My wife watches SUPERMAN RETURNS for the FIRST time || Movie Reaction
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- Today I'm showing my wife Superman Returns for the first time!
While Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) plots to destroy him once and for all, the Man of Steel (Brandon Routh) returns after a long absence to a much-changed world. Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has moved on with her life, and society has learned to survive without him. Superman must find a way to reconnect with her and find his place in a world that may no longer need him.
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I wonder if you have seen the show Superman and Lois and if you have, what do you think of it? Season 3 so far has been perfect in my opinion.
There is a scene where Brandon Routh's Superman is looking around the ruins of Krypton that was cut from the start of the movie. They should have left that scene in. It would have been a great start to the movie.
Holden, it’s been established in comics that Superman possess a kind of bio-field that he can extend around people and objects this is why he a regular human can fly w/ him and breathe, not freeze and why massive objects like ships and submarines don’t tear apart when he’s lifting them. I don’t know if this has been retconned away but I always thought it was a great comic book reason that supported the science/biology of Superman.
That was Frank Langella as the Editor. He played Dracula a loooong time ago.
Superman totally made a Kryptonite condom......
That plane-saving scene is still one of my favorite in any superhero movie and the fact they brought Brandon Routh's Superman back in the Arrowverse Crisis event was amazing.
Yeah, if there was one scene that perfectly succeeded in continuing the legacy of Reeves’ Superman, it’s that scene.
It was still funky that he was already playing The Atom though.
@@bad-people6510 I like that little moment Kara had where she *thought* she was complimenting Ray on how buff he was, and then it turned out to be an alternate version of her cousin! Yeah, Kara; that happened just now.
The look on her face...
I think it was a mistake not to use him further. I know Lex was integral to the plot, but I would have liked to have seen him with the other heroes, instead of Lex. We saw so much of Lex before that, and after that in the Supergirl show, that I just kinda got burned out on Lex Luthor, even before the show (and the Arrowverse) began to severely decay.
Especially since he was so different than the 'regular' Superman on the shows. It was crazy to see how much more powerful he was, and that he probably would have killed the other Clark if Lois wasn't there. And now with the whole mess with HBO, they have this perfect medium with which to do a miniseries with him, and they're doing nothing with it. It just sucks.
Yep!! Even after The Boys scene people went back to that scene to compare it
The old man behind the bar is Jack Larson the original Jimmy Olson in the old Superman tv show and the old woman that died that signed everything to lex Luther Noel Neill played Lois Lane on the show too
The action sequences were great and they did a great job showing supermans powers in a more realistic way compare to the old movies. The pacing was a little slow at times but overall I thought it was a good movie.
Sidenote, watching Parker Posey in this again vs her character in the newer 'Lost In Space' is a real trip.
Christopher Reeve had one thing above all the other guys that played Superman. A smile that said trust me. And that is the heart of character Superman.
The actor that played Perry White also played Skeletor in the Masters of the Universe movie from 1987
I'm a 80s child, raised on the Reeves films. This one remains my second favorite Superman movie of all time. You guys nailed my 2 biggest critiques: the timeline and the CGI. Otherwise, excellent story and excellent casting.
The CGI gets a pass from me because there's one thing I love more about this film than any of the earlier ones: the Art Deco set designs. The scenes just reach into my heart like none other. Like when Superman took Lois up past the Daily Planet's globe... so artistic. But that's my personal take; I am a succor for Art Deco and Steampunk.
The Physics class commentary is novel and delightful
I loved Kevin Spacey's Luthor in this. He took the basics from Gene Hackman's portrayal and made him truly malevolent. Routh did a great job taking on Reeve's Superman too. I still prefer this to Zach Snyder's iteration.
I heard that Bryan Singer had every intention to make a Superman Returns sequel with a lot more action but never got to have that chance. The 2013 Man of Steel came out and more than made up for Returns's lack of action. -OG
What does being a big dude have to do with him fighting? He is getting poisoned by the kryptonite, he doesn't have the strength of a big human he is much weaker and getting weaker by the second He can actually pick up big stuff because decades ago they explained as scientists tested him that he has a telekinesis field around anything he touches that keeps shit together as he picks it up.
