Brandon Routh in this movie really looked like a younger Christopher Reeve’s superman. He even sounded like him! But one thing I love about Routh’s version is how the expression of a really powerful entity like superman would be like in action - just oozing cool and calm, while saving people and making minimal damages.
Say what you will about Superman Returns, but scenes like this are just beautiful. It may not have had the spectacle of Man of Steel but it sure as hell had heart and a hero you felt compelled to root for.
@@DivineBeastVahMedoh It spent way too much time on the origin story, it suffered from the same problem Returns has had which is that it was really boring in certain scenes, the characters were poorly developed, the shaky camera angles made it difficult to see what was going on half the time, etc. Man of Steel’s heart was in the right place but it just felt like to me that it just didn’t really know what it wanted to be. This just isn’t the visualization of Superman that I’ve read about in the comics. I think the best thing the film has over Returns though is the villain but everything else is just kinda meh. I feel bad for Cavill though, because he really is a good Superman just like Routh but just needed better writing.
Man of steel had to fight Kryptonians who were as strong as him. They wanted to destroy the planet. You can't have beings so powerful fighting in a city and not causing damage
@@mahrezbahri791 Plus this is a seasoned and established Superman, Man of Steel showed Superman's literal first time saving Metropolis from a dangerous threat.
Here we have a seasoned Superman seamlessly transitioning between his powers in intelligent fashion. My guy flew BACKWARDS while using his heat vision. As a kid I was upset he didn't actually fight anyone/anything. As an adult I appreciate the action scenes in this movie so much more
@@josephstalone6911 you do realize in a real world alien invasion it's not going to be all Cinderella-like and no one is going to be hurt. Man of Steel is the close example to that.
@@robertromero9488 yeah but not to the practical scale like before it's a giant green screen sound stage blockbusters used to require much effort to build set pieces because of practical effects and animatronics.
I’m surprised no one’s mentioned in the comments how AWESOME that catch of the daily planet globe was. Not even a strain on his face.. now that’s Superman.
The island was the only part of this great film I didn’t like. With all that Kryptonite jutting out of it, it didn’t feel realistic to me that he could do that. And yes I know I’m talking about realism in a totally unrealistic fantasy film but I think you know what I mean
@@jasonparker346 The only way I could justify that is if the island wasn't real/pure Kryptonite, just Crystal Tech mimicking its properties. Would also explain why Superman didn't realize he was powerless until Lex punched him, because it wasn't causing the overt weakness of normal Kryptonite.
Exaaaaacllleeeeeee!! This 4 min Clp captivates more classic superman than any movie Snyder has done...in mos, superman is destroying the city more than saving it...this is beautiful..
@@tavareslowery8643 It its because people wanted a darker political tone DC universe. Marvel already made a success with some what cheesy, but admirable heroes. DC wanted to be the opposite to Marvel cinematic universe which is to be darker and serious like Zack Synders' Watchmen.
Brandon Routh has the perfect look for Superman. He's got that boyish naive look like he actually believes there's good in all of mankind but still smart enough to know otherwise
Hello, greetings from SE. Texas. I'm 71 years old, a retired US Army disabled veteran. I grew up in the 1950s reading Superman comics & watching Superman on black & white TV! To this day, seeing Superman flying into rescue people & animals from danger still thrills me to no end!!! Superman to the Rescue! Him and his main girl Lois! Lex Luther is always causing them problems. Lol
This movie is loaded with epic scenes, all these are great but him using his heat vision as an umbrella from the falling glass was soo cool and unexpected.
@@politicsaside9171 holy shit I hadn't noticed that. That's the one problem that comes up in superhero movies the Physics wouldn't work. In The Big Bang Theory Sheldon explains this. It's that when Superman caught Lois Lane in 1978 the physics weren't right. IRL The speed and force he was going at would've not only killed Lois but split her into 3 equally sized parts or blown her apart.
What kills me, is that he didn't even try to fly up with it, he literally just glides down with it and sets it on the car and then is like, here normal humans, you figure it out and leaves 😂
I never realised that the three people to the left at 3:16 are moving in slow motion which means superman is actually moving at super speed. It's made the scene even better.
*Superman holding up the Daily Planet globe* Superman: 'Hey, whose car is this?' Jimmy Olsen: 'I think it belongs to Luthor.' Superman: 'Oh, okay then.' *squashes car with the Daily Planet globe*
Metropolis in the dceu fucking sucks. Why the fuck did Snyder not include the Daily Planet Globe? Seriously the whole realism for Superman's universe is lame for Superman
I think it's basically that this was the ultimate form of the cgi used in the Spider-Man trilogy before they started using new technology and it changed the look and "feel" of cgi. After this movie we moved into Iron Man's level of effects.
Yeah but that costume looks so gay, seriously burgundy red I mean what was Bryan Singer thinking, Richard Donner did way better when he have the suit made for Christopher Reeve because Christopher Reeve made the suit work.
I am sorry, but with the upper lip catastrophe known as Justice League I just cannot take his superman anymore or superman in general. I want a new one similar to Reeve.
@@LukeLovesRose if you're talking about the New 52 Henry Cavill Superman that new suit is more solid and on point for the new generation, the most Badass Superman suit up to date.
My mom and I loved this film. It was the last film we saw together at the theater before I had to put her in a nursing home because of her health. She has dementia and she couldn't stand or walk anymore. 😢❤
This scene perfectly captures the essence of superheroes, we need this side of them to be showcased more in the genre. The movie wasn't the best but it did a lot of things right, mainly Brandon Routh as Superman. I hope he knows there's plenty of us who are so fond of his portrayal as the Man of Steel.
JFC, another passive/aggressive Karen, "The movie wasn't the best but it did a lot of things right." Gads you trolls are endless. To the Poster - Thank you. SR, vastly better than Mos.
@@billhosko7723 "Vastly better than MoS"?!? 🤣🤣🤣 On what planet exactly? Because on *this* one, MoS was actually 10x better and far more entertaining than this movie ever was, this film had its moments sure, I'll give it *that* much, but it's still nowhere close to being somehow "better" than MoS tho.
Yeah, but the *anti-hero* side of superheroes is also what we need showcased more often as well. Scenes that perfectly capture the essence of anti-heroes convey the message that these are still beings that are *not* to be trifled with *nor* taken for granted in *any* capacity especially since these powerful figures/beings are merely *choosing* to be saviors and *are not obligated in any way whether it's morally, spiritually or otherwise* to *have* to be humanity's saviors whatsoever anyway.
