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re: Man of Steel was great - no spoilers
Posted on 6/14/13 at 8:12 pm to BigAppleTiger
Posted on 6/14/13 at 8:12 pm to BigAppleTiger
Tell me I'm wrong.
My impression is that the first half or so is great taking a never before done angle on the origin story.
The rest is a bunch of mindless CGI crap.
Am I wrong?
I want to be.
I'm not into comic books or Superman, I'm not emotionally invested. What I wanted was a cerebral Superman movie for the first one mining out so much great stuff about him coming to grips with who he is and when it comes out who he is how the world reacts. The first one could have been a character piece with the antagonist being a meteor or something where he struggles whether to reveal who he is to save the planet and deal with the planet's reaction.
Then you have Zod and Luther to close out a trilogy in separate movies.
Just my two pennies.
It looks like they started an interesting movie and then made The Avengers.
My impression is that the first half or so is great taking a never before done angle on the origin story.
The rest is a bunch of mindless CGI crap.
Am I wrong?
I want to be.
I'm not into comic books or Superman, I'm not emotionally invested. What I wanted was a cerebral Superman movie for the first one mining out so much great stuff about him coming to grips with who he is and when it comes out who he is how the world reacts. The first one could have been a character piece with the antagonist being a meteor or something where he struggles whether to reveal who he is to save the planet and deal with the planet's reaction.
Then you have Zod and Luther to close out a trilogy in separate movies.
Just my two pennies.
It looks like they started an interesting movie and then made The Avengers.
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Posted on 6/14/13 at 8:13 pm to GeauxTigerTM
It was decent. No pizazz like the old one.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 8:17 pm to Scoop
Have you seen this film?
Posted on 6/14/13 at 8:18 pm to BigAppleTiger
No. Am I wrong?
I said this is my impression based on what I have seen and heard.
I said this is my impression based on what I have seen and heard.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 8:22 pm to Scoop
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I said this is my impression based on what I have seen and heard.
Gotcha. I think the impression you have is far from my experience. Yes, the pacing was staggered at times, but the exposition they were crafting was wholly enjoyable in terms of the character and the payoff of the action scenes. I thought it was dizzying and fantastic.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 8:27 pm to BigAppleTiger
I'm gonna load my boy up and go see it.
I'm cynical because I got burned by the last 30 minutes of Star Trek with Spock doing all of that bullshite, lol.
I'm cynical because I got burned by the last 30 minutes of Star Trek with Spock doing all of that bullshite, lol.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 8:29 pm to Scoop
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I'm gonna load my boy up and go see it. I'm cynical because I got burned by the last 30 minutes of Star Trek with Spock doing all of that bullshite, lol.
The movie starts poorly making everything seem forced but it ends very well.
This post was edited on 6/14/13 at 8:30 pm
Posted on 6/14/13 at 8:32 pm to theunknownknight
I enjoyed that they didn't do a linear narrative.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 8:36 pm to Scoop
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I'm gonna load my boy up and go see it.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 9:55 pm to Scoop
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last 30 minutes of Star Trek with Spock doing all of that bullshite, lol.
then you should be pleased about at least one thing in MOS. 
Posted on 6/14/13 at 10:45 pm to Murray
(Spoilers)
The Spock stuff ruined that movie for me.
Even if you ignore his timing a jump from one fast moving object to another 300 feet below and not having his legs snapped when he landed, the laws of physics dictate that as he was falling, he lost forward momentum and when he landed on the vehicle below, he would skip right off of the back of it.
I know, a little anal but That last 30 minutes bothered me.
The Spock stuff ruined that movie for me.
Even if you ignore his timing a jump from one fast moving object to another 300 feet below and not having his legs snapped when he landed, the laws of physics dictate that as he was falling, he lost forward momentum and when he landed on the vehicle below, he would skip right off of the back of it.
I know, a little anal but That last 30 minutes bothered me.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 11:09 pm to theunknownknight
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The movie starts poorly making everything seem forced but it ends very well.
Nope. All that CGI carnage for Supe to end it so easily. Not realistic at all.