This is a childhood favorite, so I'll always have a soft spot for it. But even now, Superman Returns is a better sequel and (even if it was unfortunate) a better finale to the saga that began in 1978.
Your editor played Dracula when he was younger and good looking…and the terrible chief of staff in DAVE..Also played with Liam Neesom in UNKNOWN…which was also a good action..feel sorry for Liam movie…
Branbon was currently playing another character in the Arrowverse. So they announced his return by having him do the shirt rip at a comcon panel for the show he was on. He also made a superman 3 reference in Crysis to make things clearer or muddier.
I suppose the easiest way to reconcile the continuity is to say that Superman III happens a short time after Superman Returns. It sorta helps to explain why Clark is open to a new love interest in the third movie, right? And who's to say that Richard isn't off somewhere in the background raising Superman's illegitimate son while Kal-El ponders the pros and cons of dating a single mom from Smallville? Too bad that both Lana and Richard died in that horrible off-screen tragedy between III and IV, though.
Brandon Routh reprising Superman in Crisis On Infinite Earths was awesome. Especially joining forces with Tyler Hoechlin's Superman.
"Technically, this isn't the first time I've fought myself"
If Jen hasn't seen it I HIGHLY recommend Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. As Brandon Routh and Chris Evans are in it along with a bunch of other people. On top of just being a great movie.
I concur
I enjoyed Brie Larson in this one.
I watched it for the hell of it one night when I was high and it was awesome.
Yessssssss
God yes. Love that movie
I like that Kevin Spacey plays Lex mostly on the "always thinking and calculating" side of his personality. They very easily could have had Lex get angry or freak out when they told him Boris got hit with the piano. But he instantly started calculating the meaning of what they said rather than spontaneously react. And then very calmly say "Oh, we've got to go." with just a small, tiny hint of panic.
Superman Returns has always felt like a super underrated movie in my eyes. Happy to see a few more people who enjoy it as well.
I believe Brandon Routh certainly captured the spirit of Christopher Reeve's Superman. I think the movie is underrated. It's not perfect, but it definitely fits well the original idea of Superman, inho. Great reaction!
It was good for nostalgia to dive back into the originals but I just hated the ending had little action. The first half was pretty good.
@@taylorpack7705My thoughts exactly.
I liked it when I saw it in the theater as a kid, but now I can see that it definitely has major flaws. Especially for the reasons you said.
I wish we got the sequel though, as it apparently would’ve had Brainiac and Superman’s kid fighting alongside him
@@taylorpack7705 fuck action ev erything is action these days anyway
TRIVIA: The older lady that passes at the beginning of the film is Noel Neill, who was the original Lois Lane from both the radio show and The Adventures of Superman TV series. The radio show and TV series is where the "It's a bird, it's a plane..." phrase came from.
I think Routh did a fine job as Clark/Superman, under what would have been so much pressure to take on this role. Of all the issues I have with this film, he's not one of them.
Also, the bartender with the white hair is Jack Larson who played Jimmy Olsen in The Adventures of Superman.
One of the things I like about the entire Superman franchise is how almost every movie and show will have an actor from a previous movie/show somewhere. Even if it's just a bit part or something.
they did a fantastic job giving the feel of the original superman movies to me. brandon routh was an incredible stand in for christopher reeves. i say stand in because that seems to be their intent. Cavill got his own superman, routh was meant to be reeves. Like holden said, they tried to modernize it. Again, i think they did a fantastic job with the constraints they were obviously under with expectations.
Oh that's cool.
She and Kirk Alyn (the first live action Superman) are also in Superman: The Movie as the couple (little Lois's parents) on the train young Clark is racing.
7:18 Brandon Routh nailed his role so hard. He was the absolute worthiest of successors to that iconic Superman.
This movie has one of the greatest line ever uttered by Superman. Lois: "You know Richard takes me flying all the time." Superman: "Not like This." Can't fight against that.
True but Superman was trying to seduce a woman who belonged to another man now. That's wrong. Superman from pre-crisis would never have done such a thing. Superman from Action Comics 398 might have but only because he was exposed to silver kryptonite.
@@trhansen3244 No he wasn't.
@@BoxkerpHe was, though. Be honest.
