Cable channel FX goes super-hero crazy this Sunday. As part of a “Super-Hero Sunday” promotion, the network will feature a marathon of Marvel movies hosted by Thor, Chris Hemsworth. Hemsworth will be unveiling sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes footage of his new film, which opens in the U.S. next week.
The films on tap are (all times EST):
7am: Elektra
9:30am: Fantastic Four
Noon: Spider-Man 3
3pm: Ghost Rider
5:30pm: The Incredible Hulk
8pm: Iron Man
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer also gets two airings on Monday.
Granted, if you’re a fan, you probably have these on DVD. Also, if you’re a fan, you probably don’t want to see Elektra or Ghost Rider again. Nevertheless, this is a pretty strong promotional tactic, given that a network is willing to devote 15 straight hours of programming to it.
April 28th, 2011 at 1:07 pm
I actually paid and saw Elektra in the theater. Yes, I was the guy. What can I say? I loves me some Jennifer Garner!
April 28th, 2011 at 6:12 pm
I like Elektra! OK, it’s not a good movie. I admit that. I think it works better on TV than it did in theaters (and I saw it in theaters!) — it had that pacing and production values. It felt more like a pilot to a TV series than a movie, but it’s not as terrible as everyone makes it out to be.
And I do like Jennifer Garner. I have watched many bad movies because of her, and while I can’t blame her, I’m a little sad she didn’t go down the action-heroine path.
April 28th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Wow… Except for Iron Man and Incredible Hulk, which I have on DVD, all of these movies suck a**. Nothing to see here, folks!
Note to FX. Playing the first two Spidey movies, and the first two X-Men, would’ve allowed you to improve this line-up immeasurably. Sheesh… Even Daredevil’s better (though not by much) than most of the offerings. That would replace all five crap movies on the list.