@@alsimmons4504ang bro this is like the third time I’ve seen you in the comment section of a Superman clip defending the Man of Steel and hating on Superman Returns 😂. Are u good? Are you intentionally watching these videos just to argue with dudes on the chat? Chillax it’s not that deep just enjoy the video, people will have their opinions.
@@granchranch1503 And what's to *you* anyway bro?? I have a right to be on as many videos as I want defending Man of Steel and *rightfully* criticizing (NOT "hating on") Superman Returns, but if you're too sensitive to handle that then that's just too damn bad 🤷🏽♂️. Are *you* good, buddy? 🤣. Are *you* the damn "UA-cam Police" all of a sudden out to punish me any time I say something about Superman Returns that *you* don't like/agree with?. Seriously man, you really should mind your own business and keep it moving, dude, it's got nothing to do with you at all so may as well carry on with what you were doing before 'cause no one was even talking to you in the first place anyways.
Yeah we were going to get a sequel in 2009, but multiple things went wrong. Bryan Singers initial disinterest, after disagreeing with the Warner Bros about the box office returns, " that movie made 400 million, I don't know what constitutes underperforming these days". 179 million was the maximum budget Warner Bros was projecting for the sequel, as Superman Returns cost 204 million to make. Filming for the sequel was to start in mid 2007 before halted development in favor of Valkyrie. Filming was then pushed to March 2008, but writers Dougherty and Dan Harris left in favor of other career opportunities. The writers Guild of America pushed the release date to 2010. Things got worse Routh's contract for a sequel was said to expire in 2009 if they didn't get filming started soon they would lose their main star. With all this Warner Bros deciding to reboot the film series, and Bryan Singer decided he was done with Superman, if he was offered to direct the new Man of Steel film but declined.
pjosepha idk about Reeve being proud of this film more like "I'm thrilled I wasn't a part of a bad sequel: therefore no one could blame me for routh's performance".
This is the purest example of a Superman-like action scene. Not him endlessly punching a giant monster through buildings. Just him using all his powers to save as many people as possible.
sorry but when it comes to fighting enemies like zod and doomsday he's gone be fighting them and not saving people constantly, henry cavill is great as superman as well and so is Brandon routh. SUperman is this movie was fighting against the chaos created by luthor so obviously the battles aren't going to be epic its more of saving everyone. Use a little logic next time since the villains vastly impact the fight scenes
One of the best moments in the movie! Superman being Superman, flying thru Metropolis, saving people while utilizing all his powers to quell disasters. Bravo! 👍🏾👏🏾
I am not a big Superman guy. But it is moments like this where his greatness is truly captured, and even I get a bit choked up. This movie is highly underrated, and in my opinion one of the best Superman movies because it captures the characters so well.
SL twentyeight he’s my favorite joker, he’s different he’s cool he’s hip people just don’t like change they want the joker to be a 40 year old man till the end of time.
@ANTHONY THOMAS Superman can control the intensity of his laser eyes, of course he wasn't gonna use the iconic two beams to stop the building parts from falling on civilians, it'll just slice them in two
“A reject, from Gotham City. Felt that we didn’t cover him enough. So he took what called a ‘practical joke’, and gassed the building. My friends, my wife. I lost everyone in one fell swoop.”
In truth joker just want to do easy mode. Because Batman is getting way too hard for him to break. Superman is much easier because superman doesn't know how joker thinks.
@@sgdklnptihygoh7747 you do know superman is a 10th level of intellect right? He reconstructed a machine that could turn any thought into reality by pure memory after glancing at it for a short moment, He also controlled said machine because it was said there that his thoughts were absolute and precise and any wrong thought could bring out the end of the universe He solved a self reconstructing ship that had an AI that was being updated infinitely Btw he always outsmarts lex, and lex is the smartest human If that isn't brains i don't know what is
@@imbangmaynn5705 Lex Luthor never surrender for something bigger than himself. He can see the machinations of the universe but he sees himself as the center. That's why superman has always beat him. The Batman who laughs sees these flaws in Lex Luthor. He's ego is his greatest weakness. Joker on the hand is unpredictable he wants is nothing but chaos. He could do simple prank turn into a death trap. He has booby trap within a booby trap he do it just for laughs. He's a true psychopath one that is hard to anticipate.
Most modern day superhero movies dialed their hero powers down to make the movie look normal and realistic too much.This scene alone showed Superman using almost all his abilities! And it's well written too! The way everything happened,how one disaster let to another is so well done here!
I thought Brandon Routh and this movie was a nice homage to Christopher Reeves Superman. I know the movie wasn't well received, but it made me remember watching Superman from 1978 as a small kid.
Batman Begins and Superman Returns should’ve started the DC Cinematic Universe. Warner Brothers made a mistake not combining the two worlds together. Both movies were one year apart from each other. Both movies were fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with fans and critics. Both movies looked and felt like they could’ve been in the same universe. Both movies brought the two most popular superheroes back on the big screen after a long hiatus. Superman Returns referenced Gotham City. Not to mention, it grossed more money at the box office than Batman Begins whose sequels went on to hit the one billion dollar mark. I Am Legend teased a crossover between them for May 2010. The billboard in Times Square had Bale’s Batman logo and Routh’s Superman logo merged together.
Danny Vestal Bale and Routh were the right age to build a film franchise off of for the next decade plus. DC should’ve kept them, especially since Affleck and Cavill are out.
Man that slow version of the Superman theme at 4:32 makes me choke up a little and that shot of him holding up the daily planet globe as he descends. This is Superman.
It's a shame Routh never got a chance to mature as Superman. Back in the day Singer said the sequel was going to be what Wrath of Khan was to Star Trek: The Motion Picture. All they needed was a better script.
Superman: The Man of Steel was suppose to come out in 2009, the Writer's Strike killed that and it was pushed to 2010. Brandon's contract expired in 2009 and wasn't renewed.
I like it too. This one and the Smallville heat vision effect. I think I actually prefer the focused reddish air distortion effect to the fiery laser ray of death that a lot of other versions of heat vision look like.
