My Superman Returns review

[Raph's Girl]

Welp.. just got back from seeing Superman Returns. And...well.. It's a really good movie!! Definatly up there with the previous ones...there's even continuity!

You'll laugh (those dogs!), you'll cheer (Yay! Cyclops saves the...oh wait a minute...), you'll go aww (Oh that Krypto)

For those not in the know.. yes Jason is his son..... I mean seriously... the boy is 4 and he's already squished a guy with a piano!

One of the best scenes is in the end where Superman is watching his son sleeping and he looks down at him and tells him that altho he's different, he'll never be alone. awww :D

But anyways.. it's a really good movie... soo go see it!

[Brodie]

That's not so much a review as much as it is a crap-commentary on little aspects of the movie.

[cqb101]

I went to the 10:00 PM show last night and I have to say, I was kind of disappointed. The pacing wasn't very good, it dragged on a lot longer than it needed to, and that kid being his son was just plain stupid.

Other than that, it wasn't that bad. Routh did an amazing job as Superman, and I really, really like the new costume. Spacey was great as luthor, even if he was a little campier than I would have liked. Bosworth wasn't bad as Lois, but she wouldn't have been my pick. She seemed too young. The opening credits were great, as was the use of Williams' theme song. The effects were top notch as well.

I'll probably buy the DVD when it comes out, but won't bother seeing it in the theatre again.


The Spidey 3 trailer was the highlight of the movie.

[Raven]

This movie kicked ass! It brought back the excitement I had when seeing the 1979 superman film for the first time. It had the feel of the old cartoon show and from the comics, so many refrences from the comic and other superman media. (I love that the orginal jimmy was the bar tender)



Great cast, great story...hell it was all around great!

I dont think I will be truly happy until I see it 6 more times!

I'd say more but I'll save it.

[damnhooligan]

I've heard that they don't focus too heavily on the sadder emo aspects (common themes: "I love her, but I can't have her"/"parent trouble"/"I'm a bumbling idiot when I'm not a superhero") of the movie, like the Spider-Man movies loved to do. Confirm/deny?

[Raven]

I've heard that they don't focus too heavily on the sadder emo aspects (common themes: "I love her, but I can't have her"/"parent trouble"/"I'm a bumbling idiot when I'm not a superhero") of the movie, like the Spider-Man movies loved to do. Confirm/deny?

there touched upon, but not the overall focus.

[Raph's Girl]

I've heard that they don't focus too heavily on the sadder emo aspects (common themes: "I love her, but I can't have her"/"parent trouble"/"I'm a bumbling idiot when I'm not a superhero") of the movie, like the Spider-Man movies loved to do. Confirm/deny?

Confirm....He's not really a bumbling idiot....I mean yea there's one scene but the room was crowded... :P

[IceFlash78]

I saw it on Wednesday

I can't comment on the dialouge/plot elements, but visually, I thought it was really really well done. The CGI was good, and the action sequences were awesome.

I thought the roles were pretty well casted. Kevin Spacey was great as Luthor, albeit little bit too campy. Brandon Routh was a great Superman, macho and assured as Superman, unsure and geeky as Kent. Lois was acceptable. Nothing beats Teri Hatcher as Lois Lane in mind.

And after all the ranting about the costume that I read about, I honestly dont' see what's wrong with it in this movie. Yes, the colors are little bit dark, but honestly, it's a MINOR detail and not worth obesessing over. After a few minutes you barely notice it. I know I did. I was more distracted by the lock of hair frozen in place on Supes' forehead.

[DrSpengler]

Here's the review I wrote for the movie:

http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/superman-returns/

I gave it a B, but thought it was pretty average.

[Ecto Jedi]

there touched upon, but not the overall focus.

Which is to the film's credit I think. Spider-Man 2 went way over the top with the whole love/discovering oneself bit...Ugh.

[Kid Icarus]

Ecto and I finally agree on something ;).

Before I saw this movie I didn't care for Supes much... totally changed my opinion about him. Great movie.

[KROW]

Saw it yesterday. Not bad. I really got nostalgic for the other films, and not because of the music. Routh seemed like Reeve reborn in his role; the voice, the manuerisms, even right down to the smile.

Kevin Spacey was brilliant. I loved him as Lex. "Krrrrrrrrrrrrryptonite!" :lol:

However, watching it, I felt like there was something lacking. I couldn't tell exactly what, though. But, I liked it. I thought it was a good film overall.

[ZariusTwo]

Superman Returns is a classic, and deserves every inch of praise it's gotten. People were expecting non stop action, I say f*ck 'em, there the kind that cause movies like Daredevil to be cut to peices , all substance cut out and the popcorn action maintained, and thrash art movies like The Hulk for the same reason.

This film had slow scope, great pacing, and generally solid acting, everyone told their story, and noone was really wasted (not even James Marsden's character, JAMES "NONE OF MY CHARACTERS ARE WRITTEN WELL EVEN THOUGH I ACT LIKE THEY MATTER" MARSDEN), the final act dmonstrates who, and what, Superman IS. Actions speaking louder, saving the world, saving us all.

Brandon Rough is a suitable succesor for Reeve, not a replacement, but a successor, and who cares if it used older aspects of the original movies? That was the point and nitpicking about that is as logical as saying Batman and Robin had nipples on the Batsuits forming an essential peice of radar equipment

[CyberCubed]

How ironic that this movie is now seen in a better light after some were disappointed by the heavy action of Man of Steel.

[chrisdude]

I consider the movie a blessing the world didn't deserve. Every time I watch it, I'm impressed again. The story weaves together perfectly, no characters are wasted, and the imagery is beautiful. You could pull stills from that movie and made the world's most beautiful comic...

[ObiWanFan4life]

Say what you want about Returns, at least he saved people.

[chrisdude]

Say what you want about Returns, at least he saved people.http://i.imgur.com/L6yixM8.jpg

Funny how a movie loaded with live-saving rescues can be said to have no "action."