Comments on: Superman Returns

By: roger

roger — Sun, 13 May 2007 01:03:58 +0000

I think i’m something like superman. Am I crazy or should I embrace it?

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 17:13:27 +0000

I’m not a comic buff at all, so I was looking for an entertaining film experience– but this was one of the most boring movies I’ve seen in a long time. The plot was completely linear and only became somewhat interesting the last 30 minutes of the 2 1/2 hour movie. I didn’t care about any of the characters (except Jimmy Olsen). Superman just stared at people with puzzled looks. Kitty added nothing and Lex Luthor’s plan was indeed riduculous…. If you’re going to have a crappy plot at least throw in some comic relief and interesting characters.

By: ChrisV82

ChrisV82 — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 02:44:04 +0000

I finally saw the movie. I thought it was crap. Not X-Men 3 level crap, but still bad. Technically speaking, I thought it was wonderful. Great CGI, very pretty, etc. As far as plot goes, that wouldn’t even fly in a comic book.

*SPOILERS*

I don’t understand why they decided to make the meat of the movie about Superman returning after a 5 year absence and finding out he has a kid. It’s so…weird. Superman turns into a stalker.

Lex’s evil plot is the most ass retarded thing I’ve seen in a long time. Even if he did succeed in creating that massive landmass and disrupting the environment, how could people live on that chunk of lifeless rock?

*END SPOILERS*

What a waste of a franchise, and it just got (re)started.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 15:49:30 +0000

It wasn’t a bad movie. In fact, I quite enjoyed it. There is a bit of cynicism towards this movie because it isn’t as deep and gritty as, say, Sin City or any of the other comic movies.
When the world is a screwed as it is today, what with shrubbery ruining the world and the “American Way” which is part of Ol’ Supes tagline ( which coincidentally is not said in the movie… truth and justice are there) being in question in the hearts and minds of most thinking Americans, there is absolutely nothing wrong with some good hearted and escapist comic drama.
For some reason hearing the old Superman theme and seeing the opening credits designed after the original movies, I got a warm feeling inside. Superman is a mythos that can be transposed over any time period, and his purpose as an icon is to give hope and escape, which is what we tend to need more now than ever.

Cheers

By: Love

Love — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:28:01 +0000

Save the earth, Kal el.

By: Kryten Syxx

Kryten Syxx — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:29:03 +0000

What I noticed right away about this movie was the typical “WB HOT YOUNG CAST” bullshit. So…this is supposed to happen after Superman II, right? Wasn’t Supes already 30 at that time? Remember? At 18 he “built” the fortress, had a 12 year journey with his father then took off for the big city. So, another 5 years past and he looks much younger and so does Lois. Was the studio seriously thinking that people could not identify with older lead characters? Kinda like what that asshole director said about his horrible Fog remake. It something along the lines of “it needs a young cast so younger people can identify to it.” Good lord. Why not just slap Tom Atkins in the face while you’re at it.

I really don’t get what Singer was doing with this movie. He wants a Superman that is like Reeves but he has a Lois that seems nowhere near Kidder. There are so many story lines that could have been used but what we get is another Lex Luthor land snatching story, the cute kid bullshit and a small amount of cool action. I guess he has this thing for screwing up comic book characters.

By: ChrisV82

ChrisV82 — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 06:00:12 +0000

I plan on seeing the film, and when I do, I’ll chime in. I just wanted to say that, despite popular derision of it, I really enjoyed Lois & Clark starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Yes, the budget was poor, the action terrible and the bad guys lackluster, but it was my favorite Superman “vehicle.” I loved the way that we got to see how a SUPER human being had to adjust to living a normal life. From boiling tea with his eyes to accidentally breaking a door to always having to duck away when danger happened, it was just a very fascinating look. John Shea was a wonderful and dastardly Lex Luthor, cunning and cruel. Lane Smith was a delightful Perry, Michael Landes a fun Jimmy, and Jones and Callan were excellent as Clark’s parents. I know the show jumped the shark after only the second season, but those first two years were great. As far as Clark Kent goes, it’s really hard to do any better than that. Thoughts? Anyone?

By: schmoopy

schmoopy — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:01:31 +0000

I haven’t seen the movie yet, but your post reminds me of the reaction when Spiderman came on the scene in the 60s. Comics had been overrun with these ‘uber’ heroes that were so powerful that the writers had to keep coming up with more and more outlandish villains. Then along comes Peter Parker — a high school geek with zits and all — and suddenly here’s a hero that people can relate to. On the surface, it’s kind of hard to relate to an alien with powers and abilities so far beyond the average guy. I remember the movies of the 70s — they suffered from the same problem that the comics had circa the 60s. There were some ‘human’ moments, but overall it was hard to really relate to this guy.

By: E-Rock

E-Rock — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:55:53 +0000

I have tried to muster some enthusiasm for this movie, but I just have never had any love for Superman. He’s always seemed like my parents’ or my grandparents’ superhero. Reading this post makes me wish Brian Singer had stuck with X-Men, at least, for this last movie.

By: tomN!

tomN! — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:42:10 +0000

i LOVED it!!!