Anya Antonovna Romanova Stark (anyastark) wrote in the_bullpen,
@ 2010-05-07 23:56:00

(No spoilers for IM2 please)
Okay, I have to ask.

With all the superhero movies coming out lately....

Which one is your favorite?
Which one will you never ever watch again even if it was the last movie on Earth?
Best casting ever?
Worst casting ever?

*giggles* And Mom kicked so much ass. It was awesome.

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	invisigirl 2010-05-08 01:58 am UTC (link)
	MOM IS NOT JESSICA ALBA! Because yeah, watching your brother drool over "mom"...is really CREEPY. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2010-05-08 02:00 am UTC (link)
	That was almost as horrifying as Julian McMahon as Dr. Doom. Obviously, I have a prejudice. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	invisigirl 2010-05-08 04:17 am UTC (link)
	Uncle Johnny and Uncle Ben were pretty well cast. Dad was OKAY. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	burnwithlight 2010-05-08 01:59 am UTC (link)
	Magneto doesn't go around murdering mutant children to avoid having to face danger himself. He Just Doesn't. (Reply to this)

	marvel_girl 2010-05-08 02:01 am UTC (link)
	Even totally Phoenix crazy, Mom would never kill Dad. (Reply to this)

	wild_rose 2010-05-08 02:03 am UTC (link)
	Hugh Jackman is way too tall to be dad. Even if he got the attitude right. (Reply to this)

	ohu_amane 2010-05-08 02:04 am UTC (link)
	Damage Control: The Movie! It had Wonder Man and Shelly Long and Marlon Brando as the Kingpin! It was so wonderful! (Reply to this)

geekgreek
2010-05-08 02:04 am UTC (link)

My favorite: I hate going to the obvious one, but I'm sorry, The Dark Knight kicks the hell out of just about every other movie, let alone comic book movies.

Brain bleach inducing: Oh god. So many bad ones, but two stick out. The big budget bomb Batman and Robin and the spine-tinglingly bad The Batman vs Dracula. Blech.

Best Casting: I have two, but the second cheats a little. The first is the aforementioned The Dark knight. The other is the awesome homage to the Silver Age of comics known as the Incredibles

Worst Casting: Robert Pattinson as Kurt Cobain. I know it's not a comic book movie and not even a movie yet, but its so bad it has to be mentioned.

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	ryanspector 2010-05-08 02:06 am UTC (link)
	I though it was hilarious how Blade the Series said Dad was the worlds leading expert on werewolves. (Reply to this)

	shield_topdog 2010-05-08 02:12 am UTC (link)
	I need t' remember t' put on the Academy trainin' course that the cadets need t' hunt down and destroy copies o' THAT movie. Jesus, Mary an' Joseph. I'm never gonna live THAT man playin'me down. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	girlspy 2010-05-08 03:04 am UTC (link)
	says not a word, just smirks (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sammyfury 2010-05-08 06:04 am UTC (link)
	I think I called the Hoff Dad for a week after I saw that movie. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	theicemancometh 2010-05-08 02:15 am UTC (link)
	I still think Brad Pitt would have been the perfect choice to play me...but I guess the guy they got was OKAY. Hey, I had more lines than Warren. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-05-08 02:19 am UTC (link)
	Oh you just had to bring that up. Now you and Warren are going to get into this argument that will NEVER end. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	theicemancometh 2010-05-08 02:24 am UTC (link)
	I had more lines than fly-boy! And I was better looking! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-05-08 02:26 am UTC (link)
	Of course you're better looking. Much. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	theicemancometh 2010-05-08 02:50 am UTC (link)
	Just part of my charm, baby. And it's aaaall yours. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-05-08 02:55 am UTC (link)
	You better believe it's all mine. I'll melt you into a puddle if it's not. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	theicemancometh 2010-05-08 03:08 am UTC (link)
	There will be no Tiger Woods in this house. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mile_high_club 2010-05-08 02:24 am UTC (link)
	But my scenes were totally more awesome than yours. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	theicemancometh 2010-05-08 02:34 am UTC (link)
	You just flew around with your shirt off! I FROZE things and kicked ass! Who wins here? Yes that would be one Robert Drake, thank you very much. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mile_high_club 2010-05-08 03:09 am UTC (link)
	The ladies loved seeing me without my shirt off. The guys liked seeing you in action. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	theicemancometh 2010-05-08 04:14 am UTC (link)
	Psh. I'm sure there were much more guys drooling over you without a shirt off than they were over me. Everyone knows that ladies love the Iceman. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-05-08 02:40 pm UTC (link)
	You are both wrong, gentleman. I was played by Kelsey Grammar. Ergo, I was the most awesome. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	theicemancometh 2010-05-08 02:52 pm UTC (link)
	Wooo, you were played by Frasier. I'm so impressed. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	redheadspy 2010-05-08 02:17 am UTC (link)
	Nick Fury Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Yes it's bad but I love laughing at it. Elektra. How does the Greek get a movie and I don't? Mr. Downey did a great job at playing Tony. And he's sexy enough to do it. While she's a lovely person, Halle did not do Ororo justice. (Reply to this)

	princess_mutt 2010-05-08 02:18 am UTC (link)
	Olivia Williams is beautiful, but Too Young for Granny, when the professor's shown as that old. (Reply to this)

	quadrimanial 2010-05-08 02:19 am UTC (link)
	Dad was Kelsey Grammar! How neat is that? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	mile_high_club 2010-05-08 02:21 am UTC (link)
	It was a good choice for your father. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	icallnopowers 2010-05-08 02:21 am UTC (link)
	Now, don't get me wrong, the kids playing Art and Me were adorable, but......somebody didn't do the research. (Reply to this)

