Brandon Routh deserved more time in the cape. Especially with the taste we got in Crisis On Infinite Earths. He'd found nuance and an evolution to the character in his latter portrayal. Like Henry Cavill, just when he was finding his way the rug was taken from under him
Yeah, they cast perfect people for the role, and then do them dirty. First the farce that was Superman 4 for Reeve, then only giving Routh one movie, and then writing Cavill too emo and without hope, and then dumping him.
Brandon Routh playing a mix of Clark Kent from *Superman Returns* with a splash of *Kingdom Come* was one of my favorite moments of *Crisis on Infinite Earths* ... The crossover itself was a disappointment scenario wise, but hey, look at all those cool cameos! Just those were worth it IMHO ^^ (but story wise, the one before it, *Elseworlds* , was a much better crossover IMO, and *Crisis on Earth-X* was also better in my mind... I don't remember *Invasion!* that good, though....) ... but seriously, the Anti-Monitor has such a nice and unique design, and instead of trying to make something resembling this usual design, they went with *DragonBall Evolution* 's Piccolo but even shittier looking, and without the voice of James Marsters as a unique saving grace. GGWP DC
@@3RayfireI don’t think that it’s the concept or writing that’s the problem. The problem is that WB is so reactionary that they would intervene and ruin everything because of how we handle the change or take of the characters regardless of the fact that they are accurate to the sources
The part that punched me in the gut when I first watched this movie in the theater was when Superman falls from space and crashes into Metropolis Central Park. They rush him to the hospital, but can't fix him. Meanwhile this huge crowd forms outside and Ma Kent is in the crowd, crying because her boy is dying, but she can't go see him. And even if she could, she couldn't, because that would expose who he was, reveal too much to the world, so she just stays in the throng and weeps, unable to do anything other than be surrounded by other people who are also afraid, but a world apart from them just the same.
most underrated cbm in my opinion its too bad it was lacking in any kind of action or tension. if this movie had some kind of physical conflict for superman people would probably talk abt it way more
I feel it should be remembered more for being so low in action. Every Superman film has had an action set piece, but this one lacking it helps cement the idea that Superman isn't just some guy who beats up "Super Powerful Villains".
@@electricfeverx976 maybe but this was the first superman movie in decades. the fact that superman didnt throw a single punch is really lame, especially considering how bad the action was in the original superman movies. here i feel like with the budget and vfx team they had, the fact that there wasnt even one fight in the whole movie and superman just catches stuff gets really boring after you see it for the thousandth time. in terms of spectacle it brought nothing new to the table and was just stuff youve already seen reeves do. albiet with way better effects, but those effects are more just a reminder on what couldve been if they just put that vfx money elsewhere
@@mdecast that's why I think this film came too early that it should. This film obviously wants to evoke a nostalgic feeling of simple times, and this aproach could have worked if it was made today. Nowdays that superhero movies are established in cinema, this feeling of nostalgia of a time without crossovers and without the cgi battles of today could have been amazing.
The biggest issue with superman is the limit of his power. He's either infinitely strong, which is boring, or he's not, which makes people mad. I think the idea of superman not throwing a single punch for a whole movie while still resolving the story's conflict is interesting. It doesn't make for a great movie alone, but if you can have superman resolve a conflict without violence, then you've got a solid superman story. That's his ultimate goal as a protector. I think what they tried to do with this movie is substitute the violence with feats of strength. The idea of superman solving his problems with his fists is boring. In a lot of media, superman's first reaction is to hit something because he can. That's a little old and tired. I think they tried to stay away from that, but a little too much. Tldr Superman has to hit stuff, but not too much or too little. Not because it's cool, but to remind us why he's so super
That "Oh no" at the very beginning solidifies my feelings about Superman Returns every single time I remember that Bryan Singer and Kevin Spacey were involved with this. EDIT: Brandon Routh did an amazing job as Superman and your video was great! ❤💛💙
Routh is frickin' *amazing* how he channels Christopher Reeve through his performance. The voice is an occasionally eerie impression, right down to the little hesitations, and his mannerisms. Amazing. Pity it wasn't a better movie. BTW, Routh revisited his portrayal of superman in the Arrowverse Crisis special. Turns out life had gone pretty badly for him.
I am soon to be 41 years old and grew up with Christopher Reeve as my Superman. He is the reason I love comics and the reason Superman is and will always be my favorite superhero. When this movie came out, I was 24 and in. "I want to see Superman punch things mode. My generation also grew with the Superman Doomsday fight, which is what we all wanted to see. But now, being older and wanting my Superman on screen again, I have to go back and watch this. Maybe maybe just maybe this was the Superman we wanted all along. We were just too jaded and young to realize it.
