tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post8803753598204023721..comments2024-03-26T15:22:25.095-06:00Comments on The Earliad: Zack Snyder's Justice League PlotEarl J. Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-72709137282132372662016-07-05T17:41:42.998-06:002016-07-05T17:41:42.998-06:00Dredd was a smart, snappy action movie. It was a ...Dredd was a smart, snappy action movie. It was a stunner because the people that created the comic book also created the movie. You can't do that with Superman without arcane incantations and much intolerance from organized religion as it stands today (i.e. bring back Siegel and Shuster from the dead - not that reanimating Joe Shuster would help all that much given his tragic career slide towards the end of his life). <br /><br />Your superhero movies have too much franchise-itis to be able to hold on to more than the merest shred of integrity. I do like Judge Dredd a lot, no surprise, but a) he isn't a positive role-model, and b) his franchise-ability is baby-peanut weak compared to the Promethean* champion factories of Marvel and DC. <br /><br />A golden or silver age superhero movie would be fantastic to watch but tough to sell. Even your crappiest superhero film (cough: Fantastic 4) will put wallets in the theatre seats these days. But anything that harkens back to classic storytelling just seams to die on the screen - think of the brilliance of Edgar Rice Burrows translated into really quite a fun version of John Carter Of Mars, that ends up being a financial disaster for the studio and an afterthought in a supermarket bargain bin. <br /><br />* by Promethean, I am referring to the ghastly film, not so much the Greek tragic hero. Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.com