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The film delivers what it sets out to be: retelling the origin story of the alien baby that comes to earth and has to deal with its power, people's prejudices and ultimately his rise as earth's protector.
It starts with an impressive and breath-taking Science-Fiction beginning at Krypton before the film slows down a bit to tell the story of the lonely wanderer with the unbelievable background. The film pleasantly succeeds in the latter as well, thanks to a really good supporting cast and Cavill's convincing portrayal of Clark Kent.
While the movie could have used a few more hints of humor here or there it still flows really well and culminates in a huge 45 minute showdown that is both the film's blessing and curse. It's big, it's noisy and spectacular.
But for a film that tries to be realistic for quite a while (and manages quite well, given the circumstances and comic book background), some of the action special effects take you out of the experience, because they are very clearly just that: effects. It also feels off how repetitive some of the moves are. At some point you stop counting how often someone has been thrown through a building or dragged across the asphalt.
But that's lamenting in luxury, because the rest of the movie is really entertaining and well done, Hans Zimmer's soundtrack
The film delivers what it sets out to be: retelling the origin story of the alien baby that comes to earth and has to deal with its power, people's prejudices and ultimately his rise as earth's protector.
It starts with an impressive and breath-taking Science-Fiction beginning at Krypton before the film slows down a bit to tell the story of the lonely wanderer with the unbelievable background. The film pleasantly succeeds in the latter as well, thanks to a really good supporting cast and Cavill's convincing portrayal of Clark Kent.
While the movie could have used a few more hints of humor here or there it still flows really well and culminates in a huge 45 minute showdown that is both the film's blessing and curse. It's big, it's noisy and spectacular.
But for a film that tries to be realistic for quite a while (and manages quite well, given the circumstances and comic book background), some of the action special effects take you out of the experience, because they are very clearly just that: effects. It also feels off how repetitive some of the moves are. At some point you stop counting how often someone has been thrown through a building or dragged across the asphalt.
But that's lamenting in luxury, because the rest of the movie is really entertaining and well done, Hans Zimmer's soundtrack
I had expected to miss the old movie theme, but I didn't even notice its absence. For a non-music person like myself, that's about as good as it gets.
feels like an instant classic, the production design is breath taking and beautifully filmed. Of course, the smart and moving ending opens all doors for more adventures and I, for one, wouldn't mind at all to revisit the Man of Steel.
Even though it feels and looks different than all other attempts before: a very brave attempt at the well known story. Spectacular entertainment.
Even though it feels and looks different than all other attempts before: a very brave attempt at the well known story. Spectacular entertainment.
8 out of 10 mercury tapestries
Didn't mind or didn't notice the first few points, but the JC pose was a bit much maybe. Then again, it was always present in Supie's history.
Returns did it too.
Like I said, some of the action felt a but off and the humans were too clearly CGI, something I never noticed or thought about for a second during the Avengers showdown for example. It's hard to deliver "realistic" ass-kicking considering the amount of all his powers and the one he's facing but they still could have tuned it down a notch on the CGI humans super speeding or getting thrown through a building.
Oh God, yes. It was so refreshing that the glasses came very late and very clearly didn't fool anyone who met him before.
It's time you get over your anti-Hawkeye fixation
Well, Egwene IS dead, and Daenerys Targaryen is strictly seasonal, so I need something else...
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“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye!
Deus Vult!
*MySmiley*
Man of Steel
- 14/06/2013 11:16:21 PM
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I mostly agree, maybe except for one point.
- 15/06/2013 05:19:49 PM
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Re: I mostly agree, maybe except for one point.
- 15/06/2013 05:39:39 PM
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Seriously?
- 16/06/2013 09:58:20 AM
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I meant figuratively. We've been joking that with the series being over, it's like friends have died *NM*
- 17/06/2013 04:37:17 AM
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*NM*
An excellent review from someone whom has apparently never cracked a "comic" book.
- 20/06/2013 10:19:58 AM
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Thank you. People usually make that extrapolation as if there's something wrong with ME.
- 21/06/2013 12:56:33 AM
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I imagine this is the Superman movie people who don't like Superman always wanted.
- 23/06/2013 02:20:44 AM
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I have nothing to add except that Henry Cavill is seriously attractive.
- 24/06/2013 11:23:40 PM
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