| Posted by: trotsky at May 2, 2008, 6:44 am | | Topic: 'Superman Returns' (2006) DVD Forum: groupsrv | | calvin wrote: Quote:What a terrible movie. When it wasn't copying the 1978 movie, it was throwing in everything imaginable, including the kitchen sink. Which scene had a kitchen sink in it? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Alric Knebel at May 2, 2008, 1:09 am | | Topic: 'Superman Returns' (2006) DVD Forum: groupsrv | calvin wrote: Quote:Questions for anyone: Why did the kid get a low grade in gym, and why did he have respiration problems? I'd like to answer, but I really don't remember that much of the details. I had a vaguely good impression of the movie, but never saw it a second time. --
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| Posted by: George Peatty at May 1, 2008, 2:27 pm | | Topic: 'Superman Returns' (2006) DVD Forum: groupsrv | | On Thu, 1 May 2008 12:12:53 -0700 (PDT), calvin wrote: Quote:What a terrible movie. When it wasn't copying the 1978 movie, it was throwing in everything imaginable, including the kitchen sink. That it copies the 1978 movie so thoroughly is what gives it its charm. I was *very* disappointed in this movie when it first appeared, but one day I decided to watch it as part of a home double-bill with the 1978 movie. That won me over. I like the movie now, its many flaws notwithstanding; everything except little super-munchkin .. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Alric Knebel at May 1, 2008, 2:21 pm | | Topic: 'Superman Returns' (2006) DVD Forum: groupsrv | | calvin wrote: Quote:What a terrible movie. When it wasn't copying the 1978 movie, it was throwing in everything imaginable, including the kitchen sink. There were only two good scenes in the movie, IMO: the young Kent running and jumping in the cornfield; and the brief Michaelangelo moment during the rescue of the Lane 'family' from the sinking ship. Probably John Williams was paid well for the use of his music from the 1978 movie, but he wasn't credited well. Right after the prominent words, 'music by John Ottman', if you looked fast you could see the brief, blurry words, 'Superman theme by John Williams', but actually the movie used at least four themes from the old movie: the Krypton theme, the midwest home theme, the flying love theme, and of course the main titles. It would have been nice if the main titles had used some different arrangements, but it sounded exactly like the original orchestration. In fact, if the same recording had been used we wouldn't have known the difference. Kevin Spacey provided ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: calvin at May 1, 2008, 9:12 am | | Topic: 'Superman Returns' (2006) DVD Forum: groupsrv | | What a terrible movie. When it wasn't copying the 1978 movie, it was throwing in everything imaginable, including the kitchen sink. There were only two good scenes in the movie, IMO: the young Kent running and jumping in the cornfield; and the brief Michaelangelo moment during the rescue of the Lane 'family' from the sinking ship. Probably John Williams was paid well for the use of his music from the 1978 movie, but he wasn't credited well. Right after the prominent words, 'music by John Ottman', if you looked fast you could see the brief, blurry words, 'Superman theme by John Williams', but actually the movie used at least four themes from the old movie: the Krypton theme, the midwest home theme, the flying love theme, and of course the main titles. It would have been nice if the main titles had used some different arrangements, but it sounded exactly like the original orchestration. In fact, if the same recording had been used we wouldn't have known the difference. Kevin Spacey provided a couple of slightly... | | Read Entire Entry |
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