Stuff on the net

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I thought the following was pretty funny, and figured I would share it.

http://www.demonbaby.com/blog/2004/04/first-annual-myspace-stupid-haircut.html

Also, the new trailer for “Superman Returns” is out on various places around the net (I figure you guys are clever enough to find it.) The basic visuals look like fun, and Kevin Spacey is clearly having way too good a time, channeling his inner Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor. What sold it for me, however, was the last ten seconds, the specifics of which I won’t give away. All I’ll say is that long-time fans appreciated the first film’s little nods to previous Superman tropes, such as the quick glance at the phone booth or Superman sincerely telling Lois he’s here to fight for truth, justice and the American way. But this bit at the end of the trailer tops those.

PAD

23 comments on “Stuff on the net”

  1. I found the trailer to be excellent. I can’t wait for the movie to come out!

  2. Sorry for the off-topicness, but did I just see Dan DiDio declare that the Matrix Supergirl has been wiped from continuity? The hëll?

  3. “Sorry for the off-topicness, but did I just see Dan DiDio declare that the Matrix Supergirl has been wiped from continuity? The hëll?”

    Yeah, that’s right. And this is me over here not caring. Now I don’t have to worry that Linda Danvers is going to be brought back, raped and murdered.

    PAD

  6. The Kevin Spacey over-the-top Luthor really turned me off. I’m hoping the movie will change my mind, but that few seconds of the trailer has me hoping they didn’t screw it up.

    And, yes, the last 10 seconds was brilliant. I laughed for quite a while.

  7. I dunno. I’m not entirely sold just yet (though, knowing me, I’ll still be there opening night with my Superman T-Shirt on.)
    I certainly looks pretty, Routh is channeling Christopher Reeve like nobody’s business, and Spacey is obviously having the time of his life, but the trailer itself is, well… kinda lacklustre, really.
    I mean, I guess I shouldn’t complain too much, insofar as it’s obviously holding stuff back for the actual film (unlike so many trailers today that show us all the cool bits in a minute and a half), but the dialogue still seems kinda weak (excluding the last ten seconds, which did make me grin.)
    So, to sum up, I guess I’m still cautiously optimistic about it, but the trailer certainly didn’t light any great fire under my butt to go see the film (hëll, the merchandise has done a better job of that. I mean, anyone else wanna sell some blood to get that Daily Planet statue from Weta?)

  8. I really liked Spacey’s scene chewing–Hackman was great but never frightening. I’m a little concerened with the action sequences though–nothing in the trailer gives me a sense that Superman is in any way endangered. Is it just 2 hours of him saving people? Which could be an interesting take I guess…but I’m the sort who likes the idea of a 200 foot tall Metallo running amok.

  9. The trailer was pretty good. I’ll definitely still see it. However, there’s still one or two things that stick in my craw. I can’t get over the idea that Lois Lane is now a single mother in this movie. It seems like a strange thing to add in a movie meant to restart the Superman franchise. Then again, part of me just wishes they had done a real start-over anyway. The fact that it’s starting after Superman II just seems weird. It’s like movie franchises have just become the equivalent of a “Choose Your Own Adbenture” book, where the franchise will take many contradictory paths before everything’s done. Also, I just never cared for the way the origin played out in Superman: The Movie. I disliked the cold, crystalline version of Krypton. I disliked that Jor-El seemed to be so old. I disliked that the Phantom Zone was turned into a flying album cover. Then again, who among us doesn’t have their own favorite take on Superman’s origin by this point. The first one that really spoke to me is the one from the Paul Dini and Bruce Timm cartoon on Kids WB in the ’90s. I suppose I should just be glad there is a new Superman movie and cross my fingers that we get another cool villian in there aside from Luthor (I’m hoping for Metallo).

    As for areacode212’s off-topicness, I’d also like to point out that in addition to Matrix being removed from history, the kids from Young Justice are very much changed from how they were and the old Aquaman has been replaced with a new one. It’s a good thing professional writers like Mr. David keep a degree of professional distance from the characters they write, so they don’t get too bent out of shape when something like this happens. It’s also handy that he’s mostly working for Marvel right now.

  10. That haircut thing is pretty hilarious. Thank you for bringing it into my life.

    But I’m confused: how are a glance at a phone booth and Superman’s words to Lois “tropes”? A trope is like a metaphor or a simile, so what am I missing here?

  11. “Sorry for the off-topicness, but did I just see Dan DiDio declare that the Matrix Supergirl has been wiped from continuity? The hëll?”

    Yeah, that’s right. And this is me over here not caring. Now I don’t have to worry that Linda Danvers is going to be brought back, raped and murdered.

