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Sep 05 '06
Pros: Spacey and Posey turn in decent performances
Cons: Routh, Bosworth, story, direction
Summary: Nearly seven decades since his comic book debut, people still enjoy stories about Superman. Some people have changed his story to fit with the times. In Superman Returns, Superman (Brandon Routh), who came to earth as a child and assumed the ... read more
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Aug 20 '06
Pros: Good plot, Good performances by both Kevin Spacey and Brandon Routh.
Cons: A few loopholes in the plot.
Summary: Introduction With all the DC comics superheroes seeing a revival on the big screen, it was just a matter of time before Superman came back. After playing around with titles such as Red Sun, Superman Reborn and Superman V, ... read more
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Aug 18 '06
Pros: Some excellent action, Parker Posey, Routh, the nostalgia factor, that music.
Cons: Offensively long, Bosworth is miscast.
Summary: “Whatever happened to the heroes?” sang the Stranglers. Well, ever since Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve brought us the original (and still the best) superhero movie in 1978, they’ve been raking in vast amounts of cash ... read more
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Aug 06 '06
Pros: Great film, developed characters and insightful details!
Cons: none!
Summary: I have to admit, I did groan a bit when I first saw a preview for this film. I mean, With Christopher Reeve's iconic characterisation of the role, it didn't seem necessary to make a new film. Months later, with his death, my opinion on the matter ... read more
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Aug 03 '06
Pros: Awesome cast, great special effects, good flow, Kevin Smith's hypothetical questions are answered
Cons: Can we re-name NYC "Metropolis"?
Summary: I guess that lengthy remakes of the old classics is a reality I'm going to have to accept as a movie fan. At least Superman Returns makes that painful transition a little less ugly. Hats off to Roger Mussenden and Ann Robinson for ... read more
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Jul 23 '06
Pros: great special effects does good homage to the Donners films
Cons: the movie drags in a lot of areas, Kate Boseworths Lois Lane.
Summary: All right Superman returns finally appeared in a small theater a few towns down from where I live (or towns Movie Theater is closes...again). And I decided to go see it, Batman Begins the DC super hero movie of last summer was one of the best movies of ... read more
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Jul 21 '06
Pros: Well-acted, great special effects, sense of humor
Cons: It's assumed that you already know the history
Summary: As a fan of the first two Superman movies, and as someone who admittedly doesn't remember much about the last two, I was looking forward to seeing "Superman Returns." This film captures what I loved about the first two movies, while maintaining its own ... read more
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Jul 12 '06
Pros: Cast, acting, most of the effects, premise
Cons: Plot, some of the effects, not enough for Spacey to do, pacing
Summary: Okay, here’s the part where I admit I didn’t expect much from ”Superman Returns.” I wasn’t thrilled about the notion of another franchise dusted off and repackaged for general population summertime consumption. Basically I ... read more
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Jul 12 '06
Pros: Superman mystique portrayed well. References to previous films.
Cons: Discordant story arc. Character choices.
Summary: First a preface... I apologize for the countless comparisons to the first two films, but they are virtually mandated. Superman is the best cinematic adaptation of a comic book yet, and Superman II is a solid sequel. That pedigree ... read more
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Jul 11 '06
Pros: Crazy action, wonderful scenes and amazing special effects
Cons: Should be longer :)
Summary: This fifth Superman movie is a sequel to the first and the second Superman movies. Superman left earth in order to find his home planet. After 5 years of absence, he returns to earth just to find out that Lois has moved on and that the world has ... read more
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Jul 10 '06
Pros: The special effects were excellent.
The acting was fairly well done.
Cons: Hero-villain confrontation had too little action.
Movie took much too long to develop.
Summary: I went to the theater thinking, "OK, a superhero movie. This should be pretty good." I was wrong. Unlike other comics-based movies such as 'Spiderman' and 'X-men', 'Superman' lacks the action or plot to really be enjoyable. First I will summarize ... read more
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Jul 10 '06
Pros: Spacey, some good flying sequences, decent acting on the secondary parts
Cons: Routh, Bosworth, too many holes, some doctored-looking footage, lack of streamlined plot, slow
Summary: With director Bryan Singer, who directed X-Men and X-Men 2, at the helm and the promise of lots of modern special effects, I was anxious to see Superman Returns. I’ve always liked the 1970s version with Christopher Reeve, though the later episodes ... read more
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Jul 09 '06
Pros: Acting, effects, writing
Cons: One scene where Christ imagery is somewhat overdone.
Summary: When we last saw Superman, he was throwing away the world's nuclear weapons one by one. Or was he righting the Tower of Pisa to its leaning position? Or was he putting the American flag back on top of the White House? These are the endings of the ... read more
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Jul 09 '06
Pros: Brandon Routh, dreamboat; amusing Parker Posey; thrilling, spectacular effects; Superman has heart and soul.
Cons: Bosworth frowns, unpersuasive as 'intrepid reporter' or human, like Marsden; Shar-peiesque Spacey; plot holes.
Summary: ‘He’s cute!’ So exclaims Kitty Kowalski, Lex Luthor’s toy dog-toting moll, on seeing a newspaper photo of the superhero in ‘Superman Returns’. I couldn’t agree more! The Man of Steel has returned to Earth – well, at least to Metropolis ... read more
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Jul 09 '06
Pros: Superman!,Kevin Spacey, Great picture, Kids love the movie,action,Superman!
Cons: No super villains.
Summary: The movie was more like a re-introduction to Superman, I like the movie even though some parts were drawn out. If you were looking for Doomsday he hasn't arrived yet after what six Superman movies. There's a lot of action here, but it's the same thing ... read more
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