Comments on: Spacey returns as Luthor http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/07/12/spacey-returns-as-luthow/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:13:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: alex http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/07/12/spacey-returns-as-luthow/#comment-19855 alex Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:36:27 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/07/12/spacey-returns-as-luthow/#comment-19855 It's all about Darkseid. C'mon, Jesus vs. Satan. It's a no brainer, Singer. It’s all about Darkseid.

C’mon, Jesus vs. Satan. It’s a no brainer, Singer.

]]> By: CBrown http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/07/12/spacey-returns-as-luthow/#comment-19854 CBrown Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:02:00 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/07/12/spacey-returns-as-luthow/#comment-19854 Am I the only one who thought Kevin Spacey's Luthor was the BEST thing about "Superman Returns"? I've been rewatching it periodically as HBO reruns it over and over. I thought Brandon Routh and Kate Bosworth were fine, if not inspiring; I thought the airplane sequence was phenomenal, and I thought Kevin Spacey stole the show every time he was on screen. And sorry, super-fans, but I just don't think Superman has a very strong rogue's gallery. Brainiac as villain could carry a movie, and maybe Bizarro could (but probably not alone). I really don't see Toyman or the Prankster supplying the necessary villain-quotient for a film. Re: "reduced expectations" as an asset. Maybe. I know I liked Fantastic Four 2 better than 1, because I was expecting crap the second time and that's what I got. I don't think X-Men 2 was a better film because of reduced expectations, though. I think it was a better film because Singer was able to get all the set-up and exposition and world-building out of the way in the first film. Am I the only one who thought Kevin Spacey’s Luthor was the BEST thing about “Superman Returns”? I’ve been rewatching it periodically as HBO reruns it over and over. I thought Brandon Routh and Kate Bosworth were fine, if not inspiring; I thought the airplane sequence was phenomenal, and I thought Kevin Spacey stole the show every time he was on screen. And sorry, super-fans, but I just don’t think Superman has a very strong rogue’s gallery. Brainiac as villain could carry a movie, and maybe Bizarro could (but probably not alone). I really don’t see Toyman or the Prankster supplying the necessary villain-quotient for a film.

Re: “reduced expectations” as an asset. Maybe. I know I liked Fantastic Four 2 better than 1, because I was expecting crap the second time and that’s what I got. I don’t think X-Men 2 was a better film because of reduced expectations, though. I think it was a better film because Singer was able to get all the set-up and exposition and world-building out of the way in the first film.

]]> By: Sphinx Magoo http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/07/12/spacey-returns-as-luthow/#comment-19853 Sphinx Magoo Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:37:20 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/07/12/spacey-returns-as-luthow/#comment-19853 Maybe the "reduced expectations" for the sequel will be good. From what I hear, X-Men 2 was better than X-Men 1 so maybe that's what Warner is hoping for. And just in case Mr. Singer (or anyone at Warner) hasn't seen this yet, this bears repeating: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rp2f2OcCpQ Maybe the “reduced expectations” for the sequel will be good. From what I hear, X-Men 2 was better than X-Men 1 so maybe that’s what Warner is hoping for.

And just in case Mr. Singer (or anyone at Warner) hasn’t seen this yet, this bears repeating: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rp2f2OcCpQ

]]> By: Capper http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/07/12/spacey-returns-as-luthow/#comment-19852 Capper Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:14:33 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/07/12/spacey-returns-as-luthow/#comment-19852 Do we need another Lex Luthor vs. Superman movie? Can't some other comic villain be used? (No Richard Pryor or Robert Vaughn either!) I'd like to see just a little more originality from Bryan Singer. Superman Returns was just too derivative, IMO. Even a giant spider would be refreshing, if it wasn't just a tool of Lex Luthor. How about Braniac or Mongul or Toyman or Metallo or Bizarro or Parasite or anybody else? Just a thought. Do we need another Lex Luthor vs. Superman movie? Can’t some other comic villain be used? (No Richard Pryor or Robert Vaughn either!) I’d like to see just a little more originality from Bryan Singer. Superman Returns was just too derivative, IMO. Even a giant spider would be refreshing, if it wasn’t just a tool of Lex Luthor. How about Braniac or Mongul or Toyman or Metallo or Bizarro or Parasite or anybody else? Just a thought.

]]> By: James Van Hise http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/07/12/spacey-returns-as-luthow/#comment-19851 James Van Hise Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:38:30 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/07/12/spacey-returns-as-luthow/#comment-19851 The problem with the Spacey version of Luthor is that he was already 20 years out of date when the movie was released. The campy Luthor had long since been replaced by the much more interesting super capitalist Luthor in both the comics and the animated TV series. Imagine if Superman had returned to Earth and found that Luthor was one of the richest and most powerful men in the world, instead of a cheap crook trying to wrangle crooked real estate deals? The campy version of Luthor was perhaps the biggest weakness in Superman Returns. Repeating a mistake is not a good start. The problem with the Spacey version of Luthor is that he was already 20 years out of date when the movie was released. The campy Luthor had long since been replaced by the much more interesting super capitalist Luthor in both the comics and the animated TV series. Imagine if Superman had returned to Earth and found that Luthor was one of the richest and most powerful men in the world, instead of a cheap crook trying to wrangle crooked real estate deals? The campy version of Luthor was perhaps the biggest weakness in Superman Returns. Repeating a mistake is not a good start.

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