No, it was because Singer is a hack who tried to replicate Donner. The film was cheesy, Singer made Superman a simp, he was miserable using his powers to creep on Lois and her new man.
I remember when I binged all the Superman films, I enjoyed this one the most due to how down to earth it felt to me. It was a quiet and uplifting movie about how to continue after being gone for a long period of time. I’d downright say it’s my favorite Superman movie (If Singer and Spacey weren’t in it.)
Superman Returns was my favorite live-action Superman movie until I watched Man of Steel in 2013. Watching Henry Cavill fly as Superman for the first time in IMAX will always remain in my heart as an overwhelming fan moment.
Superman returns is one of my favourite superman movies. Brandon rough is great in the role the modernised opening titles always gets me hyped with the original John Williams theme. The score is amazing and airy is simple.
Martha saying "oh, my boy!" Is a perfect moment to me. The Kents don't care that he's an alien, a demigod, an unstoppable force, an immovable object or anything else you want to call him... He's their son, in this moment he's _her_ son, and she's glad that she hasn't lost him.
I have three disc set of Superman. The original Superman, the Donner cut of Superman II, and this, Superman Returns. They fit together elegantly and I appreciate what Brandon Routh did. He brought the same wholesomeness Christopher Reeve did.
A copy of this film was one of the few gifts my uncle ever gave me. Whenever my father took me to my uncle's I'd go and play in the barn, and one time I found a copy of this film in what I assume were his kids (All of whom had moved out by that point) which he let me take home with me. It was one of the few superhero movies I had growing up since I wouldn't get any marvel films on DVD for years, so this film and a pirated copy of The Dark Knight Rises will always have a special place for me.
I always enjoyed this movie. Maybe it's nostalgia and I don't mind, all I know is the ending reprise/ Fly Away theme has been played many a time because it's so dang beautiful Also I saw Brandon Routh at a comic convention and he spoke so highly of playing Superman, and I wish he had been given more time with the character.
I'm gonna be brutally real here about myself for a minute. I cannot cope with rejection and being heartbroken. Well, not really but I feel this immense urge to just bid farewell to the person who I feel does not need me anymore and to just leave them be cause of me feeling unworthy and a pain in the arse, so seeing how even the God that Superman is, he still faces things like these while being more or less so careful, it really pains me. Knowing that I might never be like him hurts and the goal of trying to be gives me hope at the same time, not much but still it does. Idk why I felt it all but I did, thank you for coming to my Ted Talk
It's so beautiful that you found a glimpse of peace with a Superman story. It shows the humanity this character has. Sometimes I still remember my ex and the guilt of not being enough for her. Maybe when I feel nostalgic about that relationship I should revisit this movie.
@@eruhakusu6099 I for sure will, cause Superman is one of those characters who can just be there and he'll be positive af and always striving for the better path even if it's hard. I genuinely love his character, and even if it feels impossible I try to learn what I can from him
5:36 This brutal beating and the way that Superman falls from space with his arms stretched out are examples of Jesus symbolism. Some consider Superman to be a Christ figure. That seemingly includes Bryan Singer.
Late but man I truly loved this movie. I didn't mind that it lacked action but just the story and everything else made it for me. I genuinely think the "Richard Donner Trilogy" is as perfect as a comic book trilogy can be.
I recently rewatches Returns for my own video, along with my sister. It’s now her favorite Superman movie, and it’s got a LOT of my favorite Superman moments.
Me in 2006: Bryan Singer and Kevin Spacey are doing a Superman movie this is going to be great. Me after seeing it: I didn't really care for it but it had its moments. Me now: Superman being a creeper makes so much sense now.
Your perspective on Superman Returns is quite interesting as I experienced "The Year That Superman Returns" back in 2006 with so much joy and excitement as opposed to nowadays, when I find the movie less engaging with each viewing. Superman's plane rescue will always be one of my favorite scenes in a DC movie ever, though.
To this day I still love this movie. It’s a look at Superman’s heart and soul and what they look like in a real world. I love Man of Steel, always will, but Superman Returns will always have a special place in my heart.
I really don't think people get it. This wasn't a "Superman" movie. It was a movie about the people around Superman. And maybe that's why it was under appreciated and I still love it, quite a lot.
