Month Long Superhero Marathon
Right around the weekend of May 4th Brittany and I have plans to go see The Avengers movie. I thought it may be a good idea to watch all the movies in that franchise... The Incredible Hulk.... Iron Man... Thor... and Captain America: The First Avenger (BTW... do I have those in the right order?) again before going to see The Avengers. That is when I noticed I really been in the mood for some Superhero movies lately. So I thought maybe I will see how many superhero movies and TV Series I could watch between now and the time we go see The Avengers. Note that I don't plan to ONLY watch superhero movies and TV Series.... but I do want to get a taste of everything in my collection anyway.

Being a big fan of Superhero stories... I have a pretty big collection. Below is a list of all the Superhero movies, serials and TV Series that I own. Please feel free to request any reviews you would like to see me do... and I will try to fit them in at some point this month. I really doubt I will get to each and everything in my collection.

Titles in  BOLD are in my unwatched pile.

Superhero Movies
- All-Star Superman
- Batman
- Batman & Robin
- Batman Begins
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
- Batman Forever
- Batman Returns
- The Batman vs. Dracula
- The Batman Superman Movie
- Batman: Gotham Knight
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
- Batman: The Movie
- Batman: Under the Red Hood
- Batman: Year One
- Captain America
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon
- Captain America: The First Avenger (On the Way)
- Catwoman (iffy... but decided to include it)
- Daredevil
- The Dark Knight
- Dr. Strange
- Elektra
- Fantastic 4
- Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
- Fantastic Four
- Green Lantern
- Hancock (Iffy)
- Hulk
- Hulk Vs.
- The Incredible Hulk
- The Incredibles
- The Invincible Iron Man
- Iron Man
- Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
- Justice League: Doom
- Justice League: The New Frontier
- Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman
- Meteor Man
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend
- Mystery Men
- Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow
- Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt
- Secret Origins: The story of DC Comics
- Spider-Man
- Spider-Man 2
- Spider-Man 3
- Supergirl
- Superhero Movie
- Superman: The Movie
- Superman II
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
- Superman III
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
- Superman Batman: Public Enemies
- Superman Returns
- Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
- Superman/Shazam!: Return of the Black Adam
- Superman: Doomsday
- Superman: Brainiac Attacks
- Thor
- Ultimate Avengers
- Ultimate Avengers II: Rise of the Panther
- Wonder Woman
- X-Men
- X2: X-Men United
- X-Men III: Last Stand

Superhero TV Series
- The Adventures of Aquaman: Complete Collection
- The Adventures of Superman: Seasons 1-6
- The All New Super Friends Hour
- The Amazing Spider-Man (Home Recording)
- Aquaman: The Pilot Episode
- The Batman: Seasons 1-5
- Batman Beyond: Seasons 1-3
- Batman: The Brave and The Bold: Vol. 1
- Batman: The Animated Series: Vol. 1-4
- Birds of Prey: The Complete Series
- Challenge of the Super Friends: Season 1
- Defenders of the Earth: Complete Series
- Electra Woman & Dyna Girl
- Fantastic Four: Complete Series
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
- The Flash: Complete Series
- The Greatest American Hero: Seasons 1-3
- Heroes: Seasons 1-3 (iffy)
- Justice League: Seasons 1-2
- Justice League Unlimited: Seasons 1-2
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Seasons 1-4
- My Hero: Seasons 1-2
- No Ordinary Family: Complete Series
- The Secrets of Isis: Complete Series
- Shazam!: Pilot Episode
- Smallville: Seasons 1-10
- Spider-Man: The '67 Collection
- Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
- Static Shock: The New Kid (Mini-DVD)
- Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
- The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
- Superboy: Season 1
- Super Friends: Vol. 2
- Superman: The Animated Series: Vol. 1-3
- Wonder Woman: Pilot Episode
- Wonder Woman: Seasons 1-3
- The X-Men Evolutions: Powers Revealed


Superhero Movie Serials
- Adventures of Captain Marvel
- Batman and Robin
- Batman
- The Green Archer
- The Green Hornet
- The Phantom

Superhero Theatrical Shorts
- Cartoon Craze Vol. 1: Superman: The Bulleteers
- Cartoon Craze Vol. 2: Superman: Showdown
- Max Fleischer's Superman
- Superman: The Lost Episodes

Yeah... I know. I never got around to getting Iron Man 2... and completely forgot about it when I placed my last order.

