Superman Returns

Well, just got home from seeing Superman Returns

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Overall, I enjoyed the movie. It's certainly not as good as Batman Begins, though in some ways they share one flaw in particular.

Plot: I really liked the plot in terms of how the characters related to one another (I'll get back to that in a moment), but I didn't much like the "scheme" that Luthor was trying. It just seemed a bit unworthy of big Lex, and a bit silly. It was enough to keep the movie moving and give Supes lots of chances to flex his muscles though.

Characters: the strong suit of the movie.

Clark/Supes. I thought that by and large he worked pretty well, though I wasn't really all that fond of creepystalker!Clark. I guess when you spend five years in space dreaming about a girl, it's a bit hard to realize she's moved on. Still, if Lois had ANY idea of how much he'd been stalking her with X-Ray vision all movie, she'd shove that krypto-dagger back in.

Lois: Pretty good, though I'd like to see her a bit more brash. For instance, I'd have had her slap Supes on the plane first out. I think the read in Superman:TAS is a hair better.

Perry White: Pretty much dead on.

Jimmy Olson: Annoying as Gehenna. In other words, DEAD ON.

Richard White: I kind of feel sorry for James Marsdon here. He's had a rough summer for romance. In one movie, his girlfriend turns into the next best thing to a force of nature and obliterates him during a kiss. Now, he's competing against Superman. That said, he was an interesting character, and I thought Marsdon played him very well. A nice change from Cyclops. (Oh, btw, with my wierd sense of humor, I was waiting for a Shiar Cruiser to show up while they're in the seaplane *L*)

They really could have had some fun with him, though it may have opened up lawsuits. A bit of fanboying...
Richard: "What was Superman like? Can he really melt things just by looking at them? Wish I could do that..."

Lex: I'm so used to Lex from Superman:TAS and JLU, but Spacey did a pretty good job overall. I'm not entirely sure why Lex would have a total airhead like Kitty around, but that's minor enough.

The Big Issue: Wow. I'll admit, I was a bit blindsided by it. Early on, I thought that the kid's mop of hair was rather "Clarkish", but I never really followed through on that thought. It never really hit me fully until Lex started waving the kryptonite in his face. It does raise all sorts of questions.. (aside from the Larry Niven questions). First of all, either Richard knows the kid isn't his (which we're given no hint of), or Lois moved on AWFUL fast, for Richard to think it's his.

Second, what do you think? Are we going to see Superbaby in DC Continuity now? I'd imagine it's almost inevitable. Once an idea like that is breached, some writer will run with it.

Also, watching the previews (Venom... BLEAUGH), I was struck with a potential "short" preview for a movie (one I'd pay to see). Start off with a picture of a planet with massive tounges of flame coming out of it... Apokolips of course. Then just have the words "Sometimes even the greatest hero can't do it alone. Then just show the Superman Shield, followed by the Bat, the WW, the Lantern and the Lightning Bolt. Yep... JLA. Ok, I'm dreaming.

Overall, I'll give it a B-, but enjoyable. (Rather have a Capt. Marvel movie, but I'm wierd).


Note: I've not been inspired to get back to my "self-help" thing. I imagine I will, eventually.