Hey, some of those Marvel blockbusters work; others suck pond water.

When I see a movie based on a pop-culture comic book character, there are two things expected:

1) That long established comic characters (i.e., cultural icons), translated to the big screen, are "reasonably" true to my recollections of the original comics, and...

2) that the vision of the director doesn't intrude upon my preconceived notions and insult my intelligence in order to reach a theoretically hipper, more youthful, target audience.

Using those two paradigms as my criteria, here is how I would grade some of the feature films based on comic characters (both Marvel & DC):

Superman (C. Reeves): C- [on avg.]
Batman (Keaton & Clooney): C [on avg.]
X-Men: B [averaging I & II]
Spiderman: A-
Daredevil: D
Hulk: C

In regard to "Angst" Lee's take on the Hulk, he is the one touting his film's depth and endeavoring to place so much emphasis on exploring the subconscious duality of the Hulk/Banner character. I had no problem with this added dimension to the character as long as Lee's dissection of the psychological aspects of Banner's traumatized personality didn't dillute the primal energy of the Hulk character and inevitably, the film. Unfortunately, that's exactly what did occur and the pacing suffered tremendously for it, IMHO. That's about as close to a "grey poupon" Cannes (canny?) analysis as I care to get. :o)

BTW, are you suggesting that us advanced culture "Braniacs" should only be qualified to review flicks based upon DC Comic characters (Superman)? ;^)

Cheers,
AuPh

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Topic - The Hulk - TomD 14:31:15 06/23/03 (21)

Stan Lee supposedly had a cameo in the film - Green Lantern 08:45:37 07/02/03 (1)

Re: Stan Lee supposedly had a cameo in the film - Derick 13:52:14 07/03/03 (0)

This is great, group of advanced culture brainiacs Reviewing a Marvel Comic. - Edp 10:49:59 06/27/03 (1)

Hey, some of those Marvel blockbusters work; others suck pond water. - Audiophilander 09:54:40 06/30/03 (0)

"All the Rage" - clarkjohnsen 12:57:08 06/26/03 (6)

It looks like Duncan quit doing donuts and finally got on the board! - Audiophilander 08:27:50 06/27/03 (0)

Wow! This must be the first time I... - Harmonia 00:13:34 06/27/03 (2)

You're weird! nt - clarkjohnsen 13:45:42 06/27/03 (1)

(Snert) To quote Jeremy Irons.... - Harmonia 19:25:04 06/28/03 (0)

Abso-freakin'-lutely dead-on! - TAFKA Steve 19:19:43 06/26/03 (1)

Re: Abso-freakin'-lutely dead-on! - Some Guy 05:23:47 06/30/03 (0)

Re: The Hulk - Chris Garrett 19:18:53 06/24/03 (0)

Like Hilary's fictional account of history.... - Rod M 18:34:44 06/23/03 (5)

Looks like plenty of green to go around; ... - Audiophilander 06:51:08 06/24/03 (0)

yeah, the trailers look worse than spiderman & the one & matrix reloaded CGI scenes - Mart 23:28:06 06/23/03 (3)

"...Chuck Heston's remarkable performance..." - No offense, but isn't that an oxymoron? - Audiophilander 07:43:46 06/24/03 (2)

re: Jurassic Park series - Mart 08:07:26 06/24/03 (1)

That depends, but it's the mid-range shots where the CGI looks best in JP. - Audiophilander 08:47:17 06/24/03 (0)

The important question: did you have fun watching it? - TAFKA Steve 15:59:58 06/23/03 (2)

Re: The important question: did you have fun watching it? - TomD 18:19:46 06/23/03 (1)

Thanks, Now I Won't Shell Out 5 Bucks At Matinee. <Nt> - AudioHead 10:50:16 06/24/03 (0)

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Hey, some of those Marvel blockbusters work; others suck pond water. - Audiophilander 09:54:40 06/30/03 (0)

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