Hancock and Wall-e

I liked Hancock. I'm not sure where I would place it in terms of the summer superhero movies, but I thought it was good.  As in the picture above, he goes from being the drunk homeless superhero, to being a respectable hero with a 'family'.  I dunno.  I thought the last half of the story lacked some of the punch it could have, but it definitely had it's moments.  He was definitely a flawed character who was digging deep and trying to change.  I think they could have upped the conflict level in the second half, or spent more time on his drunken rampages.  The move was short at only 1hr and 25 minutes.   I felt like I'd seen almost all the good moments in the trailers, that they hadn't really saved any gems.  Which is too bad.  I think I'll probably rent it when it comes out again, hoping to see some of the footage that ended up on the cutting room floor, but I don't think it's a movie I'll own.  Iron Man or the new Hulk on the other hand...

Wall-e was fun too.  Angelina didn't think it was up to the level of 'Cars,' but I think we all enjoyed it.   I liked the Sci-fi aspect of the story which she didn't appreciate quite as much.  I of course liked the romance in the story between Wall-e and Eve.  I also enjoyed how they told you what happened after the end of the regular story in the form of a hieroglyphic motif that played while the first part of the credits were rolling.  I would consider owning this one.  I guess it depends on how much the kids like it in the long run.

In coming back to Hancock I feel like the movie needed in the second half, better or more development of the conflicted romance and definitely more angst.  It felt like it got all rosy after he really started trying to be a better person, even though at one point you can see him going back to the bottle.

I kind of see Durin in the superhero mold, even though he's in a fantasy setting.  So I empathize with superhero themed stories a lot.  So I'd have to say that I liked Hancock, even though I felt it was flawed.