Thursday, June 29, 2006
Superman was here
Word is the new Superman flick is all kinds of good. I didn't see it yet. So I watched the original.
Christopher Reeve was adorable. After Superman and Lois fly together they say good night, she realizes "Superman" is a good name and hears knocking. She opens the door for Clark Kent. She's visibly distracted and weirded out so he nerdily asks if she's been hitting the bottle. Lois leaves for a second then Clark, alone, stands at full height, takes his glasses off and relishes in his wily awesomeness. All this is done in one shot and I wish I was that effective on first dates.
Gene Hackman is insane. And has the best movie line ever: "Some people can read War & Peace and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe."
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Otisberg... OTISBERG?
But some the effects are cheesey and they make no effort to hide the indisputable fact that Metropolis is New York so a remake/sequel looks mighty good right about now.
Meanwhile John Carpenter's The Thing, another remake, is the greatest movie ever made.
# posted by magusart @ 1:10 AM 
