So this week is the return of Superman.....and it's about damm time.

I remember the announcement of the next Superman film ("Superman Lives", "Superman Reborn", etc.) and the news/rumors behind the film. Tim Burton was supposedly directing, Nic Cage was playing Superman, Chris Rock was playing Jimmy Olsen, Lex and Braniac were involved (now that I didn't mind), a possible "Death Of Superman" story with Doomsday and some changes were going to be made to Superman. I wore the fabric of hate when it came to the casting rumors (ESPECIALLY Nic Cage), but there were a lot of things with the story that really made go wtf (Ex: when Kevin Smith talked about his work on the movie script and the damm robot spider that Jon Peters wanted.).

A couple of years pass and we have more drama and the revolving door of directors (Michael Bay, Brett Ratner, McG, etc.) and screenplay writers. When some of the details of the many scripts surfaced, I couldn't believe most of it (see: J.J. Abrams's bad script). While some scripts had Braniac involved in some way (Supes shouldn't fight Lex 24-7), some had Lex being revealed as a Kryptonian, Krypton never blowing up, and other wtf moments. When Ratner was involved before Singer and wanted Tom Welling from "Smallville" to play Superman and Anthony Hopkins to play Jor-El, I thought that it would have been cool to see that (and the Alex Ross picture of Tom as Superman was pretty damm good). When that fell though, I didn't think that a Superman movie would be made for a long time after all the money spent on this.

But after 17 years in development hell, we finally get to see a new Superman movie.....

Just like "Superman Lives", there were things that I didn't care for. The main things that I had beef with were A: the damm costume and B: the story (Lois having a kid? A sequel to "Superman" and "Superman II"? LOIS HAVING A KID?). As much as I didn't want to see Supes with no powers fighting a damm robot spider, my interest in this movie wasn't that big at first. I wanted to see a rebooted movie like "Batman Begins" or one based on S:TAS (hell, you have a decent origin story in the show). But thanks to the trailers and behind the scenes, my interest did increase big time. The casting didn't bother me that much.....I always thought that Kevin Spacey would make a great Lex. I understand why Bryan Singer wanted a newcomer and even though it would have been cool to see Welling as Superman, Brandon Routh is a good choice.

Part of me is still a bit skeptical about it (and the damm suit still bothers me), but I will definitely check it out. Maybe we'll see a "World's Finest" movie with Christian Bale's Batman or a Justice League movie if it's successful....or another wait for a better Superman movie if it sucks.

Batman Begins had a year of prep time on this movie and will find a way to make sure it does not gross as much! Just kidding I am excited for this movie altough I still think Routh is too small to play Superman.


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it's gone anyways, I understand, I mean...his name has Superman in it. Anyways, I saw it last night...people are in for a treat. I want to see people's reaction the last 20-30 minutes. It's probably one of the best Emotional driven acts in a movie.


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I haven't seen it, so what is the context for this change in the movie? What character actually says this?

I'll reserve judgement until I see it, but my initial reaction to hearing about this change is that the writer's chose a lame substitute for "Truth, Justice, and the American way". They should have just left it at "Truth and Justice" and called it a day. "All that stuff" seems less virtuous for Superman's values.

Yeah, it's just a petty nitpick about a movie about a fictitious character so who cares, but lame or lazy writing bugs me.

It was a newsroom. That was an editor. He was giving assignments. It's ok.

from ew.com:

>Warm up that Kryptonian-language version of The Star Spangled Banner: Superman is one angry immigrant.

Seems columnist Jeanne Wolf has seized on that moment in the Superman Returns trailer where Daily Planet editor Perry White (Frank Langella) asks, "Does he still stand for truth, justice, all that stuff?"

All that stuff? asks Jeanne. What happened to the American way? An awful lot since 1945, is the answer tendered by screenwriters Dan Harris and Mike Dougherty. Also, says director Bryan Singer, there were international markets to consider. He intends Superman to be a global savior, not a nativist/isolationist.
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I can't refute too many of his points, but I fail to see how he managed to cook a meager 2-star review out of his beefs. I think somebody hates Superman.

His expectations of the Planet staff seem a little nitpicky. Personally I didn't find the characterizations too far off from the original franchise. Plus, it's been 5 years. Maybe Perry White has softened with age. He never struck me as the J Jonah Jameson type to begin with.

The casting was fine with me, as was Superman's lack of dialogue. It gives him a sense of mystery I think. Read Grant Morrison's 'All-Star Superman'. The title character barely says a word in that book, and it works.

