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Why it’s so hard to make a great Superman movie…

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Over the years, film makers struggle to make a great Superman movie. They try so hard to make the perfect Superman movie but they fail every time they make a new one. “Superman: The Movie” and “Superman II” with Christopher Reeve, those two films were perfect. People loved those two films and were happy with them. Both of those films are classic; however, when “Superman III” came out… it got mixed reviews and bombed in the box office. Then “Superman IV: The Quest For Peace”, also starring Chris Reeve got negative reviews all over the place, and that filmed bombed too. Warner Bros. and Cannon Films were going to move on with “Superman V” with Christopher Reeve once again but the filmed never happened. It was speculated that it never happened because “The Quest For Peace” bombed. Cannon Films didn’t have the budget to make it and Chris Reeve was asking too high of a paycheck that he didn’t want to do the film.

Later in the years, Tim Burton and Nicolas Cage was hired by Warner Bros. to make “Superman Lives” together but as they started to work on the film, Warner Bros. fired them and they stopped the project. “Superman Lives” never got made. Now here comes Bryan Singer’s “Superman: Returns” which was a homage to “Superman I and II”, a continuation of those two films, starring Brandon Routh as Superman/Clark Kent. That film was somewhat of a hit; it was successful but still got mixed reviews. Bryan Singer had planned to make a sequel to “Superman Returns”… but I read a little piece that Singer admits that Superman movies are extremely challenging to make and he doesn’t plan to make a new one anytime soon.

So you have to ask, why is it so hard to put Superman to the screen? I wouldn’t blame the writers and the directors for making bad Superman movies. I would blame Superman himself. Superman has always been difficult to tell stories with, and I’m pretty sure the comic book artists has a tough time as well. The same goes for the George Reeves television show.

I can think of a few good reasons why Superman flicks are so hard to make:

  1. Superman was meant to be science fiction stories – Superman is not always about action and being family-friendly. They were meant to be strictly science-fiction stories. Science-fiction stories are pretty hard to write. The same goes for Superman. With all the powers and unique characters. So challenging to make it perfect. It’s hard to tell science-fiction stories with the Superman character. 
  2. Superman stories are meant to be told with heart – The Superman character is supposed to be heartfelt. He wants to be a lovable character for everyone. The stories are meant to make people smile and the stories were supposed to be told with emotion. It’s hard to make Superman like that. The reason “III”, “IV: The Quest For Peace” and “Superman: Returns” really didn’t work is because he wasn’t heartfelt enough in those movies.
  3. Superman is just too perfect –  He certainly is much different than other superheroes. Batman was easier to tell good stories with ’cause he is different than Superman. Batman is a human character with no powers while Superman is an invincible guy. It’s hard to tell good stories with all the powers Superman has the flying, heat vision, x-ray vision, super-strength, super-hearing, speed, etc.
  4. It’s hard to make Superman fun – Everyone wants to see Superman in action. That’s what we all expect to see when watching a Superman movie. We want to see him kicking ass and fighting crime but instead we get pulled into bad storytelling. Everyone wants to have fun watching Superman movies and we haven’t had fun watching a Superman movie in a long while. Everyone thought the last couple of Superman movies were boring. Writers feel that the story is more important than action.
  5. It’s hard to create something new & different – I think this is one of the biggest reasons why Superman has a hard time making a good film. It’s hard to make something new and fresh. Every Superman movie that was made in the past was nothing new or original. They seemed like they were rehashing the same old plots and using the same old villains like Lex Luthor. It’s hard to create new stories with Superman ’cause everything has been done in the comics and everything else in the Superman world.

While people still give “III”, “IV”, and “Superman Returns” mixed reviews, I still like those movies for what they were. They were still pretty cool movies even though, I’ll admit that those three films still had some problems.

Will everyone finally be happy with, “Man of Steel”? “Man of Steel” comes out next Friday and we’ll have to wait to see what kind of reception the film will get. I’m hoping the film will get nothing but positive reviews but it wouldn’t surprise me that the film could get mixed reviews as well. I’m pretty sure everybody is gonna like, “Man of Steel”. I’m 100% positive, they did a good job with this one. I’m certainly looking forward to it. If “Man of Steel” is successful and if it’s a smash hit, hopefully they do move on to the sequel.

