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By: Superman Returns (2006) - External reviews

Superman Returns (2006) - External reviews — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:52:30 +0000

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300 (2007) » Badmouth — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:24:17 +0000

[...] to stand for justice with a simple two-dimensional purity that makes your heart pound. And since Brian Singer screwed up his chance at that last summer, we should be very grateful to Snyder for his [...]

By: Sukeu

Sukeu — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:29:55 +0000

It’s true. Underdog would. And boy, when they produce that crossover, I’m so there. In the meantime:

Enjoyed the review, Brian, and thought you had a really good insight into one of the problems of the movie. If Superman has a tragic flaw it’s more likely his selflessness than the contrary, so a movie made up of the consequences of his unobserved poor chocies is weak at best. I would add to the list of difficulties with the movie:

- Routh is also too young, in looks and behavior; and
- The movie falls head-first over the narrow line between homage and rip-off.

If I want to see the Luthor plot from “Superman-The Movie,” replete with John Williams’ score, all I have to do is take it off my much-abused DVD shelf.

By: KLJ

KLJ — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 15:57:45 +0000

Underdog would SO kick Superman’s ass.

By: John Marcotte

John Marcotte — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:15:37 +0000

I thought it turned evil & radioactive during the explosion that destroyed the planet.

Meh. Not important.

By: BSJohnson

BSJohnson — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 05:04:34 +0000

Nice review. Though kryptonite is only lethally radioactive to Superman (and other Kryptonians) when it’s exposed to the radiation of our sun (and I assume any other yellow star). Under the radiation of Krypton’s red sun, it’s not radioactive. Otherwise, how would the Kryptonians have lived on Krypton?

Cheers,
BSJ

By: Brian McDonough

Brian McDonough — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:58:07 +0000

Bored with me — nope, haven’t beefed up my comments, ever. They’d be MUCH beefier if I had. Thanks for checking out so much of my stuff, though. No wonder you’re bored.

Steve — I’m not a father OR a family man. I’m specifically not John; maybe you’re mixin’ up the bylines.

And on “pure good” being the problem with a Superman story … it doesn’t have to be. In the Donner film, Superman has to choose which nuke to chase, Lois, where his heart is, or the one bound for New Jersey, which he promised to chase first when Miss Tessmacher saved him. There are ways to challenge the character without sullying him, I think.

By: steve

steve — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:15:51 +0000

Do you think you’re perspective as a relatively new father and family man has influenced your review, more so than say, your typical 13+ year-old target market segment would see it?

It’s not a critcism, just a thought. I really felt your review was in-depth, though. And was a thoughtful reflection on the essence of Superman as pure good. Maybe that’s the problem that ANY Superman movie….I’ll take a Stan Lee character over a Siegel and Shuster anyday. (Even though I used to wear my Superman costume under my gradeschool uniform…..but I digress)

By: Bored w/Brian

Bored w/Brian — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 19:26:56 +0000

You are a Singer-boy loser.

“…And how do “16 Blocks” and “Must Love Dogs” get the exact same comment from completely different bloggers? Is this guy beefing up his very own reviews!? What a complete loser.”

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 01:01:16 +0000

Spot-on review. And Bosworth’s performance seemed rudderless…