TMOS Reviews Thread - Non Spoiler Review and Discussion - Part 5

[Snark88]

Welcome to the rotten table Man of Steel, you'll find a seat between Green Lantern and Catwoman.

Yeah DC fans got it rough when it comes to movies.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

60% overall.. and at this point, both Top Critics and Regular Critics match up at 60%...

Oh well... time to accept that RT will be rotten...

Won't stop it from making tons of money (but will affect it's legs for sure and it's total take)... sad...

Does that really matter? The majority of people in the world probably don't even know what RT is.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

A MOS sequel has already been given the greenlight with Snyder and Goyer returning. Most of the criticism, my review included, stems with the pacing and character development. But the acting is outstanding from almost everyone in the film and the general public will be blown away by the spectacle. You could slightly compare the excessive amount of action to a Tranformers film but that's where the comparisons stop. To go any further would be like comparing Young Frankenstein to Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Both are popular within their genre but one pushes boundaries and reinvents a story while the other is the lowest of low and unaware of how awful it is.

Yes they've already announced a sequel, but right now I put it in the category of the sequel announcements for alot of hoped for franchise starters. I think a sequel is assured because this things gonna get butts in seats.

 

[Sup3rman81]

I feel this movie still has several reviews to go and I feel it will finish FRESH but more around the 65-70% range once all the reviews come in.

 

[Snark88]

Yes they've already announced a sequel, but right now I put it in the category of the sequel announcements for alot of hoped for franchise starters. I think a sequel is assured because this things gonna get butts in seats.

If they actually do get a greenlight for a sequel then they better not screw it up.

 

[Pond]

Thing Avengers has that TF doesn't is heart.

And a brain, and good dialogue, and subtlety, and a great director with an expert eye on detail, a writer with great sense of structure and storytelling, and great actors etc etc etc...

There is nothing mindless about Avengers. Avengers got exactly what some of the greatest Avengers comics get. Why people seem to expect that a classic comic, lets say, the Kree/Skrull war should be made into a big Seventh Seal Bergmanian existencial drama movie to be worth anything as a film is beyond me.

TF isnt bad because it got giant robots, or a big battle, or special effects, or because its fun, or because the themes it doestn touch; TF is bad cause its a story badly told.

The same way TDK isnt a great movie because it is a crime drama with big themes; its a great film because it has a story to tell and it tells it really well.

 

[Mjölnir]

I am just saying that most people didnt need to think much to enjoy the either film. TF 1 and 3 were quality fun. Avengers characters had previous movies to establish them but if they didnt most people are aware of who the main characters are.

The first one was watchable for me but I felt the second was terrible so I didn't see the third one. The Avengers of course have the advantage of the solo movies but TF is also a series so they can develop from movie to movie. I grew up watching TF cartoons so I knew the characters beforehand though.

My point is just that I don't think the GA means more than the critics in terms of what I like, they are just two different sources that you have to see for what they are.

And of course that I hope that MOS really manages to make the action scenes matter on a deeper level and not just be long segments of awe-inspiring effects. There's no reason why they couldn't.

 

[Tim_Riggins]

RT doesnt influence the box office at all, just super nerds and die hard fans pay attention to it, it's the reality of it. WOM is what drives the box office take, and right now, the WOM is excellent in the Philippines

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Does that really matter? The majority of people in the world probably don't even know what RT is.

Thank you sir! I don't think RT will affect the legs of this film at all. Like it or not it's fate is in the hands of GA word of mouth. The overall social media response indicates a big $ haul for MOS.

 

[Sup3rman81]

RT doesnt influence the box office at all, just super nerds and die hard fans pay attention to it, it's the reality of it. WOM is what drives the box office take, and right now, the WOM is excellent in the Philippines

That is true, I only followed RT about 3 years ago and I have seen film after film have total reviews put it in the rotten field but still please fans and studios. I use to look in EW and USA today for reviews and that was it unless my local paper had something in it. I feel that today we have too many critics. Siskel and Ebert were the guys back when but now its 300 people all wanting to tell their opinion. Everyones a critic as they say! I think 80% of the GA doesnt look on RT. They will go more by what FB and Twitter says

 

[Herolee10]

60% overall.. and at this point, both Top Critics and Regular Critics match up at 60%...

