Upon taking requests for my next blog post subject someone decided they would like to hear about my take on comic book movies, specifically Marvel vs DC. I accept your invitation. I'll take some time to compare and contrast and give my opinion on which are more enjoyable and overall better films. I would like to state that I am not a comic book fan/collector but I am generally familiar with the story lines. I will not discuss the differences between comics and graphic novels at this point.
First, let us take a look at what I feel are some of my favorite comic book films:
300
30 Days of Night
Blade (Marvel)
Sin City
Batman (DC)
Batman Return (DC)
Batman Begins (DC)
The Crow
Dark Knight (DC)
Iron Man (Marvel)
Iron Man 2 (Marvel)
Kickass
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Spiderman (Marvel)
Spiderman II (Marvel)
Superman: The Movie (DC)
Superman II (DC)
Thor (Marvel)
V for Vendetta
Watchman
Wanted
X-Men (Marvel)
X2: X-Men United (Marvel)
X-Men: First Class (Marvel)
I guess a Punisher and a Hulk movie or two might make this list too...
Of my favorite comic films 9 are Marvel and only 6 are DC titles.
Ok, I guess that could make for a compelling argument for Marvel.
But before we go crowning Marvel let us examine some of the WORST comic book films:
Batman Forever (DC)
Batman and Robin (DC)
Catwoman (DC)
Daredevil (Marvel)
Elektra (Marvel)
Fantastic 4 (Marvel)
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Marvel)
Ghost Rider (Marvel)
Judge Dredd
Green Lantern (DC)
Spiderman 3 (Marvel)
Superman 4 (DC)
Now there may be more bad ones out there but those have always stuck out at me as awful. Many could argue X-Men 3 could be on the list... or a Punisher or Hulk film... but that's a completely different argument.
So in this list Marvel also has the most mentions. 6 awful Marvel titles to 5 DC films.
When it comes down to it, you could easily argue that either Marvel or DC films have a better track record. Because when you really think about it, both have some really great films and both have some incredible pieces of shit that even I couldn't match on the drunkest of holidays.
Well what's my favorite? I'm going to have to go with DC. Are there more Marvel films I like, sure. But there is only one word I have to say. Batman. Batman is a DC character and while there have been two incredibly awful Batman films there have also been 4 simply amazing Batman films. Just like any other comic book series... somewhere down the line mistakes happen. Think X-Men 3, Spiderman 3, Wolverine, etc. Batman however made a pair of awesome films, made a pair of deuces, and then came back with another pair of amazing films.
It is kind of hard for me to say I enjoy DC films more simply because I just watched Green Lantern last week. I feel like they gave 300 Million dollars to several 14 year olds and told them to take this camera and Compaq Pressario and make a neat movie. I mean, The Green Lantern is DC's new "golden boy" and they just delivered this decades equivalent to Batman and Robin.
This may not be the definitive answer you may have hoped for, but I give DC the slight edge over Marvel in the film department. The Dark Knight is arguable the greatest comic book film of all time and that weighs heavily with me.
So there you have it. My take on Marvel vs DC. They both make some great films, shitty films, and OK films.
I'd love to hear your opinions. What comic book movie did I fail to mention?
What is your all time favorite comic book film? Is it Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
What is the next subject you would like me to not take a side on?
