With so many new superhero movies coming out on dvd, and more coming next summer, I thought its a good time to talk about what plot devices they should stop using in these movies. Disclaimer: I LOVE MOST OF THESE MOVIES, I’M JUST SAYING HOW THEY COULD BE BETTER.
5. Bad lead actor choice
Worst offenders- Batman and Robin, The Incredible Hulk
Did it right- Iron Man, Hulk
We all know George Clooney in different ways, but one person that I don’t think he can play is a crime fighting guy in a suit. When I just saw one scene with him as Bruce Wayne, it just didn’t seem believable that he actually would hit someone. Another example of this to me was The Incredible Hulk. Edward Norton is a great actor, but I really can’t see him playing Bruce Banner. They should have kept Eric Bana, who I think fit the role perfectly.
4. Too weak of a Villain
Worst offender- Superman Returns
Did it right- The Dark Knight, X-Men 1,2,3
Lex Luthor is a good villain, if Superman was really a contender in knowledge bowl and they came from rival schools. When I think of a superhero movie, I want a guy who can punch for punch be as good or better than the hero. Not somebody that uses their high I.Q. to kill them. We want fights, not intellect battles.
3. A weak end battle
Worst offenders- Iron Man, Hulk
Did it right- The Incredible Hulk
At the end of the movie, I want to see big hits and big explosions. The hero and villain should both be at their best, and the fight should show their pure strengths. Iron Man instead, had him hit the other guy once, then he pretty much just played keep away. Hulk just didn’t have a good enough villain, which led him to be drowning, not hitting the guy all over the place.
2. Too much love
Worst offenders- Spiderman 1, 2, 3, X-Men 3
Did it right- Iron Man, The Dark Knight
The target audience of these movies is action junkies, and we could all (with the exception of most girls) care less if Peter Parker is going to get the guts to be with Mary Jane. Now if they put comedy in there to go along with the love (Iron Man) then its fine, but don’t make me see a sappy love story when I’m going to see guys hit each other.
1. Not enough action
Worst offenders- Hulk, Iron Man
Did it right- The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk
If you’re making a superhero movie, cut to the chase and show us what we want. In Hulk, there was about an hour before a good action scene came up. Iron Man also only had 2 good action scenes, since the end battle was pretty lame. They really need to cut down on the backstory in the first movies.
Best Superhero Movies
1. The Dark Knight- I really can’t find any flaws in this movie, except MAYBE it’s length, but really, it did everything right.
2. Daredevil- Most would disagree, but I think that Daredevil did everything right, maybe not perfectly, but it was a very solid movie.
3. Batman Begins- Since you can’t see too much of the action in Batman Begins, there wasn’t too much else wrong with it.
4. Iron Man- Yeah, lots of these flaws were in it, but that didn’t make it TOO much worse, there were just things that I think could have been added to make it #2 on my list.