@@UltimateKyuubiFox I am honest. No, he wasn't. But was trying to her know that she made a mistake, responding to a comment that was meant to hurt him and make him suffer for leaving. And she doesn't belong to anyone, but if she was considering herself in a stable relationship, she wouldn't have done that. So you be honest.
The short sequence of the henchman drawing his pistol as a last-ditch attack, and the bullet simply bouncing off Superman's eyeball is fantastic. I always think of it when I hear the phrase "it was then that he realised he fucked up"... Absolute brown-trousers time for that guy lol.
Doesn't superman blink? I would think he would blink something going towards your eye. A normal reaction.
@@dolphinsrr For a human, yes.
Speaking honestly, this is was the first Superman movie I ever watched, and I actually loved it. I especially love the way Kevin Spacey played Lex Luthor, given what legal drama he's been embroiled in as of late, and how Brandon Routh differentiates Clark Kent from Superman by altering the tone of his voice and posture like Christopher Reeve did.
Awesome seeing you guys watching this one. I worked at Panavision during the production for this movie. A lot of us were nervous for the entire duration due to it being the first Hollywood picture shot on the HD Genesis camera. 2005-2006 was still the early days of digital filmmaking. Thankfully it was a pretty smooth production process aside from a few issues during the cinetape transfer. Bryan Singer was at the demonstration we put out in early 2005 for the genesis camera. I think that's when he was convinced at the potential of digital cinema.
This was literally the best part of my day.
Had a horrible day at work
Rude customers all day
Bad traffic and terrible drivers
Saw this made dinner, and now im watching it
Thank you, Holden and Jen, for being exactly what i didn't know i needed today.
This is so wholesome man ! Good luck for tomorrow ! 🙏🏻
@@thomasschreiner527 appreciate you
I've always really enjoyed this movie. It actually shocked me to hear so many people hating this movie because me and my family all loved it. The airplane scene was fantastic. The scene where superman is taking all the bullets and gets shot in the eye is so epic! And of course superman saving the city when the new island was growing was done really well. Brandon did a fantastic job. Of course no one can outdo Christopher Reeves but Brandon still did a great job and it was awesome seeing him reprise his role in the Arrowverse Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover episodes.
Also, i cant help but think of that horrible spoof movie shortly after this movie came out, Epic Movie, where they spoof the Superman getting shot in the eye scene, "OH MY GOD YOU SHOT MY EYE! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!"😂😂😂😂😂
I really wished they made more Superman movies with Brandon Routh. I think he was perfect to take up the mantle of the Chris Reeve Superman.
There was a sequel planned that apparently would’ve had Brainiac as well as Superman’s kid fighting alongside him.
Unfortunately though, the film didn’t make enough money to get a sequel
The “It’s a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman!” line actually isn’t from the comics, though it would later be referenced in them throughout the years. It comes from the introduction made first for the Superman radio serial and immortalized by the introduction to the Max Fleischer Superman cartoon serials. I would highly recommend watching the serials as they solidified a lot of the modern Superman mythos and are all available for free on TH-cam.
Just like another Superman phrase that was popular for a while, but is trivia now. In the radio serials, Superman would call out the phrase "Up, up, and awaaaaaaaaaaay" to let the audience know he was taking flight. It made its way into the comics and some of the cartoons for a while....but it fell out of favor as being too corny.
You forgot to mention George reeves from the tv show. From the late 50 to early sixties. Which they mention in the intro of the show.
@@williamrandolph1566 it reminds of the lone ranger with hi ho silver. 😂
I really liked the movie and Brandon Routh got to redeem himself portraying this character again in the CW crossover event Crisis on Infinite Earths where this Superman is considered the same version as in the Kingdom Come storylines in the comics. That may be fun for you to react to as the event gathered many movie and tv series live action versions as well as the Batman the Animated series version of Bruce Wayne.
Fun fact is the guy who is the bartender is the original Jimmy Olsen in the George Reeve adventures of superman in the first tv show. And the woman who Lex was with played the original Lois lane. Noelle neal
Wow... thank you
@@KL-cy1wc you are welcome and thank you. How are you doing?
Which character did Noelle Neal portray in Superman Returns?
@@MoisePicard-no9by the woman who lex married towards the beginning so he could get her fortune.
