Official "Man Of Steel" Thread

[Maccai3]

Comic Vine gave it 5/5

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

Comic Vine gave it 5/5

 

Yeah, Gregg Katzman loved the movie.

[Maccai3]

Comic Vine gave it 5/5

 

Yeah, Gregg Katzman loved the movie.

 

its more of a review i'm likely to pay attention to, first one i've seen from a genuine fan

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

Comic Vine gave it 5/5

 

Yeah, Gregg Katzman loved the movie.

 

its more of a review i'm likely to pay attention to, first one i've seen from a genuine fan

 

Exactly.

 

This also could be one of those movies that the critics pan, but does well at the box office.

[Speedy-D]

Some people were going to say, unless you used the [John] Williams score, it’s heresy. Or unless he’s got the underpants, it’s heresy. Or the spit curl, it’s heresy.

Yeah it is!!

 

I keep hearing talk that if this movie does well at the box office, it's Justice League and then The Flash.

 

I really hope it does well. It's good for the comic industry; and with all the merchandising, it's not a bad thing for the economy.

 

The critic's reaction is not encouraging though.

 

yeah

 

I hope it rocks, I hope JLA rocks, I hope The Flash rocks, and I hope Marvel & DC can each put out two good superhero movies every year until I'm 90 years old.

[fantastic_four]

 

The critics are not liking this movie very much, and the trend is downward as more weigh in.

 

You guys are such pessimists--the critics are liking it fine. A lot of you seem to carry your favorite superheroes around like a chip on your shoulder feeling butthurt if everyone doesn't tell you that your little pet is the prettiest little pet they ever did see. You're like a normal-weight bulimic who continuously cries about how fat she is because she's sometimes not the thinnest girl in the room.

[fantastic_four]

Ridiculous.

 

78 is not a scientific sample.

 

It's probably over half of the total they'll have a week from now. Could be less, but it's definitely more than a third. The score rarely changes by more than 5 points or so from here on out.

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

As of 7:00 AM PST Today

 

 

Big disparity between the 49 critics and the 81,641 fan expectations.

 

The actual quality of a film and the quality we fans are all hoping for usually aren't directly related, so I'm not seeing a disparity. After the film comes out RT switches the "want to see" stat over to a percentage who "liked it"; I do expect a disparity there as that's typically the case. I'd be surprised if the "liked it" score stays so high at 97% though.

 

Here's an interesting comparison to Superman Returns. I recall the audience rating being MUCH higher than 67% back when it came out, but people have hammered it in succeeding years.

 

 

As of 6:30 PM PST Today

 

As of 8:30 PM PST Today

 

 

The critics are not liking this movie very much, and the trend is downward as more weigh in.

 

As of 4:40 AM PST 6/13/13

 

 

Don't hate the messenger.

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

Man Of Steel UK Premiere

 

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

Grim, Violent Man of Steel Sells Superman’s Soul for Spectacle

By Rachel Edidin 06.13.13 6:30 AM

 

LINK

 

Man of Steel hasn’t killed Superman or ruined Superman. It doesn’t erase the iconic versions of the character, nor change what he can represent. It hasn’t retroactively destroyed your childhood or mine. All that good stuff is still there: the first two Christopher Reeve movies, the three-part premiere of the 1996 animated series, the adaptation of All-Star Superman, any episode of Justice League, or even the old Fleischer cartoons.

 

But skip Man of Steel. If this is what happened to the Man of Tomorrow, I’ll stick with yesterday.

 

 

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

As of 7:00 AM PST Today

 

 

Big disparity between the 49 critics and the 81,641 fan expectations.

 

The actual quality of a film and the quality we fans are all hoping for usually aren't directly related, so I'm not seeing a disparity. After the film comes out RT switches the "want to see" stat over to a percentage who "liked it"; I do expect a disparity there as that's typically the case. I'd be surprised if the "liked it" score stays so high at 97% though.

 

Here's an interesting comparison to Superman Returns. I recall the audience rating being MUCH higher than 67% back when it came out, but people have hammered it in succeeding years.

 

 

As of 6:30 PM PST Today

 

As of 8:30 PM PST Today

 

 

The critics are not liking this movie very much, and the trend is downward as more weigh in.

 

As of 4:40 AM PST 6/13/13

 

 

Don't hate the messenger.

 

6/13/13 6:00 AM PST

 

 

[Speedy-D]

:banana:

[fantastic_four]

6/13/13 6:00 AM PST

 

 

I'm detecting signs of an obsessive-compulsive disorder in you.

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

6/13/13 6:00 AM PST

 

 

I'm detecting signs of an obsessive-compulsive disorder in you.

 

No fair leaving out my dancing banana.

[asr0462]

61% now? Wow.

[fantastic_four]

6/13/13 6:00 AM PST

 

 

I'm detecting signs of an obsessive-compulsive disorder in you.

 

No fair leaving out my dancing banana.

 

Dancing about as you obsess does not alter my diagnosis.

[bababooey]

DEAD CAT BOUNCE!!!

 

 

 

 

 

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

DEAD CAT BOUNCE!!!

 

 

 

 

 

[kagenish]

Looks like everyone is thinking of the old films and a lot of comics fans website are going in with a open mind.

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

 

As of 6:30 PM PST Today

 

As of 8:30 PM PST Today

 

 

The critics are not liking this movie very much, and the trend is downward as more weigh in.

 

As of 4:40 AM PST 6/13/13

 

 

Don't hate the messenger.

 

6/13/13 6:00 AM PST