<![CDATA[Man Of Steel]]>Don't get over here that often, but my .02 about this movie. I'm all about action adventure, but IMHO- they let the FX take over this movie. As wifie said, how many times they have to show bullets and rockets won't hurt the bad guys either? Still worth seeing.

Story is OK (Superman purists will not agree) And casting is spot on. Russell Crowe as Jor-el, and Amy Adams is smoking hot as Lois Lane.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/26229/man-of-steelRSS for NodeFri, 02 Oct 2026 22:07:52 GMTSun, 30 Jun 2013 06:11:27 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Sat, 14 Sep 2013 19:01:48 GMT]]>yeah you are right. but for those that know those back stories........nah, still couldn't do it.

watchmen had it's moments but was a total bust in every regard.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/352169https://brownsboard.com/post/352169Sat, 14 Sep 2013 19:01:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:26:39 GMT]]>Besides there's way too many characters in kingdom come and too much backstory.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/351280https://brownsboard.com/post/351280Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:26:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:25:30 GMT]]>Kingdom come would just get shit on mik. Id rather not see it attempted. Did you see how bad watchmen was?

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/351279https://brownsboard.com/post/351279Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:25:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Mon, 02 Sep 2013 05:24:30 GMT]]>well until someone can take on the graphic novel 'kingdom come' i'll give no props to simple such movies as a one character 'dark knight' or 'superman'.

imagine the whole DC dictionary of characters going head to head with the fate of the world taken upon captain marvel saving the day by flying into space and sacrificing himself.....

then superman using a navy destroyer as a plow to dig the graves of all that died.

c'mon man. no one has the balls to take on such a project?

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/349993https://brownsboard.com/post/349993Mon, 02 Sep 2013 05:24:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Mon, 02 Sep 2013 04:24:29 GMT]]>Wonder what it will be like when Superman and Batman both team up with Cavil and Affleck?

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/349987https://brownsboard.com/post/349987Mon, 02 Sep 2013 04:24:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Sat, 31 Aug 2013 02:55:53 GMT]]>You know its funny, I'm probably more of a comic guy than anyone here. I'd go head to head with anyone on comic geek-dom and of course I knew where seigel and Shuster were from but I was honestly unaware of the smallville post crisis rerconning to Kansas. Touche, Steve you learned me something.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/349753https://brownsboard.com/post/349753Sat, 31 Aug 2013 02:55:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:12:13 GMT]]>And yes...I remember the story about Seigel's Father...

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/349408https://brownsboard.com/post/349408Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:12:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:09:27 GMT]]>Thank's Gipper!

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/349407https://brownsboard.com/post/349407Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:09:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Tue, 27 Aug 2013 20:48:22 GMT]]>Plus, I recommend that you read Brad Meltzer's Book of Lies. A mystery involving the gun that killed Jerry Seigel's father, and how that death led to the creation of Superman.

A very entertaining read.

http://bradmeltzer.com/book/the-book-of-lies/

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@nickers said:

The creators to My knowledge based superman in a small rural farm town in Ohio ...atleast thats what I saw on a documentary about the creation of superman that detailed pretty much how Shuster and Siegel came up with him....I mean Metropolis is basically Cleveland. The Daily Planet was inspired by the Plain Dealer....Afterall..Shuster and Siegal were from Shaker Hts.

Actually they were from the Glenville area of Cleveland. Both of their homes are being preserved:

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/29686

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@the-cysko-kid said:

Uh...yeah...he was always from smallville Kansas despite where the creators were based...

The creators to My knowledge based superman in a small rural farm town in Ohio ...atleast thats what I saw on a documentary about the creation of superman that detailed pretty much how Shuster and Siegel came up with him....I mean Metropolis is basically Cleveland. The Daily Planet was inspired by the Plain Dealer....Afterall..Shuster and Siegal were from Shaker Hts.

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@westside-steve said:

Was Norton around in the 19 thirties or was it only called Loyal Oak?

