Question:
two comic book movies came out this week, The Punisher, and Hellboy.
Well, the Punisher is a truly awful movie, and Hellboy is slightly better,
but still way under its potential, ( one review I read of Hellboy said that
, were it not for Selma Blair's character, Hellboy and Abe could very well
be the first GAY superhero team to appear in a movie..) Tho Roger Ebert's
did like Hellboy, as did the NY times.
But anyway, My question to you people is... When it comes to comic book
movies, are they now an excuse to ruin the comic book from which the series
is derived just to make cash for Hollywood, or is it just some accidentally
poor choices that cause the movies to be bad?
And secondly, do you all look forward to a comic book movie, or nowadays
whenever you hear a comic book is to become a movie you instantly think "I
hope this doesn't suck too much" or "I hope they at least leave the
character's dignity intact"
Opinions.
Review of both movies:
http://www.reel.com/movie.asp?MID=138797&buy=open&Tab=reviews&CID=13#...
http://www.reel.com/movie.asp?MID=138714&Tab=reviews&buy=open#tabs
Answer:
I saw them both. The Punisher was fairly dull and one-dimensional...which
sort of fits the character. It wasn't that bad, but it wasn't exactly good either.
Hellboy was a pretty good movie, IMO. I've been a big Hellboy fan
for years, and I think Del Toro captured the spirit of the comic book
very well. I also thought Ron Perlman was a good choice for the
role.
I think it's the bad choices and the typical Hollywood bastardization of
the stories that make them bad. Too many cooks in the kitchen, so to speak.
In some cases the director really "gets" the story and is able to keep it
true to it's origins (Spider-Man, X-Men, Hellboy), in some cases the director
and actors can really ruin some good and basic stories (Hulk, Daredevil).
I look forward to some of them, but I keep my expectations fairly low. One
exception was Hellboy...I went in with high expectations
