It's been a while since I've written anything, which has been pretty disappointing. Fortunately, it's largely been for great reasons, like starting a contract at Rising Sun Pictures. It's been a lot of work that has left me without the energy to keep up with half of the shows I'm supposed to be watching/reviewing (not to mention a big Chuck diversion that's taken over), and even less energy to sit down and write about it all.
Having said that, there's a trailer out for Captain America : The First Avenger!
Making a few comments on a trailer felt like a good way to ease back into the writing, so first let's check it out and then we'll comment.
will mess with peoples heads. He's an actor, let him take the job!
is still a favourite of mine for pulp adventures, 
was a more accurate version of the book than JPII and he managed to salvage something gorgeous and occasionally interesting from 
.
and 
, there's seems to be a genuine desire to find the best way to translate these comic book ideas and visuals to the silver screen, without sacrificing what made them great in the first place. The 
films had their moments, and the 
films were fairly true to the premise of the books, but they often deviated wildly from established designs and characterisations. Spidey may have looked right, be he never really acted like Spidey, going silent during melees instead of slinging as many witticisms as he does webs. X-Men got the underlying thematic stuff right (as you'd expect from Singer), but failed to find a believable way to translate the colourful visuals.