Michael24 said:
Though it looks kinda strange to actually be able to see Snake Eyes' mouth and the body armor top/cargo pants combo looks kinda strange.
Exactly... The body armor/cargo pants combo you're talking about didn't show so clearly in the first two Snake Eyes pictures that were released but now that these new and lighter pictures surface, the strange combination really jumps in the eye... Strange choice.
The fact that the visor turns out to be pretty transparent and that you can actually see the form of his mouth is another sour surprise that wasn't apparent in the first two pictures. Suddenly, the perfect Snake Eyes costume doesn't seem so prefect anymore...
Still... I don't lose faith entirely in the character's portrayal bacause of this...
I still think Ray Park will be perfect for the role. By far the best casting choice in the movie.
Michael24 said:
The Joe logo seems rather faint; I didn't even see them at first.
Here's a detail of the pattern for those who are wondering what we're talking about
You're right of course; Michael. It probably won't even show in the final film.
What bugs me is just the fact that it's there... Even if it won't be noticable, it stays a stupid design decision. I find it unnecessary and I don't understand it.
It reminds me of the Superman Returns costume of a few years back...
At first glance it looked pretty cool. Until I noticed on advertising material such as posters and standees that his chest emblem and the soles of his boots (!) have hundreds of small embossed Superman emblems patterned all over them. What the heck was that?
Not only did they decide to take off the emblem on the cape (as seen in the previous Reeve films, television shows and comics), but they needlessly added a new one to his belt, the sides of his boots and had it patterned all over his chest and soles...
I find that in these cases, "less is more"... I would've preferred that they would've kept the designs simple, without any overload of unnecessary 'modern looking' detailing. I guess it's a sign of the times. Everyone's a fashion victim
Then again... There is a far more disturbing choice our friends at paramount have made, by the name of Joseph Gordon-Levitt...
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