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It's
summer 2007 -- so, we're heading back to the movies.
Movies
that we can all see as a family. Or not. It's a slightly
different summer. Our daughter Megan is 3 months shy of
13.
So,
while we're not interested in seeing baudy, inuendo-laden
junk like 'You, Me and Dupree' or some violent, bloody slash-fest
like 'Hostel,' we might be able to push the limits of G
and PG rated movies.
Megan
already went with a freind to see '1408' -- a creepy, Stephen
King thriller starring John Cusack. So, who knows how many
movies we'll actually see together. She may not even want
to be out in public with her dorky parents.
What
we do see, we'll write about, and post it here.
We'll
also watch some movies on DVD this summer that we missed
in theaters or just haven't seen. We'll share those reviews
with you too.
Off
we go.
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June
23, 2007 - Stan Lee, [left] the patriarch of the
comic book world, founder of Marvel Comics, and creator of
such classics as The Hulk, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Captain
America just signed a deal with The Walt Disney Company.
Apparently,
Lee will create new characters for movies, comics, books and
games, at which Disney will get first pass. Could be interesting
to see what Disney and Stan come up with.
With movies
-- rest assured it won't be easy.
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Movies
based on comic book characters have always been a crapshoot.
With every
success like 'Superman,' 'Spider-Man' or 'Batman Begins,'
there are a several more duds like 'Supergirl,' 'Judge Dredd,'
'Steel' or 'Catwoman' to make us remember that it isn't easy
to adapt a comic book.
One might
think that I have a huge affection for 'Fantastic Four' and
the characters and folklore of the comic strip and Stan Lee
and Marvel and all the other stuff.
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Given
that I have a huge mural of Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny
Storm, The Thing, and Dr. Doom tattooed on my leg.
And given
that I also have Stan Lee's signature on my leg -- [Stan signed
it, and a tattoo artist permanently drilled it onto my body]
- one might imagine I'm a drooling comic book fanatic. [see
full story]
Not really.
I do love
comic book art, and appreciate the talent of the artists,
and I did own the comic book shirt in the picture to the left,
but beyond that, I don't consider myself a big comic book
fan. I'm just another movie goer.
And having
seen 'The Fantastic Four' two summers ago, I walked into the
sequel with moderate expectations.
Probably
a good thing.
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