I think I'll have to watch it in cinema ^^

Is it not released in Germany yet?

Is it not released in Germany yet?

Sure,. since 3 days.
But I had not the chance to watch it. I think I will watch it Tuesday, cause then it's not so expensive
It's cinema-day ^^

I also thought it was boring, but Pirates was one of the best movies I have seen in a long time.

As for Superman, I had problems with characters too. I thought Lex was terrible, not acting, but I couldn't get into the character how they portrayed him. He came off to me as a not so funny villian, when in fact he should be a supervillian... Superman was o.k. I like the guy from Smallville a lot better, I could have seen him playing it much better. As for my girlfriend, she loved Superman, and couldn't stop talking about him afterwards She told me a week after that they had to digitally make him "midsection" smaller according to the tabloids. :confused:

** POTENTIAL SPOILERS **

I was lucky enough to see SUPERMAN RETURNS in an IMAX
theatre which showed most of the special effects sequences
in 3-D (with the help of special oversize polarized glasses).

This highly visceral experience aside (and it was at times
overwhelming) I found all of the movie's flaws slowly and
surely falling into place in the hours after watching it.

This puppy needed a major final rewrite...

As for a basic overview, the film is, in many ways, simulteneously
a "remake" of the original Donner Superman I (basically putting
Lex Luthor's New California idea on steroids) and a "sequel"
to Superman II (addressing Superman's tryst with Lois and
Luthor's discovery of the fortress of solitude)...and as such, it
comes off a little weird...but only for those who have seen the
previous films. For those new to the Superman franchise, this
latest flick will no doubt seem surprisingly original....

Lex Luthor's big evil plan lacks the simple logical consistency of
his efforts in Superman I. Lois the brave and daring reporter has
been turned into an understated extra with all the boring gravitas
of an assistant district attorney on Law and Order. Ladies beware
childbirth.

Jimmy has apparently discovered the fountain of youth and remains
eternally early-20's, Perry White has been stripped of his
over-the-top larger-than-life bombastic appeal and left with
an all too real world-weary cynical stare, and Clark Kent, the
simple-natured, awkward, bumbling introvert has suddenly
become slightly hip and normal.

What the hell happened to our beloved characters?

The effects are great, the super-hero conflict is really just a
retread of Superman I, the new actor is fine as supes but not
so electric as Clark, Kryptonite has a very inconsistent lethality
throughout the third act, and Kryptonian spacecraft are
apparently as awkward and defect-laden as the U.S. Space Shuttle.

Ultimately I recommend seeing it on the big screen if it
is still playing near you. It is a real visual achievement
and a fun way to kill a couple of hours.

Mike

I watched it yesterday!
I think it is a very good movie. Not only action. Emotions, too. And stuff...I donÄt have the time to write more, I have sports now, so, I write if I'm back..perhaps

Smallville, the TV show, tells a better Superman story than Superman Returns does. And Smallville's Lex Luther blows away Stacey's Lex by a mile. I agree that it was a Donner/Reeves tribute more than an inspired single piece. But am looking forward to part II.

AC

P.S. Remember when James Kirk had a son and the Trekkers had a tantrum: That's right, bye-bye, baby! Hmmmmm.

P.P.S. I don't mind when the Superman mythos is updated, but don't change it completely: Didn't they call those "imaginary tales" in the comic book world? There was the "real" world of Superman, and then there was the "imaginary" world where Superman could marry and have kids.

Singer intends to continue this idea of Superman's illegitmate child as the starting point for the next film if he is given the go ahead

The in your face Christ allegory turned me off. This Superman seems made more for the international marketplace, so much of the iconic Supermanness was missing.

Routh, try as he might, was to me no Chris Reeves and Spacey whose work I generally loved in the '80's/90's and 2000, was a dull villain, especially when seeing Hackman's interpretation.

Superman Returns wasn't so much reinvented but a retread with a glossy veneer............

actually Lois discovered it. After all, she wasn't the most beautiful creature on the planet in Superman 1 and 2. That smoking really does something for people. Heck, even the old Lois had a raspy voice that implied she'd been smoking too long.

** POTENTIAL SPOILERS **



Jimmy has apparently discovered the fountain of youth and remains
eternally early-20's, Perry White has been stripped of his
over-the-top larger-than-life bombastic appeal and left with
an all too real world-weary cynical stare, and Clark Kent, the
simple-natured, awkward, bumbling introvert has suddenly
become slightly hip and normal.

What the hell happened to our beloved characters?

The effects are great, the super-hero conflict is really just a
retread of Superman I, the new actor is fine as supes but not
so electric as Clark, Kryptonite has a very inconsistent lethality
throughout the third act, and Kryptonian spacecraft are
apparently as awkward and defect-laden as the U.S. Space Shuttle.

Ultimately I recommend seeing it on the big screen if it
is still playing near you. It is a real visual achievement
and a fun way to kill a couple of hours.

Mike

Heck, even the old Lois had a raspy voice that implied she'd been smoking too long.

Interesting detail. I haven't thaught about it yet. Perhaps I should wath I and II again ^^