The Thor disc I got is movie only.

I should be getting the Captain America disc within the next week. I believe the one I ordered has some extras... but I don't really know what.

There is several movies I have that I thought were iffy for this marathon and didn't include in the list. But if the mood hits at the time I may watch and include.

Definitly do Captain America and Thor so as to ready for the Avengers.

I have to say i was blown away with Captain and wish I had gone to the theater after seeing the 2D blu-ray from the library. I'll pick that up when it's on sale for cheap soon enough.
Thor was decent but nothing compared to Cap IMO. Still it's fun watching all these movies tie together and all are very well done.

I'm tempted to try Catwoman again, but soley as a comedy. I caught like 15 minutes on cable last week and laughed til it hurt, so I think I'll grab it from the library next week. I'm sure copies are sitting on the shelf, not sure if they bothered to get blu though.
EDIT: Just checked the library page, and they do not have Catwoman at all. Guess they only carry movies with some meaning, purpose or relevance. I requested Cat Chaser instead.

Title: Iron Man: Ultimate 2-Disc Edition
UPC: 097361385648
Year: 2008
Director: Jon Favreau
Writer: Mark Fergus (Screenwriter), Hawk Ostby (Screenwriter), Art Marcum (Screenwriter), Matt Holloway (Screenwriter), Stan Lee (1922) (Original Characters By), Don Heck (Original Characters By), Larry Lieber (Original Characters By), Jack Kirby (Original Characters By)
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Some Intense Sequences of Sci-Fi Action and Violence, and Brief Suggestive Content
Length: 126 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Robert Downey, Jr. [Robert Downey Jr.] as Tony Stark
Terrence Howard as Rhodey
Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane
Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
Leslie Bibb as Christine Everhart
Shaun Toub as Yinsen

Plot:
Lift off with high-speed, high-flying action in this Ultimate 2-disc Edition that takes you inside the suit of Marvel's invincible superhero for the ultimate Iron Man experience!

After surviving an unexpected attack in enemy territory, jet-setting industrialist Tony Stark builds a high-tech suit of armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man. Straight from the pages of the legendary comic book, Iron Man is a hero who is built - not born - to be unlike any other!

Extras:
Scene Access
Bonus Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Gallery
Closed Captioned
Robert Downey Jr screen test

My Thoughts:
Iron Man was always one of my favorites growing up. I used to watch the cartoons all the time. But until this movie I never really seen an origin story for him.  And I must say I enjoyed every minute of it! This is my third time watching the movie since I got the DVD. And I loved it just as much this time as I did the first. I will admit I was concerned when I first heard that Robert Downey, Jr. got the roll of Tony Stark/Iron Man.... since even though he is a decent enough actor... he never really impressed me all that much. But I must admit... I really liked him in this movie. He seemed to nail the role for me. Sure there was some things that was really unbelievable in the storyline... like being able to create the suit he did in captivity... without the captors being any the wiser about it. But you know... I really didn't mind it. It worked for me. For anyone watching the movie for the first time... or may have missed it when you did watch the movie. Look for a final scene after the end credits role... very cool!

My Rating: 4.5/5

I was pleasantly surprised at both Captain America and Thor. I really enjoyed both, especially Captain America. I thought it was well done and enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I was going to. I'm really looking forward to the Avengers as well. I kind of did the same thing you're doing, though not as encompassing. I've tried to watch all the movies leading up to it. I think so far I'm just missing Iron Man 2, but can't bring myself to watch that one as the previews I saw looked really bad.

Title: Justice League Unlimited: Season One: Disc 4: DC Comics Classic Collection
Year: 2004
Rating: NR
Length: 138 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: None

Stars:
George Newbern as Superman (Voice)
Jeffrey Combs as The Question (Voice)
Amy Acker as The Huntress (Voice)
Chris Cox as Captain Atom (Voice)
Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor (Voice)

Plot:
21. Question Authority
While investigating Cadmus, the Question discovers a secret that threatens to shake the very foundations of the Justice League.

