If you haven’t seen Superman Returns yet YOU HAVE TO GO SEE IT! Especially if you’ve been a lover of the idea of the man of steel since a child.
Locamama’s recent article about it was great. And like her, I won’t give anything away, but seriously, you really, really have to go see it, before it comes out on DVD.
Why you wonder? The sheer magnificence of it! It lived up to my expectations of what I know Superman movies to be. The Superman that was Christopher Reeves that is. This new guy, who bares a striking resemblance to Christopher, is really, well suited for the role he’s playing. As Clark Kent he was affable and unassuming. He had that down pat, the mannerism, the speech, the fumbling. As Superman, gosh, he aced the character in my humble opinion! I loved the way the costume he wears (er, make that the super suit) is now. They made it over ever so slightly, it looked more modern to me and boy does it fit him to a ‘T’!
His eyes, (yep, we all agree the eyes usually have it), his does. They are so beautiful, so blue, so (sigh) Superman. I was more excited than my four year old sitting beside me!
What I really, really enjoyed about the movie were the paranomic views they gave of Superman flying, up in the air, in space, in the ocean, right at you! Now I wished I had gone and seen it at one of those Imax theatres. It took my breath away!
I do agree that Kevin Spacey as Lex Luther wasn’t as you would expect him. He should have been more menacing. He was mean alright, just not menacing. You just wanted to swat him like a little fly. However, he did make the role he played as Luther interestingly enough.
I liked the surprise they gave us, which I won’t give away for those of you who haven’t seen it yet. Who would have guessed?! There wasn’t even a hint of it in any of the trailers or review, media or otherwise that I have seen or heard, and I’m so grateful they didn’t give it away! To that I say a heartfelt “thank you”!
I went not knowing what to expect, not knowing whether I would like it or not. I was going to like it, yes, cause, hey, it’s Superman, but it surpassed my expectations and I absolutely loved it!
My son gave it four out of five stars, because he said he’s a tough reviewer, LOL; I gave it five stars!
*****