Sentences with phrase «of superhero films»

I'm a little surprised that the film doesn't quite hold up as a parody of superhero films, but it certainly feels created from a place of love toward the comic world.

This really may be a new generation of superhero film.

There isn't enough action / adventure films in the sea of superhero films.

Another year, another batch of superhero films centered on white men.

Yeah the amount of superhero films out there in the ether is really getting overwhelming.

It hits all the beats of a superhero film.

The «Batman» television show (1966 - 1968) cast a long, pop art - infused, camp shadow over the property and, after the big budget failures of a series of superhero films in the 1980s (some more campy than others) such as Howard the Duck (1986), WB apparently had cold feet.

Fans of superhero films with outsized ensemble casts can rejoice, as Disney's $ 52.4 billion deal to buy 20th Century Fox's film and TV assets will expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe to include characters that Fox previously owned.

Last weekend, Ryan Coogler's Black Panther slashed box office records left and right around the world, answering the question of whether or not we are tired of superhero films with a resounding «NO».

Black Panther review: Ryan Coogler kicks off Marvel's 2018 with one of the most anticipated movies in the studio's epic series of superhero films.

Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy proved that comic book adaptations could be just as dramatic and heavy as non-genre films, Marvel Studios jumpstarted a massive interconnected series of superhero movies that were significantly more colorful and humorous, and audiences have been turning out to both kinds of superhero films in droves.

I'm in the belief that the city is a perfect fit for the production and could easily help boost the quality of the production, even if they are claiming the budget is smaller than the rest of the superhero films being made.

Set within the same universe as the Saints Row series, Agents of Mayhem will attempt to parody the current crop of superhero films as well as Saturday morning cartoons from the 80s.

I'm currently oscillating back and forth between being really tired of superhero films and feeling excited about the prospect of new ones, but I think mostly that «superhero fatigue» is starting to set in.

Studio unveils next tranche of superhero films at fan event in Hollywood, including Chadwick Boseman as first non-white lead

Following the success of superhero film Chronicle and last year's American Ultra, screenwriter Max Landis turns in another oddball action rom - com with Mr. Right, directed by Paco Cabezas.

Deadpool is also aware of the inherent silliness and ludicrous situations that come from the nature of superhero films.

As Coogler builds Black Panther to a finale that feels just different enough from typical MCU entries — the climactic battle is only about Wakanda, not the exhausting whole - wide - universe stakes we're used to; the fights are mostly physical and hand - to - hand; plus, there are some awesome giant rhinos involved — it is easy to get lost in hopeful optimism that this is the future of the superhero film.

With Marvel's latest, the Russos take the trope of every superhero film — an evil villain intent on destroying the world — and fashion a crafty antagonist.

While that means the usual assortment of superhero films (including, this week, the rather promising Captain America: Civil War), this May will also bring an atypically strong crop of indie and foreign releases, including new films from Whit Stillman, Jacques Audiard, Yorgos Lanthimos, Rebecca Miller, and more.

Resembling a bunch of rocks, Korg is nonetheless a very appealing personality in a very appealing, very funny comedy that actively works against the stereotypes of superhero films.

As Stark now looks to take on the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley), a celeb - terrorist who has bio-engineered a group of Americans into unknowing time bombs, Black begins to take apart the accepted boundaries and structures of the superhero film, and if he still employs a variety of familiar genre tropes, he certainly dismantles as many as he indulges.

That makes Marvel's 18th film in its universe of superhero films the highest - grossing February release, beating out 2016's Deadpool.

Now that Steven Spielberg has admitted that he thinks superhero movies are a passing fad, the floodgates have opened, and anybody who secretly felt annoyed about the preponderance of superhero films can feel free to say so.

It's safe to say that 2014 was just a rest stop for the upcoming explosion of superhero films and mega-franchises.

Great family and laughs of superheroes film since Sky High.

We've never seen anything so vibrant and so different from the monotony of superhero films.

Michael Bay is a guy who makes big and dumb action movies, and a lot of superhero films are big and dumb action movies, but he still hasn't taken the plunge and embraced modern Hollywood's love for men wearing capes.

This is a rousing, hugely entertaining film, and I'd put it right in the top echelon of superhero films alongside Iron Man and Thor (for the record, I put the Nolan Batman films in a different category).

With the dominance of superhero films in the past decade, it was also quite different in the mid-90's, as Hollywood star Wesley Snipes, who was in a wave of box - office hits that skyrocketed him to superstardom, took a bold initiative to make a film about the Black Panther, which was supposed to release many years ago.

Whether you were compiling it alphabetically or just in terms of overall quality, if you were making a list of superhero films, Zoom deserves to be at the bottom of the list,

I am starting a superhero film review site and I was wondering if you would like to contribute your reviews of superhero film scores to the site — there would be a byline linking to your site and / or article — and of course you would still own the piece and could have it pulled down at anytime.

With a plethora of superhero films releasing every year, Deadpool still enjoys a special place in fans» hearts.

The character who almost single handedly reversed the criticisms of Marvel's «villain problem,» Erik Killmonger is perhaps the most compelling villain in the entirety of the superhero film genre.

The current trend of superhero films has the mortal villains scheming to plot the heroes against each other (of course villains forget the heroes have multi-million dollar contracts and therefore can not be killed).

Where The Amazing Spider - Man 2 suffers is that it falls into the doldrums of superhero films and never seeks to be anything more.

With Martin Campbell's Green Lantern we are given a film that feels like a cheap carbon copy of superhero films of the yesteryear; offering elements of comic books movies we have all witnessed before while at the same time lacking in any form of originality.

All three of those superhero films managed to crack $ 300 million domestically.

And it's hard to beat this initial wink, in which the names of the stars and creators of the superhero film are replaced with titles befitting a cynical view of the industry.

Civil War will be a film that I'll watch often, but it's one I'll have to set aside the time and prepare for it, much like I do with Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, which I've always found to be the pinnacle of Superhero films, and one of the best films ever made, period.

Essentially a superhero film that is a spoof of a superhero film, Here we have is a winning combination of tongue in cheek humour and gory yet slapstick action that reminded me somewhat of Kick Ass.

Out of the onslaught of superhero films in 2013 Iron Man 3 stood out as the absolute best of the costumed bunch.

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Wonder Woman is a strong and at times rousing application of the superhero film formula, but it can't transcend the constraints of the genre.

Deadpool, better known as actor Ryan Reynolds, joined Colbert just as the host was bemoaning Hollywood's glut of superhero films.

Eventually, X-Men: First Class goes the way of all superhero films, and the groovy espionage is buried under an avalanche of unconvincing computer - generated action.

Acknowledging she doesn't know much about the film or the source material, the Sue Storm actress says, «I think we're making a very grounded version of a superhero film.»

After 14 solid years of superhero films at our box office we can safely say that Hollywood has two approaches to the genre, each with its own perils and pitfalls.

Now the studio is starting to address the lack of superhero films with leads who are not white men, including upcoming projects such as «Captain Marvel,» starring Brie Larson, and a Black Widow movie with Scarlett Johansson that is in development.

We've got a lot to look forward to this year in the realm of superhero films, not least of which is the upcoming Sucide Squad featuring the «worst heroes ever».