Superman Returns, a movie review.

Last night was a good night. The plans for the night were : go home, go to the gym, go to bed. What actually happened: Berto got a kitchen pass, so we got pickled, puffed on a few cigars, and went to see Superman Returns with Blake and John.

I really want to write this review because I was happily surprised with the movie. All of the reviews I heard on the radio and TV were very negative. All I heard this week was: The movie was terrible, it was too long, and too many religious overtones. I’m not sure what these guys are smoking, but I didn’t find any of that to be the case.

The basic acid test that I use to recommend a movie is this: was it worth my time, and was it worth my money? That is, did it entertain me enough to be worth the green and the time? This movie was worth both to me.

I was happy the way the movie was made, and how it kept true to the classic “SuperMan” style. This movie was the first movie of this type in a long time that I’ve seen that reminded me of watching the original movies/shows when I was a kid. The studio’s didn’t kill it like they have some other classics by taking a great movie or character and make an ultra modern interpretation that becomes removed from the original. This was a Superman sequil that felt just like old movies. For the most part the special effects were pretty good. Some of them tried to go too over the top and looked too animated (like some of the Spider Man scenes). It was long, but kept me engaged. I wouldn’t say that it is a must see film, but it was a good movie by my standards. The people who are freaking about the religious overtones have too much free time on their hands to find things to bitch about. There were 2 lines in the movie that discussed the world needing/wanting/needing a savior. It’s a super hero movie….what is it without someone who saves the world from the bad guy?