Superman Returns.

I was at Walmart and saw a “Triple Feature” pack of Superman I, II (Donner), and Returns on blu for $10 and I bought it immediately. Hadn’t actually watched Returns since it came out about a decade ago, and I didn’t remember much.

I can’t tell if they tried to keep the continuity of the 2 (1.5?) Donner movies or all 4 Reeve movies or what. They kept Marlon Brando’s Jor El, and put quite a few references to the old movies, but at times this movie contradicts them. They say he’s been gone for 5 years but it was actually at least 20 years. This is a world of cell phones and computers, and yet the only person who seems to have aged is Perry White.

Maybe they were going for the comic book existence where nobody ever ages.

The son of Superman thing was weird. The movie wants you to think it was a giant plot twist, but it was pretty obvious from the start.

The CGI hasn’t aged very well.

It’s a pretty fun movie though. Way ahead of Man of Steel. Superman is capable of happiness, which is nice.