Well, one female voice, anyway. Thanks to Majel.
Let me guess. We're in a hurry.
Inara ,'Serenity'
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Cashmere - Jun 22, 2006 5:55:23 pm PDT #2418 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Jessica - Jun 22, 2006 6:50:56 pm PDT #2419 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have seen Superman Returns, and I declare it to be awesome.
I was seriously surprised at how much I liked this movie. Definitely going to be seeing it again.
One minor nonspoiler that should be comforting to people -- that emo bullshit line in the trailer about how hard it is being alone and keeping secrets does not actually appear in the film, in any form.
DavidS - Jun 22, 2006 7:18:22 pm PDT #2420 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have seen Superman Returns, and I declare it to be awesome.
Well, alright.
Rate it against your personal pantheon of comic book movies.
(Mine starts with Spidey 2, then X-men 2, then...Batman Returns. Then...the first Superman. Batman Begins. Then Hellboy. Then Spidey 1. Sin City. Something like that.)
P.M. Marc - Jun 22, 2006 7:22:59 pm PDT #2421 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Err, is that from low to high or high to low?
DavidS - Jun 22, 2006 7:30:47 pm PDT #2422 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Err, is that from low to high or high to low?
Pfft. Spider-Man 2 at the top. Vonnie will back me up on this!
::looks around desperately for Vonnie validation::
Volans - Jun 22, 2006 8:27:43 pm PDT #2423 of 10001
move out and draw fire
Swamp Thing #1!!!!!
All I've got on Jennifer Jason Leigh is that in If Chins Could Kill Bruce Campbell describes her as an acting machine. And the screencap from Hudsucker makes her look exactly like her mother.
Good news about Superman! I'm not a Supes person, but I am a total Kevin Spacey mark, so I've been planning to see it.
Jessica - Jun 23, 2006 5:12:02 am PDT #2424 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Rate it against your personal pantheon of comic book movies.
Right now, Superman Returns is my favorite comic book movie ever, but that's 99% residual glow from the fact that it was the last one I saw, and it was AWESOME. I have to see it again and let it digest more before it can be properly ranked.
It's got a grandeur that's completely absent from the X-movies (appropriate for their subject matter, but it was something I wasn't sure Singer could do), and the pacing is very elegant and operatic. You really get a sense of Superman as Big Tragic God, both from Routh's performance and from the arc of the narrative. Like Batman Begins and the Spider-Man movies, it does a great job of matching the tone of the film to the tone of the superhero -- there is no question at all that this is a Superman movie. It's just wonderful.
PS, your list is missing Hulk, Darkman and The Incredibles.
tommyrot - Jun 23, 2006 5:14:09 am PDT #2425 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
PS, your list is missing Hulk, Darkman and The Incredibles.
'Cept The Incredibles weren't in comic books first....
Jessica - Jun 23, 2006 5:16:07 am PDT #2426 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Neither was Darkman - doesn't matter! Still comic book movies.
(But if we're going strictly by source material and not movie content, the list is missing Ghost World, V for Vendetta and American Splendor.)
(And League of Extradordinary Gentlemen and From Hell, but the less said about those, the better.)
Frankenbuddha - Jun 23, 2006 5:28:17 am PDT #2427 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
You really get a sense of Superman as Big Tragic God, both from Routh's performance and from the arc of the narrative.
Hmm. See I've never really seen Superman portrayed as tragic. He SHOULD have been (and may well have been in comics I've never read) given the whole last of his planet and all (as far as he knows - that got revised a few times), but I can't recall seeing him done that way.