MAN OF STEEL....OK, I'm excited now! :)

[RedWingFan]

Don't worry YJ, I'm going to see MOS when it hits DVD and I'll give my 2 cents on it then. It cannot remotely be worse than Iron Man 3 which was the fucking worst super hero movie ever (And yes, even worse than Fantastic 4 Rise of the Silver Surfer).

If you do like MOS better than IM3, you'll be in the minority. Both critics and audience preferred IM3 according to Rotten Tomatoes......and box office receipts. I agree every IM film has been a stepdown from the original, but it still outgrossed POS, 409M - 291M

[RedWingFan]

Think 6 times is crazy? Most Bat-friends I know saw TDK up to 16 times haha.

Yea, I don't buy this either. Your friends spent over a hundred dollars to see the same movie repeatedly in a theater? They must mow alot of lawns on the weekends.

Just saw this. LOL!!!

[verslibre]

I agree every IM film has been a stepdown from the original, but it still outgrossed POS, 409M - 291M

It's the first post-Avengers film and the trailer was edited to make you think some major shit was going down...only the "major" shit was the one everyone felt after they saw what they laid out money for.

Thor: The Dark World has already taken a backseat to another movie in its second week and it doesn't even have what you'd call stiff competition. Expect it to nosedive...

[YoungJRNY]

Don't worry YJ, I'm going to see MOS when it hits DVD and I'll give my 2 cents on it then. It cannot remotely be worse than Iron Man 3 which was the fucking worst super hero movie ever (And yes, even worse than Fantastic 4 Rise of the Silver Surfer).

If you do like MOS better than IM3, you'll be in the minority. Both critics and audience preferred IM3 according to Rotten Tomatoes......and box office receipts. I agree every IM film has been a stepdown from the original, but it still outgrossed POS, 409M - 291M

MoS may be a superhero flick that some just won't latch onto due to many changes of tone with
the character (thanks Marvel. Now everybody expects Dumb and Dumber in superhero movies!)but I assure you, the masses are highly in favor of Man of Steel over Anxiety Man 3. You have it bare-ass backwards my friend. If RDJR wasn't present, it would make GL look like TDK in comparison.

[The_Noble_Cause]

....but I assure you, the masses are highly in favor of Man of Steel over Anxiety Man 3.

Doubtful. RDJ has a pretty strong following. Cavill is a nobody. Both movies were let downs imo. I liked MOS more.

[YoungJRNY]

....but I assure you, the masses are highly in favor of Man of Steel over Anxiety Man 3.

Doubtful. RDJ has a pretty strong following. Cavill is a nobody. Both movies were let downs imo. I liked MOS more.

Like I said in the next line, without RDJR, AnxietyFag3 makes Catwomen look like TDK. Cavill may have been a nobody (he had a few huge near misses, so he was on the radar) but the Superman role is known to go for unknowns, so that's nothing new.

Many people cried foul on MOS and most who were expecting different were disappointed, but still acknowledge it as a
quality movie, a movie to build on for sure.

AnxietyFag3 left people utterly fucking ROBBED for the reasons v mentioned above. Like you, most fans liked MOS way more than IM3. They are just hardcore alternatives to each other where people have their quarks about them. For MOS I can overlook the misses since I enjoy so much of the direction we're heading in, but IM3 flatout DUPED the fans.

[YoungJRNY]

This is DAMN cool:

Zod's alien invasion caught on tape::

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c9E9co06ZI

Well done.

[verslibre]

I picked up the $25 metal glyph Blu-ray at Walfart. It has a couple exclusives but I didn't open it because I thought it was the deluxe version you mentioned, but it's not. I see that one online but it's $45 everywhere. Maybe I'll keep the one I got.

[verslibre]

....but I assure you, the masses are highly in favor of Man of Steel over Anxiety Man 3.

Doubtful. RDJ has a pretty strong following. Cavill is a nobody. Both movies were let downs imo. I liked MOS more.

Like I said in the next line, without RDJR, AnxietyFag3 makes Catwomen look like TDK. Cavill may have been a nobody (he had a few huge near misses, so he was on the radar) but the Superman role is known to go for unknowns, so that's nothing new.

Many people cried foul on MOS and most who were expecting different were disappointed, but still acknowledge it as a
quality movie, a movie to build on for sure.