This movie really shows what it takes to be superman. All the others just show him fighting another super being. But this one shows him being Superman. What it takes to save a city. AND THAT IS WHY I LOVE THIS SUPERMAN MOVIE SO MUCH. Its different from all the other. There isn't any superhuman fighting or mass city destruction from the fights, it just superman saving people all movie long. That is what this movie is about. And poor superman. He doesn't get a break. It one thing after another.
You know, I like how Superman does things way smarter here. Gasoline is erupting into flames across the city? Well, one would think that he'd just rush through and put out all of the fires first, but instead, he prioritizes getting to the source of the city's gas first to prevent the flames from getting to the source of gas, and stops it all from there, doubtless saving countless more lives than the method you would THINK he'd do. He also seems to keep damage pretty low, all things considered. There's gonna be some clean-up, for sure, but nothing the city can't handle. It's touches like these that actually makes Superman returns a bit more disappointing. They knew how to make a competent Superman movie, but instead, they got all caught up in homaging the Reeve movies and Superman moping around, not to mention the whole, "Superman is a deadbeat dad" thing.
hacktivist It was a snooze fest. The characters were spot on, and there were some great classic Superman moments, but it felt more like a tribute to the Richard Donner films, than anything else. Bad execution.
They needed more punches and kicks. Me...I knew going into this movie that Superman could to all that and in order for me to like it they had to do something more than just that and they did. They made Superman a hero.
Watching this scene again makes me so excited that Brandon Routh is returning as Superman, even if it’s just for a cameo. He’s also going to have the Kingdom Come look. Seriously cannot wait to see him
When I first saw that on opening day in the theater I was like, Yeah.. How he didn't even slow down to get to the next accident is what I liked, he just flips over and zzzzzzzz.. then flys away like it was nothing and rolls doing it.. That's superman. Snyder's Superman forgot that it all about that Superman/People relationship..
I always liked how Metropolis looked in this movie. A lot of art deco, a lot of older architecture styles, giving the city a lot of history. Scenes set at the magic hour, so everything has a golden glow. It feels like an actual, distinct place, and not just Chicago with a few inserts of New York, like they’ve been doing lately, which is fine but not as effective.
I love how Superman uses all of his abilities in this scene, not just one or two X-Ray Vision 0:05 Flight and Superhuman Speed 0:55 Superhuman Strength 1:59 Heat Vision 2:13 Invulnerability 3:03 Superhuman Breath 3:17 Superhuman Hearing 3:54
@@ddy7323 This movie was basically a homage or love letter to Christopher reeves...Brandon was perfect for the role..Movie was spouled by bad script writing...Routh depicted the role of Christopher's Superman very well...Directly conneceted to Superman 2
I honestly like Brandon Routh as superman than Henry. Henry's face just doesn't fit for Clark Kent's easy on the eyes and still charming with glasses on face. Or maybe I just think like that. Plus, This is also the same superman Christopher Reeve had, doing everything to save humanity with all his abilities, hearing, laser eyes, and all that.
@Bob Wehadababyitsaboy I don't see any of the things your pointing out buddy , Henry never gave off a I'm better then you complex he always made time for fans even when he was to busy doing something else. He even defends fan bases that gives off negative reviews about his work etc! You sound like you just got a personal grudge against the actor for no morel reason.
This clip is the best part of Superman Returns. I realize that a great percentage of viewers prefer the Shuttle/Airline rescue as the best set piece, but IMHO this rules, right down to Perry's "great Caesar's ghost" exclamation! I too would like to have seen Bryan Singer's planned sequel.
I like how the Superman chooses to save the people instead of going after his arch nemesis and Lois. That is what superman has always been about. To do the right thing.
Over the years, I've come to appreciate this superman film more and more. Even though it's a kind of sequel to the original Superman films, it's also a modern day day superman not connected to any universe and can be enjoyed as a stand alone superhero film. Can't say that these days anymore.
Cavill is more the modern Superman (New 52/Post-Crisis eras); Chris Reeve embodied the Silver age version of the character; mind you it trimmed the less attractive aspects of his character and did away with the ridiculous amount of baggage the comics had in terms of background characters. What Routh, and Superman Returns in general, should have been was the bridge between the silver age stylings of the Donner films and the then current age Superman comics. A reconciliation if you will.
@@j.t2348 AMEN...I wish people would stop acting like Christopher's Superman is the ONLY SUPERMAN. There is no such thing as a definitive version of a character...comic books are allowed to break that rule all the time why aren't films?
I've always found it fascinating that Superman can hear the screams of every one in need of help around the world. Yet, because he is just one, he has to essentially choose who to save. Superman did his absolute best but I'm sure there were casualties in this scene. That has got to weigh on him day and night. Even so he has to compartmentalize this fact and continue on helping as many as he can. Superman is a more complex character than people think. If only writers could tap into this more often.
Trivia: They actually tried doing this in Batman v Superman. Basically, Superman tried to locate his kidnapped mother via super hearing but failed doing so because ignoring the cries of millions of people was too much to bear. Unfortunately, WB cut the scene because it was supposedly too dark.
For me, this movie has aged very gracefully. I actually think in some ways it is better now than it was in the year it was released in 2006. I think in general, I appreciate this a lot more now than I did at the time.
With this 4-minute show, he shows why Brandon Routh's Superman is the best and cares about his people when there is devastation or destruction in Metropolis ❤
Brandon Routh in this movie really looked like a younger Christopher Reeve’s superman. He even sounded like him! But one thing I love about Routh’s version is how the expression of a really powerful entity like superman would be like in action - just oozing cool and calm, while saving people and making minimal damages.
Say what you will about Superman Returns, but scenes like this are just beautiful. It may not have had the spectacle of Man of Steel but it sure as hell had heart and a hero you felt compelled to root for.
this movie was my childhood, its amazing
Man of Steel was pretty mediocre imo but to each their own
@@terryprice1691 well it was definitey better than ironman but apart from that, it was rly good, idk whats "mediocre"
@@DivineBeastVahMedoh It spent way too much time on the origin story, it suffered from the same problem Returns has had which is that it was really boring in certain scenes, the characters were poorly developed, the shaky camera angles made it difficult to see what was going on half the time, etc. Man of Steel’s heart was in the right place but it just felt like to me that it just didn’t really know what it wanted to be. This just isn’t the visualization of Superman that I’ve read about in the comics. I think the best thing the film has over Returns though is the villain but everything else is just kinda meh. I feel bad for Cavill though, because he really is a good Superman just like Routh but just needed better writing.
