Dir.: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Karen Gillian, Djimon Hounsou , Michael Rooker and a bunch of familar faces and voices Kudos to everybody who chose to involve themselves in this movie. Considering this movie could have been DOA the moment it was released, gambles were … Continue reading
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What A Marvel! Captain America: The Winter Soldier [2014] by Bea Harper
Dir./s: The Russo Brothers Starring: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johnansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, Robert Redford and Sexy Guyliner Since Marcey, Bede and myself did a conversational audio review found right HERE, I won’t go too in-depth in my solo review of 2014’s extremely successful follow-up to Captain America: The First Avenger, rather just emphasize my … Continue reading
What A Marvel! Thor 2: The Dark World [2013] by Bea Harper
Dir.: Alan Taylor Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Jaime Alexander and Christopher Eccleston Guys, why did you do this to us? A lot of wonderful notions and bursts of creativity press under the surface of this film, but they are only permitted temporary freedom from an otherwise oddly constraining film. Thor 2: The … Continue reading
What A Marvel! Iron Man 3 [2013] by Bea Harper
Dir.: Shane Black Starring: Robert Downey Jr. (duh), Gwenyth Paltrow, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Ben Kingsley and Jon Faverau An iron skin conceals a tender, vulnerable heart and Iron Man 3 peels back the mighty shell of Tony Starks’ alter ego to show you the soft, gooey, frightened center. Without a doubt the more complex … Continue reading
What A Marvel! The Avengers [2012] by Bea Harper
Dir.: Joss Whedon Starring: A lot of awesome people That movie where Loki called Black Widow a whining c**t. The box office returns, the amount of merchandise sold and the heated anticipation for Age of Ultron tells you the story loud and clear about how impactful The Avengers was and still remains. Will it hold … Continue reading
What A Marvel! Captain America: The First Avenger [2011] by Bea Harper
Considering the somewhat sordid history that Cap has had cinematically, Joe Johnston made it his mission to give Old Stars And Spangles the cinematic outing he deserves and he does so with gusto. Another thing I appreciated about the film in general was how unafraid of being meta; Cap is a character in comic books … Continue reading
What A Marvel! Thor [2011] by Bea Harper
“I AM THOR! SON OF—” *gets tazed* Superhero screwball. It’s not a genre that gets some big-league treatment, but leave it to Kenneth Branagh Son of Theatre to bring Marvels’ rendition of the Asgardian God of Thunder to the big screen with the energy and positivity it requires. Although the Destroyer armour and the Jane/Thor … Continue reading
What A Marvel! Iron Man 2 [2010] by Bea Harper
Dir.: Jon Faverau Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwenyth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Clark Gregg, Samuel L. Jackson, Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson First thing’s first; Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer aka Weasel. Great bit of casting and a friend of mine, Tyler, found it amazing that the main villain was this sniveling little wannabe … Continue reading
What A Marvel! The Incredible Hulk [2008] by Bea Harper
Dir.: Louis Leterrier Starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler and Tim Roth (with a special appearance by Lou Ferringo!) In some ways better than the first big screen outing of It Ain’t Easy Being Massive, Angry And Green (a continuation of character being the central focus, a pretty decent clash of the mutated titans and better visual … Continue reading
What A Marvel! Iron Man [2008] by Bea Harper
Dir.: Jon Faverau Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwenyth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and Terrence Howard The film that shot the Marvel Avengers pantheon into the Big Leagues. A lot of the film does rest on the ‘Just Go With It’ school of thought, but as this film proves, that only works if you are invested in … Continue reading
What A Marvel! Ang Lee’s Hulk [2003] by Bea Harper
Dir.: Ang Lee Starring: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliot and Nick Nolte I found this one to be a worthy addition to the wide and varied lore of Bruce/Hulk. It’s not what people were expecting, but it serves as a fine allegory for the power of human negativity and the redemption of a willing … Continue reading