AnxietyFag3 left people utterly fucking ROBBED for the reasons v mentioned above. Like you, most fans liked MOS way more than IM3. They are just hardcore alternatives to each other where people have their quarks about them. For MOS I can overlook the misses since I enjoy so much of the direction we're heading in, but IM3 flatout DUPED the fans.

Hahahaha, Anxiety Fag 3! Yes, it didn't deliver on its promise and scores of nimrods (still) try to assert that the twist was "clever." No, it wasn't. It was fucking stupid. The IM3 Honest Trailers says it all. "Regular Man"!

[YoungJRNY]

I picked up the $25 metal glyph Blu-ray at Walfart. It has a couple exclusives but I didn't open it because I thought it was the deluxe version you mentioned, but it's not. I see that one online but it's $45 everywhere. Maybe I'll keep the one I got.

Did you get the Steel-book, v?



If you go back, check around other side-aisle sections in electronics. The CE could be hidden on those racks. That's where I found mine. Only $25 at WM when it is $45-50 online. I think WM got it confused with the Steel-book and listed it the same at $25.

[verslibre]

Yeah, I got the Steelbook. I looked up and down the aisle. They only had the other Blu-ray and DVD editions.

[RedWingFan]

I agree every IM film has been a stepdown from the original, but it still outgrossed POS, 409M - 291M

It's the first post-Avengers film and the trailer was edited to make you think some major shit was going down...only the "major" shit was the one everyone felt after they saw what they laid out money for.

Thor: The Dark World has already taken a backseat to another movie in its second week and it doesn't even have what you'd call stiff competition. Expect it to nosedive...

Actually no. It was #1 in its 2nd week of release and has already grossed $478M worldwide, already another win for Marvel's 170M production budget.

[verslibre]

I agree every IM film has been a stepdown from the original, but it still outgrossed POS, 409M - 291M

It's the first post-Avengers film and the trailer was edited to make you think some major shit was going down...only the "major" shit was the one everyone felt after they saw what they laid out money for.

Thor: The Dark World has already taken a backseat to another movie in its second week and it doesn't even have what you'd call stiff competition. Expect it to nosedive...

Actually no. It was #1 in its 2nd week of release and has already grossed $478M worldwide, already another win for Marvel's 170M production budget.

No, it's a fail because it's losing momentum and it won't gross a billion worldwide like it's supposed to. Didn't you get the memo?

P.S. Yes, they did revise the 2nd week gross, and it beat The Best Man Holiday by (only) 6.5M.

[YoungJRNY]

I agree every IM film has been a stepdown from the original, but it still outgrossed POS, 409M - 291M

It's the first post-Avengers film and the trailer was edited to make you think some major shit was going down...only the "major" shit was the one everyone felt after they saw what they laid out money for.

Thor: The Dark World has already taken a backseat to another movie in its second week and it doesn't even have what you'd call stiff competition. Expect it to nosedive...

Actually no. It was #1 in its 2nd week of release and has already grossed $478M worldwide, already another win for Marvel's 170M production budget.

Comedy's don't come with big budgets.

[YoungJRNY]

Charles Roven:

“We felt that we accomplished our goals with ‘Man of Steel,’” he says. “Our intention was to bring Superman into the 21st century with a contemporary character and a different kind of superhero than what’s out there right now.”

Also key in “Man of Steel” was to set the stage for the next film; Roven and Warners execs began talks after the movie had grossed $200 million worldwide in its first weekend.

We knew we had created a world and we had left Easter eggs in the movie that let people know that in the universe that Zack was creating, there was the possibility of other DC characters besides Clark Kent,” Roven says.

SUCCESS.

[The_Noble_Cause]

SUCCESS.

Funny, your relentless hyping and selling of this movie doesn't strike me as someone who feels too confident. Just the opposite, in fact. You seem desperate. As if you are trying to convince yourself, and others, that the movie was both a qualitative and financial success. In my own life, I can count the # of people who liked MOS on one hand. I'm not talking about internet fan boy losers who see Dark Knight 20 times in 6 different time zones while dressed up like Joe Schumacher's gay latex slave boy. I'm talking about real people.

[verslibre]

In my own life, I can count the # of people who liked MOS on one hand.