Superman Returns is unironically the best Superman film ever released to theaters. Unless one of the cartoon movies had a limited run in like two theaters or something that I'm unaware of, nothing else even comes close. The _closest_ is probably the first one, only because it's the least bad (besides this one), but it still does impossibly stupid things like Lois' poem, or the spinning the Earth backwards.
Loved the video. Took me back to 2007. I remember really liking the movie as a 14 year old. It was the return of superman wich my dad loved watching as he grew up so it was a real bonding moment. I defended Routh when they recast with Cavill. I felt he deserved a second chance and thanks to the Infinite Crisis CW cross over he got a semi second chance being Kingdom Kome Superman wich was surreal to see.
Superman Returns always had this weird position where it was both incredibly formative in developing my love for the character-it came out around the same time I first saw the Christopher Reeve movie and I collected a ton of the merch from it-but also weird in that I never actually saw it in full until years later. Putting aside Singer and Spacey's involvement, it's just okay. Not _bad,_ but I think it really didn't do enough with the premise of "Superman has been gone for five years and now has to adjust to how things have changed in his absence", or at least not beyond the personal stuff with Lois. And I always liked Routh as Superman. To me he was always the next best pick after Reeve until Hoechlin came along, and I'm so glad that he got another, better chance to shine in the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover, even with his limited screentime. Really showed how much better he got at acting and fitting the role with time.
For sure would have liked to see more of Rouths superman. BTW the direction they took with superman in Man of Steel was out of a desire to avoid the flop this movie had. As you said "Instead of making Superman in a movie where he punch's no one, they made a movie where Superman punch's everyone." Edit: that said I think there's a balance that can be found, I liked both movies but both had their issues.
In that movie Clark was really lucky that nothing bad happened to anyone he knew. He left Earth just after an alien attack. Imagine if he came back and couldn't find Jimmy Olsen. "What happened to him? He was taken hostage by a band of bank robbers and murdered after three days. If only Superman hasn't gone to space."
I like this movie as well. This is the Superman movie everybody wanted after Christopher Reeve's Superman but wasn't truly appreciated. And when Man of Steel came out, a movie I loved as well, they wished for this type of Superman. I honestly love Superman, may it be live-action or animation. You can't compare him to other superheroes out of respect because he's the first.
First, THANK YOU! I've always liked this movie and never understood why so many dumped on it. Brandan Routh was fantastically cast, the way he portrays the bumbling idiot Clark and then transforms into the ever optimistic Superman is entirely underrated. Secondly, it only hit me as I'm watching this video that Batman and Superman are two opposites of the same coin. One is physically invulnerable while being emotionally vulnerable, and the other is physically (hypothetically) vulnerable while being emotionally invulnerable. I feel Superman Returns is a wonderful look at what an emotionally vulnerable Superman looks like WITHOUT it needing to be "Superman goes evil". It bugs me when people call Superman "boring because he's invulnerable", and I'm just like but he's not. He's just not vulnerable in the traditional ways that comics are accustomed to, and I think Superman has a way of exposing the writers who lack that imagination to do anything interesting with him.
@@NoSweatMan-_- True. I believe his Earth-96 Superman is actually supposed to be the _Superman Returns_ version, since he mentions having a son named Jason.
I haven't even watched the video, but I just have to say that Superman Returns is much better than what people thinks (even with Spacey and Singer's involvement). Brandon deserved to have at least another Superman movie appearance (at least we got the Crisis on Infinite Earths version later, but it's not enough)
Lovely reevaluation. There are so many nice ideas in this film but I still feel like the film is ultimately an interesting failure. The main cast was too young, Lex's plot was interesting on paper but made no sense in the final film (we keep hearing about "advanced alien technology" which boils down to lots of big rocks and a table for his friends to play cards) and the love triangle pretty much made the film sequel-proof .
I love this movie and Brandon Routh is one of my favorite Supermans. I’m glad he got to re-don the cape in the CW crossover. Would love to an Elseworlds miniseries with him. If Keaton can reprise his role 30 year later, maybe Routh will get to do the same.
I remember watching this in theatres. I really liked. First Superman movie. I had never watched the Christopher Reeve movies. I wish they would've made more.
I enjoyed this film, and I think Brandon Routh is a fantastic super man, but these actors were really way too young for the parts they were cast for!!! But in tone, it's a true sequel to the original Superman from the 80's
Kevin spaceys version was just Gene Hackmans version again. I liked Branden Routhe as Superman but the movie could've been better as a sequel to Christopher Reeves Superman.
