Some of you idiots who replied here are just that: IDIOTS.

This guy CLEARLY SPELLED OUT most of the flaws of the movie, but managed to even give someone CREDIT for thier role - Kevin Spacey.

Now, he left out all of the special effects stuff. Sure, why should he put that in there/ Superman really has NEVER BEEN ABOUT SPECIAL EFFECTS!! It has ALWAYS been about IMAGERY and STORY. This damned movie was a LOVE STORY starring Superman.

By the way, for the original poster of this fantastic article, I will remind you also that not only did superman manage to move KRYPTON ISLAND as you put it (funny!) but he ALSO HAD A PEICE OF KRYPTONITE STILL STUCK IN HIM as evidenced by the hospital scene where they CLEARLY take out the kryptonite from him.

Yes, lois takes out SOME of the kryptonite in the plain, but he STILL HAS IT STUCK IN HIM IN THE HOSPITAL!! YIKES!!!

Superman is now INVINCIBLE! What a load of HORSESHIT!

I loved Superman I and II and hell I even LIKED (not loved) III. Supreman IV is the only movie that is WORSE than Superman Returns.

So for what it’s worth, Superman Returns SUCKED, but not as bad as SUPERMAN IV!

First of all, many people have hailed this movie as a “love story.” A love story? Who wants a freakin’ love story - people want an action/adventure story featuring Superman. The second problem with this is, there was nothing to suggest Lois and Superman had anything special. The connection simply wasn’t there… Nope. If I didn’t know anything about Superman, I’d guess they were enemies.

For what’s it worth, Supes is my fav comic character, and this movie DID Suck - your reasons aren’t the issues I had (though I could have done without WHORE! Lois or SuperBaby), but they’re great reasons anyway.

Overall, it was a disappointment. Batman got a better movie this time out, and that’s a crying shame.

I do disagree with this:
“However, I do think everyone should go see it, if nothing else than the fact that it is part of theSuperman nostalgia.”

Oh, hell, no. They should stay far away, and just twiddle their thumbs until Spidey 3 comes out. They’ll save money, plus twiddling their thumbs is more enjoyable than watching Superman Returns.

First: “Krypton was blown to bits. We know this. The opening credits even show us this.” Yeah, did Superman watch the opening credits? No. He went to find out if anything remained.

Second: “Nobody seems to notice that Clark Kent and Superman both disappear and reappear at the same time? I think if I was an associate of Clark Kent’s, say Lois Lane or Jimmy what’s his nuts, I would have some questions for old Clark.” A valid point. Cut from the movie is a scene that revealed his earth mother sent postcards to the Daily Planet from Clark Kent to cover his absence.

Third: You don’t really seem to have a criticism against the character of Lex Luthor (whose name you misspelled) so I don’t know why you even talked about him.

Fourth: “Since when do the these holograms do anything more than show little movies of Superman’s pops?” Since the first Superman movie, where one built the Fortress of Solitude.

Fifth: “Also, how does Lex know anything about these crystals such as their location, and what they do?” Lex discovered the location of the fortress in Superman II and he knows what they do because Jor-El explained them when Lex asked “starting with crystals”

Sixth: “I just think that the kid could have been left completely out of this movie. He is completely irrelevant to the plot.” Maybe irrelevant to the plot, but not the themes. By your reckoning, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White are also irrelevant to the plot.

Seventh: “Superman recovers with the help of Lois and her latest sugar daddy, and of course heads right back to kryptonite island to save the day. But this time, wait what’s this, the kryptonite doesn’t seem to affect him that much and he ends up picking up the entire island and with his last bit of strength and throws it into space.” As is noted in the film, he derives his powers from the sun. When he was on the island, there was no sunlight. After being rescued by Lois, he flies above the cloud cover to charge up, so to speak. And obviously it affects him greatly because it nearly kills him, which you then criticize. So do you want him to be affected or not?

Why is it not good?
Where are these other “decent arguments”?