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Old 04-22-2005, 08:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Superman Returns...pics of the new guy as Supes.

This is for my fellow comic book nerds....

My oh my I have really low expectations for this movie now.
At least the Batman movie is going to be good.

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Old 04-22-2005, 08:42 PM   #2 (permalink)
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mmmm not a bad looking Superman.
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Old 04-22-2005, 09:11 PM   #3 (permalink)
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double hmm...

I got mixed feelings about that picture.

Maroon instead of bright red: non-traditional, but I don't think it looks too bad.
Boots and belt look cool.
They screwed with the chest emblem too much. It looks too small, and I don't like it raised like that.
The worst is the guy's expression in that picture. He doesn't look heroic. He looks like Brandon Fraiser trying to be serious (read: like an idiot).

Meh, in the end, no one picture is gonna make or break the movie for me. I'm still forking over 8 bucks to see it.


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Old 04-22-2005, 09:42 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 04-22-2005, 10:20 PM   #5 (permalink)
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It kinda reminds me of Max Fleischer's Superman.

The "S" on the belt is overkill.

I really hope they change some things about it.

Overall, he looks better in it than your average geek at a costume ball would.
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Old 04-22-2005, 10:29 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I'm sold. They successfully added a few new touches without changing the basic look. My buddy pointed out that "Reeve's underwear was much bigger."

I like the dulling of the reds and the greater amount of blue overall, but like Harry Knowles, I agree that the first shot of Supes should have been in flight.
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Old 04-22-2005, 10:47 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Oh jeez...maroon is not red. Red was cool. Maroon is...maroon.

Superman is supposed to be pretty cool, this guy looks like a fucktard in the tight blue tights.

What I mean to say is they should have beefed the costume up a little kind of like they did Batman and Spiderman. Give the guy a little definition, make him look like the Man of Steel. Anything to avert the gaze from his Super-crotch, which now that it's been mentioned, I can't stop focusing on when I look at the picture.

I hate to nitpick, but this is my childhood their screwing with. How can I look my nephew in the eye and say "Superman is oh, so cool" while pointing to this guy despite his serious Brenden Frazier style face? I've already lost credibility with him for the Hulk.....

All that being said....I'll probably still go see it....*coughAhem!
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Old 04-22-2005, 11:21 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Somebody on another board pointed out that Routh looks like a young Ken Wahl in that pic.
I gotta agree.
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Old 04-23-2005, 03:00 AM   #9 (permalink)
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He looks far too young to be such a poweful hero. I mean, just look at him in the comics, he's a big-square-jawed manly man, Routh looks too young, too small and too innocent... he looks fantastic as Clark but as the man in tights? Ehh...

His suit from the belt down is great but the chest is terrible! Small S? WHY!?! And really, why are their overly visible seams around his arms and shoulders? And the cape, the cape comes out of his neck.. They should've gone for the over the shoulders look.

I really wish they cast and designed Supes like an Alex Ross painting..


Regardless I'm still lookin' forward to the film, I love Singer's work.

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Old 04-23-2005, 03:31 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Well.. Maybe they chose him because he could act hopefully. I do remember at one stage they were looking at Nicolas Cage for the part.
Come to think of it, can someone confirm that when ChristopherReeve was cast, he got the part mostly because of his square jaw and was actually blonde at that time?
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Old 04-23-2005, 04:43 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Thank God we didn't end up with Nick Cage... He does look pretty good though.
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Old 04-24-2005, 04:49 PM   #12 (permalink)
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The only thing I don't like is the maroon. It's not red enuff. Superman's cape and costume is supposed to have red on it not maroon. The rest is good tho.

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Old 04-24-2005, 05:40 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Yah, the guy looks like a Christopher Reeve wannabe. I was so amazed when I saw his movies - like, they took a cartoon character and found an actor who could actually pull it off. This guy, well, I'll have to see him in action. After all, I was pleasantly surprised by that Keaton guy in the first Batman.
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Old 04-25-2005, 01:21 AM   #14 (permalink)
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I think Routh looks good for the part, but as mentioned earlier, I didn't like his look in this particular picture. But again, it's just one picture. However, like others have voiced concerns over, I'm not happy with the costume modifications. The maroon just doesn't work, and they need to get back to the traditional Superman red. Also, though I'm slightly ok with the S on the belt buckle--better than Batman's bat-nipples, right?--I'm not ok with what they've done with his chest emblem. The S is just a big rubber mold and looks more like it came out of a cheap Halloween costume kit than what's supposed to be the real deal.


Regardless....I'm gonna see this no matter what as well :\
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Old 04-25-2005, 03:01 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Its going to be very hard for me to watch someone besides Reeve...and as much as I LOVE brendan fraser I have to agree with Moskie.
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Old 04-25-2005, 06:54 PM   #16 (permalink)
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It kinda reminds me of Max Fleischer's Superman.
I thought the same thing...
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Old 05-05-2005, 08:46 PM   #17 (permalink)
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i don't think people will buy it..

something about the costume is just too... blah. no action or tactical gear... i know that supes doesn't and wouldn't need anything like that, but just the same i don't know if people these days will buy Superman.

don't get me wrong i have more faith in brian singer than i do god, but maybe it's just that picture, its too plain. he's superman he should stand out. it looks like he's trick or treating.

i guess i'll wait till the movie, i'll see it anyway.
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Old 05-05-2005, 09:05 PM   #18 (permalink)
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I'm not sure if the realism and muted colors work for superman like they do so well for Batman (Tim Burton Batman not Schumacher Batman). I always thought Superman was meant to be a little flashy and unrealistic. I have faith in Bryan Singer though, I don't think he'll disappoint.
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Old 05-05-2005, 11:21 PM   #19 (permalink)
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That may be a pre-production still, and not truly representative of the final product. Reeves' superman suit is probably the best superhero costume in the movies. I never liked the body armour version of the bat suit, and don't care for Spider-Man's raised rubber webs instead of their being part of the fabric.

