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Brandon Roth or Henry Cavill as Superman...Who's the better choice?
Posted on 2/25/22 at 11:25 am
Posted on 2/25/22 at 11:25 am
I was watching Superman Returns with my 15 Y/O son and IMO he was a much better "Superman" than Henry Cavill..
Granted, Cavill's version was darker but I don't think he can play the all-America "Boy Scout" as well as Roth did.
Roth plays the Christopher Reeve Superman almost identically right down to the look and voice.
Roth
Cavill
I'm sure this has been discussed so SIAP
Granted, Cavill's version was darker but I don't think he can play the all-America "Boy Scout" as well as Roth did.
Roth plays the Christopher Reeve Superman almost identically right down to the look and voice.
Roth
Cavill
I'm sure this has been discussed so SIAP
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Posted on 2/25/22 at 11:26 am to CU_Tigers4life
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Roth
Routh
Posted on 2/25/22 at 11:28 am to CU_Tigers4life
I thought Routh was a great fit.
But I also feel like Cavill would be an awesome Bond. But will likely never get the nod now that he’s committed to other things.
But I also feel like Cavill would be an awesome Bond. But will likely never get the nod now that he’s committed to other things.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 11:34 am to BluegrassBelle
He's a much better Geralt than he was a Clark.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 11:39 am to BluegrassBelle
quote:
But I also feel like Cavill would be an awesome Bond. But will likely never get the nod now that he’s committed to other things.
He played a Bond like character in a Bond like film that is better than %80 of Bond movies...
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
It's a shame that this didn't get a sequel, it was a really fun movie.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 11:44 am to CU_Tigers4life
Posted on 2/25/22 at 11:45 am to CU_Tigers4life
Comic book-wise, I always thought Rock Hudson (buffed-up) would’ve made the perfect live-action Superman/Clark Kent:
He might’ve made a good Bruce Wayne, too.
He might’ve made a good Bruce Wayne, too.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 12:16 pm to CU_Tigers4life
I though Cavill was excellent as Superman, just got a raw deal with the scripts he had to work with. I’d love to see him return to battle Black Adam/Shazam, and get a big screen Brainiac adaptation in a solo film.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 12:19 pm to CU_Tigers4life
quote:
Roth plays the Christopher Reeve Superman almost identically right down to the look and voice.
Well, considering that Superman Returns was a continuation of the Donner movies, this is exactly what Singer was looking for. I agree with you that Routh nailed the role in that sense. Also, having grown up with that Superman, I liked his portrayal in what really was a not very good movie...and that's being generous.
Cavill was great doing what he was asked to do, and I really think that he is an exceptional actor. He was great in Mission Impossible and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
It just depends on what you are looking for in the Superman character, but I think both of them are great choices.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 3:28 pm to LSUFreek
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Comic book-wise, I always thought Rock Hudson (buffed-up) would’ve made the perfect live-action Superman/Clark Kent:
My Silver Age pick would've been Clint Walker:
> No padding needed (if anything the costume would only take away from his superhero physique.) He could do an "Aww shucks" midwestern drawl that would've been perfect for Clark from Smallville.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:05 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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My Silver Age pick would've been Clint Walker
You've convinced me. I'm changing my pick. All he needs is some spandex & a cape.
Though the secret identity, masked only by some glasses, might be even harder to pull off. But that dude was a 6'-6" mountain born to play Superman.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:11 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Cavill by a mile.. Routh looks like frickng fonze from happy days
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:14 pm to CU_Tigers4life
No one will ever look better as Superman than Cavill. Ever imo.
And although he never got the opportunity (minus a very brief period at the end of a horrible JL movie), he also would have nailed Superman’s personality. Writing and tone prohibited him from being what he could be.
Routh was fricking terrible.
And although he never got the opportunity (minus a very brief period at the end of a horrible JL movie), he also would have nailed Superman’s personality. Writing and tone prohibited him from being what he could be.
Routh was fricking terrible.
This post was edited on 2/25/22 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:14 pm to LSUFreek
quote:Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely tackled it by making Clark a big, hulking dufus. An intelligent clod instead of an intelligent weakling.
Though the secret identity, masked only by some glasses, might be even harder to pull off.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:22 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Cavill and it’s not close.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:25 pm to bigman334
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Routh looks like frickng fonze from happy days
You mean sexy as shite?
Posted on 2/25/22 at 6:08 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Routh had Clark Kent nailed - he looked like Reeves
for Superman, Cavill all day
for Superman, Cavill all day
Posted on 2/25/22 at 6:18 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Cahill was the best ever IMHO. That dude just has it. Routh was very good but not doing much these days. He has been in a few Hallmark movies though.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 6:26 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Routh was a better Clark Kent because he was playing Christopher Reeves playing Clark Kent.
Cavill not only has the better look and build, he's a lifelong comic book fan so he knows the character. Cavill by a mile.
Cavill not only has the better look and build, he's a lifelong comic book fan so he knows the character. Cavill by a mile.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 7:39 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Routh was the better Donner Superman/Clark Kent.
Cavill was the better Superman.
Cavill was the better Superman.
This post was edited on 2/25/22 at 7:40 pm
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