	lytaworthington 2010-05-08 02:32 am UTC (link)
	They did a pretty good job with Dad. Though he could have had a bigger role. But that sorry excuse for "Psylocke"? Someone has to keep me from throwing something at the screen every time. (Reply to this)

	bwa_ha_ha 2010-05-08 02:37 am UTC (link)
	Alicia Silverstone? Alfred's niece? Biker chick? Say what? (Reply to this)

	redarrowmia 2010-05-08 02:43 am UTC (link)
	I haven't made it to the big screen yet, but... I don't care if it's in its own little universe- I am NOT a brunette and that is NOT how I met Ollie. Then again...pretty much EVERYTHING about me was wrong. Someone needs to get a couple of arrows in their ass. (Reply to this)

	youwontseeme 2010-05-08 02:49 am UTC (link)
	Johnny and I had more chemistry than Reed and me. Which was just a little disturbing. Not to mention, while she was very nice, and she tried very hard, Jessica Alba looks nothing like me. (Reply to this)

	webslingergirl 2010-05-08 02:54 am UTC (link)
	The first of Dad's movies weren't all that bad. But the Spider-Man 3? Man, I ragged Dad about that dance scene for sooo long. (Reply to this)

	bornlucky 2010-05-08 02:57 am UTC (link)
	Well mom has never been in a movie but I know that they would get it wrong because Americans can never get the accent right and confuse it with the Scottish one. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	princess_mutt 2010-05-08 03:02 am UTC (link)
	Never understood how they manage that. It's like night and day. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bornlucky 2010-05-08 03:48 am UTC (link)
	I suppose we should teach everyone a lesson in accents at some point (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	princess_mutt 2010-05-08 03:50 am UTC (link)
	Aye. Mummy really gets baffled when people confuse Scots and Welsh, too. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	poof 2010-05-08 03:03 am UTC (link)
	Daddy could've had more lines, but he was awesome! And Mom kicked Joe's Dad's butt! GO MOM! (Reply to this)

	borntolead 2010-05-08 03:07 am UTC (link)
	I took the liberty of watching that movie they made for Dad. I could not look at him with a straight face for about a month. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	next_avenger 2010-05-08 03:10 am UTC (link)
	What movie is this? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	borntolead 2010-05-08 04:15 am UTC (link)
	Oh it is corny. Also made in the nineties. I must show it to you. Seriously, even the Red Skull is hilarious (Reply to this)(Parent)

	purplegeist 2010-05-08 03:09 am UTC (link)
	I know it's never been a movie, and we're not important enough for one to happen, but for some reason, I just wanted to say I think Bryce Howard might make a decent Miss Heather. (Reply to this)

strongbox
2010-05-08 07:25 am UTC (link)

So, speaking as someone with no relations in any movies - I'd venture to say Kick-Ass is the best super hero movie out.

Ok, so what about Batman? you ask. Or Iron Man?
Those were amazing films. Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker was stellar. RDJ chews up the scenery like crazy, then blows it up behind him.

But look how many tries at Batman it took them to do it right, honestly. How hard a concept is Batman? You have tons and tons and tons of great material, an iconic character, dark and gritty built in, and mass fan appeal. Its successes were built off of having clear cut ideas what not to do, and even then, trying to find someone who pulls off both Bruce Wayne and Batman - yeah, not so certain they nailed that one, sorry. And when you're supposedly telling Batman's story, and end up telling Harvey Dent's, for which Batman is a supporting character - sure, it was exciting, but I'd like Batman to carry a little more of the acting and story load if I'm going to call it 'the best'. His villains storytold circles around him.

Iron Man - wow, RDJ was amazing. He nails Tony Stark, cold. The villain was good, the action was really well done - I loved them really pulling out the stops to do an aerial chase scene. The supporting cast ranged from good to excellent. But again, a lot of material to work with, and a massive budget, so there should be high expectations. Shoehorning Tony into the Avengers by having Nick Fury go all 'mysterious stranger' - there's really a solution here, we know it, but we're not going to tell you what it is, neener, neener - now join the Avengers - and then having Tony figure it out then... instead of, say, just having him figure it out... and adding a Howard Stark 'failed tear-jerker moment' did nothing for me either as a plot point.
Great movie, not the best.

Kick-Ass - the entire cast, with only one debatably A-list actor did a stellar job. They got Nick Cage to act in support of an unknown child actress and make her role stronger instead of trying to gnaw on the scenery himself. They melded their humor and grit nicely. The action built and built steadily. They had an untested premise, nothing like the budget of those other movies, a young cast... and they knocked it out of the park. The soundtrack hit on all cylinders, everyone did their job, most of the characters with any screen time were nuanced and actually, within their concept, pretty believable.
It didn't have some of the high budget pretty the others did - I posit that its a better movie for accomplishing what it did without those things, on a tenth of the budget.

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	bwa_ha_ha 2010-05-08 03:12 pm UTC (link)
	I dunno. I think the Incredibles did a better job of being the best super-hero movie. Or maybe Unbreakable. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	son_of_discord 2010-05-08 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	The guy playing a young version of my dad looks a lot like me. He also didn't have an accent, which irked the hell out of me. Granted, I didn't know Dad well, but him working with Magneto was pretty cool. (Reply to this)

iron_hide
2010-05-08 06:29 pm UTC (link)

Dad and Uncle Tony were well cast. I'm not sure if I prefer the other guy or not, but Don Cheadle captured Dad's hardass military side. And James Rhodes is one of the few people who can just tell Tony Stark he's going to do something and Uncle Tony just...goes with it.

Meanwhile, Natasha Romanov is scary. I'm torn between getting her a Mother's Day gift to be nice, or because I don't want her melting my face on principle.

And any movie with Mom in it is cool, though Ms. Paltrow was more whiny than a firecracker. Mom doesn't take that kind of crap from anyone.

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