Summer Recap of Sorts: Superheroes Assemble

It's been forEVER since I posted here. I rather think I forgot it existed. But maybe I was just avoiding it because I was afraid to think to critically about the summer's THREE AWESOME SUPERHERO MOVIES................ So I'm just going to use this space to LAUD THEIR AWESOME. Even though it's fart past summer. Ahem. Might include a couple yes-I-see-this sort of comments, but mostly I loved them. (Disclaimer: these aren't really reviews. This is me LOVING MOVIES.)


The clear favorite.
Marvel's The Avengers
Rating: A
Watched it: 12:01am May 4th, June 17th, 2012, lately September 30th

Admittedly, I cannot in fully good conscience give this film an A+, because it does have its flaws and I do try to maintain standards (sometimes). But this was easily my favorite movie of my summer/year/LIFE, and thusly it deserves some mad love. Also deserving of mad love is writer/director JOSS F*CKING WHEDON. Because he is himself and nothing less. If my simply seeing the film thrice wasn't enough, he even made a few hysterical appearances in the gag reel, and I absolutely DIED while I watched the director's commentary with friends last week. besty-best-best-bests.*


'The Amazing Stone-field'.
The Amazing Spider-Man
Rating: B
Watched it: sometime in early July 2012

I will be the first to admit that it's a little soon for a Spidey reboot. However, considering what a horrific taste that last one left in my EYES, this was refreshing. All-around very well cast, especially because Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone (dating irl!) have marvelous chemistry, and Gwen Stacy is way cooler than MJ anyway. The lizard-fella was a bit much plot-wise, but Rhys Ifans(!). All told, my friend Sarah put it best when she commented on how well this movie shows off Andrew Garfield's "charm". I WATCH IT FOR THE PLOT.


There and back and there and back again, but it's Nolan & Bale so we forgive it.
The Dark Knight Rises
Rating: B+
Watched it: 12:01am July 20th & most recently two days after that.

So, seeing this in the midnight trilogy marathon thing (my bf is awesome!) sort of forced it into perspective next to The Dark Knight, which is just an incredible film. But if we must say that TDK is "better" (which I can admit), I must ALSO say that TDKR was more enjoyable. Part of that, for me, is JGL, whom I love, and Tom Hardy, whom I also love. There were some valid critiques of crazy story for this film, but I thought it worked. Anne Hathaway was a pleasant surprise, and Christian Bale and Michael Caine were impeccable, as always. A little on the long side, but as I fan I didn't mind. It bookended the trilogy pretty perfectly (considering how unplanned the finale was at the Batman Begins stage).




*I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE FOR THE CAPS OR RUN-ON SENTENCES BECAUSE THE FILM DESERVES THEM AND ANYWAY I SPENT ALL SUMMER ON TUMBLR AND THIS IS HOW THINGS ARE DONE THERE.