Superman SPOILER Review Thread (NO TAGS NECESSARY)

[dhandler01]

Buckle up buttercup. They're going to be like this until a sequel or JL.

Oh they will ne like it long after that. Even Snyder doesn't care this much.

 

[Ita-KalEl]

I saw ir for the 4th time and I am hoping to see it another time.
Gunn is a genius. He defines the character in the prologue. Superman started the movie just defeated for the first time and severely wounded (bones and vital organs).
Then there is the famous sequence of the "solar therapy" and immediately after, despite he is still not completely restored, he is flying to fight the hammer of boravia with a bright smile on his face.

In few seconds all "do you bleed" **** of BvS put into the trash. And I want to say that even Christopher Reeve's Superman had a panic attack after the first drops of blood.
Gunn's Superman bleeds, suffers but he continues to fight without losing his hope.

 

[Deck Rickard]

I saw ir for the 4th time and I am hoping to see it another time.
Gunn is a genius. He defines the character in the prologue. Superman started the movie just defeated for the first time and severely wounded (bones and vital organs).
Then there is the famous sequence of the "solar therapy" and immediately after, despite he is still not completely restored, he is flying to fight the hammer of boravia with a bright smile on his face.

In few seconds all "do you bleed" **** of BvS put into the trash. And I want to say that even Christopher Reeve's Superman had a panic attack after the first drops of blood.
Gunn's Superman bleeds, suffers but he continues to fight without losing his hope.

Yeah one thing that I feel the movie really gets right is how it shows that Superman truly ISN’T invulnerable. I guess because I was reading a lot of comics in the late 80s and early 90s when DC was trying HARD to push Captain Arom as their new “most powerful hero,” I never really saw Superman as this smug hero who can never get his ass handed to him. He got beat up a LOT back in the day. Moreover, if being nigh invulnerable makes him so hard to relate to… in my opinion, ALL superheroes are unrelatable. Does having the ability to fly make you less relatable than being able to turn into a green indestructible being or possessing the ability to run so fast you can turn back time whenever something doesn’t go your way? I don’t know. Some heroes are more relatable than others in some ways but at the end of the day, you really just have to give yourself over to this sort of thing and let yourself live in the world for a moment or two. Batman isn’t anymore relatable because he’s “human” when he has immeasurable wealth and plot armor that allows him to get out of death defying situations that should have killed him a long time ago.

 

[GreenKToo]

I understand not liking Kara cursing, unfortunately, from what I remember... she cusses a good bit in the Woman of Tomorrow comic. So I won't be surprised if she's a bit more colorful in her solo movie as well.

And Lobo, IF he's faithful to the comics, is a big curser.
He will have to be toned down somewhat in supergirl, but I really hope he gets his own film or series where he can cut loose. R rated.

 

[Karelia]

And Lobo, OF he's faithful to the comics, is a big curser.
He will have to be toned down somewhat in supergirl, but I really hope he gets his own film or series where he can cut loose. R rated.

The thing with Lobo, is he uses made up cursewords a lot of times. "Dirty fraggin' bastich!" So he will be ok in a PG-13 setting. Yeah, he does use more colorful language in his more adult books, but I got the o90s Lobo comic run, and it's pretty PG-13 at most throughout. Now those mini series he had could get wild lol.

 

[Lily Adler]

I need a Justice Gang action figure set with a TV Show.

 

[Herolee10]

I saw the film again last Friday. If this film had been released back when I was still in college, I would've likely watched it at least two more times.

I found myself really appreciating the background score much better this time around. All of the emotional beats still hit the same.

I definitely plan on purchasing the film on Blu-ray once it becomes available.

 

[TheGDBatman]

Saw it for my 2nd time recently and I still left just as happy. So many great scenes and moments.

And I agree on the score. It doesn't have legendary status (or anywhere close), but my god does it hit just right in parts of the movie.

Overall, I didn't find that my second viewing impacted my enjoyment in either direction. Lots of great moments, as well as a handful of flaws. Still loved it.

One little detail that I didn't notice the first time: Clark's article about Mali made the front page at the end of the movie. Great touch.

 

[Herolee10]

Did anyone else notice that this is the first Superman film since Superman 3 where Lois didn't need to be saved by Superman?