I'll ride for Roger on the action sequences. I thought they were pretty breathtaking visually, but conceptually they basically amounted to 'Superman does heavy lifting'

As for the ridiculousness of Lex's plan and the whole 'kryptonite' issue. He's right. But he might as well complain about how nobody notices Clark and Superman look exactly alike. It's a comic book movie, Ebert. You've reviewed a few in your time. You should know the drill by now: Suspend your disbelief, if not your snark.

And I can't begin to imagine how much THIS would have pissed fans off:

"It would have been fun to give Superman a bright, sassy child, like one of the Spy Kids, and make him a part of the plot."

^^Clearly the man is smoking rocks^^

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or is he simply comparing this film to the Christopher Reeve movie(s), as is those films are THE defining characterizations of the Superman characters. I didn't see one problem with the actors OR their characterizations. In fact, I daresay that Sam Huntington pulled of the truest Jimmy Olsen I've yet to see.

and he hated it.

*hinted spoilers* he said they took way too much liberty with that big twist & i agree

its not a good set-up for the next one at all
*DEFINITE SPOILER* fuck are they gonna call it? Superman: Baby Mama Drama


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And believe me, I was scanning for shit.

They could bury the entire franchise for good off they way they left shit...

I'm trying to cop a ticket now.

I'll be there tomorrow night

I really can't say much more...except I am going again tomorrow. I must. The power of Geek compels me.

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I won't be a dick and give spoilers and shit... cause it's been leaked months ago.

This is commentary on the actual film as a whole.

...

�Acting:

Kevin Spacey does his thing, and actually kinda falls in place where Hackman left off... Doesn't go overboard with it at all.

Brandon Routh. He does channel Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent, but not so much as Superman. In fact, I found his performance to be rather wooden in spots. Maybe he'll loosen up in the future.

Kate Bosworth. This is a different Lois Lane, IMO. Maybe more true to the comics than the previous films... I dunno. Good performance.

�Visual Effects:

In today's Hollywood, visual effects are more realistic than ever. That said, this film (IMO again) broke NO new ground. We've seen the action and flying in The Matrix. We've seen the locales/backdrops in the "Harry Potter" and "Lord of the Rings" flicks. And we've seen a better looking hero costume in the "Spider-Man" films. (Yeah, I'm a little biased... FUCK OFF! lol)

�Cinematography:

This was shot using a digital movie camera, aping traditional film. Maybe it'll look better with digital projection or in IMAX or DVD. I can't call it. The sets were dope, blending 30s styles with modern styles... but that's about as far as they went with it. Some shots just don't match, though... Some shots are really confusing.

� Story/Plot:

Well, by now I'm sure the plotline has been discussed.

The previous films ("Superman" and "Superman II") are supposed to serve as a vague history for the film, but it is TOO vague, IMO.

No mention is made of the events of Superman II, in which, if you recall, 3 Kryptonians made their way to Earth and caused havoc. Well, in this film, not a single mention is made of this event. We know Lex Luthor went to jail, but I guess we're to assume Zod and crew are still locked up, or chilling in a chasm at the bottom of the Fortress of Solitude. Who knows? Who cares?

All they seem to key in on is the scene where Supes depowers himself to get up with Lois. And it is never really made clear is Lois know what's what with her son, Jason.

...

Totalling it all up, I have to say that I was not moved.
This film does not seem to fall in line with S1 and S2, nor does it serve to jumpstart the franchise again, cause there is no set-up whatsoever for a follow-up. Shit is just left hanging.

IMO, Bryan Singer blew his load on "X2" and faked his way through "Superman Returns". Maybe he's and undercover agent for Marvel?

Yeah.

This flick gets an E for Effort. E-, really...

Let's focus on the real right now, though:
Spider-Man 3.
May 4th, 2007.
Excelsior, bitches.

Way too rubbery and unconvincing.

The Superman Returns stuff was leaps and bounds beyond any other 'flying' we've seen in a movie yet. They completely sold it.

Good call with General Zod's crew, though. I thought of that too, when Supes came home on that 'I'm the only one left' shit. Wonder if there are any plans to bring them back...

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>Way too rubbery and unconvincing.
>
>The Superman Returns stuff was leaps and bounds beyond any
>other 'flying' we've seen in a movie yet. They completely sold
>it.

