I'm watching Superman Returns on cable. I never got around to seeing it in the theatre for several reasons, and now I'm glad I didn't bother.

( Pissing and moaning behind the cut.... )

This is just from the first hour.....

Current Mood: disappointed
Current Music: Superman Returns, obviously

There's something seriously wrong with your Superman movie when the character who acts creepy and unpleasant and scary and stalker-like is Superman and the most heroic character in your movie isn't Superman (it's Richard White -- and hey, it was nice to see James Marsden's eyes!).

Also Luthor's plan was remarkably stupid.

It's also trying too hard to be a sequel to a 26-year-old movie, and also trying too hard not to be. If it's only supposed to be five years after Superman II, where'd the digital cameras and cell phones come from? If it's only supposed to be five years after Superman II, why is Lois Lane so obviously younger? And where are Otis and Miss Tessmacher? And so on...

EDITED TO ADD: One other thing (thanks to eeknight). This is a sequel to Superman II, which ended with Superman assuring the President of the United States that he'd never let him down again, and then we're supposed to believe that our hero then buggered off for five years, in essence breaking his promise to the leader of the free world. Nice.

Current Mood: disappointed
Current Music: "Crazy Love Vol. II" by Paul Simon

I'm liveblogging tonight's Yankees-Mets game at the Replacement Level Yankees Blog, if anyone's interested.....

Current Mood: geeky
Current Music: the Yankees-Mets game on ESPN