World Brandon Routh VS Tom Welling

[Vandal Savage]

Oh yeah? Ya think? Maybe you should take this poll outside of the SR circle jerk black hole and see how Routh fares.

It is Bluetights.com Superman section; a section that draws in fans of the film, Superman in general, and people who dislike the film (who seem as vocal as you). However among alot of the people that didnt like the film as much, they still praise Brandon Routh as great.

Again, I also said they should do this poll on Supermanhomepage.com (seems like neutral ground) but I dont imagine the results being much different based on all the comments I have read, theres alot of love for Brandon.

 

[Vandal Savage]

How, HOW is that about right? Routh as CK doesn't even talk -- god damn that's bias!

How do you rate Routh's CK as better then Reeve's (when Reeve actually talked)? !#@!%#@@#@#!!!!

/calming down now

Yes, I'd advise calming down. No use getting this emotional over something this trivial.

I much prefer Brandon's portrayal of Clark to Chris Reeve because Chris played the character in the style of screwball comedy. Brandon simply played Clark as mild mannered, shy and not obvious comic relief.

He was the only actor to me to make it believeable that this man could blend into the background as Clark Kent and transform into the world's most beloved hero as Superman. He just made the duality seem real and I believe thats the main reason why his performance was well received.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Sigh...you obviously deduced this from ALL THE NOT TALKING Routh did right? You can't say he's stupid, because he said nothing, you can't say he's smart, because he said nothing. To deduce anything from nothing is to project your own opinion on what was going on.

You might have not know this but in SR SUPERMAN/Kal-EL is the real deal & Clark Kent is the disguise . [I prefer this]

unlike in smallville clark kent is {said to be the real preson.} & later down the road Superman is suppose to be the disguise.

 

[Zing79]

You might have not know this but in SR SUPERMAN/Kal-EL is the real deal & Clark Kent is the disguise . [I prefer this]

unlike in smallville clark kent is {said to be the real preson.} & later down the road Superman is suppose to be the disguise.

I'm not talking about Smallville. I'm talking about you deducing Routh was a better Clark then Reeve, when there's nothing for you to base that on, because Routh as Clark said nothing.

 

[Pickle-El]

Voted Routh.....He's below Reeve on the list to me though. Welling comes in 3rd.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Best I can do is a manip

The SV forum has more of these if you want to see . . . .

that's not a manip thats a painting

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

That would be stupid. Besides, the reason Tom did not do SR is because he does not only want to be known as Superman when people read his resume for other films or something; or at least those are the rumors I heard. Brandon lost the role in Smallville to Welling and got 'second place'.

Tom not doing SR had nothing to do with fear of typecasting, and more to do with the fact that WB didnt want to kill Smallville, whcih is what wouldve had to have happened if he did the movie.

As for Routh, he auditioned for Smallville, along with thousands of other guys. It never moved past that stage, and he wasnt 2nd to Welling.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

I just got back from Superman Returns....FANTASIC movie .

I'm glad Welling stayed away from SR on the simple fact the show and film is not in continuity. Just because he plays Clark doesn't mean Tom would pull of Superman. I think Welling is Clark Kent, no one can out do him with the character. Routh is Superman, in my opinion just as good if not better then Reeve, no one can play Superman like Routh did. Another thing if Welling was casted as Superman then why not Michael as Lex and Durance as Lois....hell then it would just be Smallville the movie.

It's been confirmed that Welling will put the suit on in the last ep of Smallvile.

 

[wootbaby]

neither can compare to reeves or reeve.

tom and brandon are playing different characters.

tom is a post-crisis, Byrne "The Man of Tomorrow" superman. it's the same character that dean cain played. Kal-el is Clark Kent. Superman is the mask. Clark is human through and through with an imperfect understanding of krypton and no real ties to that past. He's got limits, cant stop time or fly into the Sun.

Brandom is playing Silver Age superman. kal-el is superman. he's the last son of krypton, with perfect knowledge of his kryptonian heritage, language and technology. Clark is his mask to interact with the lesser mortals whom he protects. he is omnipotent. he can bend time and move planets. he is an alien, a godlike being not human and he's destined to live apart from everyone else

2 different characters. i think the PAIRs actually complement each other. Dean plays a more confident, but still vulnerable and likeable, elder Clark to the Tom character

Christopher and Brandon visual similarities and similarities in carriage. Christopher is the gold standard for the "hero" superman and brandon is a faded-out yet serviceable facsimile of that superman

 

[retconned]

That would be stupid. Besides, the reason Tom did not do SR is because he does not only want to be known as Superman when people read his resume for other films or something; or at least those are the rumors I heard. Brandon lost the role in Smallville to Welling and got 'second place'.

Actually, Brandon Routh came in 4th out of a group of 5. And I don't want to hear any gibberish about how the Producers didn't want someone who looked like Reeve, considering they dressed Welling up to look like him in the first couple of episodes.

1. Tom Welling.....Obviously he won the role.
2. Jensen Ackles
3. Milo Ventigimilia
4. Brandon Routh
5. Shawn Roberts....this dude was in cheaper by the dozen 2 with Tom.

