THE PHANTOM, though, was pretty sweet. so sad no one saw it.

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Of course not. But then, comic fans are already familiar with these characters and breathlessly awaiting their appearance on screen. “I’ve been reading this character’s adventures for YEARS, I tell you!! When does the hero make his/her appearance??”

SUPERMAN … I liked the movie as he was growing up. Once he hits Metropolis, and begind the “meek, mild-mannered” bumbling bit, I lost interest.

IRON MAN … Is the plot formulaic? Maybe. It is a GOOD plot and story? Absolutely! That alone raises it to the top of the list. Most of these super-hero films (nearly all of the Batman films for instance) either have NO plot … or they abandon it halfway through for the standard “Let’s kill the hero” team-up.

Now that IRON MAN had done great, let’s see it they write a great plot for the second film … or if they go the route of other comic book/action sequels and just get to the “good stuff.”

And let’s not forget the Rocketeer movie.

Superman went downhill quickly right after Gene Hackman appeared on screen.

Animated: Mask of the Phantasm

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For my money, “The Incredibles” was the best pure escapist entertainment since “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”

“Iron Man” was a great showcase for Robert Downey, Jr. bogged down by a solid HOUR of “How I became Iron Man” tedium. Remember when the point was to get the character into costume as quickly as possible so we can move on to the good stuff? In this film, the “good stuff” was an afterthought.

I am with Sphinx in that I’d definitely put The Incredibles in the top five.

Timing did have a lot to do with it, as it’s one of the first big “pre-summer” films, but it’s clearly been well-marketed on the basis of the concept (weapons maker turns superhero). GHOST RIDER opened the other year in a similar pre-summer period (April, I believe). It made respectable money but clearly it didn’t have the magic to make the average moviegoer say, “That sounds like a cool movie.”

Ditto Kevin’s opinion on Akiva and Heidi’s on the movie, as IRON MAN is a very good formula film but stops short of exceptional (if for perversity’s sake one wanted to compare it to something in the Hitchcock oeuvre, it would be on the level of SUSPICION or LADY VANISHES).

sidenote: The genius screenwriter behind Batman and Robin later won an Oscar for writing A Beautiful Mind, and is also responsible for the abomination that was I Am Legend (as well as the upcoming Hancock). I wish Hollywood would stop funding his violent assaults on the medium of film.

I’m giddy about seeing it tomorrow night.