Hancock
Just Like
Stark?
I had an email earlier today asking me if 'Hancock' in the new film of the same name was the first superhero with a booze problem.
Well, there's several 'Modern Age' Super-heroes that have had a bout of having too much to drink at times...
Some believe that Tony Stark was the first modern day superhero to show his tendency to drink, and a major story arc was devoted to his downfall and then 'recovery' in the comics.
Which is why those in the 'know' appreciated that Robert Downey Jr portrayed Tony Stark / Iron Man in that recent Marvel Comics Movie! Although the first movie was too full of plotlines to include that in the first. Possibly the second or third movie will bring that up...!
Matter of fact, I will quote from my blog post of June 5th 2008 about this similarity as follows:
"The first trailer was basically surprising to me, as it appeared to be delving into the past of Iron Man when Tony Stark had a story arc in the comic book title where he dealt with alcoholism."
Have I changed my mind about not going to see this movie at the theater? I still have to go with my gut feeling as to what this film is all about and what do I want for my entertainment dollar when out at the Movie Theater.
The most recent trailers made this 'Hancock' Film more of an 'upbeat' movie, but as I blogged about earlier, the earlier trailers were not showing what the film was about...
As the director of the film, Peter Berg has said, "The ad campaign for this movie is much friendlier than this film".
I don't like going to see films on the Big Screen for Big Bucks and then finding out what I thought I would be seeing is not what the ad campaign suggested it would be like!
I think I'll continue to save the Big Bucks to view on the Big Screen for films like The Dark Knight and X-Files - I Want To Believe, and save Hancock to view on rental DVD, as I have liked almost all of Will Smith's previous films and will give this a play when the time comes.
The above is JMHO for now! If you have a different position on this film, feel free to comment below if the comments option is open...
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