 

[Lily Adler]

Did anyone else notice that this is the first Superman film since Superman 3 where Lois didn't need to be saved by Superman?

Nothing will top the plane rescue.

 

[chintai80]

Did anyone else notice that this is the first Superman film since Superman 3 where Lois didn't need to be saved by Superman?

i love they finally broke this pattern.

in fact, they flipped the script and had lois taking part in saving superman this time!

it was getting ridiculous how superman had to save lois multiple times in man of steel and bvs.

and don't get me started on raimi spiderman having to save mj in all 3 movies, multiple times each!

 

[Lily Adler]

i love they finally broke this pattern.

in fact, they flipped the script and had lois taking part in saving superman this time!

it was getting ridiculous how superman had to save lois multiple times in man of steel and bvs.

and don't get me started on raimi spiderman having to save mj in all 3 movies, multiple times each!

Man of Steel having Superman cauterize her wound and dumping her ass in the middle of the Arctic on an iceberg was just so cruel.

 

[Avenging Angel]

Third watch, tremendous. Now I'm watching Smallville. I've had friends who went multiple times. There's something so magical the more you watch it.

 

[chintai80]

another thing i appreciated with this film is lex's goons are actually competent - compared to superman 78.

otis was no bumbling fool this time.

him and lex's team of doge hackers were professionals - which made them dangerous and scary.

 

[VictusMortuus]

Only thing I would change would be to have Lex get away at the end to really get across how manipulative he is. Otherwise I had an extremely fun time with this and it’s by far the best Superman movie!!!

 

[Deck Rickard]

Eaw Supes again tonight and it’s even better the second time. I really felt the score and a lot of the more subtle stuff this time. I absolutely love this movie. It makes me so happy.

 

[Avenging Angel]

HiTop has come out with his review.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Did anyone else notice that this is the first Superman film since Superman 3 where Lois didn't need to be saved by Superman?

I loved that she essentially saved him instead.

 

[Gu3ree]

Did anyone else notice that this is the first Superman film since Superman 3 where Lois didn't need to be saved by Superman?

I don't mind her being saved, and I think it should happen once. Not because Lois needs saving. As long as she is portrayed as an independent and self-confident woman that can take care of herself-plus show off her combat skills because her father is a general, (Seems to be something Snyder didn't know about) then I'm fine with it. I didn't like Snyder's take on Lois. Snyder embraced the reporter side of Lois, but didn't establish her as a woman who could kick ass. Not once in MOS or BvS did she fight back or at least try to...well, there was the scene on Black Zero where Jor-El was instructing her where to shoot the enemy. But in BvS, toward the end of the film, Lois does get stopped by Eisenberg's henchmen. She doesn't even try kicking.

In Smallville, Erica Durance's Lois kicked all kinds of ass. In the Reeve Superman movies, Lois kicks the mugger in the alley. In Superman II, she tried punching Ursa once while Ursa still had her powers, and then again at the Fortress of Solitude when Ursa became mortal, and that time Lois won. Notice that Superman didn't actually stop Ursa himself. Even Teri Hatcher's Lois in Lois & Clark had her moments of kicking ass.

Overall though, just because Superman rescues Lois doesn't mean or define Lois as a woman that needs saving. You would never want to take away the helicopter sequence from Superman: The Movie, would you? It was a great moment. It was the debut of Superman and was the beginning of how Lois and Superman met each other.

 

[Avenging Angel]

Found another gem. Great review.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[dhandler01]

As a teacher, reading the responses to that was painful...

 

[Deck Rickard]

I have to wonder if the Snyder cultists will ever give this up or if they’re still going to pop up in 20 years demanding WB rehire Henry Cavill to make a Kingdom Come movie or something.

 

[chintai80]

I have to wonder if the Snyder cultists will ever give this up or if they’re still going to pop up in 20 years demanding WB rehire Henry Cavill to make a Kingdom Come movie or something.

you just answered your own question.

 

[MahvelBaby!]

A little late but I Really really enjoyed this movie alot looking forward to seeing it again soon, hopefully do a an epic double feature with F4

Really there were only a couple moments in it where I felt It went a little too far? (The monkeys, the squirrel)

But overall it did it's job, I'm excited for more 8.5/10