bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Did I mention how much I fucking LOVED the first flight scene?? Goddamn. Goosebumps for real.
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Man of Steel |OT| It's about action.
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Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
She's a great tv Lois. Obviously she looks the part the best (drool) and ended up being the best character on Smallville in the last couple of seasons, but we have no clue how she would be in a huge film or with pressure on her, even if the script it weak. She's my favorite Lois of all time, but she's been in two movies I think and she was awful in both of them.
She was asked to play Lois a certain way on Smallville and nailed it. I haven't seen MOS yet, but this is a different take and she could have been as bad as Bosworth, just hotter.
I don't even need to see MOS to know Adams is better than Bosworth. She's the Dean Cain of Lois Lanes.
MisterHero
Super Member
Spill.com's Audio Review. It's in line with other reviews.
Audio for longer reviews feels more palattable to me.
Audio for longer reviews feels more palattable to me.
Costner and Lane were great as Jonathan and Martha Kent while Amy Adams did a fine job as Lois. I don't recall that much time being spent on the FBI at all.
Meus Renaissance
Member
This film is quite divisive
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Fishburne was good as well. Jenny Olsen was wack though. The focus on the Army makes sense not only in context but in establishing Superman's relationship to them moving forward--i.e. that they have to trust each other to make it work.
Dude that's awesome.
Maninthemirror
Banned
So this made $113 million OW without walmart numbers (including walmart numbers its $125 million) included thus becoming the biggest June opener ever beating Toy Story which made $110 million
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
Superman > Buzz Lightyear
Damn. That's fucking awesome.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
I tried to be reasonable. I just want people to focus the discussion on the right things.
The movie is certainly divisive, and that's cool. We can talk about that without suggesting that "critics" should shoot themselves though, I think.
Don't fuck with the duck.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Just came out of the cinema and I've absolutely no idea what I just saw.explosions upon explosions and absolutely no idea what was going on. Truly shockingly mindnumbing tedium. Just everything thats wrong with Hollywood movies these days. 90% of the budget on effects and everything else just an afterthought.
StriKeVillain
Banned
Saw it yesterday - would give it a 6 or a 7 out of 10. Best thing about it was Antje Traue.
gutter_trash
Banned
this is my beef with neo-CG movies who just throw at you ALL the possible CG shit they can just because they can
it's over-kill
It's the best scene in the film, by far.
Nemesis121
Member
Friend mention to me during the movie, this chick isn't hot...
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Whhhaaaaaaaa?????
mugurumakensei
Member
Amy Adams is gorgeous. The fuck?
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Yes. Yes it is. Absolutely nailed it.
Fruitster
Member
I keep hearing that Antje Traue really stands out. Seeing the film tomorrow and i'm sure looking forward to seeing it.
WAR recon zero
Banned
Adams' nose is weird, but she's hot.
Meus Renaissance
Member
Interesting
Really not accurate at all. Maybe if you are describing the final act of the movie. The plot was also not confusing
Nemesis121
Member
I love the serious tone of the movie compared to IM3 shitty jokes, I know many people didn't like the movie but seeing a different take on the character is refreshing...
Capital_Five
Member
Saw this last night. I thought it was okay. Dumb to me that no one recognized him at the Daily Planet since they were literally the closest people to seeing him other than army man. Also, shouldn't everyone technically know who he is now that they fought in Smallville? Is it just assumed that that IHOP manager is going to keep his mouth shut? Is it just assumed that all the army guys who he walked right next to don't see what he looks like or ask anyone who he is? I mean, they fought in a town where he came from and everyone knew him as a weird kid anyways? No alarm bells?
His awful "secret" identity only worked in comics, sad they put it here.
His awful "secret" identity only worked in comics, sad they put it here.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
While I disagree with just about everything you posted, I just have to say that they set up the "where do we go from here" part right at the very end. The Daily Planet regulars will get their chance for relevancy as a result. If anything, that hints at less intergalactic adventuring (though there was NONE for Supes in this movie) and more for the moments you want more of.
I think a lot of that money was related to costs spent in the previous attempts to make a new Superman movie (Superman Lives mostly).
Bobby Roberts
Banned
$60 mil of that was related to previous versions (Superman Lives, Superman: FlyBy) yeah.
Nemesis121
Member
Air plane scene cost a lot...
To point out just how crazy the costs were for the projects before Returns came out, Nic Cage got $20 million for not playing Superman in the end, thanks to a pay-or-play clause in his contract. Burton also made out like a bandit with a similar clause, though not nearly as rich (his was around $5 million, IIRC).
i thought rumor was that burtons bill rolled over into returns
Meus Renaissance
Member
It's difficult to ascertain the actual cost of SR itself from script to production. Warner Bros reportedly had spent huge amounts of money trying to develop a Superman film since the 90s up until they hired Bryan Singer, and as such people tend to include that into SR's "budget". Singer however is quoted as to having said it cost $204m.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
The potential of this actually thrills me. I loved the hard sci-fi tone of this movie. Not saying that's where they're heading as setting up the Daily Planet still allows for plenty of smaller, light-hearted moments but you also have to remember one big name in keeping Supes Earth-bound for the sequel:
Lex Luthor.
I have a feeling that those who thought the action was too heavy and too much CGI was used are referring to the
world machine completely fucking up Metropolis. The fight between Supe/Zod/Faora and the final fight were very clear and really displayed the power they posses. I don't believe it was generic or too difficult to keep track of what was happening during those scenes.
I don't agree, if anything they want to make Superman more human. Its why they spent so much time on the conflict of him wanting to be Human but wrestling with the fact he was not.
If they wanted him to adventure to the stars he would have left ala Superman Returns.
Just like how Batman Begins set the ground work for there being a Batman, MoS did the same for Superman. He exists and the public knows this, so now how does that change day to day life and do people start to challenge him (Lex Luthor) or does more from his past come to haunt him (Braniac).
I don't see them making him leave, I don't see them destroying an entire city again. They got the point across how powerful he is already. Now its time to develop the rest of him. We will probably get something closer to IM3 in terms of a sequel, more time spent on how he balances Clark and Kal-EL or how he goes on being Superman but ensuring Lois does not die in the process.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Preach it, brother!!
Future PhaZe
Member
Superman, Jor-El, Zods group, and the Kents are all likeable.
Problem with the film is literally every scene involving anyone else besides the above seemed like a complete waste of time and energy. The force fed empathy for the military and daily planet roster was a complete joke.
Lois was a negative, but I think that's just an inherent flaw in the character. Lois Lane is basically an annoying reporter and meant to be a cliché damsel in distress/romantic interest, and neither of those is particularly interesting no matter what way you want to spin it (actress, medium, whatever).
I actually think the movie might have been much better if Lois and the Daily Planet didn't even come into the picture until the sequel. A movie full of just Zods group, the Kents, and Supes would have been much better paced.
Problem with the film is literally every scene involving anyone else besides the above seemed like a complete waste of time and energy. The force fed empathy for the military and daily planet roster was a complete joke.
Lois was a negative, but I think that's just an inherent flaw in the character. Lois Lane is basically an annoying reporter and meant to be a cliché damsel in distress/romantic interest, and neither of those is particularly interesting no matter what way you want to spin it (actress, medium, whatever).
I actually think the movie might have been much better if Lois and the Daily Planet didn't even come into the picture until the sequel. A movie full of just Zods group, the Kents, and Supes would have been much better paced.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
