britney-lightbox: SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006)

THE MAN OF STEEL IS BACK!

How time really files. It's been over 2 decades since we last seen Superman!

In this latest installment of the Superman movies, nothing much had changed. Superman still don that red cape with the distinctively red-yellow “S”-shield across his chest; the lengthy opening credits with fonts almost identical from the earlier movies; the awfully familiar Superman theme, composed by John Williams; not forgetting the “signing off” Superman flight around earth's orbit, before the end rolling credits. These do bring back lots of younger days memories.

Prior to the filming of the movie, expectation was running sky high on who would be the next Man of Steel. Fortunately, all casts had done a commendable job. The charming Brandon Routh as the new man of steel delighted and marveled audience with his comical timing as the clumsy Clark Kent and the over the top Superman. Kevin Spacey looks more convincing, than Gene Hackman, in the villainous role of Lex Luthor. Kate Bosworth did a great job as Lois Lane too, only that the character has somewhat matured and emotionally tamed.

Now, the movie may not appeal to action-hungry fans since Bryan Singer’s signature direction of character based movie could be felt throughout. But the special effects definitely does not disappoint. From the opening air crash to Superman dispatching an island towards the Sun, audience was treated with nothing but top quality CGI works. Movies of such theme could have easily turned into mindless Gozillas rampaging of Tokyo City, but Bryan Singer easily contained the action piece to the “introductory level”, paving way for more episodes to come. Yes! The scriptwriter deliberately left out many pieces of the puzzles: the father-and-son relation and the love trapezium between Superman-Lois-Richard-Clark, dangles without a satisfying conclusion. Anyway, who bares to end the Superman’s story so soon?

Welcome back, SUPERMAN!

Movie Rating: 4/5

Commendable: Brandon Routh (on my HOT list now)

Available now is the SUPERMAN RETURNS postcard selling at $5 each! This is a 3-D postcard and is a rare find.