The Super Thread - All Things Marvel/DC/Etc

TenderLovingKiller® said:
I prefer Superman II a bit more than the original but both are really great overall. Did you know Mario Puzo (best known for writing The Godfather novels Coppola based his movies on) wrote the screenplay for the original Superman movie? Reeves is fantastic but the rest of the cast is great too, Love Margot Kidder’s Lois Lane and Gene Hackman’s Lex Luther. Even Brando hamming it up has Superman’s father is fantastic. John Williams ‘Superman Theme” is up there with his most iconic work.

Superman and Superman II are both excellent. Superman III is decent, Richard Pryor is fun in that one but its a few tiers below the first two in terms of quality. The less said about Superman IV: A Quest For Peace the better.

Are you planning on watching them all? I may join in on that I haven’t any of them in at least 20 years. I was a big fan as a child though.
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I wasn't going to watch all of them but now I'm thinking why not 🤔 it looks like they're all on HBO Max so I really have no excuse. I'll probably at least watch the second one.

And yeah, I recognized Puzo's name in the credits and was slightly amused 😅 maybe someone should hire Cormac McCarthy to write the screenplay for the next Batman movie. I've heard worse ideas for movies.

As a sidenote, on the subject of Margot Kidder, I remembered a tweet that made rounds a month or so ago that asked the question "What's the best an actor has ever looked on screen?" and was thinking while watching that her Lois Lane might be a contender 😍
 
I've never watched Superman III but going by the poster it looks like a Richard Pryor/Superman comedy team up movie, and how could that be bad?
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DJSJ said:
The original Superman is a fantastic superhero film, there's a lot of elements there I wish newer films would pick up. Big one that comes to mind is the use of sound, and how the '78 film isn't afraid to have a bit of silence to build up moments.
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I agree with this. A lot of modern superhero films have to cram so much story and so many characters into their two and a half hours that barely anything is given time to breathe. And characters end up not feeling fully developed because the people behind them probably just operate under the ethos that more movies with them are almost guaranteed so they can just give them more development then. It would be nice to see a modern superhero movie that was able to stand as it's own film with a self contained story rather than having to tie in with 20 other movies.
 
One of my favorite visuals from Superman II is the rings used to keep Zod & Company trapped. Such a simple effect, but one that stuck with me.

 
gaporter said:
maybe someone should hire Cormac McCarthy to write the screenplay for the next Batman movie
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Gotham was a gaping maw inconsolate, sable dark and blinding fluorescent like all fallen metropolises that retain in their recesses a memory of their once-luciferine heights. Bruce had once read the city's true nature in the way blood black as bile could render opaque a pearl's iridescence as easily as it could a mother's vitality and now he would furrow Gotham's true constitution until it flowed inward on itself and choked would have no choice but to be reborn. He would move chiropteran through the hadean depths of slum and board room alike, the hierophant of a darkness recloaked in vengance.

But first he had to stop the Laughing Man.
 
LeSamourai said:
Gotham was a gaping maw inconsolate, sable dark and blinding fluorescent like all fallen metropolises that retain in their recesses a memory of their once-luciferine heights. Bruce had once read the city's true nature in the way blood black as bile could render opaque a pearl's iridescence as easily as it could a mother's vitality and now he would furrow Gotham's true constitution until it flowed inward on itself and choked would have no choice but to be reborn. He would move chiropteran through the hadean depths of slum and board room alike, the hierophant of a darkness recloaked in vengance.

But first he had to stop the Laughing Man.
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Isn’t this basically already Snyder’s take on Batman?
 
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Reminded me of this
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
Side note: anyone else’s OCD start acting up when you look at those spines? Why couldn’t DC have been more consistent? It’s a goddamn mess!
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Lol, that's just the begining of DC's Collected Edition department problems. Can't tell you how many times I've been buying one of their paperback lines only for them to cancel it because they're not making enough money. So many series that are only partially collected.

I'm currently getting some new shelves for my place but I should post my books after they get built. Been custom-biding books since the pandemic started so there's some good stuff in there. And lots of X-Men.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
I’ve always thought about doing that. Never had the guts and as such I have a closet full of nothing but long boxes.
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It's very fun and definitely rewarding, but the costs can pile up fast. I mitigated some of that by using a local bindery and dropping off orders in person, but sadly the guys who run it decided to retire recently (Herring & Robinson in South SF...happy retirement!). I just tell myself these are books that I'll give to my children someday, and to just ignore any initial pricing anxiety and just bite the bullet.

I have a completionist mindset when it comes to collecting comics so custom binding helps me fill in the gaps (Especially with DC...Marvel is much better at consistently putting books out).
 
I had a crazy dream last night where instead of seeing Spiderman: No Way Home, Marvel actually used that as a cover for an even bigger movie: The Ultimates
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Brie Larson and Chadwick Boseman where the leads, we had Maria Rambeu from Wandavision as well as the debuts of Blue Marvel and America Chavez. It all took place in space and across the multiverse. The big villain of the film was Galactus.

I want to go back to sleep now
 
DJSJ said:
I had a crazy dream last night where instead of seeing Spiderman: No Way Home, Marvel actually used that as a cover for an even bigger movie: The Ultimates
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I think Marvel should do absolutely none of the traditional marketing for one of their movies. Something like Avengers: Endgame, or even Spider Man No Way Home would get a ton of traffic just based on awareness at this point. Would be really cool to drop a movie with no trailers, synopsis, or interviews. Just state the release date and that's it.
 
imtheocean said:
I think Marvel should do absolutely none of the traditional marketing for one of their movies. Something like Avengers: Endgame, or even Spider Man No Way Home would get a ton of traffic just based on awareness at this point. Would be really cool to drop a movie with no trailers, synopsis, or interviews. Just state the release date and that's it.
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It'd take a lot of convincing the suits at disney, and a whole let of stealthiness to actually pull that off, but it would be amazing. Even keeping the announcement closer to release date, instead of before pre-production as its done now, would be very cool. Imagine if they announced a Daredevil film, and it's coming out in 2 weeks. People would go insane.
 
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