Some Actors Lack the Dedication of Keanu Reeves.
“You will believe that a man can fly,” was the tagline for Richard Donner’s “Superman” from 1978. Did we believe that Christopher Reeves could fight? Did it matter?
Spectacle, in general, demands a suspension of disbelief. Perhaps it was the Man of Steel who killed the movie musical. Audiences found it easier to believe that a man being bulletproof made more sense than a crowd just breaking into song. After “Batman” in 1989, the movie going public realized that there was a way for great thespians to look like badasses.
Superhero cinema allows for anything to happen in an all too lame reality. Why make a space opera when you can just put the robotic suit on an Academy Award winner? Will it ever get old?
Ask ThePoeticCritic.
Action Cinema: Bang for Your Buck
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Black Widow (2021)
Find out what Natasha Romanoff was up to before the “Infinity War”. She reunites with her family of Soviet-trained spies to destroy the organization that forced this team the field of international assassinations.
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The Crow (2024)
Eric Draven has found the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately for him, she is a soul that the evil Mr. Roag needs to give the devil to maintain his immortality. To save her soul, he must avenge their murders.
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Stephen Strange must contend with Scarlett Witch who wants to have the family that she lost from “WandaVision”. She will chase down the universe-hopping America Chavez to find them and destroy anyone who stands in her way.
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Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
Barry Allen is inspired by Dr. Zoom to go back in time to stop his mother’s murder. Doing so has created a new reality where Wonder Woman and Aquaman are attempting to rule the world. Will The Flash survive this world long enough to correct his mistake?
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Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
CatBusRuss efforts to catch up with the MCU led him to the fourth “Thor” movie. It is a fun comedy, maybe too much so, and an interesting experiment with StageCraft’s Volume sets.
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
A a fun flick, but when the alien-symbiote got a hold of glow sticks, the thoughts of Joel Schumacher's ghost taking the reigns of the franchise were scarier that anything the Anderson's space hell could offer.