@@stevenbaker107 She has no name?????...
Brandon is a joy, even when he was The Atom in the CW shows, and later went on to play 'Kingdom Come' Superman opposite my current fav (and the guy who made me realise how beautiful a character Clark is) Tyler Hoechlin.
I didn't want to like Tyler, but he's killing it. Perfect Clark, Dad mode. And a believable mild mannered Superman.
In the cw crossover Brandon played the same superman as in this movie just older they even mantion that his son jayson died and thats his sons name in this movie.
I love this movie! it captures the same feeling 1 and 2 had. Solid 8
This movie also retcons Superman lll and Superman lV out of existence.
I agree with Holden. I think this is a solid 8. I think Brandon Routh did not get nearly enough credit for the performance. He was channeling Chris Reeves through the entire movie while still bringing some of himself to the role. The film itself would have actually benefitted from a new villain rather than bringing Lex back yet again, but that said. Spacey did a great job in that role.
I remember watching a behind-the-scenes moment with Parker Posey for this movie. On her last day of filming, she had taken a moment to thank everyone for her experience and then proceeded to give out refreshments. I could very well be wrong but I seem to remember that they were donuts and muffins with coffee; probably some cookies too. The details of the food elude me, however I remember her gesture.
I was such a huge Christopher Reeve fan that Brandon was a perfect way to ease me into new Supermen - it felt so true to the original character - warms my heart as a tribute to the originals.
Brandon was a good choice to replicate Christopher Reeves. His look, voice and mannerisms are real close. Frank Langella who played Perry was Skeletor in the Masters of the Universe movie in the 80s. He was in Disney “now you see it…”.
I think Brandon was a great choice to replace Christopher Reeves. He had tough shoes to fill and did a pretty good job. Sad they never made anymore movies with him. Thanks for the reaction. Keep smiling 👍🙂
There was another film planned that apparently would’ve had Brainiac but this film wasn’t financially successful enough to get another one
I might be in the minority, but I always preferred Routh over Cavill. A couple of things I've noticed when initially watching this one, and then later Man of Steel. 1). Kumar - the actor must have been and hug Superman fan and begged to be in the movie. Probably under the condition that he does not recite any lines, which made his presence awkward. Him being a villain kind of took me out the movie in disbelief. 2). Kate Bosworth's Lois was horribly written. She wants to have her cake and eat it too. 3). The argument of collateral damage in Man of Steel - Routh's Superman didn't let anything happen to the people of the city. He even lasered the shards of glass that were falling. I feel like Cavill's Superman would have just let it fall.
That was one of my main disappointments with Cavill's first movie. Every other movie Supes would fight the villain but also try to minimalize casualties. In Man of Steel he just went all out fighting Zod, not even thinking bout what could be happening to anyone else. Which makes the part where Zod is threatening to heat vision civilians and Supes wanting to prevent that weird. Didn't seem like he cared up to that point.
Even funnier, Supes keeping civilians safe by controlling where Zoe's head pointed. Like couldn't Zod just avert his gaze to the right? Aim his eyes and look right? Or does heat vision only work looking straight? lololol
I was obsessed with this movie as a teen. So sad it never got sequels :(
You must watch 3 and 4, they are so funny
Since you guys are on a Superman kick lately, I think you should watch Brightburn. It's a horror movie take on what if Clark wasn't a good kid. Holden asked in a previous Superman video "How do you discipline a kid with powers like that?". Well, Brightburn answers that question in a horror/thriller movie fashion. It's really good.
Ah yes the completely original and not overdone concept of “what if Superman was EVIL”
@@Andrew-Bastin Sure, it's oversaturated now with Ultraman, Injustice, Omni-Man (not superman but basically the same thing) DCEU's Superman, and that one comic where Clark grows up in Russia.
But that doesn't mean it's not a good movie.
Ps. I never said it wad original. Stop trying to be edgy.
@@Saimeren not being edgy just stating a fact, if anything it’s stories like Brightburn, the Boys, etc that are trying to be “edgy”.
Agreed. The traditional Superman he is portrayed as a conservative. A good person who wants to help others. Brightburn is basically a liberal. Who only wants to kill, destroy, rape and burn everything in sight. Quite a compelling contrast.