@@terryprice1691 Nah, you just don't know a good movie.
I love how gentle this superman is. NO unnecessary damage.
Except to that one guy's car.
Boring movie. Rather watch BVS over this
Man of steel had to fight Kryptonians who were as strong as him. They wanted to destroy the planet. You can't have beings so powerful fighting in a city and not causing damage
@@mahrezbahri791 Plus this is a seasoned and established Superman, Man of Steel showed Superman's literal first time saving Metropolis from a dangerous threat.
@@Buzz32123 exactly ! It was part of his arc to control his powers. We even see that in BVS he takes Doomsday to space to avoid casualties
Here we have a seasoned Superman seamlessly transitioning between his powers in intelligent fashion. My guy flew BACKWARDS while using his heat vision. As a kid I was upset he didn't actually fight anyone/anything. As an adult I appreciate the action scenes in this movie so much more
Computer games has ruined a generation or two.. not everything has to be action scenes.
@@kathleenhensley5951When stuffs like Mortal Kombat get into some people's heads,they kind of become obsessed with mindless actions and gore.
agree.
Flight, Xray Vision, Speed, Heat Vision, Freeze Breath, Super Hearing and Strength in 1 scene. 😌
Somebody saw it, good.
I'm amazed by it ^^
You forgot invulnerability.
And don’t forget jimmy’s finger on the camera taking pictures at Mach 2 🤣
Speed where he didn't run😂
This is probably my favorite sequence in any Superman film.
Just him saving people. Wonderfully conceptualized too.
It’s pure and simple.
I could watch Brandon Routh as Superman saving people, cities, the world, all day tbh.
@Tobey Maguire what's a moron lmao
you should watch man of steel . he saves the entire world from the kryptonians. best superman to date.
@@jordanrodriguez6412 lmao. By destroying a whole city and crashing Zods ship into like 10 buildings
@@josephstalone6911 you do realize in a real world alien invasion it's not going to be all Cinderella-like and no one is going to be hurt. Man of Steel is the close example to that.
Ah, 2006 back when newspapers were a thing and filmmakers had to build sets
Newspapers are still a thing not as common but still a thing.
@@isoldmysoulnowwheresmytale6945 yeah they still are but as time goes on they'll eventually seize to be
They still build sets
@@robertromero9488 yeah but not to the practical scale like before it's a giant green screen sound stage blockbusters used to require much effort to build set pieces because of practical effects and animatronics.
For making sets the cut trees
I’m surprised no one’s mentioned in the comments how AWESOME that catch of the daily planet globe was. Not even a strain on his face.. now that’s Superman.
The guy lifted an island made of Kryptonite later on. This was just a warm up.
Kryptonians can lift millions of tons
The island was the only part of this great film I didn’t like. With all that Kryptonite jutting out of it, it didn’t feel realistic to me that he could do that. And yes I know I’m talking about realism in a totally unrealistic fantasy film but I think you know what I mean
@CYB3R2K30 i mean... the island was made of kryptonite
@@jasonparker346
The only way I could justify that is if the island wasn't real/pure Kryptonite, just Crystal Tech mimicking its properties. Would also explain why Superman didn't realize he was powerless until Lex punched him, because it wasn't causing the overt weakness of normal Kryptonite.
This is what Superman should do. Spending his time to save everyone and doing whatever it takes. He should be a beacon of hope
Exaaaaacllleeeeeee!! This 4 min Clp captivates more classic superman than any movie Snyder has done...in mos, superman is destroying the city more than saving it...this is beautiful..
@@tavareslowery8643 It its because people wanted a darker political tone DC universe. Marvel already made a success with some what cheesy, but admirable heroes. DC wanted to be the opposite to Marvel cinematic universe which is to be darker and serious like Zack Synders' Watchmen.
@@flipthetyphoon3325 Yeah. But Superman shouldn't be in that tone. The whole dark tone bs should be used only for Batfleck. Not Superman🤦
You guys do realise he was superman for all of less then a day in mos and in bvs there is literally a montage of him saving people
@@jesusmacfaline2749 Shit. I forgot about the BvS rocket scene
Brandon Routh has the perfect look for Superman. He's got that boyish naive look like he actually believes there's good in all of mankind but still smart enough to know otherwise
Too bad he can't act very well.
Matt yes he can?
@@joshhaddock6772 There's a reason why he's a CW actor and not an A-list Hollywood actor. His acting abilities are mediocre at best.
Matt because that’s the part he got. you act like breaking into hollywood is easy
@@joshhaddock6772 It's certainly not easy when you can't act very well.
I always forget that this is actually a really good movie
@@cactusmalone Yeah I hated her ass.
Maybe. But it completely bombed in the box offices.
it was a really boring movie
Would’ve benefited from a sequel. But it failed at the box office
@@mastercontrolprogram163 Really don’t understand why. It’s pretty good movie despite a few flaws it has.
Hello, greetings from SE. Texas.
I'm 71 years old, a retired US Army disabled veteran. I grew up in the 1950s reading Superman comics & watching Superman on black & white TV!
To this day, seeing Superman flying into rescue people & animals from danger still thrills me to no end!!!
Superman to the Rescue!
Him and his main girl Lois!
Lex Luther is always causing them problems. Lol
"Even in the darkest of times, hope strikes through. Hope is the light that lifts us out of darkness"
*cuts* *
Its actually "Even in the darkest times, hope cuts through. Hope is the light that lifts us out of darkness."
@TheFirstWheel no one asked for ur opinion
also, say that to the people who liked my comment
@TheFirstWheel He's right, you're wrong.
@TheFirstWheel you sound salty
This movie is loaded with epic scenes, all these are great but him using his heat vision as an umbrella from the falling glass was soo cool and unexpected.
Superman saving that man who fell from the crane at 1:43 is low key one of the greatest superhero saves in a movie of all time.
Yeah he acuually slowed down instead of hitting them with double the amount of force.
@@politicsaside9171 holy shit I hadn't noticed that. That's the one problem that comes up in superhero movies the Physics wouldn't work. In The Big Bang Theory Sheldon explains this. It's that when Superman caught Lois Lane in 1978 the physics weren't right. IRL The speed and force he was going at would've not only killed Lois but split her into 3 equally sized parts or blown her apart.
