Continuing our Kick-Ass week over here on www.thisfilmison.com, we got resident comic book lover/geek/obsessive (delete where applicable) Rob Lawton to start thinking about ‘superheroes’ without anysuper powers. Wandering into the light after a lab full of highly dangerous chemicals exploded all around him, here’s his results.
Thinking of non-super superheroes makes you wonder what classifies a ‘superhero’ exactly. I would say a definition of a superhero is a character possessing “extraordinary or superhuman powers” and dedicated to protecting the public. However, Google’s web definition page gets it a bit wrong saying “A superhero is a character in a cartoon or film who has special powers and fights against evil… Superheroes like Batman and Superman.” Find out why that’s wrong after the jump.
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Posted by Rob in New this week
03/03/10
Next week sees the release of a new thriller from the creators of Juno, Disturbia and Secretary (odd mix!) by the name of Chloe. Chloe is a lady of the night, hired by Julianne Moore (a successful doctor) who believes her husband (Liam Neeson) is cheating on her.
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Posted by Rob in News
27/02/10
As Alice peers down the rabbit hole, she wonders whether she’ll make it into Odeon. You may have heard over the last few days that Odeon Cinemas were refusing to show Tim Burton’s new film version of Alice in Wonderland. The meat of the matter? Disney wanted to release Wonderland on DVD 12 weeks after it’s theatrical release. Hit the jump to see what the fuss was about.
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Posted by Rob in Blog, New this week
30/01/10
Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last week, you’re bound to have heard about Apple’s latest innovation… iPad.
No, that’s not an iPod from darn sarf, it’s the latest and greatest device that does allsorts and everything… The most important ‘feature’ of the iPad… Movies. (more…)
Posted by Rob in Favourite films
18/12/09
For those that know me, Superman is my favourite comic, TV show, score, comic-book film nay, film. Period.
The root of my obsession is the original Superman movie from 1978 (four years and eight months before I was born.) I can’t remember how old I was when I first saw a man fly, but I remember watching it. I immediately got up on a small stool and jumped off it (obviously holding my arms in the typical Superman manner) luckily landing on my feet (although my Mum still says the head!)
The Man Of Steel
The reason the film appeals to so many, is that people relate to the humbling, stumbling Clark Kent. They idolise the superior Kal-El, especially when he’s seen in a flash of blue and red, flying through the night. (more…)
