Reviews

I recently picked up a copy of this movie, which I have been dying to see for the longest time. Most fan's, myself including, thought the closest to this incarnation we'd ever get was going to be the Superman 2 RIC. Fortunately we were wrong. Upon having viewed this movie I have drawn the conclusion that this is better than Richard Lesters version by leaps and bounds. The story is tighter, it's not drawn out the way Lester's was, and it's a more serious film overall. The film has been drastically changed, even down to sound effects. Music is completely different in this film, which in some places is good and some bad. Marlon Brando has been restored into this movie, and it is definitely better than having Kal-El's mother. One of the biggest problems I had with this movie was the end sequence. As most people know already, at the end of the movie, to make Lois forget about Clark being Superman, Superman reverses the world...again...and she forgets. Now here was the biggest plot hole for me, everybody forgets everything that happened up until the first day that the chaos started. However, somehow the nuclear missile that frees Zod, Ursa, and Non doesn't get launched, which makes no sense, then Clark still goes back to the diner to fight the bully, who DOES remember him, which should not have happened considering he turned back time to before he gave up his powers, and a few other things. Another thing that bothered me was after the final battle in the Fortress of Solitude, you don't know what happens to Lex. Superman destroy's the fortress, presumably with Lex still in it. There was a scene in the RIC showing Lex and the villains being arrested before Superman destroys it, so I'm assuming thats the justification, only it's not shown.

Those are the few quoys with the movie, but overall this movie is a million times better than Lesters, even the opening montage is better. Definitely pick this up to see what should have been, not what is.