Totally
@@nicktroisi6347 yeh you die from sudden stop, he should slow him down gradually allowing him to fall a bit longer
Thank god that man was the only person falling to their death at that time…
Becoming an adult is when you get annoyed he set the globe down on someone's car and smashed it.
do they have insurance
What kills me, is that he didn't even try to fly up with it, he literally just glides down with it and sets it on the car and then is like, here normal humans, you figure it out and leaves 😂
It was the only thing he could do. He knew he was needed elsewhere.
I bet it was Steve Lombard's car.
@@thefurrybastard1964that would be fantastic
I never realised that the three people to the left at 3:16 are moving in slow motion which means superman is actually moving at super speed. It's made the scene even better.
Good eye!
Exactly
Holy crap, I didn't catch that before, and I'm the Reverse Flash!
Super speed would mean they are standing still. He’s just moving fast.
I noticed that upon viewing it again on Blue ray too. Good eye.
*Superman holding up the Daily Planet globe*
Superman: 'Hey, whose car is this?'
Jimmy Olsen: 'I think it belongs to Luthor.'
Superman: 'Oh, okay then.'
*squashes car with the Daily Planet globe*
Will definitely make for an interesting case with the insurance company.
Metropolis in the dceu fucking sucks. Why the fuck did Snyder not include the Daily Planet Globe? Seriously the whole realism for Superman's universe is lame for Superman
@Paul with beings as powerful as him, not to mention he was just starting out
@@martialartsfighter720 The Globe is located in the Daily Planet's lobby in the those movies.
@@MaxAurnhammer It should be located at the outside top of the building
Why does the CGI looks so good tho feels like Tobey's Spiderman cgi
U mean Andrew Garfield’s)
@@bradyxhedges7335 nope andrew is not as classic as Tobey's Spiderman
@@pharmit24 not as classic, but the cgi was beautifuk
@@bradyxhedges7335 true so compare to Spiderman 1 the year it was around back then similar 2002 and this 2006
I think it's basically that this was the ultimate form of the cgi used in the Spider-Man trilogy before they started using new technology and it changed the look and "feel" of cgi. After this movie we moved into Iron Man's level of effects.
This aged like fine wine. The special effects still holds up today.
If Henry Cavill doesn't do MOS 2 then Hollywood should right a wrong and bring back Brandon Routh. He was brilliant as Superman.
Yeah but that costume looks so gay, seriously burgundy red I mean what was Bryan Singer thinking, Richard Donner did way better when he have the suit made for Christopher Reeve because Christopher Reeve made the suit work.
I am sorry, but with the upper lip catastrophe known as Justice League I just cannot take his superman anymore or superman in general. I want a new one similar to Reeve.
Hey. They brought back the classic John Williams theme in BvS. I don't see why not.
@@corrollasful You prefer the new sparkly Superman suit?? How is that not more gay??
@@LukeLovesRose if you're talking about the New 52 Henry Cavill Superman that new suit is more solid and on point for the new generation, the most Badass Superman suit up to date.
My mom and I loved this film. It was the last film we saw together at the theater before I had to put her in a nursing home because of her health. She has dementia and she couldn't stand or walk anymore. 😢❤
phil sarrazine I’m so sorry about ur mom😢😢
phil sarrazine
Hope she is doing great now
Sorry for your mom
RIP
God Bless
This scene perfectly captures the essence of superheroes, we need this side of them to be showcased more in the genre. The movie wasn't the best but it did a lot of things right, mainly Brandon Routh as Superman. I hope he knows there's plenty of us who are so fond of his portrayal as the Man of Steel.
JFC, another passive/aggressive Karen, "The movie wasn't the best but it did a lot of things right." Gads you trolls are endless.
To the Poster - Thank you. SR, vastly better than Mos.
@@billhosko7723 "Vastly better than MoS"?!? 🤣🤣🤣
On what planet exactly? Because on *this* one, MoS was actually 10x better and far more entertaining than this movie ever was, this film had its moments sure, I'll give it *that* much, but it's still nowhere close to being somehow "better" than MoS tho.
Yeah, but the *anti-hero* side of superheroes is also what we need showcased more often as well. Scenes that perfectly capture the essence of anti-heroes convey the message that these are still beings that are *not* to be trifled with *nor* taken for granted in *any* capacity especially since these powerful figures/beings are merely *choosing* to be saviors and *are not obligated in any way whether it's morally, spiritually or otherwise* to *have* to be humanity's saviors whatsoever anyway.
@@alsimmons4504ang bro this is like the third time I’ve seen you in the comment section of a Superman clip defending the Man of Steel and hating on Superman Returns 😂. Are u good? Are you intentionally watching these videos just to argue with dudes on the chat? Chillax it’s not that deep just enjoy the video, people will have their opinions.
@@granchranch1503 And what's to *you* anyway bro?? I have a right to be on as many videos as I want defending Man of Steel and *rightfully* criticizing (NOT "hating on") Superman Returns, but if you're too sensitive to handle that then that's just too damn bad 🤷🏽♂️. Are *you* good, buddy? 🤣. Are *you* the damn "UA-cam Police" all of a sudden out to punish me any time I say something about Superman Returns that *you* don't like/agree with?. Seriously man, you really should mind your own business and keep it moving, dude, it's got nothing to do with you at all so may as well carry on with what you were doing before 'cause no one was even talking to you in the first place anyways.
nothing will ever beat the nostalgia of this movie especially the plane scene
I'm guessing it's still setting there today! (lol)
Cough cough…. Superman 1978
Who else is here after seeing Brandon Routh’s Superman in Crisis?
You can rest now me
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Love this version of Superman
Brandon routh should've done more superman movies. The film was and still is good. Christopher reeve would be proud
Yeah we were going to get a sequel in 2009, but multiple things went wrong. Bryan Singers initial disinterest, after disagreeing with the Warner Bros about the box office returns, " that movie made 400 million, I don't know what constitutes underperforming these days". 179 million was the maximum budget Warner Bros was projecting for the sequel, as Superman Returns cost 204 million to make. Filming for the sequel was to start in mid 2007 before halted development in favor of Valkyrie. Filming was then pushed to March 2008, but writers Dougherty and Dan Harris left in favor of other career opportunities. The writers Guild of America pushed the release date to 2010. Things got worse Routh's contract for a sequel was said to expire in 2009 if they didn't get filming started soon they would lose their main star. With all this Warner Bros deciding to reboot the film series, and Bryan Singer decided he was done with Superman, if he was offered to direct the new Man of Steel film but declined.