@@Andrew-BastinEdgy would be the Randroid Snyderman where they had a perfectly good actor and never let him be Superman until an end credit scene in a throwaway movie in a defunct film verse.
I agree with Holden. This movie is underrated. Brandon Routh was a GREAT Superman and its a shame he didn’t get a trilogy at least. He deserved more. Overall this film is pretty solid and enjoyable
18:02 one of the best reactions I’ve ever seen. Lol. Seeing Jen react to that was priceless 👏🏼
The part where he said -"statistically speaking, it's till the safest way to travel" was an homage to Christopher's Reeve Superman; who says almost the exact same line in the first movie after saving Lois from the helicopter accident; Reeves said --"statistically speaking, of course, it's till the safest way to travel" (he had the "of course" in between, but other than that it was verbatim)
Ya know, just because it’s not mentioned, doesn’t mean Richard doesn’t know that Jason isn’t his son because as mentioned, the timing of conception vs. Lois meeting Richard would be difficult for him to miss. Obviously they never told him Richard wasn’t his father and Richard wanted to play that role in Jason’s life so it played out that way. Now that the excitement has died down and Jason is beginning to demonstrate his Kryptonian heritage, I’m sure a confab will take place. He’ll need guidance.
What I’m curious about is why Jason seemed to be so sickly. Might Lois, being aware of who the daddy is, is already concocting a secret identity for him to fall back on when he’s not the new Superman? Or do Kryptonian’s start weaker on Earth before gaining their abilities? Kinda like they did in ‘Man of Steel’? Would that explain why young Clark is wearing glasses while leaping through the corn fields because that’s always struck me as odd.
I really wanted Superman, on the plane, to be like, "Does the world need Superman now?!?!"
Or... "You were saying"
@@zhorenlogg Oooooooh🔥
@@zhorenlogg "I am Saiyan" **Ultra-Instinct plays**
yes but hes not that petty thats why hes superman
After years of missing C/Reeve as superman I loved B/Routh as perfect homage to C/Reeve's legacy. B/Routh should've had at least 2 more movies as Superman. When I watched 'Superman: The movie' I came out flying out of the cinema. 'Superman Returns' - I came out grinning like a child. Superman was BACK! 8/10
12:58 Holden had me in tears with the Tommy Wiseau "OH hi, Krypton." I laughed for like 5 minutes straight! Classic. I love you guys so much. My favorite reaction channel hands down.
Started laughing because of the impression and continued laughing when I saw Spacey's hair lmao
Well, I grew up with the C.R. Superman movies (Telling my age). Brandon Routh did an exceptional job portraying the Clark Kent and Superman from the earlier films. All the actors did a great job of wanting me to see a sequel to this movie. It gets extra points from me for the nostalgia of childhood. I'm going to give it a 9 because it captures the storytelling of the original. I feel like it's really good art. Thanks Holden and Jenn for posting fun content to watch!
Jen's reaction to Holden discussing the "boat problem" physics is priceless!
I like this movie and think all the main cast does a pretty great job. My biggest issue is Superman picking up an island made up of Kryptonite. In the first Christopher Reeve movie, he couldn’t take off a chain with a few hunks of Kryptonite. Now he can lift an island of it.
You obviously overlooked Lex Luthor's good advice. Mind over muscle? Uh huh. Superman learned from that. That's how he was able to will the kryptonite island into orbit around Jupiter.
Well I guess if he don't touch it. Or get real close to it.
I love this movie and Brandon. I got the privilege of meeting him in person as well as a picture and autograph picture of a Superman photo. Everyone was asking for him to sign other things and I was the only one who asked for Superman. I told him he was my favorite Superman and the smile he gave was so genuine.
I definitely vote for reacting to Superman 3 and 4. I just want to see Jenn's reaction. (No matter what, IV will always be a part of my childhood.)
I actually liked Superman 3. Saw it as a child and likes Richard Pryor. I haven't seen it since then so I honestly can't say I'd still enjoy it.
@@Fairburne69 It feels like they wrote a Superman movie around Richard Pryor and comedy. They were more interested in getting Richard Pryor, than making a Superman movie.
