The Movie Podcast writes: The Last Crusade, Empire Strikes Back, Aliens, Prisoner of Azkaban, The Two Towers; some of our most endearing films are installments. They are pieces of a larger universe and one has to wonder- without the background information, without the previous stories already told, would these specific examples stand alone as the classics we regard them as.
I bring this up because after last summer’s Iron Man 2, there seems to be a fair amount of film and comic fans a tad leery of future installments. In all honesty, I can’t wait. Marvel has taken a huge gamble with their new film franchises, and no matter how it ends- I’m fascinated by this experiment. Never before has such world-building been attempted in films. Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings had very specific plot points they had to follow; but for Marvel, they can (and are) shaping their world’s stories and characters in whatever way they choose.
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Marvel films are fun to watch, but Im more pumped for other films coming out this summer. Even the DC movies seem more interesting to me. Marvel has gone Hollywood blockbuster style, so they lost the story aspects and are there for visuals and explosions something I'm not a big fan of at all.
It's odd that you mention DC (I'm not really a fanboy of either- so I don't have a dog in the fight)when Green Lantern is looking (from the trailer at least) to hit a lot of the same notes that Iron Man hit: goofy main character who's a lady's man that eventually matures a bit to save the world (not that it doesn't look fun).
I just hope the continuity gambit pays off and we get something pretty epic when the dust settles
I wouldn't put any faith in a studio. Some blame Fox for the latest Wolverine debaucle, I choose to blame the script.
WB may have had a hand in The Dark Knight, but let's also not forget a little man named Christopher Nolan who directed and co-wrote the darned thing. It's often the talent involved that makes a movie good (regardless of the studio producing).
Heck in the past year, WB produced such franchise films including Clash of the Titans (boring for the most part) Legend of the Guardians: Owls of Ga'hoole, and Jonah Hex...so yea...really wouldn't put faith in a studio just because of a few successes.
I'm also wondering what this "formula" is for Marvel's movies since we have only seen 3 films from this universe so far. I think after this summer, we'll all have a better idea where this experiment is heading (for better or worse). I'm in favor for the scenario where I end up watching some great comic movies (fingers crossed).