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You know, I had pretty much written this movie off a while ago. After seeing this trailer, it looks like I might have been a bit too quick to judge.
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I think the problem is that he looks too perfect, too airbrushed. I'm still excited, as Kevin Spacey looks amazing, but I'm not too sure about Superman. I'll probably still go see it anyway.
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I've got issues with the apparent plot and how it'll change the dynamics, but there's enough right that I'm eager to see it. Jimmy has red hair! And a bowtie!
The cinematography looks great, and the theme music still gives me chills.
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I realize Lois & the gang are not exactly mental giants to begin with -- not being able to recognize a close friend without his glasses, for instance -- but isn't it going to be kind of suspicious that Superman and Clark Kent both disappeared, have been gone for several years and then both return at the same time?
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Well, there's rumors that Superman and Clark are a bit more than friends (wink wink, nudge, nudge) if you know what I mean. Poor Lois.
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I was just betrayed by a friend and given a spoiler about its apparent plot. If it's true, I'm wary of the movie.
Plus, lord, Singer's too smart to emulate Gene Hackman. Didn't he learn from the cartoon (or even Smallville)? That is not Lex Luthor!
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quote:Originally posted by Irregardless: but isn't it going to be kind of suspicious that Superman and Clark Kent both disappeared, have been gone for several years and then both return at the same time?
Yes, yes it is.
But nothing in the almost 70 years of Superman comics has ever added up to anything that made real world sense.
Kryptonite, the Phantom Zone, the Secret Identity Disguise, the Powers, the Costume...none of it makes a LICK of sense of viewed by the light of reality.
Superman is a fun character. His stories also require an almost total suspension of disbelief.
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I am a diehard Superman fan... This movie just looks simply amazing. Kevin Spacey as Lex... Perfect. That's my two cents.... Read birthright! Gives it's own interpretations of a lot of Superman's history.
quote: Kryptonite, the Phantom Zone, the Secret Identity Disguise, the Powers, the Costume...none of it makes a LICK of sense of viewed by the light of reality.
This lack of real sense is why I usually avoid Superman comics. I might see the movie just because. But Superman is TOO perfect. I like a good comic, like Spiderman, where the characters are flawed and basically human.
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Spider-Man! Nothing more believable than radiation that causes cool powers instead of sickness and death, a super-model wife, mystic spider-totems, and villains who never truly die!
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Not all of it is very realistic. But there are a lot of deeply human parts. At least, he is vulnerable to his enemies without some sort of stupid mineral.
A better example is Captain America.
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I focus on the runs of each comic that deal with the human aspects of being a superhero. And the fun aspects
Whgen they start doing arcs of mysterious new powers, splitting into blue and red versions, new costumes, clones, new insect arms that sprout out of the back, or kryptonite in all colors of the rainbow,, I just stop buying and wait until they come to their senses again.
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I make an official prediction that Superman Returns will be one of the most suprising movies released in a long time--suprising, in that it will be much better than most people are expecting.
A lot of people are nervous about it, but I think they are going to be pleasantly surprised, if not blown away. And I don't mean just by special effects and super powers. I hate movies that are just eye candy and action. I predict it will have both a great story and revolutionary effects.
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Hmm, I still can't get myself excited over this movie. Though I have to admit, the last little bit of the trailer is really cute Posts: 3636 | Registered: Oct 2001
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Any superhero who wears a cape loses ten cool points. Except for Dr. Strange. Dr. Strange rules.
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Yah, but when all is said and done, when I walk out of a movie, I'm not sayin, "That would have been a great movie if it hadn't been for that cape, or that bright-colored outfit, or that hair curl."
Once they watch it, people will only complain about these minor design issues if the rest of the movie sucked. And it won't.
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