Sentences with phrase «far as superhero»

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It would be far from his first foray into the world of superheroes, having served as a both The Trickster in the CW's Flash and voicing the Joker in the beloved Batman: The Animated Series.

The fascinating reversal of traditional superhero archetypes are all here — Dr Manhattan is a Superman who is so powerful he moves further away from humanity with each day, Nite Owl is a Batman whose impotence and self - loathing threaten to eat him up, and Silk Spectre (I and II) suffers as a Wonder Woman who defines herself largely by her sexual allure.

It has been a brilliant strategy to refrain from using any images of Batman in the trade ads for this film, focusing on Bruce Wayne throughout, ushering the story through further as a character piece, not a superhero extravaganza.

Given the origin stories of most of these characters — rooted as they are in the deaths of loved ones, often through the heroes» inaction, real or imagined, it's not a far reach to say that superhero comics are trapped in a process of repetition automatism (or «repetition compulsion»).

The director even goes so far as to incorporate imagery cues from the superhero genre (the Superman parallels are hard to miss) and on the whole, the movie has hints of a director who can do some fun things with a big canvas - even if he stills needs some practice with the brushstrokes.

By far the most popular creation of them all is «The Toxic Avenger,» a mild - mannered mop boy who falls into a vat of lime - green nuclear waste and emerges as the first hideously deformed superhero from New Jersey.

Black Panther marks this as being one of the greatest superhero films I've seen since it not only does the movie offer some tour - de-force performances by Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, and Lupita Nyong» o, but this is also one of the most mesmerizing, entertaining, and exhilarating experiences I've had at the movies this year so far, and it also proves that Ryan Coogler is one of the best filmmakers working today.

Although best known for his roles in such films as «Gladiator,» «L.A. Confidential» and «Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,» Crowe is of course no stranger to superhero movies: He played Superman's father Jor - El in 2013's «Man of Steel.»

We can expect further details on what other additions will be included as the release date draws nearer but for now it's just nice to know there will be more to look forward to this summer than superhero popcorn flicks and swimming pools.

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.

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.

That Signs is easily the most derivative of Shyamalan's films doesn't seem to be of much of a concern for the director, as the chronic sloppiness of his alien MacGuffin this time around (his ghost and superhero MacGuffins are handled with far more consistency and respect in his previous work) seems to point to Shyamalan's desire for us to focus on his messianic zeal to convey his manifest message.

If the deal gets done, the 50 - year - old New York native would be the youngest actress to play Peter Parker's guardian on screen so far, which pairs well with the 19 - year - old Tom Holland as the youngest version of the web - slinging superhero to be seen in film also.

Ryan Reynolds» character makes the same joke in the sequel as he returns to the similarly vacant School for Gifted Youngsters... with a twist: Unbeknowst to the loud - mouthed superhero, the annoyed X-Men do briefly appear on - screen before Beast hastily closes the room's doors to avoid further interruption.

Preceded by such films as «The Meteor Man» (1993), «Blankman» (1994), «Catwoman» (2004) and the «Blade» trilogy (1998 — 2004), «Black Panther» isn't the first superhero movie with an African - American starring in the title role, but it has by far the largest number of black cast and crew members.

Andrew Garfield, in a role far from Spiderman, but closer to his everyman performance in «99 Homes,» shines as real - life superhero Desmond Doss.

By comparison, upcoming filmmaker - driven efforts such as M. Night Shyamalan's Glass and Rick Famuyiwa's Past Midnight (starring Keanu Reeves) aim to further mix things up by incorporating different genre elements into the (superhero) mix.

Thus far the cast announced is a bunch of pretty new young faces — which misses the point as it is a tale of embittered middle - aged superheroes.

And we get further glimpses of a Western with Michael Fassbender, the next Terminator action romp and Paul Rudd as a tiny superhero in Ant - Man...

Thus far, critics are hailing the Ryan Coogler - directed superhero movie as fun, funny, and socially relevant cinema.

A sequel could dive further into his rule after Thanos» invasion, how his romance with Nakia (Lupita Nyong» o) is shaping up, Shuri's (Letitia Wright) potential as a superhero, the status of Wakanda's outreach programmes, the fates of traitors like W'Kabi (Daniel Kaluuya) and the War Dogs.

Comic book movies continue to be big business — according to the website Box Office Mojo, the three highest - grossing movies of 2014 so far are «Guardians of the Galaxy,» which is based on Marvel characters, «Captain America: The Winter Soldier,» which tells the story of the Marvel superhero, and «The Lego Movie,» which featured comic book characters such as Batman.

As far as the early superhero movies go, I think the original X-Men movie was the first - time I fell head over heels in love with one of theAs far as the early superhero movies go, I think the original X-Men movie was the first - time I fell head over heels in love with one of theas the early superhero movies go, I think the original X-Men movie was the first - time I fell head over heels in love with one of them.

In an informal poll of over 100 newspaper, magazine, and online film critics and movie writers, Jordan Peele's horror satire «Get Out» emerged as the clear winner, edging out Michael Showalter's romcom «The Big Sick,» Edgar Wright's car chase thriller «Baby Driver,» and James Mangold's existential superhero flick «Logan» as the consensus choice as the favorite film of 2017 so far.

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.

Scorsese previously directed a 1982 film titled The King of Comedy, starring Robert De Niro as a deluded comedian who couldn't catch a break, so the new Joker film's Scorsese connection makes far more sense with that in mind, despite the director's aversion to superhero stories.

Like Wonder Woman, the Chadwick Boseman - led Black Panther marks a major milestone for superhero films, as they've typically focused on white male heroes so far.

Jake laments that all the best leading men of Hollywood have been sucked into the superhero machine, making them unavailable to fill in as second lead (going so far as to mention Michael Fassbender, Robert Downey Jr. and Jeremy Renner).

Deadpool was far from the first superhero movie to put a particular emphasis on jokes, but unlike a Guardians Of The Galaxy or whatever, it did partly bill itself as a comedy.

, and if that keeps working out as well as it has so far, they'd no doubt like to put Ridley in as many heroic blockbuster roles as possible — but Netflix just swooped in and landed her upcoming superhero - themed project.

We can expect further details on what other additions will be included as the release date draws nearer but for now it's just nice to know there will be more to look forward to this summer than superhero popcorn flicks and swimming pools.

As far as new characters go, there are plenty of those, including this sweet looking superhero, ZoeAs far as new characters go, there are plenty of those, including this sweet looking superhero, Zoeas new characters go, there are plenty of those, including this sweet looking superhero, Zoey.

Some even go far as to say that City is the best superhero game PERIOD, having amassed praise for its gameplay, traversal elements, and engaging story - line.

I strongly believe that Marvel Superheroes stands out as the best game in the series thus far, as it continued to iterate on gameplay with larger character models, and also gave players some elaborate boss fights to participate in.

In Eli's humble experience, junior high school and the Internet are major problems, at least as far as understanding what science is, because of the superhero syndrome, driven by Darwin, Newton, Einstein and Popper.