SUPERMAN RETURNS REVIEWS

Okay so it took me two viewings to give a proper review of this movie but, hey I've been waiting years for this flick. My expectations of this film were pretty high. Anyway, my first reaction to it was, the movie flys by until the end and then it seemed to slow down a bit. Wasn't to sure what to make of the film. After seeing it a second time it really works for me as a whole now.
My geek complex that I have to this very day is owed to Richard Donner's Superman The Movie. For some it might have been Star Wars, but for me Superman stuck in my head like a tumor that grew over time into cartoons, tv shows, movies and comics. Superman was my bridge to escapist entertainment.

That's why even during a second viewing of SR, once that music plays and the flying credits come on it's like being five again. Which is the reaction that I've heard from lots of people that are familar with the first Superman film. Now it's Bryan Singer's turn and he's done an excellent job of keeping what worked with the first two films and taking the character to new ground. The cast for this film were great, Brandon Routh pulls of Superman/Kal-el/Clark Kent perfectly. There's been a ton of comparison's to Reeve, which is similar but, there both just playing the character to me. Spacey is great as Luthor and despite what people see in the trailer isn't camping it up like Hackmen. Just wait till you see the Kryptonite shiv, you'll know what I'm talking about. Bostworth, I didn't mind as Lois Laine, it'd be nice to see a bit more dimension with here in the next film though.

The plot? Well it's a superhero movie so of course it involves end of the world event but with the idea of beach front property this time. This film is really more about where these characters are at now and where there headed to. But, of course Luthor is the trigger for what happens in the film.

Which leads me to the action/effects. FREAKIN' SWEET! Sure X-men and Spider man delivered cool effects but nothin' beats watching Superman fly, it's just cool. The effects are added to by the situations they are used in as well. Singer builds up tension as he waits for the last possible mintue, just before a bullet hits or somebody is about to become street pizza. Superman rockets in to save there bacon and in style no less. There's also a great homage to Action Comics #1, Superman's first appearance.

Now I'm not gonna spill the beans about the end but it does slow up a bit but for the sake of coming full circle from where Superman II left off. Which is pretty cool actually.
Since everythings wrapped up from those films and something new has been established you get the sense that the next films will continue to push forward. For now though Superman Returns.....

Thumbs up!