Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Superman Returns...unfortuately so does Clark Kent

I saw Superman Returns last night. I know everyone is going to be asking me how it is (if they already haven't), so I'll put it this way:

When Superman is on the screen it's completely awesome. When Clark Kent is on the screen it's kinda boring. When Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacy) is on the screen, it's great for all but maybe one scene (and sometimes the scenes are just a tad long).

I was going to go into detail and nitpick (ie "Geek Out") on the movie but the IGN review nails how I felt about the movie almost EXACTLY on the head. I only disagreed on one part of the review and I'll hide the text so I won't spoil the movie if you haven't already seen it. Highlight the text if you want to read it anyway:

I disagree that the kid (Superman's Son) detracts from the movie but I also don't think he really adds anything, even to Superman's character. He could have be cut from the movie and the movie would be fine but in the same respect I don't think that when he slams the piano into one of Luthor's thugs it's a "Jump the Shark" moment. IF he's going to be in the movie I think that scene was necessary.

Anyway, read the review, except for that one bit, it sums up how I feel about the movie. It IS worth seeing for the special effect scenes on the big screen though. Maybe not worth paying full price ($10 where I live!) but a matinee price or discounted tickets would be ideal.

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