tiggerkiddo
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Might see this on Friday or Saturday, not a big Superman fan but eh, willing to give it a shot!
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Man of Steel |OT| It's about action.
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Future Foundation
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The A.V. Club review is interesting in that it may be the only one I've personally seen that isn't really positive on Cavill as Superman.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Cant agree more.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
amen brutha
I figured Martin Campbell + neat IP = success. Ooops.
Question and answer.
This list was one of movies I allowed myself to get hyped for and then ultimately felt let down by. Doesn't mean they are bad movies, just didn't live up to the hype. Skyfall qualified instantly, and after seeing TDKR a second time months post-release, it absolutely did too.
Foxy Fox 39
Banned
Very minor spoiler about Space Jesus
totally forgot that and that review jogged my memory. I remember a few us in the theater instantly noticing a bunch of Space Jesus connections.
IIRC Clark is 33 when he becomes superman which is the same age as Jesus when he started his ministry
totally forgot that and that review jogged my memory. I remember a few us in the theater instantly noticing a bunch of Space Jesus connections.
Some of the reviews are giving me the feeling that this movie will actually play out exactly like Superman 78: an earnest, genuine first half that gives you the feels seeing Superman on the big screen should, and then a messy semi-incoherent second half that amounts to a simple "Superman stops scenery chewing villain from blowing up the world" story.
(and if some people take the nostalgia glasses off, it's pretty clear how lame the second half of Superman 78 is to people over age 10. unless you grew up watching that movie, in which case, totally understandable.)
I liked TDKR and Skyfall, and those others didn't have the years of mega-hype that SM3 had (actually, SM3 might have been my most hyped movie ever, superhero genre aside). I mean, coming off SM2's ending and gradually seeing shit like the black suit and Venom and the promise of Peter and Harry's story coming to a head, all that stuff just teasing you for three long years...and then we get Spider-Man 3. I really wanted to like it but after it a while it really sinks in how much of a wasted opportunity it is.
(and if some people take the nostalgia glasses off, it's pretty clear how lame the second half of Superman 78 is to people over age 10. unless you grew up watching that movie, in which case, totally understandable.)
I liked TDKR and Skyfall, and those others didn't have the years of mega-hype that SM3 had (actually, SM3 might have been my most hyped movie ever, superhero genre aside). I mean, coming off SM2's ending and gradually seeing shit like the black suit and Venom and the promise of Peter and Harry's story coming to a head, all that stuff just teasing you for three long years...and then we get Spider-Man 3. I really wanted to like it but after it a while it really sinks in how much of a wasted opportunity it is.
jombag
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SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
I knew you would get there eventually.
Wait, Fatboy not only likes Captain America (yuck!), but likes it more than the Avengers (double yuck)?
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone.
But Sofia Coppola made Lost In Translation, which is better than any superhero movie ever made
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone.
But Sofia Coppola made Lost In Translation, which is better than any superhero movie ever made
It's TERRIBAD. It's nothing to do with not living up to the hype, or being an ok but not great movie, or any other excuse you could throw at the films on that list. It's just really really bad. Like, everything about it is wrong; every frame has something stupid in it. I know that sounds like some ridiculous internet hyperbole, but watching it felt like watching MST3K without the commentary; it just felt off.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
The biggest hype I ever had for a film was Avatar. And it delivered. Because Cameron.
Biggest disappointment in recent memory was easily Prometheus.
Biggest disappointment in recent memory was easily Prometheus.
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
I'll never get over Returns. Hyped the shit out of that movie on here with DM, sucked so much for me personally and now it's haunting me with better reviews so far than MOS which makes me ill.
Fuck planet earf!
We should have made all the threads DM! we fucked up again.
Fuck planet earf!
We should have made all the threads DM! we fucked up again.
TheKaeptain
Banned
I remember everyone in the Film thread thought that was me.
Edit: I like Captain America more than Avengers. That's about all I can say. Since seeing the Avengers I changed my review scale so that 1 star indicates the movie I watched was shit but still better than Avengers.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
What's funny is that you think you would have learned from that experience. A swathe of negative MoS reviews pour in and you're still in 'I'm going to love the shit out of this movie!', rather than temper expectations and increase the chance you might enjoy it.
Bobby Roberts
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The trick is really easy:
Just don't let excitement become expectation.
That's it.
It's not even that hard.
Motherfuckers just DON'T WANT TO LEARN IT.
Just don't let excitement become expectation.
That's it.
It's not even that hard.
Motherfuckers just DON'T WANT TO LEARN IT.
Yep, CA is just pure hot garbage same as Green Lantern, same as Elektra etc.
SCULLIBUNDO
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You say that, but tell me you won't be disappointed when after a lapdance from ScarJo, she starts slowly peeling off her clothes and her big dick flops out and hits you in the face.
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
I'm just following in Solo's footsteps.
Just curious - why does it bother you so much?
