Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Superman vs X3

Now that the two big comic book movies of the summer have been released, which one did a better job at delivering the geeky goods?

Before either of them came out most fans we're already down on X3 for lack of Bryan Singer and already praising Supes Return because of Singer. It's safe to say that Superman Returns was going in to this summer as the big winner, but is it really?

It took Superman Returns 8 days to break the 100 million dollar mark. X3 accomplished that in just 3 days. Does that make X3 better than Supes? Maybe not but it shows more people wanted to see it right away. It also shows word of mouth spread much quicker for X3. Even with all the plot holes and corny dialouge, someone enjoyed it.

The major complaint with X3 is that the movie has no heart. One major problem with Superman Returns, is too much heart. Too bad the movie wasn't X-Men meets Superman.

It's safe to say that both movies had their flaws. But which had just enough flaws to beat the other? I can't pick a clear winner in this battle. I was like a lot of people that thought Superman was just going to OWN this summer. While I enjoyed it, I did feel a lil let down when it was over. X3 on the other hand I was just expecting a shit sandwhich and instead thought it was better than expecting.

What did everyone else think? Who was the big winner this summer. What movie was better, X3 or Superman Retruns and why.