And the tons of citizens that died?? WTF happened to Superman being the guardian of mankind?
Posted on 6/14/13 at 11:11 pm to Scoop
Spoilers******
Ohhh, I thought you were referring to Spocks cheesy recreation of the iconic "KHAN!!!!" moment.
There's a similar moment not recreated in MOS. Which is what I was saying you'd be happy about.
Ohhh, I thought you were referring to Spocks cheesy recreation of the iconic "KHAN!!!!" moment.
There's a similar moment not recreated in MOS. Which is what I was saying you'd be happy about.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 11:12 pm to League Champs
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ope. All that CGI carnage for Supe to end it so easily. Not realistic at all.
And the tons of citizens that died?? WTF happened to Superman being the guardian of mankind?
He is the guardian of mankind. He stopped Zod from killing everyone on Earth. That's the guardian of mankind. This film is an attempt to place a fictional character in a very real setting. People die all the time- even Superman can't save everyone and that's one of his most compelling dilemmas.
This post was edited on 6/14/13 at 11:13 pm
Posted on 6/14/13 at 11:40 pm to BigAppleTiger
Spoiler Alert please.
I was gonna go in thinking Zod's goal was the slot behind Rachel Ray on the Food Network.
I was gonna go in thinking Zod's goal was the slot behind Rachel Ray on the Food Network.
Posted on 6/15/13 at 12:33 am to BigAppleTiger
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He is the guardian of mankind. He stopped Zod from killing everyone on Earth. That's the guardian of mankind. This film is an attempt to place a fictional character in a very real setting. People die all the time- even Superman can't save everyone and that's one of his most compelling dilemmas.
why is this so hard for people to understand? Did they miss the badass faora line "for every human you save, we will kill a million more?" I think sacrificing "tons" of citizens to save 7 billion is worth the trade off, which was the point.
Posted on 6/15/13 at 12:37 am to Scoop
(Spoilers)
People who whine about this shite drives me fricking nuts. The guy is from another planet and the future, why is this ok but if the filmmakers don't follow the laws of physics to the t, people get their panties in a bunch. How is it so hard to understand movie-land is make believe, so quit going all albert einstein on this shite.
/rant
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Even if you ignore his timing a jump from one fast moving object to another 300 feet below and not having his legs snapped when he landed, the laws of physics dictate that as he was falling, he lost forward momentum and when he landed on the vehicle below, he would skip right off of the back of it.
People who whine about this shite drives me fricking nuts. The guy is from another planet and the future, why is this ok but if the filmmakers don't follow the laws of physics to the t, people get their panties in a bunch. How is it so hard to understand movie-land is make believe, so quit going all albert einstein on this shite.
/rant
Posted on 6/15/13 at 1:35 am to LSUROCKS52
I liked it, not as good as I thought it was gonna be but very very solid and alot better than Superman Returns.
I thought it was very well acted other than Lois Lane and Zod. But I have to admit they tried to fit too much into one movie and it seemed sort of rushed and poorly edited at times. The action was top notch and the story wasn't bad just my one huge problem was that there was a beginning and an ending, but not much middle and time for character growth beyond Superman. Again, I liked the movie I just thought it was rushed. The last 45 min or so was unbelievable and I have high hopes for the sequel, it should be much better.
ETA: Cavill was money as Supes
I thought it was very well acted other than Lois Lane and Zod. But I have to admit they tried to fit too much into one movie and it seemed sort of rushed and poorly edited at times. The action was top notch and the story wasn't bad just my one huge problem was that there was a beginning and an ending, but not much middle and time for character growth beyond Superman. Again, I liked the movie I just thought it was rushed. The last 45 min or so was unbelievable and I have high hopes for the sequel, it should be much better.
ETA: Cavill was money as Supes
This post was edited on 6/15/13 at 1:40 am
Posted on 6/15/13 at 2:14 am to Scoop
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I was gonna go in thinking Zod's goal was the slot behind Rachel Ray on the Food Network.
Posted on 6/15/13 at 7:45 am to WicKed WayZ
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Very well acted
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Other than Zod
What is this i dont even
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