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[AniHawk]

Is the "piano scene" really that bad?(whatever it is) Only thing I hear around here is PIANO PIANO PIANO PIANO. Whatever haters.

Spoiler

Lois's kid beats up henchmen with a PIANO revealing he is really the son of Superman.

Also, he sucks at playing the piano.

 

[mattx5]

If I'm late to the party, then please accept all apologies, but -

Ebert's review is up

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060626/REVIEWS/60606009/1023

 

[woodchuck]

Spoiler

It would have been fun to give Superman a bright, sassy child, like one of the Spy Kids, and make him a part of the plot.

:lol

 

[AniHawk]

Yikes.

 

[Matrix]

Yea its been known Ebert was giving it that type of review,he should stick to reviewing the classics like Garfied and the Fast and Furious movies.

Also Willco dont say anything,he didnt like Spider-man 1

edit-

:lol @ making the

Spoiler

kid a spy kid

? wtf,dudes lost it.

 

[Willco]

THE PIANO STRIKES AGAIN!

Also Willco dont say anything,he didnt like Spider-man 1

Not really. He didn't care for the effects in Spider-Man, but he gave it a far more favorable review than he did for Returns. Also, he loved Spider-Man 2.

 

[AniHawk]

I dont get his thing against Spacey, though. Spacey wanted to be in a Superman movie. He wanted to be Lex. People say Lex is one of the really high points of the movie, but Ebert didn't think Spacey liked being Lex?

...wha?

THE PIANO STRIKES AGAIN!



Not really. He didn't care for the effects in Spider-Man, but he gave it a far more favorable review than he did for Returns.

A whole half-star more.

 

[mattx5]

Spoiler

It would have been fun to give Superman a bright, sassy child, like one of the Spy Kids, and make him a part of the plot.

Yeah - see, that kind of defeats his whole argument. I'm a fan of Ebert's - I enjoy his writing, and he's usually smart, but this is just too much.

 

[Willco]

I dont get his thing against Spacey, though. Spacey wanted to be in a Superman movie. He wanted to be Lex. People say Lex is one of the really high points of the movie, but Ebert didn't think Spacey liked Lex?

...wha?

I think Ebert is comparing his Lex, which I hear is played straight for the most part, against Hackman's Lex, which was not the most terrifying character.

 

[DMczaf]

Ebert gave X3 and Garfield 2 3 stars, and Spidey 2.5 stars?!

WTF!

 

[Ichirou]

Now about Lois' kid.

Spoiler

We know who his father is, and Lois knows, and I guess the kid knows, although he calls Richard his daddy. But why is nothing done with this character? He sends a piano flying across a room, but otherwise he just stares with big, solemn eyes, like one of those self-sufficient little brats you can't get to talk.

Roger Ebert makes the movie sound like a piece of shit. I am no longer looking forward to this. At all.

**** you, Bryan Singer.

 

[Willco]

IT'S OFFICIAL: PIANO IS JUMP THE SHARK MOMENT.

 

[AniHawk]

I think Ebert is comparing his Lex, which I hear is played straight for the most part, against Hackman's Lex, which was not the most terrifying character.

Well I'm all up for a more serious Lex Luthor.

Bah, I'll complain about it on Wednesday if it sucks.

 

[Matrix]

THE PIANO STRIKES AGAIN!



Not really. He didn't care for the effects in Spider-Man, but he gave it a far more favorable review than he did for Returns. Also, he loved Spider-Man 2.

Doesnt matter,it got the beautiful green smashed tomatoe from him

Who doesnt love Spidey 2 ?

 

[DMczaf]

IT'S OFFICIAL: PIANO IS JUMP THE SHARK MOMENT.

Only Matrix knows about jump the shark moments around here.

He had to watch the NYC citizens Spidey scene IN New York!! Let us all pray for Matrix and the suffering he went through that night.

 

[Willco]

Doesnt matter,it got the beautiful green smashed tomatoe from him

But a higher average rating! Superman am disappointment total.

I GIVE IT ONE PIANO OUT OF TEN.

 

[AniHawk]

Doesnt matter,it got the beautiful green smashed tomatoe from him

Who doesnt love Spidey 2 ?

Spidey 2 was good, but it did have its flaws. I can't watch either Spider-Man too much because of all the cheese (the montage in the second one was hilarious though).

When I saw Spidey 2 in theaters, this bitch was translating the whole ****ing thing into spanish for her family. Ruined the movie completely.

Batman Begins is how you do comic book superhero movies. Sin City too, if you take out the superhero part of that equation.

 

[Matrix]

Only Matrix knows about jump the shark moments around here.

He had to watch the NYC citizens Spidey scene IN New York!! Let us all pray for Matrix and the suffering he went through that night.

 

[Willco]

Real New Yorkers love Spider-Man, only terrorist piano-throwing facists think otherwise.