I liked 2006 Superman Returns, better than the Snyderverse, this was a slow rolling start for a connected universe. Unfortunately Nolan/Bale made a Batman trilogy that was not going to work with others. Now we're stuck at another crossroads! DC had successful films making profit, but not MCU excitement and ticket sales, jealousy! Small tweek could have gotten Tom welling into the opening scenes of Superman Returns. Clark & Jonathan talking about 6 Even the MCU is about to struggle, any box-office success from phase 4, was from nostalgic fans, who left disappointed. The majority of fans don't want to watch every special on Disney+ just to understand the plot before the movie starts, that's homework nobody wants? Then DC gave Zach Snyder too much money, who immediately wasted the top 6 DC storylines Any future movie that uses death of Superman, Darkseid, Batman fighting Superman, doomsday, Motherboxes, Superman resurrection. They'll all be better films, and get Any future movie that uses death of Superman, Darkseid, Batman fighting Superman, doomsday, Motherboxes, Superman resurrection. They will all likely be better films, while getting criticism for recycling stories from Snyder; "they should have kept the Snyderverse!" Then DC characters become public domain in 10 years 🫤
I saw this film 5x in the theater...I liked it but there was so much complaining it being boring and the nostalgia...I do have a question though....you referenced Clark's revenge in MOS...How do you feel about his act of revenge in both versions of Superman 2?
To be honest, I'm glad they never made a sequel to this. The synopses I've read all involve Jason rapid-aging and then dying so as to reset the damn stupid useless status quo. Sigh.
Yeah and that the villain would be Brainiac and the last laugh would belong to him also having a child out of wedlock is against what Superman stands for.
I love Brandons superman in thus movie but what I didn't like about it was that he got he's ass kicked allot and whem he finally had the upper and against that shooter obviously they didn't show how he handled it just that he is the man of steel
Good movie, could have been a lot better. Man of Steel was an ok movie, and I don't think they could have improved it much. Needed to scrap the whole thing and start over.
Saw the film twice and have no memory of it. Woulda sworn the kid using a piano to kill someone was in the Amy Adams version. Zero memory of Spacey or Bosworth. Feel like I did the 00s right by ignoring stuff like this.
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Brandon Routh deserved more time in the cape. Especially with the taste we got in Crisis On Infinite Earths. He'd found nuance and an evolution to the character in his latter portrayal. Like Henry Cavill, just when he was finding his way the rug was taken from under him
Yeah, they cast perfect people for the role, and then do them dirty. First the farce that was Superman 4 for Reeve, then only giving Routh one movie, and then writing Cavill too emo and without hope, and then dumping him.
Reminds of the Superman curse where every actor that portrayed Superman gets unlucky or worse.
Brandon Routh playing a mix of Clark Kent from *Superman Returns* with a splash of *Kingdom Come* was one of my favorite moments of *Crisis on Infinite Earths* ...
The crossover itself was a disappointment scenario wise, but hey, look at all those cool cameos! Just those were worth it IMHO ^^
(but story wise, the one before it, *Elseworlds* , was a much better crossover IMO, and *Crisis on Earth-X* was also better in my mind... I don't remember *Invasion!* that good, though....)
... but seriously, the Anti-Monitor has such a nice and unique design, and instead of trying to make something resembling this usual design, they went with *DragonBall Evolution* 's Piccolo but even shittier looking, and without the voice of James Marsters as a unique saving grace.
GGWP DC
All truth here. WB looks at the actors like it's their fault, when the concept and the script are the problem.
@@3RayfireI don’t think that it’s the concept or writing that’s the problem. The problem is that WB is so reactionary that they would intervene and ruin everything because of how we handle the change or take of the characters regardless of the fact that they are accurate to the sources
The part that punched me in the gut when I first watched this movie in the theater was when Superman falls from space and crashes into Metropolis Central Park. They rush him to the hospital, but can't fix him. Meanwhile this huge crowd forms outside and Ma Kent is in the crowd, crying because her boy is dying, but she can't go see him. And even if she could, she couldn't, because that would expose who he was, reveal too much to the world, so she just stays in the throng and weeps, unable to do anything other than be surrounded by other people who are also afraid, but a world apart from them just the same.
I always really liked this movie as a kid. Many scenes were so memorable to me. The uplifting tone of Routh's Superman was inspiring to me
@deagleninja erased what memories?
@@dynaguy3 I agree, but now as an adult, I can no longer find the movie as enjoyable as I did when growing up with it.
