MOVIES: Hancock

Well, the summer movie season is fully upon us and that can only mean one thing -- superheroes, superheroes, superheroes!

By now, we've all come to realize how these movies about some of ink's most remarkable men in tights come so canned they start to feel noticeably unremarkable by about mid-July, but hey, they sell, so who can blame the studio execs?

And Will Smith really sells, so give him a hero's burden and say, the ability to fly, and you've got a marketing machine, right?

So the question we're all wondering ... is Hancock, a breath of fresh air, or just another summer slop-fest making you want to wrap your mouth around your car's exhaust pipe?

Not surprisingly, the answer seems to be leaning toward exhaust pipe.

I haven't seen it yet, so I won't pass judgment, but I can say I think the whole superhero thing pretty much peaked this year with the May release of Iron Man and will hit its anti-climax with The Dark Knight.

Check out "Mr. Beaks'" take on Hancock over at Ain't It Cool News and a humorous little piece on the flick at Pop Matters.

INTERESTING: Five superpowers science will give us

Exo-skeletons, telekinesis, WOLVERINE!

From super-quick healing to really dorky looking "Iron Man" suits (see left), here's just a taste of some of the superpowers science could make a reality in the coming decades!

Cracked.com gives some funny commentary, but a few of the ideas are actually kinda cool. I was particularly interested in the carbon nanotube technology suit, which could potentially allow the user to stick to any surface, even under water.

Combine that Spider-man ability with the Iron-Man exoskeleton, the "invisible" camera cloak and the Jean Grey telekinesis implant and you have the John J. Rambo of the 21st century!