Wow. It is 2 in the morning, and I am just getting back from the 10 o'clock showing of Superman Returns (in IMAX 3D of course). Is Superman my favorite comic book character? No. Do I think that the original Donner film is the best comic book movie evar? Not even close. Do I consider Bryan Singer to be "teh savior"? No. I hadn't even thought the movie looked too interesting up until a few weeks ago, as the trailers got more in-depth. Was "Superman Returns" a good movie?
Well that's the burning question folks, and maybe our more intellegent readership could possibly already know the answer to that question by reading the title of the post. In one word? Amazing. Superman Returns is the not only the best Superman movie, but the best non-Batman comic book movie to have hit the silver screen. The flaws really are nitpicking, but let me get to those first:
-The movie could have been a tad shorter. It really isn't as overindulgent as say "Return of the King" or even the prequel "Star Wars" trilogy, but even a small 5 minute cut could have made a huge difference.
-His reasoning for leaving really doesn't make sense.
-For making some scenes 3D, they really dropped the ball by not doing the opening credits in such a fashion. The 3D was cool, but it really didn't add too much to the experience. The trailers did more with it.
The good:
-Everyone is great in their part, but Routh and Spacey are standouts. Spacey, before seeing the movie, was my greatest fear, in part because Hackman's Luthor was a joke, and also in part because he reminded me too much of his Dr. Evil portrayal. He shines here, somewhere in between the Hackman and Rosenbaum Luthor.
-First movie in a while that had a love interest a young kid, and a sidekickey guy, and neither annoyed me.
-The jokes in the movie really are funny.
-Bryan Singer obviously has love for the material.
-Even the normally awful James Marsden did well here.
Overall, those fearing a rehash of the first movie, or even fearing that Singer's love for the first movie would overtake this one, need not worry. This is definately a continuation more than homage, and hopefully not the last featuring this cast and director. I can't wait to see it again this weekend. 9/10
3 comments:
I think 20 minutes is a bit harsh..but if they could take a total of 5 minutes creatively out of the first and last 20 minutes, you'd have a perfect flick.
Ya, I really enjoyed it. I heard some critics say that the cast was too young, especially Kate Bosworth who doesn't look like the mom of a 5 year old kid. But I think she did a great job. And Agreed, Spacey and Routh also played their parts really well.
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