[BreakABone]

We meet again Mr. Gremlin let's see if this goes better than our Wii discussion.

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

I'm looking forward to Iron Man. Robert Downey Jr. is the man, and even if the script sucks I'm sure he'll deliver. Plus Iron Man is fucking awesome, Marvel >>>>>> anything else.

I am with you. I think Robert Downey Jr is the role is such an inspired choice and I really REALLY want to see this movie.

Though, gonna disagree with you on the Marvel front. DC for lyfe.

Indiana Jones is going to ruin the original movies, I just get that feeling. Raiders of the Lost Ark will always be a classic, so it doesn't really matter. I'm still going to see Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

I am lukewarm on this movie. I think older franchises should remain dormant but I was impressed by Rocky Balboa but bored by Rambo so we shall see.

Hellboy II looks amazing! Directed by Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrnth), I have really high hopes. Also, the first Hellboy is easily one of the best comic book movies to come out....maybe the best, the only contender is Sin City.

The first Hellboy is a weird movie. I love it greatly, but I can't bring myself to watch it a second time. I really don't know why.
As for greatest superhero movie, REALLY?

I didn't like the first Hulk movie so hopefully they don't botch the new one, but I have low hopes.

Agree

Now, for the Dark Knight, I have insanely high hopes.

Agree.

It will be nice to get Batman back on track. I really enjoyed Batman Begins, because it was an undeniably awesome _action movie_, but I don't know if it was a flawless Batman movie.

Agree

The final fight sequence wasn't that great, and the movie was overlong. It was also trying to pass off some moral bullshit, and there was way to much pseudo-preachy crap at the beginning.

Somewhat agree. I agree with everything except the pseudo preachy part. I mean the moral is kind of what has driven the character for the last 60 + years.

I mean, Batman is a comic character after all. I personally thought the art style in Batman Forever was pretty good, despite the terrible story and acting.

Hmm I like some of the look of Forever. I thought it went a little TOO neon crazy. And I actually think it is a decent flick that gets a bad rep.

And thus far, NO ONE has captured the spirit of the Tim Burton films.

This is iffy. I enjoy Burton movies but not so much the spirit or the style even though Returns remains my favorite Batman movie. He based his Batman on the Batman comic I think is the most overrated....

These are comic book movies after all, a little campiness never hurt and everything doesn't have to be super realistic.

I kind of agree. What really bought this to my attention is when people start to bring up Batman villians like Clayface or Killer Croc and they say it doesn't fit into Nolan's universe. I enjoy Nolan's universe but this is Batman's world. If core characters don't fit into the series than there is a problem with the series.
I don't want it to be overall campy though because Batman does tend to take himself serious. I think the camp should come in the Bruce Wayne scene and I thought it did in Begins such as when he buys the club or pretends to be drunk.

I also think that this mindset is what hindered Casino Royale from feeling like a true Bond film.

I live Casino Royale but I can so see your point.
Bond is about the gadgets, the bad puns and the great action pieces.
Casino Royale had one of those, it just did it REALLY well. And made Bond a badass. I think some of the movies especially the Moore era neglected that part.

And if anyone says that Daniel Craig is the closest to Fleming’s Bond as Hollywood has gotten, I don’t really care. Cinema Bond is not Fleming’s Bond, he’s a different, much more entertaining, character.

Yeah at this point the Bond in the movies is THE BOND. They are based on the books but the movies are so much larger than the books could ever dream to be.