I watched the Flash the other night in the Hull Ferry's cinema. 9pm till Midnight. The Missus was fast on in the ship's cabin and I couldn't sleep so Barry Allen's alter ego it was.
I like the idea of the Flash - it made me think of Hermes with his winged helmet and feet when I was a kid. I enjoyed reading the comics.
It's great that lesser DC heroes get the Hollywood treatment. Flash, Black Adam et al. The same for Marvel. Venom, Carnage etc.
As for Flash the movie, I enjoyed it. I like the DC world with the different iterations of JLA, so it's nice to see a nod to them on screen. Even Nic Cage as Superman got a look in! Go figure!
The film has it all: time reversal, speed force, many Flashes and best of all, Batman. Not just anyone but Michael Keaton no less! The Bat section is fabulous and makes the movie come alive. For me it was 1989 allover again! Like I said, time reversal!
I can't decide if the actor playing the Flash is just very geeky or intensely irritating but I can live with it. They need Billy Cruddup back as his Dad tho for some class. Oh and more Michael Keaton's Batman and his incredible toys!
Have you seen the Flash?
I watched it the other night and apart from The Flash'es goofy running on the spot time travelling bits and the actor himself being really, stupidly irritating - it was great. Splicing the action with events from Man of Steel and introducing an alternate Supergirl, along with Keaton's Batman, was a fab move. It was a bit disappointing to see DC going down the same route as Marvel with the Multiverse angle, to try and bring together all the different movies, series etc, but I imagine its inevitable. Dc's darkness is a welcome relief from the wisecracking Marvel films and I think they could have downplayed Barry Allens goofiness a bit, as it wears very thin, very quickly. But why Nick Cage as Supes ? when did he put his undies over his tights ? Bill
ReplyDeleteIt was a movie that almost was,Wote.A Tim Burton film starring Nicholas Cage as Superman.Theres a documentary about it floating around somewhere
DeleteIt's called "The death of superman lives" and it's fantastic, Kevin Smith is hilarious in this and gives a real insight into how having money doesn't always mean you have good ideas
DeleteThanks for the info on Nic Cage guys. Fascinating stuff!
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