Recently watched X-Men first class and Super 8. No they are not perfect but yes, they are way better than many of the action movies of this generation. Although they are not on the level of The Dark Knight or Inception, They are good action movies nonetheless.
We all know no matter how bad Transformers 3 Dark of the Moon is, it will still top the box office chart but it's like breeze of fresh air to have some good action summer blockbusters.
Both of these movies done exceptionally job of acting, directing and pace. It managed to make us feel involved with the overall story, sub-plots and characters. This is exceptionally true for Super 8 which done a remarkable job in characters development and sub-plots that truly link us to the glorious day of ET and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
I admit I love X Men but I don't like the first 3 movies as they suffered the same problems of most action / superhero movies: weak story, no character development, bad directing and overused of action scenes. X-Men origins: Wolverine was better but still have some problems faced by its predecessors. X-Men first class shows a vast improvement of all categories such as directing, acting, dialogue, character development, action scenes, jokes, story, pace...... It's not perfect by any means but it's great.
For me, both movies are somewhat too long and something sub-plots dominates the main story. 90-100 minutes would be better for these movies.
Well, based on past experiences, Transformers Dark of the Moon will be a bad movie. I am certain I will not contribute to its box office success but who cares, it will still win the summer blockbusters list.
IMO, action movie is similar to horror movie. In a horror movie, the more you see the "ghost / demon", the less scary it becomes and hence the worse the movie it becomes. Similarly, the more actions you see in an action movies, the worse it becomes as it lose all the suspense.
Movies industry is dying not because of poorly-made movies or piracy, it's because "people who watch movies no longer know what a good movie is"
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