O Superman

HBO has the new Superman movie, which is good because we never made it to the theater to see the film. 

I dunno know man, everyone said it was possibly the best one. I have seen a few (not all) of the others, so it's not a huge leap to go from fair to good. 

But good doesn't make great. 

The new Superman / Clark Kent isn't as handsome as Henry Cavill (duh, who is?). He is a decent actor though - albeit one in blue tights and red underwear. 

As it turns out, there are only so many stories one can tell of Superman v Lex Luthor, right? It's all a variation on one theme as far as I can tell. All that said, I'm not familiar with multiverses and such, so take my word with little authority. I'm sure you already do on any number of topics. 

The biggest add is Kyrpto - or Superdog!  

What the fuck doesn't a dog make better - unless he's put in harm's way. 

As with most of these movies, no one really dies. This time, one did. One. Billions of dollars of damage, but only one life. Ok. Two. Allegedly. 

....and it is never the one you want. All the DC and Marvel movies have a horrible henchwoman who never ever ever gets just desserts. If they want equality, they need to suffer too - and not just in childbirth and menstruation. 

Metaphors of Russia ,Ukraine and Musk are heavy and heavy-handed. But go with what is current. 

Rachel Brosnahan is fine as Lois. Nicholas Hoult is a decent Lex. Nathan Fillion is kind of wasted, though whomever did his hair is not going to winning an Academy Award, unless it is with irony. Beck Bennett's first (?) outing after leaving SNL is 100% wasted. 

Alan Tudyk, as a voice, is a stand-out and without a doubt has the best line in the film. 

As for special effects and suspending disbelief, ehhhhhhh........ working for Luthor, you know he has to be bad, so spare me the shock and awe when his employees are made aware of this fact. That is less believable than Mrs. Maisel being non-phased at being in a space ship...............and then flying it!  Multiple times!!!!

You might remember, much of the movie was filmed here in Cleveland. All very familiar to us - and to my running. When one of the bridges goes down, I was thrilled that I will no longer have to run over it again! But they pretty much destroy the convention center where I do packet-pickup for the marathon. And apparently Mentor Headlands allows HumVees and tents on the beach, but you bring Shep up there one time and it's: NO DOGS ON THE BEACH.   Sheesh. 

Movie Count: 05 of 12  (we acually have seen more, but I'm way behind on writing about them)

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