DVD review: Rise of the Superheroes: The Unauthorized Story

DVD review: Rise of the Superheroes: The Unauthorized Story of Comic Book Cinema
Symettrica Entertainment
Narrated by: Keith Kleinfeldt
Original music by Chris Ingham
Produced by: Tom O’Dell and Peter Lowden
Written, edited and directed by: Tom O’Dell
DVD
Not rated
117 minutes
2018
Review by: Allen Klingelhoets

I felt DVD was very insightful about how comic book characters turned into movies. This was one of my favorite Unauthorized comic book related movie that I have seen in very long time. I was able to get DVD through interlibrary loan. I watched three times in only matter of days. I learned a great deal about process that went through to get many comic book stories made into movies. I also learned about way Marvel comics learned how to make movies in one universe. Movies would grow into one huge movie masterpiece with movies working together to make one big connected universe. I also learned of hardships it took to bring Wonder woman to movie screen. I also learned about many comic book movies that just did not click with viewers making them want to go to theaters. Take a look at cover of DVD. How many characters or people can you recognize?

This is what back cover said about DVD.

Once they were larger-than-life idols created to entertain children and were dismissed by the adult world. But in the new millennium, characters created over half a century ago have risen up to conquer popular culture. This is the story of how Superheroes have successfully transitioned from the comic book page to the silver screen and dominated the box-office worldwide.

“Rise of the Superheroes” traces the development of comic book characters in the movies, from Tim Burton’s prototype blockbuster batman in 1989, through Blade, X-Men, Spiderman, The Dark Knight trilogy and Marvel’s remarkable Cinematic Universe. It tells the story of how cinema has brought these characters from out of the shadows and turned them into global superstars.

Featuring interviews with Legendary X-Men scribe Chris Claremont, groundbreaking Batman artist Neal Adams; renowned Batman writer Chuck Dixon, DC comics scribe Scott Beatty, Author of “Superheroes! Capes, Cowls and the creation of the Comic Book Culture.” Laurence Maslan, LA Times film critic, Geoff Baucher, Forbes Film Analyst Scott Mendelson, Author of “Comic Book Nation”, Bradford Wright and many more.


Allen Klingelhoets