Superhero Movie Pet Peeves

Posted May 6, 2008

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Always good, Matthew Baldwin surpasses himself: "I thought the new Iron Man movie was fantastic ... except for the parts that involved Iron Man, which lacked a certain je ne sais quoi (French for 'Robert Downey Jr.')."

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  1. Non-cousin Mark on May 7th, 2008

    We're going to see it tomorrow night, if all goes as planned. I'm looking forward to it.

  2. Non-cousin Mark on May 7th, 2008

    Much more interesting, to my mind, are the asymmetrical rivalries.

    Hrm. Not to my mind, I guess. Isn't the entire comic genre predicated on the notion that the real -- the pertinent -- struggle between good and evil is the one that takes place *within* the superhero? The whole "Dark Knight" movie juggernaut is moving in this direction (see also: the excellent Batman: Arkham Asylum graphic novel). And, seriously, the epic battle in Lord of the Rings was between Frodo and Sauron? In the lines, maybe, but between them...?

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