If you are going to have a superhero over for movie night, it is best to know what kind of films they enjoy. So if the Dark Knight or the Man of Steel will supply the popcorn, which movie should you que up on your Netflix account?

It happens more times than you might expect...


Batman = Die Hard.

It makes perfect sense that Batman would be a fan -- and not just because it's the single greatest American action movie ever made. Die Hard is, after all, the story of a normal man -- a normal man with training, but a normal man nonetheless -- doing what he can against impossible odds to protect the innocent, against an exceptional thief with a deceptive and elaborate plan relying on theatrics and misdirection. He's helped by one honest cop, but hindered by other police officers and law enforcement agents who are incompetent, corrupt, or otherwise incapable of dealing with criminals operating at this level. And despite suffering through some pretty brutal injuries, his determination drives him to succeed by crawling through air vents, terrifying the bad guys, and, most importantly, dealing with being outnumbered and outgunned by outsmarting his enemies.

And at the end? Not only does the good guy beat the criminals, but in doing so, he gets back the family that he's separated from at the beginning of the movie! If that's not Batman's idea of a happy ending, then I don't know what is.

Superman seems pretty obvious:

There is no way that Clark Kent doesn't absolutely love The Wizard of Oz. It's the story of a kid from Kansas with a dog that gets flown to a strange land where the people view her as the Other, initially fearful of her ability to effortlessly, accidentally defeat a great evil. But by doing her best to help the people she meets, and by standing up against someone who would hurt others, she wins out, and gets the greatest reward of all: Returning home to her family and the people who love her. There's even a scary bald dude who lives in a city of glowing green crystals.

At the very least, Superman has brought down the house at JLA Karaoke Night with "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," and given the color scheme of that movie, I'm pretty sure it's why he decided to wear a blue costume with red boots.



Anyway those are my thoughts right now. What do you think?

What might other superheroes like to watch on movie night?

My job would need a fedora and a whip

I would be married to Wonder Woman

My car would require me to hoodslide and then crawl in through the window

My house would be the Hall of Justice

My meals would always include a bowl of Fruity Pebbles

My backyard would have a pool next to a stage where the Beach Boys played all the time

My pet would be Battlecat

My best friend would be Chewbacca

On the weekends we would hang out with Spider-Man, Iceman and Firestar and just be amazing friends

My kids would be named Optimus Prime and Snake-Eyes









(but my current life is pretty awesome too)

1. Go see Avengers! They finally got everything right. It can happen true-believers. They did it.

2. GO SEE AVENGERS!

3. By baby sister will have her own baby tomorrow. I can't wrap my mind around it. She is scheduled for a C-Section. Please pray her her, her baby and the doctors. We will have a new little super-hero to join the ranks of the JLC: Justice League of Collier.














.....(go see avengers)

So when does all the money from this Master's Degree start rolling in. :)





Also, Happy Star Wars Day!!

May the 4th be with you.

I will be done with my Master's Program.

If I had finished a doctoral program you could call me Dr. Collier.

But since I am getting my Master's Degree, I think I will have people start calling me "Master Collier."

It sounds so much cooler. And I am pretty sure it comes with a light saber.