I thought the Superman Returns costume was pretty cool. I liked how it had hundreds of tiny S shields stamped into the shield. I also liked that they weren't afraid to use the red underwear (they're sort of a must, they tie the thing together) and I liked the slightly darkened colors.
This new one though... ugh. Seems the latest trend is to take a costume that has already worked and to fuck with it somehow. Like Amazing Spider-Man's weird lenses and silver shoes or Man of Steel's lack of belt/red pants.
On the subject of Superhero movies, I was curious as to what everyone's favorite Superhero movies are? Maybe top 3 or 5?
My list:
1 - The Dark Knight - not only a great superhero movie, this is a great movie period. Music, editing, story, acting. It's just such a fantastic and riveting experience. Probably one of the most realistic superhero movies too.
2 - Batman (1989) - A bit of a reverse Dark Knight, but everything still comes together fantastically. Much more of a comic book movie than Dark Knight, which I'd classify as more of a thriller/graphic novel movie. Again, music, editing, story and acting are all great. Keaton's Wayne/Batman is better than Bail's in this one, and Jack's Joker is a totally different Joker compared to Ledger, but still just as fascinating to watch.
3 - Spider-Man 2 - I love the pacing of this movie. S-M1 set everything up, and S-M2 just bursts out of the gate and runs with the already established world. Great villain, great fight scenes, great music and a real comic book feel.
4 - X2 - I really like the first X-Men, but X2 is the better film. Like Spider-Man 2, everything is established, so they jump right into the story. My only real complaint is that the third movie was a disappointment. Not awful, but not worthy of following X2.
5 - Watchmen: Director's Cut - It's not perfect, but it's the first real superhero epic. Rorschach is a fantastic character, and I loved how they had this whole past history that existed before the current events of the movie. Theres just so much crammed into this movie, that even if one thing doesn't work, about five other things do. The Black Freighter cartoon, which I saw separately, was so-so. Not as good out of context. But Under the Hood was a great watch and really expanded on the movie. The director's cut of the movie adds some much needed scenes, I loved Nite Owl fighting for his life while having flashbacks to the glory days.
