Superman 1978 review

Time for my first movie review it's a movie which i have loved for a very long time it came out in 1978 the year I was born yes i am that old thank you for thinking that.  I will say there are going to be SPOILERS ahead but if you have not seen it where have you been ever Christmas I mean come on everyone has seen this movie at least once anyway just for you SPOILERS.


SPOILERS AHEAD BUT SERIOUSLY WATCH FIRST BEFORE MOVING ON...

Superman the movie is every thing a movie should be it's got a great story great actors and the best tag line ever "You'll Believe a Man can Fly".  Superman Directed by Richard Donner Story by Mario Puzo and stars Christopher Reeve, as Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor, Jackie Cooper as Perry White, Marlon Brando as Jor-El, Glenn Ford as Jonathan Kent, Terence Stamp as General Zod and Phyllis Thaxter as Martha Kent all of these actors are great and have a wealth of experieance and placing a young unknown actor (Christopher Reeeve) among them makes this movie shine. "In the decade of the 1930s, even the great city of Metropolis was not spared the ravages of the worldwide depression. In times of fear and confusion, the job of informing the public was the responsibility of the Daily Planet, a great metropolitan newspaper whose reputation for clarity and truth had become the symbol for hope in the city of Metropolis..."   This is the opening line's of the movie read by a young boy reading a comic which slowly becomes the real world while the boy is speaking the start of the Superman theme is heard when the boy finishes his line the drums start and we are into the full Superman theme music which even today almost 32 years after it was written is still a great piece of music.  When the credits finish we are onto the planet krypton where we are introduced to Jor-El, General Zod , Ursa and Non before they are sent into the phantom zone for crimes against Krypton it is here that we also learn of Kryptons  faith and Jor_El's plan for his son after being ordered not to leave Krypton and so Krypton begins to explode and so Baby Kal-El is sent to earth.  At this point in the movie we have been to an alien world and saw them die because of there own shortsightedness and a lone survivor a child is sent to earth to help us.

The ship crash lands and as Jonathan and Martha Kent pass by causing them to get a flat anyway they find the baby bring him back to the car Jonathan is fixing the flat Martha warns him about his heart they have a discussion Martha looks out towards the feild Jonathan says MArtha Clark Kent are you listening to me just then the car fall Kal-El catches it and in the Scence we've gotten his name Clark and we know that there going to keep him.

We jump ahead to Clark the teenage years we see him in school being the butt of everyone's joke which really gets to clark as he could be and do things they can't imagine but he has to hold back form showing off to much.  He then starts to run and we see how happy he is at being able to use his powers he even shows off when he gets to his parents house before his school friends when they question him he says he ran to which he is called a freak his dad confronts him about it Clark admits that yeah he was showing off but thats what he wants to do he is told by Jonathan " And one thing I do know son, and thats you are here for a *reason*.  I don't know whose reason, or whatever the reason is... Maybe it's because...uh...I don't. But I do know it's not to score toucjdowns. Huh?" Clark then races ahead and Jonathon die's of a heart attack.  We see the Kents at the funeral time moves on again clark discovers the green crystal in his barn tells his mother he has to go she understands he goes north comes to an ice feild and throws the crystal in to it and so the Fortress of Solitude is born young Clark heads in looks around moves some crystals about Jor-El speaks to him and teaches him everything he needs to know by the end Superman is born.  Interesting fact the actor who played young Clark Kent had all his lines redone by Christopher Reeve and where dubbed in during editing.

