Sentences with phrase «better than any superhero»

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Incrediboy - Don't you know that you sound just like this: «My imaginary superhero is better than your imaginary superhero»!

Straying from the standard, modern superhero formula it helped to pioneer in 2002, Homecoming is more teen comedy than it is a «good vs. evil» tale, highlighting a distinctive setting in Queens as the battleground for crushes, parties and yes, actual super villains — this one played by Michael Keaton in a scene - stealing performance.

Your superhero deserved so much better than what he got thanks to these clowns» irresponsibility.

What could possibly be better for your little superhero than a lift - the - flap, touch - n - feel, interactive Batman board book?

«Moms who get help will be better equipped to help their babies, which is infinitely more valuable than trying to be some superhero mom who does it all herself,» says O'Laughlin.

In our culture, the superhero is that unique, larger - than life figure, who, by virtue of gift, accident, calling or legacy possesses powers and abilities that allow them to fight evil, protect the innocent and better society.

u should have been invited to the superhero thing, that with one of those masks that Luella i think it was did, it would have been perfect, and much better than the boring safe bland and not even on theme dresses that a lot of the people wore

No better w5ay of letting pe3ople know what you're doing than being a superhero and doing it.

Iron Man 2 continues the superhero film trend of being a sequel that is better than its predecessor and although it contains none of the self - reflexivity of Watchmen or Kick - Ass, the darkness of Christopher Nolan's Batman films or the inventiveness of the Hellboy films, Iron Man 2 is fun, unchallenging and inoffensive entertainment.

It becomes a much better movie than the original «Deadpool,» not an action bloodbath with laughs, but a knowing spoof of the superhero genre.

As the better Marvel films have shown, you need a lot more than zippy repartee to make a superhero film feel heartfelt and thematically resonant.

So in the comics, the Merc with a Mouth goes to see superhero movies in his spare time — and who better to bring along on a movie date than his friendly neighborhood Spider - Man?

This is much more than just a superhero movie, it is a great character piece as well.

It probably would have been better as a Grindhouse movie than a superhero movie.

This isn't like Martin Scorsese's «Cape Fear,» David Cronenberg's «The Fly» or Jonathan Demme's «The Manchurian Candidate» — or the recent superhero - inflected version of «Carrie,» which I liked better than most critics — all of which drastically rethought their inspirations.

Superheroes and the universe they inhabit, where every gesture is bigger than a billboard and good argues with evil in cartoon balloons, are funny.

A dream - sequence reunion between Erik and his slain father (Sterling K. Brown) might count as the most affecting moment in MCU history — if not all of superhero cinema — were it not for Killmonger's final lines: «Throw me in the ocean with my ancestors that jumped off the slave ships,» he says, «because they knew death was better than bondage.»

Captain America: Winter Soldier artfully dodges nearly every typical superhero movie problem (as well as general sequel problems) with a stunning grasp of mood, total commitment to a «square» character, a smart choice of villain, and thrilling action scenes that feel authentically dangerous (a complete rarity in blockbusters) rather than like stop - and - gawk «setpieces» with no actual stakes.

It is my pleasure to announce that my fears have now officially been laid to rest, as Spider - Man is not only better than I could have reasonably hoped, but may in fact be the best licensed superhero flick I have seen, besting Batman, X-Men and dare I say it, Superman.

And co-composers James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer break new ground as well: rather than the usual trumpeting superhero music, they turn to simpler, more startling effects, like a madman finding all the wrong keys on a piano.

I love a good popcorn superhero movie as much as the next guy (maybe even more than most critics), but «Logan» shows how deep one can go in the genre if they just approach it in a different way.

Some may think of Ant - Man as one of Marvel's (ahem) smaller films, but Paul Rudd's superhero debut was well - received, and earned more than $ 519 million worldwide.

He's not much of a personality, and his super powers are pretty run - of - the - mill (advanced discus throwing — woo), but if there's one thing the Captain can do better than any other superhero, it's represent the patriotic Soul of the Nation.

... There's less than two weeks to go until Thor: Ragnarok begins its international roll out, and if early tracking is to be believed, the God of Thunder's third solo outing is tracking a domestic opening weekend of between $ 100 and $ 110 million, which would put it comfortably ahead of the first two Thor movies, as well as putting it ahead of rival 2017 superhero movies Logan ($ 88.4 million) and Wonder Woman ($ 103.3 million).

The film broke a ticket - presales record for superhero movies, and at press time it was tracking toward a $ 165 million opening — better than every Marvel nonsequel except The Avengers and possibly enough to crack the top 10 movie opening weekends of all time.

