Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers
Seriously, you guys. I just watched this, this glory, this beautiful valentine to men in latex longjohns pummeling other men in rubber monster suits. This is superhero action in its purest form, a lollipop-bright crystal of a film about the nature of bravery and the usefulness of hitting things until they break. It’s full of close calls and heart swelling moments, and if you don’t feel like cheering when a little kid overcomes his fears and charges toward where a 20-story tall monster is destroying the city to save his dog, you aren’t even human.
And let me tell you, after watching this? SUPERMAN RETURNS was total bullshit. X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, too. I thought they were underwhelming films at the time, but now I see that they weren’t trying nearly hard enough.
ULTRAMAN MOEBIUS AND ULTRAMAN BROTHERS was made in the same year, begins with four superheroes fighting a monster on the moon and climaxes with seven superheroes battling a villain of such scale that it dwarfs our heroes, who happen to be 150ft tall. This is including the standard “superhero loses faith in himself only to regain it by the final reel”plotline, discussion of the emotional consequences of giant monster battles and nods to a 40-year continuity.
Seriously. This, and the DARK KNIGHT are my new standard for superhero movies. Anything less is not worth it.
Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers
Seriously, you guys. I just watched this, this glory, this beautiful valentine to men in latex longjohns pummeling other men in rubber monster suits. This is superhero action in its purest form, a lollipop-bright crystal of a film about the nature of bravery and the usefulness of hitting things until they break. It’s full of close calls and heart swelling moments, and if you don’t feel like cheering when a little kid overcomes his fears and charges toward where a 20-story tall monster is destroying the city to save his dog, you aren’t even human.
And let me tell you, after watching this? SUPERMAN RETURNS was total bullshit. X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, too. I thought they were underwhelming films at the time, but now I see that they weren’t trying nearly hard enough.
ULTRAMAN MOEBIUS AND ULTRAMAN BROTHERS was made in the same year, begins with four superheroes fighting a monster on the moon and climaxes with seven superheroes battling a villain of such scale that it dwarfs our heroes, who happen to be 150ft tall. This is including the standard “superhero loses faith in himself only to regain it by the final reel”plotline, discussion of the emotional consequences of giant monster battles and nods to a 40-year continuity.
Seriously. This, and the DARK KNIGHT are my new standard for superhero movies. Anything less is not worth it.