It's a bird, it's a plane it's.....

One of the best Superman movie ever!! as far as Superman movies go anyway

Before I say anything else I have to say that I was never a big fan of the comic book itself or Superman as a super hero character I'm more of a Batman person when it comes to DC characters, but still, to me Superman is THE iconic symbol for an American super hero image, heck he practically started the whole thing.

Moving right along. I do find somethings in it somewhat disappointing (Superman in Gotham? some cave-dwelling multibillionaire playboy is not going to like it very much) but the bulk of it is just like your good old Superman movies (not including Superman 4) when I first watched it way back when I was still in elementary school, on laser disc (I'm not THAT old) but with much better special effects.

In terms of the actors and actresses Brandon Routh fits very well into the Superman/Clark Kent role, Lois Lane was ok-ish, good but while pretty and played her role well she just didn't stand out that much, Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor on the other hand was....... Lex Luthor, or maybe I just like Spacey better than Hackman as Luthor. I just find it odd that Luthor was able to get out of jail since back in Superman 2 he was practically imprisoned in another dimension, like I said one of the few things that I find disappointing.

some personal points I need to make,

First, I'm just glad they decided not to make a movie about the Super "blue electric eel" man, that and they decided against casting Nicolas Cage as Superman.

Second, we all know that Supes is significantly stronger than every other human being but how strong is he supposed to be really? lifting planes and truck are one thing but uprooting a whole island?

Third and final point, how long does Superman's power supply last? if he stayed away from the earth's sun for 5 years wouldn't that mean his supply would be out by then?