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Marvel Movie Marathon

By Troy-Jeffrey Allen
May 3, 2012 - 10:15

Today, in anticipation of The Avengers, I’m revisiting the Marvel films that lead up to tonight's North American release. The Joss Whedon-helmed movie event has the potential to be the comic book industry’s most important bid to re-establish its status as modern mythology. I’ll be reviewing each film* as I’m attending what my local Regal multiplex has dubbed “The Marvel Movie Marathon.” Ill be examining why certain films captivated the zeitgeist, why certain films failed to impress critics, what each film meant for Marvel Studios’ end game, why The Avengers film could be a bigger sales boost for comic books than the New 52, and how Marvel has augmented Hollywood’s game plan.

Writing from the theater instead of home poses some challenges (thank God for smart phones and free WI-fi), but it'll be worth it to be in a room filled with nerdy anticipation and sweat stains. (Hm...I don't think I thought this through.)

The first flick starts things off at 2:15PM (Eastern Standard). Going in order of release, it's the seminal Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. I'll be providing not just running commentary (on my Twitter) but full-fledged film reviews by the time the film's end credits roll (and so on). It helps that I have seen these films before but I hope to discover and provide new and insightful things on each movie as I go (with tons of poor grammar since I'm an idiot on a time-crunch).

I'm totally drinking the Kool-Aid on this, I know.

*Unfortunately, 2008's Incredible Hulk is not part of the marathon that Regal is running. Anticipating it's absence, I've given the film another look at home and will provide some passing thoughts about it during Iron Man 2, a film I am less enthused to re-watch, making it ideal for a distraction.

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