I mean just in the last 15 years (including upcoming films) we've had...
A complete Batman reboot
2 Superman reboots
3 X-men reboots, not to mention spin-offs
3 complete Spiderman reboots (including the upcoming Marvel Cinematic version of the character)
2 Fantastic Four reboots
The entire Marvel Cinematic Universe of course (with 11 films so far) and the upcoming DC Universe films
And a slew of miscellaneous films (e.x. a couple of Punisher films, a Green Lantern film; Hancock, lesser known comics like The Spirit, Daredevil, Watchmen, etc)
Not to mention all of the TV-show counterparts; Gotham, Agents of Shield, Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, etc
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I just have a feeling the bubble's going to burst - this is just too much and has basically turned into a money-making machine, and people are going to get tired of it once the buzz of novelty wears of.
I think this'd be for the better anyway since the majority of these films are generica and stick to safe, predictable plot cliches; even the highly acclaimed-ones like "Avengers" are still pretty generic in terms of cliched plots and characters, they just aren't flat-out bad (like the original Fantastic Four films) - I'd much rather see 1 superhero film every 2 years or so which really stands out (like The Dark Knight), than 15 films per year which are all "been here, done that" affairs - but that's just me.
A complete Batman reboot
2 Superman reboots
3 X-men reboots, not to mention spin-offs
3 complete Spiderman reboots (including the upcoming Marvel Cinematic version of the character)
2 Fantastic Four reboots
The entire Marvel Cinematic Universe of course (with 11 films so far) and the upcoming DC Universe films
And a slew of miscellaneous films (e.x. a couple of Punisher films, a Green Lantern film; Hancock, lesser known comics like The Spirit, Daredevil, Watchmen, etc)
Not to mention all of the TV-show counterparts; Gotham, Agents of Shield, Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, etc
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I just have a feeling the bubble's going to burst - this is just too much and has basically turned into a money-making machine, and people are going to get tired of it once the buzz of novelty wears of.
I think this'd be for the better anyway since the majority of these films are generica and stick to safe, predictable plot cliches; even the highly acclaimed-ones like "Avengers" are still pretty generic in terms of cliched plots and characters, they just aren't flat-out bad (like the original Fantastic Four films) - I'd much rather see 1 superhero film every 2 years or so which really stands out (like The Dark Knight), than 15 films per year which are all "been here, done that" affairs - but that's just me.