Flights, Tights, and Movie Nights
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BrandX,
Posted on: 2011-12-26 18:26 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
Kneel before Zod!
Or don't and just read my review of Superman II which is now posted.
I may just be in a slump, but I've got enough juice in me to post my review of Superman III just in time for the new year. Enjoy.
Added a blog post about violence in superhero movies, will be posting a new blog every Tuesday, though I won't always advertise it here. A question for those watching, would you watch the new Captain America with your kid, if you have one? What if it was a 7 year old boy? What if it was a 7 year old girl? Is there a specific age? What about some other movies that aren't specifically thought of as a hero for adults?
More updates! Superman IV and Supergirl have both been posted. Check them out and leave a comment!
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I would. It really has nothing in it that I'd consider bad. My daughter at 9 quite enjoyed the movie.
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Originally Posted by Bubbawheat
Added a blog post about violence in superhero movies, will be posting a new blog every Tuesday, though I won't always advertise it here. A question for those watching, would you watch the new Captain America with your kid, if you have one? What if it was a 7 year old boy? What if it was a 7 year old girl? Is there a specific age? What about some other movies that aren't specifically thought of as a hero for adults?
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Finishing out the Superman series, Superman Returns is up. Captain America the 1990 movie is up, and the new Captain America review will be posted on Thursday.
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I would let 'em watch it (if I had a kid), provided I was there to provide background on why he did what he did and to keep the kid grounded. I don't think the gender really matters much.|
Originally Posted by Bubbawheat
Added a blog post about violence in superhero movies, will be posting a new blog every Tuesday, though I won't always advertise it here. A question for those watching, would you watch the new Captain America with your kid, if you have one? What if it was a 7 year old boy? What if it was a 7 year old girl? Is there a specific age? What about some other movies that aren't specifically thought of as a hero for adults?
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Spawn, I probably wouldn't let 'em watch, at least not at that age.
Wow, Spawn was only PG-13? I guess that makes sense, there wasn't really any blood but it was a really dark movie, and yeah didn't have any plans on watching that one with her.
Review of the Incredibles is up, with the animated DVD movie Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths coming up as a bonus review on Tuesday, and Super coming up on Thursday.
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Gotta ask what your definition of "hero" entails. There's a few movies that may or may not fit your criteria.|
Originally Posted by Bubbawheat
Added a blog post about violence in superhero movies, will be posting a new blog every Tuesday, though I won't always advertise it here. A question for those watching, would you watch the new Captain America with your kid, if you have one? What if it was a 7 year old boy? What if it was a 7 year old girl? Is there a specific age? What about some other movies that aren't specifically thought of as a hero for adults?
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Would the movie Krull fit the definition of "hero" for you? I watched it as a kid and it was great fun.
How about the live-action Blood The Last Vampire? Probably wouldn't let a kid watch it due to the violence.
How about Ice Pirates? Another one that was great fun when I was a kid.
Then there The Crow. That one probably is too heavy for a kid to appreciate. Combined with its violence.
Hellboy, at least the first, I'd probably let a kid watch, provided I was there supervising.
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As a parent, I think I can say, it comes down to the child. Just with my own daughter, I know one movie will be okay, and the next one which is at the same level, just wouldnt be.|
Originally Posted by Dark One
Gotta ask what your definition of "hero" entails. There's a few movies that may or may not fit your criteria.
Would the movie Krull fit the definition of "hero" for you? I watched it as a kid and it was great fun. How about the live-action Blood The Last Vampire? Probably wouldn't let a kid watch it due to the violence. How about Ice Pirates? Another one that was great fun when I was a kid. Then there The Crow. That one probably is too heavy for a kid to appreciate. Combined with its violence. Hellboy, at least the first, I'd probably let a kid watch, provided I was there supervising. |
She's watched transformers and been scared and then watched another movie, which I was like o.O when I saw how she easily took it all in.
BrandX Future Staff Fighter
The BrandX Collection
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For me, for this blog, for this first year, I'm being very specific so I don't get too overwhelmed. My definition of a "hero" is pretty much a costumed superhero along the lines of Batman or Superman with either special powers or no powers but a costume/gimmick definitely if it was a comic book first. Krull is too much fantasy, he doesn't really have any powers beside the Glaive, and he has no costume (though I do own the movie), Blood would be closer, but there's no real costume to go with it, she's just a vampire in a schoolgirl otufit (though I do own the anime version). Ice Pirates is too sci-fi from what little I remember of it.|
Originally Posted by Dark One
Gotta ask what your definition of "hero" entails. There's a few movies that may or may not fit your criteria.
Would the movie Krull fit the definition of "hero" for you? I watched it as a kid and it was great fun. How about the live-action Blood The Last Vampire? Probably wouldn't let a kid watch it due to the violence. How about Ice Pirates? Another one that was great fun when I was a kid. Then there The Crow. That one probably is too heavy for a kid to appreciate. Combined with its violence. Hellboy, at least the first, I'd probably let a kid watch, provided I was there supervising. |
Crow and Hellboy are both on the list and I own both of them. There's no way I'm letting her watch The Crow, it's rated R anyway. Hellboy I would probably let her watch. There's no blood, and Rasputin is only briefly scary looking.
The one movie I'm much more on the fence about is Chronicle. They have somewhat traditional superpowers, but no costumes, and it's more about the dark side than the hero side.
I would like to recommend Kick-*** but it was rated R by the MPAA. Still when their older this movie is one of the best super hero movies in my opinion.
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I watched it, enjoyed it, and that post will be up Sunday. I'm watching the movies with my daughter where appropriate, but I'm not cutting out the R or the hard PG-13 rated movies. I'm just watching those without my daughter.
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Originally Posted by Lucky666
I would like to recommend Kick-*** but it was rated R by the MPAA. Still when their older this movie is one of the best super hero movies in my opinion.
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I made a new year's resolution of sorts this year, some of you may already know what it is since I made a thread asking for suggestions. But this coming year I decided to start a movie blog. At least that's the best I can figure to describe it. It's not exactly movie reviews and it's not exactly a blog, but I talk about two superhero movies every week on Sundays and Thursdays and I've started a week early.
Flights, Tights, and Movie Nights
This first couple weeks start off with me and my daughter watching all of the Christopher Reeve Superman movies and Supergirl. Later this week we finish off our Superman run by watching Superman Returns. If you have any suggestions on what to watch next, leave a comment on the site. I'll try to keep this thread updated with new posts but until I start running behind, there will be a new post every Sunday and Thursday posted first thing at midnight. Hope to see you there!