Superman Returns

Let's not kid around here, Superman returns feels a lot less like it's own original thing and more like a remake of the original 1978 Superman. The problem is that the movie isn't very fun or engaging and Brandon Routh just isn't a very charming or likeable Superman. Kate Bosworth's Lois Lane also lacks the charm that Margot Kidder had in the role of Lois Lane. If the characters could have been more emotionally engaging, interesting or likeable, Superman Returns might have been a decent film. The problem is that this movie has virtually nothing to offer to the audience other than a glorified remake that wants so bad to feel like a throwback to the old days. The biggest problem as I said is Superman. It may not be so much Brandon Routh's fault as it is the fact that he's just not Christopher Reeve. Nobody is ever going to capture the magic of him as Superman or the magic of the original 1978 classic. That's all there is to it. Now don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with doing something that feels like a remake, it's just that the movie feels like it's missing the heart and soul that made the original Superman film so magical and memorable.

Man of Steel is "steel" Up, Up and aWAY better than this one. No offense Cavill (you did a Super job), but Routh would have been great in Man of Steel instead of this one. Routh truly captures the look of Reeves (the Only Superman 4ever) in an AWEsome way. I didn't like "the kid" angle, that was LAME!, and Lois takes the Super out of Superman, Lame No. !!

This was a film for the Richard Donner Superman fans. It's clearly a tribute and a sort of bookend for the Donner era. It has no more or less fighting and superheroics than Superman the Movie. Sure, it's not the reboot that some wanted it to be, but it was a great wink to the early movie fans and a respectable attempt to address the question of the character's relevancy (something being debated when it was first released).