Superman and Superman II were great. The balance between Clark Kent and Superman was portrayed perfectly. III had a great scene in the junkyard with evil Superman vs Clark Kent but the rest of the movie was very meh. IV The Quest for Peace was awful. Superman Returns was filled with nostalgia but was overall a forgettable movie. Man of Steel was a good origin movie and I thought it was an alright movie up until they destroyed an entire city. BvS was okay but more because of Batman and Wonder Woman. Justice League was bad for multiple reasons, we will see how this remake does. Superman showed up and singlehandedly beat the bad guy in about 30 seconds. You're right about the animated DC universe. They don't use him as much and generally have a good balance of Superman and the rest of the Justice League. The various television series have succeeded because they've focused more on Clark Kent and not Superman just wrecking shop.