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Although a good movie, I felt that it lacked originality...for goodness sakes!!! Even Lexs` dastadly plan is a retread of the original. New FXs, but same old, same old.
Awesome movie, loved it! It was well done and the detail they went to was great. Brandon Routh is an amazing lookalike of Christopher Reeve and is perfect! Kevin Spacey was incredible as usual!
for a movie that was 12 years in the making I expected more. the movie was too long lag in the middle. The movie did not flow from scene to scene and I did not understand the hospital did not make sense. When Bryan Singer makes the sequel I hope he makes the movie shorter and tighter.
was an awesome movie..
Entertaining with fantastic effects - thoroughly enjoyable. Worth the price of admission as it must be seen on the big screen. Brandon Routh did an excellent job as Superman.
Getting tired of the same old stories . . . this one spent too much time on the `love` angle.
great movie
fact that superman is alive keeps people`s hope eternal
Good storyline, great acting especially Kevin Spacey`s Lex Luthor. Deliciously evil, with a ***SPOILER WARNING*** suprise revelation at the end which. All in all 5 out of 5 stars.
Superman is truly SUPER. Excellent story - kept me entertained till the end.
great movie! WAYYYYYYYYYYY better than i expected it would be.
Expected better. Very slow and way too long. Bad casting of Superman. Last year`s Batman Returns was sooo much better and much more fun to watch.
Very Retro Chick, with the subdued color scheme of film noire, it`s good, hinting at the best of the first 2 original superman films. Brian Singer did a good job, better than the first x-men with this.
smallville got me hooked on superman. Then I watched the origanal and fell in love with it even more. I thought superman returnes would be really good but it ws just good. They had a lot of original superman references which i liked. Branden routh was good superman but i can`t picture him being in an other role. Lois was OK. I thought Richard would be a pain but he wasn`t. Jasen was adorble.Lex was more darker than he used to be. BUT KEVIN SPACEY. HE WAS AN AMAZING ACTOR AND LEX LUTHOR! JEEZ! Without him this would be nothing. It was exciting, but I thought there could be more chaos in metropolis. Now, Brian Singer. X-Men also wasn
The movie wasn`t bad, it wasn`t great either. Somehow, I failed to connect with any of the characters and I was bored throughout the movie, even some of the action scenes fell flat. There was no character development whatsoever and that includes superman and/or Clark. You won`t get any of the excitement of the christopher superman movie but an overall dull experience. Bryan Singer did not impress and neither did any of the actors. I`d see this movie simply for the sentimental value it carries, the superman theme song and Marlon Brando as the voice of superman`s father... deserves a 2/5 but I give it a 3 for these reasons.
A huge disapointment. There was always going to be a new guy as Superman, and the Christopher Reeve fan in me hated that, but I can live with the new guy. However, Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane reduced an iconic character to nothing. That was worst of all in the movie. Margot Kidder and Teri Hatcher did the character justice, Bosworth simply pales in comparison and brings the entire movie down. A complete waste of time.
rather poor
amazing ............ i loved it..... christopher reeves would be proud
A bit lengthy and could use a bit more editing, but overall I thought Kevin Spacey was very colourful and stayed very much to the original version with Chris Reeve.
only fair
Excellent special effects, great return storyline. Want another sequel!
I expected more action and less of a love story but it was pretty good.
This movie was so dissapointing,to make a superman movie, either have a good story line or amaizing special effects this movie had neither. if you pay attention to the story you will know what im talking about, how many times can a mother put her son in danger!!! To make a Superman movie after such a long time i was expecting so much more.Making it like how it used to be was not a good idea the way it was made back then was good for the effects they had but for what we have seen now in movies like KING KONG for example this one really sucked. Love you seesee ;)
I grew up watching the Christopher Reeve movies of Superman, and this one is even better. Can hardly wait for the eventual sequel.
It was Ok but not something worth recommending as "must see". Wait for the DVD.
For the first 45 mins it felt as if I was watching the original 2 MOVIES all over. He`s saving a plane AGAIN (was it the SAME plane?). He`s with her in the sky AGAIN! He has a sudden streak of amazing feats and rescues AGAIN! Lex is stealing Kryptonite AGAIN, and Superman falls for his obvious routine AGAIN! I admit, keeping the original soundtrack, the acting and keeping the characters similar to the original was great. Very happy it was dedicated To Chris and Dana Reeve! I`ll see it again even tho it is a chick flick. Shane H.
