Bryan Singer has reportedly signed on to do another “Superman” movie, due out in 2009 or thereabouts. I’m guessing he’s jumping at the chance to cram in all those Christ metaphors he couldn’t quite find room for in the first one.
“Critically, “Superman Returns” was disparaged for lacking in action. Singer has said he would address this concern in the follow-up.”
No word on whether the great gaping holes in continuity or, you know, logic would be addressed. Maybe those will be in the third movie.
That said, I know I’ll still go see it. After all, the entire 154 minutes of “what the heck is he doing” was worth sitting through just for the plane-saving scene. Give me another of those, back off on the oh-so-subtle metaphors, and for Superman’s sake let him punch something.
Lack of action? Are you sure you were in the right theatre?
This movie was an absolute tribute to the original Superman: The Movie. Most of us fans figured there would be another movie made after this one. For goodness sake, you find out he has a son. Nobody making a Superman movie would just stop there. For those who may have thought it was a little slow, well, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen the Man of Steel. This was a good re-introduction I thought.
Oh, the sequel was a foregone conclusion. And I did enjoy quite a lot of “Superman Returns,” I thought it was a good movie.
But I went in expecting a great movie, and the chills from the theme song and seeing him fly again only lasted so long.