The Boys series deserves an honourable mention. It’s super heroes behaving badly and lots of very wrong things happening to the human body. It’s also available in highly (un) digestible hourly chunks.
Rule 32: No matter how typical a superhero movie is (and they’re all typical) fans will tell you that you have to see it because it’s different from the others. This is never true.
At risk of pointy stick, the first Iron Man was 'the same old bollocks' but the bollocks had yet to be firmly established. I think because of that, it nearly gets away with it. At least you don't have to try to remember all the mind-numbing detail of the previous 17 loosely-tied plots to know what the frack is going on.
I'll second 'The Boys' as a good bit of anti-superhero nonsense, though by season three it's getting a bit tired. It really only has one surprise - 'not all superheroes are good' & that's blown early doors.
As for the rest, I've seen them all… or half of them. I'm usually fast asleep by act three when the big battle comes up. [Advantage of being a sound engineer, I have some very clever compressors strapped to my HTPC outputs so the explosions don't wake me or the neighbours up, but I can still hear what they say when they whisper.]
… and do keep teaching the Americans the usages of such as bollocks, otherwise they're missing out on some of life's most succinct damning terminology;)
Those who believe in (a) god will tell you it’s the age old story of good and evil. The hero Jesus suffered for our sins. The villain Lucifer is banished into the inferno but always plotting revenge. I too get tired of the ‘same old’ but sometimes escapism into unrealistic situations can be good for the soul. 😉
OK mate get your pointy stick sharpening implement ready because I'm going to recommend you a supe movie. Captain America: The Winter Soldier! I honestly think it's a bloody good movie!
My faves are the meta types already mentioned and I liked the premise of Hancock, but I’m not sure they pulled it off that well. If you watch it, a blunt stick might be in order 😬
This is the type of movie where they leave logic and reason at the door and I'm all for it. I don't mind a ridiculous thrill ride. Also I've been trying to climb on walls since I was 8.
I never read superhero comics when I was a kid, and aside from the glorious Adam West Batman, didn't care about the stories one bit. As an adult... I still don't care! but I do enjoy comedy stuff like Deadpool and Guardians of the Galaxy.
I was utterly blown away by Black Panther, just a gorgeous piece of work. I think my enjoyment of the marvel movies has to do with the actors, rather than the movies themselves.
The Boys series deserves an honourable mention. It’s super heroes behaving badly and lots of very wrong things happening to the human body. It’s also available in highly (un) digestible hourly chunks.
Rule 32: No matter how typical a superhero movie is (and they’re all typical) fans will tell you that you have to see it because it’s different from the others. This is never true.
At risk of pointy stick, the first Iron Man was 'the same old bollocks' but the bollocks had yet to be firmly established. I think because of that, it nearly gets away with it. At least you don't have to try to remember all the mind-numbing detail of the previous 17 loosely-tied plots to know what the frack is going on.
I'll second 'The Boys' as a good bit of anti-superhero nonsense, though by season three it's getting a bit tired. It really only has one surprise - 'not all superheroes are good' & that's blown early doors.
As for the rest, I've seen them all… or half of them. I'm usually fast asleep by act three when the big battle comes up. [Advantage of being a sound engineer, I have some very clever compressors strapped to my HTPC outputs so the explosions don't wake me or the neighbours up, but I can still hear what they say when they whisper.]
… and do keep teaching the Americans the usages of such as bollocks, otherwise they're missing out on some of life's most succinct damning terminology;)
If you turn the sound up enough to hear the mumbled monologue, the action scenes will rupture your eardrums.
Those who believe in (a) god will tell you it’s the age old story of good and evil. The hero Jesus suffered for our sins. The villain Lucifer is banished into the inferno but always plotting revenge. I too get tired of the ‘same old’ but sometimes escapism into unrealistic situations can be good for the soul. 😉
OK mate get your pointy stick sharpening implement ready because I'm going to recommend you a supe movie. Captain America: The Winter Soldier! I honestly think it's a bloody good movie!
Unbreakable.
See also phenomenal quantities of property damage
Oh I do like that! and why do ALL movies these days go on for hours and hours and hours... Gone with the Wind had an interval
The Incredibles, though...
It all went downhill after the first two Superman movies(Christopher Reeve, of course)
My faves are the meta types already mentioned and I liked the premise of Hancock, but I’m not sure they pulled it off that well. If you watch it, a blunt stick might be in order 😬
This is the type of movie where they leave logic and reason at the door and I'm all for it. I don't mind a ridiculous thrill ride. Also I've been trying to climb on walls since I was 8.
why are they so popular?
Look no further than Doom Patrol for an oddly compelling antidote. Emphasis on “oddly”.
I never read superhero comics when I was a kid, and aside from the glorious Adam West Batman, didn't care about the stories one bit. As an adult... I still don't care! but I do enjoy comedy stuff like Deadpool and Guardians of the Galaxy.
I was utterly blown away by Black Panther, just a gorgeous piece of work. I think my enjoyment of the marvel movies has to do with the actors, rather than the movies themselves.