(01-07-2014 11:32 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  Man of Steel / br
-- Not a bad Superman movie but somehow it felt like it was all action of a perfect mix of action and story like Superman I and II. That said, it was superior to III and IV. It also avoided the blandness of Returns. I did kind of like the Zod/Jor-El/Kal-El dynamic more than than Superman II.

I saw this HBOHD.

It was absolutely terrible. The concept (combine Superman I and II) was ok. The execution was abysmal:

Overdone, overblown, unnecessary effects. Took away from much of the movie throughout the entire film, and led to a really silly wrap up between Lois and Kryptonians. Also led to many minor questions of consistency/continuity that could have been avoided.

So many political agendas being squawked at, so the actors' delivery was constantly overdramatic and over emphasized. In fact most of the deliveries were really bad (Jor El, Lara, Pa Kent, Perry White). Also inspired the very unnecessary opening scene; yes they subsequently used it, but why bother? And it was unclear why Zod was a villain. So the whole final conflict was easily avoided.

In the end, it seemed this movie was more about Krypton than Superman on Earth. While that is always an element of Superman (and speculative fiction) it missed the point altogether.

Finally, I genuinely like Amy Adams, but at times she was a terrible Lois Lane, and what was with her skin! Ugh, serious breakout at the goodbye scene when Kal is being turned over to Zod.

The good:
Superman's costume
Many of the effects
Final 3/4 scenes: Kal and Zod in train station (I can see Kal being genuinely upset), Superman w/ US Army General and Captain (cute), Clark starts job (nice wordplay).

Overall: 4/10.