Superman Returns

I myself don't really like the idea of Superman having a kid with Lois, as I think that it takes away from his character overall, but I will see how they treat it in the movie. Hopefully well...

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Myself, I never got into Smallville at all due to many reasons. I never liked the "it's a small world" feel of it, where Superman knows almost all of his major characters before he goes to Metropolis.

I never liked the idea that Clark not only knew Lex when he was young, but that he was friends with him.

I never liked the fact that they changed his whole history as a child, that he wasn't the trod-upon "geek" of the town, as well as in Metropolis. In Smallville he is more the "cool kid" who is liked and has many friends. It makes Superman less than he truely is to me. Superman is supposed to be as noble and honorable as he is despite being the lesser liked kid on the block, that he always had to hold his powers in check so as not to show himself to the world. In Smallville he seems to do it all the time, and it makes him far less of a Superman to me.

One question, if Clark were to go to Metropolis in Smallville, would he be the nerdy, underappreciated geek he was in the comics, or would he be the cool new guy who's fun to be around just to make him more "hip" with the times?

I'm hoping the movie is not as campy as the show, and that Routh can fill Reeves shoes at being Clark Kent. That'll tell me if it's a good movie or not.

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Actually, contrary to your beliefs, my opinions matter much to me, since they are you know, MY OPINIONS.

From the episodes that I saw, he was not the picked on, nerdy, bullied kid that he was in the comic. He had girls chasing after him, he was liked by other kids and for the most part, had a completely different attitude than the normal Clark Kent.

As far as misery, I saw him more as whiney/angsty that he couldn't use his powers, more so from the Kent's direction. In the comics he took it more in stride, and wasn't a little bitch about it. He was in control of his emotions, and his powers.

The Lex/Clark thing shouldn't be in the show. I don't agree with it as it stinks of "small world" syndrome, just to include a character people know as an antagonist for Superman to "fight", rather than write a good story about the iconic hero growing up and dealing with real-world problems. It's much like the Elektra movie all over again.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I just came back from it myself, and I must say that I loved the movie. It was a total and complete nostalgia-fest, and it harkened me back to the first Superman movie, making me feel like a kid again. It reminded me of how great a hero Superman truly is.

Spoiler:

As far as the plot holes people are mentioning, for the crystal-land buying scheme, who says they couldn't terraform it? Maybe that was his plan later, you know after it had formed. The Superweapon? Maybe dropping another crystal right next to another continent may dissuade people from doing anything. We don't know Lex's master plan because he doesn't give us anything more than the basics.

The kid was the only thing that I didn't like. I don't like someone giving a reason for Superman to stay on Earth. He does because of his own morals, and having a kid sort of weighs against that, in my opinion. My worry is that Superman 2 and 3 will feature campy sidekick appearances from Superboy...that to me would feel completely wrong.

Visually, the movie was fairly stunning (except for the island scenes, which were albeit a bit bland). More action would have been nice, but in a way I'm glad this didn't have over-the-top fisticuffs in it, like every other movie does. Plus it gives you a reason to wait for a second movie when they introduce another villain who can go toe to toe with the boy in blue.

The understated action of him saving regular joes from natural (or unnatural) disasters made it feel exactly like the first movie, and introducing the next generation to who Superman really is was done perfectly through this. Superman isn't about punching the next big bad guy into outer space; he's about saving people from anything, and like someon said above, never asking for anything in return.

Routh himself pulled off a great Superman. Not on par with Mr. Reeves, but those were some big shoes to fill. Routh's Clark didn't seem "right", but Clark also didn't get much screen time for dialogue and such for it to really show. Lois was alright, a little weak, but better than Margo. The dialogue and story overall were very good for what it was: It made me feel like I was watching a comic unfold. It wasn't epic or dramatic in the amazing sense, but as a translation of an art form, it was near perfect. It didn't take itself too seriously, but also didn't shit on the original format.

All in all, to me it was close to, if not equal, in greatness as Batman Begins. Just remember, it is a different style of movie, simply due to the fact that the heroes are a little bit different in and of themselves. 9/10

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