They tried too hard, and forgot the basics.

Rating: 1/10 (28 June 2013)

The more I think about it the angrier get with myself to have been made a fool out of for my money. I was fooled by the hype. I tried really hard to enjoy this movie... but never did. And now, some 3 months later, I wish I had never seen, because it has contaminated the Superman that has been in my mind ever since I was sixteen when I watched Superman the Movie.
I never really felt that I was "in" the movie... I was always aware of what they were "trying to do".
The story was slow, confusing and disjointed. For example, early on we see a bearded man half-saving an oil rig then figure that must be "Superman". For me I want to see Clark Kent finding out that an oil rig is burning, turning into Superman, then flying in to save the day. Right???
How did Clark shave? If we see him with a beard we need to know which Super-razor can cut his beard. If he stays clean shaven we can at least always imagine that for some reason Superman's beard does not grow. In the fight scenes, they missed a trick: Superman is always smarter than his supervillains. That's how one can beat three. I also think that Clark must always keep his "secret" - that only he and his mom and dad know of. Lois Lane is not supposed to be included, unless he confesses to her who he really is.
In fairness, they were up against the incredible 1978 Superman - The Movie, with that insane John William score, and the perfect Superman and the perfect Clark Kent - Christopher Reeve. Not forgetting those flying credits. We need to remember that Superman the Movie was written by the same bloke who wrote the Godfather trilogy. Masterwriter Mario Puzo. I think that forever all Superman movies will be in the shadow of that masterpiece, which defined the superhero movie. Some things just can't be beat.
But this movie was downright Pathetic. Shameful. Thesaurus for all bad things.