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I'm glad I saw this at Market Market for P120 instead of iMax for P300+. I would have regretted paying any more than that. I kinda wish I saw it at the P100 theaters even.

So far, the only people I know who didn't like it are me and Joshua. But I'm gonna go out on a limb here and earn the ire of the ones that liked it, particularly all the starry-eyed women.

First of all the good points. The flying was just excellent! I loved how original the shots were. He wasn't just whooshing all over the place, but there were some very creative angles to it, including the flying over the water, through the buildings, etc. I also liked the treatment of his flight with Lois, where he lifted off while she stood on his feet.

Brandon Routh looked pretty good as Superman, I thought. He looks close enough to Christopher Reeve. I couldn't imagine a better human representation of the comic book character. His Superman suit was pretty cool too. The texturing of it was a good idea, I thought. Nice cape, and the red trunks didn't look like briefs.

I thought Lois was excellent also. She was pretty.........solid, looking beautiful and tough, vulnerable and strong at the same time. Some critics said she wasn't like Margot Kidder (the original Lois Lane) and held it against her. But that's just silly. It's like saying you don't like U2 because they aren't like the Beatles.

Finally, the soundtrack was just wonderful. I will definitely want a copy of it. It was a wonderful continuation of the original score.

But the movie was super dull. You'd think a movie of someone flying around would be breathtaking, but no....

Major Points:

1. No Originality
I understand all this talk about wanting to be consistent with the series. And they did a good job of that, with the soundtrack, cameos of actors from the original, and the overall look and feel. But that doesn't mean there's no room for innovation! I mean, you've got Superman fans waiting in anticipation for over a decade and that's the best you've got?

What's Lex Luthor's plan? Plant a whole new continent? His original idea in the first Superman was better, where he intended to bomb out California making all of his desert holdings in Nevada prime beach-front real estate. For being one of the most brilliant minds in the DC world, he seems to be losing his edge. Or maybe it's just the writers of the movie not wanting to take risks.

2. No Creativity / No Intelligence
Heat Vision, Ice Breath, Invulnerability, Flight, X-ray Vision, Microscopic Vision, Super Speed, Super Hearing and Super Strength....These are all the powers of the amazing Superman, and what can he do with them? Carry stuff. He's a delivery boy with a cape. There are no major fight scenes. (I kinda feel for the producers here because who can go against Superman? Too bad, this isn't Superman 2 which had those 3 super-powered Kryptonians) I mean, the first Superman movie at least showed him being able to turn back time by reversing the rotation of the earth.

Also, he's not very smart for a superhero is he? He's only got one weakness: Kryptonite. He knows that; Lex Luthor knows that; he knows that Lex Luthor knows that, and somehow Lex tricks him into it every time! Dude...What's up? Suggestion, quit using your x-ray vision for peeping at Lois' panties (in Superman 1) or spying on her home and try scouting around before just flying into Lex Luthor's trap again. The whole "What? Strength draining....What could it be? Kryptonite? No!" thing gets really old quickly.

3. Holes in the Script
To begin with, Superman can't have a child with a mere mortal. If his eye deflects bullets, how much more the rest of him? I'll bet he has to pee in space or something because taking a leak in the bathroom could punch holes in the wall and kill someone. Or how about a superbaby kicking inside Lois' womb? She's gotta have killer abs by now.

And what's all this about him leaving for 5 years with no explanation. And then he comes back, with no explanation either...At least some writers try to disguise their plot devices and make it fit somewhere.

The kid is an interesting twist. Now that he's here, I'm quite curious to see what future installments would have him be and do. So hopefully the sequel is better.