22. Hunter's Moon (aka Mystery in Space)
When Shayera, Vigilante, and Vixen respond to a deep space distress call, they're led into a deadly trap.

23. Flashpoint
After an unexpected battle, Superman considers declaring war on Cadmus.

24. Panic in the Sky
When the founding members surrender to the government, the remaining League members fight to survive Cadmus' ultimate attack on the team.

25. Divided We Fall
When most of the Justice League is unavailable, the League's deadliest enemies emerge to take advantage of the chaos.

26. Epilogue
Sixty-five years in the future, the history of the Justice League is the key to Batman's darkest secret...and Terry McGinnis' final destiny.

Extras:
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This disc finishes off the first season set. After complaining about it on the last disc review I did... I found myself really getting into the whole Cadmus storyline. It sucked me in to the point that I couldn't wait to watch the next episode. I enjoyed every second of all the episodes on this disc... but if I was forced to pick one favorite out of these episodes... I would probably go with Epilogue. Which was more of a Batman Beyond episode then a Justice League Unlimited... but I found it to be a good watch. I really like where they went with the storyline. At the end of the episode Batman was going to meet up with Superman. I wish they would have shown them meeting up. I was curios about how they would make Superman look after 65 years. I really enjoyed watching this set... and looking forward to watching the season two set. Just wish there was more then 13 episodes.

My Rating: 4.5/5

Title: Thor
UPC: 032429097842
Year: 2011
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writer: Ashley Edward Miller (Screenwriter), Zack Stentz (Screenwriter), Don Payne (Screenwriter), J. Michael Straczynski (Story By), Mark Protosevich (Story By), Stan Lee (1922) (Original Characters By), Larry Lieber (Original Characters By), Jack Kirby (Original Characters By)
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Sequences of Intense Sci-Fi Action and Violence
Length: 115 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.39:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Natalie Portman as Jane Foster
Tom Hiddleston as Loki
Anthony Hopkins as Odin
Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig
Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis

Plot:
The world has many heroes... but only one is a god. When the arrogant warrior Thor (Chris Hemsworth, Star Trek) is banished to Earth from his homeworld of Asgard, he must fight to reclaim his lost powers. Pursued by an invasion force sent to destroy him, the fallen God of Thunder must rise to the battle and learn what it takes to become a true hero. Natalie Portman (Black Swan) and Anthony Hopkins (Beowulf) also star in the blockbuster adventure critics are calling "thrilling, entertaining and cool" (Harry Knowles, Ain't It Cool News)."

Extras:
Bonus Trailers
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
I must admit... despite all the rave reviews... I went into this movie with low expectations. Not because I haven't enjoyed the other Marvel films I have seen... because I have, very much so. But because Thor was never a favorite character of mine. But I may have to rethink that after watching this movie. Just like the other Marvel movies... I enjoyed every moment of this one. I was never familiar with Chris Hemsworth... the only other movie I have with him is Star Trek... but But I thought he did a fantastic job in the title role. I am very embarrassed to say that through-out the entire movie I didn't even recognize Anthony Hopkins. I didn't realize he was in this movie until I start to write this review and saw his name come up. No wonder I was so impressed with work done on Odin. Another familiar face I was happy to see was that of Kat Dennings. An actress I have gotten to like quite a bit in the TV series 2 Broke Girls. An actress I hope to add more of to my collection. It surprised me how much I enjoyed the storyline. It has an interesting storyline... and plenty of great action. This is definitely a movie I would classify as Must See! Unfortunately this is a bare bones, ex-rental DVD... it is one I will eventually get upgraded.

My Rating: 5/5

I didn't get a chance to see Captain at the theater, but read and heard many a review that said it was also among the best use of 3D ever. The 2D blu-ray I had from the library looked insanly good and nearly 3D in spots. If you have a 3D HD set-up at home, this would probably be worth the 3D-BD price hike. Don't recall hearing anything about the 3D version of Thor though.