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[Ultimate Edition] DVD Review by Kam Williams Patience - Testing Adventure Pits the Man of Steel against the Caped Crusader Let's face it, Christian Bale's Batman was going to be a hard act for any actor to follow, especially Ben Affleck who had already proved underwhelming as a superhero when he played Daredevil back in 2003.

Film Review by Kam Williams Latest DC Comics Adaptation Pits the Man of Steel against the Caped Crusader Let's face it, Christian Bale's Batman was going to be a hard act for any actor to follow, especially Ben Affleck who had already proved underwhelming as a superhero when he played Daredevil back in 2003.

Guys like Grayson Bell from Debt Roundup is seen as a superhero when he gets out of $ 75,000 of consumer debt in 4 years.

Not exact matches

the other curious thing is when theists go after the atheists over our knowledge of scripture, most atheists were once theists so we would have some idea of scripture like you all however with the onslaught of attacks from religious folks in the real world when they discover we're not «one of them» has the same effect as the villian in the comics unwittingly creating the superhero.

Not only do these Superhero Stickers make the perfect reward system when used as potty stickers and teamed with one of our FREE Potty Training Charts, but they can also be added to a potty chair to make a decorative statement!

All pretty standard fare... but get a load of that soundtrack, which strikes me as what should be playing in the background when the superhero saves the helpless maiden from the oncoming train just in the nick of time.

You may hear echoes of previous superpower digimations, both the great (The Incredibles) and the not - so (Despicable Me), as the plot spins its conundrum: What happens to a supervillain when he vanquishes his superhero rival?

But Black Panther breaks the Marvel mold for so long that in some ways, it's disappointing when it reveals itself as just another superhero movie — albeit one that gives the world a hero that so many fans have long desired and deserved.

The lines between good guys and bad guys are refreshingly blurred, and the movie is at its funniest when it genuinely subverts the formula — as with Deadpool's ill - prepared attempt to assemble his own «X Force» superhero team.

It's increasingly hard to remember a time when every superhero film made wasn't made as part of a wider universe, as instalments in an ever - growing web designed to bring the head - scrambling continuity of comics to the big screen.

It's undeniably exciting to see so many different superheroes occupy the same space; many iconic characters now work together (along with a few forgettable, masked faces), when before they seemed as if worlds apart.

I think the main reason that many people were really skeptical about the film was probably due to how a superhero film probably wouldn't do as well as it could or wouldn't be as serious as it could be since it takes place in the 40s during WWII and sine Captain america, was more of a piece for its time when it was made, so people felt that the Nazi shtick would probably get old after a while, especially since it had been done in so many films and video games prior.

The four scrappy street - level superheroes are forced to come together as an unlikely team when their paths converge and they discover they are all battling the same mysterious foe.

«Chadwick Boseman was only recently confirmed to be entering the Marvel universe as the emphatic superhero the Black Panther, and while such news left many a film fan scratching their heads as to who this young actor is, it should be a question that's easier to answer when James Brown biopic Get On Up has been released; such is the sheer brilliance of the electric performance by this talented star»... Read More»

As the story goes, DC had originally approved a comic called The Black Bomber, which would have been about a white guy who transforms into a black superhero when stressed.

Will The Dark Knight start to be looked at, not as a sign of things to come, but a fluke that shows that audiences only really want to watch self - important superheroes when they grew up with them?

Yeah, I've made a few games (PC, but I'd rather do Wii U or 3DS; not commercial, of course) in the past, and I can think of lots of ways to use the gamepad, and I've seen cool ways that even developers that aren't enthusiastic about the gamepad use it, such as in LEGO Marvel Superheroes, where you can pull up the full map on the gamepad (I'm still laughing when I discovered that many of the loading screens in that game can be skipped)

You may or may not agree with me on this point but when compared to the trailers of the other superhero films of the summer — «Thor,» «Green Lantern,» and «Captain America: The First Avenger» — X-Men: First Class was outclassed (I'll admit some bias as I was underwhelmed by the last few X-Men flicks [«X-Men Origins: Wolverine» and «X-Men: The Last Stand «-RSB- too).

As most superhero fights tend to do, the battle cools down when it's revealed that T'Challa has another half - brother: Jakarra.

Once Ruffalo accepted the part and came aboard the cast of the star - studded «The Avengers,» he had to hold up the usual fanboy onslaught, much of it the same kinds of relatively baseless criticisms his own cast mates Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downey Jr. faced when they were first cast as superheroes.

Avengers: Age Of Ultron is just days away - as it always has been when you think about it, but never mind - which means hype for the superhero super-sequel is at fever pitch.

I'm not exactly sure why Sony would want to remind moviegoers about the original «Spider - Man» trilogy when the studio is only weeks away from rebooting the lucrative superhero franchise, but if you never got around to buying the films on Blu - ray, it's as good a time as any to get them now.

That fact alone shouldn't necessarily be a selling point — stories need as long as they need — but when superhero movies and comedies regularly extend well past the two - hour mark, it's hard not to appreciate the restraint.

The Deadpool movie was, well, all but dead until it was revived in 2012, when the uber positive response to a test reel put together by current director Tim Miller and featuring Reynolds as Deadpool convinced the powers with the money that a hard R - rated superhero movie was viable.

