Comments on: Watch the $10 Million Superman Returns Opening that Was Cut for Obvious Reasons

By: Matthew Cotten

Matthew Cotten — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:04:45 +0000

You Guys do know the “S” is a sigal and has nothing to do with the name superman?

By: KC

KC — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:37:33 +0000

Well said, Diva D. I thought the scene was a cool, NEW idea around the story at least as it pertains to the movie renditions of Supes. The movie was an ok one – definitely not the worst superhero movie I’ve seen (*cough* Daredevil, Catwoman *cough*); but yes, there are those that hate b/c the masses hate, and it’s cool to have the same opinion as the masses. This movie was not “Fast and the Furious”, so the people with the short attention spans who need things to blow up every 3 seconds obviously would loathe this scene. For those of us who just like to absorb every Superman – the true fan who can still appreciate the effort and intention behind the ideas, even the bad ones – we say keep this kind of thing coming.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:31:03 +0000

And that’s why you don’t let fanboys make movies about their obsession.

By: stokes

stokes — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:32:34 +0000

So, Superman’s flying a giant star off of a Christmas Tree?

By: JohnC

JohnC — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:18:52 +0000

“Well-intentioned silliness is way better than something like… oh, I’ll guess The Smurfs, which seems to be a naked cash-grab piggybacking off the current trend of clumsily reanimating the dead corpses of 1980s-era cartoons. Just my two cents.”

I must agree on the Smurfs thing.

But I don’t see the silliness in Superman Returns or this intro vid. Both are really dry and coarse, and kinda incongruent to the main Man of Steel lexicon that I grew up with. I think that’s the biggest issue; it claims to be a film about Superman, but it doesn’t feel like one.
But your right Diva D, the hate for this movie is overplayed.

By: michael

michael — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:17:14 +0000

Superman is my favorite superhero, and you know what, Superman Returns is my favorite superhero film. The casting was great (aside from Lois), the effects were grand and spectacular, as were the themes and characters, and the story was very heartfelt.
I can see why some people don’t like it, but I don’t think it deserves the vitriol that oozes out of every forum whenever it’s mentioned.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:42:00 +0000

This scene could’ve been interesting if he’d brought Lois along or something. Characters need someone to talk to. And then the entire plot of the movie could’ve been changed to something less boring than the actual plot, like “Superman returns to Krypton to find it in ruins. Bummed, he goes back to Earth, little knowing that something (Brainiac) came back with him”.

By: 5159

5159 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:40:28 +0000

@Diva D

Absolutely and bravo! People don’t like the film, which is fine. But to say it’s bad is just poor taste and judgment.

By: Diva D

Diva D — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:09:39 +0000

I forget how much people love to hate on this movie. I actually like it quite a bit, though this intro suffers from not really having a clear task at hand. What is Superman looking for? Does he find it? Maybe there were some other deleted scenes that would have fed into this subplot, but as it is it feels lacking.

Certainly not enough to warrant damaging ones eyes over, though. Or really even getting mad about, I’d say.

Also, the money went towards the employment of a bunch of people, I imagine. It’s not like they just lit it on fire.

I know that hyperbole is the default mode of the internet, but every now and then it gets on my nerves more than usual. One other thing about Superman Returns – my opinion aside, I can see how someone would think it’s a bloated, indulgent movie with some outstanding flaws. But it’s hard to deny that it seems to be a labor of love for the creative team behind it, which to me would soften the blow a bit.

Well-intentioned silliness is way better than something like… oh, I’ll guess The Smurfs, which seems to be a naked cash-grab piggybacking off the current trend of clumsily reanimating the dead corpses of 1980s-era cartoons. Just my two cents.

*puts away soapbox*

By: scowlie

scowlie — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:29:51 +0000

I am surprised that BBC didn’t sue Superman over the spaceship design. The thing is too close to the Racnoss Webship…