The Man of Steel is back! But can he deliver?
Tuesday night marked a special occasion for my family. We went to see an early viewing of Superman Returns. We are all fans of the original Superman films, and, my husband especially, looked forward to the release of this film with great anticipation. I can remember watching the first trailers with my husband and kids, and counting down the day to this very night, when we would finally see our new and improved Man of Steel.…
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26 - Andy Marsh
You're right about the plot twist I had figured out...
27 - Jet in Columbus
"things floating right in front of me! Big screen...big sound...what more could you ask for in a superhero movie!?"
Oh Andy.... c'mon!
28 - Jet in Columbus
did it seem to you that he looked like a cartoon character a couple of times when he shouldn't have?
Duh?
29 - chantal stone
re #25...YES, Andy....thats what I meant when I wrote that the CGI was a bit overdone....he didn't even look REAL at times. I'm glad you noticed that too. I thought that was really weird.
30 - Andy Marsh
you think it was weird for you? Try it in 3-D!
31 - Jet in Columbus
The bulge Chantel get to the bulge! Did his costume have nipples like Batman's?
32 - chantal stone
no nipples lol...and the bulge was only slightly impressive....I read somewhere that his real bulge was looking *too big* in the costume, so they had to re-work that part of the costume to keep it under control.....I'm thinking drag-queen style lol
33 - Jet in Columbus
Damn-I was hoping the plot twist was him having to save a bunch of bath house gays Jerry Falwell.
I guess I'll go back to pasting Andy Marsh's head on really hunky guy's porn bodies now...
34 - chantal stone
maybe that will be in Part 2.....keep the hope alive, Jet! lol
35 - Jet in Columbus
Ah then the plot twist could be Lois Lane is really Louis Lane in drag!
36 - chantal stone
LOL
37 - Jet in Columbus
Now if we could only get him to go after the evil scientist who re-awoke me a couple of days ago.
Yeeeee ewwwww ah haaaaa haaaaa!
38 - Andy Marsh
there was one other thing that bothered me...when Perry White said..."does he still stand for truth, justice and that other stuff?"
I guess "The American way" is just to PC for a movie anymore???
39 - chantal stone
yeah Andy, apparently it is...especially when you're trying to appeal to an international audience.
40 - Andy Marsh
Jet - that's why I won't give you a picture of my entire body...sometimes you scare me man!!!
41 - Jet in Columbus
Of for god's sake Andy, I was pulling your leg not your dick... sheesh.
Besides I can put your head on any body I want and make it look very convincing-just ask Chantal about me putting a woman in a trailer she'd never been in and making it look convincing.
Stop being such a scaredy cat.
I know you're straight, so I know where your dick's been and I don't want it in my mouth after that-yuck-thank you
Love hugs and kisses
Jet
42 - Andy Marsh
You crack me up man!
43 - chantal stone
yeah Andy....he's good ;)
lol
44 - MCH
Andy, Chantal;
I liked the movie, but it wasn't great. On a scale of 1-10 (5 being average), I'd give it a 6 or 7. Let's put it this way, my step-son liked it better than I.
And I also noticed some closeups where his head looked cartoonish, or computerized. What is CGI?
45 - Andy Marsh
Computer Generated Imaging...exactly what we were talking about MCH. Where he looked cartoonish...when he should have looked real...
I'd agree...good but not great. First feature movie I've ever seen at an IMAX theater though...I think it was probably a good one for a first time experience.
46 - Jet in Columbus
Speaking of computer generated images-Andy check your e-mail!
47 - Jet in Columbus
Andy won't respond to that picture I made for him, I guess I'll have to post it on my own blog...
48 - Andy Marsh
I checked it this morning...it's very....scary!
49 - Jewels
We had to go to the sneak peek early preview too, I couldn't wait. While I was at times slightly disappointed, overall I was entertained, and like you, thought Posey would have indeed made a better Lois than Kate. We saw lots of Superman shirts and my daughter was delighted over one couple in their Superman suits. Theaters in the 'gay-borhood' good for dress-up dramatics.
Routh is a gorgeous Superman, but that hair curl, guess it's Singer's touch, a little over the top -it just did not move - even after his fall into the ocean. Dipped in lacquer. Regarding the suit, and comments about the evil Superman, that's what I thought too, just not your regular man 'o steele duds.
Writers were lazy regarding the supporting characters; it would have improved the story to have had stronger support characters.
I have read the criticisms of Superman's lack of dialogue; he's a superhero not a superorator. I thought his script was fine. Kevin Spacey was fun as Lex Luthor, although with current times, I had expected more current themes. Producers stuck to tried (trite) and true. AM radio conservative talk jocks were up in arms over the alteration of the phrase, "Truth, Justice, and the American Way". I thought it humorous how seriously some of them were regarding the interpretation over the exclusion of "...and the American Way", going so far as to refuse to see the movie over the bastardation of the Superman creedo via the hands of the Left.
Reviewers have criticized Superman for 'abandoning' his child; please he and Lois did the deed and he flew to Krypton, how'd he know? That brought up the other question, did he remove the suit during or...is there a secret exit? Also neglecting his duties regarding his no-show in court and so Lex gets his get out of jail free card again, the man was flying into space in quest of his planet. Sheesh. Even Superman can't be two places at once. But the absence of five years, that's a lot of space travelling, and his return simultaneously with Clark Kent's return not stirring up any interest in the reporting room of The Daily Planet - that was an issue that needed reworking.
Oh well, I just have to add, "It's a bird! No, it's a plane! No, it's Superman!"
50 - Andy Marsh
Jewels - I thought that was pretty cool how they got the it's a bird line into the movie too! I also was pleasantly surprised to hear Perry say..."Great Caesers ghost!" And it did bother me a bit that they took out the ...and the American Way out of his creed...but PCBS bothers me...and that's all that is.
My kids didn't get why I laughed at that...but I watched a lot of black and white Superman when I was a kid!
51 - Jewels
Andy, I loved that part too! Let's hope the "Superman curse" doesn't follow Routh. Superman was my childhood hero; I too have watched his shows since the B/W days and throughout the years, all the actors that have come to play him.
52 - chantal stone
Jewels.....
Thanks for such a great and detailed comment....
The fact that Clark came back to work the SAME day that Superman returned, and no one noticed(?!?!?!?!!!!) really bugs me too. I can buy that Superman is from outer space, that he can fly, leap tall buildings in a single bound, blah blah blah....but I can't buy that everyone around Clark is so dense they never noticed the "coincidence".
I agree that the writers were lazy with some of the characters, in fact, I think the writers were lazy overall. I think they thought that Superman returning was enough to carry a story, but they greatly underestimated their audience. My 10 yr old son LOVED the movie...but we're not all 10 anymore.
53 - Son of Jor-El
I'm back guys. Jewel I liked your review. I guess we all need to wait and see if anyone else makes an attempt at making a Superman movie. Remember the collection of Batman movies that came out??
54 - Jet in Columbus
I can't remember, did I wish Chantal Stone a happy birthday today?