No one will ever be better than the Christopher Reeve Superman
If you're in your 50's George Reeves is the best Superman.
If you're in your 30's Christopher Reeve is the best Superman.
I for one fall into the 30's category and I 100% agree with you that nobody will be able to portray Superman in the same league as Chris Reeve did. The first 2 films were the best superhero films to date I had ever seen and they still hold up today very well. Granted 3 and 4 weren't in the same league as the first two however Chris's soul was put into each just the same.
Captain America was a great movie and the special effects were amazing. However as much as I liked the film, it cannot compare to Superman I and II. Not even Spiderman II or The Dark Knight come close. I do like the first 89 Batman as I remember seeing that in the movie theater when I was a kid too. All the sequels since up until Dark Knight were lame because they kept getting more and more childish.
What Captain America was missing was heart. The relationship between Rogers and the love interest should have been handled better. That is part of why Superman works so well, you can really feel the love Chris and Margot had for each other on screen. The chemistry wasn't there for Brandon and Kate B. on Superman Returns.
This new Superman Man of Steel looks to be a special effects extravaganza, however if the story doesn't have the chemsitry between Lois and Clark down, it will not work in my book.
Stuff Reeve. The 'original' films are so boring and terribly acted. Snyder will breeve some new life into the famous superhero. To date no film has done the hero justice
Breathing new life shouldn't mean making drastic changes for silly reasons. The costume now looks like the same rubber material every other superhero uses. It seems all the superheroes shop at Edna Mode's parlor from the Incredibles..lol..
Oh god I know don't even get me started on how horrible the Man of Steel Superman suit looks ugh.
Agreed. Everybody knows what Superman is supposed to look like. Changing the suit will simply be a distraction not letting original fans get into the movie. In the back of my mind I will be going.."Hey, Superman forgot to put on his underwear, he must have been in a hurry to get to the battle.."..lol Also, the actor they picked looks like the guy from Fantastic 4 as well as the suit color with a cape. The new actor is shorter than Dean Cane in real life. 6'1 while Reeve's was 6'4.. I don't know but the casting could have and should have been better too.
Chris Evan's I hate to say it would have been a better choice to play the new Superman now that I've seen Cap. The guy on Chuck that is Chuck's sisters brother would have been a better choice. Awesome is his name on the show. I think he was runner up to Routh for Returns. That guy would have made a better choice..Oh well. enough ranting.