batman!

[icarus]

best comic book movie EVER!




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[Fost]

We are going to go soon, so we'll let you know what we think

Does it use any of the Frank Miller Batman origins comic at all?

[icarus]

not sure



but i mean it when i say its the BEST superhero movie ever

[Lothar]

I'm hearing "best" from a lot of places. It's convinced me to go next time I have the chance.

[Fost]

[Darth Dallas]

I like the first two Supermans, both X-Men and thought both Spideys were good.

Still haven't seen new Batman or Sin City yet.

And yea, for a generic superhero-ish story, I thought Unbreakable has a lot going for it.

[Fost]

Sin city is comic book, but it's not a superhero film.

I didn't really go for Spidey 1 - probably because the Green Goblin was a bit silly, although Kirsten Dunst is always a plus in any film

For non comic origin films, The Incredibles has to be in there, I loved that film.

You'd think there'd be more memorable ones though, it's not like we've been short on them in the past few years. Blade 1 isn't bad although it doesn't really live up to it's opening sequences and I hated the second one, plus thought the 3rd was memorable for being a big iPod advert.

[icarus]

well you should see it

its all dark and dramatic
and there are no rubber nipples

it pwns spiderman and Xmen

[jollyreaper]

As far as superhero movies go, I think Incredibles is great. X-Men 1 and 2 had potential but was undercut by just not being good enough. Spiderman 1 was just about perfect but somehow Willihem Dafoe, a great actor, wasn't good as Goblin. So that's a 9/10, could have been 10/10. Haven't seen Spiderman 2 yet.

As for the Batmans, Begins definately reigns above all the rest. It's probably one of the best superhero movies ever done. I haven't seen Superman in ages, loved it as a kid but probably wouldn't like it now. I don't like the character as much, he's a bit too twinkish. As far as characters go, I always liked Batman for the somber brooding approach and Spiderman never took himself seriously and that's always great.

As for Begins, it has a more Miller feel (being set in reality rather than whimsical campy Batman world) but doesn't dwell in the pits of human wretchedness the way he likes to. I thought Miller's early Batman work was good, giving the character a breath of dank but credible air but he just spun out into being dark for dark's sake and it shows. The Dark Knight Returns was a good idea but not executed up to the standards it could have been and the sequel to that one was just bizarre.

As far as Sin City goes, I thought it was a decent adaptation of the source material but was a bit too nihilistic. It was dark not in a realistic, credible way but more along the lines of a poorly-written fanfic by some teenager. "It's dark because life is dark! Life is pain! Look at the wallowing in darkness we have here! DARK DARK DARK!!! BLAAAAYAGH!" Very stylistic, but in the end I just felt like taking a shower. I thought Jet Li's Unleashed was a far better exploration of dark themes, showing someone buried so deep you don't think he could get out, then you cheer him on when he does. Plus Morgan Freeman is the bee's knees.

[HunterXI]

Damn that movie was good. I'd go and see it again.