Monday, June 27, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Womp Womp
All my life I've searched for love
Now that I have found it
I wish I could lose it
Thor Kessler - 2011
Now that I have found it
I wish I could lose it
Thor Kessler - 2011
How I Know
Not because of the way you laugh
Whether on my or your behalf
It's not the reflection in your eye
Even when it is of this guy
Not your lips smiling so inviting
Or your voice that's so inciting
Nor your posture or your stance
It's because of the private glance
The smile I don't get to see
The one secretly looking at me
Just long enough for me to notice
Because you want for me to know this
Thor Kessler - 2010
Whether on my or your behalf
It's not the reflection in your eye
Even when it is of this guy
Not your lips smiling so inviting
Or your voice that's so inciting
Nor your posture or your stance
It's because of the private glance
The smile I don't get to see
The one secretly looking at me
Just long enough for me to notice
Because you want for me to know this
Thor Kessler - 2010
The Deep End (Man Overboard)
Weathered soul in a young shell
Old worries that continue to dwell
Take its toll on a giving person
Make it stop before it worsens
These troubles waters getting rough
The seas are pounding ever tough
The tides are strong but so are you
The ties are wrong, finished, through
Screaming but not making a sound
Drowning in emotions all around
Held down while trying to flee
Help me show you what I see
A sinking person somehow floating by
Thinking of what is past the horizon
Thor Kessler 2009
Old worries that continue to dwell
Take its toll on a giving person
Make it stop before it worsens
These troubles waters getting rough
The seas are pounding ever tough
The tides are strong but so are you
The ties are wrong, finished, through
Screaming but not making a sound
Drowning in emotions all around
Held down while trying to flee
Help me show you what I see
A sinking person somehow floating by
Thinking of what is past the horizon
Thor Kessler 2009
Pendulum
I lay here as you hover over me
Each swing closer to the end
I pray in fear for a lover to see
The string and blade that ascends
You sway but only for a moment
being pulled nearer with every pass
to slay what breaks your momentum
the fool that stays in your path
Thor Kessler - 2009
Each swing closer to the end
I pray in fear for a lover to see
The string and blade that ascends
You sway but only for a moment
being pulled nearer with every pass
to slay what breaks your momentum
the fool that stays in your path
Thor Kessler - 2009
Failblog
Trying, but not succeeding
Lying, but not breathing
Thinking, but not regretting
Drinking, but not forgetting
Thor Kessler - 2009
Lying, but not breathing
Thinking, but not regretting
Drinking, but not forgetting
Thor Kessler - 2009
Missed Opportunity
Of all the hearts cupid's arrows missed
Or the lips that I have never kissed
Yours are the ones that keep me up at night
Of all the sights that I may not see
Or all the eyes I've searched endlessly
Yours are the only ones I'll miss tonight
Of the thoughts that were inside my head
Or all the words I should have said
I missed the only three that sounded right.
Thor Kessler 2009
Or the lips that I have never kissed
Yours are the ones that keep me up at night
Of all the sights that I may not see
Or all the eyes I've searched endlessly
Yours are the only ones I'll miss tonight
Of the thoughts that were inside my head
Or all the words I should have said
I missed the only three that sounded right.
Thor Kessler 2009
The Flame
I can still see your face every day
Your scent still sends a shiver down my spine
It's been three months since you walked away
The long months since I last called you mine
I can still hear the echo of your voice
I try to forget the taste of your lips
Trying to forget I wasn't your choice
Still, you continue to linger in my life
Having said this, I want you to know
Having lived this, I want you to go
I can see through you now
I can see past you now
I want to burn these memories in my mind
Burn them to ashes and leave them all behind
Burn these memories in my mind
Spread these ashes where no one can find
I want you to burn just as you burnt me
Burn just like I have since that day.
And I won't let it phase me.
Just like you don't every day.
Thor Kessler - early 2000's
Your scent still sends a shiver down my spine
It's been three months since you walked away
The long months since I last called you mine
I can still hear the echo of your voice
I try to forget the taste of your lips
Trying to forget I wasn't your choice
Still, you continue to linger in my life
Having said this, I want you to know
Having lived this, I want you to go
I can see through you now
I can see past you now
I want to burn these memories in my mind
Burn them to ashes and leave them all behind
Burn these memories in my mind
Spread these ashes where no one can find
I want you to burn just as you burnt me
Burn just like I have since that day.
And I won't let it phase me.
Just like you don't every day.
Thor Kessler - early 2000's
Unseen
Like a painter without sight
I trust blindly in my canvas
Hoping to create something
With effort and best intentions
But I won't expect recognition
Since you can't see me either
-Thor Kessler - 2008
I trust blindly in my canvas
Hoping to create something
With effort and best intentions
But I won't expect recognition
Since you can't see me either
-Thor Kessler - 2008
From Lips to Paper
The words were exchanged as we lie in my bed
What you wanted to say, What I wanted to hear
Phrases that kept repeating inside of my head
Phases we leaped through, knowing what was near
Thoughts that led to every feeling I ever had
The link between empty truths we would swap
The ideas that followed and the pen on my pad
To the ink that flowed and bled its last drops
Thor Kessler - 2007
What you wanted to say, What I wanted to hear
Phrases that kept repeating inside of my head
Phases we leaped through, knowing what was near
Thoughts that led to every feeling I ever had
The link between empty truths we would swap
The ideas that followed and the pen on my pad
To the ink that flowed and bled its last drops
Thor Kessler - 2007
Totally Cliche Love!