Brandon Routh is so underappreciated in this role and Crisis On Infinite Earths proved how much he deserves more time in it.
this is one of the most convincing pieces of evidence that Brandon Routh needs to be in more movies. Dude rocks
The scene where he catches the plane is the absolute peak of superman movies in the cinema or animation.
most underrated cbm in my opinion its too bad it was lacking in any kind of action or tension. if this movie had some kind of physical conflict for superman people would probably talk abt it way more
The image of a Guy shoting a 9mm or a 45 into superman eye's still in My mind.
I feel it should be remembered more for being so low in action. Every Superman film has had an action set piece, but this one lacking it helps cement the idea that Superman isn't just some guy who beats up "Super Powerful Villains".
@@electricfeverx976 maybe but this was the first superman movie in decades. the fact that superman didnt throw a single punch is really lame, especially considering how bad the action was in the original superman movies. here i feel like with the budget and vfx team they had, the fact that there wasnt even one fight in the whole movie and superman just catches stuff gets really boring after you see it for the thousandth time. in terms of spectacle it brought nothing new to the table and was just stuff youve already seen reeves do. albiet with way better effects, but those effects are more just a reminder on what couldve been if they just put that vfx money elsewhere
@@mdecast that's why I think this film came too early that it should. This film obviously wants to evoke a nostalgic feeling of simple times, and this aproach could have worked if it was made today. Nowdays that superhero movies are established in cinema, this feeling of nostalgia of a time without crossovers and without the cgi battles of today could have been amazing.
The biggest issue with superman is the limit of his power. He's either infinitely strong, which is boring, or he's not, which makes people mad.
I think the idea of superman not throwing a single punch for a whole movie while still resolving the story's conflict is interesting. It doesn't make for a great movie alone, but if you can have superman resolve a conflict without violence, then you've got a solid superman story. That's his ultimate goal as a protector.
I think what they tried to do with this movie is substitute the violence with feats of strength. The idea of superman solving his problems with his fists is boring. In a lot of media, superman's first reaction is to hit something because he can. That's a little old and tired. I think they tried to stay away from that, but a little too much.
Tldr
Superman has to hit stuff, but not too much or too little. Not because it's cool, but to remind us why he's so super
That "Oh no" at the very beginning solidifies my feelings about Superman Returns every single time I remember that Bryan Singer and Kevin Spacey were involved with this.
EDIT: Brandon Routh did an amazing job as Superman and your video was great!
❤💛💙
Routh is frickin' *amazing* how he channels Christopher Reeve through his performance. The voice is an occasionally eerie impression, right down to the little hesitations, and his mannerisms. Amazing. Pity it wasn't a better movie.
BTW, Routh revisited his portrayal of superman in the Arrowverse Crisis special. Turns out life had gone pretty badly for him.
Jesus christ ignorance is bliss. Why do creeps always ruin wholesome things.
@@John-Doe-Yo say what now?
@@mahatmarandy5977 kevin spacey and bryan singer I just learned of the things they were involved in outside of movies and it feels weird
@@John-Doe-Yo oh. Yeah. Definitely. It taints everything it touches.
I am soon to be 41 years old and grew up with Christopher Reeve as my Superman. He is the reason I love comics and the reason Superman is and will always be my favorite superhero. When this movie came out, I was 24 and in. "I want to see Superman punch things mode. My generation also grew with the Superman Doomsday fight, which is what we all wanted to see. But now, being older and wanting my Superman on screen again, I have to go back and watch this. Maybe maybe just maybe this was the Superman we wanted all along. We were just too jaded and young to realize it.
No, it was because Singer is a hack who tried to replicate Donner. The film was cheesy, Singer made Superman a simp, he was miserable using his powers to creep on Lois and her new man.
I remember when I binged all the Superman films, I enjoyed this one the most due to how down to earth it felt to me. It was a quiet and uplifting movie about how to continue after being gone for a long period of time. I’d downright say it’s my favorite Superman movie (If Singer and Spacey weren’t in it.)
Superman Returns was my favorite live-action Superman movie until I watched Man of Steel in 2013. Watching Henry Cavill fly as Superman for the first time in IMAX will always remain in my heart as an overwhelming fan moment.
It is so satisfying to see a live action Superman with a lot of power that doesn't destroy every single building he comes into contact with.
I get the reference... 🙄
Superman Returns was an underrated Superman film, and Brandon Routh was a better Superman than people gave him credit for.
Superman returns is one of my favourite superman movies. Brandon rough is great in the role the modernised opening titles always gets me hyped with the original John Williams theme. The score is amazing and airy is simple.
It’s nice to finally see someone talk about this movie for what it is, instead of what it’s not
This movie wasn't perfect by any means, but that plane catch is still one of my favorite superman action scenes.
