Molly Simpson

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Film Descriptions
Batman Bob Kane and Bill Finger first created batman. He first appeared in Detective Comics in 1939. DC Comics, one of the most successful companies for American comic books, published this character. This character has appeared in other parts of the media other than Comics. This includes comic strips for newspapers, books, radio dramas, television and several films. The films this character was apart of include Batman Begins released in 2005, The Dark Knight released in 2008 and The Dark Knight Rises in 2012. Iron Man Iron man first appeared in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Writer-editors Stan Lee and Bill Cosby, script developer Larry Lieber and designer artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, created this character. This character has been in other parts of the media too including cartoons, television episodes and films. The films were Iron Man released in 2008, The Incredible Hulk released in 2008, Iron Man 2 released in 2010, Marvels The Avengers released in 2012 and Iron Man 3 in 2013. Captain America Captain America first appeared in comics published by Marvel Comics. Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created this character. This character has been involved in Television and Films also. The film it has been involved in are Easy Rider released in 1969, The Princess Bride released in 1987, The Net released in 1995, The Pursuit of Happyness released in 2006 and Next Avengers: Heros of Tomorrow released in 2008. The Flash The flash first appeared in a fictional comic book especially for superheroes by DC Comics Universe. This character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert. This character has not only been in comics, it has also been involved in animated features, live action television series and some guest appearances. This character hasnt really been seen in films as a character, but aspects of them have been introduced. For example, in the movie Daddy Day Care a little boy is wearing a fla sh outfit.

Molly Simpson

12A3

The Raid The raid released in 2011-2012 (varied in different countries; 8th September 2011 in Torontos Film Festival, 20th January 2012 in Sundance Film Festival and the 23rd March 2012 in the United States and Indonesia) had a budget of $1.1 Million. It reached the box office $4,105,187 in the US and $15 Million globally. The film was voted on http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_raid_redemption/ 7.5/10. The film was said to be an inventive action film expertly paced and edited for maximum entertainment. Top critics on the website reviewed the film as superb, the stunts, set pieces and overall mayhem cannot be faulted, awesome and a constant hit of adrenaline.