there are plenty of other films out there....one, maybe two, superhero movie a year compared to the hundreds of other dramas, horrors, comedies, action/adventure, and pornos...there's plenty to pick for everyone
True, there are other movies to choose from, but that's not my point. My problem is that nobody will make a good superhero film. Horrors were the same a while back. Every horror film that was shown in the cinema was a crappy, unoriginal, mass produced teen slasher (Scream syndrome). Then after that it was comedies, with every new comedy in the cinema being a crappy, unoriginal, mass produced gross out movie (American Pie syndrome). Now it is the time of the crappy unoriginal, mass produced superhero movie. I can't say it any better than Keith, cookie-cutter. In the 80s it was Arnie-style action films. Who knows what genre they'll infect next, blocking any films of real worth in that genre from cinemas? They won't stop until people raise their standards. Standards unecessarily low as a result of being force fed decades of trite, mass produced travesties.
I've always been a fan of comic books...that started when my dad worked for Marvel. I've been pleased with the recent string of films (although Catwoman looked like crap, so I haven't seen it).
Comics are great. My problem isn't with the idea at all. Some of the animated cartoons based on comics are cool and I have no trouble imagining a great superhero film. So much so that I'm amazed at how they consistantly manage to fuck them up. You're dad worked at Marvel? Nifty, what did he do?
Elektra looks pretty cool, but I see what you mean. It's sort of the same premise...Good vs Evil....in all comic films....well....technically...it's Good vs. Evil in almost every type of film
It's not just the basic premise. After all, LoTR was Good Vs. Evil and that kicked all kinds of ass. The effects are all the same, they never break any new ground, I bet they all share the same effects engine. The soundtracks are all the same, bland nu-metal/pop-rock, designed to sell as many soundtrack CDs alongside the film as possible rather than to enhance the feeling of the film in any way. Cookie-cutter music for cookie-cutter films. The characters are never developed properly, they're just there to look good on posters and get thrown into thoroughly generic, drawn out action sequences. Do I care if Blade gets stabbed or dies of blood-thirst? No. Do I care if Wolverine gets shot in the face? Nope. Could I care less if Hell Boy get's sucked into the void by Nazis? Hardly. All superhero films are designed to just be roller coasters so viewers can simply "enjoy the ride" instead of having to think or experience any emotion. Are you honestly saying that you don't simply forget large portions of these films immediately after leaving the theater? I do.
but I see your point and everyone's entitled to their opinion...i guess because I grew up reading the comics, it doesn't bother me that much.
Surely you must see how these films are movie equivelent of Britney Spears? Crap music sells because marketing is more important to sales than quality (because most people are idiots). It's exactly the same thing with whatever trendy genre hollywood movie studios are focused on. They're pure and simply cash-ins and the studio execs are laughing all the way to the bank with your money. Am I the only one who sees this? Am I delusional? I must be.
-Kev
