Believe It or Not!

Believe it or not, I cannot find a single photograph of the "Superman Returns" poster I had back in ought-six. The poster I had probably looked kind of like that one. And I'll have you know I went through A LOT of mental anguish searching for a picture that had that poster in it. I saw so many skinny photos of my old self!! I hate 2006 me!!! SO MUCH.

And in a telling twist- on my search for a picture of my old poster- I did find many photos of FOOD. Here's one photo (above) of a pie. Mrs. Potterbutter Butterchurn could have made it, but we could also have asked Becky or Austin to bake it. We've eaten so many pies they all run together (and settle on my big fat ass).

Let's Talk Superman

It must be said (okay not really, but it can be said) that "Superman Returns" of 2006 is much better than this year's "Man of Steel." 

Now, "Man of Steel" is enjoyable (although they attempted to make it a sober drama with 1.5 hours of non-stop explosions at the end), and has plenty of things going for it:

1. It includes fun scenes of Russell Crowe on Krypton and as Ghost Dad in the space ship.

2. Amy Adams is unexpectedly forceful and perky as Lois Lane. Let me rephrase that. Amy Adams is forcefully perky as Lois Lane. (I wanted to make it a good pull-quote for the DVD box).








3. For the gays and gals out there Henry Cavill is plenty cute enough to carry a Super-movie. (Personally, I prefer Brandon Routh's 06 model Kal-El. Henry Cavill's physique is more He-Man than Superman, but again I ain't complaining- just splitting hairs. And eating ice cream. Fat blobs like me eat ice cream and blog about how Henry Cavill is too muscle-y while the laptop bounces on the gelatinous protrusion that is my stomach.)



4. One other thing "Man of Steel" has is Kevin Costner. First off- how did the 90's become nostalgic? Why am I brought to tears by the sight of Kevin Costner walking through a corn field? It's like Shoeless Joe might stroll out any second and ask to bunt. (Did I get the baseball terminology correct?)







Now (quickly) points against "Man of Steel":

1. No speedo. Modern audiences (as opposed to those of 2006) find the red speedo ridiculous. A man who flies and melts things with heat vision is not believable in a speedo.

2. The suit is navy this time to convey the darker tone of the film? Thanks Jor-El for at least leaving us with the cape!

3. It's just a personal thing- but I could have done without 45 minutes of the exploding buildings at the end of "Man of Steel." That still would have left almost an hour's worth! We get it- Zod BLEW THINGS UP. 

But all in all, a Superman movie is still a fun summer event. Now when they make "Man of Steel 2," I just hope there's lots of confusion around Clark Kent in glasses/Superman without glasses (that's my favorite Superman plot element, after the speedo). 

Movie Misconceptions

Just how wrong are you about movies? Click HERE and find out! I'm just glad that someone is clearing up the misconception that "Superman Returns" was a bomb- not only did it make more $$ than "Batman Begins"- it was a much better movie with a much hotter star!!! There, I said it!

Other misconceptions debunked:

"A Christmas Story" was an instant classic.

Traditionally drawn animation is not as profitable as CGI.

A "Cliff and Kendall" movie would be cost prohibitive based on the catering budget alone.

Well, that last one's probably true.