Marvel president calls Batman & Robin the most important comic-book movie of all time - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 10-21-2009, 10:25 PM

One of the busiest screenwriters working today, Akiva Goldsman, spoke to the LA Times recently about many, many big upcoming projects. The writer is one of the few rare cases we’ve seen that makes a case for giving people second chances. He wrote the scripts for Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever and the passionately-hated Batman & Robin, but went on to take home an Oscar for Best Picture winner A Beautiful Mind. In an around these two highest and lowest points, he’s done many other well-known movies that received varying response such as I, Robot, Cinderella Man, The Da Vinci Code, and I am Legend.

When the topic of Batman & Robin came up something was mentioned that stuck out. It came from the mouth of Marvel’s main main, Kevin Feige, who was quoted as saying that the loathed comic book movie may actually be the most important movie to be made for that genre. And why would he say such things? Well, because of how horrid the movie was, of course. Feige explained that the sheer awfulness of that film forced open new eyes, which in-turn laid the groundwork for the much more accepted style of comic book movie making seen in franchises like Spider-Man and X-Men.

This quote was reportedly said a few months back, and may be old news to some, but it’s the first I’ve heard of it. The question is: do you agree with him? As absurd as it sounds, the man does make a perfectly valid point in the argument; but still, most important of all time? That’s a hard pill to swallow, because even in its fair logic, it gives some form of respect to Batman & Robin.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/hero...amp-thing.html

JamesG · 10-22-2009, 12:32 AM

Yeah, it's important for it to be remembered as something never to do again.

dakert · 10-25-2009, 04:03 PM

But they did do it again:

Fantastic Four
Ghost Rider
Daredevil
Hulk
Electra

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Originally Posted by JamesG

Yeah, it's important for it to be remembered as something never to do again.

Retro4Life · 10-25-2009, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dakert

But they did do it again:

Fantastic Four
Ghost Rider
Daredevil
Hulk
Electra

Fantastic Four was leagues better than Batman and Robin. Obviously flawed, but there were some very strong elements in it such as the acting and character interaction.

JamesG · 10-25-2009, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dakert

But they did do it again:

Fantastic Four
Ghost Rider
Daredevil
Hulk
Electra

LOL, and that's why all of those movies are getting rebooted/sequels:

Fantastic Four is getting rebooted
Ghost Rider is getting a sequel/reboot.
Daredevil is getting rebooted
Hulk got rebooted with The Incredible Hulk
and I don't know if they will give Elektra her own movie again.

10-21-2009, 10:25 PM	#1
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10-22-2009, 12:32 AM	#2
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,136	Yeah, it's important for it to be remembered as something never to do again.