Comic Book Movies
I've made a list of all the comic book films I've seen. It amounts to about 24 movies, depending on whether you count Tintin as a "comic book film".
So here's what I've come up with so far, in alphabetical order:
Avengers
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Batman and Robin
Batman Begins
Batman Forever
Blade
Blade II
Captain America: The First Avenger
The Crow
The Dark Knight
Fantastic Four (2005)
Green Lantern
Hulk (2003)
Man of Steel
Mask of Zorro
The Phantom
Sin City
Superman (1978)
Superman II
Tintin
V for Vendetta
X-Men (2000)
X2
X-Men: The Last Stand
Putting this list together made me realise just how much I like the movies everyone else hates. I don't believe in ever looking down on the things you like, no matter what others might think.
For example, I thought Green Lantern was great fun, but then, I'm not a Green Lantern comics fan.
I disliked The Dark Knight, because it tried too hard to be serious. As far as I'm concerned, superheroes should never be taken too seriously.
I still think Batman Forever is a fantastic movie for thirteen year-olds, and I still enjoy watching it, because I like fiction aimed at teenagers and young adults.
I'm not a huge fan of Avengers or Superman, although they're okay movies, but I'm willing to admit that it might just be those characters that do nothing for me.
So clearly I like camp and cheese, and lots of it. Given I have watched the old Phantom (1943) and Batman (1966) TV shows, that should be obvious.
Not that I completely disagree with popular opinion though. I like the first X-Men movie a lot, and Hulk (2003) is completely forgettable, like most people agree.
But whatever. I like what I like. It's entertainment. Whatever I find entertaining, it does its job.
This has all been prompted by discussion over the upcoming Batman V Superman, which I still don't know what to make of. My favourite live-action Batman film has been Batman Begins, in great part because I like the villains Scarecrow and Ra's Al Ghul (meanwhile, I think the Joker needs to take a long walk off a short pier). But I get the impression that Batman Begins is not most people's preference.
So I'm sure I'll see Batman V Superman eventually, but I can't predict what I'm going to think of it. I kinda like the trailers, and some of the rumours sound promising, but that's no certainty I'll like the end product. Maybe I'll just remain torn.
We shall see.
So here's what I've come up with so far, in alphabetical order:
Avengers
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Batman and Robin
Batman Begins
Batman Forever
Blade
Blade II
Captain America: The First Avenger
The Crow
The Dark Knight
Fantastic Four (2005)
Green Lantern
Hulk (2003)
Man of Steel
Mask of Zorro
The Phantom
Sin City
Superman (1978)
Superman II
Tintin
V for Vendetta
X-Men (2000)
X2
X-Men: The Last Stand
Putting this list together made me realise just how much I like the movies everyone else hates. I don't believe in ever looking down on the things you like, no matter what others might think.
For example, I thought Green Lantern was great fun, but then, I'm not a Green Lantern comics fan.
I disliked The Dark Knight, because it tried too hard to be serious. As far as I'm concerned, superheroes should never be taken too seriously.
I still think Batman Forever is a fantastic movie for thirteen year-olds, and I still enjoy watching it, because I like fiction aimed at teenagers and young adults.
I'm not a huge fan of Avengers or Superman, although they're okay movies, but I'm willing to admit that it might just be those characters that do nothing for me.
So clearly I like camp and cheese, and lots of it. Given I have watched the old Phantom (1943) and Batman (1966) TV shows, that should be obvious.
Not that I completely disagree with popular opinion though. I like the first X-Men movie a lot, and Hulk (2003) is completely forgettable, like most people agree.
But whatever. I like what I like. It's entertainment. Whatever I find entertaining, it does its job.
This has all been prompted by discussion over the upcoming Batman V Superman, which I still don't know what to make of. My favourite live-action Batman film has been Batman Begins, in great part because I like the villains Scarecrow and Ra's Al Ghul (meanwhile, I think the Joker needs to take a long walk off a short pier). But I get the impression that Batman Begins is not most people's preference.
So I'm sure I'll see Batman V Superman eventually, but I can't predict what I'm going to think of it. I kinda like the trailers, and some of the rumours sound promising, but that's no certainty I'll like the end product. Maybe I'll just remain torn.
We shall see.