Martha saying "oh, my boy!" Is a perfect moment to me.
The Kents don't care that he's an alien, a demigod, an unstoppable force, an immovable object or anything else you want to call him...
He's their son, in this moment he's _her_ son, and she's glad that she hasn't lost him.
I have three disc set of Superman. The original Superman, the Donner cut of Superman II, and this, Superman Returns. They fit together elegantly and I appreciate what Brandon Routh did. He brought the same wholesomeness Christopher Reeve did.
Amen!
A copy of this film was one of the few gifts my uncle ever gave me. Whenever my father took me to my uncle's I'd go and play in the barn, and one time I found a copy of this film in what I assume were his kids (All of whom had moved out by that point) which he let me take home with me.
It was one of the few superhero movies I had growing up since I wouldn't get any marvel films on DVD for years, so this film and a pirated copy of The Dark Knight Rises will always have a special place for me.
I always enjoyed this movie. Maybe it's nostalgia and I don't mind, all I know is the ending reprise/ Fly Away theme has been played many a time because it's so dang beautiful
Also I saw Brandon Routh at a comic convention and he spoke so highly of playing Superman, and I wish he had been given more time with the character.
The shuttle/plane rescue remains one of the best depictions of Superman being a hero that's ever been put to screen.
Superman Returns is highly underrated. While the concept is a bit off, the execution of Superman was absolutely solid.
I'm gonna be brutally real here about myself for a minute. I cannot cope with rejection and being heartbroken. Well, not really but I feel this immense urge to just bid farewell to the person who I feel does not need me anymore and to just leave them be cause of me feeling unworthy and a pain in the arse, so seeing how even the God that Superman is, he still faces things like these while being more or less so careful, it really pains me. Knowing that I might never be like him hurts and the goal of trying to be gives me hope at the same time, not much but still it does. Idk why I felt it all but I did, thank you for coming to my Ted Talk
It's so beautiful that you found a glimpse of peace with a Superman story. It shows the humanity this character has.
Sometimes I still remember my ex and the guilt of not being enough for her. Maybe when I feel nostalgic about that relationship I should revisit this movie.
@@eruhakusu6099 I for sure will, cause Superman is one of those characters who can just be there and he'll be positive af and always striving for the better path even if it's hard. I genuinely love his character, and even if it feels impossible I try to learn what I can from him
@@z0ned_out no one can be superman but if everyone tried then we wouldn't even need him
5:36 This brutal beating and the way that Superman falls from space with his arms stretched out are examples of Jesus symbolism. Some consider Superman to be a Christ figure. That seemingly includes Bryan Singer.
i watched superman returns for the first time in prep for arrowverse's crisis and was surprised at how much i enjoyed it considering it's reputation.
Late but man I truly loved this movie. I didn't mind that it lacked action but just the story and everything else made it for me. I genuinely think the "Richard Donner Trilogy" is as perfect as a comic book trilogy can be.
I recently rewatches Returns for my own video, along with my sister. It’s now her favorite Superman movie, and it’s got a LOT of my favorite Superman moments.
Me in 2006: Bryan Singer and Kevin Spacey are doing a Superman movie this is going to be great.
Me after seeing it: I didn't really care for it but it had its moments.
Me now: Superman being a creeper makes so much sense now.
This is my favorite superman movie and the only one i regularly rewatch and will continue to rewatch
This is the first movie i ever seen in theater and it’s so special to me, i’m happy that somebody’s talking about it in a positive light
There's a pattern of good Superman actors with less than ideal scripts.
Your perspective on Superman Returns is quite interesting as I experienced "The Year That Superman Returns" back in 2006 with so much joy and excitement as opposed to nowadays, when I find the movie less engaging with each viewing. Superman's plane rescue will always be one of my favorite scenes in a DC movie ever, though.
Personally I really enjoy this movie sure it's a little lacking in conflict but I see it as a great love letter to the donner superman
To this day I still love this movie. It’s a look at Superman’s heart and soul and what they look like in a real world. I love Man of Steel, always will, but Superman Returns will always have a special place in my heart.
I really don't think people get it. This wasn't a "Superman" movie. It was a movie about the people around Superman. And maybe that's why it was under appreciated and I still love it, quite a lot.
Superman Returns is unironically the best Superman film ever released to theaters. Unless one of the cartoon movies had a limited run in like two theaters or something that I'm unaware of, nothing else even comes close. The _closest_ is probably the first one, only because it's the least bad (besides this one), but it still does impossibly stupid things like Lois' poem, or the spinning the Earth backwards.
