I even liked “Daredevil!” I still have it in my DVD collection. I was a huge fan of the comic book (if you can read Frank Miller's Elektra storyline and not feel something, you are clinically dead) and I was anxious about the movie. When I saw it, I thought they did a pretty damn good job. I feel that movie fell into some kind of anti-Ben Affleck vortex and that wasn't really fair for the movie.
I loved the first to “Spider-man” movies but agree the third did not work. I loved “Batman Begins” because I think it was done in a way that was different and even attempted to add some kind of shot of realism into a story that, really, when you stop to think about it, is pretty ridiculous. I don't know anyone who can dismiss that movie just because it was the fifth one in the last few decades as mentioned in the Entertainment Weekly article. Anyone who can see the preview of “The Dark Knight” and not get excited about seeing Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker is too dense for real human thought in my opinion. I think it looks like a career-making role and it makes his sudden death all the more sad. No more gay cowboys for this actor after this role. I can't wait.
They have made another Hulk movie. I have to admit, I kind of liked the first one, although I still don't really understand what happened at the end of that movie. This one looks like it's mostly action and the Hulk fighting the Abomination and, you have to admit, that does seem a bit cooler than the angst-ridden, heavily dramatic version Ang Lee (he of the gay cowboy movie mentioned above) came up with.
I loved the “Iron Man” movie and I was not a fan of the comic book character. Robert Downy Jr. was brilliant. The movie had me from the first frame and carried me right through. It made me more of a fan of Iron Man than I was when I collected comics.
I liked the last “Superman” movie. I enjoyed “The Punisher.” The only thing that doesn't work are the comic book comedies. “Mystery Men” and “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” and “Super Hero Movie” juts didn't work. We geeks take our comic book super heroes seriously. Therefore, I am not predicting great things for the Will Smith super hero comedy “Hancock” due out later this year.
For me, these are the characters I loved as a kid. These are the movies I dreamed about back then. These are the movies I have been wanting. You can keep your “Armageddons” and your “Independence Days.” Give me some dude hanging on the side of a building battling some other goofy guy in a costume.