I am a superman fan. i have the 4 collection of superman(I-IV). about the new movie superman begins i love it but i have some few comments or suggestions about the movie. Brandon Routh as clark kent is very impressive he`s exactly like christopher reeve as clark kent but as a superman brandon routh is not really good at it, he did an awesome job at this movie, i prefer tom welling as clark kent in smallville, for me tom welling is good actor he did a great job as clark kent specially when it comes to kryptonite he did a awesome job there compare to brandon. if you watch tom welling in smallville compare him to brandon in superman begins and
It was ok. Maybe my expectations were to high. Enjoyed Kevin Spacey. Brandon Routh?????
I`m a long-time Superman fan and thought it was a fantastic representation of the original Superman. The casting was great - never thought anyone could manage to pull off Superman/Clark Kent as well as Chris Reeves but it happened and Kevin Spacey was the PERFECT Lex Luther. I was really pleased that they stayed true to the origins and didn`t get carried away by adding new superpowers or changing the characters` personalities. (Loved it when they did it with Batman - but wouldn`t have worked for SM)
It was all round good movie, but it was lacking some of supermans powers which he used in previous movies. The begining was a good start to the film and then the plot just fell apart after that. This movie seems to setup a sequal to this movie.
Not much to say except that IT WAS AWESOME!!! Brandon Routh is the PERFECT Superman, followed by a PERFECTLY selected supporting cast. I tip my hat do Bryan Singer, amazing job, can`t wait to see what`s in store for the dvd release, but that`s not until November, til then, i look forward to this thursday, which is when i`ll be going to see Superman Returns for the 4th time...and hopefully soon after that i`ll be seeing it again, but in IMAX 3D...
Great effects... bad story... more holes than swiss cheese.. and why after 5 Superman movies can`t we have a decent villain...yes, we know kryptonite can kill him.. yawn! Bring on Brainiac, Bizzaro, Doomsday, Metallo, Parasite, Toyman... even Darksied, now that would be a movie!!
Overall a great movie although some parts seems very slow and unnecessary. A great choice in Brandon Routh as the lead. Plus, who could not like Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor !!
Good movie , more like a love story , not enough action!!!!
We loved it. There was so much action, as expected, but also the acting was wonderful for all the actors. The love story was great, the suspense was exciting. I would see it again for sure.
It`s ironic the producers chose to feature the song "Heart and Soul" for this film has neither.
At first glance of a preview for Superman returns, one might mistakingly think that it looks very familiar to the earlier Superman films. You would be wrong. The story, effects and general feel of this movie is electrofying. Many of the scenes filmed bring to a point where you almost feel like you are flying through space. It is an entertaining film guarenteed to delight the young and older alike. Nicely done.
Both my husband and I are diehard Superman fans and we were both impressed by the similarities between Brandon Routh and Chistopher Reeve, the voice was almost spooky. I think that this was a wonderful way to bring Superman back into the lives of the fans that have missed him so. We are so hoping they continue making more Superman films with Brandon.
The movie was really disapointing to me. With all the hipe, I was expecting a lot better and a lot more action.
Superman Returns was a great return for the Superman saga. This movie was so fun to watch! I had the best time at the movies that I`ve had in a while. Not only did they stayed true to the original Superman movies, but Brandon Routh honoured the memory of Christopher Reeve well by playing the part so modestly yet accurately. GOOD JOB! SR was hyped up so much that those who found it disappointing were probably expecting too much. Great film!
For God sake, please cast someone worthy of being Lois Lane? What was Bryan Singer thinking? I had been so looking forward to seeing someone worthy of the new Superman, the new look of the movie and Kate Bosworth? Please. Bring on Spiderman 3, Xmen 4 - anything. This sucked buckets.
I Really enjoyed this movie. I recommend it.
too long and too standard but Brandon Routh was excellent and Kevin Spacey too
very well done! brandon routh was very well casted. he looked very much like christopher reeves which is the man famous for most of the superman movies. he not only looked like him, but amazingly sounded just like him too. the movie was very entertaining and the twist with lois lanes child was also very well done. i was very impressed.
it was ok, not as good as expected.
Superman Returns Was awesome and I think it was better then the other four movies
Amazing....
Excellent movie. Worth every minute
Super duper hyper dyper man is so good...its so super that with that movie is super no other movie is! With everyone super, no one will be! 10 Super Stars out of 10 Stars
Soporific, sophomoric reprise laden with misplaced allegory.