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Wednesday, June 07, 2006

REUNION

I'm starting to wonder if the Big Screen isn't the wrong medium for comic book characters - television could be better. I don't believe I'll see this movie at all, since I wasn't especially moved by the previous two installments. I didn't read the comic book, which put me at a disadvantage when it came to watching the movie: I had no history with these characters (other than Wolverine, of course). But witnessing these ensemble movies, and the generally dismal transition of the STNG movies, makes me think television is the better medium for this sort of fare because serialization better allows the viewer to develop emotional ties with all the characters.

So what say we start a campaign to remove all superheros from the Silver Screen?

; )

-- Reply posted by Whisky Prajer at June 12, 2006

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at work: Biography Who is he, anyway? Clippings What's he written? The Resume What's he done? E-mail How can I reach him? at play... Ramblings What's he on about now? Influences Who inspires him? Photos What's to see? Links Where's he surfing?	What's he on about now? In case the articles, essays and opinions throughtout this site just weren't enough for you, here's my online diary (a.k.a. 'blog'). It's as close as you'll come to the inside of my head, so don't say I didn't warn you (and remember, you can always e-mail me if you love or loathe anything you're about to read)... Wednesday, June 07, 2006 REUNION After a couple weeks of trying to organize around our ridiculous schedules, a big group of my friends all gathered together last night to go and see the third X-Men film. There was Trevor, 'the Jameses', Robert, Dave and their friends Scott and Jeff. I hadn't seen many of them in weeks (and Jeff, never) so it was really great to have everyone together for once. The movie? Not so much, though I enjoyed it a lot more than I'd expected after the announcement that Brett Ratner would be directing it. Bryan Singer had done such a superb job in bringing the comic book heroes to the screen (especially in X2: X-Men United, one of my favourite films, period) so the new guy was bound to disappoint. The film spent the first hour setting up numerous fascinating plotlines, then spent the second hour ignoring most of them while blowing up cars. Very irksome, that, though I'd be lying if I said that Magneto's destruction of the Golden Gate Bridge wasn't an eye-popping set piece. What really mattered was just the enjoyment in spending a couple hours with characters I've been fond of since I was a kid, played by actors I've become fond of as an adult. They carried the film in grand style. And best of all was being able to carry that enjoyment forward, to natter about it all afterward with a tableful of martinis and a group of men I delight in listening to -- more fascinating, more strange and more fun than any band of superpowered mutants. Labels: comic books, friends -- posted at 11:41 PM I'm starting to wonder if the Big Screen isn't the wrong medium for comic book characters - television could be better. I don't believe I'll see this movie at all, since I wasn't especially moved by the previous two installments. I didn't read the comic book, which put me at a disadvantage when it came to watching the movie: I had no history with these characters (other than Wolverine, of course). But witnessing these ensemble movies, and the generally dismal transition of the STNG movies, makes me think television is the better medium for this sort of fare because serialization better allows the viewer to develop emotional ties with all the characters. So what say we start a campaign to remove all superheros from the Silver Screen? ; ) -- Reply posted by Whisky Prajer at June 12, 2006 Post a Comment But wait, there's more -- visit the Archives for previous entries...				Subscribe to Posts [Atom]