the problem be that the movie rode in on the coattail of the 60 create concept that comic book could only be do a camp ( i. e. and the 60 batman show ) for tv and movie . thus you have combat sequence with subtitle ( come on . ) and a cluelessly unromantic doc savage ( he be uncomfortable around woman in the pulp and not an idiot ) and monk mayfair in a nightsheet ( a scene guarantee to give you nightmare for several night ) and and the totally hokey end with the secondary bad guy encase in gold like a herve villechez pose for an oscar statute . and when theyre not do boom sousa march score and the tinkly little funny music undercut much of the drama . even a such and this movie be . okay . it fun and and when it stay serious it a very accurate representation of the pulp . except for monk and a have be mention before represent he hugely muscle and not obese . and long tom and who be suppose to be a pale scrawny guy with an attitude and not paul gleason with an ( inexplicable ) scarf . the green death sequence and for instance and be remarkably gruesome and not something i would recommend for child . but they be very close to the feel of the pulp . when the writer and producer get it right and they do get it right i will give them that . but if the producer have do doc with the loving care and scripting of and say and reef first two superman movie and think what we might have have then . i think the problem be the movie schizophrenic . there a definite sense of try to do a 30 homage and but theyre also try to give in to the hero must be camp attitude that batman create . one get the impression there be a sober and pulp style first draft and then someone come in and say and hey and let make it funny it work with the batman show 8 year ago . but doc life on and thanks to earl macrauch and buckaroo banzai . if macrauch ain not do a homage to doc savage in that movie and the man be truly demented . so when the series actually get on tv ( allegedly mid season in 99 00 ) and doc savage and update to the 90 and will live once more .