![]() ![]() In fact, the real challenge was choosing amongst the dreck (some of it beloved dreck!) that would fill out the bottom half. When we first compiled this list a few years ago, the pickings got slim after 40. ![]() As a result, while curating a 100 Best Westerns of All Time or 100 Best Documentaries of All Time list requires the exclusion of arguably good films to select the best 100. Though superhero comic books may have started to make a dint in popular culture 75 years ago (give or take), technology only crossed over from hindrance to enabling force in the last 20 years or so. The niche just lacks the pedigree of its fellow movie genres. There’s no real contradiction at play here. Second, it’s still fair to say there are plenty of superhero films are not that good. First, this is the Golden Age for such films, a decade where technology, long-unrequited fandom and surging popular awareness have all combined to thrill moviegoers and make Hollywood billions of dollars. It's just that final act for me which spoiled my enjoyment, and purely in the filming of it.Two things quickly become evident when putting together a list of the 100 Best Superhero Movies of All Time. It's a good war film to watch, very well structured and reflective of the characters journeys. However, where it doesn't fail is bringing the characters to their ultimate journey, that of redemption and a renewed desire to fight for their Major, and their fellow men. There are quite a few scene transitions that just don't work at all. So much is missed by the camera, and it doesn't feel like it's there to let your imagination run, it seems like someone has cut the film deliberately, and quite badly. ![]() There are premature cuts, awkward angles and jumping storytelling. The difficulty I had with the final act is only in the filming. What they aren't expecting is the third character act, that of the actual war itself, and for some this proves too much. The movement from the dark opening to the more jovial training act is interesting to watch, as this is exactly how many of the characters are seeing it, as a bit of fun. The rest are far from bad, but you can see a lot of typecasting for them. Donald Sutherland also shows he has some excellent character acting in him. In fact it's a surprise to see Savalas in such a role and shining so brightly. John Cassavetes and Telly Savalas are wonderful in their roles. It's well filmed for the first two character acts, and the acting is very good. Poor Major John Reisman has no say in the matter, he has his band and has to make them work. They are about to be hanged for their crimes, but have one last chance. Indeed one is a rapist with a serious God complex who is bordering on utterly insane. We're talking about murders who are looking at to be retrained. What does strike you about the opening is how really dark it all is. That last act is dark too, although there a couple of accidental laughs in there for the worst character expression at a death ever, and one particularly bad death scene. There's the dark opening and character introduction, the fun act where the characters meld together into a team, and the closing act where the mission, and the war, become a stark and deadly reality. It's interesting that there are three real character acts to this movie. I just watched it for the first time last night on TV, clipped though it was for those smaller brained people among us who don't like to see dark bits at the top and bottom of their screens. It's difficult when you approach an old movie to see it for the first time and you have to try and drop all the baggage associated with it from reviews and analysis over the years. ![]()
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