Just thought I'd start an early thread on this movie. I'm going to see it Wednesday, and from what I've read about the film, it's getting amazing reviews. They say that Brandon Routh sounds exactly the same as Christopher Reeve. I'll probably share my review of the film sometime Wednesday night.

Superman was never one of my favorite super heroes. I'm not really interested.

I'll be there tuesday night at 10. Ganna be freakin sweet!

I'm keeping my expectations very low, so hopefully I'll be impressed.

You heard Routh was good? I heard he did a horrible job with it... Oh well I'm a sucker for these big summer movies anyway, so I'll be seeing it on Wednesday.

I saw it last night. I didn't hate it. I liked it better than the original four movies, but again, that isn't saying much. I would probably see a sequel if they make it.

I thought that the casting of Lois Lane was great compared to Margot Kidder's obnoxious chainsmoking version of her. Routh wasn't as bad as Dean Cain, he was probably on (sub)par with Christopher Reeve. Kevin Spacey was amusing with his material, different than Gene Hackman was. I liked him better than Hackman.

The effects were quite good. That's one of the major things I thought would ruin it for me, but the effects were superb.

There were a few plot holes that bothered me, but nothing that would've ruined it for someone who isn't anal retentive.

it was amazing and i can't wait to see it on I-MAX.

don't bother seeing it! the fight between superman and cyclops never even happens! cyclops is just like, "hey man I'm totally bummed that superman is like stealing my girlfriend oh well never mind that I also harness the power of the sun IN MY EYES!!!" LOL what a lame movie!

how was it lame?

^Sarcasm^

I thought the movie was somewhat long. The graphics were pretty good, but the storyline seemed to drag out alot. I was waiting for the little boy to do something other than throw the piano, but didn't get it. Overall, I'd give the movie an 8 out of 10.

I'm not really a big fan of comic book > Movie films but i loved Batman Begins so I'm expecting something half decent from this superman felow.

Saw it. That guy plays a better Superman than he does Clark Kent, a character already mastered by Christopher Reeve. Spacey is good, twisting Hackman's performance into his own, though one gut-wrenching scene pulls him completely out of character. The girl who looks as if she's young enough to be my daughter does a decent Lois Lane, but she lacks the energy of Kidder. Cyclops is surprisingly good. I hated to see Parker Posey ugly, but she plays her part well. Singer still knows what he's doing, even if he does beat you over the head with his "surprise" and all the retarded symbolism.

Also, this film, as I understand it, is intended as a third installment, following immediately after the second in the series and ignoring numbers three and four. If that's the case, the story is riddled with inconsistencies, one of which involves the memory-wiping kiss and makes absolutely no sense unless Superman is to be implicated as a rapist. I thought that was strange.

Singer brings a different tone to this film, which I haven't decided whether I like. I love the goofiness of the first pair, and much of that is missing here, but I appreciate them trying to take a more straight approach with the story they have. Overall, it's entertaining, if poorly-paced and a little too long. Batman Begins is still 10 times better.

Batman Begins is 10 times better than nearly anything Hollywood has managed to produce in the past couple years...

I'll probably see Superman this weekend and report back. My review is completely trustworthy and should end all speculation. If I think it's good, see it. If not, don't waste your time.

It's really really good. Singer has wonderful taste as a director.

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Originally posted by Evan Kubota:
Batman Begins is 10 times better than nearly anything Hollywood has managed to produce in the past couple years...

I'll probably see Superman this weekend and report back. My review is completely trustworthy and should end all speculation. If I think it's good, see it. If not, don't waste your time.

Ha, nice.

Yeah, so... this did kick X3's ass (wasn't hard to do, but still makes you angry when you see what Singer could've done with it.)

I really feel that Superman had everything that Batman was missing, but gave nothing of what Batman had. Basically, the action scenes were damn great, the airplane rescue, and hell, the gattling gun sequence, in Superman totally blows the train scene (really the one mentionable action sequence) in Batman out of the water. However, Superman's story was nowhere near the caliber of Batman's (whose story had me on the edge of my seat enough to look past it's boring, poorly shot and cut fight scenes.) Seriously, for the next sequel to whichever film the guys responsible for the action sequences in Superman need to team up with the guys responsible for the story of Batman. Not to say that everyone else is interchangable, but Batman or Superman, that movie would rule.

I have this theory, well more just an analogy. Batman::Rock n' Roll/Metal whereas Superman::Emo.

elliott (otiose)...

And we all know emo sucks.

Being a huge Superman fan I went in with high expectations and after leaving the theater I have to say it was very good, possibly the best Hollywood movie I've seen this year. However it was not stupendous, but it does serve its purpose as good popcorn entertainment. I say the best superhero movie I have seen is Spiderman 2 followed by Batman Begins.

I just realized this is my 100th post, awesome.

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Originally posted by MeGrimlock:

Batman's... poorly shot and cut fight scenes.

A-friggin-men. That was my only complaint with Batman Begins, I think, was the poorly shot fight scenes. I know that it was supposed to be a grittier look to the hero, but Batman is a hand-to-hand fighter who has a really kick ass costume and lots of cool doo-dads; when he fights four guys with swords, I want to actually be able to see a beautifully choreographed fight. Not wire work or anything necessarily, but something that I can really remember. That was one area where I think the 1988 version had Batman Begins beat.

To get back to the topic, though, I really liked Superman Returns. It was a great summer movie, and it was a good movie in general. A friend of mine said that he thought the plot should've been a lot deeper (something similar to the storylines of the graphic novels). Yeah, it wasn't the most complex of plots, but my defense of it was that it was a good way/story to introduce the character to a new generation, while still giving older fans something they had always known. The deeper storylines can come later in sequels.

I dunno.... saw Superman last night and was very disappointed. I could feel the audience getting restless along with me. It was so predictable, and I hardly ever felt emotionally involved, or worried about any outcomes. It also had some pretty sketchy writing, with such gems as: "The father becomes the son... and the son becomes the father..." or "Turn around!" "No!" "He'll die! You have to!" "Ok, fine!"