Superhero Movies

[Elanor]

Is it just me, or has there been a big boom in the Superhero movie genre lately?

Spider-man and SM 2
new Superman movie coming soon
The Hulk
Daredevil and Elektra
Batman Begins
Fantastic Four
X-men and X2.
The Incredibles

Which is your favorite? Which actor embodies their superhero most?

Spider-man and X-men are my favorites, but the Incredibles was also great and spoofy. As for actors, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine gets my vote. Anything to add to this list?

[Pytt]

I think it's just you

Yeah, I've noticed myself. I don't know if I should be relived or sad beacuse I haven't seen much of them, just Spider Man and the X-men movies. I liked them, they were cool. But I'm thinking, if it gets a tad boring with all these movies. Some of the are quite similar, so...

[tolkienfan]

I've seen Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, The Incredibles, and The Fantastic Four. I liked the Spider-man movies the best.

[Elanor]

I also haven't seen most of these!

I just thought of some more:

Catwoman
Super Ex-girlfriend, coming soon (sounds cheesy to me)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
Sky High

I also did a search for superhero movies that are now in production, this is what I got:
1. Untitled Batman Begins Sequel (2008)
2. Iron Man (2007)
3. Hellboy 2 (2007)
4. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
5. Shazam! (2006)
6. Luke Cage (2006)
7. The Flash (2006)
8. Flash Gordon (2006)
9. Iron Fist (2006)
10. Deathlok (2006)
11. Ghost Rider (2006)
12. Superman Returns (2006)
13. X-Men 3 (2006)

This craze is definitely out of control. I guess because so many of these have been successful, the moviemakers and comic-book writers want to keep making them. Do you think it mirrors some sort of fundamental need in our culture for superheroes? For us to imagine ourselves with extraordinary powers?

[Curubethion]

Originally Posted by Elanor

Do you think it mirrors some sort of fundamental need in our culture for superheroes? For us to imagine ourselves with extraordinary powers?

I think you hit it right on the money. It's all about escapism. I think maybe a lot of it has been the aftereffects of 9/11 and the Iraq War. We want a reality where everything turns out totally right in the end...and us Americans aren't patient enough to wait for the Last Judgement.
On a side note, don't you think superhero movies are like the modern version of fantasy?

[Bombadillo]

I don't know. I suppose they are in some ways. But they only focus on the elements of fantasy that they can use in a sales pitch, and leave out the part about intricate themes and often coherence.

I'm not a comic book geek, but still, some of them stray so far from the already established storyline that IMO they should not even be made. They're just blockbuster after blockbuster and viewers are becoming increasingly incapable of identifying and appreciating the real effort and thought that's worked into other, good movies.

But Batman Begins is the obvious exception. I just rented it, too. Tomorrow morning I'll watch it again. And really, the first X-Men movie was great minus the fact that they didn't have my favorite character in it (Beast). So was the Punisher, although apparently comic book geeks were divided on that point.

[Millane]

Batman Begins was probably my favourite of them, although the Hulk rocked...

[b.banner]

Originally Posted by Elanor

I also haven't seen most of these!

I just thought of some more:

Catwoman
Super Ex-girlfriend, coming soon (sounds cheesy to me)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
Sky High

I also did a search for superhero movies that are now in production, this is what I got:
1. Untitled Batman Begins Sequel (2008)
2. Iron Man (2007)
3. Hellboy 2 (2007)
4. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
5. Shazam! (2006)
6. Luke Cage (2006)
7. The Flash (2006)
8. Flash Gordon (2006)
9. Iron Fist (2006)
10. Deathlok (2006)
11. Ghost Rider (2006)
12. Superman Returns (2006)
13. X-Men 3 (2006)

This craze is definitely out of control. I guess because so many of these have been successful, the moviemakers and comic-book writers want to keep making them. Do you think it mirrors some sort of fundamental need in our culture for superheroes? For us to imagine ourselves with extraordinary powers?

also Buffy the vampire slayer creator is working on a script for Wonder Woman for a 2007 release

[Valandil]

Finally saw Fantastic Four today... HA! I loved it! It was hilarious in parts.

Thing: Borrow your car again ma'am?
Lady: Sure - but the transmission sticks.
Thing: That won't matter. *throws car at Doctor Doom*