ultimatefan
The Batman must come back
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It´s been released here in Brazil on november 9 (I don´t have pics, but ask any Brazillian fans). First of all, I still very much enjoy this movie and continue to defend it, and it still puzzles me why some fans are so harsh with it. Call him whatever you want, Supes didn´t do anything out of malice and certainly didn´t make any unforgivable mistakes - definitely nothing worse than interfering with time continuum or abandoning his powers altogether. I wasn´t depressed or bored and he didn´t come off as mopey to me. I´ll conceide to some things - he could have fought somebody, Bosworth is a good actress but way too girly-looking, Lex was still a little too comedic and no, they shouldn´t have done another land plot.
On the DVD itself. the documentary on the shooting feels like a big video journal where you follow the production almost every step of the way - I missed a bit more on the post-production stuff, actually. You get to see a lot of important scenes in the movie as they´re shot. Here´s some highlights:
- Jon Peters stands next to Singer and admits the director had a better take - for you Singer haters, remember when Sean Penn was considered an ideal choice for the "eyes of a ****ing killer"?
- You get to see Brandon trying different glasses and getting a much needed haircut for his addition.
- The costume designer actually acknowledges she was bound to get some backlash for the changes in the costume, but she rightfully points out Superman still stands out as the brightest-looking character in the movie.
- You actually see Singer arguing with Guy Dyas (set designer?) over the Daily Planet globe, the director acknowledges his famous temper problems but states that he´s known to be getting more "mellow". Later on, he plays a prank on Dyas.
- A constant joke on the documentary is the guy asks Singer and Routh four or five times how it is to work together.
- Lotsa great wire footage, including Singer using it himself.
- It´s very apparent through the shooting how extensively the movie relied on practical FX.
- You see Routh on the gym and he looks in terrific shape. You see a lot of underwater preparation he did for the flying poses.
- You actually get to see the infamous backstage moment where Kevin runs around in the golf car dragging a Superman doll and saying "Superman must die!" with a bullhorn.
- During the farm shooting, Eva Marie at one point is all hands on Routh in his spaceship costume. She all but grabs his butt...
- In one of the best moments, in the end, after wrapping, Routh makes a speech in costume. Even though the actor comes off as nothing but nice through the documentary, he actually admits and apologizes for not being always nice, and recognizes he had some very stressful moments during shooting.
- My favorite blooper is Routh in costume walking in a very imposing way till he trips.
- Among the deleted scenes, there are some fun and amusing ones, but the only one that really could have added to the story is the "are you dating" one, where Clark gives his "not easy being who I am" speech that was in previews and there´s an explanation to how he justified his absence.
- They explain step by step how Brando was "resurrected" for the movie.
On the DVD itself. the documentary on the shooting feels like a big video journal where you follow the production almost every step of the way - I missed a bit more on the post-production stuff, actually. You get to see a lot of important scenes in the movie as they´re shot. Here´s some highlights:
- Jon Peters stands next to Singer and admits the director had a better take - for you Singer haters, remember when Sean Penn was considered an ideal choice for the "eyes of a ****ing killer"?
- You get to see Brandon trying different glasses and getting a much needed haircut for his addition.
- The costume designer actually acknowledges she was bound to get some backlash for the changes in the costume, but she rightfully points out Superman still stands out as the brightest-looking character in the movie.
- You actually see Singer arguing with Guy Dyas (set designer?) over the Daily Planet globe, the director acknowledges his famous temper problems but states that he´s known to be getting more "mellow". Later on, he plays a prank on Dyas.
- A constant joke on the documentary is the guy asks Singer and Routh four or five times how it is to work together.
- Lotsa great wire footage, including Singer using it himself.
- It´s very apparent through the shooting how extensively the movie relied on practical FX.
- You see Routh on the gym and he looks in terrific shape. You see a lot of underwater preparation he did for the flying poses.
- You actually get to see the infamous backstage moment where Kevin runs around in the golf car dragging a Superman doll and saying "Superman must die!" with a bullhorn.
- During the farm shooting, Eva Marie at one point is all hands on Routh in his spaceship costume. She all but grabs his butt...
- In one of the best moments, in the end, after wrapping, Routh makes a speech in costume. Even though the actor comes off as nothing but nice through the documentary, he actually admits and apologizes for not being always nice, and recognizes he had some very stressful moments during shooting.
- My favorite blooper is Routh in costume walking in a very imposing way till he trips.
- Among the deleted scenes, there are some fun and amusing ones, but the only one that really could have added to the story is the "are you dating" one, where Clark gives his "not easy being who I am" speech that was in previews and there´s an explanation to how he justified his absence.
- They explain step by step how Brando was "resurrected" for the movie.
Can't wait to see the documentary and those pranks and bloopers sound hilarious.
t: Sounds like the behind-the-scenes crew captured some great moments on- and off set.
