I think with a good director and script Clooney could have been a great Batman. But as fate had it he was stuck in one of the worst movies ever made.

Those nipples are impossible!!!

I kinda thought that too at one point, Clooney would be ok for Reed Richards...not so sure about it now.

On the topic of Reed: Readin through the Essential Vols. 1 and 2...and I would imagine this has been discussed..although I believe JB took the 'arrogant' edge off of him, Reed was a prick.

The guilt factor was well played, but when he wasn't feeling that in those early Lee/Kirby issues, the guy was a friggin chauvinist. CONSTANTLY pushing Sue to the side, if not the rear, total disrespect for everyone (I'm in the 'LAB' or the NEGATIVE ZONE..DON'T BOTHER ME)...it really put me off. It's good for a 'family' dynamic but geez. That guy needed a sock in the jaw.

I think with a good director and script Clooney could have been a great Batman. But as fate had it he was stuck in one of the worst movies ever made.

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Despite how crappy the film was, I think his performance was good.

The guilt factor was well played, but when he wasn't feeling that in those early Lee/Kirby issues, the guy was a friggin chauvinist. CONSTANTLY pushing Sue to the side, if not the rear, total disrespect for everyone (I'm in the 'LAB' or the NEGATIVE ZONE..DON'T BOTHER ME)...it really put me off. It's good for a 'family' dynamic but geez. That guy needed a sock in the jaw.

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He was definitely a figure of that time.  I kind of miss that side of Reed, even Professor X lost the prick in himself.  I guess all characters since the 80's and beyond need to be pigeon holed into this Disney, no one has a flaw, politically correctness.  Probably another one of the reasons these characters are very bland.  Aside from your honest observation, Kirk, I enjoyed this kind of material.

Reed has been re-packaged to our offensive free society.  He doesn't even smoke anymore.  How did we get to the point where EVERYTHING has become offensive?  This means editing or never putting out Songs From The South, Blacks can't be criminals in any creative medium but except on the Nightly News <OF COURSE>, oh and women must be highly intelligent and almost superhuman in abilities in genre shows.  

Sorry we can't present weak and stupid women or present arrogent men because it will offend everyone.  The Edith Bunker's, The Popeye Doyle's and The Captain Michael Brennan's are not allowed in our phony, covert promise land.  We will never learn from lies and it will only hurt creativity.  What's uncomfortable are shades of a diverse personality. 

Sam wrote: Reed has been re-packaged to our offensive free society.

He murdered a black super hero recently and he's a backstabbing bitch now if it's any consolation.