BEN_RANDOM'S PROFILE

I'm makin' one for Super Doki Doki World and there's nothin' you can do about it!

author=Dyhalto
The lack of super powers is what makes me prefer heroes like Batman and Captain America. No deus ex machina-like powers to save the day (like Bullshit Superman). Just human ingenuity and a few off-the-wall tricks.

My favoritism goes to The Punisher and Drake Anderson if he counts (Read or Die). They don't have any super powers. They just shoot people.

I to enjoy non super powered superheros. In my mind, superheros like Superman are just to powerful!

author=StarSkipping
I was in the middle of writing a kick ass post about how ironman wasn't trying to emulate Batman begins in terms of tone nor style but alas my computer had a blue screen of death >.<

author=Ben_Random
This movie will have Ann Hathaway as Catwoman, and Robin Williams as Hugo Strange (YES! YES YES YES!)! I can't wait for this movie, although I think it won't be as good as TDK, it will still be excellent.

In fact Robin Williams appearing as Hugo Strange was comfirmed to be a false rumour (although when TDK came out he did show interest in appearing as the Riddler)
What is comfirmed to be fact is Tom Hardy being casted as Bane and the shock return of Liam Neelson who would be reprising his role of Ra al ghul o.O
(Which will either be in flashbacks or some return from the dead style plot twist)

As a film student the OP really annoys me :(

If Robin Williams isn't going to be Hugo Strange, then who is he going to play?

author=Lennon
Agreed, I absolutely love Superhero movies. To me, it's almost like the perfect movie to see in theatres, it's just what you expect to see playing when you think of seeing movies.

I think my favorites would have to be the Spiderman and Ironman movies. Somehow I haven't seen the new Batman movies though, I need to get on that.

Yes, you very much need to see the batman movies. If you are going to pick between one or another, I would go with The Dark Knight.

Superhero movies have been around forever. The late 20th century really made a big boom with the Christopher Reeve Super Man movies, as well as the old Batman saga (Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin).
In 2000, X-Men was released, and the awful Spider-Man Trilogy followed.

Although these Superhero movies did get darker and darker over time, the mood was still generally upbeat. In 2005, Christopher Nolan tried something new with Batman Begins. This gritty Batman reboot had a unique style to it, something that wasn't tried again until 2008 when marvel released Iron Man. This movie not only sent the crowd wild, but it also began a new way of creating superhero movies, taking Christopher Nolan's style and tweaking it to add a little bit of comedy.

Next came The Dark Knight, which is still my all time favorite movie. In this film, Christopher Nolan took the new and popular gritty style of superhero's to its maximum level, and people loved it ($1,001,921,825 gross total world-wide)! After The Dark Knight, a true line of expectations for future superhero movies was established, and in '09, Marvel went wild with X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This movie was weak in plot, and filled with, dare I say it, to much action! I suppose Marvel learned it's lesson in this film and chose to go back to the comedic but gritty style in their next movie, Iron Man 2.

While Marvel was doing it's thing, DC stayed quiet. Then 2011 came along and The Green Hornet hit the screen. This was a great movie, and it was a hell of a lot funnier than any other DC movie I have ever seen! I suppose that DC decided to try out the comedic style that Marvel was doing so well with. They tried that style again with The Green Lantern, and failed. I just hope now that Marvel will stick to the comedy, and DC will stick to dark and gritty Batman movies.

I'm going to skip Thor, because the movie didn't really phase me. It wasn't bad, but it just wasn't all that good either. On the other hand, this summer Marvel gave us Captain America: the First Avenger and X-Men: First Class. After watching X-Men Origins: Wolverine, I decided to skip first class, and just watch Captain America (which I loved to no end). They are also promising a Thor sequel, an Avengers movie, and how can we not think about the Spider Man reboot: The Amazing Spider Man. It also looks like we are getting a Superman reboot: Man of Steel, starring Henry Cavill (come on, a BRIT!). I also need to bring myself to discuss The Dark Knight Rises, which will bring an end to the all successful Batman trilogy. This movie will have Ann Hathaway as Catwoman, and Robin Williams as Hugo Strange (YES! YES YES YES!)! I can't wait for this movie, although I think it won't be as good as TDK, it will still be excellent.


So to conclude this text wall, what do you think of the 21st century Superhero boom. Do you like it, what are you looking forward or not looking forward to?