I’d personally love a serious take on Hydra — did you read millar’s enemy of the state arc? Best fucking wolverine story, yet totally impossible to film.

Also, the horrible characterization of Superman, in my opinion, is the reason that the movie didn’t do as well as everyone had hoped it would. People weren’t drawn to him like they have been in the past.

As for Goyer and Magneto, I’m less concerned about Goyer than I am about why we need a friggin’ Young Magneto movie in the first place. The concentration camp scene in the first X-Men was done so well — and said so much — that it’s all the origin I ever need.

I hope they get really ambitious with the Wolverine movie and do it in Japan. That would rock. But I’m afraid they’ll play it safe.

We’ll see.

Now can we talk about Goyer doing MAGNETO? I mean, he can make a good story, but he ain’t no director…

Matt: You are exactly right, man. (As usual.) Why make a pick-and-choose sequel to the old movies, and why five years in space? The entire movie is built on the premise that we have to believe Superman would run off like that. At the very least, they could have said that he went on a mission in space and got into some huge kind of mess he didn’t expect and was just now getting back. But no, we get some text on the screen at the beginning that says he went in search of his (known to be exploded) home planet. Yikes. Thanks again for the comment, and like you I wish the younger generation of Superman fans had been given a hero they could look up to.

Katy: I’ll write a Superman movie if you’ll write Gilmore Girls. Deal? Done. I knew you’d see it my way. :)

Kyle: I’ve been loving the JLU DVDs, which are such big fun. I love the characterizations. As for Batman being about vengeance, what I liked about Batman Begins was that rather than focusing on darkness and revenge, this Batman was concerned just as much with being a symbol of hope for the good people of Gotham City as he was with becoming something criminals would fear. This was the first time in a Batman movie where the “symbol of hope” angle was a big part of the story. As I’ve said a million times, it took us into the heart of Bruce Wayne without taking away from the power of Batman. As for Superman, I agree that it’s hard to make him easy to relate to. But I think it’s being done pretty well right now in the comics. And yes, I’m glad Kate Bosworth has rediscovered the cheeseburger. I was getting worried about here there for a while. :)

Darkhonor: I’m so sorry! :) I didn’t mean to burst your Superman bubble! I had a troubled history with this movie. I knew about the storyline before I saw it, and at first, I hated it. But then I saw the AMAZING trailer for the movie and I thought, well, I don’t like the story but at least the trailer leads me to believe it’ll be good for what it is. But the actual movie was such a travesty that I was extra shocked, no matter how much I thought I’d prepared myself. And yes, the music was amazing. I think there’s no better movie theme than Superman’s, and I wish the movie had been worthy of the music. Gar!

Thanks again for all the comments and discussion!

That said, there never will be a truly great superman movie. There just won’t. It’s what 60 years and a Jesus complex does to a character … the closest we’ll probably ever get is Justice League Unlimited, and I think he excelled there because he wasn’t the focal point.

Batman is about the toll tragedy and vengeance leaves on a man, X-men is about being an outsider, and to some Superman is about being perfect and being beyond reproach … and others take him as someone trying to be human or figuring out his destiny. There’s just too much.

But yes, what a corner they painted themselves in with kid.

(at least it looks like Bosworth is eating again…)