I hate super hero comics too, and super hero anything, because it is such a childishly shit idea pretending to be a grown up one, and endlessly repeated. You don't have to go and see them, but that doesn't stop them being everywhere, constantly reminding you that you live in a world full of idiots.
To my mind this is the best "super hero" film ever made:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1iHe42UCCo
(, Tue 24 Feb 2015, 12:24, Reply)
Grumpy monday was yesterday.
We can't all be "Eastenders live" fans, you know.
(, Tue 24 Feb 2015, 12:29, Reply)
(, Tue 24 Feb 2015, 12:31, Reply)
50 shades of grey, countless Adam Sandler comedies etc all take up as much ad space on buses etc
(, Tue 24 Feb 2015, 13:41, Reply)
Whilst "you don't have to go and see them", Hollywood seems to want to make very little else. Most times I've fancied going to the cinema in the last year, there's been nothing on to tempt me.
I did fancy that Birdman thing, but a really pretentious guy from the office said it was the best film he's seen in ages, so I decided it's probably wank.
(, Tue 24 Feb 2015, 12:36, Reply)
There were a couple of good(ish) moments but not enough to redeem it and make me stop begrudging its very existence by the time I was halfway through.
(, Tue 24 Feb 2015, 13:16, Reply)
terrific performances from all cast members, thoroughly recommended.
But if you don't like actory stuff and want muscle men shooting bad guys it's not for you.
(, Tue 24 Feb 2015, 13:36, Reply)
I understand the stage comparison as there is the very defined sense of space it's all taking place in and has a ring of Mamet or Dogville to it in that way. I just don't think it was pulled off in a way that felt satisfying to view.
Did anyone else really struggle to hear the early dialogue too? Maybe that was the fault of the cinema I viewed it in and not the film itself.
(, Tue 24 Feb 2015, 13:40, Reply)
Michael Keaton plays an ageing actor trying to make a credible stage show in the face of being best known for comic book movie "Birdman" 30 years ago.
(, Tue 24 Feb 2015, 14:26, Reply)
as long as there's some kind of superhero or superhero reference i'm happy!
(, Tue 24 Feb 2015, 14:33, Reply)
so it's pretty much an exact remake of Superman
(, Tue 24 Feb 2015, 14:39, Reply)
lots of flashy graphics, jaw dropping action, and virtually nothing in the way of a script or actual story.
(, Tue 24 Feb 2015, 12:55, Reply)
were pretty awe inspiring for me. Of course, I was probably 6 or 8 at the time, but those like Batman - Venom or Spider-Man - Kraven's Last Hunt are decent.
(, Tue 24 Feb 2015, 16:12, Reply)