Batman's music is the thumping of the fear-stricken criminals' hearts. Well, that's the baseline. The screams of the women in peril form a harmony with the shrill of the bats, and there's the staccato beat of gunfire, and the duller rhythm of his foot against the bad guys' heads.

I think most people would say the theme from the 60's TV show

And therein lies the problem.

Batman's music is the thumping of the fear-stricken criminals' hearts. Well, that's the baseline. The screams of the women in peril form a harmony with the shrill of the bats, and there's the staccato beat of gunfire, and the duller rhythm of his foot against the bad guys' heads.

So more like the theme to Batman Beyond.

I was disappointed that the Begins producers decided to order new music instead of using Danny Elfman's theme, because that's pretty much The Batman Music in my head.

DH and I realized after seeing Superman that it is almost impossible to hum a different famous John Williams theme than the one currently in your head. If you have just seen Superman, you will not be able to correctly hum either Star Wars or Indiana Jones without considerable mental effort. They're just too alike.

Star Wars and Superman are very similar in my head, but Indiana Jones is different enough it sticks out.

that's pretty much The Batman Music in my head

Batdance is mine, but I think he needs something more...well, less Purple.

I am Kalshane on the music

And I am ita on the Oh, Batman is so going to kick his ass when he gets back. Gotham's not Superman's to save, thanks.

Maybe he wasn't there to fight crime. Maybe there was a freak tornado or earthquake or something...

The first scene that came to mind was from the No Man's Land series, where Superman comes to Gotham and tries to help Batman, and Batman does that "I am right, but I will not explain it to you. Take me at my word, or find out for yourself."

It takes Supes a little bit to get it, but he does, and works out how he can help some, but really, it's Batman's gig.

Superman Returns – liked it but didn’t love it. ***

To movie seemed at times to drag and at other times to be too rushed.

I liked that he came back after being away for 5 years. I would have preferred to see more of him on the farm trying to figure out what to do next. (Mostly I would have liked to see more of Eva Marie Saint.) It was too sudden that he was back at the Daily Planet. I suspect some scenes got cut here. I think overall, there were just not enough scenes with Clark. What struck me the most about the film is how little Brandon Routh spoke in it, as Clark or Superman. It was like he was a visitor to his own story. Blah. Yes, BR looks a lot like Christopher Reeve. But I didn’t need him to bear a physical resemblance. If the suit can be different so can the actor. I need there to be an actor who shows me what is going on with Clark and with Superman. BR didn’t do that enough for me

I liked that Richard was not a Dick. But he was just a little too perfect. Still, I liked that he went back to save Superman, dived right into the water, and supported Lois throughout – even when he didn’t really understand what was going on with her.

Lois – Kate Bosworth is in her early 20s and is too young for the part. I guess that they cast the leads young because it’s a 3 picture deal and they don’t want them too old for the next 2 films, but she’s too young to have a 5 year old child. She did have some moments – the look on her face in the plane when she saw Superman zoom by. And I guess that was shock when Jason saved her on the boat. But overall, she seemed to be babysitting for the kid, not mothering him.

Lex – Whatever. Kevin Spacey was fine. The plan – to create a new continent out of the ugly crystals was just psycho and caused me to scratch my head, not fear for the characters.

Kitty – Parker Posey rocks.

Jason –I wanted to give him a haircut so bad. But leaving that aside, the actor was fine, in that Omen-stare kind of way. I would have liked Jason to be a bit more inquisitive and adventurous, but I guess they were not writing him that way and instead wanted him to come off as sickly. As to him being Superman’s kid, I was sort of hoping that the exposure to kryptonite would have the opposite effect on him -- causing him to gain his powers.

Which brings me to the biggest issue I had with the film. So, what now? Superman and Lois had a child together and at the end of the movie he knows it and they say nothing about it to one another? Really? NOTHING? I don’t think Superman will want to disturb the kid’s happy home, but that is a boy who is going to have some major issues. I assume that the loss of all of the crystals (if they are all lost) means that Superman is going to have to tutor the kid directly rather than give him the keys to the Fortress of Solitude.

(By the by, this film is supposed to more or less follow Superman II. In that film, Lois and Superman had sex. But didn’t he later wipe from her memory? I am assuming that he wiped her memory of him being Clark and not of their relationship.) ***

I also saw The Devil Wears Prada. Meryl Streep was outstanding. It’s worth seeing for her alone.