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Tag Archives: X-Men
The Avengers (2012) -vs- X-Men: First Class (2011)
If one superpowered superhero can fuel a super-blockbuster (Spider-Man, Hulk, Thor, Batman, Superman, Captain America), just imagine what a half-dozen of them in the same movie can do.
A few years ago, Marvel Studios did just that. After giving movie-length origin stories to its key players, Marvel now brings all their power-hitters together into the ultimate superhero combo group — The Avengers. Imagine this group fighting not just evil but each other for screen time: Captain America, Thor, the Hulk, Iron Man and a couple of second tier-types, the token hottie, Black Widow, and Hawkeye, the guy with the bow and some very fancy arrows. Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers, Avengers Assemble, Avengers vs. X-Men, AvX, AvX: VS, Bryan Singer, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, comic book, Comics, Cuban missle crisis, evil, fight, Government Agent, Hulk, Ian McKellen, Iron Man, James McAvoy, Joss Whedon, Justice league, Kevin Bacon, Marvel, Michael Fassbender, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, sequel, Stan Lee, Stellan Skarsgård, superhero, technology, Thor, X-Men
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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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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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X-Men: First Class (2011) -vs- X-Men (2000)
The last time we saw mutants on the big screen, it was the disappointing third installment in the X-Men trilogy, appropriately titled X-Men: The Last Stand. What had begun as a promising franchise under the steady hand of director Bryan Singer turned to crap under the watch of replacement director Brett Ratner. As Joel Schumacher had done with the Batman franchise, so too had Ratner done with the X-Men.
Now, after five years, the mutants are back. Instead of trying to resurrect the franchise by fixing the problems of the previous film (which included killing off two of the main characters), the new franchise is starting over at the beginning with a prequel. Now we have a chance to look at two different beginnings for the X-Men franchise and see which one works better.
Now, after five years, the mutants are back. Continue reading
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Tagged 60s, Cuban missle crisis, mutants, origins, period, review, X-Men
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) -vs- Iron Man (2008)
Marvel Studios and Fox continue expanding its X-Men film universe with the addition of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the first in a series of Origins spin-offs designed to focus on specific characters from the X-Men franchise. With the movie already proving to be a box office blast, I’m sure we’ll get all the way to X-Men Origins: Xavier’s Wheelchair before this franchise runs out of steam. So what other film hero could possibly best the Wolverine? How about another team member who goes solo on film? Yes, another “man of metal”…Iron Man, founder of The Avengers (due out in 2011…you’re welcome, Marvel)! So today, sparks fly, metal on metal, adamantium and iron clashing to determine which of hero can hold his own alone?
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