As Kimmel, celebrating the success of Black Panther as both a cultural and commercial enterprise, noted on the Oscars stage, «I remember a time when the major studios didn't believe a woman or a minority could open a superhero moviAs Kimmel, celebrating the success of Black Panther as both a cultural and commercial enterprise, noted on the Oscars stage, «I remember a time when the major studios didn't believe a woman or a minority could open a superhero movias both a cultural and commercial enterprise, noted on the Oscars stage, «I remember a time when the major studios didn't believe a woman or a minority could open a superhero movie.

However, starring as the shield throwing superhero isn't the first time the actor has answered the call when the earth is in trouble after starring as Johnny Storm aka Human Torch in Fox's «Fantastic Four» and «Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer».

When the interviewer brought up Pfeiffer's previous role as Catwoman in Batman Returns, the former Lost star reveals that it's that previous superhero role that provoked her to want the actress to play Janet Van Dyne.

Nowadays, that part is skipped over when superheroes are introduced in team - up movies, such as Batman V Superman and Justice League.

One of the least popularly followed Marvel superheroes, Ant - Man follows biochemist Dr. Hank Pym as he discovers a size - altering formula and the subsequent troubles and action when testing the formula on himself goes awry.

Taken as a whole, Civil War is an impressive accomplishment for Marvel Studios and provides further proof that there's far more storytelling potential in the superhero movie genre than many people believed back when the MCU began with Iron Man in 2008.

In the latest installment of this superhero franchise, Andrew Garfield stars as Peter Parker, who's just trying to figure out his way through high school adolescence when a discovery about the disappearance of his parents changes his world and opens the door to uncertainty and an unexpected destiny.

No confirmation from the newly - redheaded actress as to what her role is on Batman vs. Superman, but when Kaufman asked her about the pros and cons of working on a major superhero flick, Malone was frank: «We're artists, but we're also businesswomen.»

His Batman is such a do - it - yourself loner that other superheroes shun him, as we see when he inadvertently crashes a Justice League party thrown by his rival, Superman.

Superhero movies were quite different when Nicolas Cage started starring as Marvel's Ghost Rider.

With the success of these movies (both in its fandom with Marvel fans and in causal moviegoers), the MCU (as a whole) has continued to grow and expanded, especially when Disney acquisitioned Marvel to bring the superhero world into the «House of Mouse», finding each new installment in their sequential Phases sagas to try to had another layer to the overall complexity to this cinematic world as well as being superhero entertainment to viewers everywhere.

Starring Michael Keaton as an actor trying to regain his former glory on Broadway when his days playing a famous superhero have long been gone, the film is already getting major buzz thanks to its trailer, and would surely be a hot ticket at whatever festival it makes its way to.

Credit director / co-writer Sam Raimi of Spider - Man superhero fame who proves himself a master of suspense as well by crafting a spine - tingling adventure guaranteed to elicit blood - curdling screams and to make you jump out of your seat when you least expect it.

Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton), a man who once delighted cinema audiences with his crime fighting escapades as the iconic feathered superhero; Birdman, now tries to reboot his failing career by directing and staring in the ambitious Broadway play; «What We Talk About When We Talk About Love».

As a female viewer who's had it up to here with male superheros, I relished the moment when the image of «the bride» gave way to that of the warrior goddess, and haute couture signalled universal empowerment.

When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist (Christopher Mintz - Plasse)-- reborn as The Mother F % & * ^ r — only the blade - wielding Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) can prevent their annihilation.

G - Girl became a superhero when she came into contact with a meteor as a teenager, she can fly, has laser vision and is super strong and she is also totally psychotic.

Deadpool feels particularly lacking when compared to Logan, an R rated superhero movie that has Deadpool beat as entertainment as well as art.

Starring Keaton as a past - his - prime superhero actor looking to regain credibility and relevance by adapting, directing, and starring in Raymond Carver's What We Talk About When We Talk About Love on Broadway, it's an exercise in a Murphy's Law - level of absurd occurrences besieging its play - within - a-film.

Superheroes might be as American as apple pie, but when it comes to playing them on the big screen, it seems like the British might have the market cornered.

In the 1990s, when the recipe for successful superhero movies hadn't yet been perfected (Tim Burton's Batman was a unique specimen), American auteur cinema had more space, and so actors did as well.

But as an action movie that throws back to a time when action movies didn't also have to be superheroes or revenge thrillers, The Hitman's Bodyguard is brainless, dumb - fun escapism as its stupid best.

While I love a good comic - book or superhero movie as much as the next, I wouldn't consider myself a so - called «geek» when it comes...

When Batman agrees to train her as his protégé, his amicable relationship with Barbara's father suffers a huge blow, which pushes the superhero even further underground.

As someone who used to sit on the floor of his bedroom and obsessively - compulsively organize his comics collection across multiple long boxes, I can still remember a time when the only remotely decent superhero films were the ones centered on Superman and Batman.

And let's not downplay the fact that this is as much a comic book movie as The Avengers, Batman v Superman and all of those other superhero movies that people site when dismissing comic books as «just for kids.»