Topic: November Movie Marathon: Superhero / Comic Book Movies

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November Movie Marathon:
Superhero / Comic Book Movies
For November I have found myself getting more and more into the mood for some superhero and comic book based films. This is one of my favorite kind of films... so I have many in my collection and not many that I haven't already seen. I have no goal for this marathon... I just plan to watch as many as I can.

Some I have to choose from...
Titles in bold are ones I never seen...
All-Star Superman
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Ant-Man
The Avengers
The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Batman Begins
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Batman
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
The Batman vs Dracula
Batman vs Robin
The Batman/Superman Movie
Batman: Assault on Arkham
Batman: Bad Blood
Batman: Gotham Knight
Batman: Mask of Phantasm
Batman: Mystery of Batwoman
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part 1
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part 2
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: The Movie
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Batman: Year One
Captain America (1979)
Captain America (1990)
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
Captain America: First Avenger
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: Civil War
Catwoman
Daredevil
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Deadpool
Death of the Incredible Hulk
Doctor Strange
Elektra
Fantastic 4
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four (1994)
Fant4stic
Green Lantern
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Green Lantern: First Flight
Guardians of the Galaxy
Hulk
Hulk vs.
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk Returns
Trial of the Incredible Hulk
The Invincible Iron Man
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 3
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Justice League:Doom
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Justice League: The New Frontier
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Justice League: War
Man of Steel
Meteor Man
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Mystery Men
Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow
Planet Hulk
The Punisher
Punisher: War Zone
Return to the Batcave
Sky High
Son of Batman
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Supergirl
Superman Batman: Public Enemies
Superman
Superman 2
Superman 3
Superman 4: The Quest for Peace
Superman Returns
Superman vs The Elite
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
Superman: Brainiac Attacks
Superman: Doomsday
Superman: Unbound
Thor
Thor: The Dark World
Thor: Tales of Asgard
Ultimate Avengers
Ultimate Avengers 2
The Wolverine
Wonder Woman
X-Men
X2: X-Men Unite
X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men: First Class
X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Days of Future Past

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I think I will open this up to Superhero TV Shows/Episodes as well...since I just recently finished off a set. 

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DC's Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete First Season IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Plot: From the creators of The Flash and Arrow comes this Super Hero team-up that combines characters from both series, as well as new heroes from the DC Comics pantheon. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront the unstoppable threat of the immortal Vandal Savage— a threat which not only puts the world at stake, but all of time itself. Episodes: 1. Pilot, Part 1 2. Pilot, Part 2 3. Blood Ties 4. White Knights 5. Fail-Safe 6. Star City 2046 7. Marooned 8. Night of the Hawk 9. Left Behind 10. Progeny 11. The Magnificent Eight 12. Last Refuge 13. Leviathan 14. River of Time 15. Destiny 16. Legendary

Stars:
Victor Garber as Dr. Martin Stein
Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/The Atom
Arthur Darvill as Rip Hunter
Caity Lotz as Sara Lance/White Canary
Franz Drameh as Jefferson Jackson/Firestorm
Ciara Renee as Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl
Falk Drameh as Carter Hall/Hawkman

Extras:

• Featurettes
• Outtakes/Bloopers
• Digital Copy

My Thoughts:

This is a show that hooked me from the pilot episode. I enjoyed every mnute of it and liked that they introduced most of the characters on other series so I was already used to the characters and who was playing them. This is definitely a series I would recommend to a superhero fan. Even if they did mess with the Firestorm character a little too much in my opinion. Running only 16 episodes... the first season is also a little on the short side. But well worth the watch.

Rating:

[Tom]

I enjoyed the first season, but compared to Flash, it disappoint me. But the second season started out great so far. They learned from their mistakes.

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[Tom]

With Firestorm there is one huge problem: They seem to do they hardest, that one or both of Firestorm has a reason to stay behind on the ship, and not be part of the action. Most possibly because of budgetary reasons. The Firestorm special effects are probably really expensive.

