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Message: <blockquote data-quote="InzeladunMaster" data-source="post: 2921256" data-attributes="member: 9774">Just got back.  I didn't think it was as bad as John intimated, but the film could have had a lot less of the personal crap (the whole love triangle thing), and there was little point in even bothering to have Clark Kent at all in the movie (most of what he said was quotes from the first movie).  It was an unneeded complication for an adventure story.  It wasn't as good as past Superman films, though.The boys gave it a resounding thumbs up.  They loved it.My only real nitpick - I really think Superman's cape should have a yellow "S" symbol on it, and his didn't.  Amanda echoed Johns's sentiment that he looked like a toy (but she added that he looked like a sexy toy...)Good points - I started to tear up when the Superman music started playing at the beginning, and Brandon Routh's smile gave me the same "safe" feeling that Christopher Reeve's or George Reeves' smile used to.  That was nice.Dracula is back!  Yay!  I loved seeing Frank Langella back in action!  He played Perry White (he was also the 1979 Dracula).Flying scenes were done and all the superheroics had me clapping in glee.  Kevin Spacey was an evil, evil Lex Luthor.  He did a good job.Other than the love triangle scenes (which kind of dragged), it was a fun movie.  Amanda adds that at least the love triangle stuff didn't drag out as badly as it did in X Men III.  If a sequel is made, I can see this stuff becoming REAL annoying.Posey Parker did a decent job as Lex's henchwoman (what happened to Miss Teschmacher?)Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane was not impressive.  She didn't bring anything to remind people of the character, and did not have a lot of presence (despite resembling Natalie Portman in some scenes).What was up with Superboy's hair?  Lois and her fiancee are immaculate and wealthy, so why was his hair so long and unkempt?  If I ever let Victor's hair grow that long as a kid, someone should take me aside and smack me around a little.  (Speaking of which, I do need to take him for a haircut...).  The kid also looked dazed and confused in most scenes.Overall it was a fun movie, but it wasn't great.  I'm glad I saw it, and it is nice to have Superman back.  I hope they make more (but lose the love triangle crap).And I LOVED the Spiderman III preview!The worst part of the whole thing was the almost $50 price tag.  $23 for Amanda, me, Victor and Perry, then another $25 for four waters and two medium popcorns.</blockquote>

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