Chris,

I SWEAR I was going to let this one die, but it got resurrected.

See, the thing is there IS a lot of action in the film. Yes, the big piece is the plane sequence. But you're forgetting about the last quarter of the film, from the rescue of Lois and Jason to the end. (Throwing the K island into space, the stabbing of Supes, the entire rescue and subsequent regeneration...you're even forgetting about the portions in Metropolis where Supes catches the DP globe...and even earlier with the "runaway" car."

But this is a polarizing movie. I personally had only one problem with it; aside from that, it was flawless for me. Everyone has a different opinion, I accept that.

Here's an ironic moment. I'm sitting with my daughter watching something on Cartoon Netwrok. A comercial for a Superman Action Figure comes on and I sat there and thought . . . 'Hmmm, you know, you could actually get more action and fun out of the Superman doll than you could from the movie.' :o

Tim ;) :D

As has been previously stated, the best piece of action in the film comes in the first forty minutes with the airplane sequence. Everything else is just plot device and filler.

What truly felt lacking for me was a sense of peril. Even when Lex seemed to be getting the upper hand, I really didn't care because I knew, just knew that Superman would be okay. What always worked in the first two Superman films was Superman's dedication to humanity. That was his concern. Not his own well-being, not just Lois', but the millions of lives hanging in the balance. We're told about this in SR, but we never really see it. We never hear Superman worrying about the lives that will be lost if he doesn't succeed.

We know Superman's going to make it out okay. Superman knows he's going to make it out okay. What we always rooted for was Superman to save the day of Average Joe and Joan, and that wager didn't seem to be on the table in this film.

Sean (...but i'll see that world devastation and raise you one supernova...)

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