OgMog

Now that’s how you make a superhero movie! I just got back from seeing the new Marvel Studios release, IRON MAN, and was literally blown away. Sure, I’m the exact demographic they’re targeting this release to (male, early 20’s, geek) — but I’ve been incredibly disappointed with the recent breed of superhero films.

The problem is they’ve saturated the market. For every good one we get, there’s usually a slew of three or four crappy ones to follow. So as excited as I am for these releases, I usually expect the worst.

Well, IRON MAN was a different sort of movie. It was fast, exciting, funny, action-packed, and wildly entertaining. Pretty much the epitome of what you want a summer blockbuster to be. As much as I’m excited about THE DARK KNIGHT, it’s a little too cynical and brooding to be a popcorn movie.

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Treat yourself to this wonderful song from Jonathan Coulton.

(via Hodg-man)

This has been floating around the internet quite a bit today, so I thought I’d throw it up here as well.  This is a side by side comparison of the trailers for the upcoming Dark Knight Batman film and the 1989 Tim Burton Batman.  They are suspiciously similar.  What does this mean?  Was one influenced by the other? Is it an homage? Is it simply that trailers are formulaic?  I know what Jack Nicholson would say.

Take a look at the side-by-side comparison below:

Any ideas? Maybe the Riddler knows the answer.

UPDATE: The 1989 Batman trailer above is a fraud.  It is a fan-made trailer recut to match the Dark Knight trailer.  Check out the real 1989 Batman here.