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!)

(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!)

Oh, no...I totally get that. I was completely wrapped up in that at the moment I first saw it.

Fifteen minutes out of the theater the Evil Monkey in my brain started on the "tidal wave, blah blah, millions dead, blah blah" but I told it to shut the hell up.

(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!)

Yeah, I really do have to remember that it's just being faithful to the source material when it throws all of physics, biology and chemistry right out the window and let it go. Maybe watching it again would help.

I wanted to like the movie, but while that amazing airliner crash/rescue scene was worth my admission price and I liked that they made James Marsden's character a fundamentally good and worthy rival for Lois' affection, I really didn't care much for the whole.