Superman Returns DVD FULLDual 5 1 Spanish-EnglishSubs-Spanish-English2006

I just saw Superman Returns and was completely blown away. I had read a review a couple of days ago that said that even though the movie is two and a half hours long you won't feel the need to look at your watch. Conscious of this I almost wanted to look at my watch right away but less than ten minutes in I forgot I even had a watch and the next thing I new the movie was over.

From the opening credits, which are done almost exactly like the original movie from '78 you are instantly removed from reality. Using the original music was one of the smartest things they could have done, it's far too iconic to have a Superman movie without it. The actors are of course new but have no problems living up to and in some cases surpassing the original's cast. There is tons of action packed into this movie and when there's not action there's comic relief and although I typically don't like the romantic turns that most hero stories take (just cause I'm a guy and they're a little boring) I had no problem with that stuff either, the imagery that comes along with it makes it well worth while.

I've been babbling kinda randomly so I'll just talk straight for a second. The movie has a great story, a perfect way of reviving a hero that everyone has grown up with without retelling or bastardizing it. The action is well paced and choreographed, the original will always be great, for nostalgia if nothing else, but the moments of intense peril in this movie blow all those previous incarnations out of the water. The special effects are not only great but they're natural and keep the viewer somewhere in between a surreal comic book reality and the real life city you work and live in. They also add a texture to the movie that make even the slow moments (of which there are few) interesting to look at. The humor is subtle and effective, some very funny moments without treading into campy territory. The love story is strong and effective but kept at just the right level, enough to make you care about their relationship without getting boring and sappy or mushy. The acting is great on every level.