I’m a big Superman geek. I’m proud of it too. He is the king of all superheroes, you can’t deny that. In celebration of “Man of Steel” coming out next Friday, I’m planning to re-watch the previous 5 Superman movies on BluRay with the box set that I have. I hope people will love, “Man of Steel”, and I think they got it right, this time.

Kev

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Seriously, who cares about Michael Douglas’s sex life?

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Really, why is it that every time Michael Douglas admits to something in his sex life… it blows up all over the internet? First, it was Michael admitting to using viagra in order to keep pleasing Catherine Zeta-Jones and now he’s claiming he somehow got the throat cancer by eating her pussy a bit way too much. I’m sure that’s not what he really meant or he might of been joking around, I don’t know. While I understand that people find this stuff entertaining and funny — people really need to focus on his talent in acting. He’s one of the most talented actors in the movie business. He’s one of my favorites, anyway. He’s been in so many good movies over the years… some of my favorites of his are: “Basic Instinct”, “Wall Street” (first one only), “The American President”, “Black Rain”, “The Game”, “The War of the Roses”, and “Traffic”.

I have not seen the Liberace movie on HBO and have no interest in seeing that movie at all; no offense to homosexuality — those are the type of stuff I would stay away from. Not my thing.

Yeah, it does seem like he’s a sex addict but who cares? A lot of people are. People can do all that stuff all they want to but I’ll admit that sex can be pretty risky especially without protection, admittedly. Michael may be a big time sex addict but he’s faithful to his wife, Catherine, so he does it to one woman only. Catherine Zeta-Jones is a hot woman, though, you can’t deny that at all.

Some of you would probably be wondering about my thoughts on the Michael Douglas thing, well, I thought I would do it now to get it out of the way before someone asks me about my thoughts. He is a wonderful actor and one of the best around. He can play any character that throws at him and he can play every genre well from drama to thrillers to action movies to comedy. I admired his acting and watched his movies for years. He does seem like a good guy off camera, though… even though, I’ve never met him, he seems like a cool guy to talk to.

Kev

Edit to add: Oh man, how can I forget his movie, “Falling Down”? That was a badass movie too! D-Fens was one of his best characters!!

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Angelina Jolie makes public appearance at the World War Z premiere in London…

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Angelina Jolie makes her first public appearance at the World War Z premiere with Brad Pitt since her double mastectomy announcement. Angie still looks the same; however, slightly different. Look like she decided to make her breast size a little bigger; either that or she’s got something hidden in her dress that’s making it look like she has boobs — noticing the dress she is wearing is totally covering them. Well guys, sorry to say but it looks like you’re gonna have to say goodbye to her hot cleavage as it looks like she won’t show it off anymore.

It’s kind of sad that she would go to this instead of her Aunt’s funeral who just died of breast cancer. If she claims she supports women with breast cancer, you’d think her and Brad would cancel the World War Z premiere so they can support her family? Maybe people are right that this couple are all about ego. Spoiled rich people who craves the publicity.

See the photos, here.

Kev

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Happy 87th Birthday, Marilyn!

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Happy Birthday to Marilyn Monroe who would have been 87 if she was still with us today. I had a blast watching most of her entire filmography. She still means a lot to so many people to this day because not only for her movies and her beauty, her own life can relate to all of us in so many ways. Her inspirational quotes that you see online, she just wanted people to look at life in a different way. She was a pretty powerful figure and an icon in the entertainment business. She’s more than just a movie star, she’s a part of everyone’s lives. She certainly inspired me, for sure. I love being a Marilyn fan. Love watching her films. Love studying her history and her life.

Everyone wants to look at her as a spoiled rich woman who gets what she wants but it’s not true. She was a troubled woman who was like most of us. She wasn’t perfect even though people mistakenly saw her as perfect. She had her struggles, personal problems like most of us and she was down to earth like most of us. She didn’t want to be looked at as a sex symbol either. She wanted to be an actress and an entertainer. She wanted to put smiles on people’s faces and that’s all she wanted to do.

Thanks for the inspiration and entertainment, Marilyn.

Kev

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Cool Photo: Patrick Stewart claims he just had his first pizza today…

Patrick Stewart who is most famous for his roles in, “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and the “X-Men” movies tweeted a photo of himself eating pizza at a restaurant in NYC this afternoon. Patrick claims he never had pizza before and this was his first slice. Keep in mind that Patrick is around 70 years old now and after all these years, he never had a pizza in his life ever? That could explain why the man has always been so skinny! Maybe he has always been on a healthy diet for most of his life? That could be why. Patrick is currently living in NYC and he also has a home in L.A. He switches back and forth for his work in acting.

