What are you...

[CoffeeCat]

Also funny: Superman is a Dick. It's a collection of actual Superman covers throughout the years that show he's kind of a butt nugget. They're hilarious.

OMG. I thought Archer was an ass...

[TPoptarts]

Gonna watch Shrek 3 now. I really need that hard drive space

[Rigil Kent]

Also funny: Superman is a Dick. It's a collection of actual Superman covers throughout the years that show he's kind of a butt nugget. They're hilarious.

OMG. I thought Archer was an ass...

They're hilarious, aren't they? What's worse is that I actually have some of those comics!

[CoffeeCat]

^They're funny as hell. So after all these years, someone has finally exposed Superman, LOL

[Reanok]

Last Night I watched The High and The Mighty that stars John Wayne as an airline pilot. It's a great movie.What I'm reading Ancient Egypt and new discoveries and it talks about newly discoverd Pharohs and their Queens their tombs their ancient relegious beliefs and mythologhy. Also how modern Archeology began in the mid ninteenth century the finding of the Rosetta stone was one of the biggest breakthroughs to uncovering their lost history.

[Chris]

Here's the review I made of it for WWBJ after I first caught it.

Spider-Man 3

Unfocused. Seriously, that's how I'd classify this movie. I've recently read how Avi Arad (the producer) pushed Sam Raimi into using Venom (whom Raimi doesn't like) because Venom is such a popular character (how I don't understand), and it shows. Honestly, Venom serves no purpose whatsoever in this movie, nor for that matter does the "black suit."

The entire movie is tied together by a string of numerous conveniences that just irked me. It's convenient that the alien symbiote lands near the only super-powered hero in this continuity's universe. It's convenient that Harry suffers from amnesia after a shaky, claustrophobic fight. It's convenient that there is a high tech experimental lab for Flint Marko to fall into to become Sandman. It's convenient that Aunt May shows up to pass on a bit of wisdom. It's convenient for the Osborn butler to have seen & heard some stuff so he can pass it on at the dramatically appropriate moment.

It's also pretty sad that the Love Interest (Mary Jane) is clearly outshined by Betty Brant (the luscious Elizabeth Banks) and Gwen Stacey (the equally gorgeous Bryce Dallas Howard). Compared to those two, Kirsten Dunst looks ... washed out.

Some of the fights were not bad, some of them were poorly done. Seeing Spidey bounce around like he should was okay although there were a couple of scenes that were so obviously CG that it hurts. The guy playing JJ Jameson was hilarious, and there was a pretty funny scene with Bruce Campbell. Franco (Harry Osborn) was pretty good too, but Tobey Macguire seemed ... bored.

And there were three fricking singing routines in this movie. No crap.

So I can't, in any honesty, give it higher than a 2.5 out of 5. It didn't suck, but it wasn't very great. Go watch Hot Fuzz instead.

Thanks Rigil you summed it up perfectly for me. I couldn't take Thomas Haden Church as the Sandman seriously because I still remember him as Lowell on Wings which was on TV way too long. I actually closed my eyes while Maguire was dancing. You're right he did look bored, and so did Dunst. And JK Simmons as JJ Jameson was funny. I also have 1 and 2, but I can't see myself buying 3 not even to complete the trilogy.

I haven't seen X-Men 3 yet. What was wrong with that one so I can prepare myself if I do see it?

[TPoptarts]

I haven't seen X-Men 3 yet. What was wrong with that one so I can prepare myself if I do see it?

Uhhhhhh.... EVERYTHING

[Rigil Kent]

I couldn't take Thomas Haden Church as the Sandman seriously because I still remember him as Lowell on Wings which was on TV way too long.

I actually found him to be one of the few bright spots. Visually, he was spot on perfect for the role, and I thought the Sandman effects were generally fantastic. That bit where he's trying to reform for the first time and kept failing was astoundingly good. To me, it seemed clear that Raimi wanted to do a Sandman movie but was pressured to do a Venom movie instead.

I haven't seen X-Men 3 yet. What was wrong with that one so I can prepare myself if I do see it?

Where do I start? Like Spidey 3, they crammed as much flash in it as they could manage to the detriment of the other characters. Cyclops got screwed even more than in previous movies, and their paltry attempt at Dark Phoenix blew righteous chunks. Colossus, one of my favorite X-Men, was in it a lot more than in the second one and I think he had one line. The "mutant cure" storyline was as half-baked as anything I've ever seen. Imagine a cliche and it was in there. And, while Beast looked awesome, his voice was too recognizable as Kelsey Grammar to be taken serious. The whole thing was a mixed up marshmellow mess.

[CX]

Both Cyclops and Professor X were given completely pointless deaths, while "dark" Phoenix was really more of a frakked up and confused Phoenix. Wolverine and Storm were the only real main characters and everyone else was in a supporting role. A lot of the cool mutants from the comics were relegated to the background and ended up being killed by Jean. Oh yeah, and Wolverine kills Jean and Storm takes leadership of the X-Men. They also get some of the fugliest tombstones for them. Basically they killed off three main characters for shock effect, ruined the Phoenix saga, and turned the mutant "cure" into a poorly contrived parallel for abortion (because of the lines at the clinics offering it and thr protests there) and gay rights ("there's nothing to cure!").

[Linda]

Wings? I LIKED Wings. Jim and I have one year of that on CD. But I am clueless on the rest of this conversation, LOL, so I will beg off.

[JadziaKathryn]

Wasn't Tony Shaloub in "Wings?" I've never seen it, but I am a big fan of "Monk," which he stars in. Of course, I hardly ever see it now, because it's on cable that I don't get at home. That is an awesome show, though.

[TPoptarts]

I hardly ever see it now, because it's on cable that I don't get at home.

*cough*Asgard*cough*

[Reanok]

Tony Shalob starred in Galaxy Quest he was great in that movie also the actor who plays Crewmen Daniels in Enterprise starred in this movie too. If you've never seen this movie Jadzia. I think you'd enjoy it.

[evcake]

Reading: Gene Roddenberry: the last conversation
Watching: The Western Tradition (finally available on DVD, tho I'll never be able to afford it)
Listening: Tom Lehrer
I'm so lucky to work in a library.

[JadziaKathryn]

Tony Shalob starred in Galaxy Quest he was great in that movie also the actor who plays Crewmen Daniels in Enterprise starred in this movie too. If you've never seen this movie Jadzia. I think you'd enjoy it.

Hmm, I'll have to rent it sometime. Thanks!