 

[DMczaf]

You were that little boy in Spidey 2 in the subway, werent you?

"Dont worry Spider-Man, we wont tell anyone."

 

[Willco]

Even if they did, what would they say? A twenty-something white college dude with dark short hair is Spider-Man! YEAH AND I'VE GOT AN IGLOO IN TEXAS TO SELL YOU.

 

[WrenAndroid]

But a higher average rating! Superman am disappointment total.

I GIVE IT ONE PIANO OUT OF TEN.

:lol

 

[Matrix]

Real New Yorkers love Spider-Man, only terrorist piano-throwing facists think otherwise.

I <3 Spider-man and pianos.




YOU MESSSSSS WITH HIM YOU MESSS WITH ALL OF US!

*THROWS POPCORN @ MOVIE SCREEN*

 

[Ichirou]

Well, now that we know the

Spoiler

piano

thing is for real, we know other stuff is for real as well.

Spoiler

Superman as super-stalker, Lex Luthor's inane plans to destroy the world economy and then have people max out their credit cards (yes, because credit cards will work after the economy has been destroyed) to buy property so they can live on Lexland, etc., etc.

Wow, this went from my most anticipated movie of the year to a huge ****ing turd.

All online Superman Returns reviews are suspect. At least Ebert has some integrity, as inane as his opinions may sometimes be.

 

[Willco]

Seriously, when you see a piano and the entire audience boos -- we'll know who the real red and blue spandex wearing superhero is.

 

[DMczaf]

I'll spoil the real ending for all you

Spoiler

Metropolis saves Superman with projectile fruit!!

Spoiler

And then Superman gets a Joker card from Lois!! OMG!!!

 

[Matrix]

We also know that Supes doesnt have the largest package in the comic book movie world....GAY SUBTEXT MEET GOBLIN

Ichirou_Oogami,is Ebert your god ? or have you not been paying attention to other reviews and posts about the movie for months :\ I dont get it.

 

[Willco]

Ichirou_Oogami,is Ebert your god ? or have you not been paying attention to other reviews and posts about the movie for months :\ I dont get it.

You mean the ones we were told to disregard by CHUD, who said that Warner Bros. was bribing reviewers, planting reviews and threatening critics for positive impressions? Or the ones everyone claimed were fake because they were negative, but were in fact correct?

OH SNAP.

 

[Dan]

Now about

Spoiler

Lois' kid. We know who his father is, and Lois knows, and I guess the kid knows, although he calls Richard his daddy. But why is nothing done with this character? He sends a piano flying across a room, but otherwise he just stares with big, solemn eyes, like one of those self-sufficient little brats you can't get to talk.

What the hell does Roger Ebert have against self-sufficient people? That's one of the dumbest things I've heard him say.

 

[Matrix]

You mean the ones we were told to disregard by CHUD, who said that Warner Bros. was bribing reviewers, planting reviews and threatening critics for positive impressions? Or the ones everyone claimed were fake because they were negative, but were in fact correct?

OH SNAP.

I feel like I'm in an x-file movie.

 

[karasu]

ehhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Matrix]

Dm,Houston knows movies,Houston Chronicle gave it 3 1/2 out of 4 stars

 

[Ichirou]

Ichirou_Oogami,is Ebert your god ? or have you not been paying attention to other reviews and posts about the movie for months :\ I dont get it.

Wow, way to turn on anyone who disagrees with you. Sheathe those claws, you wildcat, you! If you had been paying attention to my other posts, you'd know that I was one of the faithful awaiting Superman Returns with great anticipation, even talking about it and hyping my co-workers for it. I disregarded a lot of the online negative rumors because:

A) I figured a lot of it was crap generated by FOX as revenge for Singer leaving X-Men 3 for Superman Returns.

B) Warner Bros. themselves went so far as to debunk them, claiming the reviews were actually taking material out of old drafts out of context.

C) Jeffrey Wells gave it a positive review, and the guy is smart (although he is a bigger douche than Willco) and has generally quality taste in film.

I didn't even mind Lois' kid

Spoiler

being Superman's love child, but the minute the kid busts out the piano action is the moment the movie jumps the ****ing shark and becomes completely retarded.

 

[Matrix]

Wow, way to turn on anyone who disagrees with you. Sheathe those claws, you wildcat, you! If you had been paying attention to my other posts, you'd know that I was one of the faithful awaiting Superman Returns with great anticipation, even talking about it and hyping my co-workers for it. I disregarded a lot of the online negative rumors because:

A) I figured a lot of it was crap generated by FOX as revenge for Singer leaving X-Men 3 for Superman Returns.

B) Warner Bros. themselves went so far as to debunk them, claiming the reviews were actually taking material out of old drafts out of context.

C) Jeffrey Wells gave it a positive review, and the guy is smart (although he is a bigger douche than Willco) and has generally quality taste in film.