Everyone has different habits of how they approach movies.
Excitement and expectation go hand in hand. When you're excited for something you naturally expect to enjoy it. If you don't expect to enjoy something, what's the point of becoming excited?
If you suggested people should temper their excitement and not let it get out of control due to various sources of hype, that would make a little more sense.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
We will have a new Batman film within four years.
Isn't MoS 2 already a go?
I think this will break $100 million with ease over the weekend. Maybe top out around $265 million. You never know...despite some critical setbacks general audiences may enjoy the hell out of it.
Yes......unless MoS bombs (it won't). Nothing is ever official until the studio sees sufficient revenue.
But how can they top the Nolan Trilogy?
Future Foundation
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I don't think I'll make the same mistake here with Man of Steel. Tempering expectations is a lovely, lovely thing.
100 mil is far from guaranteed. Tracking has been falling. Latest numbers were 87 mil down from a high of 135 mil at one point. Hype seems to be really losing steam going by tracking numbers in the final week before release. Similar thing happened to Trek 2.
I was actually down on Avatar months before it came out. Dat ubisoft conference! Thank god JC delivered, as usual.
Also, yeah, I don't think any movie can replicate the disappointment that Prometheus gave. It was a slow burning disappointment too as the more you went back and looked at and thought about, the shittier it became...lol
Expectations are in check, I just want a more entertaining movie than Returns, I want a good SUperman film for once after 30 years, one that I can be proud as a fan, one that don't make me feel embarrassed when I walk out nothing more.
Just a decent film about Superman and I will be happy, doesn't matter if its not better than Watchmen or whatever
Just a decent film about Superman and I will be happy, doesn't matter if its not better than Watchmen or whatever
But not even trying? Go in a completely different direction. Leave behind the dour, drab, depressing world of the Nolan Batman films and go in a new direction. People still love the character and will follow it as long as you don't take the piss Schumacher style. Batman Beyond type of approach + cyperpunk aesthetic = take my money.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Ridley Scott returning to sci-fi and absolutely pitch-perfect trailers leading up to release.
Discotheque
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Love the first two Nolan batmans. I think it's about time we get some good fight choreography in here though
Fucking green arrow on CW fights the way batman should and could whoop baleman's ass :/
I'm not just asking for action though like all the hulk and superman fans were doing, I'd also like a deeper exploration into batmans intelligence
Fucking green arrow on CW fights the way batman should and could whoop baleman's ass :/
I'm not just asking for action though like all the hulk and superman fans were doing, I'd also like a deeper exploration into batmans intelligence
Ridley has been hit or miss for his ENTIRE career though. When he hits, motherfucker HITS, and KoH
C was only 7 years prior to Prometheus. And of course, Prometheus had an amazing trailer.
I disagree with this, mostly because Batman's world wasn't as dark as you make it out to be. Definitely dark, but keep in mind that Bruce's guiding motivation was his belief that the people of Gotham are good. At some points, he's proven right and, at others, wrong. And imo, that's how it should be. It's perfectly fine for Superman to believe that humanity is worth saving and all that. But it shouldn't be taken for granted that it is. One of the biggest deciding factors for how good a villain Zod is and MoS in general is how much of a point Zod has when he tells superman that humanity isn't worth saving. He shouldn't be completely right, of course, but you shouldn't be able to easily dismiss him as a raving lunatic either.
Expendable.
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Needs a Director that knows how to shot action, Nolan is awesome for sure but the dude can't shot action like Cameron or Snyder for that matter.
Fuck....why would this happen? It's not like there is anything else getting released to take the hypr
evil solrac v3.0
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hmmm I have to see it but I know from the trailers I was not thrilled with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds left something to be desired... still I have to see it.
well considering I liked Captain America (which I don't consider bad, sorry, it isn't)
what? I don't judge my movie going experience by what critics say, if I'm looking to a film i'm going to go see it, I don't need the Rex Reeds of the world or whoever to tell me what to like!
that's your trick, see my answer above.
you .... some repressed sexual tension there. write a fan fic.
better fighting, more bat-brain smarts are two things I can think of. they can ditch the all black suit and do something more Tron like but with a bit of color (no lights of course) include more of the supporting cast.
Look at what has happened in this thread in the past week. Then think of that as a microcosm of the viewership at large.
I'll be watching it tomorrow, and I'll be posting my honest impressions here after the fact!
evil solrac v3.0
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the viewership isn't glued to their computer poring over every review. just aren't.
I don't think that's always necessarily true.
Forum threads last July were incredibly polarized over TDKR, but the film still did very well commercially and most people who weren't "hardcore" like most of us forum dwellers seemed to really enjoy it.
I feel confident that MoS will make most people looking for a summer blockbuster happy. Not all, but most.
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
I'll be watching it tomorrow, and I'll be posting my honest impressions here after the fact!
That gif makes me want to punch you in the face
To think that little shit was in Batman Begins lol