MCMaenza Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Re: Which supers movies were better than you expected, which were worse? I know its not a "supers" movie per se, but I would say that Howard The Duck is kind of a split for me. The first half was better than I expected, but the last half gets kind of out of hand and a bit embarrassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Re: Which supers movies were better than you expected, which were worse? Sky High: Thought this would be great, especially the part about the hero being an unpowered kid trying to live up to his parent's expectations, failing, but still being a hero (sort of like Tyler in PS238) and that the moral would be 'Be who *you* want to be, not what your parents want". Of course it turns out the moral was 'You can be everything your parent's want if you try hard enough'. Heck even the bus driver ended up with powers. (I suppose I shouldn't have hoped for more from Disney) Batman Begins: After what had been done to the Batman franchise anything would have been better than what I expected. As Igor in Dork Tower said the full title should be "Batman Begins to not Suck Again". F4: Left me cold. Really was just an attempt to cash in on the Marvel movies phenomenon. And Dr Doom as the Metal Man? His charm came from being a totally human menace (abet one with ungodly magical and technological powers, but still fully human under the armour) Hulk: Again a poor attempt to cash in on the MC movies. I'd add Punisher, but I knew that'd suck. X-men 2: Sequal's tend to be less than the original, this one kept the momentum (although I'm still waiting for Rogue to drop Bobby and start dating Gambit). Hellboy: Maybe I should have read one comic, maybe that would have helped me understand the plot. As it is it was kind of formulaic. Catwoman: What? I thought it might be cooler! Halley Berry *can* do good work. I blame the script. Daredevil: I liked Bullseye better than I would have thought. Everything else was drek. Here lets introduce Elektra as the sai welding babe on the poster, oh lets kill her in the next scene. Who cares that the Kingpin has been a big white fat guy since he was introduced in the comics, lets make him a big muscled black guy, 'cause sterotypes are fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Re: Which supers movies were better than you expected, which were worse? Yeah. In a comic book superhero world, the Punisher would have been put behind bars by Cap or Spidey years ago (or should have been). As a stand alone action hero he's wonderful. Yes 'cause 'You killed my family now I will not just kill yours but sadistically trick you into doing it for me' is the mark of a true hero. Sorry, but I have never liked any incarnation of the Punisher, and the latest movie one is actually worse that MCs Frank "Guilt by association or just being there" Castle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Re: Which supers movies were better than you expected, which were worse? I'd have to watch the film again, but iirc that's how S. closed it. One phone call was all it took to undo Mr. Glass. Must have been an interesting trial. Way I remember it: He called (anonomous, or not so annonomous tip) the police who went to Mr. Glass' studio and found enough evidence there to convict him (it wasn't like he didn't have his morbid scrapbook out on show, that plus the tip should have been enough for suspicion and a warrant, wherein they find all the plans etc.). Plus Mr Glass was insane, remember he was shouting about the ultimate villian being the heroes friend in the middle of his crowded studio. It's possible that the police turned up and he freely admitted to it (thereby fulfilling the part of a supervillian who is caught only to escape) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Re: Which supers movies were better than you expected, which were worse? I still remember the multiple burnings I got years ago from the likes of Captain America (An Italian Red Skull? Miss the point much?) .. I tried to figure out which movie was more disappointing' date=' [i']Captain America[/i] or Supergirl, but years of therapy have finally succeeded in blocking all recollection of those films from my mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Re: Which supers movies were better than you expected, which were worse? I tried to figure out which movie was more disappointing' date=' [i']Captain America[/i] or Supergirl, but years of therapy have finally succeeded in blocking all recollection of those films from my mind... I think it depends on which character you were a bigger fan of. Being a fan of old winghead, I was cut deeper by his movie than superigirl's, but I'm sure a fan of Supergirl who wasn't that big on Cap would feel the reverse. Repression in cases like these is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Re: Which supers movies were better than you expected, which were worse? I try not to get my hopes up too much. I still remember the multiple burnings I got years ago from the likes of Captain America (An Italian Red Skull? Miss the point much?) .. but still' date=' geek that I am, it is hard not to get hyped.[/quote'] *holds the shiny object in front of Hermit's face and swings it back and forth slowly* Reb Brown See-through plastic shield Reb Brown See-through plastic shield Reb Brown See-through plastic shield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdamnhero Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Re: Which supers movies were better than you expected, which were worse? I tried to figure out which movie was more disappointing' date=' [i']Captain America[/i] or Supergirl, but years of therapy have finally succeeded in blocking all recollection of those films from my mind... At least Helen Slater looked good in the costume. Actually, that's about all I can remember from that movie... bigdamnhero “Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!†Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Re: Which supers movies were better than you expected, which were worse? I was pleasantly surprised by "Daredevil". I was never a great fan of the character back when I read it (in the 60's) but I thought that they did a very good film (I really liked "Bullseye" ). The one I thought was REALLY bad was "The Punisher". Now I will admit that I have never read the comics but, after watching that travesty of a movie, I would not be inclined to read them EVER ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Re: Which supers movies were better than you expected, which were worse? Out of those I had some expectations of: Incredibles - this one I didn't really have particular expectations for but heard a bit of the hype; I went in figuring it might be okay, probably not fantastic, but was floored by just what a great film it was. Unbreakable - heard bad stuff before, so was quite pleasantly surprised Spiderman - each movie was better than I expected Hulk - not being a character I care for or ever particularly understood the appeal for, I found the movie to be great Batman Begins - horribly disappointed, I expected at least a consistently entertaining film, found it spotty and quite dumbed-down; and to be fair, I had heard it was similar to Year One, when I found out it was nothing really like that, this made for diappointment even if that really shouldn't have been the measure Hellboy - quite a pleasant surprise, I never could get into the comic book but found the movie quite engaging and generally a cut above the average superhero films I think the others mostly fell more or less into what I expected or I had no expectations and they weren't amazing or a bomb compared (or, in a few cases, they were as bad as I feared). ZORN: We better get you some help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted December 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Re: Which supers movies were better than you expected, which were worse? ZORN: We better get you some help. Is that in reference to Batman Begins or Hulk or both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Re: Which supers movies were better than you expected, which were worse? Is that in reference to Batman Begins or Hulk or both? I think you know. Oh Well. At least I never have to torture myself wondering if you're married, Gay or crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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