Comments on: Ranking The ‘Superman’ Movies From Best To Worst

By: JAB

JAB — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

Routh did a very nice job at channeling Reeve, but otherwise Singer's film was static & lifeless. Stamp's Zod is an all-time great bad guy. The 1st Superman –Donner's 1st– had the advantage at being fresh & it soared. Superman II suffered from the tonal seesaw it had but, at times –Zodtimes– it was great movie.
If any actor can match or surpass Stamp's stamp on Zod then it is Michael Shannon. This is an example of great casting that evidently the studio wasn't initially thrilled about. I like the rest of the cast. I think Russell Crowe is an better actor than Brando, but I admit to generational bias.
Obviously the involvement of Nolan & Goyer ramps up the expectations, but remember that Zack Snyder gave us one of the all-time great comic book/superhero movies in "Watchmen". It may be this century's most under-rated movie.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

"Jaws" was the first "event" movie…. ?Not "The Godfather" or "The Exorcist" or "Cleopatra" or "The Sound of Music" or "Gone With the Wind" or "Birth of a Nation"??? Or at least a dozen others?

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

"Jaws" was the first "event" movie…. ?Not "The Godfather" or "The Exorcist" or "Cleopatra" or "The Sound of Music" or "Gone With the Wind" or "Birth of a Nation"??? Or at least a dozen others?

By: eduardo

eduardo — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

Wow, way to sum up Sydney Furie's career. He only made The Ipcress File, the best Harry Palmer film by far, the unjustly forgotten anti-war film The Boys in Company C and the vastly underrated The Entity, one of Scorsese's favorite horror films.

By: eduardo

eduardo — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

By: kinnity

kinnity — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

I did the ZOd thing too. Still do sometimes

By: TheoC

TheoC — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

Excellent list, I loved Routh's Superman if not the movie. I also had a soft spot for Marlon Brando's CGI head.

By: TheoC

TheoC — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

Excellent list, I loved Routh's Superman if not the movie. I also had a soft spot for Marlon Brando's CGI head.

By: Millmac

Millmac — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

In Donner's cut of the 2nd film, after Superman had turned back time, he obviously still remembered the truck stop incident. It didn't matter that it had now not occurred – Clark/Supes went back to teach the trucker a lesson anyway because he was clearly a bully whom the owners and other customers were afraid of.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

I personally believe "Man of Steel" will rank among the highest if not the Highest rating in Superman film history. It's got the best feeling of the character that's been portrayed in the longest time since the '78 film plus it's own originality to the mix. It's got the best chance of knocking cheese to the side and nailing a home run.

By: JAB

JAB — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

By: JAB

JAB — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

By: JAB

JAB — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

By: scott

scott — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

I am a big fan of the superman movies and comics…even the tv shows and I love chris in the original movies but Henry Cavill was amazing and I personally think he is the best we have seen..but with respect towards chris we wouldn't have this movie with out him doing the original.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

This list gets my stamp of approval.

By: TrueFan

TrueFan — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

Man of Steel was great for action, but once it got to the actual plot, they fucked up. Last I checked, Superman had morals, and he doesn't kill. Good fuck up, Nolan.

By: randy

randy — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

The best superman movie ever

By: Donella

Donella — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:22 +0000

Now, son of Jor-El, BOW BEFORE ZOD.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:21 +0000

Man of Steel was horrible. Bland colors, no story, and WAY too many scenes where someone gets knocked into tomorrow. I found my mind wandering during the movie, and at most could not wait until it was over. There was no personal flavor as in the Chris Reeve series and no brightness of anything scene or color wise. Why directors insist on shooting this type of dismal color scheme is beyond me, and had no place in this movie.. it added even more gloom to an already gloomy film.

By: Arnold Schizopolis

Arnold Schizopolis — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:21 +0000

For me, Superman 1978 Extended and Man of Steel are tied. Rest of my list: http://letterboxd.com/schizopolis23/list/superman-films-ranked/

By: Donella

Donella — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:21 +0000

In order of preference: Superman (1978), Superman II, Superman Returns, Man of Steel. Mario Puzo's story and screenplay; John Williams's majestic music score; memorable dialogue; character development, warmth, and humor; romantic chemistry between Lois and Clark; charismatic villains with Gene Hackman and Terence Stamp; and the myth surrounding Krypton and Marlon Brando's Jor-El mean the difference between classic cinema and an empty shell filled with noise and violence.

By: someoldguy

someoldguy — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:21 +0000

I couldn't disagree more with almost every point you made about Superman Returns in your article, including on the casting of Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor (a great actor to be sure but not a great Lex Luthor). What I loved so much about Superman Returns was the feeling of childhood nostalgia that the movie evoked. Bryan Singer perfectly captured the best elements of the first two films and expanded upon them. It's funny that you hold such a disappointed opinion of Superman Returns, yet its rating on Rotten Tomatoes is nearly twenty percentage points higher than Man of Steel, with all of its supposed awesomeness. Although Superman Returns was lacking in action I, for one, didn't miss it: the story was one more aimed at grown-ups (who, unfortunately, don't care much for superhero movies) than adolescents. Man of Steel, on the other hand, so lauded by lads everywhere for its intense action scenes, rings hollow because of those same action scenes. It frustrates me to no end that since Lord of the Rings: Return of the King moviegoers are somehow rendered dumb by a monotonously long "climax"; apparently, a monstrous, drawn-out CGI battle lacking any pacing or true suspense is the modern audience's idea of what constitutes a great film. Fortunately, the critics still display some understanding of what makes a film worth watching (hence Man of Steel's 54% Rotten Tomato rating).

By: JADE

JADE — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:21 +0000

I absolutely loved Man of Steel; I thought that the plot was a fabulously refreshing take on the classical story. My only issue with this fantastic film was the casting of Amy Adams as Lois Lane. Don't get me wrong, I don't NOT like Amy – but I just really hated her in this movie.