WW84 certainly wasn't the worst superhero movie, but it *cannot* be
properly compared to 1978's Superman! Without getting into the details of
superior cinematography (Unsworth), script (lots of tinkering), director
(Donner), and stars (Brando!, Hackman!, etc.), the mere fact that the
points where the plot/origin presented in Superman deviated from the
previous canon - and then ultimately became the new canon - speaks to the
deep influence of the movie on the comics. It essentially reversed the
'natural' creative direction! From a pure-movie standpoint, Superman &
WW84 are so not-in-the-same-league, such that it's somewhat embarrassing to
even be having this discussion. With all due respect to Elliot S! Maggin,
I must disagree with his comparison.
I watched the movie on its first day of release on HBO Max, but I'm
definitely *not* rushing to see it again. It's worth a first viewing if
you can see it for 'free', but having seen it already I would now tell my
three-weeks-ago self that there's no reason to make any special effort to
see it.
-Michael
On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 2:22 AM Andy Mangels <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I also found it better on the second viewing, allowing my expectations to
calm down, and to realize that some of my complaints HAD been addressed by
small bits of dialogue that had sailed by on the first viewing.
It's not the first film, but neither does it deserve some of the critical
bricks thrown at it.
Best,
Andy Mangels
AMangelsSW@xxxxxxx
www.andymangels.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Kin Wong <skizzoid@xxxxxxxxx>
To: comicartl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sat, Jan 16, 2021 5:13 pm
Subject: [comicart-l] Re: WW1984
I recognize that there are (several) flaws with the movie, but I still
really enjoyed it in spite of them. It didn't meet my high expectations
going in, but a second viewing helped me appreciate it for what it wants to
be/say. The comparison to the Donner Superman movies is apt.
On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 5:49 PM Malcolm Bourne <
dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
So who has seen WW1984? We watched it this evening on TV, it’s on a “rent
for 48 hours” basis in the UK just now. Anyone got any opinions?
Malcolm
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