Superman returns to Earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld Krypton. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
Directors:
Richard Lester,
Richard Donner
Stars:
Gene Hackman,
Christopher Reeve,
Margot Kidder
When a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda.
Director:
Tim Burton
Stars:
Michael Keaton,
Danny DeVito,
Michelle Pfeiffer
Batman must battle former district attorney Harvey Dent, who is now Two-Face and Edward Nygma, The Riddler with help from an amorous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin.
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
Directors:
Richard Donner,
Richard Lester
Stars:
Gene Hackman,
Christopher Reeve,
Marlon Brando
The Fantastic Four learn that they aren't the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus.
Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps.
Director:
Martin Campbell
Stars:
Ryan Reynolds,
Blake Lively,
Peter Sarsgaard
Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers an accident that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry.
Clark Kent is an alien who as a child was evacuated from his dying world and came to Earth, living as a normal human. But when survivors of his alien home invade Earth, he must reveal himself to the world.
Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth in the epic action-adventure Superman Returns, a soaring new chapter in the saga of one of the world's most beloved superheroes. While an old enemy plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman faces the heartbreaking realization that the woman he loves, Lois Lane, has moved on with her life. Or has she? Superman's bittersweet return challenges him to bridge the distance between them while finding a place in a society that has learned to survive without him. In an attempt to protect the world he loves from cataclysmic destruction, Superman embarks on an epic journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space.Written by
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Lex's computer map on the boat shows Metropolis in the real-world location of Bayonne, New Jersey. See more »
Goofs
When Superman lifts the broken half-a-boat out of the water, there is a fair amount of water trapped around the area surrounding the shut door.
However, when he pulls open the door, no water gushes into the doorway. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Jor-El:
You will travel far my little Kal-El. But we will never leave you. Even in the face of our deaths. You will make my strength your own. You will see my life through your eyes as your life will be seen through mine. The son becomes the father, and the father, the - The son.
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Crazy Credits
The DC Comics logo is shaded blue and contains two comic-book images: a shot of Clark Kent removing his glasses, and the iconic image of the S logo under Clark's shirt. See more »
Alternate Versions
In the IMAX presentation, four scenes (totalling about 20 minutes) were converted from 2D to 3D: The flashback to Clark Kent's youth on the farm, the Shuttle/777 rescue, the rescue of the sinking ocean liner, and the final flyover before the credits. Bryan Singer developed a cue featuring an icon of Clark's glasses flashing in green at the bottom of the screen when it is time to put them on, and then with a red circle/slash over when it is time to take them off. See more »
As Time Goes By
(1931) (uncredited)
(From the 1932 Broadway show "Everybody's Welcome")
Written by Herman Hupfeld
(played during Warner Brothers logo) See more »
Good - using the Williams score, original titles style and Brando voice-over for the start sequence: all good calls;
Bad - Kate Bosworth: bad casting. No charisma. Never for a second convinced me that she was a spunky reporter;
Good - Brandon Routh: I thought nobody could fill Christopher Reeve's shoes, but this lad does well;
Bad - costume. They got it right in the 70s movies. The effect of darkening the colours, reducing the shield size and dropping the waistline of the trunks is well-known to clothes designers - it makes the wearer look tall and thin. Reeve looked broad and imposing.
Good - saving the shuttle/plane, and dealing with the Metropolis "quake";
Bad - not enough of that stuff;
Good - Spacey's Luthor. Clearly grown from the same seeds as Hackman's, but much more definitely a villain. I believed that this Luthor was fundamentally evil;
Bad - Kitty Kowalski. What an underwhelming character. Miss Tesmacher-lite;
Good - Richard White - a potentially interesting new character, to sit in a potentially very interesting group dynamic;
Bad - Tristan Lake Lebeau. Superman's son is autistic? Sorry, kid - you were rubbish.
Good - tweaking the franchise back into life again;
Bad - forgetting that Superman isn't Batman. Superman is supposed to be light. Superman is supposed to be FUN! Don't take it so seriously, next time!
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Bullet points:
Good - using the Williams score, original titles style and Brando voice-over for the start sequence: all good calls;
Bad - Kate Bosworth: bad casting. No charisma. Never for a second convinced me that she was a spunky reporter;
Good - Brandon Routh: I thought nobody could fill Christopher Reeve's shoes, but this lad does well;
Bad - costume. They got it right in the 70s movies. The effect of darkening the colours, reducing the shield size and dropping the waistline of the trunks is well-known to clothes designers - it makes the wearer look tall and thin. Reeve looked broad and imposing.
Good - saving the shuttle/plane, and dealing with the Metropolis "quake";
Bad - not enough of that stuff;
Good - Spacey's Luthor. Clearly grown from the same seeds as Hackman's, but much more definitely a villain. I believed that this Luthor was fundamentally evil;
Bad - Kitty Kowalski. What an underwhelming character. Miss Tesmacher-lite;
Good - Richard White - a potentially interesting new character, to sit in a potentially very interesting group dynamic;
Bad - Tristan Lake Lebeau. Superman's son is autistic? Sorry, kid - you were rubbish.
Good - tweaking the franchise back into life again;
Bad - forgetting that Superman isn't Batman. Superman is supposed to be light. Superman is supposed to be FUN! Don't take it so seriously, next time!