Superman Returns Have your thoughts about the suit changed?

Showtime029 said:
Speaking of desaturation...what happened to KaKarot69? I think he went to Florida right?

Joined a Cult :down. I think they call themselves MARVEL Fans. ;)
 
KaptainKrypton said:
Buggsy, when it comes to these questions you don't even need to say anything more than "read my sig, noob." It's like a bumper sticker of suit-hatred.:)
Thanks. Let me try that out.

You wanna know how I feel about the suit now. Read my Sig Noob!
 
nope still think it looks bad and I hope it's better for the sequel.
 
i absolutley hated the suit when i saw it. i based my judgement on the 1st promo pic as many others did. it was a bad desaturated pic so i really thought the red was brown and the blue was too bright.
now i love the suit. i think it's the best version yet whether you compare it to the comics, or the movies, etc.
 
I knew from the start that the first pic was very desaturated but my only problem with the suit still remains. I still hate the T-shirt collar. I think it asfixiates Routh and makes his neck look skinnier. But i`m sure it won`t look that bad on screen. I never had the problem with the small s, or the s on the belt or the briefs. I actually think it looks better than the original suit but i still hate the collar...
 
I didnt like it in the first promo pic but after seeing more of it I love it, its awesome.

It doesnt look like a halloween costume, whcih is what the reeve costume would have looked like today, it actually looks modern and pretty stylish.

It certainly makes him look more serious and believeable as opposed to him running around in pyjamas.

They were very smart with this suit.
 
SpiderDaniel said:
I knew from the start that the first pic was very desaturated but my only problem with the suit still remains. I still hate the T-shirt collar. I think it asfixiates Routh and makes his neck look skinnier. But i`m sure it won`t look that bad on screen. I never had the problem with the small s, or the s on the belt or the briefs. I actually think it looks better than the original suit but i still hate the collar...

Honestly, Ill be the first to say this....but I really think the wide neck line looks way too effeminine. I always hated when it was overdone in the comics (esp with Ross). I dont mind the tighter neckline, it actually looks neater and more proper (silver age-like). Fits the style of the movie well.
 
I admit the first time I seen the costume, I was concern & wasn't sure if it was going to work. But seeing more & more new pics of it in action & seeing better clear view of the colors more, I love it. It's really grow on you after seeing more & more new pics of it. Pretty amazing it been almost a year since that first costume pic came out, huh? I know many hate the collar, but I think it a little better. Supes don't need to show off his massive collarbone with the open neckline. Either way is fine with me. And I got to agree with Showtime that Reeve's costume just doesn't work anymore with it being too colorful & cheap looking.
 
I admit I didn't read through most of the thread, and likely will after I post this, but decided to just go ahead and post this first.

I will admit upon first glance, the suit severely dissapointed me. It wasn't exactly how I wanted it, nor was it what I expected. Then, I let my shock subside and I looked at it again. And again, and again. Within an hour of seeing it, my dissapointment subsided. I started noticing how it had everything I had demanded of the costume. It may not have been exactly how I would have made those features, but they were there. The suit was blue. The cape and boots were red. The belt and S were there. Even the trunks, an item many had believed outdated and should have been left off, had been put onto the costume.

Now sure, the collar was different, and the belt was updated, and there were details on the boots that had never been there before, but considering how close we had come to Edward Superhands, mechanical and molded suits designed to sell toys, the "living suit" and all of that crap, these were such unbelievably minor changes. Within the first day of the suit picture's release, I already liked the suit.

Then, as more and more pictures surfaced over time, I started noticing references and inspiration in the suit. At it's core, I realized, the suit was very much a modern, updated version of George Reeves' costume. With every new picture, my love of the suit grew. I loved the patterns they had put on the suit as I realized how these patterns made the suit look alien in origin, an aspect that the suit has never before had. And now, honestly, it has become my favorite live action costume. I still love Reeve's costume, but it had it's time, especially when you consider how very 1970s that costume really is. Again, sure it isn't exactly what I and a lot of people had been expecting, but considering how many the needed to answer to on this, I'm glad they didn't attempt to try and please everyone, as the result would have pleased noone.
 
Kane said:
Honestly, Ill be the first to say this....but I really think the wide neck line looks way too effeminine. I always hated when it was overdone in the comics (esp with Ross). I dont mind the tighter neckline, it actually looks neater and more proper (silver age-like). Fits the style of the movie well.
thats my manip that you have in your avatar. it is schumacher hehehehehehehh e:)
 
The first thing I thought when I saw the pic for the first time was, "Cool. It looks like a throwback to the Fleischer and George Reeves' costumes." After seeing blogs about the art deco design of much of Metropolis coupled with the costume designs chosen for the rest of the cast, I could see what Singer was going for and it clicked perfectly for me.

As many people might have read of my posting, I was not a huge fan of Reeve's costume. Sure it looked like the comics but I feel that it simply did not work in motion as it was. Reeve needed to make it work and that costume on any other person would have seemed ridiculous (my exact thoughts on the two Superboys who wore essentially the same costume). I always hated the neckline because it was a dead giveaway that it was a leotard and made it resemble a ballerina costume. I hated the boots and the material they were made of. I did not like the briefs. I did not like the color of red on it as it seemed too bright, even at the time. If I were to redo Reeve's costume with the exact same fabric, I would choose the Spider-man color scheme from Raimi's films. But that still would not have fixed the boots, the briefs, or the neckline.

