Showing posts with label frustration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label frustration. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Good Writing to Get Rid of Bad Writing

I was contacted recently by some people who have started up a letter-writing campaign to oust Singer and his cronies and change the direction of the Superman movie franchise . They advocate even doing a "Hulk-like" reboot where they wait a couple years for everything to die down and then go in a new direction if that's what it takes to get it right. Since the film is a disappointment both artistically and financially, and there seems to be some internal difference of opinion with the franchise, and no firm commitment has been made to a Singerman sequel at this point other than Singer signing on to do a script, I thought this could be just the right time for something like this to get some attention.

Their approach is a bit different than what you've seen here at SSS. They advocate more of a "use honey for the bears" approach, whereas we've been known to just beat the hell out of the bear with a stick. Their site is dedicated to taking a more positive approach to contacting the powers that be at WB, namely Alan Horn and Jeff Robinov, and relaying their disappointment and dissatisfaction with the film in a professional manner. Their website is just up and running and in blog format. It basically just lays out their mission statement, and provides updates, commentaries, and some sample letters that you can use. Their also appears to be an email list of some kind.

Personally I've already fired off a letter to both Horn and Robinov. At first I tried using my trusty Singerman Kryptonite pen however anytime I tried writing the words "action" the pen stopped working, go figure. In all seriousness, I know people have been writing letters to W.B. since the film unspooled back in June, but now might not be a bad time to fire off another one to hammer the point home to the people in the "ivory tower."

Friday, June 30, 2006

Superman Returns will now be known simply as "Singerman"

That's right folks, after seeing Superman Returns twice (bought tickets to The Devil Wears Prada both times so as not to tamper with the sample.) I can no longer pass this film off as being a Superman film.

Hence to forth, this movie will be known on this blog simply as "Singerman." First because it's shorter to write. And second, it reflects the film as being what it is: Bryan Singer's ugly amalgum of Richard Donner's 30 year old ideas and Singer's own dreary, boring tweaks to the myth.

Superman is not a voyeur or a stalker. He wouldnt blow town for 5 years without notifying Lois Lane, he wouldn't hit on another man's fiancee, and he sure as heck wouldn't have fathered that creepy looking kid.