I'm really excited that they are separating this franchise from the Reeves era movies (as good as 1 and 2 are).The last 15 years have shown that Superman in the hands of talented comic writers can be a very different, nuanced character, and I hope they can grasp that with this film.
I pretty sure I made it clear that I don't hold Donners films to any high standard. I would actually argue there has yet to be a good Superman film. I haven't seen returns and I don't remember anything from Superman 2-4 but I don't think those movies would be contenders anyway.
The impression I'm getting from reviews so far is that the action and visuals are excellent, and the plot and acting is mediocre, possibly leaning toward bad. One point in particular that seems to get a lot of emphasis is that the film is quite heavy on angst, and almost devoid of humor or levity. A combination like this…
I understand the sentiment from you all but the film just threw these scenes in front of us that were at most superficial neither the audience nor the movie earned those spectacles that we got so the emotional gravitas wasn't there... That is something character development and good dialogue does. This is my major…