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    Trailer for X-Men: First Class is going to be released today.
    I'm afraid for this movie. It's supposed to come out in June and they are still filming right now and all the released shots havn't given me much confidence.

    Would love for it to be as good as X2 or even #1
    Feb 10, 2011 8:02am PST
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    Trailer for X-Men: First Class is going to be released today. I'm afraid for this movie. It's supposed t... : edge198

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      Yeah, they're cutting it too close. : one random winner
      • Did the same for X3. Look how that turned out. : pimpiumThis person is cool!
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      I don't know much about their production schedules or what ever, but I'm really excited about this movie.... : Ellissd
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        It's definitely got potential to be awesome with the setting and some of the talent in the movie. Plus V... : edge198
        • I see this as what X3 SHOULD and COULD have been had Vaughn stayed on the project. Kick Ass was a solid ... : Nerdsbeware
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      Please...this is a "turn the crank and make more money" movie if I've ever seen one. Don't get your hope... : PenicillinX57This person is cool!
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        It's also a "We need to keep the rights to this franchise" movie. : one random winner
        • Yea it is, so if it does suck, hopefully it will bomb and Fox will let the rights go.....yeah right : edge198
      • I have much more hope in Vaughan than that. : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
    • you know it's going to be terrible, just like xmen 3. : -=kodiak=-This person is cool!
    • They should have just stuck with the Origin story for Magneto, still using Fassbender. He's a great acto... : Nerdsbeware
    • Just accept that the movie is going to be god awful and simply hope for it being "It's so bad it's good" ... : SolrFlareThis person is cool!
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      At least one of this summer's super hero films is going to be a turd and flop. Green Lantern was the fron... : Dr_Cube
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        I've always enjoyed the Green Lantern, really hope they don't fuck it up too bad. : one random winner
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          with a CGI suit, how terrible can it possibly be? : stgdzThis person is cool!
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            It could end up with me getting a spray painted green lantern shoved half-way up my ass. : one random winner
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              Superhero themed bisexual swingers party after the movie huh? : edge198
              • I shouldn't have told everyone I was going as Mr. Fantastic... : one random winner
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            As much as I agree that was a strange decision, I don't understand the mindset I see around here a lot th... : thetangentThis person is cool!
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              I think its going to suck because of Ryan Reyonds. I like him as an actor, just not in this role. Same w... : Nerdsbeware
              • I agree that Reynolds is better suited for The Flash. That would have been great. : thetangentThis person is cool!
              • I would have preferred RR for Flash as well but im sure i will still like him in GL. : pimpiumThis person is cool!
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              I thought it looked weird at 1st, but then it's a suit, designed be aliens, it should look weird to us. ... : edge198
              • ^^^^^^This, absolutely. It should look weird to us. Who's to say what weird space energy looks like. : Earl Greigh
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              the green lantern concept is a little thin to begin with and the green lantern's powers are silly. I dont... : cptstern
              • I think the Green Lantern works better in a group (like the Justice League), but then I've never been a h... : thetangentThis person is cool!
    • As a former big fan of the X-men, I'm calling it now. This movie has no chance of being good. : uglysad
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      Man you guys are crapping on this before you've seen anything from it. Wow. : ClayThis person is cool!
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        I'm not really crapping on it, truth be told I'm looking forward to it because I really like Fassbender a... : Nerdsbeware
        • I mean I was hating on the Spider-Man reboot too, then I re-watched Social Network, saw shots of Garfield... : Nerdsbeware
      • We're basically expecting the opposite of http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22390126 : one random winner
      • There have been stills released from it.....if that counts : edge198
      • If you can hate on more things than you like, then you too can be a cool kid! : Werkin
      • This is Shacknews. Hating on things makes you seem cooler. Or something. : thetangentThis person is cool!
      • Because prequels are always awesome, right? : brickmatt
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        yes this is clearly gonna be powerful cinema http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_esfbh2-bor0/TIhIAc58RNI/AAAAAAAAAC... : spiderfill
        • Goddamnit I saw emma frost in the link and was expecting a corset : edge198
      • Tomorrow there will be a thread hyping this movie up again. Seriously, I've seen threads outright orgasmi... : The Grolar Bear
      • Of late, I didn't even need to see the trailers to correctly guess that both prince of persia and sorcere... : Dr_Cube
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        last good prequel Clay? : stgdzThis person is cool!
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          Batman Begins? : Nerdsbeware
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            Oh also Casino Royale : Nerdsbeware
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              these are just reboots, not really prequels : dirge23
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                They tell an orgin story do they not? That is what this one is doing, it's telling the story of how the ... : Nerdsbeware
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                  I think though when people talk of prequel, the movie is based on the other movies that is later in time.... : Chandler55This person is cool!
                  • right, a prequel is in the same continuity but comes before the previous episodes (like Star Wars 1-3 for... : dirge23
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                    Sure ok, but by defintion, those to movies are technically prequels. Regardless of their association to p... : Nerdsbeware
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                      ehh, not really. Batman Begins is not supposed to be the story of how Michael Keaton Batman got his start... : dirge23
                      • Sure whatever, I'm far past the point of caring anymore. : Nerdsbeware
        • huh, good point. to think of a prequel that absolutely does not suck, i have to go all the way back to th... : dirge23
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          star trek? : Veegeezee
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            Also a reboot : PenicillinX57This person is cool!
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              i feel like that's just the new word for "prequel" : Veegeezee
              • Don't bother with this. Just scroll up. : Nerdsbeware
      • are you really suprised? This is sort of the internet's thing. : byorn
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      It just has a very dull looking lineup. They should have done a true reboot (as opposed to a half-assed, ... : Earl Greigh
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        It is too soon to reboot xmen, and even if you could you will never get a cast that comes even remotely c... : Dr_Cube
        • This isn't a reboot, it's an orgin story. The new Spider-Man is a reboot. A reboot generally implies th... : Nerdsbeware
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      So did the trailer ever get released? : Begawkiness
      • On Facebook if you 'like' the page. http://www.facebook.com/xmenmovies?v=app_145527368840089 : Earl Greigh
      • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=25237288#itemanchor_25237288 : ClayThis person is cool!
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrbHykKUfTM : edge198
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          That doesn't look too bad. : The Grolar Bear
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            An editor worth his salt can make even a turd look awesome in a trailer. : PenicillinX57This person is cool!
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              What's got you so pessimistic about this? : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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                We've just been burned way too many times before. Also, when any franchise gets to its 4th or 5th instal... : PenicillinX57This person is cool!
                • You know with a shitty budget and basically no studio support Vaughan made one of the funnest comic book ... : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
        • Now see, that looks pretty cool. : thetangentThis person is cool!
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          Okay, this looks like it has a decent chance. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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            Oh SNAP! It's directed by the same dude who directed KICK ASS!! : Wikus Van De Merwe
            • He was originally supposed to direct X3 but dropped out. Think of this as what X3 could have been in ter... : Nerdsbeware
        • I'm cautiously optimistic : ColoradoCNC
        • What the hell's wrong with you naysayers, this looks awesome (and they didn't even show Kevin Bacon) : OdoyleThis person is cool!
        • Fucking awesome. : ateam311This person is cool!
        • looks good :D : RobFlinn
      • Thank you sirs, looks decent enough I suppose. : Begawkiness
    • So it looks kinda badass : edge198
    • Looks bitchen! : rakThis person is cool!
    • looks good, I love the X-Men movies : tunis5000This person is cool!