Any movie that starts out with a song by the band Sleigh Bells is probably going to be good, right? I like the character Supergirl way more than I like the character Superman, so I was hoping for a cool DC film. To be perfectly honest though, the Supergirl trailer left me with substantial doubts. I had to have faith in the SUPERHERO MOVIE CREATORS that this Kryptonian flick would be better than trailer assumptions!
Anyway, before I get to answers to all those questions about the goods and bads of the movie, I should probably talk about something else for a little while. So like, you know how superhero movies are always about suiting up, wearing a costume, defeating bad guys, maybe some New York stuff (maybe not), facing problems the main character doesn’t feel like dealing with, and special effects? Usually at least one character is stronger than another. Also, I don’t think I have seen a single superhero movie without some kind of punch scene. EXPLAIN THAT in terms of originality in the world of art!
Surely it may sound like I’m knocking down superhero movies, but I get a ticket to almost every one! It may even be fair to say I love superhero movies. Some are better than others, and perhaps I am a bit critical, because there are so many of them that come out that it’s easy to compare them to each other. However, I will say I am happy that we get so many comic book movies these days. Truthfully, I would like to always see that continue. I would also be happy to see more third-party publisher comic book properties get made into large budget productions. Dis Drawma Kingg wants to see big screen versions of The Incal or The Maxx more so than a 700th sequel about Thor. Although to be clear, if I could have both, I’ll still take that 700th Thor movie!
OKAY, I’ll talk about Supergirl for a little bit. I definitely enjoyed the film as a sort of sci-fi space adventure. I appreciated the different planets and environments and types of aliens. The leading star did a great job! I didn’t have any problem with Milly Alcock being chosen for the main character. One of my major issues with the movie was the writing for Lobo. They did not do a successful job at making this character interesting. He literally serves absolutely no purpose to the plot of the movie as well. I don’t dislike Lobo or Jason Momoa as an actor. I felt the issue was more that they didn’t write him into the script in any kind of meaningful way, and I don’t remember Lobo getting any particularly good lines either.
Out Of Order Double Feature Part 1: This episode was actually written after next week’s episode — Adolescence Of Utena 1999 Movie Review – Out Of Order Double Feature Part Two!
Final Thoughts: 7/10 Crowns. I mostly thought Supergirl was a good superhero movie. There was enough excitement to make it a fun night out at the theater. For me, the movie had a much stronger first half than the second. In conclusion, it would be fair to say that the SUPERHERO MOVIE CREATORS did manage to deliver on an enjoyable space opera-esque film. Next time a 700th comic book movie (most of these other than Supergirl being about some type of animal/insect person) comes to your local town, how can you not at least feel somewhat drawn to go see it?
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