Comic Book World

Rating: 5/10 (6 April 2007)

This movie probably would've worked well in 1966, but in this day and age, its themes and characters seem suited for the dim witted and fat of America. This movie is filled with fat. Each character embodies a stereotype embellished with corny dialogue. Actually, the special effects weren't bad--I'll give it that much. What bothered me was that if you removed their superpowers, they resembled all the worst examples of humanity we see constantly on reality TV and the "I'll do anything to be famous" shows. They might've tweaked some of the personalities a bit to fit our era more. The schmaltzy and very hetero ending is right out of the 1950s. As I listened to the stupid script utterings, I wondered, does anyone really talk like this? Perhaps that is why comics work as comics--they don't pretend at real life. I am of the opinion that comics do not work so well on screen. I know I have many X fans screaming by now. Comics rely on exaggeration. The women are busty and bursting from clothes and the men have jaws like Hercules. In real life, this looks absurd. It is as if we peopled a movie with runway models. It becomes one dimensional and a bit boring.