Oh well... time to accept that RT will be rotten...

Won't stop it from making tons of money (but will affect it's legs for sure and it's total take)... sad...

It is somewhat hard to believe at times that Thor, TIH, Captain America, Fast and Furious, and even Megamind will all have higher scores on RT than MOS.lol

 

[BH/HHH]

I was gonna say most people I know have never even heard of Rotten Tomatoes

 

[jmc]

This is the dumbest comment I have read on here everrrrrrrrr!!!!

It was a joke man, lighten up a bit.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

I have never even been on RT. The first time I heard about it was on the hype a couple of years ago and I was like, "What the hell are you guys talking about?"

 

[Mjölnir]

I still find it hard to believe why anyone cares what others think.

There wouldn't be much need for this forum if people didn't.

 

[jmc]

My wallet cares, although in this case I am watching this movie regardless.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

There wouldn't be much need for this forum if people didn't.

I haven't actually read any of the reviews posted here. t:

 

[Jake Cassidy]

My wallet cares, although in this case I am watching this movie regardless.

Go on a Tuesday. It's only 8 bucks. Unless that doesn't happen where you are.

 

[robot]

It's been a trend the last 2-3 years to say the female lead's role is underwritten/underdeveloped. Personally, I don't get it.

'feminism' is a topic more sensitive than religion today...

There wouldn't be much need for this forum if people didn't.

This forum is for people to 'rant' mostly...

 

[-JKR-]

The funny thing is, many people right now are upset and puzzled about the movie can score such a low rating on RT.com, and how it's not fairing that well with critics, yet there's a possibility that the exact same people complaining right now could be very upset with the movie itself once it's released.

 

[Sup3rman81]

It is somewhat hard to believe at times that Thor, TIH, Captain America, Fast and Furious, and even Megamind will all have higher scores on RT than MOS.lol

If Nolan directed it then it would have been high on the RT chart but Snyder directed it and critics are typical when it comes to his movies. 60-65% is his average. Nolan would be getting praised for its tone and action but Snyder wont ever get credit

 

[Mjölnir]

I haven't actually read any of the reviews posted here. t:

I was jokingly talking about the broader sense. If no one cares what other people think there's no need for any discussion.

But jokes aside this thread is about reviews so it's pretty natural that people who care about those post here.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I have never even been on RT. The first time I heard about it was on the hype a couple of years ago and I was like, "What the hell are you guys talking about?"

I find that I like to read reviews/criticisms AFTER I have seen a film and had time to digest it. But as for before? I see what looks good to me and may occasionally take a friend who has seen it's opinion under advisement.

 

[Mjölnir]

If Nolan directed it then it would have been high on the RT chart but Snyder directed it and critics are typical when it comes to his movies. 60-65% is his average. Nolan would be getting praised for its tone and action but Snyder wont ever get credit

You can't really compare it like that because if Nolan had directed it then it wouldn't be the same movie it is now and we can't know how that would have turned out. Even though Nolan likes Snyder their movies aren't very similar and I highly doubt critics give reviews based on the person rather than the work.

 

[-JKR-]

If Nolan directed it then it would have been high on the RT chart but Snyder directed it and critics are typical when it comes to his movies. 60-65% is his average. Nolan would be getting praised for its tone and action but Snyder wont ever get credit

Maybe because people actually liked Christopher Nolan's movies better? I don't think Nolan gets good reviews just because he is Christopher Nolan. He or his wife didn't suck my dick for me to like his movies so much; I like them because they're good movies.

So maybe if Zack Snyder's work has gotten worse reviews than Nolan's, it could be because people thought the latter's movies were actually better.