But a lot of it looked exactly like the flying in the Matrix @ times. Maybe they should've kept the original release date & spent the extra time 2 touch up the CGI. Same thing plagued X3.

>Good call with General Zod's crew, though. I thought of that
>too, when Supes came home on that 'I'm the only one left'
>shit. Wonder if there are any plans to bring them back...

There needs 2 be. And Peter Stomare needs 2 play 1 of those guys this time. But I dont know mayne. The way this 1 ended ut semmed like they might be movin str8 on 2 Superboy just in case there's some big Routh revolt knaw mean?

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This was definitely a hard movie to make. Rebirthing a series that starred Reeves who has become such an icon in our society. Superman movies are hard in general because dude can do anything, so nothing he does seems speacial or particularly difficult when you are watching. As for the movie itself people want to have the same feel as the old movies and still want to see something new. Its hard to please everyone. I feel like this movie did do a decent job of addressing most fans needs. It wasn't a great movie there were plenty of flaws and corny cinematic moments (the boat scene killed me, I was rooting for the kid to figure that one out), but its entertaining and doesn't feel played out, which is an impressive accomplishment for the film.

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Definitely meeting my expectations, not necessarily exceeding them.

Worth your time. Quick thoughts:

The love stuff is really well done. Take your girl to this one. It's like 'The Notebook' in tights.

Thought the Clark Kent/Dailey Planet scenes were a lot of fun. As they should be

Spacey's good. Everybody's good, actually.

Hell, even Bosworth is decent. I coulda used a little more of that journalistic moxie, but whatever.

Routh passes the test. Some might say he's kinda stiff at times, I sort of took it as an alien/mystery man vibe he was giving off. There's a couple ways you can play Superman, this one works fine.

Visually the flick is very impressive. No complaints there.

As for the twist... I'm open to it. It's really gonna complicate things for the future films, but nothing wrong with a little baby mama drama. It works for Maury Povich, it can work for the man of steel.

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The movie did get off to a kinda slow start... I guess they wanted to make us squirm a little bit before actually getting to *see* Superman. Like we haven't already been waiting for over 15 years... But I thought the movie moved pretty fast once that first action scene popped off.

What did Lex have to do to inherit that money? Do we really wanna know?

And instantly, the dude has maps, model train sets, and all sorts of little visual aids to help him craft his master plan. Today's supervillains tend to lack this eye for detail. I'm glad Lex is back.

Although it kinda bothered me that Lex was still surrounding himself with idiots, and was ultimately up to yet another lame real estate scam. I understand it's true to the first movie, but that was always an aspect of the first movie that made my ass itch. But I do like how they emphasized the way Lex has been influenced by his own father. Nice little dichotomy there.

I thought Smallville/Ma Kent were kinda underutilized. Who was that mystery Scrabble partner leaving her house at night? And what was that giant rock Superman brought home with him?

Anyone notice how much abuse Lois took in this one? How much head trauma can one person take?

For some reason I loved seeing Superman spying on Lois and her new man. It was kinda creepy, but very human at the same time.

In that vein, little touches like Clark super-whistling for Lois's cab were well done. He's a good dude, he wants to treat this girl right, he's gonna let a superpower slip out every now and then if it brings her comfort.

I thought the suspense was pretty legit. At certain points I felt an honest to goodness 'how is Superman gonna get himself outta this one' feeling. I was fully prepared for him to start flying around the world backwards again.


All in all, I think some people may be disappointed with a lack of action sequences. And the action sequences that *are* there tend to get kinda repetitive (Superman lifts a heavy plane, Superman lifts a heavy car, Superman lifts a heavy 'Daily Planet' statue, etc.)
Given the premise of Superman Returns, I let it slide because this movie had a lot of emotional ground to cover. If and when there's a sequel, I expect it to hit the ground running.

And please, give us a supervillain that Superman can punch in the face.

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>Anyone notice how much abuse Lois took in this one? How much
>head trauma can one person take?

Its prolly why her ass can't spell worth a damn!!!!

>In that vein, little touches like Clark super-whistling for
>Lois's cab were well done. He's a good dude, he wants to treat
>this girl right, he's gonna let a superpower slip out every
>now and then if it brings her comfort.

And really, I liked how that nigga was flying smooth and shit to where she ain't notice he was moving.

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Co-sign.

