The New York Magazine posted an article about this summer's four superhero movies--Iron Man, The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk, and Hellboy 2--and speculated on which ones may not live up to the hype.
Here's my take.
Iron Man looks pretty good. Fun, lots of action, bits of humor. I don't know much about the superhero but if the trailers are anything to go by, this looks like perfect summer entertainment.
The Dark Knight will undoubtedly be good, but probably more dark and creepy than shiny fun. I liked Christian Bale's portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman Begins (even with the ninja tendencies), and everyone knows Heath Ledger is phenomenal as the Joker.
It's really too soon to remake the Hulk, and The Incredible Hulk doesn't look that compelling. It might have a better story, and the Hulk isn't supposed to keep getting bigger as the movie progresses, but those are the only two good things I'm aware of. Besides that, I don't know that many people take the Hulk seriously. It's a lot more fun to watch the animated grumbling Hulk who can barely piece sentences together and enjoys smashing whatever he can.
Hellboy 2...I didn't know there was a first one. I haven't heard much about this movie, and I just found out today that Guillermo del Toro directed it (also directed Pan's Labyrinth and El Espinazo del Diablo). I think that's a problem--not a lot of people know about it. Good story, good acting or not, it doesn't matter if no one goes to see it.
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