Superman Returns Did you believe a man could fly?

[Red]

Where the flying affects believable enough?

 

[gimmen64]

I think so. It was very cool and I loved how smooth the take offs and landings were.

 

[Super Kal]

i thought they were...

 

[supermanager]

not as good as Reeve flying

Reeve made me believe a man could fly,
and thats without CGI

you cant beat that ever

not even Spidey

 

[Action ACE]

not as good as Reeve flying

Reeve made me believe a man could fly,
and thats without CGI

you cant beat that ever

not even Spidey

SR flying was the great. Chris Reeves on the other hand... The landings and take-offs were horrible, the still shots of him flying were mediocre at best.

(And that's not to say it was CR fault, it just looked really bad)

 

[Super Kal]

it's Reeve, not Reeves...



and I thought Reeve's take offs and landings were absolutely perfect

 

[Action ACE]

it's Reeve, not Reeves...



and I thought Reeve's take offs and landings were absolutely perfect

Has.

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[SolidSnakeMGS]

Of course, the effects themselves were more realistic in Superman Returns, but I'd say Chris did a better job of providing the human element of believeability. He did take glider lessons and he was a better actor to boot.

 

[Super Kal]

Has.

Thes sads things iss yous ares seriouss kakakakakakarot069s. Thes takeoffss ands landingss in Reeve'S filmss weres perfectss.

there's no need for that kind of thing here...


It's a common mistake that people make, and I was just correcting you. No need to be rude about it.

 

[lordofthenerds]

it's Reeve, not Reeves...



and I thought Reeve's take offs and landings were absolutely perfect

Well they were for 1978. But with digital effects now, I think SR flying effects were far more realistic.

 

[Showtime]

The flying was far superior in Returns and Routh sold it like a champion. Reeve however should be commended for his performance considering how little he had to work with back then.

 

[Super Kal]

I was a little disappointed in SR ebcause you never really actually saw Superman take off, like showing his entire body... it was always his upper body that was shown, and I guess that's why I liked Reeve's interpretation so much flying wise. He almost made it look like he just walked onto the air.

 

[The Kid]

Not really. The stuff during the plane scene is the most believable. All the rest wasn't too impressive. I'll point out him lifting the boat. It's obvious it's just routh standing on a huge set being pushed out of the water. They could try some more aerial stunts in the next that make it more believable, I think.

thanks for reading.

 

[Red Mask]

Where the flying affects believable enough?

Yeah. That was the easy part.

 

[FanboyX_Returns]

it's Reeve, not Reeves...



and I thought Reeve's take offs and landings were absolutely perfect

I agree... I rather have a real person on wires for the take off's, and landing then a CGI of it...

 

[CGHulk]

The digital double Superman is plainly obvious and very distracting. Why was it used in shots that could clearly be achieved with the actor? What happened to the developing of Imageworks fine double work from Spiderman 2 ?

 

[FanboyX_Returns]

The digital double Superman is plainly obvious and very distracting. Why was it used in shots that could clearly be achieved with the actor? What happened to the developing of Imageworks fine double work from Spiderman 2 ?

One of the many things Singer got wrong in this movie...

 

[Showtime]

I was a little disappointed in SR ebcause you never really actually saw Superman take off, like showing his entire body... it was always his upper body that was shown, and I guess that's why I liked Reeve's interpretation so much flying wise. He almost made it look like he just walked onto the air.

That is a good point actually. There was a chance to show that during the rooftop scene, which Reeve did so well after the helicopter scene.

What I like about the flying is the way Superman used it circumstances that were so very subtle. After he saved the plane he hovered up and into the plane. When greeting Lois on the roof he glided downward from the wall. He was hovering in the air during the last scene in the movie.

That is great stuff to me.

Also that shot of him just zooming over the road and the people looking up in awe. Wonderful.

It's not only the flying effects it's the way they used them.

 

[El Payaso]

They certainly were.

 

[Action ACE]

One of the many things Singer got wrong in this movie...

Actually, that would be an Imagworks issue not a Singer one. The direction of the scene would be his fault, not the look of the CGI.

However, I thought both were pulled off in a wonderful way. Very awesome FX IMO.

Superman Returns was awesome visually and very good overall.

Anyone who can needs to see this film in 3D.

 

[The Sage]

The flying was far superior in Returns and Routh sold it like a champion. Reeve however should be commended for his performance considering how little he had to work with back then.

In total agreement. My only gripe is that they used the CGI/digital double way too much. I think if a sequel happens, trimming the budget down may help reduce the usage of the model and improve the quality of the flying scenes.

 

[P.B.&Chocolate]

Yes . I love the look of Superman not thinking of landing or taking off . It gave all of the flying / floating an otherworldly feel .I won't knock the original films because the flying was good for it's time.

 

[buggs0268]

SR flying was the great. Chris Reeves on the other hand... The landings and take-offs were horrible, the still shots of him flying were mediocre at best.

(And that's not to say it was CR fault, it just looked really bad)

Reeve's take off'sz and landing's were better than what they did in here. I hated the scene of him landing at the hospital. Totally wire work with digital removal.

 

[Rob-el]

I found the flying effects overall great in SR. There may have been one or two minior times where the CGI became apparent but nothing really that bad that it took ypu out of the movie (unlike the effects in Spider-man). Routh did a great job as did the techies behind the scenes.

Reeve flying was great but he was limited to the technologies of the day. They were super for the time but were of their time. The back screen flying shots were muted in colour so you could tell it was rear projected. At times he had a greenish suit because they couldn't use a blue suit for blue screen shots. And on open shots like when he rescues the cat form the tree and is flying off you can plainly see his legs swinging out more than they should as if he was hanging form a crane that was going in a circle. There was no true weight to him. Othershots at time came off as jerky (like when he took fly off to rescue Lois from the helicopter or when he was leaving the cop with the jewerly thief. Of course when I saw them in 1978 they thrilled me and still do but they are limited in their believability today.

 

[buggs0268]

Has.

Thes sads things iss yous ares seriouss kakakakakakarot069s. Thes takeoffss ands landingss in Reeve'S filmss weres perfectss.

How did you get access to a computer? And why can't someone post an opinion fthat is differenet from yours without you going all jerkwad?