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Naw, BB is king here on GAF.

Eh we'll see in a few months. I think most of my excitement has to do with actually seeing Supes finally punish someone on the big screen. I used to always wonder why TDK was hailed as the best thing since sliced bread and everyone seemingly forgot about BB.

 

[HeadsUp7Up]

Batman begins last 30 min does not live up to the rest of the move though. The entire island siege was nonsense.

I'll give you that, it seemed to rush at the end to tidy everything up so it could finish. I tend to not have a very critical eye when it comes to movies so I can gloss over things pretty easily. Unless it's Jeepers Creepers. Walked out while it was playing and I had rented it.

 

[Chaplain]

Hope others enjoyed it as much as I did. Reading GAF before I saw the movie gave me the impression that the movie was bad, but that is the complete opposite of how my wife and I felt after viewing the movie. MOS is the best Superman movie equal to Superman 1 (probably because of all of the action and new take on seeing how Clark felt about his powers). It was so good that I am going to see it again on Saturday and then probably on Monday.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Batman begins last 30 min does not live up to the rest of the move though. The entire island siege was nonsense.

It was a better final 30 minutes than the final showdowns in TDK and TDKR. Having said that, the best stuff in BB was the beginning, while TDK had the strongest middle of the trilogy. There was not much great in TDKR except for the fact that Bale stepped up to the plate and gave a good performance unlike TDK. It was like he took all the criticism to heart.

 

[JB1981]

i think we should have gotten a trilogy. first movie on krytpon .. all about krypton, jor-el, zod etc ... 2nd movie about kal el arriving on earth .. being raised by the kents .. coming of age ..and then connecting with humanity .. villain could have been lex .... third movie about zod coming back to earth to find him

 

[PhoncipleBone]

i think we should have gotten a trilogy. first movie on krytpon .. all about krypton, jor-el, zod etc ... 2nd movie about kal el arriving on earth .. being raised by the kents .. coming of age ..and then connecting with humanity .. villain could have been lex .... third movie about zod coming back to earth to find him

So, drag an already long movie out across three and make it more boring? Got it.

 

[Messypandas]

I love BB, but TDK is more consistent to me. I love the aggressively dour world and the last 20 minutes - with Two-Face in particular - are splendid.

 

[JB1981]

So, drag an already long movie out across three and make it more boring? Got it.

nah a good writer would have made it work just fine.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

nah a good writer would have made it work just fine.

Too bad they couldn't get a good writer to make it work fine within one film.

 

[Anton Sugar]

So, drag an already long movie out across three and make it more boring? Got it.

Eh, I do think one of the problems is that they try to do so much with the plot, it leaves little time for the characters.

I don't know if I'd want to spend an entire movie on Krypton, but I would have liked to explore more of both Zod and Superman.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Eh, I do think one of the problems is that they try to do so much with the plot, it leaves little time for the characters.

I don't know if I'd want to spend an entire movie on Krypton, but I would have liked to explore more of both Zod and Superman.

I will agree with this. An entire movie on Krypton would be overkill. But more development to Supes and Zod would have worked wonders.

 

[Divvy]

Eh, I do think one of the problems is that they try to do so much with the plot, it leaves little time for the characters.

I don't know if I'd want to spend an entire movie on Krypton, but I would have liked to explore more of both Zod and Superman.

I agree, I would have liked to see more of Krypton. It would have made Zod and his team better seeing more of what made them take such drastic measures.

 

[ReiGun]

Valid though they may be, I am getting tired of the destruction complaints. Really wish they had handled that aspect better because this is looking like the thing everyone is going to focus on.

 

[Liquidsnake]

It was a better final 30 minutes than the final showdowns in TDK and TDKR. Having said that, the best stuff in BB was the beginning, while TDK had the strongest middle of the trilogy. There was not much great in TDKR except for the fact that Bale stepped up to the plate and gave a good performance unlike TDK. It was like he took all the criticism to heart.

Dude the last 30 of TDKR might be the best in cinematic history.

 

[Future Foundation]

Why do we have six separate Man of Steel threads?

 

[Anton Sugar]

Why do we have six separate Man of Steel threads?

You can save them. All of them.

 

[ReiGun]

Why do we have six separate Man of Steel threads?

I was just wondering the same thing. lol

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Dude the last 30 of TDKR might be the best in cinematic history.

Oh, wait. Let me use something else.

Why do we have six separate Man of Steel threads?

I ask myself that every day. It would be easier to keep track of in just one thread. Might actually create better discussion too.

 

[strafer]

What happened to The Anti-Monitor?

 

[PhoncipleBone]

What happened to The Anti-Monitor?

I thought the Guardians kicked his ass at the end of the Sinestro Corp War.

 

[DMczaf]

I liked Man of Steel a lot, but it made me appreciate TDKR more. It also helped that TDKR was on HBO this weekend. Dat Bane. Dat Bale. Dat Selina Kyle.

 

[jett]

I liked Man of Steel a lot, but it made me appreciate TDKR more. It also helped that TDKR was on HBO this weekend. Dat Bane. Dat Bale. Dat Selina Kyle.

Dat nuke.

 

[DMczaf]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-nolan-sneaks-man-steel-572519

Nolan went to a screening of MOS with his family (in 2D of course!)

