It’s the Green Goblin, Dude!

So, the Green Goblin is trying to rip off the Silver Surfer now? Hang Ten, Gobby!

Images of other super-villans to be seen in upcoming Marvel movies here.

Hud,

I would love to hear your take on the comic book film genre.  I will say that I have edited this post down from a ranting 3 pages full of deeply bottled up frustrations to these three short paragraphs. 

As a kid who grew up a die hard X-men fan, who moved on to McFarlin, Moore, Keith and the venerable Kazuo Koike, I am always disappointed from these movies.  It seems like Hollywood takes all the personality, originality, and style out of the comic and replaces it with not-so-special effects, clichés, B-actors, and stupid story lines. 
To me, good comics are so infused with the unique style of the writer and artist that they begin to take on incredible and unique personalities for themselves.  Comic book movies on the other hand, are little more than Hollywood formulas designed to make palatable movies that are forgettable five minutes after leaving the theatre. 

Am I alone here seeing the huge potential of this genre squandered?—seeing a once unique and personal art form run through the corporate machine and spewed out as hackneyed crap.  These movies make my blood boil! Do I need therapy?

Posted by  on  02/09  at  01:27 PM

I agree with you, however, I think Hollywood has gotten a lot better at it. The Spiderman and the (first two) X-Men movies were pretty solid. Also Batman Begins. They weren’t perfect, but they were pretty decent. And then Sin City was about as faithful as you could get. 300 looks about the same.

But in my opinion, the comics themselves are the only “real” version of the story. Everything else is a spin off.

I do like shows like Smallville which update the Superman mythos. But I don’t consider it a real Superman show. Just a fun take on the characters.

Posted by  on  02/09  at  02:42 PM
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