I guess it's time to confess. I have not seen the previous superman movies. I have never read a comic book in my life. However, I have seen several of the more modern attempts at movies based on comic books, ranging from good (X-men 2, X-Men 3, Sin City) and some great ones (Sin City, Spiderman 2). All were cheesy, but in a stylish way that I could enjoy.
I suspected the movie was in trouble when the asteroid that impacts earth is preceded by a loud rumble that shakes the house and trails off into the distance as it passes. Haven't the sound engineers ever heard of a sonic boom that accompanies objects traveling at supersonic speeds? Then there's the real opening action sequence that involves a 777 (the only passenger 777 in the world with one aisle) that falls to earth in the middle of a baseball stadium (out of respect for the international audience, this is the closest reference we get in the entire movie to that third thing that Superman supposedly stands for) and then everybody stand up and cheers, instead of fleeing to the exits. I think that sequence was the most ludicrous action sequence I've ever seen, and I've seen quite a few clunkers.
I think Spacey is good as Lex, and enjoyed parts of it, but the end was long, drawn out, and choppy. The love-triangle thing between Superman, Lois Lane, and, oh that's another thing: Thy the hell does Lois Lane not seem to know that Superman is Clark Kent? Superman doesn't wear a mask, departs and arrives at the same time in her life, and yet she doesn't make the connection. Dumb chick. Oh, where was I? Yeah, it's serviceable to the story. Oh and who brings their kid along to do cold call reporting? I didn't read Ebert's roast until after I saw the movie, and he pointed out that no one would want to live on the island for the next million years. I would also point out that an island coming out of the ground as fast as that one was would have caused a tidal wave that would have made Dec 24, 2004 look like ripples in a bathtub. Appaently the special effects guys have never heard of Archimedes.
One more thing: Superman is just not really that exiting a superhero to me: It's all or nothing with this guy: either he's all-powerful and can do anything. Or he's around Kryptonite and is more or less a regular Joe (or is he, since apparently Superman + Kryptonite can apparently take the longest fall anyone's ever taken, and survive). The fact that this substance is as debilitating to him as it is, doesn't make a heck of a lot of sense.
I've got more. Piano-throwing do-nothing kid. Point where one minute he's dead, and the next minute he's in critical condition. Whatever. Despised the movie. Save your money.
I suspected the movie was in trouble when the asteroid that impacts earth is preceded by a loud rumble that shakes the house and trails off into the distance as it passes. Haven't the sound engineers ever heard of a sonic boom that accompanies objects traveling at supersonic speeds? Then there's the real opening action sequence that involves a 777 (the only passenger 777 in the world with one aisle) that falls to earth in the middle of a baseball stadium (out of respect for the international audience, this is the closest reference we get in the entire movie to that third thing that Superman supposedly stands for) and then everybody stand up and cheers, instead of fleeing to the exits. I think that sequence was the most ludicrous action sequence I've ever seen, and I've seen quite a few clunkers.
I think Spacey is good as Lex, and enjoyed parts of it, but the end was long, drawn out, and choppy. The love-triangle thing between Superman, Lois Lane, and, oh that's another thing: Thy the hell does Lois Lane not seem to know that Superman is Clark Kent? Superman doesn't wear a mask, departs and arrives at the same time in her life, and yet she doesn't make the connection. Dumb chick. Oh, where was I? Yeah, it's serviceable to the story. Oh and who brings their kid along to do cold call reporting? I didn't read Ebert's roast until after I saw the movie, and he pointed out that no one would want to live on the island for the next million years. I would also point out that an island coming out of the ground as fast as that one was would have caused a tidal wave that would have made Dec 24, 2004 look like ripples in a bathtub. Appaently the special effects guys have never heard of Archimedes.
One more thing: Superman is just not really that exiting a superhero to me: It's all or nothing with this guy: either he's all-powerful and can do anything. Or he's around Kryptonite and is more or less a regular Joe (or is he, since apparently Superman + Kryptonite can apparently take the longest fall anyone's ever taken, and survive). The fact that this substance is as debilitating to him as it is, doesn't make a heck of a lot of sense.
I've got more. Piano-throwing do-nothing kid. Point where one minute he's dead, and the next minute he's in critical condition. Whatever. Despised the movie. Save your money.