But that's you. I need both my hands and I need to borrow another hand to count all the people I know (not "online" personalities, like you said) who did like MoS.

It's like the new Thor movie. It barely beat a non-genre film in its second week of release in spite of playing in roughly a thousand more theaters. But there are those who busily blow their trumpets to proclaim its triumphant second weekend and worldwide gross. It still needs to gross another $55M to even hit $200M domestic.

[No Surprize]

In my own life, I can count the # of people who liked MOS on one hand.

But that's you. I need both my hands and I need to borrow another hand to count all the people I know (not "online" personalities, like you said) who did like MoS.

It's like the new Thor movie. It barely beat a non-genre film in its second week of release in spite of playing in roughly a thousand more theaters. But there are those who busily blow their trumpets to proclaim its triumphant second weekend and worldwide gross. It still needs to gross another $55M to even hit $200M domestic.

Probably, but I can't even recall the last time I step foot in an overpriced movie theater. I'm not a cheap fucker by any means, but, I know when I'M being fucked over and I stopped going altogether. In fact, I still remember the last movie theater I went to. "Alien vs Predator" was playing and I took my kid and his friend os you can figure out how long it has been. Went to get tickets and she said, "$38" with some change. You know what I was thinking don't cha? Anyway, I ended up spending close to $60.00 for one movie with popcorn, sodas, and some goobers. And it was the last time. I always wait now for them to come to DVD. I got a man-cave with all the amenities. So fuck a theater.

[YoungJRNY]

SUCCESS.

Funny, your relentless hyping and selling of this movie doesn't strike me as someone who feels too confident. Just the opposite, in fact. You seem desperate. As if you are trying to convince yourself, and others, that the movie was both a qualitative and financial success. In my own life, I can count the # of people who liked MOS on one hand. I'm not talking about internet fan boy losers who see Dark Knight 20 times in 6 different time zones while dressed up like Joe Schumacher's gay latex slave boy. I'm talking about real people.

#1. This is the Man of Steel thread. If you're unaware of that, look above. #2. I will keep updating this thread with any news or information about the movie or upcoming movie. I am busting at the balls for them to announce an official sequel title so I can start a new, fresh thread. #3 It's equally as funny that even though you don't miss the opportunity to take a big, fat, steamy dump on this movies chest at every turn, you feel the need to respond and that it somehow bothers you enough to keep the discussion going and bumping the conversation so by all means, keep at it It's not rocket science and it doesn't go that deep into giving you a reason to manipulate insults thrown towards this convo. To be brutally honest, it just feels damn good to be on the other side of the equation for once. I can't tell you how bad I destroyed and flat out demolished the likes of Superman Returns so for me, I'm sincerely loving this. We need vilains like you to keep on keepin on

[YoungJRNY]

For the record, me trying to convince people into liking MoS is bogus.
If anything, everyone liking something is flat out boring. I welcome criticisms
on things that I like more than constantly agreeing with something.
I respect other peoples opinions for what they are. It's good for healthy debate
since it gives the opportunity to discuss the things I enjoyed. What I noticed instantly
is how MoS has people debating the shit out of it, love it or hate it. I mean, passionate
discussion while Superman Returns was basically a non-debatable movie as it is seen
only as a failed love letter to the Donnerverse. MoS doesn't have to be liked
one bit for me to accept that I loved it. I enjoy hearing criticisms since we will be getting
an ongoing story so theres MUCH of MoS to build on. You couldn't say the same with the same
enthusiasm for SR.

[verslibre]

In my own life, I can count the # of people who liked MOS on one hand.

But that's you. I need both my hands and I need to borrow another hand to count all the people I know (not "online" personalities, like you said) who did like MoS.

It's like the new Thor movie. It barely beat a non-genre film in its second week of release in spite of playing in roughly a thousand more theaters. But there are those who busily blow their trumpets to proclaim its triumphant second weekend and worldwide gross. It still needs to gross another $55M to even hit $200M domestic.

Probably, but I can't even recall the last time I step foot in an overpriced movie theater. I'm not a cheap fucker by any means, but, I know when I'M being fucked over and I stopped going altogether. In fact, I still remember the last movie theater I went to. "Alien vs Predator" was playing and I took my kid and his friend os you can figure out how long it has been. Went to get tickets and she said, "$38" with some change. You know what I was thinking don't cha? Anyway, I ended up spending close to $60.00 for one movie with popcorn, sodas, and some goobers. And it was the last time. I always wait now for them to come to DVD. I got a man-cave with all the amenities. So fuck a theater.

