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YOUR SAY
MOVIES
BEST SUPERH
In a world where you can’t turn a
corner without seeing a superhero
movie it seems like a challenge to
make a list of the best of them. But
damn it, I’m going to try! Not only am
I going to try but I’m also going to
surprise. Remember, these are my
opinions. It’s totally OK to disagree
with me. I know how you Marvel/DC
fans like to get all fired up and de-
fensive if someone disagrees with
you. Up, Up and away!
Darkman (1990)
Darkman is the underrated mas-
terpiece from director Sam Rai-
mi. Liam Neeson plays Dr Peyton
Westlake who is injured in a mob
attack on his laboratory leaving him
a scared, broken man. He now feels
no pain and with the technology
he was working on, growing skin
grafts, he is able to make up faces
to wear thus becoming able to hid
in plain sight. He plots his revenge
on the mobsters who attacked him
and ruined his life. This film is simply
wonderful. It has that frantic Sam
Raimi energy and is led by Liam
Neeson going totally bonkers in the
lead roll of Darkman. While it is not
a conventional superhero film, it is
certainly one of the best and most
entertaining films ever made.
Batman (1989)
The 1989 Batman film is just a joy
to watch. Michael Keaton is fantas-
tic as Bruce Wayne, but everyone
remembers Jack Nicholson’s The
Joker. The film is directed by Tim
Burton, but thankfully lacks the sig-
nature weirdness his films would
eventually become saturated with.
The film stands as a fantastic goth-
ic fantasy with some great perfor-
mances from its exceptionally tal-
ented cast.
Superman
Returns (2006)
I know what you are thinking, and
you’re wrong. Superman Returns
is a great film and is an affection-
ate love letter to filmmaking of days
gone by and an amazing tribute to
Christopher Reeve’s Superman.
What makes this movie so great
is that it is fun, beautiful and to-
tally family friendly. Brandon Routh
makes a great turn as the man of
steel and really captures the hope
and love that Christopher Reeve
had planted in that role years be-
fore. It breaks my heart that Super-
hero movies have become bland,
drab, joyless affairs of late. Super-
man Returns shows that a super-
hero can be full of hope.
Captain America:
The Winter Soldier
(2014)
Captain America: The Winter Sol-
dier stands as one of the best po-
litical thrillers of our times. What Joe
and Anthony Russo pull off with this
film is just fantastic. They take the