"Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut

Daytripper · 11-13-09, 06:55 PM

Well this came out of no where. Watch the trailer, so many scenes not in the original. Would love to see this. Sign the petition if you do too.

http://www.supermanreturnsthebryansingercut.com/

manicsounds · 11-13-09, 07:00 PM

For some reason I always thought Singer got the final cut on the movie.
This is not some fan-wanted recut?

MR Round · 11-13-09, 07:18 PM

I want this sooo bad i would buy it day 1

BullGooseLoony · 11-13-09, 07:18 PM

I always thought Singer got final cut, too. Not to mention, the biggest problem with Superman Returns wasn't lack of character development, it was lack of action. I'll be onboard if there's more action, but this movie was too self-serious and overlong to warrant a more serious, longer cut.

Moleman1138 · 11-13-09, 07:26 PM

Excellent movie - yes BETTER than The Dark Knight IMO. Give me around 30 min at least.

smurr05 · 11-13-09, 07:32 PM

sorry I already bought the Superman 'ULTIMATE' Collection and am happy with the cut of this film in that set. If they wanted to do this they should have put in that collection to begin with. I guess its not so ultimate after all!!!

stingermck · 11-13-09, 07:34 PM

Want. Now.

AmityBoatTours · 11-13-09, 07:46 PM

Edited
(darn its only a petiton to get wb to release the directors cut)
this is what was suppose to be included in the first home video release of superman returns.

KillerCannibal · 11-13-09, 07:52 PM

[ ] Want
[X] Do not want

AmityBoatTours · 11-13-09, 07:54 PM

the return to krypton sequence was the original opening of the film, from what i understand from past articles ive read and interviews the studio had him cut it from the film, but that it was suppose to be reinserted for the home video release of the film but then the movie didnt do as well as wb hoped so they dropped those plans

Sonic · 11-13-09, 08:16 PM

I like the footage that is missing when Routh exits out of the Pub to go save lois on the airplane...well when he opens up his shirt, they show him going into an alley. I thought that was very cool and felt it added more to that scene. Well that was not on the theater version or DVD nor in the 2nd disc or in that petition trailer. That sequence was only shown in some teaser trailers that can be found on youtube.

drak b · 11-13-09, 09:17 PM

I'd buy it if they threw out all the current footage and replaced it with something else. Maybe clips from early Smallville? To go from that Lex Luthor to a retread of Gene Hackman's idiot man-clown Luthor was just so... painful.

milo bloom · 11-13-09, 10:09 PM

I'd love to see this. I enjoyed the film for what it was and do think the Return from Krypton would help the epic feel of the story.

canaryfarmer · 11-13-09, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BullGooseLoony

I always thought Singer got final cut, too. Not to mention, the biggest problem with Superman Returns wasn't lack of character development, it was lack of action. I'll be onboard if there's more action, but this movie was too self-serious and overlong to warrant a more serious, longer cut.

A million times this. This movie needed at least 2 more scenes as good as the airplane rescue to make it anywhere near re-watchable.

Solid Snake PAC · 11-13-09, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moleman1138

Excellent movie - yes BETTER than The Dark Knight IMO. Give me around 30 min at least.

....explain that. The better than TDK cuz SR had some issues that I didn't want. Pace was a huge factor..oh and...the motherfucking kid having powers also being Supes son!

Boba Fett · 11-13-09, 11:42 PM

I thought Singer said in hindsight he was glad he cut the Krypton opening as it slowed the pace of the movie too much.

That being said, some of those action sequences (him saving a falling person and grabbing a billboard) do look nifty.

leacha · 11-14-09, 02:22 PM

I'm sorry but the Krypton shots, as cool as they are, can not save this film. The story, Kate Bosworth and the kid just kill it for me. To me Routh was a good Superman but its time to move on.

starseed1981 · 11-14-09, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerCannibal

[ ] Want
[X] Do not want

Ditto. Don't need more of a movie who's climax is a guy lifting a rock.

wm lopez · 11-14-09, 03:43 PM

The movie needs more cutting than adding.

CertifiedTHX · 11-14-09, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonic

I like the footage that is missing when Routh exits out of the Pub to go save lois on the airplane...well when he opens up his shirt, they show him going into an alley. I thought that was very cool and felt it added more to that scene. Well that was not on the theater version or DVD nor in the 2nd disc or in that petition trailer. That sequence was only shown in some teaser trailers that can be found on youtube.

