Emily (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} spelldust) wrote,@ 2006-07-23 03:35:00 |
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My Pirate lovelife and the Man of Steel
[mood|
Irritated ]
[music| I'm With You - Avril Lavigne ]
First, some fun due completely toleia06 posting these! They are hilarious. And slightly disturbing.
See, I knew there was a reason I was so attached to Norrington in POTC2. 35 years. That puts me at 54 and if I don't leave him, that means one of us is DEAD. Oh dear.
Norrington dies. I marry Jack - cool! Then I die? *sigh* Not cool.
I have to have mediocre sex with Governor Swann? Boy, I tell you .. my luck with men.
And my thoughts on Superman. Which I just saw at the last showing and didn't get out till 1:20am. My friend and I were the only ones in the theater. Baby.
All right, I have to be honest here. There were three main things I enjoyed about this movie. One: Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor. Two: Kitty because she's great (yay Parker Posey). And three: James Marsden who is TEH COOL.
First a little James Marsden rant. Why, James Marsden, are you always the lover who will not win? I think you could very easily win in many situations. I feel bad that poor Richard White (like Cyclops before him) is having to compete with an outer force. Superman. Wolverine (though I ♥ Wolverine). And I hear James is going to be in some movie with Patrick Dempsey where he also is going to lose his girl to him. Geez. Why, with such charisma and talent, must you be the down-and-out lover seemingly always?
And a little Kevin Spacey rave! Lex Luthor, you visionary man. I couldn't help but love all his plottin-and-a'schemin' that at times made little sense. I admire him for just concoting a hair-brained scheme and giving it everything he had despite it's obvious, er, flaws. Just plunging in headfirst. I love how cynical and sarcastic he was. I love his opera music. I love his rag-tag band of goons. I love his wigs. I love that he conned some poor old biddie out of everything and finished her signature with no sweat off his back.
So I basically spent the whole of the movie rooting on Richard White and Lex Luthor. And I don't know if that's exactly what I was supposed to do.
See, I hate Lois Lane. I can't explain it. I just have never understood the appeal of her character. She is so darn incompetent. I swear she kept forgetting she had a kid. She kept, maybe slightly unconciously, toying with Richard's and Clark's affections. She just makes me mad. She isn't a strong person and she's so ... GAAH! I thought my problem was mainly with Margot Kidder, but apparently it also extends to Kate Bosworth and anyone who takes on her role. Seriously.
As for Brandon Routh: he was okay. He wasn't captivating, but he didn't suck. Personally I was more interested in a Superman/Kitty pairing. As weird as that is! The only couple-ish moment I got into was seeing Kitty get emotional watching Lex's thugs beat up Superman. I was like, "Hmmm." And also her obvious delight when he saved her from the car. Good times. But obviously he didn't quite jive with me to the point of me rooting mostly for him and not the other guys.
Maybe my problem is the whole Superman idea. I know Clark Kent is supposed to be "the mask" which makes him different from other superheroes, but besides the bumbling and not getting Lois I just don't find him quite as sympathetic as the others. He is too invincible, IMO. Too powerful. Too together. I mean, he can turn back time for crying out loud. Death doesn't have to happen. Yes, there's the Kryptonite and the need of the sun. But still! I guess I just find Peter Parker, Bruce Wayne and the X-Men posse easier to root for because they struggle. Demons! Humanity! Poverty! Darkness! Despair! Prejudice! Rejection! Blah blah blah.
Yeah, I'm weird. Sorry to those of you who really loved it. :)
[mood|
Irritated ] [music| I'm With You - Avril Lavigne ]
First, some fun due completely to
leia06 posting these! They are hilarious. And slightly disturbing.See, I knew there was a reason I was so attached to Norrington in POTC2. 35 years. That puts me at 54 and if I don't leave him, that means one of us is DEAD. Oh dear.
Norrington dies. I marry Jack - cool! Then I die? *sigh* Not cool.
I have to have mediocre sex with Governor Swann? Boy, I tell you .. my luck with men.
And my thoughts on Superman. Which I just saw at the last showing and didn't get out till 1:20am. My friend and I were the only ones in the theater. Baby.
All right, I have to be honest here. There were three main things I enjoyed about this movie. One: Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor. Two: Kitty because she's great (yay Parker Posey). And three: James Marsden who is TEH COOL.
First a little James Marsden rant. Why, James Marsden, are you always the lover who will not win? I think you could very easily win in many situations. I feel bad that poor Richard White (like Cyclops before him) is having to compete with an outer force. Superman. Wolverine (though I ♥ Wolverine). And I hear James is going to be in some movie with Patrick Dempsey where he also is going to lose his girl to him. Geez. Why, with such charisma and talent, must you be the down-and-out lover seemingly always?
And a little Kevin Spacey rave! Lex Luthor, you visionary man. I couldn't help but love all his plottin-and-a'schemin' that at times made little sense. I admire him for just concoting a hair-brained scheme and giving it everything he had despite it's obvious, er, flaws. Just plunging in headfirst. I love how cynical and sarcastic he was. I love his opera music. I love his rag-tag band of goons. I love his wigs. I love that he conned some poor old biddie out of everything and finished her signature with no sweat off his back.
So I basically spent the whole of the movie rooting on Richard White and Lex Luthor. And I don't know if that's exactly what I was supposed to do.
See, I hate Lois Lane. I can't explain it. I just have never understood the appeal of her character. She is so darn incompetent. I swear she kept forgetting she had a kid. She kept, maybe slightly unconciously, toying with Richard's and Clark's affections. She just makes me mad. She isn't a strong person and she's so ... GAAH! I thought my problem was mainly with Margot Kidder, but apparently it also extends to Kate Bosworth and anyone who takes on her role. Seriously.
As for Brandon Routh: he was okay. He wasn't captivating, but he didn't suck. Personally I was more interested in a Superman/Kitty pairing. As weird as that is! The only couple-ish moment I got into was seeing Kitty get emotional watching Lex's thugs beat up Superman. I was like, "Hmmm." And also her obvious delight when he saved her from the car. Good times. But obviously he didn't quite jive with me to the point of me rooting mostly for him and not the other guys.
Maybe my problem is the whole Superman idea. I know Clark Kent is supposed to be "the mask" which makes him different from other superheroes, but besides the bumbling and not getting Lois I just don't find him quite as sympathetic as the others. He is too invincible, IMO. Too powerful. Too together. I mean, he can turn back time for crying out loud. Death doesn't have to happen. Yes, there's the Kryptonite and the need of the sun. But still! I guess I just find Peter Parker, Bruce Wayne and the X-Men posse easier to root for because they struggle. Demons! Humanity! Poverty! Darkness! Despair! Prejudice! Rejection! Blah blah blah.
Yeah, I'm weird. Sorry to those of you who really loved it. :)