Yes, that was The Dark Knight auteur Christopher Nolan looking very self-conscious as he slipped into the ArcLight in Hollywood on the afternoon of Saturday, June 15, to watch -- what else? -- his latest production, Man of Steel.

Nolan needn't have worried: Almost nobody recognized him as he took a seat in the second row of one of the smallest theaters, along with wife Emma Thomas and kids.

At least the film's writer-producer stuck to his principles: A vocal critic of the stereoscopic format, he opted for the 2-D version of the movie.

 

[The Technomancer]

Fully agree. My ranking for
The trilogy goes

BB
TDK = TDKR

Blasphemy I know. I seriously thought they could've made two movies out of TDK. I found myself wanting it to end and couole of different times. MOS is my new top movie, until I see it again at least and the new movie smell has worn off.

I'm in this weird position where I like BB more but I think TDK is a better movie if that makes any sense.

And TDKR is a trashy mess

 

[JB1981]

Too bad they couldn't get a good writer to make it work fine within one film.

These movies all work pretty damn well in my opinion

 

[Raptor]

Dude the last 30 of TDKR might be the best in cinematic history.

I think you might be exagerating a bit here.

 

[rekameohs]

I think you might be exagerating a bit here.

Since when does liquidsnake exaggerate?

 

[witness]

I'm in this weird position where I like BB more but I think TDK is a better movie if that makes any sense.

Brother!

Seeing this again on Saturday, this time in Imax 2D. I am just as excited as last weekend. I have been listening to the soundtrack all week at work.

 

[Divvy]

I'm in this weird position where I like BB more but I think TDK is a better movie if that makes any sense.

And TDKR is a trashy mess

Makes total sense. I feel the same way about BB and Iron Man 1 over TDK

 

[Matrix]

 

[Raptor]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!



MATRIXXX!!!!

 

[snorggy]

I for one enjoyed the movie immensely. Yes, the wanton destruction was a bit much and maybe out of character, but you know what? A superhero has to start somewhere.

Keep in mind this is a Superman origin story, and that it was the first real confrontation in his life where he could and actually NEEDED to fight back. To draw a poor comparison, it was supposed to be sloppy and messy, like Bambi learning to walk for the first time.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Have you joined us in the sun?

 

[ReiGun]

What happened to The Anti-Monitor?

Perma'd.

 

[Solo]

Perma'd.

She is? Whaaaaaaaat?

:_(

Shame, she was a good poster.

 

[strafer]

Perma'd.

 

[Splatt]

The movie moved too fast for me.

Seems like they wanted to get the origin out of the way as quickly as possible that they sacrificed emotional resonance for it.

Best scenes were with Russel easily. Zod's actor did the best he could with that shitty dialog, I loved his over the top reactions to everything.

I'd give it 7/10. I'm hopeful the sequel will be better.

 

[Liquidsnake]

I think you might be exagerating a bit here.

Ok is the last 60 seconds not the best thing you have ever seen?
I get chills every time.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

will you achieve wonders now? you can save this thread. you can save all of us.

 

[xenist]

First applause I've experienced for a movie in years. Greece approves.

So do I.

 

[Blader]

i think we should have gotten a trilogy. first movie on krytpon .. all about krypton, jor-el, zod etc ... 2nd movie about kal el arriving on earth .. being raised by the kents .. coming of age ..and then connecting with humanity .. villain could have been lex .... third movie about zod coming back to earth to find him

This kind of thinking is why we have three Hobbit movies.

 

[strafer]

 

[Dahbomb]

Ok is the last 60 seconds not the best thing you have ever seen?
I get chills every time.

The last 5 minutes of TDKR are brilliant (even if someone doesn't agree with how to "end" the Trilogy). The preceding 30 minutes were middling with the whole bomb/Talia plot. Not an excellent climax to the say the least.

 

[Liquidsnake]

This kind of thinking is why we have three Hobbit movies.

XD

 

[Raptor]

This kind of thinking is why we have three Hobbit movies.

Yes.

 

[RedShift]

Why do we have six separate Man of Steel threads?

For every one they lock, we will post a million more.

 

[Maninthemirror]

I found TDK tiring and unwatchable for any viewings after the first and liked the former far better, but to each their own.

I found tdk as a better crime movie
Mos as a better comic book movie

 

[javac]

I found TDK tiring and unwatchable for any viewings after the first and liked the former far better, but to each their own.

Same. TDK doesn't hold up for me at all after the first few views. The way each scene is concealed from one another and how it's paced doesn't work for me at all once I've already seen it. The movie becomes this kinda of Where's waldo affair. It's hard to explain but once you watch a movie you obviously know how it goes. But with TDK every scene feels self contained. I could really recall the whole of Batman begins from beginning to end but every scene flows into one another.

 

[Raptor]

I found TDK tiring and unwatchable for any viewings after the first and liked the former far better, but to each their own.

Even if I can rewatch TDK I still think MoS is the better Superhero movie.

 

[Liquidsnake]

Same. TDK doesn't hold up for me at all after the first few views. The way each scene is concealed from one another and how it's paced doesn't work for me at all once I've already seen it. The movie becomes this kinda of Where's waldo affair. It's hard to explain but once you watch a movie you obviously know how it goes. But with TDK every scene feels self contained. I could really recall the whole of Batman begins from beginning to end but every scene flows into one another.

I wanted to kill myself during the boat bomb part. I was like give me both triggers and Ill blow both boats up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!