Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi 2004)
Posted on May 28 at 10.05, 2005 by Eric Mahleb
I am actually torn between giving it a 3 and a 4. As with no. 1, Raimi tried to avoid making a brainless action and special effects-driven blockbuster and he must be credited for this. The film is in fact a character-driven piece, and Tobey Maguire makes Peter Parker the kind of guy we can relate to and understand. Doc Oc makes a great villain (his metallic tentacles are spectacular) in spite of his somewhat unbelievable quick back and forth between good and evil. However, as much as i enjoyed the morality aspect of the tale, i felt that by the end of the film we had been given too much of it, and, interestingly, i was craving for a bit more action.
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Iron Man - Quiet Please - Film reviews by Eric Mahleb Says:
June 13, 2008 at 6.53[…] Iron Man in 2008 tries to connect us to the realities of terrorism and war, attempting perhaps to distance itself from the traditional comic book approach and target market. The Man of Steel (of nano fiber would be more appropriate) can help us win the war on terrorism and the world would be a better place if all the greedy businessmen like Tony Stark, Iron Man’s alter ego, would realize that there is more to gain by helping their fellow human beings than by profiting from them. Thus, a weak and overly simple morality angle underpins a film that also happens to have very little action in it. Following unsuccessfully in the footsteps of the Spiderman franchise, Iron Man tries to be too smart for its own good and is filled with cheap lessons about life. Oh and it banks all of its coolness factor on everyone’s latest and most favourite celebrity: Robert Downey Jr. […]
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October 3, 2008 at 20.54[…] Iron Man in 2008 tries to connect us to the realities of terrorism and war, attempting perhaps to distance itself from the traditional comic book approach and target market. The Man of Steel (of nano fiber would be more appropriate) can help us win the war on terrorism and the world would be a better place if all the greedy businessmen like Tony Stark, Iron Man’s alter ego, would realize that there is more to gain by helping their fellow human beings than by profiting from them. Thus, a weak and overly simple morality angle underpins a film that also happens to have very little action in it. Following unsuccessfully in the footsteps of the Spiderman franchise, Iron Man tries to be too smart for its own good and is filled with cheap lessons about life. Oh and it banks all of its coolness factor on everyone’s latest and most favourite celebrity: Robert Downey Jr. […]