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Old 06-03-2013, 11:09 AM   #161
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I've gotta slow down on watching all these trailers and tv spots. I'm pretty sure I'm spoiling the movie for me. Which is going to be even worse if it turns out the movie is a disappointment.

Still....HOLY SHIT THAT WAS FUCKING AWESOME.
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It is a very well done, though at times strange, film. Snyder was the right director. He gives the actions scenes real heft.

Performance wise, Cavill is a fine Clark. No matter how you play him, Supes is a bit of a boring character, but he does what he can. I didn't really feel like we got very deep into Clark's mind, but that's the script's fault, not Cavill. Clark at times feels like something of a cipher. Without saying too much, the transition from the origin portions to Clark as Superman felt somewhat jarring and abrupt. Amy Adams is also fine, but she's given very little to do, and I didn't really buy the connection between her and Clark. Michael Shannon gives the strongest performance. Zod is really well done, and Shannonn invests him with a lot of emotion, to the point where you can sort of see where he's coming from. Faora is great as well, especially in the actions scenes.

The best thing about the film is its tone. "Majestic" and "sublime" were the two words that kept coming to me. I don't know how many have seen Terrance Malick's Tree of Life, but this film at times feels almost like the superhero version of that. The cinematography, sound design, and score are amazing. It has a real sense of scale and stakes. At the end of The Avengers, a large portion of New York is destroyed, but I didn't care at all. Here, the destruction is felt on the scale it deserves. Again, that's a tribute to Snyder's prowess with action and effects.

It is somber. Some of the moments feel disjointed, some don't work at all. But it's a different kind of film, and if this is the start of a move towards the Justice League, DC is building a different world than Marvel. Possibly a more interesting one.

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Just got back from the midnight premiere. I'm going to have to see it a second time so I can review it more objectively without the bias of being an intolerable Superman fanboy.

However, I will say that with the bias of being an intolerable Superman fanboy.......HOLY FUCKING SHIT I FUCKING LOVED THIS MOVIE.

Expect a full review when I've had some sleep and a second viewing.
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Old 06-14-2013, 01:16 PM   #173
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Meh.

I liked the first 10/15 mins when its focused on Krypton. I think if they had made a film about the fall of Krypton and Zod's rebellion, it would have been great.

While the film has a lot of action in the later stages, full of over-the-top-destruction, etc; and the visuals are stunning, I found it rather empty.
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My mind was blown. The first 1/3 of the movie had me feeling like id be instore for some hefty fucking action and fun. Boy was I right. The villians were GREAT. I need to see a worlds finest movie now.
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I enjoyed it. It wasn't perfect, but I'm not seeing the critical hate for it.

Cavill was a great Superman, but I guess we'll need to wait until the next film to get a real chance to see if he's a great Clark Kent as well (as in the public persona). Pretty good cast in general really.
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Man of Steele-5/10

Immensely disappointing. Wasn't anywhere near the film it could have been.

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Story was way too rushed. They spent time marketing this as a film that would delve into Clark's emotions as an outcast and someone who, despite being an extraordinary being, was held back to being ordinary by a cautious father who was both scared of what the world would do if they knew his son's true capabilities, but was hopeful that whatever Clark was, wherever he came from, he was there to be something important.

Instead, we only get glimpses of what was an excellent yet short lived performances from Costner going over what essentially amounts to bullet points in Clark's past. These scenes are, far and away more interesting than any other in the entire film. And they are, unfortunately, glossed over as flash backs. They are also the most development Clark gets in the entire film. Adult Clark, unlike, say adult Bruce Wayne, goes through no transition character wise.

For a few scenes, with little dialogue, we see what Clark is up to, then, randomly, he stumbles onto hearing the location of some ship, which ends of being the Fortress of Solitude. He, rather flatly, is told of who he really is, where he came from, and is randomly given the suit and cape from his father's ghost, and bam, he's all of sudden flying around in costume. Literally no build up, whatsoever. It's just "Hey, I infiltrated this Kyptonian space craft the military found, found out who I was, and now I'm geared up, ready to accept my destiny".

