Happy Independence Day
Jul. 4th, 2006 11:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
orikesHope you all had a good day, whether it involved picnics, fireworks, or just getting a day off.
For my part, I got to go see Superman. Mmmm. Superman gooooood. It was an excellently fun film and I was quite happy with it.
I find it interesting that last year the big superhero film was Batman, which was successful because it came at the story quite differently than the previous film versions. Yet this year, we get a very successful take on Superman, partially because it sticks very close to the best of the previous films. This probably should have been what the third film was back in the '80's.
The kid thing was something I saw coming when you find out that Lois has a kid. The kid looks five, Supes has been gone for five years... Doesn't take a genius. Then again, these are the people who haven't figured out that Clark Kent is the same person as Superman.
Either way, while I saw that coming, I was quite pleasantly surprised at how they handled Lois' fiance. It was something that could have been horribly cliched, but was handled well. He was a good guy, capable, and honestly caring deeply for Lois and the boy. I also liked that the end of the film DIDN'T resolve the love triangle.
It also explained why Cyclops' part was so damn small in X-men 3. I was sooo pissed with what they did to him in that film, but now I understand the 'OOC' reasons why his part was smaller. (See, I'm good. I warned about spoilers for Superman, but avoided the spoilers for X-men 3, which could have caught someone unwary.)
I wonder what Bryan Singer could have done with X-men 3, but I'm very glad he did Superman Returns.
For my part, I got to go see Superman. Mmmm. Superman gooooood. It was an excellently fun film and I was quite happy with it.
I find it interesting that last year the big superhero film was Batman, which was successful because it came at the story quite differently than the previous film versions. Yet this year, we get a very successful take on Superman, partially because it sticks very close to the best of the previous films. This probably should have been what the third film was back in the '80's.
The kid thing was something I saw coming when you find out that Lois has a kid. The kid looks five, Supes has been gone for five years... Doesn't take a genius. Then again, these are the people who haven't figured out that Clark Kent is the same person as Superman.
Either way, while I saw that coming, I was quite pleasantly surprised at how they handled Lois' fiance. It was something that could have been horribly cliched, but was handled well. He was a good guy, capable, and honestly caring deeply for Lois and the boy. I also liked that the end of the film DIDN'T resolve the love triangle.
It also explained why Cyclops' part was so damn small in X-men 3. I was sooo pissed with what they did to him in that film, but now I understand the 'OOC' reasons why his part was smaller. (See, I'm good. I warned about spoilers for Superman, but avoided the spoilers for X-men 3, which could have caught someone unwary.)
I wonder what Bryan Singer could have done with X-men 3, but I'm very glad he did Superman Returns.