Those two are so bad. I saw them when I was a child and I hated them still to this day.
@@biguy617 see if Jen still thinks this is the worst one after those lol
Part III does not have enough of Superman. And part IV has too much Nuclear (Joe Biden pronounces it Nukular, man!) Man. There are lots of problems with all of the films except Superman the Movie. I will have my assistant find my senior thesis on this topic.
Having grown up with Christopher Reeve as Superman, Brandon Routh did an outstanding job as the man of steel and as Clark Kent. The connection to the Christopher Reeve universe is clear in this movie. The creator(s) made a nod here and there during the movie both to Reeve and to the everyone who had a hand in making the earlier movies.
"I wonder where he gets these henchman"
Well, he picked up Kal Penn from a White Castle, for sure
Superman Returns is just basically Superman: the movie 2.0. Put having a kid aside, feels like the same story with story beats from Superman: the movie. the actress that plays Lois Lane felt miscast in this role.
One specific power that doesn't really get any mention is That Superman can generate heat. Because his body takes in solar energy his body can also give off heat. This is how they explain how he can fly fairly high with Lois wearing thin clothes, or nightwear (like in the first move)
Or that his aura from his solar eradicated cells extends to whatever he's physically touching. Just like when the Flash grabs and carries someone they don't get ripped to shreds from the speed. It why he can carry huge objects like the plane for longer then their structural integrity would normally allow.
@@jessecortez9449 Not so sure that's really a thing. But I think you meant solar irradiated, not eradicated. As for holding the plane, that's just decades of practicing with his physical strength. We see what can happen if he holds on with too much force; he tore the wing off. There's even a similar scene in the animated series where he grabs the tail of a falling plane and pulls the back fin right off. It's simply balancing his strength vs the object.
Superman Returns feels like a closing of the book on that version of the character. Clark/Superman Loves Lois was the heart of the original movie. Where else where he and Lois going to go after this one? I'm just glad I got what I got when this film came out: a proper goodbye to that Superman, and a tribute to Chris Reeve, who played him best.
I think Superman outside using his Xray vision to spy on Lois and her family was kinda creepy in a way. I remember I was excited when this movie first came out only to watch it and the only thing memorable about it was the plane being rescued at the beginning of the movie
Was genuinely SO excited for this one. It gets a lot of hate but it's my favorite Superman movie, it's the only movie that still can make me feel like the 6 year old I was when I first saw this
The scene where Lois is looking out the plane window and sees the blur of Superman flying past while the music swells is one of, if not my favorite scene out of any movie.
You can see in her eyes that she is just realizing who came back.
I saw Superman Returns in the theaters. The second the movie cut to the credits, a guy in the front row stood right up and shouted "I'm so angry, I can't even think straight!!" And he stormed out of the theater. To this day that's the most extreme and most angry reaction I've ever seen for a movie.
I enjoyed this movie and I thought Brandon did a wonderful job. I really like the scenes where he is rushing off to the forming island and he sees the affects of it heading to the city. The scenes that follow really reminded me of the scenes in Superman 1 where he was rushing all over trying to save people everywhere after the missile hit.
"...but HOW?!"
Well y'see, Jen, as our bodies grow we start to get urges..." 😂😂😂
I honestly hope you clip that whole section of her jaw dropping at that reveal and make it a uTube short.
I like Brandon Ralph's Superman, probably better than Henry Cavill's. He has the hopefulness that I expect in Superman.
I was glad to see you two had the same reaction I did to this movie.
1.) Superman was a whiny stalker,
2.) Lois was horrible to Richard,
3.) Richard was a good guy who got screwed over at every turn,
And as a bonus,
4.) Depending on if we were in the Donner cut continuity, tgen Jor-El nor the Fortress of Solitude would have been around for Lex to go to in the first place.
I believe, even in the theatrical version of Superman II, Superman destroyed the Fortress in the end.
I also really like Brandon Routh, and felt really bad that we did not get another Superman film with him.
I was not so fond of some of the story, Superman having a son, him being a bit of a creep and Luthor basically repeating his plan, destroy land to sell land.
