Monday, April 14, 2008

Comic book movie opinions

Sorry, but that KU picture was getting irksome and I needed something to bump it down the list (all you KU fans have had your fun, time to move on). Continuing with the movie inspiration from Jason, what does everything think about this summer's crop of comic book movies? Specifically, which ones (if any) will be "Oh my God!" over the top and which ones (if any) will deserve shame and damnation from the masses?

Personally, I think "The Dark Knight" will be the biggest movie of the summer, comic book or no. Great revamp of the franchise with the previous movie plus compelling storyline in Heath Ledger's death should make for some huge box office numbers. And from the looks of it, it should be a really good movie too (side poll: Who is the better Batman/Bruce Wayne? Christian Bale or Michael Keaton? My money's on Bale by a landslide)

So, who's got opinions?

2 comments:

Jason Arnett said...

Bale, far and away, is the best Batman. Val Kilmer is probably the worst in a tie with George Clooney.

Dark Knight will be huge, as you note, but Iron Man might have some legs on it. That'll be interesting to see. I'm waiting for The Spirit, personally, because I have hopes that will surprise everyone. Batman: Gotham Knight (direct to dvd and directed by anime guys) will be something to check out, too.

mar said...

We won't know if the movies are any good until they come out. Duh.

Adam West was head-and-shoulders-above-the-rest the best Batman. (I know he wasn't one of the choices you listed but that was only so we could pick who was the SECOND best movie Batman, right?)