Took my brother to watch Superman Returns yesterday. Well, I wasn’t all that excited to go watch it really. But the reviews in the newspaper seemed favourable. So I went with an open mind. Wasn’t that disappointing, I must say.
(If you havent watched the movie and are planning to watch it, I HIGHLY recommend that you stop reading at this point, for there are spoilers ahead.)
The opening credits kinda psyched up the mood. There I was, listening to the famous Superman tune, feeling nostalgic. (Yup, its been along time since I heard that tune) Of course the cinema’s surround sound played a big part in giving that effect. I wonder if the same would have been felt had I been watchin from my own tv at home on a pirated DVD.
Anyway, back to the movie. Superman Returns is about how Lois Lane has supposedly “moved on” when Superman took off “without even a goodbye” to visit whatever remains there were of his home planet, Krypton. But after 5 years (erm..I think) absence, he comes back with a Boom! (literally) only to find that Lois has a totally adorable little wheezing kid and a fiance/husband (didn’t quite get which one it was.. *shrug*).
There was this line in the show where Lois was telling Clark, “One day, Jason (her son) will grow up to be big and strong like his father..” (I’m paraphrasing here) The immediate question that popped to my mind at that moment was..”Ahaaa..who’s the father?” Turns out later that I HAD asked the correct question. Hehe.. wait, did I mention the son was absolutely adorable?
The reason I didn’t want to watch the movie in the first place was because the idea of a guy in tights and red underwear worn on the outside was no longer really appealing. Not that it was before, but that’s another issue. So I was wondering what Lois Lane saw in Superman till there was this scene where he took her flying. Yeah, I know that is a popular scene in Superman movies… But girls will forever remain suckers for such scenes somehow. I was thinking that perhaps it was then, where she was admiring the beauty of the moment above the clouds, (where her obvious lack of height really didn’t matter) that she forgot about the bad taste of Superman’s wardrobe. Or shall I say, one and only outfit?
As a whole I suppose the movie was okay, with its cheesy lines and all. Worth the 6 bucks I paid for it I guess. But if I had paid double of that amount, I wouldnt be so sure the verdict is the same. Poor Richard though. His wife/fiancee’s heart was so obviously not with him, nor was Jason his son. Poor guy. As usual, I find inappropriate scenes hilarious and laughed on much to the annoyance of my brother. Aww..sorry. Hehe..
Well, that sums up my short so-called review. Didn’t want to write that much more since I’m sure some people would’ve ignored the recommendation in bright YELLOW at the beginning and go on reading anyway. Typical…
