SUPERMAN by James Gunn (OUT now)

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I was going to be critical but there is no point since this movie never took itself seriously. For those saying James gunn didnt gunn it up, I'm not sure what movie yall watched but this was straight up looney tunes status. If a giant acme anvil dropped out the sky and killed the villain at the end it wouldn't have even felt out of place. Its a convoluted mess of a film. Mr Terrific was the best part of the movie and he had the best fight scenes.

There were hundreds of plot holes and pretty much nothing got explained.
Where did the growing giant monster come from? We just gonna have hundreds of monkeys typing on twitter and social media? A computer code reverses some giant rift caused by blackholes?

I could keep going but no point cause it’s not a serious movie. People are calling it goofy and silly but I would just call it dumb. check you brain at the door dumb entertainment. So if you go in the theater with the mindset of it being a cartoon then it’s serviceable. I just don't see or really care to see where they go from here. 5/10 for Mr Terrific's scenes.
Just seen it and this is my thoughts exactly.

I’m a Snyder fan and Man of Steel will always be a favorite of mine for Superman movies. It was nice seeing my city as the backdrop for most of scenes.
 

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I expected a reveal/correction but they stood ten toes on it lol
I thought Kara was going to come in translate it correctly

I like the movie, well I like the characters in the movie. The overall plot of the movie felt like live action episode of the animated 90s show but overall it was an enjoyable movie. By no means perfect but a nice intro to Gunn’s vision of DC films going forward. Can’t wait for a Mr. Terrific movie.
 

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I saw it tonight and loved it. Mister Terrific had a show-stealing scene and Guy Gardner is just as much of a loveable a$$hole as he is in the comics. **** killed it as Lex. Gunn really nailed down Superman as a character. Well done all-throughout.



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People not recognizing Clark as Supes is not as crazy as you think.
 

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I was so mad how he went out on Justified, fukk the stupid ass Crowe family :francis:
The reason he was killed abruptly like that was because he had a scheduling issue and had to leave the show. As bad as it was for the character, it was the writers way of writing him off since he wasn't going to be in the show any more.
 

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Just left the theater a couple of hours ago.

Pros
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David Corenswet as Superman. Gunn did a good job of showing emotions with Superman. Anger, bewilderment, sadness, disappointment.
Mr. Terrific - He might have stole the show for me as far as the whole movie goes. He had a very pivotal role in the movie. Hope to see more of him in the future.
Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor - Downright cutthroat as Lex. Ruthless and also smart. Calm and calculated at times.
Lois and Clark dynamic - I liked that she wasn't just some damsel in distress, but also she's the typical Lois putting herself in danger to catch a story or save someone.
Krypto - dogset is up right now. The scenes he was in were pretty good and he had a good bit of action
Ma and Pa Kent - I loved the grounded, small-town feel of these two. I feel making them very grounded help us understand Clark go through human emotions.
The action and fight scenes - I thought they were great. I'm big on action and Gunn delivered on that. The various angles and technology used seemed to be pretty top notch. I'm still wondering how they were able to pull some scenes off.
The Film Itself felt like Justice League Unlimited
Guy Gardner - Hopefully we'll see him and more of the lanterns in the future.

Cons
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Hawk-girl - It's not really her fault, there was just too many characters to go around for screen time. Mr. Terrific and Guy stole her thunder, granted they have more abilities.
Mr. Terrific's action scene - I felt the music didn't fit, but a small gripe the action itself was great.
Citizens of Metropolis - You have big ass monsters and shyt going on right next to your building but you don't evacuate? There were some scenes where people weren't fleeing they were kind of just standing there watching.
Krypto - He was great, but I felt they pushed him into a lot of scenes because of the mountains cacs will move for their dogs. Dogs = money. He bailed Superman out a lot. Not really a big issue though.
Music - they played the theme at times which was great, but other than that didn't seem memorable.
The story - I like that we don't start with an origin again, but they showed way too much in the trailers I feel like.


The cons are very small gripes that don't outweigh the pros for me. It's 8/10 for me. Gunn is a comic book nerd and I'm interested in the rest of the DCU as well.
That was a lil weird too me to. However, I'm willing to cut that part some slack because in the natural human Flight or Fight response, there is a 3rd option that seldom gets mentioned. Freeze. Sometimes in fear, people just freeze and can't take their eyes off the danger. It is odd for so many to not try to evacuate tho.
 
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That was a lil weird too me to. However, I'm willing to cut that part some slack because in the natural human Flight or Fight response, there is a 3rd option that seldom gets mentioned. Freeze. Sometimes in fear, people just freeze and can't take their eyes off the danger. It is odd for so many to not try to evacuate tho.

I also believe the movie explained why they weren’t worried because they kept mentioning how there weren’t any casualties whenever he saved the day. Plus the citizens were real close to supes. I think they were just comfortable with the fact supes goes above and beyond to save them
 

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I almost watched it back to back last night.

Gonna run it again right now.


Not as good as the batman.
Yet it is a good three star movie.
Had to take a star off.
For one sequence just being so cot damn insensitive and asinine.
Yet I still had to rate it high. As it got an emo response from me in that sequence tho.
That it was more care. Than my intelligence insulted.


I may have to re-watch batman begins.

As I don't remember much about that one.
To give it a ranking on the good DC movies.
This is a good DC movie.
Although I find quite a few DC things better.
Yet this movie does a real good job. Of closing any loose ends.
That could have made you question it.

Very good first outing.

Not as good as man of steel.
Plus Lois is ugly again.
Yet this is a good experience.
That ranks number three. In superman movies all time.

Behind the donner director cut of superman and man of steel.


It does a real good job. Of managing old DC goodie too shoes superman. With a superman we can all enjoy and root for.
Plus it brings back that feeling.
You had as a kid about superman.
Which was needed.
As the movie goes. You get used to the new superman.
To appreciate the new superman as well.

Very good job by gunn.

Very very good.






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I saw it tonight and loved it. Mister Terrific had a show-stealing scene and Guy Gardner is just as much of a loveable a$$hole as he is in the comics. **** killed it as Lex. Gunn really nailed down Superman as a character. Well done all-throughout.



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People not recognizing Clark as Supes is not as crazy as you think.


Nobody notices winter soldier looks like luke Skywalker.


Same thing here.



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For as anti-alien lex is towards superman, why's he got no beef with hawkgirl? Shes literally an alien too
Because Hawkgirl is a baddie.

Anyway, hide spoilers with tags. What's wrong with some of you? The movie just came out :mjtf:
 
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