STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS

I watched Star Trek: Into Darkness today but this isn't the reason why I am so excited that I must post about this today. 

I saw the trailer for the new Superman movie starring Henry Cavill and I feel it is rather promising and seems quite dark compared to the earlier movie starring Brandon Routh, who has a very clean cut image. This Superman did not seem to have it too easy and appeared to have gone through a lot and in fact, seemed to harbour a lot more secrets. Well, this is just my interpretation based on the trailer alone.

Back to the movie I watched today, the newer Star Trek hit the screen in 2009 and this sequel came 4 years later. Starring the same actors Chris Pine as James Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock, this latest movie continues the adventures of Captain Kirk and Spock's as they explore the galaxy although I won't go into the details.

Alright, the new Superman movie will be screening in about a week's time and I am so looking forward to it.

DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT

I am not one to watch movie previews because I hate to jostle with the crowd and it gets especially complicated when they are talkers in the movie. Yes, I call them talkers because they just go on and on and never stop talking at the movies, despite my expression of annoyance by hushing them. It just spoils the entire movie experience for me and it is always a joy to own the cinema and watch it in peace and quietness with nary a soul around.


Anyway, after watching the movie 'Dylan Dog: Dead of Night', I understand why it is not doing well. The pace was dreadfully slow, the script was boring and the narration by the living investigator Dylan Dog, played by the ex-Superman Brandon Routh, was distracting. I am not going into details about the movie because I don't think it is worth the while doing so.


I feel sorry for Brandon Routh and do not understand why he took up the role. If he thought this movie is going to revive his flagging movie career, he is very wrong. In fact, I think it does more harm than good for him. His suave chiseled good looks, bushy eyebrows, big eyes and unbelievably big body could not save the day or rather, the movie, from a slow painful death. Sam Huntington, who was Jimmy Olsen in 'Superman Returns' starring alongside Brandon's Superman, played his partner Marcus in this movie and provided some comic relief but even so, failed to deliver the movie.


A link is shown below on this movie:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Dog:_Dead_of_Night

BRANDON ROUTH

The late Christopher Reeve was the most iconic Superman back in the 70s. Then there wasn't a remake of the series from the 80s onwards until the 2006 'Superman Returns' starring Brandon Routh as the lead character Clark Kent aka Superman.

I just read in issue 1066 of 8 Days that Brandon was dropped as Superman in the upcoming sequel as it was considered a flop despite the movie making US$391 million worldwide. Gosh, with that kind of money, how many third world countries can it feed and yet that is not enough for him to reprise his role?

Can you really blame him? Is it his fault for his portrayal of a flat and boring Clark Kent? He is tall, not so dark but handsome, and I think he does a decent job of acting as the down-to-earth and nerdy character. Everyone knows that Superman does not have as much character depth as other superheroes e.g. Batman, Spiderman, who went through much more in their normal lives before becoming a superhero. So no, I kind of pity him because I don't think the flop should be attributed to him alone. In fact, I felt the storyline was very weak right from the start and that brought him down as well. He is as much a victim of the whole failure as the movie company.

So, is he considered a celebrity? What does it mean to be a celebrity? Do I want to be one and what does it take to be one? Just look at the photo below. As Brandon does not possess the typical square-jawed face epitomized by the cartoon character, some of the promotional posters of him were doctored to show him having blue-eyes, a wider face and broader neck. So it is no longer the real him anymore.

I don't want to be a celebrity kind of celebrity and would rather be a certain kind of celebrity. I don't want to lose the real me in the whole process. Get it?