Captain Sparrow Would Make a Great Superman Villain . . .

[woodwardiocom]

-In the past week I've seen both Superman Returns and Pirates OTC2. Plus, the trailers for Spider-Man 3 (Dude! The Saga of the Black Costume!) and a teaser trailer for Transformers (live-action). The latter had both buxom_bey and me bouncing up and down in our seats (even if the closest you get to seeing a Transformer is Megatron's shadow).

-As to the movies . . . SR was not a complete home run, but it was damnfine. Reeve is still a better Superman than Routh, but Spacey redefines Luthor delightfully . . . and isn't afraid to be bald, either. The special effects were astounding, though they didn't manage to top the shuttle sequence in the rest of the film, in my opinion. Still, highly recommended. Every generation needs a Superman.

-Pirates was intense pirate-y goodness from start to finish. The original wasn't afraid to add supernatural elements to the pirates genre, and this one ratcheted it up even higher. And Depp is adorable. Also highly recommended.

Comments

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

Transformers? The movie?
Drool.
Much drool.

*finds drool rag*
*drools through rag*
*gives up*

Optimus Prime!
*sighs*
*goes to have Transformer based fantasies*

More than meets the eye!!!

[jlhlinnell.livejournal.com]

Captain Sparrow /IS/ a comicbook supervillain.

Come on. Bright read instantly-recognizeable costume; witty reparte during high-stakes battles which always come off in a manner more picturesque than logically possible; A name and reputation that sends chills down the spine of any given denizen of an entire region...

Oh and a big scary cursed ship, innocents lured into his service...

What else does he need? That is, beyond a hero who consistently foils his plans for world domination.

[jlhlinnell.livejournal.com]

Wait. Spider-Man 3 introduces the black costume?

How do they explain its origin without tearing a chunk of Brooklyn away from earth as a piece of the Beyonder's gameboard?

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

How do they explain its origin without tearing a chunk of Brooklyn away from earth as a piece of the Beyonder's gameboard?

-Dunno. My guess would be that it involves Mary Jane's ex-fiance, the astronaut.

[chadu.livejournal.com]

Or, possibly, Osborne or Octavius technology.

CU

[signsoflife.livejournal.com]

You didn't WATCH the Transformers, Jon.

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

-I didn't watch G1 when it was new, no. I watched Beast Machines and a little bit of Armada during their initial runs, and I've watched some G1 and all of Beast Wars on tape and DVD. And I own some of the comics, and a fair number of the toys.

-So I'm a bit of a carpetbagger, yes. I defer to your original fan cred.

[signsoflife.livejournal.com]

Dropping fandom terminology left and right only intensifies the irony of your lofty teenage contempt for my ten-year-old viewing fare, Jonathan.

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

-You were right.

-I was wrong.

-I'm sorry.

[signsoflife.livejournal.com]

*mollified*

[drwex]

I was amused by the Transformers teaser. Holding judgement on that. Saw PotC, was... less than impressed. Still need to see Superman.

[minkrose]

oh man, we all freaked out at the Transformers trailer. My whole row of 7 people.

I'm glad SOMEONE else liked PotC II!! I dont get why people didn't like it! It may not be the most brilliant movie in the world but it's not that much worse than the first one. I expected PIRATES and FUN and POSSIBLY SEXINESS and got everything *I* wanted!

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

I dont get why people didn't like it!

-I'm going with the "too many sticks up too many butts" theory . . .

[projectmatt.livejournal.com]

hey i read your work on la petite zine and really dig what you're doing.....so i friended you.

looking forward to your new book, will that poem be in it?

be well ---


matt

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

-I think you're thinking of Jon Woodward, the poet. I'm Jon Woodward, the RPG author. No relation.