Singer and Mingebach's design has addressed all those issues. And though they may have some issues that I don't like, they are small enough that I don't really care. And in all honesty, they are not as glaring as the problems I had with Reeve's outfit.
 
Showtime029 said:
My thoughts on the Reeves Suit have changed, I think it looks orangey and way to bright now. It's crazy how that happened.

Yeah, thats kind of how I feel. I look at the old costume from the previous films, and the red's come off as too bright.

And besides, in this film, the Blue in the costume seems to be more dominent, and the Darker Red seems to give him more of a solid look as well.

I was kinda "meh, it's alright" when I first seen it, but it has grown more when i see more of it in action. The footage is going to sell it more than the still pics, the show west footage proved that.

Of course, people will still throw hate at it, but screw 'em, we will see where they are after the film is released.
 
Surprisingly, my opinions have changed a little. I don't mind the darker red ... as long as it doesn't appear brown onscreen. I don't mind the lower waisted trunks. The texture on the suit is interesting as is the lighter red interior of the cape.

I still don't like the belt buckle, the high necked collar and the way the cape attaches to it, and the 3D emblem still leaves me cold.

The most interesting change for me, though, is just like some other poster said... The Donner suit looks a little bright to me now.

I'm kind of wondering what it might have looked like on the Singer suit if they HAD opted to put a gold hued emblem on the cape. I'm thinking, with the darker red, it might have looked incredible.
 
The suit has definitely grown on me more, but I only had minor problems with it to begin with. I think the photo of him holding the Daily Planet globe sold me...........
 
The first time I saw it in that promo pic, I hated it. I hated him, too. But WB was either really smart or really dumb in releasing that as their first pic. Really dumb...They put a bad taste in our mouths, right from the beginning, and fueled the naysayers. Really smart...they got our expectations to drop. Everything else has been increasingly good IMO. The small \S/ didn't work for me at first. Now, I actually agree with Singer. It fits the man. I've never had a problem with the collar or the boots. The color was okay, but I've grown to like it more, and now I couldn't see it being that bright reddish orange from STM. I like the boots and I've always liked the belt. The one thing that I can't get over is the hair. I hate that it's parted on the wrong side. It destroys the entire look for me. With all that said, I like Routh for the role now, and I think its all going to fit together very well.
 
Liked the suit from the beginning and still think it is great!:supes:
 
I've never had a problem with the suit. So I'm pretty indifferent about it.
 
i'm warming to the suit although i hated everything about it when i first saw it. Now i dont mind the darkish red or the deep blue and the modern texture of the suit, i think logically now the changes that were made are practical in terms of the suit looking right for the movie.
I still hate the cowboy boots though, why r they so short??? the cut off point makes BR look like a midget.
 
TheSuperBatFan said:
I admit I didn't read through most of the thread, and likely will after I post this, but decided to just go ahead and post this first.

I will admit upon first glance, the suit severely dissapointed me. It wasn't exactly how I wanted it, nor was it what I expected. Then, I let my shock subside and I looked at it again. And again, and again. Within an hour of seeing it, my dissapointment subsided. I started noticing how it had everything I had demanded of the costume. It may not have been exactly how I would have made those features, but they were there. The suit was blue. The cape and boots were red. The belt and S were there. Even the trunks, an item many had believed outdated and should have been left off, had been put onto the costume.

Now sure, the collar was different, and the belt was updated, and there were details on the boots that had never been there before, but considering how close we had come to Edward Superhands, mechanical and molded suits designed to sell toys, the "living suit" and all of that crap, these were such unbelievably minor changes. Within the first day of the suit picture's release, I already liked the suit.

Then, as more and more pictures surfaced over time, I started noticing references and inspiration in the suit. At it's core, I realized, the suit was very much a modern, updated version of George Reeves' costume. With every new picture, my love of the suit grew. I loved the patterns they had put on the suit as I realized how these patterns made the suit look alien in origin, an aspect that the suit has never before had. And now, honestly, it has become my favorite live action costume. I still love Reeve's costume, but it had it's time, especially when you consider how very 1970s that costume really is. Again, sure it isn't exactly what I and a lot of people had been expecting, but considering how many the needed to answer to on this, I'm glad they didn't attempt to try and please everyone, as the result would have pleased noone.
great post dude:up:
 
Nope. His "red" still looks like a blend of brown and purple.
 
I'm not disscussing this again..

it took us months to get to where we are..we had a suit thread,it ruined the hype,to many people covering the same arguments got us nowhere.

:down
 
i agree with mr. murphy. it was all said. and if you want you can read all pages in the ''debate the suit thread''. if you have the time hehehehehehe
 
Yes. At first I thought it couldn't have been better. It was fantastic but now I think it could have been a lot better. But I'm still happy with it.
 
i didnt like the S on the belt. that was before i saw that there are everywhere S's. now it makes sense.
 
dark_b said:
thats my manip that you have in your avatar. it is schumacher hehehehehehehh e:)

Yes he needed to die.

At least the Superman suit for the movie doesnt have nipples.....thank goodness.
 

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