Superman Returns

Flint · 07-03-2006, 12:52 PM

I saw it in an IMAX theater, and I wish I hadn't. The 3D effects were kind of cool, but their main purpose was to break the reality of the film and remind me I was in a a theater. That is something that should never happen.

Oh, Kevin Spacey was incredible, of course.
And Parker Posey, adorable as ever.

Griff · 07-03-2006, 02:01 PM

Spacey was amusing, the effects were good, and the movie was neither. I'm a pretty easy mark and this film didn't hook me. IMAX may be the way to go to distract from the lack of a script...

Happy Monkey · 07-03-2006, 08:40 PM

Having just watched parts of Superman I and II, the model railway disaster was pretty funny.

seakdivers · 07-03-2006, 09:29 PM

I loved it. I got choked up in the beginning - so did my husband. The original Superman movie meant alot to both of us, so that's probably why we enjoyed it so much.

Tse Moana · 07-05-2006, 02:54 PM

I saw the trailer this week when I went to see X3 for the second time and that immediately turned me off. I generally like comic book adaptations and all but SR does not appeal to me at all.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-05-2006, 04:22 PM

Superman's not an American any more.

Black Adder · 07-09-2006, 04:51 PM

Huh?

I liked Spacey, but that's about all. It was overlong and virtually humorless.

Griff · 07-09-2006, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Adder

...virtually humorless.

Bullseye.

erno365 · 07-10-2006, 03:55 AM

I havn't seen the movie yet... I've been so busy the past days..

Dagney · 07-10-2006, 08:46 PM

I'm not a huge fan of comic book movies, but this one just seemed to be a whole lot of "watch me pick up heavy stuff' overkill.

The preview for Ghost Rider looked interesting though - Nicholas Cage as a comic book hero...may be good to watch.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-11-2006, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Adder

Huh?

I liked Spacey, but that's about all. It was overlong and virtually humorless.

From here, among other places.

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Ever since artist Joe Shuster and writer Jerry Siegel created the granddaddy of all comic book icons in 1932, Superman has fought valiantly to preserve "truth, justice and the American way." Whether kicking Nazi ass on the radio in the '40s or wrapping himself in the Stars and Stripes on TV during the Cold War or even rescuing the White House's flag as his final feat in "Superman II," the Krypton-born, Smallville-raised Ubermensch always has been steeped in unmistakable U.S. symbolism.

But in the latest film incarnation, scribes Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris sought to downplay Superman's long-standing patriot act. With one brief line uttered by actor Frank Langella, the caped superhero's mission transformed from "truth, justice and the American way" to "truth, justice and all that stuff."

"The world has changed. The world is a different place," Pennsylvania native Harris says. "The truth is he's an alien. He was sent from another planet. He has landed on the planet Earth, and he is here for everybody. He's an international superhero."

It's sad that they feel international sales might be affected by Superman being American.

AlternateGray · 07-11-2006, 06:03 AM

Yeah, but if they were going to do that, they should have at least given him some sort of national identity. Now he's too vague. Too... alien.

"Truth, justice and the Canadian way." Sounds fine.

cliza · 07-31-2006, 06:39 PM

Hai see the pictures of some Imax theatres

xoxoxoBruce · 08-01-2006, 01:31 PM

Hi, cliza. India? Bollywood?

07-03-2006, 12:52 PM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Superman Returns I saw it in an IMAX theater, and I wish I hadn't. The 3D effects were kind of cool, but their main purpose was to break the reality of the film and remind me I was in a a theater. That is something that should never happen. Oh, Kevin Spacey was incredible, of course. And Parker Posey, adorable as ever. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-03-2006, 02:01 PM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Spacey was amusing, the effects were good, and the movie was neither. I'm a pretty easy mark and this film didn't hook me. IMAX may be the way to go to distract from the lack of a script... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-03-2006, 08:40 PM	#3
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Having just watched parts of Superman I and II, the model railway disaster was pretty funny. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-05-2006, 04:22 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Superman's not an American any more. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-10-2006, 08:46 PM	#10
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	I'm not a huge fan of comic book movies, but this one just seemed to be a whole lot of "watch me pick up heavy stuff' overkill. The preview for Ghost Rider looked interesting though - Nicholas Cage as a comic book hero...may be good to watch. __________________ The Constitution gives every American the right to make a total fool out of himself. But that doesn't mean you need to.

07-03-2006, 09:29 PM	#4
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	I loved it. I got choked up in the beginning - so did my husband. The original Superman movie meant alot to both of us, so that's probably why we enjoyed it so much.

07-05-2006, 02:54 PM	#5
Tse Moana You're just jealous 'cause the little voices talk to me Join Date: May 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 203	I saw the trailer this week when I went to see X3 for the second time and that immediately turned me off. I generally like comic book adaptations and all but SR does not appeal to me at all.

07-09-2006, 04:51 PM	#7
Black Adder Recruit or Something Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4	Huh? I liked Spacey, but that's about all. It was overlong and virtually humorless.

07-10-2006, 03:55 AM	#9
erno365 Dog O'Nine Tails Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 20	I havn't seen the movie yet... I've been so busy the past days..

07-11-2006, 06:03 AM	#12
AlternateGray red-shirt guy Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 101	Yeah, but if they were going to do that, they should have at least given him some sort of national identity. Now he's too vague. Too... alien. "Truth, justice and the Canadian way." Sounds fine. __________________ If it wasn't for hypergraphia, I wouldn't have put anything here at all.

07-31-2006, 06:39 PM	#13
cliza Recruit or Something Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4	Hai see the pictures of some Imax theatres __________________ Actress Priyamani \| Actress Bhavna \| Actress Trisha \| Actress Sindhu tolani \| Bhumika Chawla

08-01-2006, 01:31 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Hi, cliza. India? Bollywood? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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