Do You Have 'Superhero Fatigue'?

by SodaHead Film Posted 2011/06/19 23:12:59

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With superhero flicks causing a "traffic jam" in theaters this summer, we may all be suffering from a case of "superhero fatigue." "Thor," "X-Men: First Class," "Green Lantern," "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," "Captain America: The First Avenger": Is this too much of a good thing?

How many comic-book "origins" movies will audiences pay to see in seven weeks? For North American moviegoers, apparently, three's a crowd.

"Green Lantern," the first movie to be based on the trans-galactic hero introduced by DC comics in 1941, won the weekend with $52.7 million, according to early studio estimates — but that was the lowest take for the summer season's preternatural dudes.

In early May, audiences bought into "Thor," giving the Marvel thunder god $65.7 million in the film's first three days and a current worldwide gross of about $435 million.

Two weeks ago, Marvel's "X-Men: First Class" managed a three-day opening of $55.1 million, and has already bagged a quarter-billion dollars globally.

With a traffic jam of megamuscular god-men at the multiplexes, viewers could be suffering from superhero fatigue. Sorry, they may say, I already gave at the box office.

Have you had your fill of superhero movies?

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R.P. Bliss.::ρнαɛт::.►Ѳиɛ Ħ... 2011/06/20 00:40:59

No

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Absolutely not, I'm stoked for Captain America!
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Little Fawn 2011/06/21 11:39:34

Yes

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I love superhero movies, grew up watching Batman, but I do think these movies should be taken in stride so everyone DOESN'T get superhero fatigue.

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Euphrosyne 2011/06/21 03:57:48

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aazeen 2011/06/20 22:00:42

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ed 2011/06/20 20:19:12

No

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Not at all! I'm glad I live in a time when the tech has caught up to the imagination and we can see how creators envisioned their characters as they really want to. This is a great time to be a fan of the genre, and I am!

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PsychoCandy 2011/06/20 18:31:04

No

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I love superheroes!!! And X-Men: First Class, WHOA it's A.M.A.Z.I.N.G @_@

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FunkyMunky 2011/06/20 16:43:11

No

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Judson 3:16 2011/06/20 16:41:37

No

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Love themmmm!!! beats the crap that Hollywood has been trying to put out

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Xx{tHe GiRl On FiRe}xX 2011/06/20 16:25:24

No

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J Schofield 2011/06/20 16:08:01

No

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We pulp fans have waited a lonnnnnnnnnng time for technology (and Hollywood interest) to catch up so they can actually make great comic-based movies. We are LONG overdue! So, you better believe we want more! They've been making comics-based movies since the 40s! And 99% of them between then and the turn of the century have been absolute garbage! THIS IS OUR TIME! . . . EXCELSIOR!

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lolo 2011/06/20 15:56:25

No

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I'm loving all of the super hero movies. Just saw Green Lantern yesterday and I loved it. Keep em coming :)

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moviebuff 2011/06/20 15:46:32

No

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I dig superhero movies, but in small doses.

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tannyetta 2011/06/20 15:41:17

Yes

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lol i might but i love this movie..green latern rocks!!

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Sheled Umlal 2011/06/20 15:39:41

Yes

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GIVE US THE DIGIMONS!!

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Zach 2011/06/20 14:19:16

No

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I love Superhero movies. They are pretty awesome.
But I wouldn't blame Green Lantern's poor performance due to people getting sick of superheros, I'd blame the crazy amounts of CGI they used and the advertisements.

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the fuze 2011/06/20 14:11:34

No

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Don't have Super-Hero fatigue, and don't think I ever will!

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kadijah 2011/06/20 13:53:32

No

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love superhero movies

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PDenoli 2011/06/20 13:36:53

Yes

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I was done after Superman III. I thought Hancock was a unique take, but not sure the movie was well executed. Same for Watchmen. Lots of potential, but ... eh. If a Batman movie has a Joker in it, I'll find it entertaining... but I mean "television rerun" entertaining, not "plunk down $50 to see it in a theater" entertaining.

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Kyle to PDenoli 2011/06/20 13:48:08

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Um, where do you live that it costs fifty dollars to see a movie?

