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Movie Superheroes Whose Secret Origins Aren't In Comic Books

Hollywood often does such a bad job translating comic books to film, it's better to start from scratch. When movies create their own original superheroes, they can have the cool comic booky trappings, without the need to include/ignore/defile decades of print history. If it works (The Incredibles) you get something really fresh. When it doesn't... it's only about as bad as a superhero movie based on a comic. Click through for our list of superhero movies that didn't have a direct comic-book heritage. More »

10:27 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
11,646 views, 121 comments

Latest by n/a:  Does anyone remember the Super Fuzz movie from the 70s or MegaForce?  more »

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M. Night's Latest Movie Just Ain't Happening

The poster for M. Night Shyamalan's latest theater-emptying film The Happening hit the net today, and it looks like he's fallen even farther out of touch with audiences. At least he's still in love with apocalyptic scenarios. In The Happening all plantlife on Earth has started spraying an invisible neurotoxin that kills anyone who breathes it, and soon there are just a few remaining survivors who get led by Marky Mark Wahlberg into the realms of poor box-office receipts. Even the poster tagline just makes you feel like the marketing department half-assed this one: "We've Sensed It, We've Seen The Signs. Now... It's Happening." [ComingSoon]

11:45 AM on Fri Dec 7 2007
By Kevin Kelly
700 views, 1 comment

Latest by n/a: Happening will be better than Hulk. Hulk looks unimpressive. more »