UofSciFi I have always had a love hate relationship with the Superman Movies.first I loved Superman:The Movie(1978)..I consider that one to be a true American all time classic 2nd, I equally loved Superman II(1981) just and much as I loved the original Superman movie...both of those movies set the standards that I believe all comic book movies should be measured by. they are great.3rd, then came Superman III(1983)...okay, this one isn't quiet as good as the first 2 movies. but none-the-less, it does have its moments, and it isn't bad..it just wasn't that great.,,,a few plot holes, but it was still an enjoyable movie 4th, Superman IV:The Quest for Peace....what the hell happened? Its daylight in America and China at the same time, Supes steals all of the worlds nukes, Nuclear Man isn't really nuclear powered(nope he's solar powered)....Mariel Hemmingway can breathe in outer space... and the movie only got worst and worst. so bad that I found myself wondering if adults had really wrote the script, or was it written by a bunch of 3rd graders 5th, then came the Superboy TV series in the late 1980's(which depicted Superman/Clark Kent in college)..not all bad..but not really good either (it lasted one season and then got the ax) 6th, Hollywood just would leave Supes alone...then came Louis & Clark: The new Adventures of Superman. ...again, not bad, ...but not great either...And I never liked Dean Cain as the man of Steel, he was too boyish looking 7th, then came Smallville......Smallville destroys the entire background of Superman's past(Earth past) by placing him in the same high school with Lex Luther in the same town(and they are best friends...but Lex doesn't recognize him when he's superman ...this is pathetic I had given up on the Superman franchise after Smallville.But then came "Superman Returns" .........this was the first truly enjoyable Superman since 1983. Although it still falls short from the Glory of Superman I&II, it is better than Superman III and all of the skimpy Superman related TV shows that have been hasten onto the airwaves over the last 20 years.Brand Routh gives a solid performance as Clark Kent/Superman the special effects are wonderful(fantastic) ..the producers reused the old John Williams music score.....the story is good(although I admit that I did have some issues with Supes using his superpowers to stalk Lois Lane at her home) The writers went back to the basic for this one.this is a must see movie,it gets it right! and it makes up for the 20 years of bad Superman TV shows ! ! ! ! ! !

nightline The style is similar like wonder woman. The story is better than wonder woman. The story telling is fluent based on a more complicated story. The main actors had done their jobs and being pretty and attractive to young audience as in wonder woman. The villains is much better than in wonder woman. So how could wonder woman get a score of 8 while this one only has 6?

nightcrawler101572 Superman Returns is a true adaptation of the original Superman the movie.I first went to see this movie at the drive-in and i could hear the other people in their cars cheering when Supermen appeared on the screen and made his first save. the part of Clark is played brilliantly by Routh with all the things that made him a great character to watch clumsy,likable and a little insecure.(unlike the superman of today) This also brings out the complex relationship and interesting love triangle that is Lois,Clark and Superman that was a staple of the original franchise. Once the cape goes on he is very much the flying boy scout we remember from the original movie and the effects were outstanding. In my opinion Brandon Routh really payed tribute to Christopher Reeves in both look and acting. Kevin Spacey is an AWESOME Lex Luthor and was even better than Gene Hackman in the role.If you haven't seen it give it a chance.

Paul Magne Haakonsen With my track record of not being overly keen on superhero movies and superheroes in general, then I can't claim that I was particular thrilled when this movie was first screened in 2006. But of course, as I had grown up with the Christopher Reeve's "Superman" movies in my childhood, I would eventually get around to watch "Superman Returns". And hand on heart, then I have actually watched it twice by now.The story told in "Superman Returns" is by no means groundbreaking or overly innovative in terms of superhero movies, nor even for the "Superman" movies franchise. But still, don't get me wrong here, it is still an enjoyable movie for what it was.The acting in the movie was good, although I think that casting Kevin Spacey for Lex Luthor was perhaps a bit odd. He is a good actor, for sure, but he wasn't cut out for the Luthor role. Brandon Routh was good for Superman and Clark Kent, and bears a striking resemblance to Christopher Reeve. And he managed to hold his own well enough and did justice to Reeve's "Superman" legacy.The effects in "Superman Returns" were good, and they really helped the movie along quite nicely.However, I must say that this 2006 movie wasn't particularly outstanding or memorable. But still, it is worth watching if you enjoy the "Superman" franchise. It is a movie that you can watch more than once, albeit with some years in between each viewing.As such, then I am rating it six out of ten stars.