Man of Steel Steel (2013) Let’s settle this. Was it great or not?

[ORDER_66]

the goat...

 

[MikelArteta]

great film

 

[jshani]

It was a solid movie

the goat...

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

The problem with questions like this is you’re asking people who are mainly comic book fans/casual moviegoers and not movie fans if this was a good movie. More than likely if you like Superman seeing this shift in character and just the somewhat gritty aesthetic, will have you saying it’s top 5 ever, goat Superman movie, etc, etc.

You pretty much covered it in your OP, the pacing all over the place, the story was not well fleshed out especially the background of Superman. It was very run of the mill, surface level of how Clark became Supes, nothing of real substance.

As a Superman film it’s a different take but nothing really special. Every time you hear people say it’s great the reasoning is because he’s not happy & super positive….that doesn’t make it a good movie lol.

Also there was no emotional connection to the character. Great action scenes but action doesn’t equal to a good film.

 

[Lord Beasley]

great.

greatest hero fight scenes in cinema

 

[Jazzy B.]

I used to DESPISE IT.

But the I RE-WATCHED it and could see what Snyder was trying to do and which was M Night’s Unbreakable but with Superman.

It is the ONLY watchable Superman movie.

 

[Darts]

As a non Superman movie: it was good

As a Superman movie: it was trash

 

[Trojan 24]

very dope movie imo


In my eyes its actually one of the best superhero films.

Only issue was having Amy Addams as Lois

Only thing worse then Amy playing Louis was Maggie playing Batmans love interest

 

[God Of Art]

its the best superman movie to me so far, flaws and all

i get why people would prefer the happy go lucky, american boy scout kansas boy superman more

but i always thought it would make more sense for an alien orphan/refugee to feel isolated/alienated on earth, at least in the beginning before he cultivates his optimism ... him letting so much collateral damage happen was OD tho lol

jon kent's portrayal and his relationship with clark in this wasnt good at all imo

but the themes, fight scenes, etc was all dope in this

That was on some Michael Bay shyt. But let's be honest...if Superman was real he would be fighting global threats of the intergalactic sorts, I doubt the shyt would be fine when he down neutralizing the threat lol

 

[Womb Raider]

Not a bad movie but didn’t move the needle for me.

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

its the best superman movie to me so far, flaws and all

i get why people would prefer the happy go lucky, american boy scout kansas boy superman more

but i always thought it would make more sense for an alien orphan/refugee to feel isolated/alienated on earth, at least in the beginning before he cultivates his optimism ... him letting so much collateral damage happen was OD tho lol

jon kent's portrayal and his relationship with clark in this wasnt good at all imo

but the themes, fight scenes, etc was all dope in this

I think it's understandable because it was his first time and he was up against a military veteran who would intentionally try to cause as much damage as possible

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Lol @ the poll results. More shyt for dummy MCU stans to cry about.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

The flying and fighting saves it from being bad, but just barely

Poll don't lie.

 

[Spiider]

It's alright. I've seen it three times I think and I like it a little bit more every time I see it. But the scenes with Pa Kent will always be bad.

There's no option for just "good" in the poll, so I'm not voting lol

 

[Avisible Man]

I'm not a huge Superman fan. My extent of Superman fandom goes back to the animated series and my aunt letting my brother and me stay up late to watch Lois and Clark.

When I watched it I thought it was aight.

I'd give it 1/2. I think it's that caliber of movie: good but shy of being very good. Go to TV guide and sure enough:

Also that plot summary is not getting me to watch the movie. Oh, our would be superhero finds that he has to become a hero to save the ones he loves from a "dire threat." How generic is that? "Dire threat." That's every f****** superhero movie in existence.