Superman: Man of Steel

Originally posted by Omega Vision
58% for critics isn't all that bad for an action movie tbh. I'm scanning the top critics, and it seems as if two thirds of them consider it 'fresh', and many of those who gave it a 'rotten' review consider 'B-' and '3/5' to be 'rotten' scores--I think many of those reviews are calling it underwhelming rather than crappy. I've enjoyed (and recommended) many movies that I consider to be B- or 3/5 flicks. Instinct with Anthony Hopkins and Cuba Gooding Jr springs to mind.

Except, look at how high the Marvel Cinematic Shared Universe films score on RT. Incredible Hulk scored the lowest, in the mid 60's, but all the rest are high 70's to mid 90's. They are clearly considered good, even great films in addition to being fun action films. So you can't just play the card that critics dismiss action movies out of hand.

I'm still seeing it. There are several films I've enjoyed that didn't get critically favoured, I'm a long time Transformers fan, so matter what the critics may have thought of some of them I still have a great time; a guilty pleasure.

Personally, I hold Superman to a much higher standard than the average Jerry Bruckheimer high concept action crapfest. I think he warrants that.

Now You See Me only has a 47% rating on RT and it's exceeding boxoffice expectations as is The Great Gatsby. No need to worry.

didn't the great gatsby suck?

It can't be worse than Iron Man 2 or 3 and those both have higher ratings.. But it can't be worse... can it? :/

David Goyer on Man of Steel's Deleted Scenes

According to screenwriter David Goyer, Man of Steel is actually relatively close to his first draft of the film (roughly 75 to 80 percent, by his estimation). However, the screenwriter did recently reveal that two scenes were eventually cut out -- one that was filmed, and one that was omitted from the screenplay.

The first, Goyer described to Bleeding Cool, was "a little scene in which Jonathan and Martha take a baby Kal to a paediatrician because he's starting to experience these changes. They do a hearing test on him where they're dialling up these sounds and baby Kal screams and it blows out all the windows.

"It was a funny scene," Goyer said, "but after the armageddon on Krypton -- originally we went from that to baby Kal to the fishing trawler -- it just felt weird. We didn't need it. Tonally it felt off."

The second deleted scene, which was never shot, featured a display of power from General Zod and his crew. "Believe it or not there was another action scene," Goyer continued. "After Zod first announces himself [the Krpytonians] provide a demonstration of their might. They drop Faora into Shanghai and Namek, who is the big eight foot tall guy who doesn't speak, they drop him another foreign city."

"It was another five pages of crazy Kryptonian destruction. We didn't need it. We knew that, my God, there's already a lot of action."

Man of Steel opens June 14.

He's right about the baby scene, definitely not needed, but more destruction would have been fine by me.

Boxoffice mojo is predicting 139 million OW. Seems sorta high.

Mark Waid's review of Man of Steel:

http://thrillbent.com/blog/man-of-steel-since-you-asked/

Warning: Massive Spoilers.

If there's anybody's opinion I trust on Superman, other than Grant Morrison's, it's his.

Spoiler:
That made me sad.

Originally posted by SupezM'
It can't be worse than Iron Man 2 or 3 and those both have higher ratings.. But it can't be worse... can it? :/

Holy shit...

What a ride!

And while I understand Waid's complaints, I have to say I was having so much fun I didn't even care (or notice for that matter).

Originally posted by roughrider
Except, look at how high the Marvel Cinematic Shared Universe films score on RT. Incredible Hulk scored the lowest, in the mid 60's, but all the rest are high 70's to mid 90's. They are clearly considered good, even great films in addition to being fun action films. So you can't just play the card that critics dismiss action movies out of hand.

I'm still seeing it. There are several films I've enjoyed that didn't get critically favoured, I'm a long time Transformers fan, so matter what the critics may have thought of some of them I still have a great time; a guilty pleasure.

Personally, I hold Superman to a much higher standard than the average Jerry Bruckheimer high concept action crapfest. I think he warrants that.

If Ironman 2 scored high then i don't trust it at all

Originally posted by YFZ 350
Boxoffice mojo is predicting 139 million OW. Seems sorta high.

^^ Its sold out everywhere and you have people going back today after watching it last night. Its doable.

I was gonna watch it 2 times tomorrow, but didn't want to go to a crowded night show.

Originally posted by Philosophía
Mark Waid's review of Man of Steel:

http://thrillbent.com/blog/man-of-steel-since-you-asked/

Warning: Massive Spoilers.

If there's anybody's opinion I trust on Superman, other than Grant Morrison's, it's his.

Spoiler:
That made me sad.

Still watching it, but my heart is broken.

I was going into this movie to see triumph, feel a great tingle of inspiration, from watching the greatest hero of all time, prevail as only he can.

This sounds like they're trying too hard to copy a typical Marvel character origin, built upon failure and heartbreak, and non-victorious conclusions. That's not Superman.

I was reading up a review on a website which I really agree with in 99% of reviews. Anyways this is the first paragraph which I think we can all agree with

There is a long and troubled history to Superman movies. How do you create challenges and struggle for such a man who is more both invulnerable and more powerful than anyone on earth? More specifically, how do you do so without resorting to the now-decades old tropes that have become such a conventional part of the contemporary cultural understanding of the character? Superman is, and should be, so much more than than Kryptonite and real estate scams (I’m looking at you, Bryan Singer). Superman is supposed to be vast and massive in scale and scope, a man whose choices have far-reaching and planet-shaking consequences.

http://www.pajiba.com/film_reviews/man-of-steel-review-im-looking-to-the-sky-to-save-me.php

lol

Just realized that

Spoiler:
Zod's scheme is somewhat similar to Luthor's in that they both want to terraform the earth. Albeit for very different reasons.

Raking in $21M in late night showings. "It’s also the all-time highest superhero late show record, surpassing The Avengers’ remarkable $18.7M and The Dark Knight‘s $18.5M."

http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/man-of-steel-beginning-worldwide-release-record-opening-day-in-the-philippines/

actually, there were 2 showings. 7 PM and 12AM. 12 mill and 9 mill. Kinda not fair to compare :/

Holy SHIT! 21M for weekends?