Superman Returns: The World Doesn't Need This Film

[--Pete]

Hi,

I always considered Spiderman to be pretty lame, also.
<mited comic book nerd knowledge>

Yep. Basically, the Marvel comics of the '60s turned me off on comics in general. Too many special abilities, too much angst. Superman was OK (and, yes, I know he was DC), but there was always the problem of giving him a true challenge, especially as powers were constantly being added. Batman was good, but the villains were a Little repetitive and boring after a while (shades of Dick Tracy). My favorite was always Thor -- what's not to like about a Viking god with a big hammer? Even Douglas Adams couldn't resist;)

As to the movie, I'll give it a bye. There's too many good things to do to waste half a day on something mediocre. Thanks for the reviews -- I trust the Loungers more than the NYT reviewer (who, by he way, managed to review the movie without expressing a single definite opinion:)).

--Pete