I didn't even mind Lois' kid

Spoiler

being Superman's love child, but the minute the kid busts out the piano action is the moment the movie jumps the ****ing shark and becomes completely retarded.

I busted out my claws ? :lol You can love the movie or hate it,you dont even have to look forward to the movie anymore. I could hate it too once I see it.

We have known about the

Spoiler

piano

for how long now? I lost that damn bet with Willco,it just seems like you took Eberts review as the one to not make you look forward to seeing it anymore.

Thats why I said what I said.

Again there are far more postive reviews on the movie and most people dont seem to be bothered by that scene.

 

[Willco]

Jeffrey Wells is a pretty bad critic as far as film goes. At least Ebert is consistent and well written.

 

[effzee]

What the hell does Roger Ebert have against self-sufficient people? That's one of the dumbest things I've heard him say.

hahah i thought that part was hilarious.


self sufficient kids arent cute.

 

[Willco]

Holy crap, CHUD completely tore apart Superman Returns in their roundtable. Every single one of 'em didn't care for it or flat out disliked it. I expected the harshest comments from Devin, but he was actually one of the nicest critics there!

 

[Matrix]

Holy crap, CHUD completely tore apart Superman Returns in their roundtable. Every single one of 'em didn't care for it or flat out disliked it. I expected the harshest comments from Devin, but he was actually one of the nicest critics there!

CHUD can kiss my ass,they didnt even really like Batman Begins.

" In the end Batman Begins is a movie that tries but ultimately fails."

:lol

Who didnt expect them to tear Returns apart ?

 

[Willco]

CHUD can kiss my ass,they didnt even really like Batman Begins.

I'd say reaction was mixed, and Devin was by far the biggest critic. They liked it overall, and it was mentioned several times in the roundtable as superior to Superman Returns.

 

[Matrix]

I'd say reaction was mixed, and Devin was by far the biggest critic. They liked it overall, and it was mentioned several times in the roundtable as superior to Superman Returns.

Only damn super hero movie Devin likes is Spider-man 2.

WTF he gave F4/X3 a better score than Batman Begins :lol

 

[Ichirou]

Jeffrey Wells is a pretty bad critic as far as film goes. At least Ebert is consistent and well written.

I think he's generally pretty solid, especially when it comes to films from the seventies and sixties. Sometimes when he's talking about new stuff you can see from his writing that he's either pulling for it to succeed because he likes the writer or director, or that he's salivating for it to fail at the box office because he has a grudge against someone involved in the production.

The guy could barely contain his glee when King Kong didn't perform to expectations. Still, he's been pretty quiet/somewhat critical on the Superman Returns front, so I was ready to believe he was giving out his honest opinion.

But, yeah, looks like Superman Returns will suck ass.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

this was not one of ebert's finest performances. i think he mailed it in. that was an awful review.

 

[Ichirou]

this was not one of ebert's finest performances. i think he mailed it in. that was an awful review.

His point is that he didn't like the movie and he stated the reasons why. Everything he said makes it sound like the movie will suck massive quantities of donkey penis.

 

[LM4sure]

His point is that he didn't like the movie and he stated the reasons why. Everything he said makes it sound like the movie will suck massive quantities of donkey penis.

We all know this, but why is it still at 80% on RT! Come down, damn it! Come down where you belong. I might go see The Devil Wears Prada this weekend instead. Looks cute.

 

[Willco]

We all know this, but why is it still at 80% on RT! Come down, damn it! Come down where you belong. I might go see The Devil Wears Prada this weekend instead. Looks cute.

It keeps going down on RottenTomatoes, not up.

 

[Ichirou]

We all know this, but why is it still at 80% on RT! Come down, damn it! Come down where you belong.

All in due time, impatient one. It'll settle at around 60% or so eventually, I think.

 

[Substance]

All in due time, impatient one. It'll settle at around 60% or so eventually, I think.

It already has a nice, warm written consensus.

 

[Matrix]

Anyone who thinks it will be below or around 60% on RT will end up being flat out wrong.

 

[Ichirou]

Anyone who thinks it will be below or around 60% on RT will end up being flat out wrong.

Says the man with a Superman Returns poster as his avatar.

I would love to be wrong. I hope Superman Returns knocks my socks off. But I am prepared to be horribly disappointed.

 

[Matrix]

Says the man with a Superman Returns poster as his avatar.

I would love to be wrong. I hope Superman Returns knocks my socks off. But I am prepared to be horribly disappointed.

Doesnt matter if I have this pic as my avatar or not *I could change it to a pic of anything else and I would have made that comment*,to say its going to end up having a score around X3 levels is wrong.It keeps going up and down,they add a couple negatives and then throw a postive back up.I know for a fact they havent added atleast 10 plus positives,I dont know wtf they take so long to add them.

Even if I end up hating it too,I still dont think it will end up with that low an average.