But I am a bit selective these days.
I like all the movie adaptations of comic book stories that I've seen, but I have a couple of favorites.
My two favorites? Dark Knight and Iron Man.
First, Iron Man.
Robert Downey, Jr. nailed it as Tony Stark. Smart Alec and undisciplined, a true American, but tough as nails. He thinks a lot of himself, it's true; but he'll do what's necessary for other people too. Mickey Rourke was awesome in Iron Man 2, also. He played that character like he really was this beyond giving a shat, just going to string you up by the toes kind of guy. Definitely believable, to put it mildly.
The special effects are stupendous too. Looked like real iron going at it with a lot of other real iron. Bad-asp...as they say.
Dark Knight. The thing is, Heath Ledger really showed the darkness of the Joker; and the cynicism, the beyond contempt, the irony, the whole bit. Liking how the fight choreography looked too. Batman is a dark figure, and the Dark Knight series exemplifies that darkness; the movie of the Dark Knight really brought all that out.
So, I'm on Facebook and something cool comes up in my news feed. Lots of Avengers fan art. Here is the source for all of this art.
I just think this is very cool.
Super Mario Brothers Avengers!
A little Japanese anime-style.
Modern-day hieroglyphics.
A bit of a more sorrowful portrayal of the Hulk.
Here's a video of how some of this fan art is created. Amazing what can be done with computers and how the Internet allows a space for so much creativity and culture.
All of the movies adapted from comic books, I used to read as a kid. These days it's a joy to see those heroes in action in a movie. And it's a joy to see people expressing their creativity in various media with my old comic book favorites as groundwork. Cool stuff.
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