2015 was once again a very profitable year for comic book movies. The locomotive that are superhero-themed movies does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon. However, despite the commercial success of the three comic book movie releases this year-Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man and Fantastic Four, with the exception of the surprisingly good Ant-Man, none of the films … [Read more...]
The Five Things I Hated About Age of Ultron
5. Baron Wolfgang von Strucker's Untimely Demise. I'm no comic book geek but even I was like, "damn," after I saw von Strucker vanquished in the first third of the film! He is not only a key, formidable foe of Captain America in the comics, but he was also seemingly pitted as the Avengers next rival in the post-credits scene in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. To say it … [Read more...]
Is Captain America Civil War Too Ambitious?
With the recent announcement that your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man would be swinging his way into the MCU, one has to wonder how this acquisition will shape the landscape of the Marvel's Civil War saga. The "Web" Effect For those who don't know: Spider-Man played a pivotal role in the comic book Civil War crossover, by first siding with Tony Stark's pro-registration … [Read more...]
Spidey Questions
With the news that Spidey will be swinging back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe where he belongs finally announced, we can all stop saying how smart this move is and start wondering what it means, both for our friendly neighborhood webslinger and the current occupants of the MCU. Yes, it means that some stories can now be told properly and should improve the quality of the … [Read more...]