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11-18-2005, 12:05 AM | #1 |
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Superhero Movies
Is it just me, or has there been a big boom in the Superhero movie genre lately?
Spider-man and SM 2 new Superman movie coming soon The Hulk Daredevil and Elektra Batman Begins Fantastic Four X-men and X2. The Incredibles Which is your favorite? Which actor embodies their superhero most? Spider-man and X-men are my favorites, but the Incredibles was also great and spoofy. As for actors, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine gets my vote. Anything to add to this list? |
11-18-2005, 10:34 AM | #2 |
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I think it's just you
Yeah, I've noticed myself. I don't know if I should be relived or sad beacuse I haven't seen much of them, just Spider Man and the X-men movies. I liked them, they were cool. But I'm thinking, if it gets a tad boring with all these movies. Some of the are quite similar, so...
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11-18-2005, 05:49 PM | #3 |
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I've seen Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, The Incredibles, and The Fantastic Four. I liked the Spider-man movies the best.
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11-18-2005, 07:26 PM | #4 |
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I also haven't seen most of these!
I just thought of some more: Catwoman Super Ex-girlfriend, coming soon (sounds cheesy to me) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl Sky High I also did a search for superhero movies that are now in production, this is what I got: 1. Untitled Batman Begins Sequel (2008) 2. Iron Man (2007) 3. Hellboy 2 (2007) 4. Spider-Man 3 (2007) 5. Shazam! (2006) 6. Luke Cage (2006) 7. The Flash (2006) 8. Flash Gordon (2006) 9. Iron Fist (2006) 10. Deathlok (2006) 11. Ghost Rider (2006) 12. Superman Returns (2006) 13. X-Men 3 (2006) This craze is definitely out of control. I guess because so many of these have been successful, the moviemakers and comic-book writers want to keep making them. Do you think it mirrors some sort of fundamental need in our culture for superheroes? For us to imagine ourselves with extraordinary powers? |
11-18-2005, 08:30 PM | #5 | |
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On a side note, don't you think superhero movies are like the modern version of fantasy?
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11-19-2005, 12:14 AM | #6 |
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I don't know. I suppose they are in some ways. But they only focus on the elements of fantasy that they can use in a sales pitch, and leave out the part about intricate themes and often coherence.
I'm not a comic book geek, but still, some of them stray so far from the already established storyline that IMO they should not even be made. They're just blockbuster after blockbuster and viewers are becoming increasingly incapable of identifying and appreciating the real effort and thought that's worked into other, good movies. But Batman Begins is the obvious exception. I just rented it, too. Tomorrow morning I'll watch it again. And really, the first X-Men movie was great minus the fact that they didn't have my favorite character in it (Beast). So was the Punisher, although apparently comic book geeks were divided on that point.
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11-21-2005, 06:10 AM | #7 |
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Batman Begins was probably my favourite of them, although the Hulk rocked...
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Finally saw Fantastic Four today... HA! I loved it! It was hilarious in parts.
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