Not so Super in 3D

I literally had to wait till today to see this movie just so I could see it the first time in all it's technological 3D glory. I watched it with my wife and daughter at the IMAX theater inside SM Mall of Asia. Of course everyone knew that this would feature a lot of cool special effects, so I just couldnt pass up the chance... specially when they showed a lot of people giving thumbs up on TV about how wonderful the 3D version was. My personal experience however, was disappointing. I came out dizzy and I felt cheated out of my P350. It was actually P1,050 since I bought 3 tickets.

A lot of the 3D scenes were blurry and actually gave me a bit of a headache. I remember removing my glasses several times in an attempt to get the blur off, only to be reminded that it only makes it worse. I kept thinking I wish I had photoshop and could hit ctrl-Z to undo. I do think the technology itself has a lot to offer, but the action scenes in this movie I guess just arent the best applications for it. Not when there's too much visual noise and the scene is pretty much shaking all over. I have to admit that there were some scenes where the depth really was astounding like when the boat was stuck midair by a rocky pike, but there were only a few of these instances. I actually enjoyed the other 3D previews before the movie better than the ones in Superman itself. There was this preview of a 3D movie where they showed the T-Rex and other Dinosaurs moving almost being actually in front of your face. I'm going back to watch that one.

The story didn't help the movie that much either. Specially now that we know that the sequel will feature an annoying kid, probably displaying his powers also. Do we really want to see Superman's kid? It just becomes too corny. It's like deciding to put Robin and BatGirl in the Batman movie and killing the franchise in the process. Of course, Joel Schumacher fucked up a lot of other things there also, but you know what I mean.

As far as casting is concerned, Brandon Routh just for looking exactly like Christopher Reeves was perfect for this. The acting could've been a little better but this is really his first film so I guess he is somewhat excused even if it's supposed to be a big hollywood movie. I've always been convinced that Kate Bosworth is a hot babe, but doesn't she look too young to be Lois Lane? Isn't Richard the same guy who played Cyclops from X-Men? Again playing the role of a goodie goodie husband/boyfriend while some other guy scores from under his nose? Is it just me or did Lois' son look really weird almost in a freaky way? Couldn't they have gotten a better looking kid or at least have someone fix his hair? I had high hopes for Kevin Spacey here. He was obviously supposed to bring some depth to the onscreen character of Lex, but there just wasn't enough scenes and dialogues to make this happen.

What I did like, was the fact the Superman wanted a bit of accolade from the people. No more of this "just doing my job" shit. If you're gonna go out an do some stunts while wearing a costume (especially if you're wearing tights), A - you want to stand out, and B - you want to be recognized. Maybe even get some blowjobs here and there. One of the things I really loved about JLU (Justice League Unlimited) is the way they developed and showed the varying personalities of super heroes, and what kind of possible arguments and conflicts you get when you bring all those big egos in one room. I even remember one scene when Superman actually berrated one lesser hero for speaking and offering his opinion while on a heated discussion. In this movie, we see Superman continously pursuing Lois even when he knew that she was no longer single and available. Of course, you could look at this positively and say that he is simply pursuing his love, but we all know this is really frowned upon by society as a negative trait... but be that as it may, I love it because it gives him a bit of a human quality, even if he's really not. At least for once, the indestructible fucker feels inferior. Or maybe that's why he does the Clark Kent bit?

In any case, the guy is jealous so give him a break. Can you imagine being the man of steel and watching some mortal smooch your ex in front of you, and that ex being the hottie Kate Bosworth? If you ask me, he played it really cool. If it was me, I would've knocked at least a couple of his front teeth off right then and there and do it so quick he would think he bit himself. That my friends, goes to show why I should never be given super alien powers. I wouldn't mind the x-ray vision though. Richard is right. There's a lot of fun that can be done with just that one alone.