Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Superman Returns, The Review
Well I just finished seeing the movie Superman Returns. During the initial credits I thought to myself, "boy I am getting old." I remember seeing the first Superman and now they have remade it? What's next, Star Wars, The Return?
Fortunately, it wasn't a clone of the first movie and had many differences. But, and it's a big butt, I thought it was too slow and got sleepy half way through. The story was very anti-climactic. During the climax of the movie, I was ready for a nap. Although I did see a kid throw his hands up in joy during one part. Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane just seemed wrong for the part. I did like Brandon Routh as Superman/Clark Kent. He did a good job and at times reminded me of Christopher Reeve. His outfit was a bit distracting. There was a lot of CGI to make it look flawless, almost like a vinyl fetish outfit. Speaking of CGI, the flying scenes had too much and Superman looked unnatural, similar to the Spiderman Movie series.
Kevin Spacey had a great performance as Lex Luthor. But overall I'd give the movie a 2.5 out of 5 stars. Too many slow scenes, bad story, lost my interest, bad computer animation. But I love the Superman series so it was ok, but not one I'd recommend. Saw the trailer for Spiderman 3 though! Looks great!!
2 1/2 Stars Out Of 5
