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Sooooo I was pretty hype when the announcement was made that Inhumans was getting the live action treatment. Then I heard the IMAX news and immediately hit the booth to write up a hot 16 that you can find here. A few months later we got our first look at the Royal Family and how our main characters would be portrayed for the cameras. Reactions were luke warm at best. We finally get some footage and I want to say I’m just as intrigued as I once was, but that just ain’t the case, fam. Ohhh, we a long ways away from that feeling of hope and hype! [title type=”h4″]The Good[/title] Before we get to the suspect aspects of this trailer, let’s highlight the positives. The scenery is amazing. They’re filming a lot of the show in Hawaii, so you’re bound to get some jaw dropping visuals. The sets look official, but what else can you expect from a Marvel/ABC production? That shit better look official! They stayed true to the Blue Area of the Moon base, which was nice to see.
The visual effects and depiction of powers looks to be that fireball jutsu. We don’t get too much in that department, but the Lockjaw sfx looked pretty good, in my eyes. Kinda like Nightcrawler in the opening scene of X-Men 2. Add that to the end of the trailer’s Black Bolt grunt of destruction, and the visuals show some promise. [title type=”h4″]The Bad[/title] Is this really the plot we’re going with? This shit is like Days of our Lives meets Days of Future Past with a CW production team. Treason and usurping the …
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Ja-Quan is a NYC teacher and artist holding a B.A. in Sociology and History from SUNY New Paltz. On his journey to become Hokage, the Lord of The Speed Force and Protector of the Recaps…
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