Early Superman Review
Superman screened last night. Here's the only non-review I've found on it and it sounds pretty exciting...exactly what I hoped for, in fact. And with Madison's 3D IMAX showing, I'm very much looking forward to my birthday! I know I shouldn't any stock into a reviewer I've never read before, but hey, this summer's stunk so far so I need something to look forward to.
"...it seems highly unlikely (I almost wrote "inconceivable") that Pirates will surpass Superman Returns in terms of emotionality and embodying a resonant, fully developed theme. I was watching an interview yesterday with the late Don Simpson on the new Crimson Tide DVD, and at one point he repeated the old maxim that a good movie "can't just deliver action or theme-park pizazz or laughs or big stars....it's gotta be about something." No critic is going to argue that Superman Returns doesn't fulfill that demand, and if I owned a house I would bet it on the expectation that Pirates will be about two things and two things only -- good pizazzy fun (action, humor, attitude, production values) and a total lack of regard for Simpson's Law.
Superman Returns is opening simultaneously in IMAX theatres on 6.28, and about 20 minutes worth (i.e., "selected scenes") will be show in IMAX 3D. The press was shown a preview of how the 3D footage will look last night after the main screening, and it's mindblowing. There's an airborne action sequence in particular that delivered, for me, the greatest sensory thrill I've ever experienced from a mainstream movie in my life. There's no question that anyone within reach of an IMAX presentation of this film HAS TO SEE IT THIS WAY. (Singer has worked out a green light-red light system that will tell moviegoers when to put on the glasses just before a 3D section begins.) Trust me, catching it this way will be an absolute knockout."
[Edit 6-12-06]
More reviews. Very positive
posted by Eric at Friday, June 09, 2006
1 Comments:
I could have sworn that I responded to this blog. Well, I'm here to say that this is going to offically be this years King Kong. It's a remake, it's special effects heavy, a family member wants to see this thing so bad that I can't be helped but to want nothing else either. Especially after reading this, I'm sure I will have a hard time sleeping on the 29th. (remind me that I still have to ask off)
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