hi, i'm new here. I dont really like comics but i'm a huuuuuuuge fan of the superman-saga (costume, movie...) and his 'cousin' Kara.
Only recently i re-discovered Supergirl and now i'm totally addicted to it so i went looking for more stuff and so here i am
I got the Director's Cut as well. After seeing it, I can see why they cut many of scenes out. Its not that scenes were bad, just parts that were cut were prolonged parts that did little to forward the plot.
I think reason why Supergirl is viewed as a bad movie is because their were too many plot holes in it.
Main problem is the much needed presence of Superman. We should have had Superman finding her crashed ship, taking her under his wing and eventually giving her the Supergirl title. Instead we have Kara from ARgo City who somehow knows she's Superman's cousin. How she knows is never made clear since she never left Argo.
Other main problem is the pacing. Plot envolves Kara finding the Omega Hedron before her people run out power and die. Instead of her searching for the Omega 24/7, she decides to join an all girls school, play field hocky, and have a romance with a gardner. Can't help but wonder why she is doing this when her people could be dead from lack of air.
Movie also needed a stronger villian. Instead of having a Lex Luthor like villian who is willing to blow up the entire Western seaboard so can get better real estate, we got a vampy witch who's main beef with Supergirl is some stud gardner she wants fell in love with Linda instead.
If going to have a witch, atleast have a creepy one that maybe got snakes growing out of her head or something.
Sadly its these inconsistencies and plot holes that bog down what could be a very good movie.
Two weeks i discovered there was a limited edition with the whole version and with deleted scenes, bought it from ebay and waiting for it to arrive now: i'm so exited i can hardly sleep
your comment is sooo true. although i really like the movie: some things weren't good or right. especially the holes you mentioned. when i read there was a director's cut that had scenes in that help you understand the story more. that is right! the story is sooo fast but the movie itself is very slow.
Faye as Selena is fabulous but what an empty amateuristic witch with lack of ambition. What's the use of Bianca? A simple math teatcher has the hindo power staff? Prob lying between pizzas under his bed?
The movie is so fast fast fast. It needed a lot more work.
For the new Supergirl movie Id like to see a remake: start from the bottom (considering the comments of Grantzilla
) and work from there. If it's a hit, they can work further on that.
Thank you very much for you comment, Grantzilla. Nice to read it: you are so right!