Superman Returns
On the whole, I liked Superman Returns. Those first two Superman movies were formative film experiences for me, but Bryan Singer's loving continuation of them does them honor. Part of what makes Superman tick is that he's not just an alien brought up as a human, but he's a god brought up as a humble man, and Brandon Routh captures this with grace and poignancy.
Kevin Spacey turned in a perfectly fine performance, but I do think the Luthor character has gotten stale. Frankly, the movie version never made much sense to me. He's kinda smart, he's greedy, he's mean and sarcastic, and he succeeds far beyond his capabilities. Never very interesting to me. Let's see Brainiac or Mogul or Mordru or someone really formidable. Bizarro am formidable.
I wouldn't have minded seeing Kandor, or red kryptonite, or Krypto the Superdog (or Streaky the Supercat, or Comet the Superhorse, or Beppo the Supermonkey). Maybe Superman might have been lent a hand by Nightwing and Flamebird, the superheroes of the shrunken city of Kandor. Or Jimmy Olsen could have adopted his sometime guise of Elastic Lad.
But, hey, no movie's perfect. And if Superman Returns is a box-office success, maybe in the next one they'll tell the story I really want to see (yeah, that's Sonny Bono sitting next to Batman):
Kevin Spacey turned in a perfectly fine performance, but I do think the Luthor character has gotten stale. Frankly, the movie version never made much sense to me. He's kinda smart, he's greedy, he's mean and sarcastic, and he succeeds far beyond his capabilities. Never very interesting to me. Let's see Brainiac or Mogul or Mordru or someone really formidable. Bizarro am formidable.
I wouldn't have minded seeing Kandor, or red kryptonite, or Krypto the Superdog (or Streaky the Supercat, or Comet the Superhorse, or Beppo the Supermonkey). Maybe Superman might have been lent a hand by Nightwing and Flamebird, the superheroes of the shrunken city of Kandor. Or Jimmy Olsen could have adopted his sometime guise of Elastic Lad.
But, hey, no movie's perfect. And if Superman Returns is a box-office success, maybe in the next one they'll tell the story I really want to see (yeah, that's Sonny Bono sitting next to Batman):
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And there's Jimmy Carter next to 'em!
Ali woulda so kicked Kal-El's ass...
By Michael Jasper, at Mon Jul 10, 09:18:00 AM MST
I once met Muhammed Ali, a few years ago (met in the sense of I said hello to him in a hallway). Man, even now he's still got a terrifying amount of presence.
By Jon Hansen, at Mon Jul 10, 02:02:00 PM MST
Wow, Jon, that's cool. Hank Aaron once did a signing at the book store I worked at, and I didn't know jack about baseball (still don't), but he definitely had an aura of dignity and greatness about him.
By Greg van Eekhout, at Mon Jul 10, 03:25:00 PM MST
Yeah. I know of one of my mother's friends back home who has that; I pick it up from people around. It's kinda hard to pick up on it personally when this same person threatens to spank my amlost-30 behind for dressing frumpy...
You ever get the feeling it's something the old greats knew (and learned...?) how to cultivate? Think it's gone from our generation? How many modern-day celebs/people could you say the same thing of?
I got that same feeling from Keifer Sutherland's mother when I spoke with her briefly at a rally. That disctinct feeling of Look Alive, You. This is Someone You Should Look Sharp and Take Note Of...
By Tricia L, at Tue Jul 11, 03:32:00 PM MST
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