Man of Steel trailer

The first trailer for the new Superman movie, Man of Steel, was released this weekend and I really like the look and feel of it.





The movie comes out June 14th.

Can't wait!!!

Scruffy Man

Warner Bros. just released a new full trailer for Man of Steel and it's looking like it's gonna be REALLY good.



This one finally shows us some of the action and plot...











Shots of Krypton before baby Supes is sent away...












Shots of his stylishly arched Fortress of Solitude...



And, apparently, Henry Cavill spends a significant amount of time saving folks while unshaven and shirtless before he eventually finds a razor and his costume...









As Alicia Keys might say....that boy is on fire.

He'll begin heating up the box office on June 14th.

Super Summer

Entertainment Weekly is featuring the upcoming Man of Steel movie on it's upcoming "Summer Movie Preview" issue and has featured a variety of new photos.



First good look at the villain, Zod.

He looks just a "little" bit more intimidating than the original Zod and his pleather v-neck pantsuit (although that is kind of scary in its own way).







His earth parents, the Kents.

It also appears that Diane Lane is still popular with the kids these days, judging by some of the comments I've seen on SuperheroHype...

Triad petah − Diane Lane has always been a hottie IMO. She and Josh Brolin have recently separated too, so she's available!

I thought this fan's response to that was hilarious...

Buck Triad − And I'm sure she's looking for someone who posts on Superhero hype to live out all her depraved fantasies with (don't worry, I tell myself that too).

At least the kids give each other a reality check sometimes.



Russell Crowe as his Kryptonian father, Jor-El.



Laurence Fishburn and Amy Adams as Perry White and Lois Lane.



Zod's female partner in crime.



Here is the cool trailer, if you haven't already seen it (I love the haunting music!)...



Also, there is great debate amongst the Super-fans about the changes in Superman's costume (no red undies and slightly different shades of red and blue).



It's very similar to all the hoopla surrounding the changes that were made to Wonder Woman's costume when the failed TV pilot was shot.

One fan was so bothered by the changes that he created this to show what needed to be done to make things right...



Who says that people who still live with their parents don't have a sense of humor?

Not me.



Man of Steel comes out June 14th.

Super Friday

Man of Steel opens today (and I've already got tickets to see it on Sunday)!!

I'm trying to keep my expectations low, just so I'm not disappointed like I was with Star Trek Into Darkness. However, the reviews have been pretty good overall, so that's encouraging.

In honor of its opening, I give you some images of Wonder Woman spinning.

Although she is in the DC Universe, she has nothing to do with this movie (at least not to my knowledge), so I've posted them for the sole reason that...they make me laugh.







Oh...and we can't forget the cape (for special occasions, like...the opening of Man of Steel)!





I love the "hair-flip" she does before walking off in the last one.

And for the pure Spin-addicts, my friend Roland sent me this video...the slow-motion spins from the first season (ALL of them).



Headband...check!

Gold shiny belt...check!

And then she heads out wondering what to do with her neatly folded clothes.

Entertaining.

You are not alone

A new Man of Steel trailer was released today. This one definitely focuses a lot more on some of the action in the film.



I'm trying to keep my expectations low, but these trailers have gotten progressively more awesome with each release.

Of course, so did the trailers for Star Trek Into Darkness and that didn't turn out as well as I would have liked.

Here's hoping Man of Steel delivers.

He is Batman

The Internets are all a flutter over the announcement that Ben Affleck will be playing an older Batman who battles Superman in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel Batman vs Superman (July 2015).

The clenching of geek-sphincter all around the world has gotten out of control.



Honestly, I really don't think it matters. He'll be just as good as almost anyone else playing Batman. Lord knows we've gone through enough of them over the years. I don't recall anyone thinking Michael Keaton was the perfect person to play Batman (myself included) and he surprised us all.

Of course, people are over-reacting all over Twitter...which is actually pretty entertaining. If you want to see a great collection of the many responses to this announcement, check out this list of the 50 Greatest Tweets about Ben Affleck's casting as Batman.

This one is my favorite...

NATH @IronCoreMedia

 #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck 

1 Paula Deen 

 2 A cats butthole 

3 Ben Affleck's mom 

4 A No. 2 Pencil 

5 Don Knotts 

6 Caulk 

7 All of China 

8 AC/DC 8:39 AM 

Oh...the kids.

It's not like the movie is a serious drama based in reality. It's Batman fighting Superman. In that reality, that fight should last about all of one minute.

