The problem with SR IMO is that on paper it was a safe option.After all the bad vibes from the online community regarding the various Superman projects and changes to the mythos from the like's of JJ Abrams script suddenly they have Bryan Singer ,coming off the back of 2 successful comic book movies come to them with an idea.
Use the Donner movies as the backstory which considering the affection those movies are held in sounds like a great idea.Now I never had a huge affection for the Donner movies but I throught Singer did ok with X-men so I was interested.Intial idea's about the returns concept sounded interesting ..how would the world cope with Superman leaving and then returning.But that idea was reduced to Lois's feelings for him leaving and never expanded on beyond that.
For the budget it had for me I didn't see much of it on screen apart from the plane saving scene which is by far the best moment in the movie beyond that I like the Ottman score and that's all.
The cast I didn't like and Routh I have never understood the praise he has gotten in some parts he was ok at mimicing Reeve's performance no more no less.But mainly the story as a whole is the main issue with the movie I can honestly say if they had cast Rosey /Welling and Durance in the respective roles with the same script and direction it woulden't have made a blind bit of differance to my feeling's on the movie.
I'd love to seeing Welling get a shot as well as Durance and Rosey but for me right now I want to see WB find a great script and director first and for most.
Use the Donner movies as the backstory which considering the affection those movies are held in sounds like a great idea.Now I never had a huge affection for the Donner movies but I throught Singer did ok with X-men so I was interested.Intial idea's about the returns concept sounded interesting ..how would the world cope with Superman leaving and then returning.But that idea was reduced to Lois's feelings for him leaving and never expanded on beyond that.
For the budget it had for me I didn't see much of it on screen apart from the plane saving scene which is by far the best moment in the movie beyond that I like the Ottman score and that's all.
The cast I didn't like and Routh I have never understood the praise he has gotten in some parts he was ok at mimicing Reeve's performance no more no less.But mainly the story as a whole is the main issue with the movie I can honestly say if they had cast Rosey /Welling and Durance in the respective roles with the same script and direction it woulden't have made a blind bit of differance to my feeling's on the movie.
I'd love to seeing Welling get a shot as well as Durance and Rosey but for me right now I want to see WB find a great script and director first and for most.
Dear God! Kill me now if this is true. I think Superman's greatest enemy is not Luthor, but rather WB!
