Superman Returns was in the works for years. Several directors were involved and then dropped or pulled out, Several producers as well. Superman 4 came out in 1987. So it has been 19 years since we have seen a Superman movie and we don't get a Darkseid, Doomsday, or even a Braniac. Do you think that Lex Luthor by himself and without his green and purple suit was enough to give the audience what they wanted or truly deserved?
2007-04-09 12:31:58 · 16 answers · asked by Superman 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
I actually purchased it from columbia house and it was okay..but I enjoyed spidey better...
2007-04-09 12:35:02 · answer #1 · answered by Kimmie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think many things had to do with it. Spider-man is by far not perfect either. I mean Topher Grace as Eddie Brock/Venom? give me a break, eddie was a huge built weightlifter and Topher is a skinny lil twig. At least Peter Parker isn't a big muscle head so Mcquire pulls off the character fairly well, IMO anyway.
As far as Superman goes, I think what happened to Reeves may have affected some peoples view of the new movie and new Superman (Even though Reeves probably wouldnt have played Superman even if he was alive and well today). Only having Lex probably hurt it too. Kevin Spacey did a good job, but Lex has been done. He is a resourceful villian but not the MOST exciting so yeah. The plot of the movie didn't make a whole lot of sense, and I just don't think it was marketed very well from the start. The movie itself wasn't that great either, aside from the horrible plot, all of the atcion seemed "watered down" for a Superman flick. Good special effects, but mediocre situations. The best parts of the movie were when he stopped the plane from crashing, and the whole him having a son was cool, but other than that the movie was a special effects flop.
2007-04-09 19:41:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. Too many cooks, it had been passed around, and while not edited on paper(not even written in SR form) expectations w/in H-wood were adjusted.
2. The Superman franchise, whether in comics, TV or film, changed over those 19 years, but the film was technically a sequal to Superman 2 from 1980(and half made in 77, making it almost 30 years behind the comics. 2 major comic rewrites had occured between 2 and SR.
3. Spidey was built and based on condensed stories from its entire history and was designed as a stand alone franchise, while the Marvel comics are one giant universe they haven't brought up any cross over films. One of the early Superman plans was a Batman/Superman cross over film to relaunch new franchises for both heroes.
4 your point of Lex is good too, CGI is close if not beyond what is needed for a good Android Brainiac/Darkseid/Doomsday (who wasn't even created in 1987) and in 87 Lex was still a Criminal since then he's been a Billionaire and President
2007-04-13 18:46:00 · answer #3 · answered by janssen411 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree that while Spacey did a superb job, people these days are used to Superhero films full of action. Lex Luthor while menacing cannot compete with a Venom or Doc Oc as a villian people want to see.
I think if we get another Superman and Singer directs it, we should do a death of Superman movie and involve Doomsday. I mean as far as villians go I remember as a child being completely freaked out by Doomsday. He is certainly sinister looking. Plus if Singer's only got one last shot, why not go all out and do the Death of superman Storyline, or something much more dangerous and compelling than we got in this last film. We know Singer can direct good comic book movies, because his X-Men was a million times better than Ratner's X-Men. I'm still holding out hope that we'll get a modern Superman movie that's as compelling as some of the other Superhero films.
2007-04-09 19:39:10 · answer #4 · answered by Mrs. Bass 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the fact that Superman Returns was put off for so long and went through so many changes, is the reason that all of the people who really wanted to see it for so long lost interest in the project. Also considering the bombs that Superman 3 and 4 ended up being and the premise for Superman Returns was taking place after Superman 2 like 3 and 4 didn't exist, left a lot of us scratching our heads.
I liked the movie, but I feel the story wasn't told well enough. I felt like they rushed it, even though it was a long movie, there was too much trying to be told and I feel it should have been kept simple and exciting and left Jason's paternity up for speculation to be continued in the sequel.
2007-04-09 19:51:23 · answer #5 · answered by pipi08_2000 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Superman returns suffered from not having Smallville's Tom Welling as Superman, which would have been a fantastic marketing move because he is the modern face of Superman. Also the plot assumes a knowledge of the previous Superman movies, so it limited the audience. There was a cartoonish nature to many of the images of Superman which many people didn't appreciate. The plot did not leave a logical place to go with a sequel, as we will all be wondering more about the kid and possible super powers than what Superman himself will be doing. Finally, some believed it was too soon after the death of Christopher Reeve and his wife. Best I suppose to wait twenty years and start over again.
2007-04-09 19:44:06 · answer #6 · answered by Iamstitch2U 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The problem was that they tied it in too closely to the original 1978 version. The movie had the same feel, the same music, and even the same opening credit sequence. Then they cast a guy who looked exactly like Christopher Reeve. The movie would have done better if they'd reinvented the concept for the 21st century, much the way "Batman Begins" reinvented the Dark Knight.
2007-04-10 09:55:45 · answer #7 · answered by Film Jedi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I have know idea what you are talking about so I'm just gonna assume you mean which movie is better and honestly I think Superman is because at moments spider man is annoying and makes you mad. But Superman which speaks of revenge and courage and when you are in hard times it is easier to watch unless your looking to watch something humorous or dramatic I would likely suggest spider man. So it really depends on the mood you are in.
2007-04-09 19:38:09 · answer #8 · answered by iknomiabcs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that because there was so much time between them is why Superman wasn't as successful. They reached different generations. Spiderman has had movies really close together, and the audience hasn't changed has much as Superman has.
2007-04-09 19:35:04 · answer #9 · answered by allison 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Superman Returns was very disappointing. the plane scene at the start was the only good bit
2007-04-09 19:35:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
becuz it was NEW and everybody wanted to see how they would pull it off and it wasnt overdone,,now superman we grew up with him as christopher reeves and its kinda was like they kept it the same with a new twist i dont know sometimes you should let a classic be a classic leave it be
like christine nobody wants to mess it up but someone will one day
2007-04-09 19:37:09 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