T.C.

Risk: Black Ops is beautiful and I promise to care for it, always.
I'll hug it, and squeeze it and call it George and have it for my very own.

Alexi Lalas

Definitely, definitely late for Wapner. Can't miss Judge Wapner.

It was at that moment that they finally realized that the Fourth of July barbecue was about to be a disaster... for the 10th year in a row.

"It looks so lifelike!"

I loved the previous Superman films, but I am glad that they've decided to reboot the series.

But dark? No. Superman's not a dark character. He's the balance to Batman. I think this idea is going to be cast away pretty quickly once they start the script process.

But this is great news because now the modern forms of the characters — especially Lex Luthor — can be brought into play.

I don't think you need an elaborate retelling of Superman's origin though. Keep it concise and get to the story quickly.

A passing mention of Batman or any of the other characters would be cool, but not necessary.

(Bah, and don't worry about the typos. I'm used to working on a deadline and when news breaks, mistakes can happen. That's why there's editing tools.)

I understand that sentiment, but the Penguin is not that far-fetched. He's not the mutant that Tim Burton made him out to be.

In the comics, he's a gangster with a thing for umbrellas and birds.

That can easily be made believable in Nolan's universe or the story he's telling.

Does that mean the Penguin's the next character? Probably not, but with the transition that seems to be hidden beneath the surface from Gotham's mobsters to the freaks, it works well.

I think it works better than the Riddler anyway.

But right now, I'm willing to bet that Nolan could make Crazy Quilt, the Cavalier, Killer Moth or any of the Z-list Bat-foes work — AND I'd pay to see it.

By the way, Batman caught in the middle of a mob war led by the Penguin and Black Mask I think would work as the freaks finally take over, as what has slowly started to develop through Begins and Dark Knight. Catwoman added in would be great, but not Angelina.

It took me a while to warm up to the look of Ledger's Joker, but I really think they knocked it out of the park with what was on screen.

These just look way too bizarre, especially the one at the top of the story (it looks more like a skull than a clown's face), but I agree if they can turn the Joker that dark, wow.

That opens the door for a lot of different villains.

Uh...huh.

I was on the fence about the movie, even though I love the character.

This is not the Spirit. It's almost like if the '60s Batman TV show met the Spirit minus the parody. It looks too over-the-top, the film noir-ish aspect almost seems to be completely gone. It's the Spirit in name only and that's a shame.

I like most of Frank Miller's work, but like a few misfires in the last few years, this one's right there.

I've gone from looking forward to his interpretation to where this has strictly become a rental, nothing more.