Is 2018 the greatest year for superhero movies?

*Krutch* · 12-18-2018, 10:20 AM

Black Panther opens to massive critical and audience praise, shatters all kinds of box office records and is considered a huge landmark not only in superhero movies, but in progressive film making.

While it's still in theatres, Avengers: Infinity War is released and is one of the largest pop culture events in movie history. This is part one of a payoff thats been building for ten years, and it somehow didn't disappoint the mass audience. All while also breaking all kinds of box office records.

Months later, we get Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - a ****ing masterpiece that no one saw coming. Seriously, if Sony ever wants to compete with Marvel, this is the way to do it. It's a complete game-changer and a doorway to endless new possibilities. I can't get over how much I adore this movie.

And though it hasn't been officially released down here yet, Aquaman continues to crush records across seas and I've heard it compared to The Dark Knight and Wonder Woman - ****ing Aquaman. This exact scenario was considered so far fetched that it was a running joke in Entourage. And now it looks like it has a good chance of doing what it did in the show - beat Spider-Man at the box office. The scope of the movie looks absolutely unreal - and while i'm expecting the plot to be pretty by the numbers, it looks like a visual experience unlike any other.

And I haven't even mentioned Incredibles 2, Deadpool 2, Venom, Teen Titans GO, Ant-Man & The Wasp... none of which are regarded as bad movies (even if Venom is considered a "guilty pleasure" by most). Some of the ones I just mentioned are even considered great movies.

So... is this as good as it gets? I can't think of another year where so many varied types of superhero movies are all successful and dare I say revolutionary for the genre.

12-18-2018, 10:20 AM	#1
Krutch Like, stupid rich. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Rawkzone Posts: 2,808	Is 2018 the greatest year for superhero movies? *Black Panther* opens to massive critical and audience praise, shatters all kinds of box office records and is considered a huge landmark not only in superhero movies, but in progressive film making. While it's still in theatres, *Avengers: Infinity War* is released and is one of the largest pop culture events in movie history. This is part one of a payoff thats been building for ten years, and it somehow didn't disappoint the mass audience. All while also breaking all kinds of box office records. Months later, we get *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* - a **ing masterpiece that no one saw coming. Seriously, if Sony ever wants to compete with Marvel, this is the way to do it. It's a complete game-changer and a doorway to endless new possibilities. I can't get over how much I adore this movie. And though it hasn't been officially released down here yet, Aquaman continues to crush records across seas and I've heard it compared to The Dark Knight and Wonder Woman - *ing Aquaman. This exact scenario was considered so far fetched that it was a running joke in Entourage. And now it looks like it has a good chance of doing what it did in the show - beat Spider-Man at the box office. The scope of the movie looks absolutely unreal - and while i'm expecting the plot to be pretty by the numbers, it looks like a visual experience unlike any other. And I haven't even mentioned Incredibles 2, Deadpool 2, Venom, Teen Titans GO, Ant-Man & The Wasp... none of which are regarded as bad* movies (even if Venom is considered a "guilty pleasure" by most). Some of the ones I just mentioned are even considered great movies. So... is this as good as it gets? I can't think of another year where so many varied types of superhero movies are all successful and dare I say revolutionary for the genre.