Superman returns failed because it was a boring movie. After the plane rescue it's a bunch of bad drama until Lois and the krypton kid get captured by Luthor. And there's something to be said for how Luthor's master plan for getting rid of superman is yet another land con.
And if you think camp is the reason the superman movies were successful, then you don't understand the impact those movies had on pop culture, nor understand their place in film history.
Literally all he did in the moviecwas lift things. He lifted the plane to stop it from falling. He lifted the boat that split in half. He then lifted the island.
Superman returns failed because it was a boring movie. After the plane rescue it's a bunch of bad drama until Lois and the krypton kid get captured by Luthor. And there's something to be said for how Luthor's master plan for getting rid of superman is yet another land con.
And if you think camp is the reason the superman movies were successful, then you don't understand the impact those movies had on pop culture, nor understand their place in film history.
Literally all he did in the moviecwas lift things. He lifted the plane to stop it from falling. He lifted the boat that split in half. He then lifted the island.