And don't forget, Kristen Kreuk beat out Kate Bosworth for the role of Lana Lang. Also don't forget that physically, Welling looks like he could beat the sh#t out of Routh.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

it's funny how Tom is older the Routh but yet he is playing the younger version of Clark.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

it's funny how Tom is older the Routh but yet he is playing the younger version of Clark.

Ironically, it's not the first time something like that has happened. Christopher Reeve was 24 when he played Superman in the first film, where as Gerard Christopher was well into his thirties when he played the younger version of the role on the Superboy show. Only difference was Superboy came out right after the film series ended. Guess it's just a case of history repeating itself.

 

[Eros]

neither can compare to reeves or reeve.

tom and brandon are playing different characters.

tom is a post-crisis, Byrne "The Man of Tomorrow" superman. it's the same character that dean cain played. Kal-el is Clark Kent. Superman is the mask. Clark is human through and through with an imperfect understanding of krypton and no real ties to that past. He's got limits, cant stop time or fly into the Sun.

Brandom is playing Silver Age superman. kal-el is superman. he's the last son of krypton, with perfect knowledge of his kryptonian heritage, language and technology. Clark is his mask to interact with the lesser mortals whom he protects. he is omnipotent. he can bend time and move planets. he is an alien, a godlike being not human and he's destined to live apart from everyone else

2 different characters. i think the PAIRs actually complement each other. Dean plays a more confident, but still vulnerable and likeable, elder Clark to the Tom character

Christopher and Brandon visual similarities and similarities in carriage. Christopher is the gold standard for the "hero" superman and brandon is a faded-out yet serviceable facsimile of that superman

actually friend, "Smallville" is based more on the old donner movies then the comics [as the producers have made clear]. Tom wellings clark kent is basically suppose to be a deeper version of teenage clark kent from the 1978 superman movie. So in actuallity, Brandon and Tom are in a sense playing the same type of "clark kents".When
Tom wellings "clark Kent" finally accepts his "Desitny" and enters his "training" with Jor-el. He will become Brandons Rouths adult Clark kent/superman. Clark kent will become the diguise and superman will be his more comfortable form. Comparing the two is thus pointless.

 

[Vandal Savage]

Actually thats not true. Miles Millar and Alfred Gough who write Smallville confirmed that just like Lois and Clark; Clark Kent will be the REAL Person in Smallville and Superman will eventually be the disguise. . . somehow.

I think that tactic sucked for a live action version, as Lois and Clark proved.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

I prefer when Clark is the disguise, it comes cross very funny the way he portrays the character in the goofy way. But I'm so used to the Clark character on Smallville, Superman would seem a better fit as the disguise.

 

[Vandal Savage]

Superman wouldnt make much sense as a disguise though.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Superman wouldnt make much sense as a disguise though.

It really depends how they pull it off in Smallville.

 

[retconned]

Actually thats not true. Miles Millar and Alfred Gough who write Smallville confirmed that just like Lois and Clark; Clark Kent will be the REAL Person in Smallville and Superman will eventually be the disguise. . . somehow.

I think that tactic sucked for a live action version, as Lois and Clark proved.

That tactic is the right way to go, but like everything else requires good writing and an actor to pull off the role.

It would take a stronger actor to do Clark Kent the real man/Superman the disguise than it would be the other way around.

 

[Hal Jordan 8472]

Victory for Brandon Routh

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

I remember when Brandon was first casted alot of people dissed this guy. It's great that almost everyone now thinks he was the perfect Superman .

 

[NHawk19]

that's not a manip thats a painting

Pot A toes - Pot a toes

 

[Eros]

That tactic is the right way to go, but like everything else requires good writing and an actor to pull off the role.

It would take a stronger actor to do Clark Kent the real man/Superman the disguise than it would be the other way around.

I assume you did see lois and clark, it would not work and would be pretty funny. Dean cain did a great job as Clark kent, but how the hell Lois could not tell he was asuperman is beyond me.A pair of glasses is bearly a diguise, and clark must act like a geek for it to work at all. Chris Reeve clark kent is like a completley different person then superman, it was an amazing job. Hell it was the most beleivable live action portrayal i have ever seen.Thats why most people use the classic approach to it, Clark kent is the diguise and has to be for people to buy it at all. The comic books are laughable these day, how people still can't see it is just dumb.

 

[Vandal Savage]

Agreed Eros. I think it works in comics and animation, but for a more realistic live action version, it wouldnt.

I saw this in the movie forum, and this pic makes perfect sense why it wouldnt work:

 

[Hal Jordan 8472]

I remember when Brandon was first casted alot of people dissed this guy. It's great that almost everyone now thinks he was the perfect Superman .

Those losers got owned.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Victory for Brandon Routh

you have an odd way of looking at "victory":

Welling has played Clark Kent/Superman longer than any actor ever on a show going into it's 6th season thats #1 on it's Network and makes a regular killing in it's 18-49 yr old male target demographic.

Routh aped Reeve and barely spoke in one Superman film that's floundering at the box office trying desperately to make back it's production budget, before it can even sniff a sequel