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 Fan Rant: Superhero Satires Get No Respect
from Cinematical
July 01, 2008
Filed under: Action, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Fan Rant Although Will Smith plays an emotionally fragile superhero in Hancock, as a movie star he's practically invincible. By industry standards, the last genuine Smith dud was The Legend of Bagger Vance, but the actor's standing among many audiences has remained decidedly rocky. As a result, he occupies a unique corner of the Hollywood marketplace where quality and taste don't necessarily match up. Unlike, say, The Dark Knight, not many people eagerly await the latest Smith offering -- which currently has a 32% rating on Rotten Tomatoes -- but they'll see it anyway. Hancock is tracking well, thanks to a poster exclusively dominated by Smith's unshaven mug, and that pretty much seals its potent box office fate. Just as Smith's slapdash onscreen persona is bullet-proof, Smith himself is steadfastly critic-proof. Which places movie in an interesting quagmire: After pulling in waves of cash, it will probably get relegated to the void of forgettable Smith fare, where spectacles offer passing amusement before scampering off forever. Hancock, however, deserves better than a fleeting moment in the limelight and a crash landing in the bargain bin. It's part of a genre that speaks directly to the modern state of blockbuster cinema: The superhero satire.Continue reading Fan Rant: Superhero Satires Get No Respect Permalink | Email this | Comments
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 Not a Game: Inside Virtual Iraq
from YouTube :: Videos by newyorkerdotcom
May 22, 2008
READ THE STORY: http://tinyurl.com/5npux5 Some scenarios from Virtual Iraq, a virtual-reality simulation used to treat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Virtual Iraq is adapted from the video game Full Spectrum Warrior. Commentary by Sue Halpern, who wrote "Virtual Iraq" in the May 19, 2008 issue of The New Yorker. The New Yorker is a weekly magazine with a signature mix of reporting on national and international politics and culture, humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry, and reviews and criticism of books, movies, theatre, classical and popular music, television, art, and fashion. http://newyorker.com Author: NewYorkerDotCom Keywords: Iraq newyorker VirtualIraq FullSpectrumWarrior ptsd news Added: May 22, 2008
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