Superman is going to suck.
So, to my surprise, Superman Returns has been getting rave reviews. I just can't see how that can be for the following reasons:
- The costume sucks, period. Maybe it looks better in action, but the pictures are all rediculous. Couldn't they have just made the S a little bigger? That wouldn't have made it good, but it would have been a huge improvement. In addition, the increased blue area has a thinning effect on the body, making the guy look too skinny. And what is going on with his hair?
- Lois Lane has been given a child and another man as a fiance. The only time that this sort of thing has ever been a part of superman mythology is probably in some obscure elseworlds story. What in the world would compel them to change one of the main characters in the story in such a fundamental, uneccesary way. Unless the kid is just a brainiac robot in disguise or something, I don't see this as being neccessary.
- All the mistakes in the Christopher Reeve movies seem to be back. Lex Luthor is a goofball, Clark Kent acts like a total doofus. At least there is no Richard Prior or Margot Kidder.
- From what I can tell, it seems as tho Lex wants to pull land masses from under the ocean using kryptonian technology. Let's just pray that it's not due to an affinity for ocean-front property, which is why he wanted to hit the san andreas fault line with a missile in the first movie.
- PG-13 rating = no bare breasts.
Of course, the original and the second had their share of mistakes, but they were amazing because they really captured the character. Though there were some serious departures from the spirit of the character, such as his killing the three Kryptonians and gaining some kinda goofy powers, as well as the totally rediculous portrayal of both Clark Kent and Lex Luthor, the movies were still amazing. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but not expecting much of the movie.
- The costume sucks, period. Maybe it looks better in action, but the pictures are all rediculous. Couldn't they have just made the S a little bigger? That wouldn't have made it good, but it would have been a huge improvement. In addition, the increased blue area has a thinning effect on the body, making the guy look too skinny. And what is going on with his hair?
- Lois Lane has been given a child and another man as a fiance. The only time that this sort of thing has ever been a part of superman mythology is probably in some obscure elseworlds story. What in the world would compel them to change one of the main characters in the story in such a fundamental, uneccesary way. Unless the kid is just a brainiac robot in disguise or something, I don't see this as being neccessary.
- All the mistakes in the Christopher Reeve movies seem to be back. Lex Luthor is a goofball, Clark Kent acts like a total doofus. At least there is no Richard Prior or Margot Kidder.
- From what I can tell, it seems as tho Lex wants to pull land masses from under the ocean using kryptonian technology. Let's just pray that it's not due to an affinity for ocean-front property, which is why he wanted to hit the san andreas fault line with a missile in the first movie.
- PG-13 rating = no bare breasts.
Of course, the original and the second had their share of mistakes, but they were amazing because they really captured the character. Though there were some serious departures from the spirit of the character, such as his killing the three Kryptonians and gaining some kinda goofy powers, as well as the totally rediculous portrayal of both Clark Kent and Lex Luthor, the movies were still amazing. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but not expecting much of the movie.