Loved the video. Took me back to 2007. I remember really liking the movie as a 14 year old. It was the return of superman wich my dad loved watching as he grew up so it was a real bonding moment. I defended Routh when they recast with Cavill. I felt he deserved a second chance and thanks to the Infinite Crisis CW cross over he got a semi second chance being Kingdom Kome Superman wich was surreal to see.
Superman Returns always had this weird position where it was both incredibly formative in developing my love for the character-it came out around the same time I first saw the Christopher Reeve movie and I collected a ton of the merch from it-but also weird in that I never actually saw it in full until years later. Putting aside Singer and Spacey's involvement, it's just okay. Not _bad,_ but I think it really didn't do enough with the premise of "Superman has been gone for five years and now has to adjust to how things have changed in his absence", or at least not beyond the personal stuff with Lois.
And I always liked Routh as Superman. To me he was always the next best pick after Reeve until Hoechlin came along, and I'm so glad that he got another, better chance to shine in the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover, even with his limited screentime. Really showed how much better he got at acting and fitting the role with time.
One of my favorite Superman movies! Glad you made this video, personally.
The biggest lore drop is learning Pretentious is Asian.
For sure would have liked to see more of Rouths superman.
BTW the direction they took with superman in Man of Steel was out of a desire to avoid the flop this movie had.
As you said "Instead of making Superman in a movie where he punch's no one, they made a movie where Superman punch's everyone."
Edit: that said I think there's a balance that can be found, I liked both movies but both had their issues.
In that movie Clark was really lucky that nothing bad happened to anyone he knew. He left Earth just after an alien attack. Imagine if he came back and couldn't find Jimmy Olsen. "What happened to him? He was taken hostage by a band of bank robbers and murdered after three days. If only Superman hasn't gone to space."
Thanks for the quality content.
I like this movie as well. This is the Superman movie everybody wanted after Christopher Reeve's Superman but wasn't truly appreciated. And when Man of Steel came out, a movie I loved as well, they wished for this type of Superman. I honestly love Superman, may it be live-action or animation. You can't compare him to other superheroes out of respect because he's the first.
First, THANK YOU! I've always liked this movie and never understood why so many dumped on it. Brandan Routh was fantastically cast, the way he portrays the bumbling idiot Clark and then transforms into the ever optimistic Superman is entirely underrated.
Secondly, it only hit me as I'm watching this video that Batman and Superman are two opposites of the same coin. One is physically invulnerable while being emotionally vulnerable, and the other is physically (hypothetically) vulnerable while being emotionally invulnerable. I feel Superman Returns is a wonderful look at what an emotionally vulnerable Superman looks like WITHOUT it needing to be "Superman goes evil". It bugs me when people call Superman "boring because he's invulnerable", and I'm just like but he's not. He's just not vulnerable in the traditional ways that comics are accustomed to, and I think Superman has a way of exposing the writers who lack that imagination to do anything interesting with him.
at last some love for this movie
Thx. You made me cry
You really make it more profound than it was, which is beautiful I love your work.
But this movie didn't land
He'll always be Ray Palmer to me
Granted, it was just a brief role, but I thought BR’s Earth-96 Supes was one of the better things about “Crisis on Infinite Earths.”
@MaryAnn Toner yeah his story was pretty sad
@@NoSweatMan-_- True. I believe his Earth-96 Superman is actually supposed to be the _Superman Returns_ version, since he mentions having a son named Jason.
I haven't even watched the video, but I just have to say that Superman Returns is much better than what people thinks (even with Spacey and Singer's involvement).
Brandon deserved to have at least another Superman movie appearance (at least we got the Crisis on Infinite Earths version later, but it's not enough)
Lovely reevaluation. There are so many nice ideas in this film but I still feel like the film is ultimately an interesting failure. The main cast was too young, Lex's plot was interesting on paper but made no sense in the final film (we keep hearing about "advanced alien technology" which boils down to lots of big rocks and a table for his friends to play cards) and the love triangle pretty much made the film sequel-proof .
Well I had skipped this one and now I'm gonna give it a watch so that's one reason you made this! So thanks!
I love this movie and Brandon Routh is one of my favorite Supermans. I’m glad he got to re-don the cape in the CW crossover. Would love to an Elseworlds miniseries with him. If Keaton can reprise his role 30 year later, maybe Routh will get to do the same.
I remember this movie and it was... Fine. Obviously it could have been better but its a solid 80
I remember watching this in theatres. I really liked. First Superman movie. I had never watched the Christopher Reeve movies. I wish they would've made more.
i still like this film as i thought it was the film the first 2 films needed.
