Title/Link: Grading the summer films
Publication: USA Today
Date: August 7, 2005
Quotes:
Superheroes: B
After the lackluster performance of comic-book adaptations such as Elektra and Catwoman, some pundits predicted doom for the superheroes.But Batman Begins silenced the naysayers by taking in $196.6 million. And despite some savage reviews,Fantastic Four has collected $143.8 million.Even Sky High, the low-on-the-radar Disney film about a high school for superheroes, has managed $32.1 million, and its debut was the best for a new film last weekend.The showing bodes well for upcoming comic-book fare, which includes next year’s Ghost Rider, X-Men 3and Superman Returns.”The comic books had gotten a little too serious, a little too dark,” says Rob Worley of comics2film.com.The newer movies weren’t afraid “to lighten up a little.Not every comic-book film has to be a dark psychological study.”