But that's really not indicative of the quality of the movie. There's never been a good live action batman movie, but both Spider-Man movies have absolutely rocked. The costume can have problems and the movie still work.
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Old 05-06-2005, 10:04 AM   #20 (permalink)
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The picture looks like a snap of a TV show, not a Major Motion Picture character...
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Old 05-06-2005, 11:43 AM   #21 (permalink)
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^ thanks micah!! that's what my brain refused to come up with. it seems to lack a certain dynamic. i know supes is supposed to be the original superhero and doesn't need cool stuff but it just doesn't seem like it will work. truth, justice and the american way don't seem to hold much power over people today. IMHO.
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Old 05-06-2005, 11:47 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Eh... not digging the emblem, but the maroon's okay. That aside, I'll fork over the money to see it, if only to say I have.

Really I'm jazzed about the Ghost Rider pics they have up there.
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Old 05-08-2005, 11:19 AM   #23 (permalink)
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The maroon makes the suit look dirty, IMHO.
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Old 05-08-2005, 04:22 PM   #24 (permalink)
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On topic, I enjoyed all the original Supermans except for the last one. One of my best memories as a young child is being woke up, lead to the car in my nightgown, and driven to the drivein to see the second Superman. Here's hoping to a decent movie.
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Old 05-08-2005, 05:56 PM   #25 (permalink)
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I'n not feeling this guy. Maybe it's just the expression on this one picture of him. He doesn't look at all serious. Like others have said, he's looking like her trying to fint into the part. He doesn't look like he's one with the character. Maybe he'll grow into it. I'll wait for more info before I shell over 8 buckaroos.
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Old 05-09-2005, 05:54 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Hmm...I ain't buying it. There's something not just right about the picture. The actor's too young. Maroon ain't red! Logo on chest ain't big nuf. Belt isn't yellow enough.

Kinda reminds me of Lois and Clark show, it doesn't remind me of Reeves (RIP)
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Old 05-09-2005, 06:21 AM   #27 (permalink)
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*scratching Superman off my 'Must See' List*
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Old 05-09-2005, 11:33 AM   #28 (permalink)
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That costume doesn't even look as good as any of the tv versions (the best live action version of which is The Adventures of Superboy).

But I stand by my assertion that one publicity still is no indication of quality.
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Old 05-09-2005, 12:04 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Maybe this is too off topic but is anyone else sick of Hollywood being the most expensive recycling plant ever? How about instead of re-doing superman they come up with an original idea...
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Old 05-09-2005, 01:38 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Maybe this is too off topic but is anyone else sick of Hollywood being the most expensive recycling plant ever? How about instead of re-doing superman they come up with an original idea...
Hubby and I were discussing this the other day. It seems like the majority of movies that come out nowadays are either remakes or sequels.
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Old 05-09-2005, 02:00 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Eh. I don't see any problem with producing new Superman movies. There are somewhere between 3 and 4 thousand Superman stories available to be told from the comic books, and a half dozen new ones every month.

They do Superman because he's the most popular comic book character in history (not currently, but throughout history), which gives them instand character recognition.

Certainly there are other stories out there to be told. Alan Moore's Supreme stories are arguably the best Silver Age Superman stories ever written.

But when a movie studio starts to look for a comic to adapt, they want the big guns. These movies cost a literal fortune to make, so they want a proven commodity. At DC that's Superman and Batman. DC would like for Wonder Woman to be in that class, but she isn't. At Marvel you have Spider-Man and the X-Men, and a step down from those, the Fantastic Four.
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Old 05-09-2005, 03:48 PM   #32 (permalink)
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But when a movie studio starts to look for a comic to adapt, they want the big guns. These movies cost a literal fortune to make, so they want a proven commodity.
I don't have as much of a problem with the adaptations that haven't been done before as I do with the total recycles. We already have like 4 superman movies, why another one? Why not a new idea instead.
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Maybe this is too off topic but is anyone else sick of Hollywood being the most expensive recycling plant ever? How about instead of re-doing superman they come up with an original idea...
Haven't you heard? Hollywood is out of idea...
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Old 05-10-2005, 05:44 AM   #34 (permalink)
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The new superman looks a lot like a young and more slender Ken Wahl from the old Wiseguy series.
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Old 05-10-2005, 06:10 AM   #35 (permalink)
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Old 05-10-2005, 08:05 AM   #36 (permalink)
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that does look quite a bit better, but the more i think of it the more i feel they're going to have trouble selling super man overall to people today.

but the costume there does look much better.
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Old 05-10-2005, 11:40 AM   #37 (permalink)
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The bigger 'S' looks INFINITELY superior to the small maroon one.
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Old 05-10-2005, 03:05 PM   #38 (permalink)
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It really does. The small S makes the guys chest look far too puny. This is The Man Of Steel here people! He's supposed to have a chest like the front of an F150!!

Eh I don't like this Superman. He looks like Topher Grace on steroids...that aren't working like he wanted.

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Old 05-11-2005, 07:54 PM   #39 (permalink)
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I agree that the 'S' on the chest is waaayy toooo small. Needs to be bigger. But something else seems to be off. Like the colour of the whole thing isn't right, maroon is not the right colour and the yellow to me seems to be a little dull. But you know Hollywood, this will be the summers next hit.
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Old 05-11-2005, 08:09 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Perhaps these colors will be enhanced or work better with all the CG they'll be using for all his super powers?

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