TMOS Reviews Thread - Non Spoiler Review and Discussion - Part 2

[DanSupKP37]

RT's percentages make no sense. 10 reviews in, 9 good 1 bad, yet its at 89%?????

They are just behind in updating the count..

 

[Joker594]

They are just behind in updating the count..

Yep.

Says 90% for me.

 

[ares834]

RT's percentages make no sense. 10 reviews in, 9 good 1 bad, yet its at 89%?????

Give it time to update.

Edit: Yep, now reading 90% for me.

 

[Notrip]

I loved Avengers it is in my top 10 all-time. and Iron Man 3 was pretty good. Just I would rather Superman not be anything like them, and it sounds like we have that with Man of Steel

 

[danoyse]

My father told me he saw Superman 3 in a crowded theatre when it opened in 1983 and everyone walked out discussing things along the lines of "WTF Was that" LOL..

I remember being on line for some other movie at a theater where Superman IV was playing, and nobody was going in to see it. It just made me so sad.

 

[Super Kal]

Me too. I was only 4 when my dad took me to see the first Superman movie (he bought me a program at the movie theater, which I have since lost), and I thought the movie was amazing. And I love the original Superman II...I was 6, and I remember all of the kids in our row cheered at, "General, would you care to step outside?"

After that, it all went downhill. Superman is long overdue for a good film.

surprisingly enough, the first movie i was ever taken to was Superman III, and i watch it for the flying and the sentimental value since it was my father who got me interested into Superman with that movie

 

[Autonet]

I agree here. It's not knock on that style though. It just isn't my preference. I want a superhero movie that takes itself seriously. The comics have been doing it for decades.
Though it is nice to have some of the Marvel movies for a change of pace.

Well it's way more serious than Avengers, but there are a few chuckle worthy quips.

@NoTrip: It's nothing like the two movies you listed in terms of humor.

 

[danoyse]

surprisingly enough, the first movie i was ever taken to was Superman III, and i watch it for the flying and the sentimental value since it was my father who got me interested into Superman with that movie

That's awesome. I always loved when he smiled at the audience at the end of all of the movies. When I was little, I flipped when I first saw him do that in the theater.

 

[TheIrishAvenger]

Superman 3 would have been received much better if they had went with Ilya Salkind's pitch involving Brainiac.

 

[ThreadPool]

I see what you did there.

Eh. I have my moments.

Well it's way more serious than Avengers, but there are a few chuckle worthy quips.

@NoTrip: It's nothing like the two movies you listed in terms of humor.

Sounds like my kinda movie. Looking forward to Wednesday!

 

[Notrip]

Well it's way more serious than Avengers, but there are a few chuckle worthy quips.

@NoTrip: It's nothing like the two movies you listed in terms of humor.

Goyer cannot write comedy at all anyways, I wonder if WB catches on and brings someone in to help in that department for JLA and MOS2.

 

[danoyse]

Superman 3 would have been received much better if they had went with Ilya Salkind's pitch involving Brainiac.

And if the bad guy's computer didn't use sounds from the Atari 2600 Pac-Man game.

 

[TheIrishAvenger]

And if the bad guy's computer didn't use sounds from the Atari 2600 Pac-Man game.

Also if didn't try to kill Superman by looking at a video game screen.

 

[db85usa]

We're at 90% folks. We can breaaathe! Man, these reviews are coming in like every other minute. I wonder how many there will be by tomorrow morning?

 

[Street Vendor]

My father told me he saw Superman 3 in a crowded theatre when it opened in 1983 and everyone walked out discussing things along the lines of "WTF Was that" LOL..

I saw SUPERMAN III opening night, and the disappointment felt by the audience(me included) is something I will never forget. It was just so ordinary after the spectacle of SUPERMAN and SUPERMAN II.

 

[Showtime]

And if the bad guy's computer didn't use sounds from the Atari 2600 Pac-Man game.

Also if didn't try to kill Superman by looking at a video game screen.

 

[db85usa]

Goyer cannot write comedy at all anyways, I wonder if WB catches on and brings someone in to help in that department for JLA and MOS2.

It seems like WB does not want to go the route of quirky/cheesy comedy type of fun with their superheroes (didn't they try that with GL?) while it is nice to see in other superhero films, I think the gritty/serious approach is something I enjoy and am very open to. I'm tired of seeing cheesy one-liners after another, if you know what I mean.

 

[Princess Denise]

I remember being on line for some other movie at a theater where Superman IV was playing, and nobody was going in to see it. It just made me so sad.

I was 14 when SM IV came out and I remember hoping that it would restore the magic of the first two films after the disappointment of SM III. I think the night before SM IV came out I was watching Siskel and Ebert on the Tonight show and they were saying that it was not a good sign that the film had not been screened for critics so I knew this was not good. Then the film came out and I heard how atrocious it was. It was really sad. I had seen SM: The Movie, SM II, and SM III the first week they had arrived in theaters and with SM IV I did not even bother to check it out . A few years later I caught it on television and it was worse than I could have ever imagined.

 

[danoyse]

 

[Street Vendor]

And if the bad guy's computer didn't use sounds from the Atari 2600 Pac-Man game.

And if the final shot of the movie proper wasn't of an Italian street vendor taking a broom and destroying his Tower of Pisa souvenirs.

 

[Super Kal]

gotta say this has been a great night: the overall incredible positive reviews for this movie PLUS an awesome PS4 reveal... i can go to bed happy

 

[Notrip]

Village VoiceStephanie Zacharek 60 Man of Steel, There's Greatness in the Superman Origin Story You'll believe a man can fly -- and is mostly worth watching. It’s a relief just to watch the actors act once in a while, and thankfully, Snyder is astute enough to punch some breathing holes in this steel-clad colossus. This Man of Steel is still faster than a speeding bullet and more powerful than a locomotive. But even more miraculously, he humanizes the gargantuan movie around him. It’s his Kryptonite, and still, he defies it.

I skimmed it, spoilers, but positive so should be on RT as a positive review.

 

[Hammer!]

Pretty much the biggest complaints among critics has been the supporting cast isn't developed. Even though I liked the film, I have to agree. Louis Lane was miscast, and the Kents and Perry were underused.

 

[Street Vendor]

I was 14 when SM IV came out and I remember hoping that it would restore the magic of the first two films after the disappointment of SM III. I think the night before SM IV came out I was watching Siskel and Ebert on the Tonight show and they were saying that it was not a good sign that the film had not been screened for critics so I knew this was not good. Then the film came out and I heard how atrocious it was. It was really sad. I had seen SM: The Movie, SM II, and SM III the first week they had arrived in theaters and with SM IV I did not even bother to check it out . A few years later I caught it on television and it was worse than I could have ever imagined.

Also saw SUPERMAN IV on opening night and while my girlfriend and I stood in line we listened to people exiting the previous show saying what a lousy movie it was. And that was an understatement. I've had a lot of letdowns with Superman movies. It always hurt because I loved the character so much, and the first two movies, which are still among my favorites.
I have high hopes for MOS.

 

[Notrip]

RT at 91 - top critic rating starts at 1 positive review.