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This movie, character, concept, & idea sucked Should never be revisited.

posted 10 years ago by mlist-6
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No reboot.

No cameos.

The whole idea of this character is super retarded.

[–] pablo-taylor 9 years ago

Steve Gerber's original comic books are among the smartest, funniest and most imaginative works ever published by Marvel. The 1986 film version, on the other hand, is a failure on every level and doesn't resemble the true character or concept in any way.

Given the right treatment, a new Howard the Duck movie could work as a sort of cross between Ted and American Splendor.

[–] madcreech 9 years ago

Total nonsense. This movie was way ahead of it's time and is the reason we have the MCU today. Total classic.

[–] pablo-taylor 9 years ago

You like the movie, that's fine. But it's neither a good version of the comic book or had any positive impact on the current generation of Marvel movies; that's entirely down to the success of the Rami Spider-Man films and X-Men series.

The film is an industry joke of Heaven's Gate proportions.