XPost: rec.arts.comics.other-media, rec.arts.movies.past-films
On 11/7/16 7:03 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
So, was Howard the Duck justifiably blasted by critics? Did Howard
the Duck understandably bomb at the box office? Does Howard the Duck
deserve to be reevaluated several decades later? Well, you decide….
A.lot of the critics seemed to b latching on to the opportunity to make
make duck jokes, and most of them seemed to have lost touch with their
inner kid -- or even the teenager who reads Marvel comics.
As for boxoffice, Marvel never gave Howard attention comparable to
Spider-Man pr the Hulk or Captain America or some others. It was like
making a movie about Jimmy Olsen or Tawky Tawny, but I'm glad they did
it. I thought it was a lot of fun.
Yes, the duck suit was a huge mistake. But, you buy the premise, you
buy the bit.
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