Jess, Tilda Swinton made me swoooon in Constantine. Like, dizzy and a little breathless.

And Keanu ... I don't know what it is, but I can watch him in just about anything. And tortured and smoking in a white shirt and tie? Kinks. Bulletproof.

Yeah, but that's true for just about any comic book character who's ever died in any way, isn't it?

Hell, I'm still expecting them to somehow bring back Barry Allen (if they haven't already).

Hell, I'm still expecting them to somehow bring back Barry Allen (if they haven't already).

I believe there is an edict at DC Comics against bringing back Barry Allen except in Elseworlds-type stories.

Miracleman - Spidey 3 took $890m at the box office, so probably close to 2 billion or so with DVD so far. It's absolutely got sequel numbers, but I'm sure there will be agents bartering to hell for more money for all involved.

I'm torn by Superman Returns. I generally liked it, and *wanted* to love it (still want to), but the "That's a LOT of water displacement" thing bothers me so badly every time, I can't not think the movie is damaged.

"That's a LOT of water displacement" thing bothers me so badly every time, I can't not think the movie is damaged.

BWAH! Sean...no wonder you and I get along.

I think it's perfectly acceptable that a race of humanoids, nominally indistinguishable from ourselves, evolved entirely separately on a planet not at all like ours in a distant part of the galaxy and when placed under the influence of our yellow sun will gain incredible god-like abilities...but I will still go ape-shit at things like "Okay, but doesn't the resultant tidal wave of either the Krypto-continent's creation or its precipitous removal still wipe out Metropolis?"

Still, compared to the first movie's "Superman picks up California and somehow fixes all the earthquake damage and that's before he spins the planet backwards and not only doesn't tear the planet apart but reverses time..." I was willing to give him hoisting New Krypton into orbit without major catastrophe a pass.

Still haven't seen Spidey 3.

I'm okay with that.

And I adore V for Vendetta. Need to watch that again.

I think it's perfectly acceptable that a race of humanoids, nominally indistinguishable from ourselves, evolved entirely separately on a planet not at all like ours in a distant part of the galaxy and when placed under the influence of our yellow sun will gain incredible god-like abilities...but I will still go ape-shit at things like "Okay, but doesn't the resultant tidal wave of either the Krypto-continent's creation or its precipitous removal still wipe out Metropolis?"

EXACTLY!

Still, compared to the first movie's "Superman picks up California and somehow fixes all the earthquake damage and that's before he spins the planet backwards and not only doesn't tear the planet apart but reverses time..." I was willing to give him hoisting New Krypton into orbit without major catastrophe a pass.

This... is so very true.

And it's not like the comic book doesn't regularly have major problems with basic physics.

"Okay, but doesn't the resultant tidal wave of either the Krypto-continent's creation or its precipitous removal still wipe out Metropolis?"

Uh....no. Because of the...stuff.

(Seriously, that scene works better if you ignore the physical reality of it and concentrate on how Superman is symbolically ridding himself of his ties to Krypton in order to save the Earth. It's a beautiful metaphor! With no tidal waves!)