VIDEO: Superman (1978) Movie Mistakes

I agree that Christopher Reeve will always be my generations Superman

@Angelus- I WOULD agree with you normally...except that YOU'RE the one who made an article practically BEGGING to bring Routh back. -_-

You obviously sit on the opposite side of the fence as I do.

Now most people may shit on Dean Cain's Supes all they want but I actually like him as Supes and I loved the show. Yeah the show had its corny moments but overall it was a good, modern and believable live-action interpretation of Supes. Chris Reeve was great...but I can't say i preferred him over Cain's. I loved both for different reasons because they each offered up something different for me as a kid to enjoy. Chris Reeve showed us everything SUPERMAN can be, while Dean Cain showed us everything CLARK KENT could be- not being a bumbling retard and actually growing a pair and marrying Lois Lane. Like I said- I respect and admire the Reeve interpretation but I personally really liked the Cain version too. I never think about Kirk Alyn or George Reeves...I'm too young (born in 1986) to have possibly enjoyed their versions. But I did grow up with the Reeve films, the Cain series and STAS (animated superman) and loved them all. And of course growing up reading all the Supes comics as a kid couldn't hurt either with my critique ;)

@ LP4 - Thats because I and most of the sane world knows Routh to be more of a "Superman" than Welling. But no one can fill Reeve's shoes.

BMP!

*heh heh* Nice find. Funny!

@Angelus- First off- saying routh is more of a SUPERMAN than welling isn't a really fair comparison because welling has yet to become Superman yet. Routh was Superman in ONE failed film...not very impressive nor was his portrayal, he simply portrayed Christopher Reeve...NOT Superman.

Secondly, I and most of the sane world understand that a REBOOT is a REBOOT. Therefore it makes little to ZERO sense to bring in an old actor. A reboot is basically what Nolan did with Batman- new actor and completely new EVERYTHING. That's what Supes deserves- a fresh, new start. I and most of the sane world understand that Routh at this point is a sales-risk. Much of the general audience won't wanna see the new film if it has routh because they will think it's connected to Superman Returns and most of them got pissed at that film. Routh is too risky. Would you really rather risk the new film failing because of lack of ticket-sales just so you can have your boy routh back in the role? I and all the other SUPERMAN FANS would rather Supes have a fresh, new actor to work with and of course- NO CONNECTION WITH THE PREVIOUS FILMS ie- NO ROUTH.

I love Supes and I want his new film to be a success. God knows we're long overdue for an actually GOOD Superman film...or at least one that is sub-par. Last good Supes film was way back in 1980. Superman 3, 4 and Returns all failed. It doesn't matter whether or not Returns failing was Routh's fault or not. It's not about pointing fingers. It's about doing what is best for SUPERMAN and more about WB making some better profit this time around. The best way they will profit is to have NO CONNECTION to Bryan Singer's failure- "Superman Returns" and so why then would it make sense to bring back the LEAD ACTOR from that film for the REBOOT???

BALE, REYNOLDS and HAMM= JLA!!

HAMMBOOT!

@cbostont102- See in terms of LIVE-ACTION Supermen, I grew up more with Christopher Reeve and Dean Cain. But I really personally favored Cain's version the most. Very modern, believable and fun to watch. Reeve I loved as a kid but as I grew older it got really painful on my eyes to always watch his Clark falling and bumbling and getting trapped in spinning doors. Yeah I understand the idea behind hiding his secret identity, EVERY Supes-fan can understand THAT. But it just gets too painful to on the eyes to watch after years and years. But I wouldn't say Routh did a "great" job even for what he HAD to do.

So far in my eyes, Cain was THE BEST live action Supes. Reeve was great too. Welling and Routh...blech!

HAMMBOOT!!

@Knightstalker- Thanks man =)

Yeah I loved Cain's interpretation- my all time favorite Superman/Clark. Reeve's Clark is too painful on the eyes- constantly watching him fall down and get stuck in spinning doors and all kinds of stupid crap.

John Shea was a great Lex Luthor though for the show- yeah the hair thing bugged me too but i loved how his Lex was very classy and was just what i always wanted a live-action Lex to be- rich, powerful and corrupt but at the same time a "savior" in the eyes of the Metropolis citizens. =) he was waaaaaay better than stupid Hackman and Spacey's portrayals, lol.

But yeah i still don't get all the Dean Cain-hate from fellow Supes-fans. I agree with you "Knightstalker" it was the poor writing and some of the bad guys were just lame. The show was a bit corny but damn i still loved it as a kid. It was fresh. Plus Cain's Clark Kent was more confident and not clumsy or retarded like Reeve's Clark Kent. In a way- Cain was just cooler ;)

Oh and one more thing...

It didn't hurt Lois and Clark that Teri Hatcher was and is HOT AS HELL...Superman finally had someone worthy of his, um, Superness!!! I mean come on, did anyone EVER believe Superman could fall for Margot freakin Kidder???? The best part of Kidder's Lois Lane was when she was dead and finally shut the heck up!!! (that is until Supes did that whole reverse the rotation of the earth thing...why Superman, why???)

I've gone so off topic of the original point of the video above but what actually got me posting is this:

@Angelus - for me Christopher Reeve isn't the Superman of all time. I liked it however, it wasn't Reeve that made me believe a man could fly. It was George Reeves jumping out a window. Heck it was even Jackson Bostwick as Captain Marvel in 1974.