as i was saying in another thread "Superman Returns" sucked

**KillerWolf** · 12-15-2006, 08:09 AM

...and basically, so does the Superman character.

i rented the movie, because it got pretty good reviews, and i tapped out after forty fucking minutes. i honestly could not take any more of that type of stupidity. as soon as the movie started, right away i was bombarded with cheesy CGI that took me right out of the film. not to mention stupid Superman logic (like being unrecognizable by donning a pair of glasses). watching all of those crystals grow throughout the first forty minutes of the movie (before i turned it off) made the movie feel like an 80s throw-back. and Kevin Spacey's little band of criminals reminded me of the campiness of the first Batman movie.

it appears that i do not like brian singer movies in general. i did like the first X-Men movie (i'm not sure if he directed it) but i hated the second, which i know he directed. the problem with his movies is that CGI and special effects are always in the forefront. rather than using special effects when necessary to help tell the story - the special effects are the story.

anyway, back to the movie, i tapped out after skipping one or two chapters - next thing i see, Superman is flying around the globe, saving the world by preventing one disaster at a time. this took me right out of the film. what's he gonna do next, defeat the insurgency in Iraq real quick? is he going to go ahead and end all crime and human suffering? come on!

i for one, even as a kid found Superman to be too corny a super hero. he really is a piece of WWII era propaganda, and in this day and age an overly simplistic, the world is black and white, good vs. bad, hooray for USA kind of superhero. an American hero who happens to be an alien, btw. what i'm saying is that he has practically every atribute (or superpower) that a super hero could have. and no human flaws.

...and don't be a moron and say "krytonite is his flaw." kryptonite is his weakness, it's not a flaw. if he was an alcoholic or had a mental illness, that would be a flaw.

12-15-2006, 08:09 AM	#1
KillerWolf \m/(-.-)\m/ Posts: 1,456	as i was saying in another thread "Superman Returns" sucked ...and basically, so does the Superman character. i rented the movie, because it got pretty good reviews, and i tapped out after forty fucking minutes. i honestly could not take any more of that type of stupidity. as soon as the movie started, right away i was bombarded with cheesy CGI that took me right out of the film. not to mention stupid Superman logic (like being unrecognizable by donning a pair of glasses). watching all of those crystals grow throughout the first forty minutes of the movie (before i turned it off) made the movie feel like an 80s throw-back. and Kevin Spacey's little band of criminals reminded me of the campiness of the first Batman movie. it appears that i do not like brian singer movies in general. i did like the first X-Men movie (i'm not sure if he directed it) but i hated the second, which i know he directed. the problem with his movies is that CGI and special effects are always in the forefront. rather than using special effects when necessary to help tell the story - the special effects are the story. anyway, back to the movie, i tapped out after skipping one or two chapters - next thing i see, Superman is flying around the globe, saving the world by preventing one disaster at a time. this took me right out of the film. what's he gonna do next, defeat the insurgency in Iraq real quick? is he going to go ahead and end all crime and human suffering? come on! i for one, even as a kid found Superman to be too corny a super hero. he really is a piece of WWII era propaganda, and in this day and age an overly simplistic, the world is black and white, good vs. bad, hooray for USA kind of superhero. an American hero who happens to be an alien, btw. what i'm saying is that he has practically every atribute (or superpower) that a super hero could have. and no human flaws. ...and don't be a moron and say "krytonite is his flaw." kryptonite is his weakness, it's not a flaw. if he was an alcoholic or had a mental illness, that would be a flaw.