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[Future Foundation]

Hmm maybe this low score will allow me to go later to the midnight IMAX screening. Was thinking 10pm but now maybe 11...

Never assume anything, always go early.

So the trailers don't represent the finished movie? Is it not as serious?

Some reviews have mentioned it being too grim/serious.

 

[Blader]

Superman - 93%
Superman II - 89%
Superman III - 23%
Superman IV - 10%

RT ratings are useless for movies pre-2000.

 

[Lebron]

From Rotten Tomatoes:

 

[Log4Girlz]

Read a few reviews...my fears seem to have come true.

 

[Chinner]

so i was going to see a film for my birthday

either
man of nolan
fast and furious 6
or star twek (if its still in the cinema)
jurassic park 3d


what do i do????

 

[Dave_6]

Ugh, the impressions/reviews in this thread are killing my hype :/

I've got my LE soundtrack sitting here and haven't listened to it yet

 

[overcast]

Under 70%?

I'm going to make my own Superman. With blackjack and hookers... In fact forget about the Superman.

 

[Discotheque]

all this talk about non stop action in the second half just reminds me of that really awful hulk film with norton. which i feared this would be when everybody kept saying "superman's gonna punch somebody yo!"

but still i'm quite excited to see this based on the trailers and cast. and it will probably be a success so i really hope they give the sequel some breathing room for plot.

 

[Foxy Fox 39]

so i was going to see a film for my birthday

either
man of nolan
fast and furious 6
or star twek (if its still in the cinema)
jurassic park 3d


what do i do????

I had more fun with Star Trek. Though it suffers from the same problems as TDKR

 

[Daft_Cat]

It's weird that this is getting lukewarm reception. I mean, a week ago I was led to believe that this was going to be on the level of the Nolan Batmans. Where did that notion come from?

I mean, so far the early critical reception is not too far off from something like Batman Begins or The Prestige. That is to say 70-80's on Rotten Tomatoes, with 50-60's from top critics.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

From Rotten Tomatoes:

Superman - 93%
Superman II - 89%
Superman III - 23%
Superman IV - 10%

1. It's amazing that people still care about RT scores.
2. Zack Snyder is the director. After Sucker Punch his is no better than M. Night Shyamalan 2004 to present.

 

[Ahasverus]

So bye bye Snyder Justice League?

 

[PhoncipleBone]

So bye bye Snyder Justice League?

Box office will decide that.

 

[inm8num2]

LOL people have done a complete 180.

 

[Operations]

Superman movies are shit by definition. Surprised to see so much hope for something that cannot be enjoyed in celluloid.

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

Well for what it's worth (admittedly not much), MoS still has a higher average rating than Returns with 7.1/10 against 7.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

So if this isn't a massive hit what does Warner Brothers do? Shelve the franchise for even longer and try again or ride it out?

 

[Bobby Roberts]

However interesting it's gotten in the last two days, it's about to get about 15x more interesting once the members of this forum actually SEE the thing in general.

So if this isn't a massive hit what does Warner Brothers do? Shelve the franchise for even longer and try again or ride it out?

At this point they're probably all-in, regardless. If it only makes 250 domestic - they gotta run with that somehow.

 

[Toa TAK]

1. It's amazing that people still care about RT scores.
2. Zack Snyder is the director. After Sucker Punch his is no better than M. Night Shyamalan 2004 to present.

We'll see about that.

Anywho, these reviews still haven't put a dent in my excitement. As I've never been one who's cared about them.

 

[inm8num2]

After Sucker Punch his is no better than M. Night Shyamalan 2004 to present.

I didn't see SP because it looked awful, but ZS has done Dawn of the Dead, 300, and Watchmen. I'd say two of those three are rock solid good movies.

Comparing him to the Twist seems rather overdramatic. Shyamalan accidentally made one decent movie (possibly two) and a bunch of turds. Snyder has done quite better.

 

[Veelk]

Why does everyone forget that Owls of Ga'hoole movie? It was decent and most certainly better than sucker punch atleast.

 

[Ahasverus]

In my case most reviews are critizising the aspects I'm actually more excited about ( seriousness, action and lack of holy cows).

 

[ReiGun]

This thread has gotten so sour and negative. lol

So if this isn't a massive hit what does Warner Brothers do? Shelve the franchise for even longer and try again or ride it out?

They've already fast tracked the sequel and got Goyer working on Justice League, so they're going for broke. So probably ride it out.

 

[Future Foundation]

This thread has gotten so sour and negative. lol

Like someone a couple of posts above said: complete 180. And this was the first full day of reviews. It'll be interesting to see how many more rotations we can get to before Friday.

 

[GreekWolf]

Ouch, this is like the Hobbit all over again. Admittedly, I'm not a major Supes fan and haven't been following this project all that intently, but it's still disappointing to see the inital reactions from critics.

 

[rikichi]

Under 70%?

I'm going to make my own Superman. With blackjack and hookers... In fact forget about the Superman.