What stinks is also was supposed to be action-packed with an alien villain.
Sad we didn't get it.
I agree, it was only tainted by the poor plot writing, poor script writing and with Bryan Singer's crime against a minor.
pjosepha idk about Reeve being proud of this film more like "I'm thrilled I wasn't a part of a bad sequel: therefore no one could blame me for routh's performance".
This is the purest example of a Superman-like action scene. Not him endlessly punching a giant monster through buildings. Just him using all his powers to save as many people as possible.
He went crashing through a building just to lift that Daily Planet globe.
@@comicguy4417 windows! Not a building
Tell that to comic book writers who introduced monsters like doomsday and zod and make superman just save some buildings and cats
sorry but when it comes to fighting enemies like zod and doomsday he's gone be fighting them and not saving people constantly, henry cavill is great as superman as well and so is Brandon routh. SUperman is this movie was fighting against the chaos created by luthor so obviously the battles aren't going to be epic its more of saving everyone. Use a little logic next time since the villains vastly impact the fight scenes
@@DivineBeastVahMedoh Yes, exactly 👍
1:43 The smoothest damn civilian catch you'll ever see.
Tobey?
Dude probably capped his pants 😂
realistically his back would have instantly snapped in two when superman caught him
@@duckcluck123 I feel like Supes decreased his altitude as he caught him to decelerate him instead of just letting all that whiplash hit him.
@@duckcluck123 supermans telepathic shield protects things he holds from feeling the force on impact from his catches.
I love how they show that Superman cares about the people and is trying to be careful with the amount of destruction he is/will cause
One of the best moments in the movie! Superman being Superman, flying thru Metropolis, saving people while utilizing all his powers to quell disasters. Bravo! 👍🏾👏🏾
I am not a big Superman guy. But it is moments like this where his greatness is truly captured, and even I get a bit choked up. This movie is highly underrated, and in my opinion one of the best Superman movies because it captures the characters so well.
this will always be my favorite superman film, and I say that with zero apologies
This movie is incredibly underrated and doesn't deserve the hate it gets
This superman was great ..had everything
Healty Wealth except a punch. Fans hated that... I thought it was great and Kevin Spacey as L.L. was spot on!
Healty Wealth Needed just a little more action. That would’ve been Great!
he was borin asf
After henry cavill I thought superman should be buffed a bit. Routh s body is too normal
@@TerriProductions You are fucking stupid
Brandon routh was perfect for superman. So good looking
Absolutely like comic superman
@Cameron Matlock you snatched word of my mouth my friend. Brandon is The Superman
yeap, he got the charisma
malhar jajoo yessssss😍😍😍😍😍
Cavill was better, but I liked Brandon too. But MOS was an outstanding movie also.
Car owner: YES! My car made it!
Superman: I'm just gonna put this right here...
Superman is more on saving than battling. That's why he is merely a God!
he was a good superman but the director and the others made the storyline too bad. somehow brandon routh paid the price. unfair.
yamato takeru so true!
People always blame the wrong people for a movie being bad. Like Jared leto on suicide squad.
Gage Taylor no Jared Leto actually is bad
@@khayree7929 agreed, worse joker, just some thug
SL twentyeight he’s my favorite joker, he’s different he’s cool he’s hip people just don’t like change they want the joker to be a 40 year old man till the end of time.
I like how they do his heat vision in this.
@ANTHONY THOMAS how so
@ANTHONY THOMAS isn’t that the point? It ain’t supposed to look like the Death Star laser
@ANTHONY THOMAS because they tried to make it like how it would look like in real life.
@ANTHONY THOMAS Superman can control the intensity of his laser eyes, of course he wasn't gonna use the iconic two beams to stop the building parts from falling on civilians, it'll just slice them in two
@ANTHONY THOMAS then is not the effect that is awful for you, instead is the concept of the heat vision used in this movie
Giant 500 ton ball falling from top of building
Woman: puts hands over head
That moment you realise there have been people that have done that in similar situations...
If i punch you surprisingly the very first thing you would do is cover your face. No matter where or how i will punch
Its like a default move
@@justsomeguywithoutamustach6654 I think it’s called instinct. You just do it without thinking, But yeah it’s like a default move.
2:12 - Kudos to whoever came up with that bit. That's one of my favorite Superman movie moments.
“A reject, from Gotham City. Felt that we didn’t cover him enough. So he took what called a ‘practical joke’, and gassed the building. My friends, my wife. I lost everyone in one fell swoop.”
In truth joker just want to do easy mode. Because Batman is getting way too hard for him to break. Superman is much easier because superman doesn't know how joker thinks.
Lorenz Frost
Or because him having super powers makes him super dumb and lazy
Use more 💪brawn than 🧠 brain
"Even in the darkest of times, hope strikes through. Hope is the light that lifts us out of darkness"
@@sgdklnptihygoh7747 you do know superman is a 10th level of intellect right?
He reconstructed a machine that could turn any thought into reality by pure memory after glancing at it for a short moment,
He also controlled said machine because it was said there that his thoughts were absolute and precise and any wrong thought could bring out the end of the universe
He solved a self reconstructing ship that had an AI that was being updated infinitely
Btw he always outsmarts lex, and lex is the smartest human
If that isn't brains i don't know what is
@@imbangmaynn5705 Lex Luthor never surrender for something bigger than himself. He can see the machinations of the universe but he sees himself as the center. That's why superman has always beat him. The Batman who laughs sees these flaws in Lex Luthor. He's ego is his greatest weakness. Joker on the hand is unpredictable he wants is nothing but chaos. He could do simple prank turn into a death trap. He has booby trap within a booby trap he do it just for laughs. He's a true psychopath one that is hard to anticipate.
Just how gently he lands with the globe
So beautiful, like a swan
I'm a marvel guy, but this is the only DC movie that's worth it
I’m surprised no one’s mentioned in the comments how AWESOME that catch of the daily planet globe was. He looked so calm and collected.
Finally a superhero who barely makes a mess at the crime scene
4:37 the grandmaster of continuous shots.
