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Men of Steel (Smackdown’s Superman Smashup)
If you count Christopher Reeve (ignoring the earlier Kirk Alyn “Superman”) as the original fully-realized film Superman in 1978′s “Superman: The Movie”, that makes Brandon Routh’s 2006 “Superman Returns” the reboot and 2013′s “Man of Steel” the reboot of the reboot.
But don’t forget the TV Supermans: George Reeves from “Adventures of Superman” to John Haymes Newton and Gerard Christopher in “Superboy” to Dean Cain in “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” to Tom Welling in “Smallville.”
Our latest Smashup pays tribute to the reality that we’re almost getting to the point where as many actors have played Superman/Clark Kent as have played Hamlet. Continue reading
Posted in Blockbuster, Book Adaptation, Comic Book, Major Star Vehicle, Re-Make, Smackdown News
Tagged alien, blockbuster, book adaptation, box office, films, remake, sci-fi, sequel, superhero, Superman
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HULK SMASH! — The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) (1978-82) -vs- Hulk (2003) -vs- The Incredible Hulk (2008) -vs- The Avengers (2012)
Back in 2008, the jade giant known as the Incredible Hulk wreaked havoc in the Movie Smackdown arena in a battle that pitted that year’s The Incredible Hulk, featuring Edward Norton, against 2003’s The Hulk, starring Eric Bana. Since then, a new Hulk has emerged on the scene, thanks to Joss Whedon’s The Avengers and Mark Ruffalo, so we’re revisiting the battle and kicking it up a notch by throwing Bill Bixby, the first man ever to embody David Bruce Banner on screen, into the mix as well. You might think Bixby has the advantage, since he has Lou Ferrigno in his corner, but don’t count out Bana, Norton and Ruffalo from this fatal four-way just yet.
This fight is so big that we need two Smack refs to officiate over the action. After all, one Hulk destroyed Las Vegas, overthrew an alien planet’s government and became their king, and beat the crap out of his fair share of Earth’s mightiest heroes, so imagine the destruction these four Hulks might cause! Continue reading
Posted in Action, Comic Book, Television
Tagged Ang Lee, Avengers, Bill Bixby, Edward Norton, Eric Bana, Louis Leterrier, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel Studios, remake, sequel, Stan Lee, TV
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Christian Bale as Batman -vs- Little David as Spider-Man
Remember the angry f***-word rant that Christian Bale went on a few years ago? How about little David, the kid coming home from the dentist, stoned out of his mind? We’ve never forgotten them. We’ve just dressed them up in … Continue reading
Posted in Animated, Blockbuster, Book Adaptation, Bryce Zabel, Comic Book, Coming of Age, Drama, Major Star Vehicle, Re-Make, Sci-Fi, Smackdown News, SmashUp!, Smashups
Tagged Batman, blockbuster, Bryce Zabel, Christian Bale, comedy, comic, Comic-Con, DC, Edd Hall, film, graphics, Hollywood, little David, Marvel, mash-up, profanity, rant, review, sci-fi, SDCC, smashup, SONY, Spider-Man, superhero, Tonight Show, trailer, University of Oregon, video, Warner, YouTube
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The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) -vs- Spider-Man (2002)
What a difference a decade makes. Why, in that period of time, it’s possible to forget you’ve ever seen a specific movie, almost like it never existed.
Well, no, it’s not like that all, of course. Those of us over the age of thirteen do clearly remember the blockbuster films we saw just ten years ago. The question Columbia Pictures seems to be asking with the release of The Amazing Spider-Man is whether or not it matters. Continue reading
Posted in Action, Adventure, Book Adaptation, Bryce Zabel, Comic Book, Coming of Age, Fantasy, SummerSmack
Tagged Andrew Garfield, Denis Leary, Emma Stone, high school, Kirsten Dunst, Marti Sheen, Marvel Comics, Peter Parker, Rhys Ifans, Spider, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Student, superhero, Tobey Maguire, Web, Willem Dafoe
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The Avengers — Day One
The Avengers will start raking in euros and shekels this coming week, as it rolls out in dozens of countries across the globe before it hits U.S. screens May 4. This is an affront to American culture so serious, we fear it could unleash the apocalyptic menace of Loki on Marvel Studios, which produced the film, and Walt Disney Pictures, which is distributing it.
Luckily, Movie Smackdown is on the case with a collection of SmackTalk Comix, The Avengers: Day One, designed to tide over American audiences, while helping Hollywood insiders avert the pain of Thor’s hammer. We’ve crafted this alt.world story of the group’s origin using existing stills released to the public last October along with our own fevered imaginations.
