daprdan on 21/4/2007 at 02:04
Whenever I think of Clark(Superman) and Lois having babies,I am reminded of a write up by Larry Niven called "Man of Steel,Woman of Kleenex".
Larry talks about the difficulty Lois might have with Supermans,ahem,ejaculate,and those little super soldiers powering there way to the egg.Even if she survived the initial...burst,as it were,those little wigglers will be trying their super best to be first in.
A sticky problem!:erg:
Digital Nightfall on 21/4/2007 at 06:08
I remember going to see it on opening weekend with about a dozen friends from school. We all carpooled over, and then decided to go to a later show so even more friends could join us. Everyone was pretty excited, all looking forward to a great time.
Then I saw the movie. Maybe a third of the way through, I got this sinking feeling that I wasn't enjoying myself at all, and that this movie was really getting on my nerves.
Then it ended... no wait, okay, then it ended.... no, wait, okay now, now it's over.
And oh my, everyone was talking about how great it was, how awesome it was, what was your favorite part, etc. Then I did the impossible - "actually, I didn't really enjoy it that much." Shock, horror... and then one other in the group agreed completely. Huge letdown.
Of course, I am not a superman fan nor will I ever be, but I at least expected something to get excited about. I was also in no way a spider man fan going into Spiderman II, but I loved that one thoroughly.
The_Raven on 21/4/2007 at 14:27
I for one wasn't really that fond of Superman Returns either. The movie offered very little new material: Superman takes Lois flying to win her heart, Superman saves a plane and enters the public eye, Lex Luthor is after land, etc... What new material there was I wasn't really found of: too much Jesus Christ Superman, the whole kid thing and superstalker. :eek: The kid thing is what bothered me the most since I found it violated the core superman mythology of him being the loneliness man in the universe and the last of his kind, not including phantom zone criminals and the shrunken city of Kandor.
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The story line was flacid, it felt like an episode of a TV series rather than a full blown movie.
Fully agree with you there.
D'Juhn Keep on 21/4/2007 at 14:35
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of him being the loneliness man in the universe and the last of his kind, not including phantom zone criminals and the shrunken city of Kandor.
[small]and the newest Supergirl and Power Girl, at least in Earth-2's dimension[/small] :sweat:
Digital Nightfall on 21/4/2007 at 15:32
I think the anti-smoking agenda the movie was pushing was a bit wtf.
henke on 21/4/2007 at 18:06
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I think the anti-smoking agenda the movie was pushing was a bit wtf.
What anti-smoking agenda?
It was a while since I saw this movie, please refresh my memory.
Digital Nightfall on 21/4/2007 at 22:04
Lois Lane Smoking was treated as <i>omg wtf there must be something horribly wrong with her</i> at least a half dozen times throughout the movie. It was like her symbol of descent into madness. Because, you know, clearly smokers are all a bunch of depressed antisocial junkies with no self control. </sarcasm>
D'Juhn Keep on 22/4/2007 at 01:55
Yeah, I think smoking is an entirely rational thing to do :cool: As much as I respect the right of people to do whatever the fuck they want to their own bodies, smoking in public is in its death throes and the sooner it gives it up and stays down the better.
In the film Superman blew out Lois's lighter a few times and a cigarette caused a fire IIRC. Which obviously never happens in real life so it must be anti-smoking propaganda. Which it may be! but hey.
Raven on 22/4/2007 at 08:17
Hey the anti-smoking agenda was there in Superman 1 wasn't it (doesn't he x-ray lois' lungs for cancer? Again, just a natural progression for the film that was trying to be a sequel.
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Because, you know, clearly smokers are all a bunch of depressed antisocial junkies with no self control.
yup from what I have seen - honestly, as though asking for a cigerate or a lighter is the only way to start a conversation - have some balls and just say "hello"
Kolya on 22/4/2007 at 10:32
So many great persons of history were smokers. Do you seriously want to imply all of them were nutcases?
And while we're at it, let's speak about neurotic, antisocial non-smokers who get a heart attack when someone lights a cigarette in public.
Your fear of death is most alarming. It might kill you before I finish this cigarette.