I'm not sure to what footage you're referring exactly, but there are, indeed, scenes of Routh leaving the pub, running down an alley, and opening his shirt in the theatrical cut on the DVD.

--THX

mdnitoil · 11-14-09, 06:10 PM

If the DC is significantly shorter than the theatrical, then they might have something. The first movie I ever showed my 10-year-old boy that he walked out in the middle of it and asked me to call him when it got good.

bboisvert · 11-14-09, 09:04 PM

I really wish they'd just greenlight a Singer-directed sequel. Ultimately, I think a well-executed (non-Luthor) sequel improves Superman Returns more than adding a Krypton-sequence into the existing movie. Although I liked SR and I'd definitely buy any recut offered.

SanityRemoved · 11-14-09, 09:46 PM

Having watched this after purchasing the Ultimate Collection the question that ran through my mind was why was this film made? Most of the Smallville episodes made up to that point were more action packed and more interesting.

whotony · 11-14-09, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SanityRemoved

Having watched this after purchasing the Ultimate Collection the question that ran through my mind was why was this film made? Most of the Smallville episodes made up to that point were more action packed and more interesting.

Really?

canaryfarmer · 11-14-09, 11:51 PM

They could have done anything; instead, they completely blew it. I honestly still can't believe that, for their big "bringin' Superman back big time!" movie event, they went back to "Luthor is a crazy land developer" as the conflict. It's embarrassing, it's stupid, and dear god it's been done already. I agree with SanityRemoved: why did they make this movie the way they did? There was no reason to shoe horn it into continuity with (some of) the earlier movies--they could have gone BIG, with true spectacle with the budget they had...instead they went back to the well and pulled up some dirty water nobody wanted to drink.

11-13-09, 06:55 PM	#1
Daytripper DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 6,579	"Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut Well this came out of no where. Watch the trailer, so many scenes not in the original. Would love to see this. Sign the petition if you do too. http://www.supermanreturnsthebryansingercut.com/

11-13-09, 07:00 PM	#2
manicsounds DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 1,264	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut For some reason I always thought Singer got the final cut on the movie. This is not some fan-wanted recut? __________________ the evergrowing standard def\|bluray babysteps

11-13-09, 07:18 PM	#3
MR Round Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 407	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut I want this sooo bad i would buy it day 1 __________________ DVDAF: http://supersushiboy.dvdaf.com/

11-13-09, 07:18 PM	#4
BullGooseLoony DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,297	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut I always thought Singer got final cut, too. Not to mention, the biggest problem with Superman Returns wasn't lack of character development, it was lack of action. I'll be onboard if there's more action, but this movie was too self-serious and overlong to warrant a more serious, longer cut.

11-13-09, 07:26 PM	#5
Moleman1138 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 424	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut Excellent movie - yes BETTER than The Dark Knight IMO. Give me around 30 min at least.

11-13-09, 07:32 PM	#6
smurr05 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fort Myers, fl. Posts: 322	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut sorry I already bought the Superman 'ULTIMATE' Collection and am happy with the cut of this film in that set. If they wanted to do this they should have put in that collection to begin with. I guess its not so ultimate after all!!!

11-13-09, 07:34 PM	#7
stingermck DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 5,174	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut Want. Now. __________________ "We wouldn't have to "regress" so much if it wasn't for that weird period in comics history when EVERYTHING in comics had to be awful and bleak. Characters died, became killers, were crippled and had lots of pouches and belts on their costumes, and we, this generation of creators, represent the undoing of that." - Ethan Van Sciver

11-13-09, 07:46 PM	#8
AmityBoatTours Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: split time between Vegas and L.A. Posts: 914	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut Edited (darn its only a petiton to get wb to release the directors cut) this is what was suppose to be included in the first home video release of superman returns. __________________ Samsung Bd-p 1600 Toshiba 1080P DLP projector 532 blurays and counting most recent additions Amelia,Heathers,ZombieLand,Elephant Man U.K. import, Halloween Tripple feature import.