Patrick is quickly becoming quite the internet sensation. His tweet about Time Warner Cable blew up all over the internet earlier this year, and now Captain Picard has become popular for facebook Meme’s. You see Cpt. Picard Meme’s all over facebook; those “WTF” ones are most popular. Now expect this pizza photo to be all over the internet.

This just proves that “Star Trek: The Next Generation” is still popular to this day. It is a really good show. I’ve been watching “Star Trek: TNG” on Netflix for the past couple of months or so and just starting season 5. I still remember all of these episodes like I’ve just seen them yesterday.

See Patrick Stewart eating pizza photo, here.

Kev

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Report: Sam Mendes in re-negotiations to direct sequel to “Skyfall”…

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Earlier this year Sam Mendes pulled out of directing the follow-up to “Skyfall” due to other commitments but since the next Bond movie won’t get the green light ’til 2016, Sam is now in talks to direct the sequel to “Skyfall”. There has been other directors considered like Christopher Nolan and others but since that Sam will be available in three years, they can’t resist to have Sam back. I can’t blame them though ’cause Skyfall really was the best Bond film. I’m sure Sam will make the next movie just as good. I haven’t bought Skyfall on Blu-Ray yet but going to soon. I love the movie too much myself. It’s the true 007 film we’ve been wanting for years. Remember, the next Bond film won’t be for another three years. Has something to do with MGM studios and money stuff. “Skyfall” really was an incredible flick, and if you haven’t seen it yet, I’d recommend it.

More on the story, here.

Kev

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Cool Video: This new “Man of Steel” trailer makes me even more excited for the film now!!!

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Could we finally get a great Superman movie after all these years? Could Superman be relevant now with this movie? This is a pretty badass trailer. I’m stoked to see the movie. I’m definitely gonna go see this one but this movie makes me want to go see this film with someone or a group of people. I don’t want to see this movie alone. Movies like this would make you want to see this with people to make it more fun! I have a few pretty good ideas who I would want to see this with. “Man of Steel” keeps looking better every new trailer that’s released. I’m sure it will be an amazing movie. It comes out in a couple of weeks! This film is gonna top “The Avengers” no matter what happens.

Kev

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“Flight” starring Denzel Washington… brief review…

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This week, I rented the Robert Zemeckis directed live-action movie, “Flight”, also starring Denzel Washington. It was a Netflix DVD rental and I had to watch it twice before mailing it back to them.

It tells the story about a pilot named, Whip Whitaker, who is about ready to take a flight from Orlando to Atlanta. The only problem is Whip is an alcoholic and a cocaine addict. Before the flight, he got himself high on cocaine and got himself drunk as well. He thought he was good enough to be able to fly the plane. After the take-off as they were flying, the plane starts to malfunction and the plane starts to fly in a strange and unusual way. Whip had no choice but to do an emergency crashing on the plane saving the lives of most passengers on board including himself and the co-pilot. Only a few people were killed and some were injured. When he wakes up in the hospital, Whip was told by a friend from his airline union that a lawyer was going to come in to tell him that he is about to face a bunch of criminal charges ’cause of the plane crash that could land him for life in prison;  they found he was on high on cocaine and intoxicated. After Whip was discharged from the hospital and was able to leave, he becomes a hero after saving the lives of all the passengers on the plane while at the same time he continues to get accused of being high on cocaine and being extremely intoxicated. While out of the hospital and living his life, he falls for a woman who is a heroin addict/alcoholic and together they try to get themselves clean & sober. While Whip tries to get his life back together after the plane incident, he continues to struggle with alcoholism and drug addiction.

Enough of the synopsis. This movie got mixed reviews by people. Some loved it and some hated it. Some just loved the whole movie overall and some just loved it for the Denzel Washington performance alone. I would have to agree that Denzel’s performance in this movie was phenomenal and I think it was his best role since, “Training Day”, but I think the entire movie is great overall. I mean, this is Robert Zemeckis’s first live-action movie since 2000’s “Cast Away”. Zemeckis has been directing animated films for the past several years now. So I’m just so happy that he finally directed a new live-action film for once. Robert Zemeckis still has it too!

