Tag Archives: Action Adventure

G.I. Joe Retaliation (A Cultural Counterpoint)

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 2, 2013

This may be the only sincere, unapologetic positive review you read of G.I. Joe Retaliation. Such a film is doomed from the start for any positive critical praise. There are only two generally accepted views on this kind of film: A) It’s terrible. B) It’s stupid, but I liked it anyway. Both opinions are the [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Action Film, Adventure Film, Anyday, Brave Heroes, Character Study, Code Names, Counterpoint, Critical Praise, Dastardly Villains, Fate Of The World, G I Joe, Gimmicks, Heroes Fight, Honest To Goodness, Misstep, Original Concept, People Find, Rebuttal, Retaliation, Snoozefest | 2 Comments

Love, Hate, and Everything In-Between

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: August 1, 2011

I watched Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World today, and it made me retroactively disappointed in Captain America. I’m not calling Cap a bad film, but the action adventure elements, satirical and bizarre as they may be in Pilgrim, are sublime. In fact, there’s really nothing quite comparable to it in the recent string of superflicks. [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Movies, Writing | Also tagged Adventure Elements, Arcs, Audience, Bad Guys, Captain America, Execution, Fantasy Action, Fun, Mainstream Audiences, Masterpiece, Match, Nazis, Respects, Scott Pilgrim, Strange Mix, Top Film, Trials And Tribulations, World Today, Young Adults | 4 Comments

Epic

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: July 26, 2011

This might be a controversial opinion, but I think I Am Number Four is a better superhero flick than Captain America or Iron Man. Or possibly just about every other mainstream superhero flick out there. Here me out before you start violently disagreeing. First of all, we need to define what is the essence of [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Movies | Also tagged Blue Shield, Captain America, Charitable Foundation, Clown, Diplomacy, Epic Battles, Evildoers, Greatest Superhero, Incredibles, Intellectual Level, Iron Man, Merits, Physical Conflict, Punches, Slam Bang, Small Wonder, Superhero Flick, Tact, Writing Great Characters | Leave a comment

Green Lantern (Cultural Counter Punch)

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 20, 2011

There’s a line in the cultural sand of superheroes. It’s a line that says superheroes are either “dark and sophisticated” like The Dark Knight or “slight and stupid” like Green Lantern. It’s deeper than superheroes actually. It’s how we have been taught to view the world now. Shows like Dexter and The Wire and others [...]