Yeah that scene where he gets beaten up scared me. I used to watch it with my hands behind my eyes coz it was horrifying
Rewatched & Enjoyed
I've never wanted my money back from a movie more than this one except Son of the Mask. Nothing can really change that opinion.
I love this movie
Routh is still my favorite Superman
Routh is definitely one of my favorite live-action Superman casting choices of all time, but Henry Cavill IS "my" Superman.
Superman returned had so much potential to be amazing but man oh man they dropped the ball hard.
Yeah because I think they should have used Mongul as the villain for this movie instead of Lex’s real state scam and he should have used his armour.
@@srstriker6420 i would've been all for that because frankly that could've been way more interesting then the movie we got.
"...married to cyclops,..." 🤣
Ayy, I hoped you'd cover this+ the reeve supes films and I got my wish, partly
2/5, damn this is going great
Well I'm glad you did make it
I enjoyed this film, and I think Brandon Routh is a fantastic super man, but these actors were really way too young for the parts they were cast for!!! But in tone, it's a true sequel to the original Superman from the 80's
Kevin spaceys version was just Gene Hackmans version again. I liked Branden Routhe as Superman but the movie could've been better as a sequel to Christopher Reeves Superman.
I mean, technically, it was.
Good stuff
Directed by Alan Smithee and starring Nicolas Cage as Lex Luthor.
Is how I remember it.
I liked 2006 Superman Returns, better than the Snyderverse, this was a slow rolling start for a connected universe. Unfortunately Nolan/Bale made a Batman trilogy that was not going to work with others. Now we're stuck at another crossroads! DC had successful films making profit, but not MCU excitement and ticket sales, jealousy!
Small tweek could have gotten Tom welling into the opening scenes of Superman Returns. Clark & Jonathan talking about 6
Even the MCU is about to struggle, any box-office success from phase 4, was from nostalgic fans, who left disappointed. The majority of fans don't want to watch every special on Disney+ just to understand the plot before the movie starts, that's homework nobody wants?
Then DC gave Zach Snyder too much money, who immediately wasted the top 6 DC storylines
Any future movie that uses death of Superman, Darkseid, Batman fighting Superman, doomsday, Motherboxes, Superman resurrection. They'll all be better films, and get Any future movie that uses death of Superman, Darkseid, Batman fighting Superman, doomsday, Motherboxes, Superman resurrection. They will all likely be better films, while getting criticism for recycling stories from Snyder; "they should have kept the Snyderverse!" Then DC characters become public domain in 10 years 🫤
Now do the cw version of him!
The only DC movie I ever cared about, other than the first two Batman movies and Watchmen. Routh was the perfect Reeve replacement, no contest.
2:14 thats some first world shit easy to say that when ur not a war refugee in that works or a trafficking victim
I wish we got the Sequel
It’s losin’ time.
I saw this film 5x in the theater...I liked it but there was so much complaining it being boring and the nostalgia...I do have a question though....you referenced Clark's revenge in MOS...How do you feel about his act of revenge in both versions of Superman 2?
It was.... alright.
To be honest, I'm glad they never made a sequel to this. The synopses I've read all involve Jason rapid-aging and then dying so as to reset the damn stupid useless status quo. Sigh.
Yeah and that the villain would be Brainiac and the last laugh would belong to him also having a child out of wedlock is against what Superman stands for.
2:13 "copium article about how the world doesn't need superman" haha
I love Brandons superman in thus movie but what I didn't like about it was that he got he's ass kicked allot and whem he finally had the upper and against that shooter obviously they didn't show how he handled it just that he is the man of steel
Great vid. AGAİN
Good movie, could have been a lot better. Man of Steel was an ok movie, and I don't think they could have improved it much. Needed to scrap the whole thing and start over.
All star Superman + superman 1 million = the best Superman in a generation, just not in amerikkka, bruh,actually...
The problem with this movie is how boring it is. They had Kevin Effing Space as Lex, and they managed to make even him a forgetable one note villan.
What's the name of the song on 8:14
Great vid. Monkie kid vid pls
I know the 22-year-old-mommy bit is a joke... but when 40-year-old something women literally look like they are 19 nowadays... meh.
Saw the film twice and have no memory of it. Woulda sworn the kid using a piano to kill someone was in the Amy Adams version. Zero memory of Spacey or Bosworth. Feel like I did the 00s right by ignoring stuff like this.
First
Man a lot of pedophiles worked on that movie, huh?