    PAD

    Well, at least you’re able to see the silver lining on the cloud of s**t that DC just dumped on you. As far as I’m concerned, Peter, I STILL consider your version to be the REAL Supergirl, so piss on ’em, right?

    Re: the trailer – I loathe the Lois=mommy subplot because I think it’s totally unnecessary. But Kevin Spacey is definitely diving into Lex headfirst and loving it, and it shows. I’m very glad they cast Brandon Routh as opposed to a big-name actor because it dispenses with the audience coming into the movie with preconcieved typecasting notions. Same went with Chris Reeve. Hopefully they’ll do the same with Wonder Woman.

    And yes – the ending bit was hilarious. MY favorite fangirly part, though, was that THEY KEPT JOHN WILLIAMS’ SCORE. Oh man. Beautiful. Wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. A shame they didn’t do the same for Danny Elfman on Batman Begins, but eh, what’re you gonna do?

  12. Wait, Kate Bosworth’s…23…and doesn’t look much older than the 22 she must have been during shooting…and the kid is, at youngest, 6? And there’s supposed to have been a long time between Superman’s disappearance and that kid…so how old was she when she first met Supes, 12?

  13. a figure of speech (such as metaphor, irony, etc) is one definition of ‘trope’.

    Here’s another:

    “In literature, a trope is a familiar and repeated symbol, meme, theme, motif, style, character or thing that permeates a particular type of literature. They are usually tied heavily to genre. For example, tropes in horror literature and film include the mad scientist or a dark and stormy night. Tropes can also be plots or events, such as the science fiction trope of an alien invasion that is deterred at the last minute.”

  14. I didn’t plan to see it, and this hasn’t changed my mind.

    Routh looks great as Clark Kent, but looks poor as Superman. Not to mention, the shots of Superman (especially the cape) doesn’t impress me in the least.

    Spacey looks like he’s having fun, but I don’t think he makes a great Lex Luthor either.

    After the two X-Men films, I thought perhaps Singer could do no wrong with Superman Returns, but I think that won’t be the case.

  15. I’m still reserving judgement on Spacey as Luthor. True, he seems to have Demonstrably-insane-with-hatred-of-Superman Luthor down, but are they even going trying to address other aspects of his character? True, Nicholson had utterly psychotic Joker down, but none of the personality swings that make the character truly disturbing. Granted, I can’t say who’s more to blame, Nicholson or Burton. I just hope Singer and/or Spacey haven’t made the same mistake.

    -Rex Hondo-

  16. I thought Spacey was channeling his inner Bill Murray. I think of Murray delivering the same lines as Spacey’s in the trailer and believe he could’ve pulled it off.

  17. I have always been an absolute sucker for airborne rescue scenes (the one in Thunderbolts #5 was what sold me on the series, to be honest, not to mention the sheer mayhem of Rick Hunter’s first Veritech flight in “Robotech”), but it looks like the plane rescue we briefly see will be KILLER. Wing-rip-alicious!

  18. “Wait, Kate Bosworth’s…23…and doesn’t look much older than the 22 she must have been during shooting…and the kid is, at youngest, 6? And there’s supposed to have been a long time between Superman’s disappearance and that kid…so how old was she when she first met Supes, 12?”

    Who said _Lois_ is 23? After all, if a 29-year-old Tom Welling can play an 18 year old Clark Kent; why can’t a 23-year-old Kate Bosworth play a, say, 30-year-old Lois Lane?

    Yes, she does look young, but there are women who age very slowly. I personally know one who at 37 looks pretty much the same as she did at 24.

    Rick

  21. At this point, I’m still at the “I’ll probably see it ’cause it’s based on a comic book” stage. Nothing has gotten me up to the “I gotta see that!” stage.

    Routh just looks…too scrawny to be Superman. Sure, there’s no real reason for him to look like the body-builder the comics portray, but I just don’t see any power when I look at him. I see some kid in a Superman outfit.

    – Chris

  22. The trailer looked good. I loved the last 10 seconds – they did something similar on Smallville, didn’t they? For those of you that “aren’t sure” about this movie, go rent copies of Superman III and IV. This flick HAS to be an improvement on those.

    Cheers.
    Bel

  23. >>Routh looks great as Clark Kent, but looks poor as Superman. Not to mention, the shots of Superman (especially the cape) doesn’t impress me in the least.

    After the two X-Men films, I thought perhaps Singer could do no wrong with Superman Returns, but I think that won’t be the case.>>

    I’m with you Craig. I’m waiting to see the film to make my final judgement but I see so many wrong things my interest have never been that high with this picture. While X-Men III looks amazing I’m trying not to expect that much so I don’t get disapointed if it falls short from my expectations.

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