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I went and saw the Superman movie this afternoon, after several people came into the Store and recommended it.
It was an entertaining movie, but I don't think it was very well written.
The acting was fine. The pacing was excelling. But the writing was shit.
Superman is written as a caring, but ultimately stupid, hero. The Kents are portrayed almost as caracatures of rural Americans. Honestly? I kept expecting Ma Kent to pull out a corncob pipe and start fussing about 'them damn revenuers!' Lois Lane is pretty meh. Everytime the actress came onscreen, I kept thinking that Courtney Cox, eve at her present age, might have been a better casting choice. And whoever thought of making Jimmy Olson irresistable to women has obviously never read a single Superman comic. If the actor playing him had been hotter, I might have bought it but Skyler Gisondo does not merit that kind of attention. At least, in my humble opinion. The Justice Gang wasn't as irritating as I thought they would be, although why was Hawkgirl shrieking every time she was on screen? And Mr. Terrific is dispassionate, not an asshole. Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner was actually entertaining. However, the standout performance was Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor. Even given the ridiculous monologues he did, Hoult's performance made Luthor's envy believable.
Despite these flaws, I still think the movie was entertaining. So, on a scale of one to five, with three being average, I'd give Superman a solid four. I'd say it's defiitely a dateworthy film, and it could probably stand up to a repeat viewing.
It was an entertaining movie, but I don't think it was very well written.
The acting was fine. The pacing was excelling. But the writing was shit.
Superman is written as a caring, but ultimately stupid, hero. The Kents are portrayed almost as caracatures of rural Americans. Honestly? I kept expecting Ma Kent to pull out a corncob pipe and start fussing about 'them damn revenuers!' Lois Lane is pretty meh. Everytime the actress came onscreen, I kept thinking that Courtney Cox, eve at her present age, might have been a better casting choice. And whoever thought of making Jimmy Olson irresistable to women has obviously never read a single Superman comic. If the actor playing him had been hotter, I might have bought it but Skyler Gisondo does not merit that kind of attention. At least, in my humble opinion. The Justice Gang wasn't as irritating as I thought they would be, although why was Hawkgirl shrieking every time she was on screen? And Mr. Terrific is dispassionate, not an asshole. Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner was actually entertaining. However, the standout performance was Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor. Even given the ridiculous monologues he did, Hoult's performance made Luthor's envy believable.
Despite these flaws, I still think the movie was entertaining. So, on a scale of one to five, with three being average, I'd give Superman a solid four. I'd say it's defiitely a dateworthy film, and it could probably stand up to a repeat viewing.
