Your best live action Superman?

[Bayushi_seikuro]

They have a different interpretation to the one you prefer. Early Batman had a gun, Keaton killed people, Supes kills in the comics.

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Y'know... it never clicked for me, until this conversation, the time that Supes takes in this scene before dealing with Zod. Even going through the pretend-surrender, taking the hand... this is some Snyder crap right here but with nostalgia and a heroic upswell, we forget this is Superman giving into baser instincts.

 

[Ryujin]

This whole movie... what could've been. I always love going back and listening to Kevin Smith tell this story on An Evening with Kevin Smith.

What could go wrong on a movie where the writing was being guided by a man who started out as Barbara Streisand's hairdresser? I think the three rules were: Superman can't fly in the movie. The suit had to go, because it was too... I won't use the slur Peters used, but it's the one you're probably now thinking of. And, third, Superman has to fight a spider in Act III. ... at least Smith changed it in the script to a Thanagarian Snare Beast.

It's worth noting, Peters did at least get his Act III spider fight in a movie: Wild Wild West.

It sounds like you might have already seen it but in case you haven't, there's a whole documentary about it. They even interview Peters. (I've got the DVD.)

The Death of "Superman Lives", What Happened?

A documentary about the proposed Tim Burton/Nicolas Cage 1998 "Superman Lives" feature film that would have been the most original and strangest Superman movie ever.

thedeathofsupermanliveswhathappened.vhx.tv

 

[Morrus]

Y'know... it never clicked for me, until this conversation, the time that Supes takes in this scene before dealing with Zod. Even going through the pretend-surrender, taking the hand... this is some Snyder crap right here but with nostalgia and a heroic upswell, we forget this is Superman giving into baser instincts.

Oh he tortures him then outright executes him.

 

[WayneLigon]

I'll vote Tyler, but Brandon Routh was completely robbed of what should have been a career playing the Man of Steel by a shoddy script and an incompetent, distracted director.

 

[MoonSong]

I dunno. Teri Hatcher, who can be exhausting in nearly everything else (well, other than Seinfeld), was pretty great as well.

I love Teri Hatcher as Lois, but I find I'm more drawn to Lois as the military brat take no-nonsense persona of Erica Durance's interpetation.