Superman Movie Reviews - spoilers a'plenty

Moonliner · 07-01-2006, 05:37 AM

The media always needs a story, and the "American way" seems to be this weeks fresh meat.....

In the context of the film, it was Parry White who says the line. Given his gruff no-nonsense character I thought it was very much in character for HIM to say. Now if Jimmy or someone else had use "and all that stuff" it would have been out of place.

Of course the movie still sucked.

Oh, and as for the suit, I believe it was woven not sewed, so no need to cut anything. As for the boots, he only had booties prior to his trip out to old dead Krypton. He must have picked them on a fire sale during the trip.....

Oh, part-2, and at what point exactly did bits of the old dead planet become deadly to superman? I always thought it was due to the initial explosion, be it nova or bad ecology induced. If that's the case would not a visit home cause a problem?

Alex · 07-01-2006, 07:35 AM

Being bored for much of the movie gives you time to ask those questions that aren't really important and in an entertaining movie get annoyed. Such as how does he hide the cape and platform boots under a standard suit and loafers?

Or isn't it amazing how every object, no matter how large has such amazing tensile strength that it can be picked up by and small point and still support its own weight without fracture.

Spoiler:

But if you do enjoy the movie, none of those things will probably even enter your mind.

Moonliner · 07-01-2006, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Being bored for much of the movie gives you time to ask those questions that aren't really important and in an entertaining movie get annoyed. Such as how does he hide the cape and platform boots under a standard suit and loafers?

Or isn't it amazing how every object, no matter how large has such amazing tensile strength that it can be picked up by and small point and still support its own weight without fracture.

Spoiler:

But if you do enjoy the movie, none of those things will probably even enter your mind.

Spoiler:

Alex · 07-01-2006, 08:22 AM

Spoiler:

After my previous post I decided to check out whether The Bad Astronomer had reviewed the film. He had and raised much the same point. (I've met the guy in person and he doesn't really think that movie need be scientifically accurate, he just sees critiquing the physics and astronomy in movies as an entryway to getting people to think about real-world physics and astronomy -- he has no problem enjoying movies with stupid physics.)

07-01-2006, 05:37 AM	#1
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	The media always needs a story, and the "American way" seems to be this weeks fresh meat..... In the context of the film, it was Parry White who says the line. Given his gruff no-nonsense character I thought it was very much in character for HIM to say. Now if Jimmy or someone else had use "and all that stuff" it would have been out of place. Of course the movie still sucked. Oh, and as for the suit, I believe it was woven not sewed, so no need to cut anything. As for the boots, he only had booties prior to his trip out to old dead Krypton. He must have picked them on a fire sale during the trip..... Oh, part-2, and at what point exactly did bits of the old dead planet become deadly to superman? I always thought it was due to the initial explosion, be it nova or bad ecology induced. If that's the case would not a visit home cause a problem? __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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07-01-2006, 07:35 AM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Being bored for much of the movie gives you time to ask those questions that aren't really important and in an entertaining movie get annoyed. Such as how does he hide the cape and platform boots under a standard suit and loafers? Or isn't it amazing how every object, no matter how large has such amazing tensile strength that it can be picked up by and small point and still support its own weight without fracture. Spoiler: The only one that really annoyed me rather than just providing thought to pass the time was that apparently he can travel faster than the speed of light since he was only gone for five years (unless he just got bored and returned without actually getting there) and then when returning he was simultaneously burning up on reentry but moving at much less than the speed of sound (since Ma Kent's farm was shaking and rattling long before he passed over); those two things don't happen simultaneously. But if you do enjoy the movie, none of those things will probably even enter your mind.
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07-01-2006, 08:22 AM	#4
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Spoiler: I don't have a problem with slowing down before impact or the idea that Krypton technology is capable of FTL travel (though where Superman got the craft I don't know) since obviously terrestrial physicists have missed something vital in the basic frameworks of the universe so why not assume Einstein wrong. But the craft, despite its advanced FTL travel, shows no signs of being capable of a controlled landing and if the deceleration occured prior to reentry would either not have heated up to such extremes or would have had time to cool before landing. That's what I meant by not happening simultaneously. You can enter slow and cool or hot and fast, but not slow and hot. After my previous post I decided to check out whether The Bad Astronomer had reviewed the film. He had and raised much the same point. (I've met the guy in person and he doesn't really think that movie need be scientifically accurate, he just sees critiquing the physics and astronomy in movies as an entryway to getting people to think about real-world physics and astronomy -- he has no problem enjoying movies with stupid physics.)
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