tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post113790339163587082..comments2024-03-27T10:44:12.502-04:00Comments on GREAT OLD MOVIES: SUPERMAN serialWilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-10741100330447706892017-04-12T02:02:43.249-04:002017-04-12T02:02:43.249-04:00Definitely. Good point. I forgot the Marvel serial...Definitely. Good point. I forgot the Marvel serial was earlier, but I remembered it was better in all departments. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-15669365657606316322017-04-11T17:48:40.305-04:002017-04-11T17:48:40.305-04:00Actually, the Captain Marvel serial was filmed sev...Actually, the Captain Marvel serial was filmed seven years earlier than the Superman serial so Columbia could have done better with the flying sequences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-58132310369606010462017-04-11T00:43:54.764-04:002017-04-11T00:43:54.764-04:00Yes, one could argue that CGI is just a type of an...Yes, one could argue that CGI is just a type of animation anyway. Alyn does look a bit more like Clark Kent. You're right that the flying scenes look lame at first, but that was the way they did it then and it was effective enough I guess. But the flying scenes improved with the TV show and the Captain Marvel serial. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-26924471765423340962017-04-10T21:56:56.022-04:002017-04-10T21:56:56.022-04:00I was really looking forward to this serial after ...I was really looking forward to this serial after reading about it for years and seeing still photos of Kirk Alyn in the costume. Growing up with George Reeves playing the Man of Steel I was at first put off by Alyn's buoyant portrayal but I think it's more faithful to the comic books (except maybe he's over-acting too much). Alyn fills the costume better than Reeves (I don't think he needed any padding as Reeves did). He also looks more like the Clark Kent of the comics.<br /><br />The flying scenes were disappointing when I first saw them (especially after reading that they attempted live action) but, with all of the computer-generated imagery (CGI) today aren't we still seeing Superman in the movies flying as a cartoon!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com