Sometimes having friends who revel in the geekier aspects of their personalities is damned amusing stuff. I woke up this morning, flipped on my iChat and was greeted by this missive about the just released pic of Bryan Singer’s new Superman suit.
My Friend: Maybe it’s the angle, but it looks like they made the “S” as small as possible.
MF: That thing should be HUGE! Like, “Look at me, I’m motherfucking SUPERMAN! I got heat vision, bitch!”
MF: Appreciate what they are going for, trying to keep the classic look, but not use cloth. It’s just weird loking. The dark red sucks, too.
MF: And the S belt buckle is Villiage People style.
MF: I’m keeping in mind that’s still Bryan Singer. The guy who gave us shit ass X-Man costumes, and the best superhero movie ever.
Me: You are quite upset …
I tell ya, it got me ready to face the day!
Steve, as you know I’m an admitted big superman fan. Overall the suits not bad. As a fan I do think the S should be bigger but I don’t mind that its raised plastic/ rubber. I’m not liking the speedo trunks however. They seem a bit much. I hate the belt buckle, S on the chest and an S on the back of the cape is good its not necassary from a design standpoint to have one on the belt. I don’t mind the colors it may fit into the return from space storyline. Overall I’m just glad its not the body armor junk they were planning for the McG version. I’d like to think singer knows what he’s doing. He did make X2 so we know he’s got the skills. I just wish Routh looked a bit closer to 30 than 18.
I’m pretty much in line with you. I don’t think the costume looks terrible or anything, and actually, the belt buckle doesn’t bother me. But, yeah, the guy looks more like Superboy than Superman. I’m no Adonis, but if I’d been given a role like this, I’d be in the gym on a daily to get buff enough to at least look like an adult.