Is superman returns better?

Is superman returns better than superman with Christopher Reeves?

Nope.

Other than less Malboro product placement... no.

It's at least the second best Superman film.

Not even close.

Technically....Superman Returns is better in the sense that it has no major plot hole. The original Superman has one of the biggest plot hole in sci-fi-fantasy history.

If Superman can spin the world backwards to rescue Lois...why can't he spin it back enough to stop Luthor from launching the missile? See, that's where the original fails.

So in a way Superman Returns does beat the original.

Which one is the one with Chris Reeves?

Superman The Movie?

I am going to buy it in a litttle while.

It depends on how you look at it. The movie itself was definately better. Its my favorite. Routh did fine, so did Singer. It just didnt capture the feel of the first film. I think they should have started over like in Batman Begins.

But watch Superman the movie and then Superman Returns

I liked it far better then the Reeves films, which, in a lot of ways, made no logical sense at all.

It's Chris Reeve - not Reeves.

You're confusing him with George Reeves.

Routh!

Routh is our new man, yes!

Absolutely this is better. Back in 1978, Richard Donner made the world believe that a man could fly. Superman: The Move, and all the the first four, succeeded there. But Superman Returns can finally show Superman flying right. The technology exists now to show Superman as they should - phenomenally.

IN MY OPINION, Brandon Routh is a better Superman. I don't take anything away from Christopher Reeve, but the modern Superman is more mysterious, as he should be. Being Clark Kent is more painful for him than dealing with kryptonite.

Honestly, I don't understand why he wouldn't be Superman all the time.

Originally posted by Slowhand
Absolutely this is better. Back in 1978, Richard Donner made the world believe that a man could fly. Superman: The Move, and all the the first four, succeeded there. But Superman Returns can finally show Superman flying right. The technology exists now to show Superman as they should - phenomenally.

IN MY OPINION, Brandon Routh is a better Superman. I don't take anything away from Christopher Reeve, but the modern Superman is more mysterious, as he should be. Being Clark Kent is more painful for him than dealing with kryptonite.

Honestly, I don't understand why he wouldn't be Superman all the time.

So, in your opinion the addition of the CGI flight scenes made the Singer film superior? In a word...no. Go back and watch Superman: The Movie. There's more real feeling and epic yearning in the first 30 minutes than in the entirety of Superman Returns.

As an aside, Routh can't hold Chris Reeve's jock as an actor in general or as Superman in particular.

Hmm....

Well its no secret that I loved this film, and am one of its supporters.

Its definately on par with I and II, and feels like the next movie in a trilogy/series. (I say series since this one is supposedly the first of a new trilogy)

While the movies tone/story match that of Superman the movie, it's just as enjoyable to me as Superman II.

In the End:

Superman: The Movie
Superman Returns
Superman II

I found no evident problem's with Routh's Superman, only I feel as many do that Chris succeeded in playing the role Clark Kent on a level Routh hasn't. Subtle things like Reeve's change in posture, speech, etc. helped to compel the viewers into believing they were two different characters. If Bryan wished to do the same with SR as the previous films I feel this should have been a definite goal within the film.

Originally posted by sithsaber408
Superman: The Movie
Superman Returns
Superman II

✅

Routh is not just better because of the new technology, he's body is perfect...the arms and legs gives him that real Superman look. He's even better than all the comics.

I don't need you to tell me what to do. I've seen Superman I and II a hundred times if I've seen them once. I know what they mean to me and that's not as much as Superman Returns does.

At least Superman looks like he's flying now without my suspension of disbelief. It's easy to see the cheap mattes and blue screen work from the '70s and '80s.

Does this alone make Superman Returns a better film? Obviously no. But Brandon Routh is a better Superman. At least he's not smirking all the time. Superman is a god, whether we all like it or not, and this film portrayed him as such.

Originally posted by Slowhand
I don't need you to tell me what to do. I've seen Superman I and II a hundred times if I've seen them once. I know what they mean to me and that's not as much as Superman Returns does.

At least Superman looks like he's flying now without my suspension of disbelief. It's easy to see the cheap mattes and blue screen work from the '70s and '80s.

Does this alone make Superman Returns a better film? Obviously no. But Brandon Routh is a better Superman. At least he's not smirking all the time. Superman is a god, whether we all like it or not, and this film portrayed him as such.

Wow. Easy there, fella. Didn't really want to delve into your belief system there.

Cant say yet since I havent seen it yet.However I will be seeing it this saturday and will have my answer for sure after the weekend.