To be honest I thought Lex Luthor from Superman: The Animated Series was more menacing than Kevin Spacey...By the way I think the first two Superman films were better than Superman Returns because the late Christopher Reeve was a better Superman than Brandon Routh IMHO.Originally Posted by Vivi22
Except that they're not really better if you ask me.
The less comedic portrayal went a long way for me as well. I like Hackman, but Spacey brought a calculating menacing quality that Hackman didn't. I could believe Spacey's Luthor was capable of sinking most of North America into the ocean with absolutely no remorse much easier than I could believe Hackman sinking California.
...Even Roger Ebert and Chris Gore think the first two Superman films were better than Superman Returns. Ebert said "The only reason why Superman Returns was made is because special effects have improved since the Christopher Reeve era."
Chris Gore said "This movie should've been called Superman Lives because he doesn't sacrifice anything, Superman Returns is basically the episode one of the Superman films."
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