Enter Metropolis  now i could spend forever here talking about it but i won't in Metropolis we are introduced to Otis, Lex Luthor,  Ms Teschmacher,  Jimmy Olsen,  Perry White,  Lois Lane and a some what more repressed Clark Kent.  Superman first night saving people is great my favorite ones are he saves  Air Force one, Gets the Cat out of the Tree, Captures a jewel thief and brings him to an Officer Mooney ( I like this cause my surname is Mooney it makes me laugh ) and saves Lois from hitting the ground to which we get another great line "Superman: Easy, miss. I've got you.  Lois: You - you've got me? Who's got you?"We then move on to Superman being the story of the century to which Lois gets a note from A-Friend wink wink it's Superman anyway he show's up to do an interview with Lois they talk she questions him about his powers she stands behind a planter there talking about X-ray vision she asks what colour underwear is she wearing Superman is stump as he can't see them throw the planter it being made of lead she mistakes his hmm for being embarrassed Superman explains whats wrong she moves away from the planter Superman says Pink Lois says what your underwear is pink she darts back to the planter Superman response sorry I seem to have embarrassed you ( Even Superman gets revenge) Anyway She says do you like pink he does they do a whole flying scene and then shes in love with him. Right lets move on Lex is reading about Superman and comes to the conclusion that Kryptonite will kill Superman Lex after is a miss guided genius/Madman.  He lures Superman to his base with a false threat tells him his real plan and then slips kryptonite on him.  Superman is saved by Ms Teschmacher but he has to save her parents from the missile about to hit her home town instead of the one about to hit the San Andreas fault line.  The missile hits big Earthquake Superman flies everywhere saving people repairs the fault line but not before Lois Dies when he releases whats happened he flies to her pulls her out of the car he can't save her.  Everything is quiet no music no birds nothing just Superman saying no under his breath then Boom a mighty scream which no matter how many times i watch still makes the hairs in the back of my neck stand up. This scene really shows us how powerful Superman really is.  We then see him take off flying towards space were we her the voices of both his fathers Jor-El telling him he must not interfere with human lives and Jonathan's last words you are here for a reason with more determination he enters orbit spins the world backwards reversing time to before Lois dies and corrects to planet rotatation ( This is the only bit I have a problem with as it would have destroyed the planet) Lois is saved Lex is brought to prison and you have just seen one of the greatest movies made.
Superman 1978 5 out of 5    

Doctor Who 2005 to 2011 Review

Growing up in the 80's I was subjected to many great tv show's like the Incredible Hulk and the A-Team but what really got my attention where older shows like Star Trek and Doctor Who. So when Star Trek came back I jumped on it like there was no tomorrow now if Doctor Who had of come back at the same time I may have jumped on it to but it did not. It waited till 2005 to make a proper come back no the 1996 movie does not count.  I did not jump on, I said no besides I was spoiled by an abundance of great American Sci/Fi.  That is now somthing I regret as now with a lack of American Sci/Fi being made for TV, I was forced to find somthing new enter Doctor Who.  So the following review which will contain SPOILERS Sweetie is about Doctor Who from 2005 to 2011 as i have spent the last 2 weeks watching them all and what i thought of each of the Doctors and his Companion's I am not going to talk about episodes mainly seasons as a whole enjoy.





HELLO SWEETIE SPLOILERS AHEAD.....




In 2005 the BBC brought back Doctor Who with Chritopher Eccleston as the Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose his companion right when I heard that billie Piper was going to be in this the response was less then favorable as we all know singers do not make good actors most of the time.  So with that in mind I started watching and was surprised that she was actually good and this new Doctor Christopher had a kind of energy about him that suited the role.  Both Christopher and Billie together from the start there was chemistry there that let them work really well together. As for the season it was good but really came together at the end with the whole Bad Wolf thing they had been doing all season and the return and death of the Daleks which was good until they spoke still hurts my ears. And also the introduction of Captain Jack Harkness (played by John Barrowman) my new favourite character was just great(Torchwood Review coming Soon).   And the death of the Doctor which I remember all those years ago people where really annoyed at Christopher Eccleston which I think is a little unfair as it gives the season finale a good ending.  Season One of Doctor Who 2005 4 out 5 to many Daleks speaking at once.

Season two started with the introduction of a new Doctor David Tennant who people to this day think is the best Doctor (more on this later).  Season two was fun it reintroduced the Cybermen and brought back the Daleks but for me there was somthing missing, David Tennant and Billie Piper did not have the same chemistry as with Christopher Eccleston which i missed. The Season Ended with Billie Piper being trapped in a parallel Earth from which she could not return from which was as good as saying she was dead with out being dead and that she may come back. Season Two of Doctor Who 2005 4 out of 5 Cemistry between Billie and David not right.

