too much free time...

its summer time, and i have a lot of free time on my hands. i could use that time productively, but i usually just end up waisting it on watching movies. so, needless to say, ive seen many over the past month and a half. ive been revisiting a few old ones that i own, and ive been watching some that i skipped when they first came out. (it also helps that i am getting free encore channels on my dish for the next couple months...)
just for fun ive been keeping a list of what ive seen since school got out. i figured id put the list up here with a very basic rating after each. here is the scale(along with occasional comments): 1- sucked. 2- not that good. 3- average. 4- better than expected. 5- loved it!. also, there are some movies that i have already reviewed, so ill link to those as well. ok, here goes:

x2: x men united: 5
pirates of the carribean: 5
poolhall junkies: 5 this movie rules!
spiderman 2: 4
blade: 3
blade 2: 5
blade trinity: 2
league of extrordinary gentlemen: 3 it gets worse with each viewing...
star wars 3: revenge of the sith: 4
nacho libre: 3 funny, but not as funny as i hoped
kiss kiss bang bang: 5 wow, i didnt expect much, and was blown away at how funny this movie really is!
pulp fiction: 4
cars: 4
16 blocks: 3 good, but forgettable
night watch: 2 it looks great, but it makes absolutely no sense...
stay: 3 i wanted to like it, but i just wasnt drawn in
borne supremecy: 4
green street hooligans: 4 a cool look at sports fanaticism and the need to belong
kindom of heaven (directors cut): 5 a million times better than the theatrical release, its almost a completely different movie.
undercover brother: 4
sin city: 3
valiant: 2
x3: last stand: 3
superman returns: 3
ali g indahouse: 2 stupid-funny that never actually goes past the stupid to be funny
rounders: 4
sexy beast: 3
princess diaries 2: 2 i had a lot of time on my hands...
christman with the kranks: 2 had even more time...
out of sight: 5 surpisingly great! hadnt ever seen it before and was really impressed
waterworld: 5 i love anything costner is in
the aviator: 3 kinda interesting, but mostly boring
white chicks: 4 i wanted to hate this one, but actually found my self laughing. alot.
bewitched: 3 will farrell is funny in it.
mindhunters: 4 its a dumb scary movie, but i was drawn in
two brothers: 3 cute and fun
superman 3: 3 really stupid and cheesy, but thats what made it fun
field of dreams: 5 makes me cry like a little girl
michael: 2
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind: 4 i think i will like it more on repeat viewings
chopper: 3
a lot like love: 1
p.s.: 2
brave new world: 2
daltry calhoun: 3
stealth: 3 not as bad as i had expected. oh, and jessica biel is super hot
dark water: 2
pirates of the caribean: dead mans chest: 5 totally awesome
jury duty: 3 i know its pauly shore, but i still like him
sky high: 4
psycho (remake): 3
good will hunting: 4
pleasantville: 2 for some reason it gave me a propaganda-y vibe
nixon: 2

superman returns

i really like brian singer. he directed many good movies. the usual suspects is one of the best murder/mysteries i've seen in the past 15 years. he really did a great job of translating xmen to the screen, and he then hit it out of the park in xmen 2. and now this.
i didn't quite know what to expect. i have never really much cared for superman as a character, so i wasn't foaming at the mouth with excitement for this movie or anything, but i was looking forward to it.
boy, was i disappointed. the basic premise is this: superman leaves for five years and then returns. where did he go? the movie doesn't really explain that well. why was he gone so long? no answer. do we at least get to see some of the cool stuff he did out in space during that time? nope. when he does return, no one is that surprised. he comes to save an airplane from crashing. the people inside the plane see him out the window and just stare blankly. no excitement, no enthusiasm, no joy that their hero has returned. and that is exactly what is wrong with this movie. its filled with alot of blank stares, bland expressions, stiff acting, and basic dialog. and seriously, do we need to rely on the same old cliche of superman and kryponite? hasn't that been done in every other single superman movie ever made? why do we have to keep going back to that dried up well?
there were some good ideas that could have been developed. the movie briefly covers the themes of adoption, fatherhood, responsibility, moving on, and maturity. each of which could have been further explored, but instead they decided to make lex luther an evil real estate salesman. gee, creative...
sure, the visual effects are great, the flying scenes looked great, the bullet in the eye thing was cool, but over all i was not expecting much, but was still disappointed.