tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post115185559913773140..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Top 9 Reasons Not to Worship The Original "Superman" MovieJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1152676714013415782006-07-11T23:58:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:58:00.000-04:00I saw it today and was not impressed. Routh tries ...I saw it today and was not impressed. Routh tries to act like a Christoipher Reeves and the mvoie wants to be campy and deep at the smae time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1152141225275977112006-07-05T19:13:00.000-04:002006-07-05T19:13:00.000-04:00Reeve was too young, but Brandon was WORSE. Waaaaa...<I>Reeve was too young, but Brandon was WORSE. Waaaaay too young. It's SuperMAN not Superboy. </I><BR/><BR/>Speaking of which, Routh is 2 1/2 years younger than Tom Welling, the 'Superboy' of TV's Smallville.Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10466505033314234610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1152115258075715832006-07-05T12:00:00.000-04:002006-07-05T12:00:00.000-04:00I actually like Margot Kidder better than any of t...I actually like Margot Kidder better than any of the other actresses in the screen tests. She was the only one who actually LOOKED at Superman; Anne Archer was too busy and Stockard Channing was as arch and unrealistic as she always is in everything. Kidder looked at Superman (Reeve) with real intensity, and barely ever looked at Kent, which at least made her inability to see through his guise somewhat believable.<BR/><BR/>I still think the 1978 version is one of the greats. If Singer had bothered to reinvent the mythos and created a new film, that would have been welcome, maybe even necessary. But everything I've seen in the preview for Superman Returns is so unoriginal and uninteresting... who cares?<BR/><BR/>At least the animated series is on DVD.SamuraiFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313259493587442589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1152108965634740392006-07-05T10:16:00.000-04:002006-07-05T10:16:00.000-04:00You're right about the portrayal of Lois Lane, but...You're right about the portrayal of Lois Lane, but let's not be too hard on the actress. The director is to blame, I'd say.<BR/><BR/>The flick tried to make Superman "real": confounding Metropolis with New York City, using gags of the mundane like the telephone-booth-that-isn't, and the whole PR campaign telling us that we'll come away believing that a man can fly. The director asked, "How would a woman from our dull world behave, if she found herself in a world with super-villains and flying men?" and took it from there.<BR/><BR/>The trouble with this approach, of course, is that it undercuts the very sense of reality that ought to be conjured up: a real-world Lois is a never-ending reminder that there ain't no Metropolis.npetrikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877599510653492623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1152068602266650642006-07-04T23:03:00.000-04:002006-07-04T23:03:00.000-04:00Williams also appears to be ripping off his own th...Williams also appears to be ripping off his own theme from "Star Wars."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1152058759245309372006-07-04T20:19:00.000-04:002006-07-04T20:19:00.000-04:00"I think Batman & Robin deserved to be ignored, do..."I think Batman & Robin deserved to be ignored, don't you? All four previous movies were severely flawed."<BR/><BR/>I agree. I loved BB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1152049317776960972006-07-04T17:41:00.000-04:002006-07-04T17:41:00.000-04:00I can understand the part about Metropolis looking...I can understand the part about Metropolis looking like NYC, because a lot of filmmakers seem to think NYC is the <I>only</I> city worth basing an urban setting on.<BR/><BR/>But please don't knock the John Williams theme. That's a classic.Yeldarb86https://www.blogger.com/profile/10131603833394294520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1152034423216719272006-07-04T13:33:00.000-04:002006-07-04T13:33:00.000-04:00I'm willing to forgive your comments about Luthor ...I'm willing to forgive your comments about Luthor and his cohorts (so I like them), but going after John Williams' music...sorry, but I must put my foot down. <BR/><BR/>Williams's theme is exciting, powerful and sets a pretty good tone for the film. Try not to look at it as 'borrowing' Korngold's music, but (in his own way) exposing to people who might not have otherwise been exposed to it.lonestarr357https://www.blogger.com/profile/16738966825188441820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1152017612479348022006-07-04T08:53:00.000-04:002006-07-04T08:53:00.000-04:00Triviachamp: "And Daniel...is your name really Jo...Triviachamp: "And Daniel...is your name really Jon Peters?"<BR/><BR/>Funny. But, no.<BR/>No gay companion-robots or polar bear guards pined for here.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082129646757357508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1151993712309372652006-07-04T02:15:00.000-04:002006-07-04T02:15:00.000-04:001. If they ignored the other movies than people wo...1. If they ignored the other movies than people would have complained and been confuded. After all some people didn't like Batman Begins because it ignored the other movies[!!!] And the whole ignoring the previous four was confusing to some people. But then again the whole "ignoring 3 and 4 and not 1 and 2" was confusing anyway. <BR/><BR/>2. Superhero movies are either too serious or too campy. You can't win. If Lex was more serious people would be ranting about how great Gene Hackman was. Because according to most educated *cough* film critics you can't take these things seriously. <BR/><BR/>3. And Daniel...is your name really Jon Peters? :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1151972007892019042006-07-03T20:13:00.000-04:002006-07-03T20:13:00.000-04:00I couldn't agree more. Yesterday I watched the "W...I couldn't agree more. Yesterday I watched the "Worlds Finest" episodes of the Superman: The Animated Series, and it occurred to me what's really missing from Superman ('78)/Superman Returns:<BR/><BR/>Giant Robots!<BR/><BR/>Superman needs something to punch. He's never going to fight human beings--for obvious reasons--and he needs an adversary that can take a punch and fight back. Pretty much the entire movie consisted of Superman lifting things. What a sad, missed opportunity.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Luthor was pretty weak too.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082129646757357508noreply@blogger.com