tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30899785.post115748803405776195..comments2020-01-17T12:44:40.393-05:00Comments on "Stuff that dreams are made of": Superman RetreadsThe Derelicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977480282511477411noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30899785.post-1157754989394247642006-09-08T18:36:00.000-04:002006-09-08T18:36:00.000-04:00Do you think maybe the reason why they decided to ...<I>Do you think maybe the reason why they decided to pay homage to the 1976 version is because they felt it would be a good introduction to Superman for a lot of younger people (like my brothers and I) who had never seen the old one?</I><BR/><BR/>I actually read a few reviews that mentioned this point, about how great the movie was for introducing Superman to a new generation. So, yeah, I get that angle.<BR/><BR/>But think about a superhero movie we both really liked, Batman Begins.<BR/><BR/>Now, imagine if the filmmakers wanted to restart the franchise where Tim Burton had left-off and did a kind of sequel/remake to Batman and Batman Returns. Might not be too bad, especially since I kinda liked Burton's take on Batman and Gotham.<BR/><BR/>But didn't Batman Begins benefit from being a reimagining? Didn't it feel fresher, more daring, more original? <BR/><BR/>It's too bad that Superman Returns had to arrive at so late in the game (re: Superhero movies), but it just feels so unnecessary, like, if I want to watch a superhero movie, I'm not going to pick it first, second, or even third (in fact, counting The Incredibles, I'm not going to even pick it fourth).The Derelicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977480282511477411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30899785.post-1157677611373457082006-09-07T21:06:00.000-04:002006-09-07T21:06:00.000-04:00I really like all of your ideas and you know, if t...I really like all of your ideas and you know, if the movie would have went with any of those plot lines instead I probably would have really liked those resulting movies too. <BR/> <BR/>I guess for me, instead of thinking about what they could have done I'm happy with looking at what they did do because I think what's there is really, really good. This movie actually made me care and feel for Superman who's a superhero I don't normally pay much attention to (despite watching Smallville for 4 seasons, but I think that probably had more to do with Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum...you know how it goes). I do agree with you that Kevin Spacey was freaking amazing (I would see the movie again just for him) and the movie did feel a bit too long (although compared to Pirates, Superman seemed to go by really fast).<BR/><BR/>Do you think maybe the reason why they decided to pay homage to the 1976 version is because they felt it would be a good introduction to Superman for a lot of younger people (like my brothers and I) who had never seen the old one? And now that they have sort of "reintroduced" Superman to the movie-going public, they can branch off and do the more "unconventional" Superman ideas that you had in future movies? The sequels won't follow the same pattern that this movie did (at least I hope they don't).Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11602425128586405448noreply@blogger.com