I voted Batman v. Superman. BVS has it's problems, but it still gave me a live-action "Death of Superman" story as well as the Trinity. I would rank "Justice League" second, "Man of Steel" third, "The Donner Cut" fourth (though I think the Donner Cut is overrated and I wish that WB would release both the Lester and Donner cuts of the film these days, and "Superman Returns" last. I didn't feel "Returns" was super enough, even though the ingredients were there.
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True. Superman The Movie(1978)[Reeve], Superman II(1980)[Reeve] and Superman Returns(2006)[Routh] are considered a trilogy ignoring the events of Reeve's Superman III and Superman IV:Quest For Peace.
I voted for Donner Cut simply by de facto association.
None of them are terrible - or at least not as terrible as the interwebz leads on - but none are exactly good either.
None of them are terrible - or at least not as terrible as the interwebz leads on - but none are exactly good either.
He shouldn't have abruptly left on a long voyage at all and he really shouldn't have if he was so close/involved with her.
That's not always how adult relationships work. Especially if you are trying to figure out who you are, what you are, and the mystery of your past. He felt he needed to, makes sense to me. I think the movie could've handled it better, but, Superman leaving to find out about his homeworld, that makes a lot of sense. He's a man of two worlds.
He "shouldn't have left" is only one side of the story. It makes for interesting conflict, if you ask me.
If we go strictly by what happened in S2, then he erased her memory of the whole thing, so they didn't have anything special going on at all anymore.
Either that, or he reversed time and the relationship never even happened in the first place, a la the rough/conjectural Donner Cut. But in the latter case, there's no way Lois could have been pregnant, so SR is nonsensical as an in-continuity sequel to the Donner Cut, despite Warner basically pushing the Donner Cut as the new "official" version of the movie by making the Lester cut unavailable as a standalone blu-ray in the North American market, and including the Donner Cut in a "Triple Feature" blu-ray set along with Superman: The Movie and Superman Returns, implying that the three movies are supposed to form a cohesive trilogy. And you also end up with Superman zooming around the Earth to reverse time two movies in a row, as this was originally intended to happen only in the second movie and not the first one.
To me, none of the Superman movies have been quite right, but Richard Donner's work comes closest.
Besides being rather underwhelming, Superman Returns tried to heavily rely on nostalgia, while at the same time only fitting the actual narrative continuity of S1 and S2 in the vaguest and foggiest of disjointed broad strokes.
The DCEU (or whatever they're calling it these days) movies so far featuring Superman are ponderous, dour and joyless; a real chore to sit through. These movies' tone takes on a self-important air of trying to say something big and meaningful, but they really don't.
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It's the province of adolescence (and the adolescent-minded) to believe that only darkness and misery can be truthful or meaningful. A properly optimistic and inspiring Superman speaks to the spirit in a way all the "realism" in the world could never match.The DCEU (or whatever they're calling it these days) movies so far featuring Superman are ponderous, dour and joyless; a real chore to sit through. These movies' tone takes on a self-important air of trying to say something big and meaningful, but they really don't.
What was the original ending for Superman the movie if they didn't use the time travel
Lois dies. Superman weeps. And goes on a murder spree. Snaps Luthor’s neck. Impales Otis. Cats and dogs living together. That sort of stuff.
That's why Superman flying around the Earth to turn back time is considered believable.
Total chaos!
It was suppose to be
Superman saving California, restructuring the San Andreas fault, and then throwing the second missile into space, which cracked the Phantom Zone and released the three super-villains. To Be Concluded.
I never really liiked "Superman Returns" because I felt like (because in sections it WAS); I was watching a shot for shot remake of "Superman" (1978) - and where the plot diverged, "Superman Returns" was just sub par (especially the ending).
If I want to see "Superman" (1978) I'll just watch that (and be more entertained).
My choice (of the options on this poll) was "Man of Steel" (2013). It has its flaws, but in general I liked the overall casting, and the performances said cast turned in for the film.
If I want to see "Superman" (1978) I'll just watch that (and be more entertained).
My choice (of the options on this poll) was "Man of Steel" (2013). It has its flaws, but in general I liked the overall casting, and the performances said cast turned in for the film.
WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?!!
Yeah, they wasted him. Brandon Routh is doing a good job as Ray Palmer. He's a natural actor to play a superhero.
People have already cut Star Trek: The Motion Picture down to a few minutes, so it's only a matter of time.
Darn it, I made this joke in another thread a several months back. You're using my own jokes against me!Here's the penultimate "original cut" of ST:TMP:
[Video of "The Changeling"]
By the way, did anyone notice that Man of Steel TOTALLY ripped off BOTH scenes of Krypton's destruction from the DC Animated Universe? It's like Snyder just said to the visual effects guys "Make it look like the cartoon."
I will never understand this obsession with this desire for Superman to be portrayed as some 24/7 "optimistic and inspiring" hero. Talk about boring. For me, this turns Clark Kent aka Superman into a one-dimensional character with no development. Why are people so afraid of Superman having many facets to his personality?
Yeah, and it looked great to me.
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