[TGDIVA]

After all the Batman/Spiderman/comic movie debates I thought I’d treat myself to a superhero with no known backstory: Hancock.

I was fairly excited to see it due to it’s initial “R” rating(which was been watered down to PG-13), it’s supposed “dark” tone, and the fact that no one knew anything about it…but overall it lacked the snap, pizzazz and pinache the trailers boasted of.

The first half of the movie dragged – VERY – slowly. I kept waiting for some of this so-called dark tone but it felt like a light, basic live action Disney movie with light profanity peppered throughout.

The second half picked up a bit but had a constant interrupted flow, almost like the director wasn’t exactly sure what to include so he tossed it all in there. Also the latest trailer kinda gives away the 2nd half.

Overall the crowd loved it and while leaving I heard a lot of “That was so funny! Man that was AWESOME! Reminded me of Dragonball Z!”

I don’t know how many hardcore comic fans it’ll please but it’s a decent matinee flick for the 4th of July weekend – not sure if it’ll be Big Willys 12th movie to gross over 100 million though.

Curious to see what others(esp. comic nerds) think before the spoilers come pouring in...

[ThinkGreen]

I never got the impression that it was going to have a "dark" tone to it.

[Fozzy]

...i will pass and save my money for batman thanks.

~Foz

[TGDIVA]

Originally Posted by ThinkGreen

I never got the impression that it was going to have a "dark" tone to it.

it was being promoted as having a dark underlying tone.

obviously you don't get that from the trailers.

oh and i saw it for free so i'll be saving my money for bats too(maybe).

[Eman Resu]

looks cool, i know for a fact itll be better than that new dragonball movie coming out, what a crappy film that movie is going to turn out to be..

[Eyres01]

yeh ive been lookin forward to seeing it , not so much now

[The Gem]

i heard it is only 79 mins long and that it has stupid twists, which they seem to give away in the last trailer.

[fightingrabbit]

Originally Posted by TGDIVA

it was being promoted as having a dark underlying tone.

obviously you don't get that from the trailers.

lol Will Smith... PG-13...dark undertones...wtf did you expect? Hostel? wow you really wouldnt know a kids movie if it slapped you in the face would you?

*big facepalm picture here*

[DuMaX]

Originally Posted by TGDIVA

“That was so funny! Man that was AWESOME! Reminded me of Dragonball Z!”

Dragonball Z?

Uh oh...

[HdNet]

im gonna watch it this week