I actually preferred Kate Bosworth to Margot Kidder, but I have never been a fan of Kidder.
And they used Williams themes and cues freely, but 99% of the scoring in the film was original. At least to my ear. Not like I was trained in this kind of stuff though (cough).
I'm going to watch it again tomorrow or thursday on IMAX. Just like I did with Batman Begins last year.
The two best superhero movies of all time, in my opinion. DC has taken what Marvel established with the Spider-Man and X-Men franchises and just taken it to a whole new level. While Superman Returns was vastly different from Batman Begins, I thought it was just as strong a film, and may be even stronger on repeat viewing. Some of the visuals in the movie (and I don't mean action sets, I mean simple scenes, like supes in space, or when he breaks above the clouds towards the end) were just, literally, staggering. Awe-inspiring.
And, God, they finally got it right...they made him powerful.
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