Around since 1818

I do think that Seagal & Schuster may have patterned some of the skyline buildings on the Cleveland skyline but it's hard to tell since many call buildings of that era look similar.

Of course as the legend has changed and evolved over the years it's hard to be an absolute purist.

😉

WSS

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/349130https://brownsboard.com/post/349130Mon, 26 Aug 2013 17:32:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Mon, 26 Aug 2013 15:49:29 GMT]]>Was Norton around in the 19 thirties or was it only called Loyal Oak?

I do think that Seagal & Schuster may have patterned some of the skyline buildings on the Cleveland skyline but it's hard to tell since many call buildings of that era look similar.

Of course as the legend has changed and evolved over the years it's hard to be an absolute purist.

😉

WSS

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@westside-steve said:

Also Smallville isn't that far from Metropolis. So what word Metropolis be? Kansas city? I don't think so.

WSS

Wichita?

How close to the Gale farm would the Kent Farm have been?

And since the creators were from Cleveland, and if Cleveland was the basis for Metropolis, then where would Smallville be?

Maybe Norton?

Or, how about this candidate: small rural town, similar name: Smithville?

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@miktoxic said:

the ultimate question...ginger or mary ann?

one was like the good girl next door who would be cautious and afraid (tosome people is appealing...hmmm)

OR you could go with the actress who slept her way up to a starring role (so she knwos what she's doing).

HMMMM let me think.

the scared virgin obviously.

Mary Ann in a Bukakke scene with the Gilligan, the Skipper and the Professor. Hell, add in Thurston Howl.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/349020https://brownsboard.com/post/349020Sun, 25 Aug 2013 16:00:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:27:42 GMT]]>Sorry, but that farm girl Mary Ann did nothing for me, maybe because I came from a little town full of Mary Ann's. We didn't have anything like Ginger.

Zombo

--Ah hell, we would all nail both and we know it.

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]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/349016https://brownsboard.com/post/349016Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:27:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Sun, 25 Aug 2013 09:57:10 GMT]]>the ultimate question...ginger or mary ann?

one was like the good girl next door who would be cautious and afraid (tosome people is appealing...hmmm)

OR you could go with the actress who slept her way up to a starring role (so she knwos what she's doing).

HMMMM let me think.

the scared virgin obviously.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/349005https://brownsboard.com/post/349005Sun, 25 Aug 2013 09:57:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Sat, 24 Aug 2013 23:05:34 GMT]]>Also Smallville isn't that far from Metropolis. So what word Metropolis be? Kansas city? I don't think so.

WSS

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@westside-steve said:

Kansas wasn't generally accepted until the late 80s.

WSS

Really? I didn't know that. I thought Smallville was always considered to be in Kansas. I will defer to your knowledge, obviously.

If it wasn't known to be in Kansas from the 30s to the 80s where was it? Or was it just a generic Midwest US small town?

If so, it could have been Ohio.

Here is Wikipedia discussion of the location of Smallville. And yes, Kansas wasn't a definitive Smallville location until 50 years on into the comic series.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallville_(comics)

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/348916https://brownsboard.com/post/348916Sat, 24 Aug 2013 17:14:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:27:33 GMT]]>Annette Funicello and later Lesley Gore.

WSS

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@miktoxic said:

you sure you don't mean heart throbs?

That would be Sweet Polly Purebread

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Jeannie

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And Ginger

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]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/348904https://brownsboard.com/post/348904Sat, 24 Aug 2013 14:58:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Man Of Steel on Sat, 24 Aug 2013 12:52:17 GMT]]>Kansas wasn't generally accepted until the late 80s.

WSS

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Zombo said:

Childhood heroes were Eddie Munster, Underdog and Leroy Kelly.

Zombo

you sure you don't mean heart throbs?

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@nickers said:

It was meh for Me and the fact they based his family Kansas was a huge "no-no" for Me...Superman is and will always be an Ohioan to Me...The producers really dropped the ball I think and turned superman into some fucked up EMO dude.

Uh...yeah...he was always from smallville Kansas despite where the creators were based...

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