The tale begins with that Crafty Guy with One Eye, Nick Fury, who needs Steve Rogers to wrap his head around the idea that he’s just taken a 70-yearish nap. Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers, comic, Comic books, DC, Marvel
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Title Fight, July 2012: Batman versus Spider-Man @ The Smack
You know it’s coming — a super heavyweight championship — and it’s on for this summer.
Make your bets now in the mega-Smackdown between the SONY 3D re-boot of The Amazing Spider-Man (July 3) and the third and final installment of Warner Bros. The Dark Knight Rises (July 20).
These two awesome franchises — both successful at the box office as well as critically — mean to fight it out in the cool air-conditioned theaters of our globally warmed summer. Expectations for each are as high as they can get, particularly for the new Batman film but, increasingly, for the new take on Spider-Man thanks to some impressive trailers. Note that both are reboots. The Dark Knight Rises wraps up one three-film arc and The Amazing Spider-Man kick-starts another.
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Posted in Comic Book
Tagged Batman, comic book, Comic-Con, ComicCon, Dark Knight, Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises
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Chronicle (2012) -vs- Kick-Ass (2010)
Ah, teenagers. Aren’t they charming? We don’t think so. We’ve got a surly bunch of ’em in this Smackdown, and rather than have them bother us hard-working adults, we’ll just let them whine and snap at each other or simply sulk in a corner by themselves. The main character in sci-fi drama Chronicle is a troubled loner dealing with a messed-up family life and a general inability to relate to other kids his age. Continue reading
Posted in Action, Comic Book, Drama, Sci-Fi
Tagged Chronicle, comic book, Hit Girl, Kick-ass, superhero, superheroes, supernatural power, superpower, superpowers, teenagers, teens, telekinesis
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THE AVENGERS: Assembling a New Classic?
After carefully setting them all up with their own movies, Marvel now brings all their dashing superguys together into the greatest superhero group of all time with Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and, for good measure, the token woman Black Widow and the archer who’s never quite gotten out of the Marvel second tier, Hawkeye. Continue reading
Posted in Blockbuster, Book Adaptation, Comic Book, Sci-Fi
Tagged Avengers, Black Widow, box office, Captain America, Comic books, Comics, Fantastic Four, Hawkeye, Hulk, invasion, Iron Man, Stan Lee, superhero, Thor, X-Men
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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) -vs- Batman Begins (2005)
These two characters are flagship iconic brands for the Marvel and DC universes. It’s almost impossible to conceive of either of them really existing properly without what these characters bring to the table, whether that table is part of the Avengers or the Justice League.
Batman has clearly outstripped Captain America in overall name recognition in our times (although that could change), but both characters are equally important in what they mean to their caretakers.
Like the new Green Lantern, X-Men: First Class and Thor from earlier in the summer, Captain America: The First Avenger is an origin story. So, too, was Batman Begins when it came out in 2005. Captain America hopes to launch a franchise while Batman re-booted a faded franchise by starting over.
Despite my historical embrace of the First Avenger, I promise as a former honorary junior member of the Justice League of America, I am perfectly capable of rendering a judgment for the Dark Knight if he’s deserving. So then — which of these origin films is the most successful adaptation from the page to the stage? Here’s the Tale of the Tape, matching up with the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con. Continue reading
RESULTS! The SmackPoll: Comic-Con Superhero Edition
THE RESULTS ARE IN. All the fighters have entered the ring now in this “Summer of Smackdown!” With the release of Captain America this weekend, the battle for blockbuster superiority is now in full swing. So far Thor has dropped the hammer on the competition, taking in over $446M since its international release.
From the beginning, we’ve had our SmackPoll up, asking our readers which film they think will go down as the best super-hero film of the summer. No, it’s not scientific, nor even a real fair fight given the staggered release dates, but it is kind of surprising. As of today, the film that just was released Captain America: The First Avenger is in first place, followed by Thor, followed by X-Men: First Class and it’s DC’s Green Lantern at the back of the pack.
The poll will stay open until the end of Comic-Con on Sunday at 5:00pm PST. If you’re in attendance, or following things on the Internet, pass the poll around to your friends and, now that Captain America is out, let’s see if he can hang on to his lead. Continue reading
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Tagged Batman, blockbuster, book adaptation, box office, Captain America, Comic-Con, ComicCon, DC, film, films, Green Lantern, Iron Man, Marvel, SDCC, Stan Lee, superhero, Superman, Thor, X-Men
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