11-13-09, 07:52 PM	#9
KillerCannibal DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 8,061	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut [ ] Want [X] Do not want __________________ Top 10 most-wanted BD titles:Blue Velvet/Once Upon A Time in the West/Jaws/Mulholland Dr./Battle Royale/Videodrome/Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla ('74)/Beyond the Valley of the Dolls/Phantasm/Death Wish

11-13-09, 07:54 PM	#10
AmityBoatTours Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: split time between Vegas and L.A. Posts: 914	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut the return to krypton sequence was the original opening of the film, from what i understand from past articles ive read and interviews the studio had him cut it from the film, but that it was suppose to be reinserted for the home video release of the film but then the movie didnt do as well as wb hoped so they dropped those plans __________________ Samsung Bd-p 1600 Toshiba 1080P DLP projector 532 blurays and counting most recent additions Amelia,Heathers,ZombieLand,Elephant Man U.K. import, Halloween Tripple feature import.

11-13-09, 08:16 PM	#11
Sonic DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 9,300	I like the footage that is missing when Routh exits out of the Pub to go save lois on the airplane...well when he opens up his shirt, they show him going into an alley. I thought that was very cool and felt it added more to that scene. Well that was not on the theater version or DVD nor in the 2nd disc or in that petition trailer. That sequence was only shown in some teaser trailers that can be found on youtube.

11-13-09, 09:17 PM	#12
drak b Senior Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 539	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut I'd buy it if they threw out all the current footage and replaced it with something else. Maybe clips from early Smallville? To go from that Lex Luthor to a retread of Gene Hackman's idiot man-clown Luthor was just so... painful.

11-13-09, 10:09 PM	#13
milo bloom DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2001 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 7,800	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut I'd love to see this. I enjoyed the film for what it was and do think the Return from Krypton would help the epic feel of the story. __________________ OAR (Original Aspect Ratio) is not about more image, or less image. It's about the right image. "...and a table made of cheese, and a chair made of cheese..."

11-13-09, 11:42 PM	#16
Boba Fett DVD Talk Reviewer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 2,430	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut I thought Singer said in hindsight he was glad he cut the Krypton opening as it slowed the pace of the movie too much. That being said, some of those action sequences (him saving a falling person and grabbing a billboard) do look nifty. __________________ On a gathering storm, comes a tall handsome man. In a dusty black coat with a Red Right Hand.

11-14-09, 02:22 PM	#17
leacha Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 292	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut I'm sorry but the Krypton shots, as cool as they are, can not save this film. The story, Kate Bosworth and the kid just kill it for me. To me Routh was a good Superman but its time to move on.

11-14-09, 03:43 PM	#19
wm lopez DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,442	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut The movie needs more cutting than adding.

11-14-09, 06:10 PM	#21
mdnitoil Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 267	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut If the DC is significantly shorter than the theatrical, then they might have something. The first movie I ever showed my 10-year-old boy that he walked out in the middle of it and asked me to call him when it got good. __________________ My DVD Collection

11-14-09, 09:04 PM	#22
bboisvert DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Docking Bay 94 Posts: 14,045	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut I really wish they'd just greenlight a Singer-directed sequel. Ultimately, I think a well-executed (non-Luthor) sequel improves Superman Returns more than adding a Krypton-sequence into the existing movie. Although I liked SR and I'd definitely buy any recut offered.

11-14-09, 09:46 PM	#23
SanityRemoved Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 111	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut Having watched this after purchasing the Ultimate Collection the question that ran through my mind was why was this film made? Most of the Smallville episodes made up to that point were more action packed and more interesting.

11-14-09, 11:51 PM	#25
canaryfarmer DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: knoxville, tn Posts: 1,593	Re: "Superman Returns" the Bryan Singer Cut They could have done anything; instead, they completely blew it. I honestly still can't believe that, for their big "bringin' Superman back big time!" movie event, they went back to "Luthor is a crazy land developer" as the conflict. It's embarrassing, it's stupid, and dear god it's been done already. I agree with SanityRemoved: why did they make this movie the way they did? There was no reason to shoe horn it into continuity with (some of) the earlier movies--they could have gone BIG, with true spectacle with the budget they had...instead they went back to the well and pulled up some dirty water nobody wanted to drink. Last edited by canaryfarmer; 11-14-09 at 11:55 PM.