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Man of Steel |OT| It's about action.
- Thread starter MisterHero
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I think you have to hold all three of them "responsible" (I hate saying that because I haven't seen it and don't know how good or bad it is yet) almost equally. Goyer for writing it, Snyder for directing it, and Nolan for approving it.
And of course, you flip that around if the movie turns out great: split the praise almost equally.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
It is getting more level headed. Which makes me want to read it again.This thread isn't fun anymore.
This thread isn't fun anymore.
Join us in the sun.
I mean, if it does suck, I guess you could blame Nolan for hiring Snyder in the first place.
Thankfully I'm quite sure I will like it a lot, so there will be no need for such shenanigans!
My friend who saw the movie say that there are some "Nolan touches or styles" in the movie. The example he gave was this:
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A lot of flashbacks in the movie going back to when Clark was a child which relate to current events. He said it was very Nolan-esque. I personally can't think of many flashbacks in Zack movies but they are littered throughout in almost all Nolan movies. He also said that unlike a Nolan movie the action was actually bad ass.
Tokubetsu
Member
Tokyo Drift is the best, but all the ones with Han are amazing.
Being in the sun wasn't supposed to be like this Solo.
I mean, arguing about the legitimacy of reviews for a movie 98% of us haven't even seen? Declaring the film doomed because it isn't the second coming? I'd rather stay in the bus.
DO EEEEET, Sanjuro!
I wasn't always here in the MoS thread. I once had BatGAF, my great love. It was....taken from me. Like you, I was forced to learn that there are critics without decency that must be fought without the Tomatometer, without exit polls. Your sun gives you great power, but if you let it, it will destroy you, as it almost did me.
Being in the sun wasn't supposed to be like this Solo.
I mean, arguing about the legitimacy of reviews for a movie 98% of us haven't even seen? Declaring the film doomed because it isn't the second coming? I'd rather stay in the bus.
I wasn't always here in the MoS thread. I once had BatGAF, my great love. It was....taken from me. Like you, I was forced to learn that there are critics without decency that must be fought without the Tomatometer, without exit polls. Your sun gives you great power, but if you let it, it will destroy you, as it almost did me.
This thread isn't fun anymore.
This is hilarious tho. lol
Oh well. At least it will be a good post-final exams distraction.
I will have to, myself, SEE WHAT CLARK DID.
Being in the sun wasn't supposed to be like this Solo.
I mean, arguing about the legitimacy of reviews for a movie 98% of us haven't even seen? Declaring the film doomed because it isn't the second coming? I'd rather stay in the bus.
This is the dark side of hype. Being excited about something means you scrounge for every speck of info. And when you find info saying something that doesn't line up with your expectations of it, it's offputting, so people tend to try to falsify that information somehow.
This is the price you pay for a ticket onto the hype train.
I wonder how long it will take solo to start speaking in MoS quotes.
Yep. I've been burned far too many times which is why I try not to get hyped for any movies any more. It's so much easier when you have no expectations or delusions of grandeur. I would say a good 90% of films I succumbed to hype for ended up disappointing. The absolute worst phase of this is denial. When you try to convince yourself that what you saw lived up to expectations, when deep down you know it didn't. Ultimately its followed by acceptance.
You know that day that you once told me about, when Solo would no longer need BatGAF? It's coming.
Future Foundation
Member
DO IT
I know what you mean. I've adopted this attitude into gaming, but I'm still having trouble internalizing it for movies. Most recently was Amazing Spider-man. I liked it first viewing, but second viewing destroyed any good will I had toward it. And everything for the second one looks awful.
and nolan/goyer seem to be bearing most of the brunt, with snyder taking hits as-well. seems like cavill was great so good for him, i don't think he'll be blamed as much as routh..Goyderolan will take most of the blame. Iwonder what routh would think seeing mos RT with 69 when his 'abysmal' returns sits at 76
RustyNails
Member
Watch World War Z instead...it's at 80%.
Spider-Man 3, man. :\
Despite some lukewarm or negative reviews I'm still optimistic and excited. I think the movie is going to be great, and most "geek" reviewers seem to have enjoyed it.
Lindelof > Goyer ?????????????
I never got all the hate this movie gets. It looks pretty decent judging by the trailers.
Trolled again by Superman trailers. Should be some sort of crime, with jail time.
Now we know why Henry almost cried during his screening. That bad. Dat bad.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Man, that always annoys me.
I thought STiD and IM3 were meh (with IM being worse), so if this is worse I'll be very disappointed.
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
yeah, trailers were amazing... sold us a special movie. Hey, on the bright side, 70 score is mostly positive! and who knows what critics are looking for. If some critics are looking for godfather worthy scripts and a movie that delivers at every level, then they shouldn't be reviwing movies. Also, those who don't like or understand superman will most likely be the ones voting most negatively.
I think MOS will end up doing well at box office and when it's all said and done, succesful. It sure looks like it won't be this special, amazing movie trailers and this dream team promised us; oh well.
Future Foundation
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Meh, I'll make my own impressions Saturday night. I'm not getting burned by early reviews/Rotten Tomatoes again - that shit made me think Prometheus was gonna be God-tier.
I wonder how long it'll take someone to make a thread out of the RT-Meter rating.
I wonder how long it'll take someone to make a thread out of the RT-Meter rating.
Normalizing doesn't mean increasing in score.
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the RT score continues to drop. Almost all comic movies start higher than they end up.
Oh how did that movie turn out? I never watched it and I don't know anyone who did. And neither did any of my employees and we all work at a theatre.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Best popcorn flick of last year. And apparently the best modern Superman flick.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Carter bombed, but I thought it was a lot of damn fun. Is it anything deep or meaningful? No. But do I feel like a kid while watching it and have a blast? Fuck yes!
Jables Swan
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From Rotten Tomatoes:
Superman - 93%
Superman II - 89%
Superman III - 23%
Superman IV - 10%
Superman - 93%
Superman II - 89%
Superman III - 23%
Superman IV - 10%
Whoops, you're right. I just meant I hope it goes up as they more reviews come in.
Discotheque
Banned
Fast 6 > Iron Man 3 > Star Trek 2
Eh, I've been a little skeptical of critics lately. I don't think my opinions align with theirs very often. For instance I enjoyed The Hobbit quite a lot, and it only has like a 65% rotten. And I enjoyed Mud well enough, but the 99% positive or whatever is a little baffling to me. So I'll continue to wait for more impressions from GAFfers before I decide if I'll watch MoS.
Watch Man of Steel. It's worth a watch in theaters.