calliopes_pen | Superman Returns, And A Poll

First of all, let me say this. I went in expecting it to be an annoying and corny version of Superman--I was very, very wrong, and I am grateful. Brandon Routh was wonderful as both Clark Kent and Superman.

I have never seen Kate Bosworth in a movie before this one, so I think she was great as Lois Lane. I'm happy they got her right this time. I might be one of the few that never could stand Margot Kidder.

And Lex Luthor? Simply amazing. Like Kate Bosworth, I had never seen a movie with Kevin Spacey in it, so I didn't know if he was good or not. I loved his take on Lex.

When little Jason turned out to be Superman's son, my first thought was that essay Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex. At least, until I remembered that in the second movie they briefly turned him human. I think that Jason knows Superman is his father--he probably overheard her tell Superman (while in a coma) about it. That's why he ran up to him and kissed his cheek.

Also, someone needs to tell Superman that the kid throws pianos when he's upset! He needs training to keep from smashing the bad guys.

Throughout the movie, I loved everything about Lex. I wasn't sure about Superman--at least, not until the scene where Lex had Superman beaten with the island of Kryptonite. After a while, I felt bad for the guy.

Loved the fact that, for a change, it was Lois that saved Superman. Of course, with all abuse Lois went through in this movie, I'm amazed she wasn't brain damaged or suffering from amnesia or internal bleeding by the end of it.

Oh! I almost forgot to mention this--James Marsden is Richard White? I didn't even recognize the guy until long after I had gone home, and was reading a review or ten. I can't recognize him without those visors he wears as Cyclops! He did a spectacular job, in my opinion.

Raise your hands if the Pomeranian thing briefly creeped you out. If you saw the movie, you should know what I mean.

And in the very end, when Lex and Kitty were trapped on that island, and looked at the puppy as food? Dad actually spoke up and said this: "Superman needs to wake up and save the puppy!"

There were probably a lot of references I didn't pick up. But the ones I know were homages--and that I actually caught--were:

-The bartender is the original Jimmy Olsen from the 50's
-The old lady swindled out of a fortune by Lex is the original Lois Lane from the 50's series.
-Perry White says "Great Caesar's Ghost!" when the giant globe is about to fall on him.
-I have read in another review that there is a mention of Gotham City--missed it.
-I have read in another review that someone says there is a reference to Smallville in Luthor's train set.
-A newspaper has a picture of Superman holding up a car--reference to Action Comics #1.
-The back-up newspaper made by Perry that says "Superman Dies" is a reference to The Death Of Superman.
-The "It's a bird, it's a plane, it's..." thing was from the 50's series.
-Lois trying to quit smoking was a reference to the original Superman movies.
-Jimmy Olsen crossdressing--wait, what? That's not in the movie, you say? Should have been. (He did that in a few comics. Sorry, heh.)

I can't think of any others at the moment.

That scene of Superman trying to be saved by Doctors when he goes into a coma, might have been a reference to Superman dying in the 90's storyline of The Death Of Superman. I know Perry's newspaper definitely was.

ETA: Okay, the original Lois played the old lady at the beginning of the movie. That has been fixed now.

Turns out you have to have created your journal before you apply at that RPG I mentioned in the last post. (Zooey Deschanel is now the PB.) So I'm trying to come up with a username for Cannonball, and am currently drawing a blank--other than flying_disaster, that is.

Beneath this second cut, you will find a poll. Simply write in your ideas for a username.

ETA: Please keep in mind this is a genderswap X-Men RPG, where Cannonball is female.

[Poll #760222]

And lastly, I just posted my first rec for

crack_van.

ETA: Just so everyone knows, the poll runs until tomorrow afternoon.

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The woman who was dying in the begining of the movie was played by Margot Kidder.

I did not know that. Wow.

That part of the movie was the part that messed up at the theater--kind of squished and blurry. No wonder I didn't recognize her!

I went for oldest_son because that's a part of Sam that's essential to him. He's first and primarily the dutiful son. When he first meets the New Mutants it's because he's trying to earn money for his mom and help her care for his brothers and sisters.

He's also the dutiful son/soldier to Cable.

What can I say, Sam was my fave member of X-force and I love him in X-men*g*

Oops. Forgot to mention this is the genderswap RPG. *goes to edit that in*

hmm

not_a_hillbilly

Superman got his ass shanked. Prison-style.

I got such an awful pleasure out of that for no apparent reason.

Jimmy Olsen should have worn a skirt at least for 5 minutes. But I loved him anyway. ;)

Etc, etc, etc.

