Hawk Talon

Very nostalgic; hard to believe this movie is almost old enough to drive! The humor still holds up, Will Ferrell's performance as the titular character is great, and it's an actually enjoyable satire of superheroes. Sure, it's made for children, but the movie isn't dumbed down. I did always wonder why Megamind was raised in a prison, though, that wouldn't happen in the real world.

Feels like it's trying way too hard to be "early 2000's Hot Topic slogan" edgy, in terms of humor. And overall. I do appreciate that it included some underappreciated villains such as Kite-Man and King Shark in major roles, however. Always liked Charles Brown, myself. I cannot take Bane seriously and I suspect that was what the writers were going for. Apparently Mr. Freeze is going to be included in this series. Hopefully they don't completely destroy the character. He's genuinely not difficult to do right, but when you mess him up it's EXTREMELY noticeable. Also, I feel like Scarecrow didn't have to die. But that's just me being nitpicky.

Overall, I thought it was pretty decent! Fun little kids movie...or just a fun movie to watch if you're a kid at heart, or if you make a habit of watching random films that are outside your age range for no reason other than boredom. I don't know your reasoning, I can't read minds. If you're expecting good characterization for the villains, this isn't quite the film for it; I believe the Batman Unlimited version of Clayface is supposed to be Basil Karlo? Personally, I felt like they dumbed him down a significant amount on paper. For Pete's sake, he's a master actor in his canon backstory! If that's supposed to be Bas, it didn't seem like it to me. But this is a children's film, and I am a young adult, so I didn't set the bar high. Still, in terms of the character's personality showcased in the film, this evoked more of a "this is Matt Hagen/technicallllllllllly Clayface 2" feeling from me. I can't quite think of the words to explain that.