A few days ago I watched a clip that posed the following question: Better Trilogy: Batman or Captain America? It is a great question and one that I will attempt to answer. For my money, these two trilogies are clearly the best that the comic book movie genre has offered thus far. The best way I can think of coming to a verdict is by ranking the six films in ascending … [Read more...]
Five Favorite Things About Captain America: Civil War
About a month ago, I wrote about the five things that I was most looking forward to in Captain America: Civil War. After seeing it twice this past weekend, I want to take a look back at what I originally listed, and assess how the movie delivered. Reason #1: Captain America: The Winter Soldier Everything I liked about The Winter Soldier film is deeply embedded in this … [Read more...]
Five Reasons Why I’m Very Excited For Captain America: Civil War
There are five main reasons that I am #geeked to see Captain America: Civil War. Let's get straight to it. Reason #1: Captain America: The Winter Soldier While I truly believe that the Dark Knight is the best film in comic book movie history, The Winter Soldier is my personal favorite. I'm a huge fan of "realistic" superhero movies, and few were as grounded as the … [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...]