Your favorite live action Superman portrayal
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Henry Cavill, followed closely by Christopher Reeve/Brandon Routh.
I grew up watching Dean Cain, but I really liked Henry Cavill. Brandon Routh looked the most like Superman to me, but Superman Returns was just so bad that it ruined his performance.
Christopher Reeve perfected how you should play this character. He's also the best actor (so far) to play the role.
Brandon Routh seemed to have studied Reeve's method pretty closely and I believe, if he had only had the second film I think he deserved, he would have had it down pat. Oh, well. There's always The Atom.
Brandon Routh seemed to have studied Reeve's method pretty closely and I believe, if he had only had the second film I think he deserved, he would have had it down pat. Oh, well. There's always The Atom.
Easily Christopher Reeve...definitive, iconic, still the one to beat.
Reeve is my Superman. For me, it doesn't get any better than Superman: The Movie and Superman II (especially the 1980s extended cut from ABC). I also enjoy Superman III as a guilty pleasure.
I'm glad to see Dean Cain get some love here since I've always enjoyed his portrayal, especially his Clark Kent, which was a nice version for the 1990s.
Routh channeled Reeve, without imitating him, but the movie wasn't what it could've been. I've been a bit hard on Cavill. Like Routh, I think Cavill would've fared better if the material was better. As it is, Superman Returns and MOS are the tale of two extremes: too little action and too much action. Superman II is my perfect Superman movie, even if it is dated in certain respects. (It *IS* 35 years old and takes place during a different era in comic book history.)
As a kid, I used to think George Reeves was what I would settle for. I'm too young to operate the VHS and have to wait until dad gets home to put on Superman II, so I might as well get my Superman fix with this old Superman show.
But as an adult, I've grown to REALLY enjoy George Reeves' portrayal. He's probably my second favorite Superman now.
I'm glad to see Dean Cain get some love here since I've always enjoyed his portrayal, especially his Clark Kent, which was a nice version for the 1990s.
Routh channeled Reeve, without imitating him, but the movie wasn't what it could've been. I've been a bit hard on Cavill. Like Routh, I think Cavill would've fared better if the material was better. As it is, Superman Returns and MOS are the tale of two extremes: too little action and too much action. Superman II is my perfect Superman movie, even if it is dated in certain respects. (It *IS* 35 years old and takes place during a different era in comic book history.)
As a kid, I used to think George Reeves was what I would settle for. I'm too young to operate the VHS and have to wait until dad gets home to put on Superman II, so I might as well get my Superman fix with this old Superman show.
But as an adult, I've grown to REALLY enjoy George Reeves' portrayal. He's probably my second favorite Superman now.
I still remember how I felt when I saw the first promotional pic of Reeve in costume in the Sunday paper. I was 18 years old. Up to that point all I'd seen was George Reeves reruns when I was a little kid, and then I had the Superman pajamas and wore them ragged.
A friend and I drove halfway across town to see the movie, and I remember being just blown away. Reeve was Superman.
Correction: Christopher Reeve is Superman.
A friend and I drove halfway across town to see the movie, and I remember being just blown away. Reeve was Superman.
Correction: Christopher Reeve is Superman.
I think that Routh is underrated as Superman because of the bad movie.
So it is difficult to choose between Christopher Reeve and Brandon Routh, tough question.
So it is difficult to choose between Christopher Reeve and Brandon Routh, tough question.
Dean Cain is my favorite simply because I really love Lois & Clark.
For nostalgic reasons though, I also pick Christopher Reeve, who was the Superman of my childhood, and George Reeves, who technically was too. His show was rerun on what is now my local FOX station right before the reruns of Star Trek: TOS, during the years the first two Christopher Reeve movies came out. Adam West's Batman series was aired right before Adventures of Superman. Two hours of daily fun.
For nostalgic reasons though, I also pick Christopher Reeve, who was the Superman of my childhood, and George Reeves, who technically was too. His show was rerun on what is now my local FOX station right before the reruns of Star Trek: TOS, during the years the first two Christopher Reeve movies came out. Adam West's Batman series was aired right before Adventures of Superman. Two hours of daily fun.
Christopher Reeve was the best by far but he did have the best material (he was also still good with lesser material); Cain and Welling are pretty good, modernized but close enough to the classic portrayal while Routh and Cavill feel too much like imitations and I haven't seen much of the rest.
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