The effects and everything were great but the story was a major dud. This would have made a lame episode of the cartoon much less a movie. There were some great individual scenes though.

i was never really into superman that much despite enjoying the first 3 supes flicks. this new one just doesn't intrigue me, shit seems pretty bland so i won't be seeing it until it hits dvd.

and how the fuck does nobody ever figure out that clark kent without glasses = superman.

that shit always bothered me. bunch of fuckin retards living in metropolis...

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overall i wasnt too glad i saw it though. woulda rather seen click probably

The only thing coming close to 'dumb' was Lex's evil plan. And I guess that's just a convention of the original movies they didn't want to do away with.

But the real story wasn't Lex, it was the Superman-Clark-Lois-Richard-Superbaby dilemna. And that was executed really really well.

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nearly flawless

Was I the only one hoping Chris Reeves was gonna pop outta nowhere...lol?

DAMN!

And not by a long shot either.

I think its always a mistake 2 have your most exiciting action sequence the 1st one & not the last one. Singer was able 2 get away w/ it in X2 cuz the Magneto jail break was right up there w/ the initial Nightcrawler segment. But after the episode w/ the plane & shuttle I started dozin off a few times.

Bosworth wasnt as bad as I thought she'd be. Spacey & Posey were solid & Routh picked up nicely where Reeves left off. I liked the twist but it still left me hangin in the end. I'll see it again not so late @ nite & reserve further judgment till then.

I mean, I understand why the big action set piece was early on, to clear the way for the deadbeat dad stuff...

And wouldn't it have been interesting had the general public been mad at Superman for jetting for 5 years? Like they showed public opinion polls or something that got across the idea that Superman's Q rating was in the low 20's? Seemed like more fun could have been had with the idea of Superman showing up after a long absence...
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>I mean, I understand why the big action set piece was early
>on, to clear the way for the deadbeat dad stuff...
>
>And wouldn't it have been interesting had the general public
>been mad at Superman for jetting for 5 years? Like they
>showed public opinion polls or something that got across the
>idea that Superman's Q rating was in the low 20's? Seemed
>like more fun could have been had with the idea of Superman
>showing up after a long absence...

Yeah that could've been cool 2 work in. But once he makes his return w/ that huge clutch catch in the bottom of the 9th of the pitchers mound...all the fairweather fans have already been swayed back 2 the other side of rooting 4 him. Yet another reason why it would've been nice if they could've saved that scene 4 later on in the movie.

>I mean, I understand why the big action set piece was early
>on, to clear the way for the deadbeat dad stuff...
>
>And wouldn't it have been interesting had the general public
>been mad at Superman for jetting for 5 years? Like they
>showed public opinion polls or something that got across the
>idea that Superman's Q rating was in the low 20's? Seemed
>like more fun could have been had with the idea of Superman
>showing up after a long absence...

Yeah that could've been cool 2 work in. But once he makes his return w/ that huge clutch catch in the bottom of the 9th of the pitchers mound...all the fairweather fans have already been swayed back 2 the other side of rooting 4 him. Yet another reason why it would've been nice if they could've saved that scene 4 later on in the movie.

>Yeah that could've been cool 2 work in. But once he makes his
>return w/ that huge clutch catch in the bottom of the 9th of
>the pitchers mound...all the fairweather fans have already
>been swayed back 2 the other side of rooting 4 him. Yet
>another reason why it would've been nice if they could've
>saved that scene 4 later on in the movie.

that's why they did it so early in the movie, but yeah I agree that having the best action sequence so early in the movie is problematic.

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- The kid annoyed me
- Superman straigh up hating on Lois's dude
- Luthor wasn't as hateful/ eveil as I wanted him to be
- all the best aprts were in previews.

We got the best Point Guard in the league running the team; and the best Point Guard in the history of the league running the team.

>- Superman straigh up hating on Lois's dude

when? they were both boy scouts

>- Luthor wasn't as hateful/ eveil as I wanted him to be

are u kidding, the first scene?

>- all the best aprts were in previews.

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him lifting the kryptonite island was in the movie

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my only problem was with supes being the father but i got a feeling they could just be toying with us and its lois thats not the kids real mother. (maybe lext putting the crystal + kryptonite near the kid gave him those powers)

other than that, this is exactly wat a diehard superman fan would want, its the prototypical supes story, he inspires others to act and its great to watch.

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But this one might have just made the Top 5.

I'd put it over any of the X-Men movies, for sure.

