Feb 10
Chronicle, the found footage film about teens with telekinetic superpowers, topped the box office on Superbowl weekend to everyone’s surprise — making it the fourth highest Superbowl debut ever. Teens with superpowers are nothing new; in fact thinking back through our favorites brought out a lot of me mories. Here’s just a few on our list. Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers You may not want to admit every having watched this show, or dressing up as the red one for Halloween, or wearing those Zordon boxer shorts, but the Power Rangers were/are teens with superpowers we won’t soon forget. We can’t. We’ve tried. Matilda Originally a Roald Dahl book and later a big screen star, Matilda seems like a smart kid. Okay, she’s not a teen, but like the guys in Chronicle, she does have the superpower of telekinesis. She uses it to create havoc for those mean people around her. That’s something we can get behind. X-Men In the latest X-Men movie we see some of our favorites — like Banshee, Beast, Havoc and Mystique — learn to develop their superpowers as teens. Magneto’s already pretty old by the time the movie starts, but he’s a lot like some of the Chronicle characters, with a superpower and super-rage. Captain Planet & The Planeteers When these teen heroes were on their own, they only had the superpowers of earth, wind, fire, water or heart, but when combined they summoned… CAPTAIN PLANET! They saved the Earth from countless environmental disasters while also teaching us how to save energy in our own lives. Spider Girl You know all about Peter Parker’s web swinging, but did you know he and Mary Jane had a daughter named Spider Girl? In a male-dominated superhero world, Spider Girl showed that she could fight crime and beat up bad guys with the best of them. She also holds the record for the longest-running comic book with a female lead. Now that’s girl power! There you have it. Whose on your list of teens with superpowers? Chronicle is still in theaters, so be sure and check it out and let us know what you think.

Chronicle, the found footage film about teens with telekinetic superpowers, topped the box office on Superbowl weekend to everyone’s surprise — making it the fourth highest Superbowl debut ever. Teens with superpowers are nothing new; in fact thinking back through our favorites brought out a lot of me mories. Here’s just a few on our list.

  • Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers
     You may not want to admit every having watched this show, or dressing up as the red one for Halloween, or wearing those Zordon boxer shorts, but the Power Rangers were/are teens with superpowers we won’t soon forget. We can’t. We’ve tried.
  • Matilda
     Originally a Roald Dahl book and later a big screen star, Matilda seems like a smart kid. Okay, she’s not a teen, but like the guys in Chronicle, she does have the superpower of telekinesis. She uses it to create havoc for those mean people around her. That’s something we can get behind.
  • X-Men
     In the latest X-Men movie we see some of our favorites — like Banshee, Beast, Havoc and Mystique — learn to develop their superpowers as teens. Magneto’s already pretty old by the time the movie starts, but he’s a lot like some of the Chronicle characters, with a superpower and super-rage.
  • Captain Planet & The Planeteers
    When these teen heroes were on their own, they only had the superpowers of earth, wind, fire, water or heart, but when combined they summoned… CAPTAIN PLANET! They saved the Earth from countless environmental disasters while also teaching us how to save energy in our own lives.
  • Spider Girl
    You know all about Peter Parker’s web swinging, but did you know he and Mary Jane had a daughter named Spider Girl? In a male-dominated superhero world, Spider Girl showed that she could fight crime and beat up bad guys with the best of them. She also holds the record for the longest-running comic book with a female lead. Now that’s girl power! There you have it. Whose on your list of teens with superpowers? Chronicle is still in theaters, so be sure and check it out and let us know what you think.
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