and was making Ice Slides after the first couple years under Xavier. It'd didnt take him years to master his powers, the only major evolution that took him more than a few years to master was his ice form (He previously encased himself) and even that didn't take all that long.

Although just a TAD bit younger than then Bobby Drake of the comics (Which when Bobby Joined the X-Men in the movie version was not disclosed, he could very well have been there for several years), the Movie Drake fits the mythos perfectly fine.

And no... lets NOT keep goofy ass comicbook super hero outfits, k? They are cheesy as all hell. For certain ones, okay, yeah cool. Batman's was goofy, but it still kinda worked concidering the premise... You wanna put the X-Boys in tighty whities and spandex... Okay, you scare me. The BEST I would argue about adhering to comic book looks, would be Logan's Street clothes. But the leather outfits in the movie fit a hell of a lot better concidering the material and tone of the X-verse, than bright as spandex underwear....

X-Men was always my number one fav comic, and I was pretty damn pleased with the movie in general.


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Comrade Snoota
Communist
Da, Tovarisch!
posted 02-24-2003 08:54:50 AM
I just watched the preview that was linked. that's the one I saw with Daredevil.

I love two lines in there!

"Have you ever tried.. not being a mutant?"

And

Cop: Drop the knives!
Wolverine: I can't.

You smell that? Do you smell that? ...Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory.
Comrade Snoota
Communist
Da, Tovarisch!
posted 02-24-2003 09:06:11 AM
Oh, and the Sentiels ARE in that preview. When Wolverine slashes that guy during his "part"(where it goes "Wolverine" and shows him, then "Jean Grey" and shows her.. and so on), a bunch of wires stick up out of his head. I thought I saw it so I freeze framed the video and it's one of those soldiers who invade the mansion.

If at least one or two of the giant ones don't show up later on it'll be the only dissapointing thing about the movie. Sentinels DO come in the Human sized variety, but when you talk to a comic book fan about the Sentinels they always see the giant robots.

You smell that? Do you smell that? ...Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory.
Falaanla Marr
I AM HOT CHIX
posted 02-24-2003 09:15:18 AM
i think im glad i never read comics...that way i can enjoy the movies for what they are
Palador ChibiDragon
Dismembered
posted 02-24-2003 10:58:52 AM
quote:
Falaanla Marr had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
i think im glad i never read comics...that way i can enjoy the movies for what they are

Yah, but you won't know why everyone else in the crowd starts cheering when someone steps forward to kick some ass.

I believe in the existance of magic, not because I have seen proof of its existance, but because I refuse to live in a world where it does not exist.
Sean
posted 02-24-2003 11:00:14 AM
quote:
Nobody really understood why Palador ChibiDragon wrote:
Yah, but you won't know why everyone else in the crowd starts cheering when someone steps forward to kick some ass.

But he'll find out in about six seconds.

A Kansas City Shuffle is when everybody looks right, you go left.

It's not something people hear about.

Palador ChibiDragon
Dismembered
posted 02-24-2003 11:00:48 AM
quote:
ACES! Another post by DƒU:
But he'll find out in about six seconds.

Good point.

I believe in the existance of magic, not because I have seen proof of its existance, but because I refuse to live in a world where it does not exist.
Abbikat
Tastes best with pudding
posted 02-24-2003 05:19:22 PM
quote:
Palador ChibiDragon had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
Yah, but you won't know why everyone else in the crowd starts cheering when someone steps forward to kick some ass.

You need a reason for that??

Man... I been watchin' too many WWE shows.. I thought cheering when someone's ass was getting kicked was standard policy, regardless of who the kicker and kickee are...




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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael
I posted in a title changing thread.
posted 02-24-2003 06:53:44 PM
quote:
Verily, Frog doth proclaim:

Cop: Drop the knives!
Wolverine: I can't.


That had me laughing myself silly.

Lyinar's sweetie and don't you forget it!*
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