Like pretty much any superhero origin story, the setup was better than the payoff, which, like far too many movies about the origin of a superhero, pitted the newly formed hero against a generic villain with an even more generic plan, as if that's some kind of required challenge for these heroes to have to face each and every time — even if we're just getting to know them.

The story is set in a world filled with superheroes who have become celebrities, whose egotistical behavior oftentimes ends up doing more harm than good.

More importantly, as Captain America: Civil War proves, they can balance a full - to - bursting line - up of superheroes and what is essentially three different movies — an extension of Winter Soldier's espionage vibe, an Avengers movie in everything but name, and a PTSD psychological drama — while still delivering something coherent, character - driven and more satisfying than the a series of things - blowed - up - real - good set pieces.

At the same time, Civil War is arguably a better Marvel Cinematic Universe crossover «event» than either of the first two Avengers films, when it comes to delivering balanced amounts of standalone plot development, universe - building, and superhero - based spectacle.

We usually see this kind of movie in May, a superhero blockbuster from Marvel Studios, except it's better than most of those.

Black Panther, the latest installment in Marvel's cinematic universe and the first with a black superhero in the lead, is chock full of moments that will leave viewers in awe — «More times than you have fingers and toes,» Bassett promised — including the ensemble of powerful women that King T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) surrounds himself with: Bassett as Queen Mother Ramonda, as well as Lupita Nyong «o, Danai Gurira and Letitia Wright.

Typically, the best of these (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Iron Man 3) have explored more serious terrain than their preceding films, offering more sober glimpses at the consequences of superhero antics.

This movie also did a better job than most of telling a superhero story that focused on origins but was still compelling.

As we might expect, considering both Ant - Man and the teaser for the sequel, Hope van Dyne isn't only better equipped than Scott Lang but better suited to be a superhero.

The movie's villains aren't nefarious masterminds or hardened thugs, but scared, emotionally damaged teenagers, while Talley himself is less unbreakable superhero than the kind of vulnerable everyman Willis (who also produced the film) played to such good effect in the original Die Hard.

Ryan Coogler's highly anticipated superhero movie is even better and richer than could have been imagined, thanks to a fantastical world that evokes real questions about history

Shyamalan's best film, both cleverer and less twist - dependent than «The Sixth Sense», if there were any justice more people would make effects - free superhero stories like this one, and then even snooty critics could admit to liking them.

The film has become the go - to punching bag for people wanting to disparage superhero movies for being too leaden and joyless, and for no good reason other than the movie happens to be 100 percent leaden and joyless.

The conflict at the film's center is a familiar standoff between good and evil (or «love and war»), and the romantic aspects occasionally become quite saccharine, but the fusion of mythological elements, period settings, comedy, and standard superhero action makes for an entertaining experience that's more than the sum of its parts.

«Captain America: The Winter Soldier» is a better - than - average Marvel superhero bash, intriguingly plotted and pretty clever in its speculations about 21st - century life for Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, the greatest of the Greatest Generation...

Nothing says superhero blockbuster bust up better than two teams of them running at each other.

Rather than detangling the network of superhero film reel that's enabled this one to happen, I think it's best to cut to the chase and talk all things artificially intelligent and Hydra - related.

Well, it sounds unbelievable but Marvel's Black Panther has already sold more tickets than any other highest grossing superhero movie.

Probably the greatest superhero movie ever made that's not based on pre-existing characters from another medium, and better than almost every other superhero movie, period.

Now the bloom is off the metaphorical rose, the big question for lovers of R - rated superhero movies is this: Is Deadpool bigger and better than Deadpool 1?

Yet the opening hour treads such familiar territory, stumbling over more than a few wider Superhero clichés, you'll find yourself impatiently wishing him into the impossible - for - any - teenage - boy - to - ever - weave - anything - so - intricate spandex and just bloody well get on with it.

That superheroes are (usually) people too is drummed into the viewer with all the subtlety of the giant particulate penis of Dr Manhattan — these people often seem better suited to straightjackets rather than the more traditional cowl and cape.

It was better than most other superhero movies, but it was still under the MCU's standard.

For better or worse, Thor: Ragnarok is a Marvel movie, complete with magical MacGuffins, synergistic superhero cameos, a villain less interesting than the heroes, and an overlong CGI - heavy climax featuring giant aircrafts.

There are more than a few nice moments in the superhero spectacle, but adding up to more than «Batman v Superman» doesn't make «Justice League» a good movie.