4:48 imagine the reaction of that car's owner
Most modern day superhero movies dialed their hero powers down to make the movie look normal and realistic too much.This scene alone showed Superman using almost all his abilities! And it's well written too! The way everything happened,how one disaster let to another is so well done here!
I thought Brandon Routh and this movie was a nice homage to Christopher Reeves Superman. I know the movie wasn't well received, but it made me remember watching Superman from 1978 as a small kid.
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Me too.
It has a 76% on RT. It was received well....
Thought it was great. First movie I saw in imax 3D. Like it better then the new dc movies
Rob S brandon routh does remind me of mr. reeve.... amezing
Batman Begins and Superman Returns should’ve started the DC Cinematic Universe. Warner Brothers made a mistake not combining the two worlds together.
Both movies were one year apart from each other. Both movies were fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with fans and critics. Both movies looked and felt like they could’ve been in the same universe. Both movies brought the two most popular superheroes back on the big screen after a long hiatus.
Superman Returns referenced Gotham City. Not to mention, it grossed more money at the box office than Batman Begins whose sequels went on to hit the one billion dollar mark.
I Am Legend teased a crossover between them for May 2010. The billboard in Times Square had Bale’s Batman logo and Routh’s Superman logo merged together.
Warner Bros is a mistake...their own worst enemy!
Danny Vestal Bale and Routh were the right age to build a film franchise off of for the next decade plus. DC should’ve kept them, especially since Affleck and Cavill are out.
They seriously should’ve done this. Routh and Bale would have had some great chemistry. They also would’ve beaten Marvel to the punch!
ecurb _ Batman v Superman starring Bale and Routh would’ve had better reviews and better box office results than the movie we got.
@@ecurb_2558 as I remember bale wasn't that much interested . Well that's what happen when u cast A list actors and then he doesn't stick
Literally the greatest Superman movie 🎥
Something about him staying calm and collected and doing all this effortlessly just gives him a really godlike vibe which is perfect for Superman.
this is the kind of superman we needed, does work with zero effort
animator 049 it wouldn't be fun if he didn't struggle it would've been boring . Henry was awesome
Da Dailey guess so...
Da Dailey guess so...
Superman Returns was the sequel of Superman II. I agree though, there should be a sequel.
Cavil was humorless, emotionless,and the whole movie was a crap.
Man that slow version of the Superman theme at 4:32 makes me choke up a little and that shot of him holding up the daily planet globe as he descends. This is Superman.
Love how he casually puts the globe into that car
So does the car owner...
It's a shame Routh never got a chance to mature as Superman. Back in the day Singer said the sequel was going to be what Wrath of Khan was to Star Trek: The Motion Picture. All they needed was a better script.
Superman: The Man of Steel was suppose to come out in 2009, the Writer's Strike killed that and it was pushed to 2010. Brandon's contract expired in 2009 and wasn't renewed.
Agree with you at 100%: reboot = shit....Superman 1978-Return = REAL SUPERMAN!
The fact that they made Lex the bad guy once again ruin the movie as well.
Couldn't agree more, they just need better script. The have great cast, great acting, great story, they have it all, except script.
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I like how they did his laser sight. I appears more like an air distortion than a laser and it’s not just a beam but a surface
he can focus it to be a beam or surface.
I think he altered it to be a flat arc to catch the debris
I like it too. This one and the Smallville heat vision effect. I think I actually prefer the focused reddish air distortion effect to the fiery laser ray of death that a lot of other versions of heat vision look like.
@ANTHONY THOMAS Agree to disagree, then.
Laser sight ? Haven't been a fan for long, have you ?
he was so calm through the entire sequence, showing his experience in saving lives.
Henry was calm too in bvs
@@hsujhsuj3221 "MARTHA!!!!!"
This movie really shows what it takes to be superman. All the others just show him fighting another super being. But this one shows him being Superman. What it takes to save a city. AND THAT IS WHY I LOVE THIS SUPERMAN MOVIE SO MUCH. Its different from all the other. There isn't any superhuman fighting or mass city destruction from the fights, it just superman saving people all movie long. That is what this movie is about. And poor superman. He doesn't get a break. It one thing after another.
You know, I like how Superman does things way smarter here. Gasoline is erupting into flames across the city? Well, one would think that he'd just rush through and put out all of the fires first, but instead, he prioritizes getting to the source of the city's gas first to prevent the flames from getting to the source of gas, and stops it all from there, doubtless saving countless more lives than the method you would THINK he'd do. He also seems to keep damage pretty low, all things considered. There's gonna be some clean-up, for sure, but nothing the city can't handle.
It's touches like these that actually makes Superman returns a bit more disappointing. They knew how to make a competent Superman movie, but instead, they got all caught up in homaging the Reeve movies and Superman moping around, not to mention the whole, "Superman is a deadbeat dad" thing.
yeah but he ruined someone's car at the end
and that didn't stop the gas leak so it re-ignited probably 30 seconds later from a spark. sorry to bring logic into this. : )
@@coppulor6500
The gas was turned off for further repairs after superman put out the fire
You mean he doesn't just blow shit up? He actually tries to save lives?
He could have just raised the planet up to the roof again, bruh
I Don't know why people hate this movie
hacktivist the plot was boring lol
hacktivist Because it was dull despite having some epic scenes, which they poorly connect.
Its no doubt the saving scenes were amazing
hacktivist It was a snooze fest. The characters were spot on, and there were some great classic Superman moments, but it felt more like a tribute to the Richard Donner films, than anything else. Bad execution.
They needed more punches and kicks. Me...I knew going into this movie that Superman could to all that and in order for me to like it they had to do something more than just that and they did. They made Superman a hero.
Superman's flight is best depicted in this movie. They show him flying smoothly and gracefully, like in the Reeve movies, but backed with modern SFX.
I LOVE HIM AS SUPERMAN he looks and acts correct
Watching this scene again makes me so excited that Brandon Routh is returning as Superman, even if it’s just for a cameo. He’s also going to have the Kingdom Come look.
Seriously cannot wait to see him
I love how he melted the fallen pieces of glass and actually discovered that very late
I think he discovered it right away.
When I first saw that on opening day in the theater I was like, Yeah..
How he didn't even slow down to get to the next accident is what I liked, he just flips over and zzzzzzzz..
then flys away like it was nothing and rolls doing it.. That's superman. Snyder's Superman forgot that it all about that Superman/People relationship..
