The Daily Biff - 2007 07 10

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Tue, 10 Jul 2007

Stealing A Movie at the Top of the Stairs
While watching Superman Returns tonight with Kristy, there was a point in the movie where I had that kind of feeling you get when someone is watching you. So I glanced around and noticed that up at the top of the stairwell was a little blond head of Eliana hair watching the movie too. As soon as she saw that I had noticed her, she bolted. I chuckled to myself and pointed out what had happened to Kristy. We paused the movie and I walked up the stairs to Eliana's room. When I got there, I opened the door:

"Hello? Eliana? Are you awake or asleep in here?", I whispered.
*pause*
"I'm asleep Dad.", Eliana responded.
"OK. Just checking.", a smile widening on my face.

I closed the door and went back downstairs. As far as I know, she stayed in bed.

:: Posted by rus on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:33 pm
:: Filed under /daily_journal/2007

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Movie Review: Superman Returns

Title:	Superman Returns (2006)
Rating:	5/10

I rented this movie today, not because I was particularly enthusiastic about seeing it, but because Berkeley saw it and said "Look, Dad! It's Superman saves the airplane movie." Berkeley saw the movie first, so I was thinking to myself "What Superman movie has Berkeley seen that I don't know about?" When I looked at the cover of the movie, which turned out to be Superman Returns, I immediately noticed the movie cover had a picture of Superman holding up a broken and burning airplane. Obviously (to Berkeley at least) this was a movie about Superman saving an airplane! Well, I thought it was a funny observation and exchange, so I grabbed it.

This movie was not on my radar, so I did not have any expectations. But the opening credits, complete with the music and credit effects from the original Christopher Reeve movie gave me a big smile. The movie, however, was a bit of a bore. Superman did save the airplane pictured on the cover, but he did little else. Lex Luthor (played by Kevin Spacey) ahd a plot to foil... and, yes, it is foiled, albeit with the help of Luthor's girlfriend who coincidentally feels regretful about the diabolical scheme Luthor has cooked up. How convenient. *yawn*

At times, the movie lingered so much on the history between Superman and the now-married Lois Lane, that the movie only seemed to made in order to (warning: spoiler ahead) lay out the fact that there would be a sequel... where we see how Lois Lane's son grows up. It turns out the son is biologically fathered by Superman, and Lois Lane's current husband is unaware of that fact. Uh, oops. Maybe she should have mentioned that... her husband seems like a nice enough guy.

The film (rated PG-13) is too violent for Berkeley; but he really wants to see it. I'll let him watch the sequence where Superman saves the airplane... Berkeley is convinced that the title of the movie is not "Superman Returns" but "Superman Saves the Airplane" so I'd hate to spoil that for him.

Summary: Just so-so.

:: Posted by rus on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:25 pm
:: Filed under /reviews/movies

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