Monday Movie Review
I'm fortunate to have today and tomorrow off work as holidays, so I took my family to see Superman Returns this morning. I've been a little worried about this movie because I've always been a Superman fan and this movie could have ruined everything.
I'm happy to say that it didn't. I don't want to wreck the movie for those of you who still plan to see it, so let me just say that I had a lot of fun. The movie was longer than I was expecting (well over two hours), but it had a lot of story to tell in that time. I liked the actors and actresses chosen for this Superman movie better than in previous Superman movies and I thought that the story was just better.
I still contend that developing a nearly omnipotent character makes writing a believable conflict very tough. Superman Returns gives us a more believable and smarter Lex Luthor, so we have a tie back to the originals with less hokiness than before.
I definitely liked Superman Returns, but I'm sure now that Jack Sparrow et al will steal the summer movie scene. Go see Superman Returns while it's still in the theaters. The visuals are great and you'll wish you had seen them on the big screen if you wait for the DVD. 1.75π.
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Do you like Brandon Routh's Superman better than Chris Reeve's?
I was torn between the Superman of my youth and the new one...
CR's baby blues were real while BR's are contact lenses. I couldn't stop thinking about that every time I saw BR's...
This movie is AWESOME.
Although I am totally excited for Jack Sparrow's return to the big screen this week!!!!
Happy Fourth of July!
Posted by: Laura Bybee | July 3, 2006 10:18 PM
I have to admit that I was a little distracted a few times by the blue contacts. I could be wrong but I don't think the new actor would be as big a deal if it weren't for Christopher Reeves history with injury and recent passing away. I liked both of them respectively, but I liked the story line of this one much better. I do wish they'd standardize the impact of kryptonite though - that just kills me.
Posted by: Holly | July 6, 2006 09:56 AM
That was a huge topic of discussion in our house, too--the impact of kryptonite. Add "Smallville" to the mix and it is REALLY frustrating.
I would have to agree with your thought about the new actor & Chris Reeve. It probably wouldn't be such a big deal with his history.
Posted by: Laura Bybee | July 6, 2006 03:48 PM