Batman Begins - row seven from the front, center

Don't got the time right now to get into this much. But went to see Batman Begins the other day, and got mixed POV's ( ie. both good and bad ) on my own impressions of it.

From my reading of the script a few months ago, I pretty well had many of the same POV's already in mind. Now upon seeing the movie itself, many of these pre-envisioned expectations were "confirmed". There were some other new impressions however about such things, like, how the action on the page was cinematically "translated" onto screen, that provided new insights - including one big stylistic bugaboo* ( for me at least ) that I'd really very much want to avoid in any superhero Sunman based movie - for the sake of the viewing audience.

P.S. A thing that's especially annoying for an IMAX type screening - thankfully I was at an ordinary type cinema for this viewing.

Got to run now.

Batman Begins' unsupersized Box Office

Just some personal observations on the openning weekend box-office of Batman Begins. It was about in line with what I figured it may be - superhero fare solid but not particularly spectacular. Several points I noted about the film, it's composition of parts, overall favors, and it's marketing, gave me this kind of vibe on how it may fare - though these factors may not have been able to have been avoided given the needed, return to home base, remake of the Batman, and of his ( I still feel is substantively ) antiquanted world.

Hopefully when time comes for the debut Sunman movie's release, many of those pitfalls I preceived here, excitement generating wise in the Batman Begins camp, shall not be present to hinder the extent of Sunman's own box office appeal. Partly since Sunman will have no precident of reigns on it's ability to please that future audience's appetite, and since the projected Sunman movie will have multiple aspects and layers of appeal going for it.

One pitfall the Batman faced that I might mention is just the sheer cost of production itself of making Batman Begins (150 mil I believe) . Which perhaps drained off somewhat the marketing coffers available to support it in a more enthusiastically vibrant push type of way. Spidey by the way had lots of that going for him. The particular alotment of roles personality/cast, in totality together, excluding Katie Holmes, also painted an overally grave sullen face and general murky presense - little flare of energetism to get all that excited about. Besides, didn't see all that much of a Holmes - Batman sizzle presented either.

I've get several other observations but it's best I keep these for my own personal illumination on what I'd like to be accomplished in contrast in achieving for the Sunman the audiences' box office vote of crazy ole wild unrestained enthusiasm.

Oh yeah, it's still been slow going on the Sunman front the last three weeks. Bum leg hadn't quite been up to near normal painfree scotch soon as expected til just last few days really, and I'd been focusing on it's rest and care. Been some other constricting conditions the while also. So let's just scratch off the last two months. New material progress however is about to be resumed from about now onwards.

Sunman Resumes... ??

Just in time for the beginning day of summer, the '05.

May 05's washout. Better prospects for things Sunman to begin in June.

About zilt was done in May 05 on things Sunman.

A serious family matter the first part of the month combined with a bad leg sprain ( that I aggrivated as well ) the last week and a half of the month made May 2005 a near complete wash-out, in a month that also happened to actually set month-long all-time rainfall records hereabouts.

Well the Sun's back the last day or two, the leg's on the mend, and actor and producer celebs are buzzing about town on various productions. So meantime, I'll be looking to getting back into full, near Summer fever, swing shortly.

Sorry about the lack of activity in May, the 05.

Luckily though it's going to be:

Better, Stronger, Faster......, than before, here on in, just like Steve Austin, for things superhero Sunman.

Check back soon. I'll be re-going over my plans and timescales for various Sunman projects, and likely will pass updated info on this along.

Superhero Sunman - Fun under the Sun for all.