On 35mm at the Century 20 Daly City with Lucía and Ben, on 13 May 2008 at 21:40.
Enjoyable superhero rubbish. I loved Marvel Comics when I was a kid, but I’ve been sorely disappointed by each of the recent film adaptations that I’ve seen (X-Men, Spider Man, The Hulk, X2, The Fantastic Four—The Hulk probably being the most interest of the bunch). I’ve pretty much given up on them and have skipped over a few, but naturally when I heard that this was better than the others, I scarcely hesitated to give ‘them’ another chance.
This time I was not disappointed. While still a dumb Hollywood film in every sense, this one didn’t leave me groaning over the dialogue or cringing from the delivery. The special effects were enjoyable (as they were in all of the films), the pacing was not too fast or too slow, and everything else sort of filled in the gaps. Is it because I was less attached to Iron Man than the other characters? Perhaps, but more so I think it’s just a better director and a more mature cast.
I was never really a big fan of The Avengers, so I’m a bit spiteful that they’re taking them so seriously when they shat all over The Fantastic Four. Ah well… gotta let it go, I guess.
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