Discuss Man Of Steel With Spoilers And Rate It

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He's faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and he can leap tall buildings in a single bound… but can he tackle the most powerful force of all, the moviegoer? Superman is back this weekend in Man of Steel, and with mixed reviews and tough competition like The Avengers and The Dark Knight to live up to, he's got a lot of work to do to take his place among the biggest superheroes on the big screen.

Even here at Cinema Blend, we're not totally sure how we feel about him. Eric gave a positive review, which Sean followed up with his massively disappointed rant about how the entire DC Universe might be doomed. Kristy's still not sure she's interested in Superman at all, but Katey made the case for the film's best character not being Zod or Superman, but Zod's terrifying sidekick Faora.

Whether or not you wind up liking the movie, we can at least tell you for sure that the 3D ticket isn't worth it. And if you're already eager to look toward the future, we've dug up 5 stories from the comics that could fuel Man of Steel 2. And finally, if you want to hear from the people behind the movie, Eric's interview with Michael Shannon reveals why he doesn't necessarily think Zod is that bad a guy.

But we've done a lot of talking… and now it's your turn! SPOILERS ARE WELCOME in the comments below, so vote in the poll to rate the movie, and then jump into the comments to discuss everything on Krypton, Earth, or the space in-between. We'll spend the weekend talking over the movie, and then we'll have the box office numbers for you throughout the weekend to see just how well the Man of Metropolis has done for himself.

How Would You Rate Man Of Steel?

 

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Gotta love that balls of steel

 

[insid3rkil3r]

Honestly, id say i liked the movie.... but was also dissapointed and ''shocked'' on how they handled a few things....

The 2nd half of the movie, which is the ''action'' part of the movie aka Zod's invasion, to me had no flaws... it was good, i liked every part of it.

What i didnt like as much was the first part, aka Clark's devellopement / rise to becoming Superman.


What i want to complain about is how rushed things felt. Evertything happened so quickly. 1 minute he's on a platform saving people from fire then 2 seconds later he's at the north pole for whatever reason looking for the fortress of solitude thus running into Jor El. 2 seconds later you see him out of the fortress in the suit and already learning to fly.....

The part where he goes from Emo clark kent to Superman is just WAY too fast, it should have took at the very least twice as long. Either cut off some krypton moment or cut some action from the 2nd part of the movie...... this is supposed to be the first movie out of three, this is where we need to see some character developpement, and it shouldnt happen that fast.


Also, i am not sure how much i loved the ''flashback'' method in the movie.... i honestly would have liked to see clark growing rather then having flashbacks of him in the past. I would have liked to see more of Jonathan, as to me, he is the backbone of Clark and was the most important person in his life.

Most of the emotion in the movie came from scenes that were flashback and actually did include Jonathan, but these scenes should have been exploited more.


So i'll say this.... the movie was good, but it could have been better, they rushed's Clark's developpement too much, and this was a huge hit for me, as what truly made me want to watch this movie was the vibe of the Comic con and 2nd trailer, which gave us a glimpse of a Clark who was trying to find himself, and he had been looking for a long time, and while its true that he has been looking for who he truly was,,, it didnt last as long as it should have been in the movie.

8/10

 

[Kakashi Hatakeo]

Honestly, id say i liked the movie.... but was also dissapointed and ''shocked'' on how they handled a few things....

The 2nd half of the movie, which is the ''action'' part of the movie aka Zod's invasion, to me had no flaws... it was good, i liked every part of it.

What i didnt like as much was the first part, aka Clark's devellopement / rise to becoming Superman.


What i want to complain about is how rushed things felt. Evertything happened so quickly. 1 minute he's on a platform saving people from fire then 2 seconds later he's at the north pole for whatever reason looking for the fortress of solitude thus running into Jor El. 2 seconds later you see him out of the fortress in the suit and already learning to fly.....

The part where he goes from Emo clark kent to Superman is just WAY too fast, it should have took at the very least twice as long. Either cut off some krypton moment or cut some action from the 2nd part of the movie...... this is supposed to be the first movie out of three, this is where we need to see some character developpement, and it shouldnt happen that fast.


Also, i am not sure how much i loved the ''flashback'' method in the movie.... i honestly would have liked to see clark growing rather then having flashbacks of him in the past. I would have liked to see more of Jonathan, as to me, he is the backbone of Clark and was the most important person in his life.

Most of the emotion in the movie came from scenes that were flashback and actually did include Jonathan, but these scenes should have been exploited more.


So i'll say this.... the movie was good, but it could have been better, they rushed's Clark's developpement too much, and this was a huge hit for me, as what truly made me want to watch this movie was the vibe of the Comic con and 2nd trailer, which gave us a glimpse of a Clark who was trying to find himself, and he had been looking for a long time, and while its true that he has been looking for who he truly was,,, it didnt last as long as it should have been in the movie.

8/10

I agree with you

 

[NLee]

I just came back from watch it.

It's a fine fine film. The first half or so of the movie was amazing. I loved it. But after about half way into the movie it takes a downward turn. Once Zod comes to Earth the movie becomes absolutely nothing but special effects. That isn't to say I wasn't expecting any. Obviously for a Superman movie there is going to be quite a bit of CGI. My criticism here is that I felt the movie lacked serious substance. Also, I felt no chemistry between Lois & Clark which makes their ending kiss feel that much awkward.




I'd recommend the movie, but definitely don't expect to be on the edge of your seats.

It's been confirmed by Zack Snyder (the director) that Nolan's Batman DOES NOT share the same universe as Man of Steel. However, if Nolan's films act in any way as a DC film benchmark for you, then you are going to be sorely disappointed.