Posted: 5/30/2006 8:49:45 AM EDT
| Who`s going? I`m in! I just pray that they`re using the soundtrack from the Christopher Reeve movies. |
I read this in an FHM magazine today in my reading room. That's partly because this is the third time trying to make this film. 1993 WB aquires the rights and burns through multiple script attempts including one from Kevin Smith. 1997 Tim Burton begine pre-production in Superman LIves with Micholas Cage, the studio cancelled the film and still had to pay Cage $20 million withou him working even one day. |
The guys around here want you to keep your pants on. |
Hell, they used that for Smallville. It's John Williams, IIRC, the same guy that brought you the Star Wars and Jaws themes. |
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Saw it last night.... and WOW... it was frickin AWESOME!!! The "surprise" was actually a surprise to me although I can't believe I didn't see it coming... I was a little "confused" about a couple things... 1.) Did Lex and his cronies become "Super" while they were on the crystal "continent"? They made some hits on Superman that knocked him pretty far. I assumed that part of the reason he was getting his ass kicked was because they became "Super" and partly because the crystal continent had kryptonite in it. 2.) If the crystal continent had kryptonite in it why could Superman tell right away. Usually it seems like if he's anywhere near the stuff he's all jacked up. He was flying over the continent and even pushing into space with it right in his face. Just didn't seem like it affected him as badly as it used... well except for the kryptonite shiv that Lex broke off in his side... 3.) Super Son... of course the queston of why did the kid have super power but not botered by kryptonite. I assume this was one of those human/alien hybrid side effects... kind of like Blade... all the strengths, none of the weakneses. 4.) Does anyone else hate Parker Posey, no matter what she's in? |
1) not sure about this one, I just figured it was a little overdramitization. 2) I was wondering this also. Maybe it was only the underlying layers of crystal????? 3) I'm guessing/hoping he inherited his all his fathers strengths and none of his weaknesses, and did you notice he wasn't quite as sickly after he smashed the guy with the piano. I am betting something clicked inside. If they make the rest of the movies this, this will be one hell of a good franchise. |
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I'll not see it. This is why. "Truth, justice, and all that..." WTF?  Give me the Christopher Reeve version any day. It's a classic. |
Because they scrapped the movie 2 or 3 times before finally making the movie that's in theatres right now. Supposedly they paid Nicholas Cage $20,000,000 and he never worked a single day because they scrapped the movie after he signed the contract. 
It was either like LArifleMAN said, overdamatized, or it was because Superman sorta flies/floats when he's knocked into the air... because well, he's Superman. 
I think he actually has to get close it for it to have an effect on him. When he was pushing the mini continent into space he was summoning all of his inner strength to do this one last deed and it practically killed him. You hear about stuff like this every so often. Where people do extraordinary things and feets of strength when they are motivated enough to do so.
I think you are right. Who knows though. Maybe his powers aren't as strong as Superman's.
I thought she was smoking hot. I have always thought so though. |
Didn't bother me one bit. In fact, after reading [most] of that article, I can't help but wonder what the "American way" is as well? Is the "American way" like this? "Hey, how do you approach a regular day?" "Well, the American way, of course. First I overeat at a fastfood place, then drive to my shitty underpaying job, making sure to talk on my cell phone while drinking coffee and cutting people off in traffic, where I perform the duties of my job to the standard... just enough not to get fired... and make sure to sexually harass at least one co-employee... after which I go home, drink excessively, beat my wife and kids, watch violence on TV, and then maybe jump on the internet to look at porn and talk discuss libera government conspiracies... you know... the American way..." 
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Much as I'd like to see Brainiac or Darkseid, the problem is that the other villians are too sci-fi. In trying to keep it "serious" and relevant to adults, they're trying to keep it focused on more human villians (hence the whole humans turned bad villians in Spiderman and X-men) |
Only problem being, he's more or less invicible... how often can a regular human come up with schemes to come even close to defeating him. Eventually, when you're dealing with a hero that is that powerful, you need to reach out in order to have a formidable foe. Perk to this movie is they really worked the human element very well. He now has much mroe to lose which empowers a lot more non-super villains to have an edge against him. |
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Rao! What part of "rocketed to Earth from a distant planet, with powers and abilities far beyond mortal men; who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel with his bare hands " is NOT sci-fi? Aliens in starships drop by often where you live? And I'm not even going towards the "glasses=disguise" thing. |
Up until now you've been cool in my book. But if you really buy into that BS about that movie being anti-American or something because of the omission of that phras, well, then you're new puffy wool coat will suit you just fine. Enjoy hanging with that looney flock.   While he mightbe an American icon, he's never claimed to be an American to the best of my knowledge. Clark Kent might technically be since he works in Metrolpolis and pays taxes, which more than likely makes him a citizen. But Superman is an illegal immigrant to the best of my knowledge. And Superman doesn't exclusively protect the US... he is more of a guardian of the entire planet. And last I check the rest of the world isn't as keen on the "American way" as most of us are. In short.. you're missing out on a great movie because of a really stupid reason. If it bugs you that much, pay to see another movie and go into the theater playing Superman so they don't "get your money". It's a good, fun movie to see. Nothing more. I hardly give anything rom Hollywood enough clout to make any kind of political statement. It's a guy flying around in spandex... do you really take him that seriously regardless of whether he's fight for the American way or all that stuff. It a comic book character for crying out loud. |
i think the kid is of earth so he gets his power FROM kryptonite |
The director for basic instinct had a clause in his contract that said he was the one to direct any sequels, with his salary already laid out. He read the script and ran far away really fast. They still had to pay him and find another director. |
| I was watching some documentary about Superman Returns and some of the shit that the "executives" (the fuckheads who have no idea about directing, or writing, or anything creative) were demanding, like no traditional Superman costume, that he absolutely HAD to fight a giant spider, and some other hysterical stuff that they were dead serious about. And people wonder how a character movie turns to shit. Fortunately there are writers and directors that stick together and apparently don't let those assclowns run the show. |