[TheBlueMarvel]

@Nite

Hardy's Bane was one of the more interesting performances for me in DKR. His voice still makes me laugh when I hear it, but not in a bad way. It was appropriately psychotic. I like Fury Road for all of the atmosphere and personality surrounding Hardy and Theron. Hardy didn't have many lines, in the way of fairness to him, and following in Gibson's footsteps (particularly, from Mad Max) was going to be tough for anyone. Hardy is creeping up there as one of my favorite male leads...

@Triv

I guess I should have asked: has Hardy had even one bad performance? I take your point about Spacey, another actor who's performances I enjoy. However, at least I liked Hardy's Bane. I can't say the same for Spacey's Luthor. I never expect much from these super-movies, they've long since lost their luster for me. While I agree with what Bearjew said about storytelling, that's more the symptom than the disease. The stories are there...provided that directors can get out of the way and stop trying to reinterpret already solid concepts adding their own limited sensibilities/experiences as spin. The real problem, IMO, is that Hollywood is so bereft of ideas that it took about five minutes for them to collectively snuff out the fount of creative energy that is comics. I'm a lifelong comic fan who is tired of comic movies. WTF? I shouldn't be surprised, Hollywood does this with nearly everything it clumsily stumbles onto. What bothers me most is that comics are now reading like cinematic efforts. A reverse rot is now occurring. Movie execs find new ways to make shitty otherwise excellent source material. Add to that malaise the fact that the very source material itself is taking on shitty qualities of the theatrical effort. Soon, there will be nothing worthwhile left.