I hear you. Still, I'm surprised theaters in Florida charge more than California. AvP came out in 2004, and you're saying that admission for an adult and two kids rang up at $38?? That's like $16 + $11 + $11 or so. Was this at IMAX?

[No Surprize]

I can't recall if it was IMAX or not. Aliens vs Predator: Requiem. It was December 31 we watched it because the next day we were there for the capital one bowl, January 1st, UF vs Michigan. Yep, $38 dollars and not even a kiss.

[YoungJRNY]

Heard a latest rumor that Batman won't be in the official sequel title. They need to announce this atleast by Xmas.

[YoungJRNY]

'Man of Steel' Debuts at No. 1 on Home Video Sales Chart
Warner Home Video’s Man of Steel was the clear victor in the week ending Nov. 17, topping both the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert chart

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/m ... -no-658501

[No Surprize]

Ok, so, I broke my vow since my son and his gf were going to see THOR. I went and glad I did. Absolutely the best Marvel Super Hero movie hands down. Kick ass action from start to finish with the 9 realms, Odin, Frigga, the warriors 3 (Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg) Lady Sif, Hemidall, and of course Loki all getting a fair share of the spotlight. Malekith & Kurse were spot on and terrific adversaries of Thor. Loki was great. The scene when Thor walks alongside Loki and Loki constantly changing forms was awesome. Their were 2 end credits, one mid and one at the very end. In a mid-credits scene, Volstagg and Sif visit the Collector and entrust the Aether to his care, commenting that, with the Tesseract already in Asgard, having two Infinity Stones so close together would be dangerous. As they leave, the Collector remarks, "One down, five to go." In the last scene, Jane and Thor reunite on Earth, while somewhere in London a frost monster from Jotunheim, accidentally transported to Earth during the final battle, continues to run wild. By the way, Benico Del Toro played the Collector and will be in the upcoming "Guardians of the galaxy" film. I know their is going to be another Thor film and I hope for more. With the Collector collecting the Infinity Stones it could only mean one villain. THANOS! I love the direction their going in with Thor. This movie was awesome if you grew up reading Thor and followed it like I did.

[YoungJRNY]

Man Of Steel was 2013’s top movie, according to IMDb users
Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World feature in top 10

Zack Snyder's divisive 'Man Of Steel' has so far failed to top many end of year lists, but its mixed critical reception didn't stop it from being the most searched movie of 2013 according to IMDb. Their Top 10 Movies of 2013 list isn't based upon box-office performance or critical assessments, but revolves around how many clicks its page received from the 160 million monthly visitors to IMDb.com.

DC will still be ecstatic with the revelation that 'Man Of Steel' was the most talked about movie on the website, while its 7.4 rating also proves that it was warmly embraced by a high percentage of those who voted.

Clearly, the controversy surrounding, SPOILER ALERT, Zod's death and Snyder's contentious approach to rebooting the beloved comic-book character helped to provoke numerous debates across the website's forums, which are still raging today.
While DC will be thinking that any publicity is good publicity. Hopefully, they can build on 'Man Of Steel's' solid foundation with its follow-up, 'Batman vs Superman,' which has already provoked quite a bit of chatter since it was announced in the summer.

http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/man-steel-20 ... 00405.html

[No Surprize]

Ok I watched the movie this past week-end. It was without a doubt the best Superman movie hands down. I really liked the start and how they put the codex inside the cells of his body to insure the survival of his race. Not to get to long winded overall I liked the way the movie was done. How he acclimated himself to his new world (from his school years to adulthood) although after a certain while I was done with the flashbacks ( I thought a few could have been edited). The bad guys were good. I love wwomen who are cast as bad-ass's and Zod's first in command fit's that perfectly. What a ruthless bitch. On a scale of 10, I'd give it a very strong 8.

[YoungJRNY]

Judging by some of your posts in here NOSZ, I knew your type would enjoy it.
Glad you did. It plays 10x better the second time around and more views, too. Most people who claimed they hated it gave it another chance and out of nowhere, applaud the movie after second viewing. Even for the people who hate it claim they continue to try to give it a chance , which means somewhere, it stuck and that's what needed to happen.

