I get why this kicked ass, box-office wise. This movie is what the critics say it is: fun, fun, FUN, FUNN-IE! (RT gave it a 92, the equal of “The Avengers” score.)

This movie just shows that there’s no overuse of clichés, just a lack of imagination on how to use them.

As someone who read, and once owned, all 146 issues of The Silver Surfer’s 1990s series, I was real happy to see a bunch of characters I knew–in the villain category!  Thanos! Ronan! Nebula (played by “Amy Pond!”)! And was that the Supreme Intelligence I saw for a minute?!? I’ll double-check when I go back to see it again! All that and classic Jackson 5 and anti-hero Howard the Duck! WOW!

AUGUST 6th UPDATE: As a kind of writer I always find this stuff interesting.

Lotsa buzz about this on the Web.

With a “Black Widow” film starring Scarlett Johansson too obvious to even mention (and assuming Marvel will pick Ms. Marvel), here are my votes:

Do a solo movie where she meets and marries The Black Panther! Two birds, meet stone! Cast the villains with famous white actors, and Bob’s your uncle! (I’m sure everyone is too afraid of another “Catwoman,” but still……)

A “Heroes For Hire” movie, starring Misty Knight!

Big fan of Sif in general and particularly movie Sif, but she would need some great backup stars (and maybe Loki?) to make people show up!

Illyana Rasputin! One of my favorite X-Men stories of my adolescence was when Colossus’ younger sister feel into a warp and emerged as a teenage witch. A “Magik” movie (coming out of an “X-Men” movie adaptation of the original story) would work on several levels.

Early buzz is good!

Although not the Wonder Woman of my dreams, I can buy into her as a warrior princess.

I can’t wait for this “Justice Le”–ahem, “Batman V. Superman” film to come out! (Good buzz I’ve heard on the Comic-Con clip!) Bring it, DC! Justice League vs. Avengers at the movies! WOO-WOO! 🙂