Tag Archives: Bryan Singer

X-Men (2000)

Posted on January 4, 2011 by David DeMoss
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Now here’s a case study in adaption, a simultaneous example of how to successfully make a comic book movie and how to cock it up even as you’re supposedly doing “right” by both your fans and your studio backers. An … Continue reading →

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Superman Returns (2006)

Posted on July 12, 2006 by David DeMoss
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I’ve never been happy with the Man of Steel’s celluloid incarnations for the same reason cited by all the comics industry pros: the damn Boy Scout is a real chore to write, and a stone cold bitch to write well. … Continue reading →

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X2: X-Men United (2003)

Posted on December 4, 2003 by David DeMoss
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I went into this farce with no expectations.  In case you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m a natural pessimist. So much of a pessimist I was prepared to write X2 off completely, like all the idiots I criticize … Continue reading →

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