Zemeckis has been one of my favorite directors for years, and I’ve been following all of his live-action movies. He really is a unique director and when you watch a movie of his, you immediately know it’s his. He’s a special effects and camera wizard for sure. The man can come up with interesting camera angles and unique shots that no other director could do. He still shows that in, “Flight”. I think the plane scene was pretty thrilling and well done. As I was watching the plane scene, I felt like I was watching the “Back To The Future” movies, a little bit. It may seem pretty silly and weird, but it’s realistic at the same time.

I think the story over all is the most interesting part. A story about life and struggling with addiction; trying to become a better person. That’s what the film is about. The best part of the film is as soon as the movie opens, you’ll see a naked black woman, so that’s a big plus right there! I also loved John Goodman’s performance who played Whip’s friend and drug-dealer in the movie. The whole cast was well-acted by everybody.

I definitely did think this was one of the best films of 2012. I’m gonna want my own copy of this movie on BluRay soon. It is recommended to see. Zemeckis still has it with the live-action movies, and I hope he won’t make us wait so long for his next live-action flick. Definitely check this one out.

Kev

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Angelina Jolie, just got even more respect from me…

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I know all of her male fans are pretty upset and disappointed that she removed both of her breasts but I totally support her for her ballsy decision. Her breasts is a huge part of what made her an iconic figure in Hollywood. In her younger years in her career, she used to be naked in films a lot — most notably her film, “GIA”. Her huge breast size also helped her get signed as Lara Croft “Tomb Raider” and other action movies that made her sexy. Her image was all about sex in her earlier days in her career. As she got older and now has a large group of adopted children with Brad, she immediately got out of her sexy eye-candy image to focus on family. Now she got out of her eye-candy image for good by removing her breasts completely.

Her mother died of ovarian cancer and Angie was worried she was gonna get the same thing. So pretty much, the main reason why she removed her breasts ’cause it was in fear of getting cancer and she removed them hoping that will help avoid it. This was a really brave and ballsy move no matter what you think of it. I’m sure she was scared as hell to do it and it was the toughest decision to make. You gotta feel sorry for Brad though, since he won’t have any tits to play with but kudos to him for sticking with her and getting his full support.

I’ve been a fan of Angie for years. Goes way back before she even became an iconic star. I’ve been a fan of hers since her films: “Hackers”, “Girl Interupted”, “GIA”, “Pushing Tin”, etc. Still am a fan of hers and still love her to this day. I love her even more for doing this brave move. She has always been heroic and inspirational. She did great things for the country and for children overseas.

I’m sure she’s going to miss having boobs but she wants to do what’s best for her children and her family. She wants to be alive for them.

Now that she did what she did, what now? Is she still gonna act in film? She still has Disney’s “Maleficent” that she’s going to star the lead in. That film might be her final role in front of the camera, but I think she wants to concentrate mostly on directing films in the future. She is an incredible woman, though. Even though I don’t like most celebrities in this industry, I’ve always had the utmost respect for Angie.

It’s gonna be interesting to see what she’s gonna look like now. I’m sure a new picture of her will surface the internet soon enough. She’s probably gonna be flat-chested and much thinner now, I would think.

Congrats to Angie. She’ll inspire many women around the world because of this. I think other women will follow.

Kev

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Report: Ben Affleck already set to star/direct next film titled, “Live By Night”…

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Since Ben Affleck’s “Argo”, got the BEST PICTURE win at the Oscars, Warner Bros. is not wasting any time for Ben to move on to his next directed/starring movie. Ben will next direct and star in a film callled, “Live By Night”, based upon the novel by, Dennis Lehane. Of course, Ben Affleck is the only cast member signed as he will probably play the leading role.

The story “Live By Night”, is set in Boston in the 1920’s. Sounds like it’s going to be a gangster story; it looks like Ben will be playing a character named, Joe Coughlin. Read the full plot synopsis, here.

Sounds like it’s gonna be a violent action movie too. Which is good ’cause Ben is great at those kind of flicks ’cause I loved that movie, “The Town”. Well, I did love the movie, “Argo”, a lot but I liked “The Town” even more.  Hopefully “Live By Night”, will finally earn Ben a BEST DIRECTOR nomination ’cause it seems he keeps getting snubbed for that category. He is a talented film maker and actor, though. I’ve always admired Ben’s work. Even the films he stars in that he didn’t direct.

Deadline, reports.

Kev