I loved it. :D

Ee! ::freak out:: ::omg:: ::etc::

You wrote about my thing! :D

::takes a deep breath::

Ok. I have a question.

Um. So like, why did you pick that particular scene, if I may ask. ::all curious::

The entire fanfic is incredible, so it was almost impossible to pick one scene. I think I eventually picked that one because it showed how Wally felt about being controlled by someone else yet again.

I almost used the scene where the rest of the League has been defeated by mind controlled Wally and Batman gets close enough to drug him. I decided that would have probably been just a bit too long for an excerpt.

Okay. :D

Thank you. :)

You're welcome. :)

When we see a TV news woman talking about how Superman is all over the world, suddenly, saving people right and left, one of the places she mentions is Gotham City.

Bat's is going to get pissed he's messing around in Gotham. ;p

Okay, that makes sense, then. I ignored that part once I heard a few of the newscasts were in other languages.

Bruce will definitely be mad about it.

And I thought it would have been funny if Bruce had picked up a paper, seen that Superman was in his city, grimly smiled, and then plotted payback. :D

Eva Marie Saint played Martha Kent. She wasn't in The Adventures of Superman
Noelle Neille, Lois Lane from the 50's, played Gertrude Vanderworth, the woman who helped Lex get out of prison and left him her millions when she died at the beginning of the movie.

And that puppy is no saint either. There were two of them to start with. It ate the other one to survive.

Thanks, I'll edit that. I knew she was in there somewhere, and I assumed it was her.

And I know what you mean about those little dogs. That little thing was creepy--I expected it to try to eat Lex and Kitty when they ran out of food on the island.

Unless Lex ate the two of them first...

So glad you liked. Yeah, the little kid certainly needs training. Can you imagine the temper tantrum with super strength? Yikes.

Ouch--I pity Lois when he hits puberty.

I thought Brandon and Kevin were great! I hated Lois in this even more than I normally hate Lois (not Kate, I have no opinion of her, I mean the character). I hated the thing with the kid...

I didn't even hear Perry say Great Ceasar's ghost!

It's funny what you said about James Marsden- when I saw X-Men 2 I didn't realize it was him *because* of the visor! (that's the only X-men movie I've seen). I really like James, and I was happy to see him in this.

Gotham was mentioned in a list of other cities.

Perry says it right as everyone is looking into the sky--it's right when Jimmy warns him that the globe thing is falling, Perry looks up from the street, sees Superman catching it, and says that.

The only place I had ever seen James Marsden before was the X-Men movies. Meaning I've only ever seen him with his eyes squeezed shut, or with a visor.

The only reason I liked the kid a tiny bit is because he was so quiet. I don't like it when kids run wild. *laughs*

AHA! Here I am, finally seen it! :D (would've replied earlier, but was making icons)

*nodnod* about the actors.

When little Jason turned out to be Superman's son, my first thought was that essay
Yes, same here. Thanks ever so much for reminding me about it last week. :P

Also, someone needs to tell Superman that the kid throws pianos when he's upset! He needs training to keep from smashing the bad guys.
Wait until he's a teenager. Can anyone say "Superboy Prime"?

I can't recognize him without those visors he wears as Cyclops!
Maybe if a certain other hero had been rescued by his teammates instead of left lying there twitching and visorless you could've seen him without the glasses!

Jimmy Olsen crossdressing--wait, what? That's not in the movie, you say? Should have been. (He did that in a few comics. Sorry, heh.)
Suuuure you're sorry. ;) No more scans_daily for you today missy! :P

That scene of Superman trying to be saved by Doctors when he goes into a coma, might have been a reference to Superman dying in the 90's storyline of The Death Of Superman.
If one of the doctors had shouted "Then melt the damn paddles!!" it certainly would've been (and yes, I was waiting for it).

I'll have my own randoms to post tomorrow - too tired to post and do all the commenting I should now.

Thanks ever so much for reminding me about it last week. :P

Thankfully, Superman was human when they did it in the second movie. Otherwise, horrible things would have happened. :lol:

Can anyone say "Superboy Prime"?

Ouch. If he gets kidnapped by Lex at some point and trained for evil, it could happen. (Kind of like Holtz grabbing Connor.)

...and yes, I was waiting for it

So was I--I'm amazed they didn't add that--or another random superhero trying to use a lot of strength to try CPR.

And if you get this twice, it's because LJ was being weird and moved my comment to you to something other than a reply to it. Weird.

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