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WillieP... to Kyle 2011/06/20 14:15:29

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Movie 10 person so with a date 20 there 15-20 easily for a soda and snack.

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PDenoli to WillieP... 2011/06/20 14:31:35

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Bingo!

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PDenoli to Kyle 2011/06/20 14:31:28

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What Willie said. Not to mention getting there, parking, etc. It's not just the cost of a ticket - and I don't like to go alone - so it's not just a ticket for one person.

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synful90 2011/06/20 13:20:48 (edited)

Yes

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i'm really tired of superhero movies personally.... although i can't make a judgement some that i've seen have been really good though at least. the only movies i really want them to stop making are like watchmen,sin city, and all those kinds. Not a fan.

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ScoutLdr 2011/06/20 13:16:22

No

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No, I am looking forward to Captain America! I haven't seen Green Lantern as of yet, will be going this week. Have seen Thor and is a very good movie. Transformers is not my favorite, but still going because my son wants to see it.

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I Am Gotham's Reckoning 2011/06/20 12:36:58 (edited)

Yes

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The Dark Knight is one of the best comic movies of the decade.

The rest can suck it.. oh and Green Lantern?
worst movie.ever.

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GlitterBaby 2011/06/20 12:31:23

No

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X-Men rules!!!

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California Jones 2011/06/20 11:48:21

Yes

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Since the 70s.

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Bomb a 2011/06/20 11:39:52

No

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....can't have too many supergyros!.

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Bob DiN 2011/06/20 10:33:53

No

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No because I never went overboard with them in the first place.

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BloodMist 2011/06/20 09:53:19 (edited)

No

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I've been a fan of comic books since I was a kid, and all of these superhero movies are a dream come true for me, so that's never going to be a problem for me at all, no.I will be seeing Green Lantern this weekend and I'm sure I will really enjoy it.Even if a Green Arrow movie would have been much cooler, but I'm sure that's only inevitable.Just how successful they are financially or not well, frankly I don't really give a rats ass about.I love how some people cold never fathom a superhero movie being any good.Their obvious superficial level of thought and lack of imagination is so pathetic that you can laugh at it.

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punk_icehot 2011/06/20 09:30:11

No

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u see u just cant get enuogh of them !!

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Steve 2011/06/20 09:24:45

No

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A whole list of movies to avoid, most of these are a complete waste of time and money in my opinion.

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KendraTaylor 2011/06/20 09:23:31

No

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I always stick to Marvel movies (and i hate the inconsistencies but still watch them). Definitely not going to spend my time watching Ryan Reynolds in the green latern or a Michael Bay film.

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Dan ☮ R P ☮ 2012 ☮ 2011/06/20 09:09:32

No

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I'm only fatigued from the fake ones.

Like this nimrod.

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wamcalif 2011/06/20 08:44:53

No

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Might as well do them all. Marvel still has to do the Sub-Mariner.

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hypnotic 2011/06/20 08:05:49

Yes

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This will be my LAST comicbook movie! The Green Lantern SUCKED so bad! I give up!

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Sweetness ~Loves her Lion~ 2011/06/20 07:43:05

No

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I freaking LOVE movies based on comics. i'm not so much of a nerd that i have problems with any little inconsitancy, but i'm enough of a nerd to just love the characters. If i had the money, i'd go see all those films...
oh... well... yeah actually maybe not captain america or transformers definately, but if i had free movie tickets and heaps of spare time i'd go

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Pixie·... to Sweetne... 2011/06/20 18:00:54

usually the first showing of the day is only like $6

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Sweetne... to Pixie·... 2011/06/21 08:12:03

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... Well, you see, every cinema charges different amounts, and when they're as far away as Australia one would assume the price would vary greatly.
My two closest cinemas charge the same amount not matter what time of day i go. One of them is $12AUD for a student ticket, the other is $13.50AUD. I'm pleased that you have cheap movie tickets, but with as much respect as pssible i would like to indicate that i disliked how you seemed to assume that i was just an idiot who didn't know how much a movie ticket would cost her.

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