<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>It's all in how the movie is labelled. If it a blockbuster movie, it's already way behind the 8-ball. Superman is a blockbuster, the only thing that'll save it from being complete drudge is the fact it's a classic story (ie. already formulaic). Put a big star into the mix, and it just gets worse. That's when they try and fit to the star's "image" and try to reach an even bigger audience, which basically means a more bland, "good for everyone" type story. Yes, this is Superman and it's not like there's a completely original storyline, but if they try to appease both the fans of the comics AND the mass audience, you get a watered-down movie. There's hope since Singer did a pretty decent job with the first X-Men and a great one with the second and the fact they're not going with big-named actors here. And big-named actors have a HUGE effect on the "behind the scenes" crap. The Punisher would easily have gotten another $20 million dollar budget if Vin Diesel was in it. More money = more expectations = more pressure from the studio. That's never a good thing if you want a "good" movie</div>
I was there on that fateful day, were you?