Still a solid 8 for me. Love the musical score
i like this movie better than man of steel. might like superman 3 more than this one. then it's hard to decide between superman 4 and man of steel. i disliked man of steel that much lol, and agree with you Holden that Brandon Routh was a good superman
might I recommend All Star Superman 👀
The more I think about it, I’d love to see you guys watch Smallville. Even if it’s not the entire series, I’d kill to see you guys digest and discuss Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaumas as Clark and Lex. Loving the recent Superman content
Superhero animated series is better than Smallville. So are the animated Superman Batman trilogy
Superman Batman Worlds Finest
Superman Batman Public Enemies
Superman Batman Apocalypse
Michael R was a fantastic Lex.
@@jernigan007 I agree and he was great voicing Flash too. It is the writing on Smallville I had problems with.
@@biguy617 and yes the DC animation series & films are by far better than most live action stuff :)
I love smallville, Tom and Michael's rewatch podcast, Talkville, is great too!
Brandon Routh made a great Clark/Superman but I still prefer Tom Welling over everyone
Great casting except Boring Kate Bosworth
Superb Spacey Lex Luthor
I’ve always loved this movie, saw it in theaters and ever since then I was all for it. As the same for you Holden, I fully enjoyed Brandon being Superman and Kevin as Lex. But this movie is a great movie, the story for it (even if Lex did go back to the original Superman plot with him wanting the whole “land” aspect) but the action scenes and opening scene introducing Superman back to the world has been one of my favorite scenes, including the bullet to eye scene: iconic!! But what really sold me this movie was the music, it was so superb with the orchestra to the vocals. Just an all around fun great movie
This is the second best Superman movie. Anyone who thinks otherwise is probably an evil white supremacist racist ultra right wing MAGA anti-American communist dogwalker.
Holden would make the perfect, most petty Superman ever and I would watch every second of it 🤣
Always enjoyed this version and they couldn’t have found a better actor to portray the Superman Christopher Reeve made so memorable
Will you be reviewing or reacting to Ant man and the Wasp quantumania?
27:54 Boston Timing the shake as soon as Superman Lands is hilarious timing.
Routh is a good actor... And have similarities with Reeve's Superman ❤
Superman 3 and 4 are an experience that no one should miss out on!
I could happily wipe my experience of watching The Quest For Peace at the cinema... worst film I have ever seen and I've seen The Room... yeah
Agreed. Watching 3 and 4 made me appreciate Superman Returns more.
Bad experience!
@@trhansen3244 superman returns was a more serious film like man of steel.
@@dolphinsrr Man of Steel was terrible.
i dont dislike cavel but Routh is so much better.
i enjoyed this film, my wife loves it, and watching legends of tomorrow and arrow makes me like it more cause of routh
I really like this movie quirks and all. My biggest issue being Lois and her characterization. That said this film has that classic Superman essence paired with a modern day touch.
@AndroidSenpai A big sarcastic "SURE OKAY Whatever you SAY"
Yeah Kate Bosworth was very miscast
He is not talking about the casting @@RYMAN1321
You guys are hilarious. “Have fun with RICHARD” 😂
I feel Brandon Rough remains for Superman franchise just as George Lazenby did for James Bond. They both had only one movie, and although both were not the best for each rol, they sure had their moments. I remember one of George Lazenby as James Bond, in this sequence a girl flee from him and he says to the camera: "This never happened to the other Bond!"
27:15 I would say the bigger problem with that part is that Superman should not be able to lift an *entire island made of kryptonite*, while there's also a *piece of kryptonite broken off inside him.* That's not how Superman works, at all.
I wonder how many people had to sign off on that before it made it into the movie. Blows my mind.
Physics with Holden brings me joy!
You got to go back and watch 3 and 4! Come on!
Ranking order:
Supe 1 > Supe 3 > Supe 2 > MoS > Supe 4 > Supe Returns
Thoughts?
In reference to your boat problem, Superman generates a psychic field around objects he’s lifting, so he’s not simply lifting the object where he’s grabbing it, but is lifting it with even pressure around its entire form so that the object won’t break up.
Is this in the comics?
This is a good explanation for the problem.
@@cartertran270 it is (: Batman calls it bio-telekinesis. So he’s technically not just relying on his super strength, but also his telekinetic abilities to lift large objects.