Season three introduced use to two new companions Donna Noble and Freema Agyeman.  Freema Agyema as a companion was good she was not great as I got the feeling that she was not going to be around that long and they also played the Doctors missing Rose Tyler card to much. This was the season which reintroduced the Master and they did in such a way that it was epic as you really had to pay attention to the back ground to notice all the clues.  But what really saved this season was John Barrowman coming back the season needed him to breath some life into it. The Toclafane creepy but a great way to fight the Doctor with evolved Human's classic.  Ultimatly this Seasons end fell flat for me as i knew the Doctor would make it out Ok which is why I regret not jumping when it first came out.  Season three of Doctor Who 2005 5 out of 5 Well executed Season companion's included.

Season Four brought back Donna which for me and probably others out there was really annoying and also all I could hear when Catherine Tate spoke was "Am I bothered", this annoyed me as a actress or actor  playing a companion should be a bit unknown. We where also introduced to River Song (Alex Kingston) who is great and are my favorite episodes in this season.  This Season also saw all the companions come back to defeat the Daleks (yet again) and what I thought should have been Tennants last season as the Doctor.  This season felt abit to much like there should have been an end to the Doctor but what it did give us was three Doctors two Tennants and a Doctor Donna which was great and fun to watch.  By the end everything got tied up with a nice bow instead of the Doctor meeting his End all we got was a lot of crying and the Doctor travelling alone.  Season Four of Doctor Who 2005 4 out of 5 The Doctor should have died.

The Unknown Season or the Specials.  So instead of another season we where given several specials to watch these where good my favorite was Water of Mars which showed for the first time the Doctor going over the edge.  And then we have The End of Time part one and two they where good part one sees the Master come back but he's not quiet the same due to his ex-wife (ha) so he has to feed a lot which did not work for me.  And the Naismith's did not work either stand there look posh and pretend to not care there only there to explain the machine and what it does.  What I did like was the explanation of the drum beats the master heard was the heart beat of a timelord was truely genius.  Anyway Gallifray comes back the timelords all stand there and talk alot Timothy Daltons finest hour it is not. The Master and the Doctor share a moment and work together all a bit forced and not needed.  I forgot to mention Wilfred Mott Donna Nobles granddad was good in this but the scene where he's trying to give the doctor a gun again a bit forced.  And they also took the time to tie up Donnas story but what was the point he puts in a safe gaurd but warns them in the last season to never let her remember really pointless.  Anyway the Doctor died but not before helping all of his companions alot of crying, And then regenerats in the TARDIS destroying most of it in the process.
Doctor Who Specials 3 out of 5 I feel asleep watching some of them.

Season five and a new Doctor Matt Smith new companions Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) and Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams). Rory spoiling the Doctors fun about being bigger on the inside classic. This season for me is great as I like Matt Smiths Doctor he's fun to watch and has some really great line's but he has a way of acting that yes he's fun but if you look at his eye's you get a sense that he's really old which is what is need ed to play the Doctor. The Daleks returned with a new design thank god they did not over use them.  The whole crack in space and time was really good with a crack in every episode and Amy coming on to the Doctor was great also River Song coming back ( Hello Sweetie) was a welcome return.  The Season ended great with the doctor trying to save the universe by causing a big bang although knowing there was another season spoiled it that the doctor was coming back.  We did not get all the answers as to why the TARDIS was exploding but thats still to come.
Season Five of Doctor Who 2005 5 out of 5 Matt Smith great Doctor.

Season Six started of with a Christmas special which was a delight to watch very funny and serious at the same time best line from this special was " Come on where boys and do you know what boys say to Danger" " No what" " Mommy" I laughted so hard it was great.  The proper start to the season with the death of the Doctor was cool unexpected but cool.  This season really came together in the end as stand alone episodes where not stand alone but clues to what going to happen.  Amy Pond being Flesh unexpected, River Song being Melody Pond unexpected River in the suit expected the Doctor serviving expected the Doctor always wins. The ending was cool and left me wanting more but it also gave a clue that Matt Smith may not be the Doctor for much longer as it was said "The Fall of the 11th" matt Smith being the 11th Doctor still no reason why the TARDIS was blowing up from the last season anyway more to come soon.  Season Six of Doctor Who 2005 5 out 5 Great writing.

This is my review there is alot of Doctor Who to talk about and i am sure I forgot somthings sound off in the comments tell me what you think.