@@JaybayJay lol right
I always liked how Metropolis looked in this movie. A lot of art deco, a lot of older architecture styles, giving the city a lot of history. Scenes set at the magic hour, so everything has a golden glow.
It feels like an actual, distinct place, and not just Chicago with a few inserts of New York, like they’ve been doing lately, which is fine but not as effective.
4:30 He's got the whole world in his hands.
It's as if Christopher Reeves passed the mantle to Brandon Routh.
I love how Superman uses all of his abilities in this scene, not just one or two
X-Ray Vision 0:05
Flight and Superhuman Speed 0:55
Superhuman Strength 1:59
Heat Vision 2:13
Invulnerability 3:03
Superhuman Breath 3:17
Superhuman Hearing 3:54
Superman can save the earth alone vs entire avengers saving 1 planet. Man, no other superhero can beat superman.
God bless.
Hands down the best showcase of supermans powers in this movie. so good!
This movie has bad ass scenes, how people hate this movie is beyond me.
Bill Shinas right
C’mon there’s lots that’s wrong with this movie. However, it’s much better than the man of steel.
I think most of the hate comes from younger people who prefer an edgier and flawed version of Superman.
@@Chalky. I prefer Christopher reeves movie and I still found superman returns boring.
@@ddy7323 This movie was basically a homage or love letter to Christopher reeves...Brandon was perfect for the role..Movie was spouled by bad script writing...Routh depicted the role of Christopher's Superman very well...Directly conneceted to Superman 2
I honestly like Brandon Routh as superman than Henry. Henry's face just doesn't fit for Clark Kent's easy on the eyes and still charming with glasses on face. Or maybe I just think like that. Plus, This is also the same superman Christopher Reeve had, doing everything to save humanity with all his abilities, hearing, laser eyes, and all that.
@Bob Wehadababyitsaboy I don't see any of the things your pointing out buddy , Henry never gave off a I'm better then you complex he always made time for fans even when he was to busy doing something else.
He even defends fan bases that gives off negative reviews about his work etc! You sound like you just got a personal grudge against the actor for no morel reason.
My favourite film in the whole wide world has got to be Superman Returns
I always thought it was super slick how he just casually vaporized the debris as he flew past on his back like he was chilling on the couch.
This clip is the best part of Superman Returns. I realize that a great percentage of viewers prefer the Shuttle/Airline rescue as the best set piece, but IMHO this rules, right down to Perry's "great Caesar's ghost" exclamation! I too would like to have seen Bryan Singer's planned sequel.
"Sorry about your car, I didn't really have much of a choice."
if he could carry a giant plane than he could carry that monument to the OCEAN.
If he could lift an entire island to space with a big piece of Kryptonite lodged in his side.....
I like how the Superman chooses to save the people instead of going after his arch nemesis and Lois. That is what superman has always been about. To do the right thing.
Unfortunately, more people died because Superman didn't go after Lex sooner.
Respond to my guy above bruh
this feels like if superman was in a final destination movie
After Reeve the Best Superman 👍😎
Now this is the Superman we all come to know and love. All the heroic sequences.
Most good looking Superman I've ever seen 💛💚🧡
You can do it Kal, you can save everyone.
Superman: sorry everyone and uh who ever owns this car...there is not really a good place to put this at the moment
DevilJin especially the people sitting in the car
hope they had insurance lol!
The owner didn't even care.
william sewell: of course not, they were dead, crushed by the planet globe
I feel like in Metropolis you have to have Superman insurance.
“Great Caesars Ghost"- Perfect.
The best Superman movie till date.
It burns the silver screen whenever it is telecasted.
Over the years, I've come to appreciate this superman film more and more. Even though it's a kind of sequel to the original Superman films, it's also a modern day day superman not connected to any universe and can be enjoyed as a stand alone superhero film. Can't say that these days anymore.
Excellent hero's intro movie. I wish they continued the sequel.
F in chat for the car. Sacrificed it's life for all the humans. The true hero!
😁👍🏿 lol
Superman: Complete package ⚔⚔🔥
Routh was perfectly cast as Chris Reeve Superman. It's just a shame he didn't get a proper sequel.
Hold my book
Lex Luthor
2019
Fuck Jon Cryer.
Brandon Routh would have been a good Superman in the DCEU.
Herny Cavill is really great, but Brandon reminds me more of Christopher Reeve's Superman.
Cavill is more the modern Superman (New 52/Post-Crisis eras); Chris Reeve embodied the Silver age version of the character; mind you it trimmed the less attractive aspects of his character and did away with the ridiculous amount of baggage the comics had in terms of background characters. What Routh, and Superman Returns in general, should have been was the bridge between the silver age stylings of the Donner films and the then current age Superman comics. A reconciliation if you will.
JayP2424 routh is too busy being the atom
Reeves impersonation isnt superman
@@j.t2348 AMEN...I wish people would stop acting like Christopher's Superman is the ONLY SUPERMAN. There is no such thing as a definitive version of a character...comic books are allowed to break that rule all the time why aren't films?
@@ItsDylanMegaw i agree
You can’t convince me this isn’t the greatest superman movie of all time
I've always found it fascinating that Superman can hear the screams of every one in need of help around the world. Yet, because he is just one, he has to essentially choose who to save. Superman did his absolute best but I'm sure there were casualties in this scene. That has got to weigh on him day and night. Even so he has to compartmentalize this fact and continue on helping as many as he can. Superman is a more complex character than people think. If only writers could tap into this more often.
Trivia: They actually tried doing this in Batman v Superman. Basically, Superman tried to locate his kidnapped mother via super hearing but failed doing so because ignoring the cries of millions of people was too much to bear. Unfortunately, WB cut the scene because it was supposedly too dark.
@@zhengyingliDespite the fact it already was a very heavy movie, that's a silly reason in contrast of all the dark stuff that happens in the film. 😅
3:22 when I was younger, I thought that it was cool that when he does his... Super Breath, his lips form the Superman emblem
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For me, this movie has aged very gracefully. I actually think in some ways it is better now than it was in the year it was released in 2006. I think in general, I appreciate this a lot more now than I did at the time.
4:17 I like how the guy missed seeing Superman fly past.
With this 4-minute show, he shows why Brandon Routh's Superman is the best and cares about his people when there is devastation or destruction in Metropolis ❤
This shows that Superman is a great hero, no just for his powers but also for how skilled he is