Superman Returns

I went to see Superman Returns with Mara and my friend J. (I will use "J" as he refers to me as "M" on his site.) I was expecting nothing.

When I was a kid, I really really liked Superman the Movie with Christopher Reeve and I liked Superman II even more (campy, though it is). I even put up with Richard Prior in Superman III because I liked Reeve so much in the role of Superman. I was devastated when Reeve had his accident, though I never really said anything to anyone and I didn't blog about it. It was so unfair. Such a freak accident. And he was such an athlete. Heartbreaking.

So when Superman Returns finally became a movie (and thankfully without Nicolas Cage as the man of steel), I was prepared to be unmoved as Reeve was no longer Superman (and passed on, to boot). I was so happily surprised. I really enjoyed the movie. Kevin Spacey is always a favorite of mine, and I thought his Lex Luthor was great. He was funny and yet he gave me the creeps at the same time. And Brandon Routh (is it Brandon?) was such a good choice for Superman. I think for some of the movie, he was playing Christopher Reeve, but that was okay with me.

And I was pleased that they didn't cop out and make Richard White a jerk so it would be "easy" for Superman and Lois to be together. Lois wouldn't be with a jerk, and Richard was actually an okay guy who cared about her and their son.

Cool movie. I want to see it again before it is out of theaters. I loved all the little hat tips to Superman the Movie. Very cool.