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Dec 27, 2013 - 12:18 PM
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Tall Guy
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Thanks for that, War.
I haven't seen Man of Steel yet but will no doubt do so in the not too distant future, and hope to disagree with you! However, of all the generally negative reviews I've seen, yours is the one that's given me most pause for thought.
I'm not a big Superman fan. I know there has to be some tension, some possibility of failure, but he always seemed to make hard work of any challenge put in front of him, given his powers. I prefer the shades of dark gray, navy blue and black that normally surround the Batman to the primary colours and flag-waving of the thinly-disguised MoS.
This new incarnation may appeal more, but your explanation of why you were disappointed makes more sense than most (if not all) of the other pannings I've seen.
TG
Well, I've seen it now. And really liked it. If there's one thing I'd change it would be to abbreviate the Superman/Zod final battle and perhaps reduce some of the sometimes slightly tasteless building destruction. I particularly liked that his Earth parents were younger than normally portrayed, and I enjoyed the non-linear aspect. I thought Cavill was excellent throughout, with Crowe and Costner both making big contributions. I liked Amy Adams better than any other Lois, and she was actually believable as a Pulitzer-winning journalist - ie not at all ditzy. The now-portly Mr Fishburne stepped far away from the Perry White/J Jonah Jameson excesses of previous superhero films and was again a thoroughly echt secondary character.
I'm afraid that it's relegated the Reeve films to the status of the comic books as far as I'm concerned - I've never picked one up since I was a kid, and I can't see myself seeking out the earlier films (as mentioned above, I was never a big fan); and the grittier look of this film - following the comic book pattern as far as I can see - was very welcome. This isn't a Superman film in which to find humour - at which Christopher Reeve was very good but it's like comparing Roger Moore to Daniel Craig 
By now, you can probably guess what I thought of the score. It simply worked. You couldn't make a film like that and have a jaunty march and a syrupy love theme. The score was a perfect fit, totally appropriate, and I find it hard to imagine that anyone would like the film and not the score, or indeed vice versa. Just like the Williams worked amazingly well for the Donner films. But you'll never find Superman mentioned on any shortish list of my favourite Williams scores. Just my opinion, of course. But roll on the sequel!
TG
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Dec 27, 2013 - 9:20 PM
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MikeP
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Tall Guy,
Awwooo-a-waaaah,
But ummm. I have to ask if you were thrilled to see the most brilliant scientific mind of Krypton take to the skies on his fantastical beastly steed for an action chase sequence, speeding in & out of terrain at impossible speeds, dodging energy blasts, and blasting away himself at remarkably yet unsurprisingly inept pursuers. Or to see this scientist display his superb hand-to-hand combat skills (Krav-Maga?) and CQB gunnery skills. Not to mention his world-champion swimming capabilities.
For me it was stuff like this that early on, really, makes me view it as a bit of a mockery/insult to the Reeve/Brando/Routh efforts. I was rolling my eyes and groaning out loud as these sequences played out.
I just received the complete Superman Returns soundtrack and I must greatly admire Bryan Singer`s attitude therein.
(Hey - I actually liked the gratuituous building demolitions in that final fight.)
(grin)
So many problems with this movie. That ridiculous opening sequence you mentioned in particular. That silly space-dragon flying thing... Jor El as an all-purpose badass, and maybe the single worst thing in the entire movie was Zod - an eye rolling, mugging, scenery chewing over the top performance even Al Pacino would be embarrassed to have on his resume.
Amy Adams was fine if given nothing much to do, same with Kevin Costner - pretty much wasted. The score actually was fine for me, but the endless, endless fighting in the last hour... ummm exactly how many innocent people were killed here ?
An almost complete misfire for me, which killed my interest in seeing any more Nolan / Goyer Superman.
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Dec 29, 2013 - 9:41 AM
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RoryR
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For the people complaining about all the destruction in this movie, a question:
Do you feel the same disgust when it comes to the destruction in, say, The Avengers, or is your disgust for the destruction in Man of Steel simply because you hate the movie?
For the most part, I found MAN OF STEEL to be generally entertaining, but, as I said before, forgettable. Why? Because it could have explored intelligent themes and instead it just went for simplistic melodrama. THE AVENGERS, on the other hand, I thought just dumb and loud. Hated that movie completely, but don't ask me why -- the movie doesn't deserve the analysis.
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) and flying around the world for their own satisfaction. We now know that he's a chip off the old block.