• Batman punches Superman in the face.
• No affect.
• Superman punches Batman in the face.
• No face remains.
• Game over.

We all know it's not going to end that quickly...it'll be dragged out for at least a half hour or more. So why even care about the "reality" of a Superhero movie anyway. Just git yer popcorn, a giant sody pop, and sit back and enjoy.

Someone mentioned that they should cast Tilda Swinton as Lex Luthor and, as funny as that was, I would be psyched if they cast her and made Lex an Alexis Luthor.



No one in their right mind should ever mess with Tilda Swinton.

In other Superhero movie news...



Bradley Cooper is finalizing his deal to do the voice of the "Rocket Raccoon" character in the now-filming Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

I can see that. I mean, HEAR that.



And, Elizabeth Olsen is finalizing her deal to play the "Scarlet Witch" in the upcoming Avengers:Age of Ulton sequel.

Yes, she is the sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

And NO, neither of them will be in any of the movies mentioned above.

So...carry on people.

Nothing to see here...

New Brighton Beach Memoirs

Now THERE is a land that should have a resort!

Unfortunately, for the people of Christchurch, you can't buy liquor in a store on Good Friday. They have odd liquor laws that cover most, but not all, bars during Easter weekend. A restaurant can serve drinks if you're eating, so many bars suddenly had a snack menu this weekend...always ways around the law.

And from what I saw last night, the New Zealand kids enjoy drinking just as much as the Aussies. Someone told me yesterday that New Zealand has got one of the highest percentage of teen binge drinkers in the world (more than the US and Britian). Here is a little info:

Surveys of New Zealand teenagers show much higher rates of binge drinking - 37 per cent of those aged 12 to 17.
In Christchurch, 43 per cent of males and 33 per cent of females aged between 12 and 17 consume five or more drinks in one session.

It's like watching a city full of frat kids run amok at times. Last night, I saw a group of drunk kids trying to climb this tall, angled, steel, monument and, with each drunken attempt, they would get part of the way up and then would slip and often fall backwards down to the concrete. Dumb-asses. Opposite of this energetic group, were three older people laying down in open parking spaces trying to catch some sleep...ignoring their drunk friends who were trying to get them to get up and go home.

And it's not just the kids, their adult counterparts are just as bad. My first night here, I saw a man so drunk that he eventually lost his balance and fell into the tree he was leaning against. He hit his head and just lay on the ground falling in/out of sleep for over a half hour until the po po came and took him away. Now, I enjoy a drink or three now and then, but never anything like the people described above. That's just dumb...and a little sad.

Of course, it's entertaining to watch when it's not someone you know and, if they fall and don't die or bleed all over the place, it's really good for a laugh.



So, after recovering from my failed attempts at climbing that damn, slippery monument in town last night...I mean, after doing a little knitting in my room and getting a GOOD nights sleep, I woke up today and headed to the local beach in the city of New Brighton. Unlike my last visit to a beach, this one was enjoyable, nice temperature and my skin didn't melt off of my skeletal structure when I stepped into the sun.



Wanna know what I saw?

Girls in dark glasses, with black satin sashes...



Sufers in bodysuits, that clung to their asses...



Some random sand art, that said "Good something"...



Those were a few of my FAvorite things....

Sorry....couldn't resist.

ANYWAY....it was just a nice day hangin' by the beach. Here are a few random pics I took...





Interesting bridge support design. I enjoyed the circles....




I would only surf if I could do it like the guy on the lower right.












They also had one of those run-down/rusty amusement parks that you only find in beach areas like this. The kind that, in a Stephen King novel, would malfunction and send the various patrons spinning out of control to their deaths.



So, of course, I had to ride something. Fortunately, they had the flying chair swings. I LOVE THOSE!



While waiting for the other 4 year olds to get into their seats (come on kids, I don't have all day!), I noticed this little boy across from my hanging body...crying, CRYING because he wanted to ride the ride and his mother wouldn't let him.



I wanted to tell him that a real "ladies man" wouldn't cry so much, but it was like he was begging me to get out of my chair (no way, tiny!) and let him in. So, then he attempted to crawl through the very childproof fences they always have at carnivals of death...





He wasn't happy about being pulled back into the "safe" body dropping zone. Mom brought his little sister over and they both watched as we slowly spun out of sight, clinging to our rickety chairs and watching our lives flash before us...



It was a fun ride, everyone was accounted for when they stopped it and no one hurled...a banner day and I was ready to go.

So, I hopped into my magical flying machine and headed back to the hotel for a long winters nap....