Superman Returns, Not Begins

Although the film has some great moments, particularly in the special effects area, at 2 hours and 34 minutes, they're weren't enough of them to keep me from getting chronic 'numb-ass' during the movie. It was odd to see someone else besides Christopher Reeve don the blue suit and red crotch (I grew up before the time of the old school George Reeves suicidal Superman), and even odder to see not a remake of the original story, but strangest most of all was the very different storyline that was what I had not expected. Yes, it still comes down to the classic battle between the Man of Steel and his arch-nemesis, Lex Luthor, played charmingly by bald, closet gay Kevin Spacey, but the manner that it reaches this final battle is a strange, nebular, and slightly anti-climactic one. I won't reveal any spoilers, but if you expected this film to bring it like Batman Begins brung it, don't get your hopes up. It plays true to the innocent, semi-campy charm of the Superman legacy, but it just doesn't feel as grounded in a believable earthly Metropolis where you feel emotionally drawn to the protagonists' human characteristics or for that matter, the people that surround him. The movie presumes you know some of the background of his powers, his weaknesses, his family, friends and enemies, but none of this is further developed to let you dive deeper into his world. For this reason, the movie lacks dimension.
One particular dissapointment to note was when I first saw Kumar from Harold and Kumar Go To

Hopefully next few comic book to screen adaptions hold up to their hype- some are looking blistering hot, others- cold as a penguin's turd in Antartica.
Here's a short list of those coming soon:
Spiderman 3- Summer '07; featuring Sandman and the alien suit... Wendy's baked potato hot


Wolverine- TBD '08?; X-Men spinoff with potential Weapon X storyline...add a solid villain and this'll be solid.

Iron Man- Summer '08; directed by Jon Favreau of Swingers and IFC's Dinner for Five...too early to tell; give the title role played by Ghostface Killah, aka Tony Stark = mui caliente.

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