I found it a good Flick. The breakout fun character was Ezra Miller's The Flash, who was quirky, optimistic, and enjoyable to watch. Second choice for Fun character to watch was Jason Momoa's Aquaman, who was a hard drinking loner, reluctantly drawn into the team. The cast was all great, and I'm sure it's not a spoiler to say Superman's return is among the worst kept secrets in movie history. The interesting misdirections around it all involved the manner of his return, and whether he would be bearded or clad in black.
It made me think of other team-ups, of a less obvious nature than The Avengers, which has been discussed to death on these posts.
The current CW Arrowverse is rife with teamups, from the infamous back-door pilot(Arrow Ssn2.8) that forever intertwined Barry Allen with Oliver Queen, to the Supergirl/Flash Crossover (World's Finest) in Supergirl Season 1 to the big 3 part/3 show Invasion! crossover of 2016. With more to come.
The predecessor to the Arrowverse, Smallville, had an amazing number of hero team ups:
- Bart Allen/Impulse(ssn4.5)
- Arthur Curry/Aquaman(ssn5.5)
- Victor Stone/Cyborg(ssn5.15)
- Oliver Queen/Green Arrow(ssn6.4)
- J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter(ssn6.8)
- And many more
There were two big teamup events, Justice (which united the Justice League) and Absolute Justice (Which introduced the Justice Society). Clark also teamed up with three members of the Legion of Superheroes.
I have stuck with DC heroes so far but I would truly be remiss if I skipped this Gem of a cult classic.
The story revolves around three street level superheroes/vigilantes who put together a team to save their city from the worst arch criminal it has ever known- Casanova Frankenstein!
The heroes/powers are:
- The Shoveler/He shovels well- he shovels very well
- The Blue Raja/He throws forks with deadly accuracy
- Mr. Furious/His power comes from his boundless rage
- The Bowler/She has the skull of her murdered father in her bowling ball
- The Spleen/Combat flatulence
- The Invisible Boy/He is invisible when no one is watching
- The Sphinx/Circular Aphorisms plus he is terribly mysterious
This movie is basically the perfect origin story/underdog story. It's a fantastic piece, well worth watching if you haven't seen it. the cast is wonderful, the story imaginative, the atmosphere of Champion city weird and eclectic.
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