Tuesday, August 15, 2006
It´s a bird! It´s a plane! It´s Superman!
Do these sentences sound familiar? We have good news for you: SUPERMAN RETURNS - really!
I saw SUPERMAN RETURNS back in June and was completely blown away. I had read a review a couple of days before that said that even though the movie is two and a half hours long you won't feel the need to look at your watch. Conscious of this I almost wanted to look at my watch right away but less than ten minutes into the film, I forgot I even had a watch and the next thing I knew, the movie was over.
From the opening credits which are done almost exactly like the original movie from 1978 you are instantly removed from reality. Using the original music was one of the smartest things they could have done, it's far too iconic to have a Superman movie without it. The actors are of course new but have no problems living up to and in some cases surpassing the original cast.
The movie has a great story; a perfect way of reviving a hero that everyone has grown up with without retelling or bastardizing it. The action is well paced and choreographed; the original will always be great, for nostalgia if nothing else, but the moments of intense peril in this movie blow all those previous incarnations out of the water.
The humor is subtle and effective, some very funny moments without treading into campy territory. The love story is strong and effective though not new (Loise & Clark anyone?) The acting is great on every level. To make it short - the movie is worth a visit. Our advice - try to see the movie in its original (non-synchronised) version!
Our rating: 4 out of 5 stars!
Directed by Bryan Singer
Starring: Brandon Routh, Kate Bowsworth and Kevin Spacey
Released by Warnerbros 2006
(c) all pictures Warnerbros & DC
// posted by BEL @ Tuesday, August 15, 2006 