[verslibre]

People are coming around on this film. They swear up and down they won't watch it, then they watch it on DVD and end up liking it.

An old school friend of mine disses Batman at his leisure, and the only reason he didn't see The Dark Knight Rises was because his TEEN son told him "it sucks." Never mind that the kid was probably baked out of his mind when he watched it.

The same friend said Pacific Rim didn't look that "interesting" but is feverishly waiting for the next Star Bores rehash where they do the Chosen/Lost One story all over again and have Darth ReVader and the Sith come back and blah, blah, blah. Then he calls me up and says "Hey, Pacific Rim was actually pretty good!"

He still hasn't seen MoS but he saw some of the battle scenes because his wife watched it and he said it "looked pretty good." So I asked him why the hell didn't he just watch the whole frickin' movie?

[YoungJRNY]

I agree with your post, v. I have the same experience when talking all over the web with people who have seen the film multiple times only to say the same things about the second time around changing their stance, which is interesting to me. Even Facebook and friends I talk to say the same exact things without the knowledge I'm aware of so that's odd.

Since I'm highly in Man of Steel's corner for all the reasons I love and the film got right, it's only fair to be objective and mention the things that fell flat and parts that could have been handled better, so here goes:

1. Hans Zimmer soundtrack. Don't get me wrong, purchasing the CD and watching the Blu-Ray to get a better ear for the soundtrack was relieving, but I still find the soundtrack not as triumphant as it could have been. What worked for the trailers so well was the emotional chord, especially trailer #2, which was amazing and really hit you with emotion. I didn't get that with Zimmer's score. It felt more powerful but yet, humbling at the same time but there could have been more uplifting sequences in the score at the right times, especially his first flight. It was really, really good, different from what we've known from Williams and it FELT like Supes FOR SURE, but it could have been so much better IMO.

2. The money shot. In trailer #3, they completely showed the entire sequence of Superman's first shot in the suit at the Fortress. To me, that should have been put away and seen for the first time, especially for a reboot and an origin story for Supes. That scene should have been locked and stored in the WB vaults for the audience to see for the first time. Instead, his entire reveal was seen in trailer #3. Should have been managed better.

3. Loved the action. I pity those who have the tiny testicles to pull out the "TOO MUCH ACTION!" for a damn Superman movie that has been starving for it for quite some time, especially after the SR abortion. If there's any superhero that needs to just go at it with mindless action, it's Supes. With that, I could have done without the World Engine defense system. It just looked tacky and there was some brutal Superman "cough-overs" that sounded absolutely terrible, like they weren't supposed to be there. Him struggling and flying up through World Engine would have been just fine without the tentacle defenses.

4. Supes piloting the Fortress/ Kryptonian space-craft. That was a far-fetched scene and laughable to picture Supes sitting in the drivers seat and taking off. It was goofy to me. It happened, but to show it in that manor made me chuckle.

5. Shaky cam/ in and out camera work. There was a ton of action, and I dig the style Snyder pulled off with going for a more realistic approach to Superman's/Kryptonian powers and most of all, super-speed, but sometimes there was too much going down on the screen that left was what supposed to be great shots, blurry.

6. Time lapse from killing Zod and going straight into destroying a government drone. I think a small scene in-between there could have done the movie wonders in terms of not going into another loud segment when Supes JUST made the most important decision of his life that would change everything about his character and the world around him. A light moment and more thought going into the mind of Superman dealing with such a decision would have been nice. Instead, they rush right into the ending without showing or mentioning anything from his battle with Zod. I know the sequel will touch heavily on this, but it could have been placed.

I wasn't expecting Lois and Clark to meet so early at Pa's cemetery, revealing his identity to her so soon. That was a cool initial shock. Also, Pa Kent's death took me by surprise and I thought it was an under the radar moment. Some people hate it, but I love it for all the reasons why people hate it. That scene alone gives Superman more meaning and depth as a character as to why he is who he is. That moment will forever remain apart and heavy on him. It was a powerful scene.

The ending was magnificent, though. "Welcome to the Planet." So spot on AWESOME with that ending, and to think I didn't realize or catch the significance of that line the first time around, haha.