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>my only problem was with supes being the father but i got a
>feeling they could just be toying with us and its lois thats
>not the kids real mother. (maybe lext putting the crystal +
>kryptonite near the kid gave him those powers)

that would make the ending completely useless, for starters. not to mention the use of body language throughout the movie to set that up-supes and the kid looking at each other like they instinctively knew.
likewise, it would ruin the "cold fish" attitude lois had towards richard. no disrespect at all, i just think that for them to say that he really isnt supes kid would basically render all of the dynamics of this movie pointless.

>other than that, this is exactly wat a diehard superman fan
>would want, its the prototypical supes story, he inspires
>others to act and its great to watch.

agreed

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At my theater it was a very loud, very enthusiastic, very ... eclectic bunch.

There were more Superman T-shirts than I ever care to see in one place again, and a lot of these people looked like they haven't left their house since the last time Superman had a movie in the theater.

2 women to my right were discussing the multiverse.

Before the movie, they had a guy out front doing Superman trivia, and if you answered a question correctly you won a sampling of the same Superman crap they were giving away for free in the lobby. It was cool though. People were really getting into it.

The problem was, some of the trivia questions related to the movie itself. Here I'd gone out of my way to avoid reviews and spoilers, and 10 minutes before the previews role, this guy hits me with 'What instrument does Superman's kid play?' Ah, so it *IS* his kid. Thanks a heap, asshole!!

Anyway, the house was packed and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves. You could tell there was about a 50/50 split when it came to the kid though. Some people loved it, others were gnashing their teeth in fanboy agony.

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im never going to see a sci-fi/comic book
flick on opening day again.

they got really geeked when to opening credits started to roll


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>I never understand why the average person would go to a
>midnight showing and complain about geeks...let them have
>their fun. Also it could have been worst did you ever catch
>Star Wars at midnight?

yeah, i should have know that. But star wars was the worst.
Those geeks showed up at midnight showings a week after it opened.
Im walking into a 9 or 10 show, and this geeks are lined up in
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*SPOILERS*

Okay, I've had my moment. Now, as for the rest of the movie.... well...... I have to agree with the majority and say the twist in the story was ridiculous. And what kind of fast actin' hoe does Lois have to be to get with Supes, get knocked up and then get with ol' dude in a relatively short amount of time to have them both believe that he's the father. Yeah, okay. And don't even get me started on Superman coming across as a peeping tom. Yeesh!

Anyway, the special effects looked incredible. May not have broke much new ground, but it doesn't take away from how great they looked on screen. The shot were Superman flies thru the wing of the plane was one of my favorite.

As far as the acting goes...well.....
Brandon = big shoes to fill and he held his own nicely. It both the role of Clark and Superman.
Spacey = Great job as usual. Hit all the right tones that each scene needed. Laid back, confident, menacing, etc. Great casting.
Kate = Well, I just don't think she "looks" the part. I will say she played Lois more like LL should be, character wise. Made her more confident and head strong. Ehhh, I'm still not really sure about her performance overall.

They movie as a whole, I really enjoyed. Enough so to go see it again this weekend. I just hope I don't sit next to another idiot spitting out "Kumar" jokes thru the movie again.

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Jay: Nigga...

Noel Neill (who is also in this film, albeit very briefly).

It was a decent restart to the franchise. Then again, after the horror of Meteor/Nuclear/Atom man (or whoever the crappy villan was in 4), anything could have worked. I liked the casting, a lot of the flying effects were quite nice, the pace was deliberate, but necessary, so I wasn't mad at that. I liked that the opening credits took after the original, which was a nice overlooked homage. Quibbles? (Sorry, spoilers....)















- I think Lex was underutilized. True, he couldn't be anything like S:TAS or JLU Lex, and it was a good pickup from Hackman's Lex. But there still wasn't quite enough menace there. For all the talk about 'alien technology', he sure didn't produce any of it, which I would have done to get rid of Superman instead of shanking him. And why the hell do you give your mole the damn crystals? You keep those jewels right by yours, man!
- If that whole island was fused with Kryptonite, he should have felt the effects long before he had the showdown with Lex. He should have dropped the boat and Lois & co. And no way does he go flying that far when Lex hits him either.
- I knew what the plot twist was going to be as soon as I saw the kid. Too cliche'
-Perry was worse than J.J.J. on this superhero reporting thing. Just not as funny
-Lois should have had a concussion on that plane ride

BTW, the movie very nearly got ethered by '3'

<-- Dave Thomas knows what's up...
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Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect.
Game: Like Gladys Knight.
Jay: Aretha Franklin.
Game: Word, I like her too.
Jay: Nigga...