Zod could have been a great villian, but he's squandered to not enough dialogue scenes exploring his character and is an otherwise forgettable punching bag for Superman. There's a line before the final bang zoom fight scene that Zod states, and it sums up his character beautifully. Unfortunately, prior to that line, he's not given much time to expand on his feelings and justifications.

And while still on Zod, why in God's name would he be banished to the Phantom Zone when A) everyone including the Council knew Krypton was going to blow, which would B) free Zod and his minions upon doing so. Just poor writing there.

Lois Lane wasn't bad, but again, another character who wasn't given enough time and was seemingly thrust into being in love with Superman for the sake of it. The two characters didn't share much pre disaster screen time for this to work properly.

And man, did the action drag on way to long. It was so over the top and ridiculous that, honestly, it took me out of the film. I was not interested in any of these fights, especially because Clark could legitimately hold his own with these genetically created warriors. Faora and Zod both mention they were created for this sole purpose, yet Supes, with zero formal training at all, hangs with and ultimately defeats them.


Ultimately, just a huge let down here. It felt like Zach Snyder couldn't get away from rushing into the loud madness of the action scenes, and short changed the most interesting aspect of the film. Meh.

To add onto this, I was just really underwhelmed with the whole thing. I don't think this is a bad movie. But it's not a good movie, either. It's, at the end of the day, a mediocre film. I cannot see this film, in, 8 years, being looked at like Batman Begins or Iron Man as films that, in different ways as different films, were so good and well done that they reinvigorated the character, emotionally and as a tangible person. This film doesn't do this. Destroyer made a few points that I, per the review, completely agree with. Also, I agree with El Vaquero that that the fall of Krypton opening was really well done. It just got really choppy, clunky, and eventually rushed from there.

One more gripe before I go...

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Before Superman breaks Zod's neck, Zod is using heat vision to corner civilians in a museum, and tells Clark a line that starts "If you really love these people...", which, given the story's insistence that Clark was a reject, that he was bullied and not allowed to stand up for himself, that he was held back from being who he really was in fear of worldly rejection, would lead you to ask, why would he love those people? What have they showed him, at any time in his life, to merit his unconditional trust?

Yes, there's the scene where the priest tells him the leap of faith comes first, then trust. But after that brief talk, there's absolutely no play on being conflicted and not trusting. Another angle, imo, that was wasted here.
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I saw it tonight, and it might be the most action packed movie I have ever seen. It was a fast 2 and a half hour movie.

I liked it, but didn't love it. Acting good and the action was good, and the special effects were great. It was missing something though.
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Old 06-15-2013, 08:37 PM   #184
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Loved this. Review later. Loved this.
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Old 06-15-2013, 10:04 PM   #185
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loved it didnt like what he did to Zod tho
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I enjoyed it. Zod's character was very well done. I'd recommend it.
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Old 06-16-2013, 10:22 PM   #187
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With the bias of being a huge Superman fanboy.... I say.... Ehhhhhhh. That is my first impression anyways.

I found myself not minding the costume, I liked most of the action sequences, but everything else feels like it could have been done a lot better. They were really trying, but they didn't quite get there.

I will have to meditate on this more.
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I thought the costume looked really good actually. Also I really liked how the cape moved in the wind to in some scenes.

I feel like there was always cape blowing missing in other superhero movies with capes.
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I have high hopes for the sequel. I feel like now that they have gotten the "introduction" out of the way, great things could be done.
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I just saw it and very much enjoyed it.
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Actors should really start their Lex Luthor campaigns right about now. He's gonna be a key casting.

Any dream casting, guys?
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The correct answer is Ben Kingsley. Oh it's on, Marvel!
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Making Mercy the real big bad of the film.
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Saw someone mention in a review of this that Chris Meloni could've been a perfect Lex, and yes, he would be. Too late now though.
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Gina Carano as Mercy.
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About casting a total unknown for Lex Luthor for once.
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Meet in the middle, a rising TV actor perhaps.
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