i used to really love marvel comics when i was 12 (all credit goes to turq). i got into (the amazing!) spider-man a little bit, reading stuff from the lee-ditko era (reissues, i ain’t that old!). the story-telling was great. spidey’s witty retorts and taunts did it for me! the villains (a new one every issue) were varied in powers and skills (the usual fare of the green goblin, doc ock and electro, to name a few) but some were rubbish (namely kraven the hunter…). my spidey experience was however limited to the early part of the 80’s as i’d pretty much lost interest when i entered boarding school.
well. saw the first ever showing of the eagerly-awaited spider-man 2 (with the lip-tenyeh-ing uncut and sans subtitles) on its official day of release early this morning. 0005 hours. on a ‘school night’ (hah! what, me worry? i saw britney *oops* in a city 90 miles away on a ‘school night’). went with the neon, and arrived a little on the early side. long live geekdom (loads of ’em jay and silent bob types at the cinema, in various shapes and sizes too)!
i know many have blogged about this superb effects-ladened cinematic piece. from the well-written, to-the-point kinda reviews to the incredulously verbose what-the-hell-are-you-talking-about-THIS-IS-SPIDERMAN-NOT-TERMS-OF-ENDEARMENT(!) kinda write-ups.
both the neon and i agree that this movie rocks big time, exemplified by the photos seen khere*:
khere:
and, khere:
(*the word here: to be read with an arabic lilt, and accentuate the R’s…)
to quote stan lee, excelsior!
and by the way, captain john jameson. don’t think your poster boy good looks (i’m sure you gals find him oh-so dishy *swoon*) can charm our M-J. go piss off to the sea of tranquility on your bloomin’ apollo rocket or something! (you go, peter!)
apart from the obvious clues on who the baddie might be in the next movie, i thought there is also a subtle clue, especially to readers of the spider-man comics, of another possible villain in the works. we shall wait, with bated breath.
[acknowledgment: thanks to sony pictures for making their pics downloadable on their website (all credits to them!)]
KIRSTEN!! Back in the day of The Virgin Suicides, I used to answer ‘Kirsten Dunst’ when any of my women friends ask me ‘Which actress do you think is hot?’-type questions. They’d go ‘Ewww!!!’ in response to my answer. But she looks… ‘real’ is perhaps the word I’m looking for? That’s why I just love her in Bring It On. *wink wink* That and the miniskirt, kot? Hihihihii…
Kudo mind if I enter ‘The Blunder of The Evening’ in here? Oh, the one that has to do with you and your ancient hot date and how I GOT THE SHITE END OF THE DEAL? I’ll leave any names out, of course…
No?
(The Neon can almost feel the public stirring…)
I was going to say something about Ms. Dunst but I think I shall refrain…
Brought my eldest son to watch this (I couldn’t take the pestering anymore), he fell asleep in the cinema but Mummy enjoyed it.
😛
*LOL*
Oh BTW, this girl didn’t find Capt. John Jameson swoonsome at all. That James Franco chap better… the one who plays Harry(?) Osborn. 😉
Show’s good eh? As good as your pre-show chat with Neon? *snigger snigger* 😆
HoneyR: My vote goes to Harry Osborn as well. He reminded me of when teenage girls used to like Ryan Phillipe in Cruel Intentions. Of course Harry’s got more balls and all that. Phillipe looked like a wuss. They come from the same ‘school-of-look’, though.
Trabye: That pre-show chat is one classic example of how things can be wrongly misintepreted when one is not careful when switching between B.M. and B.I. Malu aku! Hehehehe…
on the contrary. james who?
peter parker is Da Guy!
been following your blog for quite some time now. Totally with you on the rawkness of Spidey 2 *grin*
I beg to differ, I thought John Jameson and Harry Osborne looked like they were about to announce their undying love for each other at any minute.
Give me Peter Parker, with his now-you-see-it-now-you-dont 6 pack and geek charm any day!
(Er sorry for gushing, I’m sure you, as a medical professional know what the second trimester can do to a woman’s libido ;))
john jameson, jonah’s son. the bleedin’ astronaut. thanks for visiting, btw, nice to see a new visitor!
the neon: habis la KAU. hahaha. see, even trabye is using the EH word!
Betui.. betui.. Franco has that whole Ryan Phillipe thang going.
Nads, NVM the medical professional.. I KNOW wot the 2nd semester can do to a woman’s libido. Muahahahaha And I was so surprised to see Tobey Maguire’s now-you-see-now-you-don’t washboard abs. Hmmm.. clothing , like make-up can really change a person. Remember that scene when he’s walking to “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head”? Compare that to the final scenes (woohoo!).
so, honeyR. what does the 2nd SEMESTER do to a woman’s libido?
🙂
*remind me to walk around more the university grounds during that time of the academic year eh?*
Talking about movies, I dusted off my Pulp Fiction DVD and I simply love the scene with Samuel L. cleaning up the brains & skull bits off the backseat of the car.
Travolta: I’m just sayin’ that it’s dangerous to have a racing car in the fuckin’ red. I’m ready to blow.
Samuel L: Oh-oh, so you ready to blow?
T: Yeah, I’m ready to blow.
S: Well, I’m a mushroom-cloud-layin’ motherfucker, motherfucker! Everytime my hand touches brain I’m Superfly TNT. I’m the Guns of The Navarone.
Made me smile all day long. Mushroom-cloud-layin’ motherfucker, motherfucker? Genius.
the neon: start a blog. you know you wanna!
Oh, I know what you’re getting at! I do, I do. You’re trying to say, ‘Stop writing lengthy comments on my blog, idiot!’, kan?
FINE!! “¦”
Kudo: HAHAHAHAHAHA Silaps silat! woops!
(But DO tell me wot effects the second SEmester has on a woman’s libido will you? Muahahaha)
Ya, Neon! All the cool kids are doing ‘it’! 🙂