I think of you every waking moment
The last I think about before I fall asleep
You're the only thing I dream of and
The first on my mind when I awake
Without you I count the hours
Our time apart is worthless
With you the seconds stand still
Our time together is priceless
I used to believe love is blind
Now I believe in love at first sight.
Thor Kessler 2008
The last I think about before I fall asleep
You're the only thing I dream of and
The first on my mind when I awake
Without you I count the hours
Our time apart is worthless
With you the seconds stand still
Our time together is priceless
I used to believe love is blind
Now I believe in love at first sight.
Thor Kessler 2008
Trapeze
I extend my hand to you with best intentions
You cross your fingers and wink your eye
Make amends and lay to rest this tension
Plans tossed aside often tend to go awry
If the world stopped spinning today
You and I'd still be twirling around in circles
Whirling around what emotions to display
To collide while hurled around in this circus
Thor Kessler - 2005
You cross your fingers and wink your eye
Make amends and lay to rest this tension
Plans tossed aside often tend to go awry
If the world stopped spinning today
You and I'd still be twirling around in circles
Whirling around what emotions to display
To collide while hurled around in this circus
Thor Kessler - 2005
Tree of Life
Spring has finally begun
You hold hands and run
Rest your heads on my roots
Feed each other my fruits
You'll play catch with cones
Until they've all been thrown
Now the days are longer
And your love has grown stronger
He carves your names in my skin
It blossoms more than one grin
You kiss for the first time
As your fingers intertwine
Red and brown drowns you tonight
You cry because you had your first fight
He'll try to say sorry tomorrow
You agree only to hide your sorrow
The heart he carved begins to fade
As it's getting colder in my shade
All my leaves have now dropped
Your visits have begun to stop
He won't look you in your eyes
Every day you regret saying goodbyes
Not knowing if you'll meet again
Your tree is the only thing to remain
Thor Kessler - 2001
This was REALLY bad! hahaha
You hold hands and run
Rest your heads on my roots
Feed each other my fruits
You'll play catch with cones
Until they've all been thrown
Now the days are longer
And your love has grown stronger
He carves your names in my skin
It blossoms more than one grin
You kiss for the first time
As your fingers intertwine
Red and brown drowns you tonight
You cry because you had your first fight
He'll try to say sorry tomorrow
You agree only to hide your sorrow
The heart he carved begins to fade
As it's getting colder in my shade
All my leaves have now dropped
Your visits have begun to stop
He won't look you in your eyes
Every day you regret saying goodbyes
Not knowing if you'll meet again
Your tree is the only thing to remain
Thor Kessler - 2001
This was REALLY bad! hahaha
Everlasting Fear
I found myself staring into the eyes of an angel tonight
The glare brought hope and made the future seem bright
The affection brought out something hidden for years
It was the reflection of a man who lost all his fears
My fears, however, were replaced with a single thought
If tears were to ever flow from the eyes you have got
If the brightness faded and your smile turned to frown
Light would be jaded and this whole world would drown
The glare brought hope and made the future seem bright
The affection brought out something hidden for years
It was the reflection of a man who lost all his fears
My fears, however, were replaced with a single thought
If tears were to ever flow from the eyes you have got
If the brightness faded and your smile turned to frown
Light would be jaded and this whole world would drown
4am
I'm haunted by the moon
The sun will rise soon
Tonight it frowns
A crown upside down
A king without sleep
Tonight I shall weep
I sit alone and awake
Waiting for daybreak
While the world lies down
In two's wearing gowns
Open eyes will let me see
All the things I can not be
All light has been swallowed
Dark and cold in this shadow
No brightness in my eyes
A victim of the night sky
Bound and tied by the stars
Will I escape without scars
Thor Kessler - 2002
The sun will rise soon
Tonight it frowns
A crown upside down
A king without sleep
Tonight I shall weep
I sit alone and awake
Waiting for daybreak
While the world lies down
In two's wearing gowns
Open eyes will let me see
All the things I can not be
All light has been swallowed
Dark and cold in this shadow
No brightness in my eyes
A victim of the night sky
Bound and tied by the stars
Will I escape without scars
Thor Kessler - 2002
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