I know I’m late to this review but the old lady at the beginning, signing the last will and testament, was the ORIGINAL LOIS LANE in the original 50’s/60’s series. And original Jimmy Olsen was the bartender.
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To be fair Superman gives off some kind of forcefield when grabbing objects way bigger than himself. Grabs the end of a ship and just lifts the entire thing without ripping it in half. Compared to Hulk who would just smash and go through objects
Hopefully, you guys get to see Brandon Routh again in Crissis on Infinite Earths - 2019. 😃
Brandon Roth, did solid job as Superman/Clerk Kent !!! The Movie it's self, didn't show him in the best light, as Superman period !
Holden, you're not alone. I really enjoyed this version of Superman too. Don't think anyone could have captured the "feel" of Reeve Superman this well.
I don’t think anyone has ever been robbed of an opportunity more than Brandon Routh. He was without a doubt amazing as Superman. This movie to me is a love letter to Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel. I would’ve loved 3 movies of Brandon as the Man of Steel.
Mark 9:50. Okay. Tell your professor that Superman exists in a multiverse in which Magic exists as such and not as a form of Science that has yet to be discovered by people like him! It isn't a mere cigarette lighter or a camera that scares primitive people!
Also, Silver Age Superman! His Aura extends out beyond him when he lifts objects larger than himself so that they don't break, et cetera et al. As nifty as that airplane scene was, to appease "Realists" such as your professor, it doesn't fit with established precedent.
The yacht is breaking, and that's why he let it drop after he grabbed them.
"DC" does have an established paranormal supernatural hierarchy!
Mark 24:45. When this movie was still relatively new, actor Kevin Spacey hosted a televised on television retrospective about all things related to "Superman" and in it, he informed us of his audition to be "Clark Kent/Kal El/Superman", but Christopher got the role instead.
So maybe he is taking out his frustration now at being rejected? 😁
Just gonna throw it out there: Brandon Routh is the second best Superman ever. And I say that thinking that, honestly, there really have not been any bad portrayals. I've enjoyed Tom Welling and Henry Cavill in the role, and Tyler Hoechlin is solid too. But after Reeve, I think Routh just nails both Clark and Superman pretty damn perfectly.
This is the Superman "Pre-Sequel-RetCon-Remake" movie.
These versions of Supes and Luthor were really well made... but the daaaamn script.
Parents love this movie for some reason, you show this to any parent and they will overlook the plotholes completely so... the tone captures que essence of the original perfectly. They just went over there heads with the continuity, even during this same movie.
Really enjoyed the OG superman movies. Very exited for James Gunn’s take on the character. If you really want to see where Gunn will take DC you should check out Super (2011). It has some Christian symbolism that I’d be interested in hearing your opinions on and lots of stuff to react to. Pretty sure Super is how Gunn got the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. It’s got some marvel references and in order to use them they have to get cleared by Feige himself and when he saw Super he gave Gunn the guardians script and full creative control
Brandon Routh was my Superman growing up and I always wished that he would cross paths with Bale's Batman. So glad he got to revisit the character in Crisis on Infinite Earths as Kingdom Come Superman. I really feel like he embodied the role of Superman considering it was a continuation of the Christoper Reeve films.
Mark 14:49. At least the actress Margot Kidder didn't die of cancer as I was just thinking.
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A statement provided by the coroner to The Associated Press said that Ms. Kidder “died as a result of a self-inflicted drug and alcohol overdose.”
Mark 29:39. So, opening the door or window to your son's bedroom is a crime now? 🤔 He isn't there to molest him or to steal from him! He's just being a protective father checking in on his little boy! 🧒 One that's too young to be caught having fun with himself!
This is such an underrated film, IMO. I think Brandon Routh nailed Christopher Reeve's Superman, both Clark Kent & Superman. Sure there are some cheesey parts to this film (Spacey's Lex Luthor), but the overall script is good. And I love the sadness and isolation Superman feels in this film. IMO this film is better than BvS.
So this version of Superman (even though it's the same version of Christopher Reeve) is not my favorite, because he's not that interesting as Christopher Reeve, Tom Welling and Henry Cavill, but one thing i say, is that Brandon Routh did a good job at play Clark Kent, his Superman is not so good, but he tried.