Isn't this movie directed by Christopher Nolan? Not sure, think I read something like that.

I am a big fan of his Batman movies, especially 1 and 2. 3 was a bit of a letdown, but it closes the circles and attaches the lose ends.

No, it was produce by him. Zack Snyder was the director!

Steve review does not move away of what I have read about the movie. The only negative point of IGN review was "Why so serious Superman?" and by the trailers that was my opinion, since supes was always the "overgrown" boy-scout and not so dark and serious as batsy!

The film is only going to open here on 27th of this month, bahhh:shifty:! For what I have saw in the trailers, I think I going to miss the original theme and the british voice of Terence Stamp. :03:

Seems like all the superheroes are getting serious these days.

Except for Iron Man...

Iron Man needs to stay the way he is. :up:

Why so serious Superman?
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I had the ultimate Legos... Lincoln Logs

Snyder. So 300 meets Batman, and 300 wins. That's why the action overkill.

Will skip the cinema release ove rhere, even more so when these days they try to destroy your ears, that much they used to pump up the volumes last times I went to the movies. Will wait until it is cheap on DVD.

I hear it is actually surprisingly good.

Lets be honest here, Superman is a walking deus ex mechina, I hear this movie is very well done, without having to pull another deus ex mechina like kryptonite.

Way back when Interview With The Vampire came out, I saw Kirsten Dunst in the trailers and said "Oh, look! Jennifer Jason Leigh! I need to see this!"

A friend said "Steve, that girl is like, ten years old!" :oops:

The score was good, but not memorable. John Williams is a true genius. Others wish they were him. Occasionally the music was a little intrusive, but mostly it did its job. I certainly didn't leave the theater humming the theme.

I forgot all about those! :rock:

Actually it's better than that. Yes, it was overkill, but the buildup is worth the price. Life with the Kents is told entirely in flashbacks, and the story bounces back and forth a bit, but always in a good way.

It is quite good. Looking back I think one of my problems with the action sequences is that some of the scenes happen so quickly that it's hard to absorb what happened before the next thing is happening.

In his original form he wasn't. He was faster and stronger than normal people, but he had no special powers and couldn't fly. "Leap tall buildings at a single bound" was literal at that point. As other heroes came along they wanted him to stay out front, power-wise. Ultimately he was so powerful they had to invent kryptonite just so there would be something that could stop him.

In the original universe Superman swore that he would never kill. In the 1986 revamp they gave him a reason for that vow. This movie follows that lead, and as I said, the massive action sequences suddenly end on a level so small and personal that I ended up liking it all over again.

Don't get me wrong. It is well worth seeing. Just not as good as it could have been, unfortunately.

Of course my judgement is influenced by the fact that after all these years no actor has pulled off the dichotomy between Superman and Clark Kent anywhere near the way Christopher Reeve did. On the other hand this film doesn't get that far, so Henry Cavill's abilities on that score remain to be seen.

I had those too...they made great target houses and bases for the bad guys. :up:

It wasn't too bad at all...and to think a Brit starred in it :03:

Thanks for the review Steve. I'm doing my best to convince my daughter the Man of Steel is a great super hero character. She is a Spiderman, Batman and Ironman fan to the last! She always busts my chops about kryptonite taking out Superman. I retort that Spiderman is taken out by the Terminix man. Once Batman loses his utility belt his pants are not only on the floor but he is just about done as a super hero. Ironman will rust in a matter of of hours. :haha:

She has begun a collection of the original Spiderman comic books.

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Whachyoutalkinabout Steve?

Nevermind Steves Review, What would Midge think?

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:O:

Well, he is the original. I had a friend in the '60s who was a huge Marvel fan, right when they were starting to make their mark. Great stuff, but Steve Ditko's are always put me off. Curt Swan was doing Superman at the time and I always thought his style was more realistic.

That could be an expensive hobby.

Now that makes me shudder. :rotfl2:

Spiderman Meets Superman! The original Marvel/DC crossover. I didn't like it much, but I remember it well. :sunny:

Yep, very cheesy!

Steve:
It is expensive depending on the issues and quality. But this is something you already know owning 6000 copies of various comic books.