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Justice League vs Teen Titans (2016/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Warner Home Video (United States) Director: Writing: Length: 79 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, French

Stars:
Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman
Christopher Gorham as Flash
Shemar Moore as Cyborg
Jerry O'Connell as Superman
Jason O'Mara as Batman

Plot:
Frustrated and disillusioned about his work alongside the Justice League, Robin is into a new position with a younger super team, the Teen Titans. Readily welcomed aboard, he is immediately intrigued by the mysterious Raven and the unnatural that looms over them - her father, Trigon - a deceptive being powerful enough to destroy Metropolis by pitting the mighty Justice League against the Teen Titans. With loyalties on the line and lives in the balance, the super hero showdown will pit Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Cyborg against the likes of Beast Boy, Starfire, Blue Beetle and Nightwing. Only true teamwork will end the threat in this all-new DC Universe adventure!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• 2 Bonus Episodes

My Thoughts:

I enjoyed this one... though I am not all that familiar with some of the characters in this one. Mainly that of the Teen Titans. It has a good story... it is worth the time put in to watch it.

Rating:

[DJ Doena]

I never could getr through the full pilot of Legends of Tomorrow. The whole concept just seemed a bad mishmash of different time-travel concepts such as Doctor Who and its Timelords (something Arthur Darvill would know a thing or two).

But I watched the season two episodes The Justice Society of America and Shogun and quite enjoyed them (though they seem not to care about influencing the timeline anymore with killing an apparantly famous Shogun in (this fictional) japanese history.

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Superman: The Movie: Extended Cut (1978/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Warner Home Video (United States) Director: Richard Donner Writing: Jerry Siegel (Original Characters By), Joe Shuster (Original Characters By), Mario Puzo (Story By), Mario Puzo (Screenwriter), David Newman (1937) (Screenwriter), Leslie Newman (Screenwriter), Robert Benton (Screenwriter) Length: 151 min. Video: Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, German: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Italian: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Music Only: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Stars:
Marlon Brando as Jor-El
Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor
Christopher Reeve as Superman / Clark Kent
Ned Beatty as Otis
Jackie Cooper as Perry White

Plot:
Richard Donner's big-budget blockbuster Superman: The Movie is an immensely entertaining recounting of the origin of the famous comic book character. Opening on Krypton (where Marlon Brando plays Superman's father), the film follows the Man of Steel (Christopher Reeve) as he's sent to Earth where he develops his alter-ego Clark Kent and is raised by a Midwestern family. In no time, the movie has run through his teenage years, and Clark gets a job at the Daily Planet, where he is a news reporter. It's there that he falls in love with Lois Lane (Margot Kidder), who is already in love with Superman. But the love story is quickly sidetracked once the villainous Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) launches a diabolical plan to conquer the world and kill Superman. Superman: The Movie is filled with action, special effects and a surprising amount of humor.

Extras:

My Thoughts:

This movie... with Christopher Reeve in the starring role... was how I grew up knowing Superman to be. At the time I was more used to seeing him in the role more so then George Reeves. I believe this came from a time that I did not like to watch anything that was in Black and White.... yes... I was one of those people at one time. But I have sense learned there is a lot of great entertainment out there in Black and white... and now have all the George Reeves Superman episodes... including the early Black and White ones. But I think... to me at least... when I think Superman... I still picture Christopher Reeve. There is several short additions to the film in this edition... though nothing that changes anything in the storyline. But still a great movie.

Rating:

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Now that the time has come I found myself fallen out of the mood for Superhero/comic films... so to ATTEMPT to push myself back into it a little I decided to try something... next I will attempt to watch all the Justice League animated films in order of release. We will see if this will push me back into the mood or take me completely out of the mood for this marathon.

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I think I already changed my mind... I think I will just watch whatever this month and not have any type of theme.

[Tom]

Sad to hear it. I was looking forward to a month of reviews of my favorite movie genre. But if you aren't in the mood, I understand. Maybe another time[emoji4]

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Oh it will definitely be another time... as it is one of my favorite genres as well.