Seriously. Don't need to spend my hard earned money to watch this mediocre of a film.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

@pattonoswalt

"MAN OF STEEL was amazing. Wasn't sure when we were allowed to talk about it. The globe-cracking battles will powder your spine."

 

[Tpthrlldragster]

Some of you guys are so fickle . Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.

 

[javac]

Haven't been in this thread since E3. What the fuck happened?

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Some of you guys are so fickle . Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.

And sometimes people deserve to have their faith put in check and be brought back to reality. It cuts both ways unfortunately.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Since the E3 crashes, I haven't visited this thread at all.

The hell happened.

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

Disney is moneyhatting.

 

[cdkee]

Since the E3 crashes, I haven't visited this thread at all.

The hell happened.

70% on RT happened. While a little dismayed, I'm keeping my hopes up.

 

[Totakeke]

It could be the opposite of Skyfall... which is good. What a cheap nostalgia trap that was.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Phenomenal poster.

 

[killertofu]

That is a hot poster. Mondo?

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

His right leg looks stubby.

 

[Matrix]

That is a hot poster. Mondo?

Yep.

http://blog.mondotees.com/

 

[Future Foundation]

That is a hot poster. Mondo?

Yup, there's a second brilliant one by another artist on the Mondo blog.

 

[Matrix]

I'm for sure getting the whole cast one on Friday. Not sure I want to wait around on Thursday for some random time only to not snatch one/make it through the checkout process with the young Clark poster.

I know why Mondo does it, but it's so annoying.

 

[Dany]

wrong thread woops

 

[overcast]

I kind of want that poster. 50 is too steep for me though :

 

[Router]

So if this isn't a massive hit what does Warner Brothers do? Shelve the franchise for even longer and try again or ride it out?

Keep going at this point.

 

[greendomo's ghost]

These lower reviews are good for me, because they've lowered my hype to reasonable levels. Still excited to see it with my friends on Friday and see for myself. I still believe it will be great!

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Thanks for saving me $12.

you can't think for yourself? that's sad.

Yes, Iron Man 3 is better. So is Star Trek Into Darkness, Fast & Furious 6 and especially The Great Gatsby.

that's both awful taste and makes no sense. apples and oranges yo.

Batman Begins > The Dark Knight > Iron Man> TDKR > Batman Returns > Batman (1989) > Ang Lee Hulk > Superman Returns > Iron Man 3 > Thor > Cap America > Edward Norton Hulk > Avengers > Iron Man 2 > Schumacher puke >>>>>> Green Lantern

MoS is somewhere between Iron Man 3 and Edward Norton Hulk

have you seen the movie, can you please review it?

Eh, it's not a great deal better. My summer studio rankings thus far:

This is the End - B
The Great Gatsby - B
Iron Man 3 - B
Star Trek Into Darkness - B-
Fast & Furious 6 - C+
Man of Steel - C
The Hangover Part III - D



Hey, if anyone can enjoy the last half of this movie, more power to them. I've simply grown tired of mindless CG-filled, never-ending battles.

if you're going to make an honest critique or review you need to leave your personal bias behind otherwise you're kind of an amateur.

It is getting more level headed. Which makes me want to read it again.

of course YOU would.

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.

my expectations is for movie critics not to fucking bring up a 35 year old movie and cats in trees and try to grade something against it's own merits and what it's trying to do and understand that characters (especially comic book characters) ewvolve and what worked in 1978 isn't going to be the same in 2013

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.

have you seen the movie as well?

And sometimes people deserve to have their faith put in check and be brought back to reality. It cuts both ways unfortunately.

most reviews are still positive.
and I guess now we should call this thread the Supercritic makes choices for us.

 

[Sickbean]

Meh, Devin Faraci said he liked it. Good enough for me.

 

[future_pinoy]

just came from the 12:00 pm screening at SM Mall of Asia, Philippines, fuck, its double the Avengers vibe. Wow moments? Check, Christopher Reeve hallucinations? Check, Smallville throwback? Check, and for a moment there I thought I saw Tom Welling. Its larger than life, really, its just that amazing. Watch it in theaters and the 3D is damn good too. I really miss the old score from John Williams but Hans Zimmer really did a fantastic job. The Superman movie that we wanted to see. It's really all about the action.

 

[Marion Cobretti]

just came from the 12:00 pm screening at SM Mall of Asia, Philippines, fuck, its double the Avengers vibe. Wow moments? Check, Christopher Reeve hallucinations? Check, Smallville throwback? Check, and for a moment there I thought I saw Tom Welling. Its larger than life, really, its just that amazing. Watch it in theaters and the 3D is damn good too.

I don't know what to do with myself anymore. I stopped watching the trailers, but I can't stay away from the threads and discussion.

MUST watch this movie already and end this chapter of hype in my life. This almost isn't healthy.

 

[King Allant]

Honestly I don't understand why some you have insane expectation. All I want from MOS is good action scene and a decent story.

 

[captainnapalm]

I would love nothing more than for this film to be one of those new experiences that aging critics just don't get, like Terminator in 1984 or something, and have the fan reception and box office receipts just totally blow their minds.