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MOS has underperformed, sitting at around 650m as it stands. They needed it to work and financially and critically it has been middling to poor. There's no way it has the trajectory to bank 1bn+ next time around, unless of course you plonk your hottest property in the middle of it. This decision seems to have very little to do with creativity. I hope for their sake it works, the last thing DC need is Superman dragging Batman down with him. They have to get it right, there's no other option.
For the record, I actually got a kick out of MOS. The finale was too much, but other than that I thought it had it's moments.
It does say something that Fast and Furious 6 has made more money and with this being yet another film coming out in 2015, takings will be down for all in this bloodbath.
If MOS had already crossed the 1bn mark and critics were fawning over it in the vein of TDK or Avengers, do you think they'd have risked dropping bats in for no.2? I just don't see it. They've given themselves a very unenviable task and imagine Marvel are secretly rubbing their hands in delight. As a DC fan I really hope they can pull it off but I'm not convinced Snyder is the right man for the caped crusader. One things for sure, it's going to be a very interesting couple of years ahead, on all cinematic fronts.
I took mini Benny to see it today, whilst it was not the worst movie ever, I did feel disappointed. Rather boring for the most part, with lots of mindless destruction.
Agree very much with Wizard on this one. I couldn't quite put my finger on why I felt cheated until we got home. Then it hit me, the music. The music wasn't there, and without it, it was just....what?
Weak story, disjointed for no real reason, under developed characters, no humour whatsoever. Now I'm not saying it should be a gagfest, but with a movie of this type, usually a little humour makes its way into the film. With this, there was nothing. And the we have the over the top CGI which has to be expected, but as per usual, far too much is going on, making it difficult at times to understand what you are watching. But it was the lack of music that really did make this movie one that left me feeling let down.
Chuck this in and the whole movie would've changed for the better.
The reason I don't really care that much for theatre viewing at this time isn't because I have lost interest in film; I will always love that. I just have gotten sick of the countless trailers for films that show too much, creators/casts that tell too much, and the overall negative impact of the internet age that makes it impossible to enjoy any shocks or twists in a film because headlines/critics or other computer users ruin the ending for you before you even get a chance to enjoy it in full.
Part of the reason why I won't see this in theaters (and don't care anymore) is because of just that. After MoS released, titles of articles, podcasts and various other kinds of media all over the internet spoiled a humungous moment of the film, and the sad thing is that I wasn't even looking for it. I was just scrolling up and down a page, and BAM, the moment was ruined for me. Yet another reason why the internet is more of a problem than it is worth. I wish I lived in a time where you could enjoy a film, series, book or any kind of product in any medium without having it ruined for you first.
Cavill really does look like Sean Connery a few years before Dr No, and it makes you think what if a bit regarding CR, but that would be prob the same mistake made with Brandon Routh in Superman Returns, just getting an actor to channel another actor.
Some amateurish direction too, too many WTF moments. Though in some ways made for kids, the 1978 movie did address some of the issues better I thought, like showing the capsule going thru space, taking ages to arrive on Earth, like years. In this one it felt about as far away as the Moon.
No delicious expectation or build-up to the big reveal of Superman and his powers. Mind you, that is the problem for me; it is a coming of age movie and once that's done, where do you go? I personally never liked the Superman 2 plot with Zod, it felt quite grim, and so does this movie cos that's what they do with it for plot.
Lordy! Crowe pops up like some boring ghost, a Noel Edmonds lookalike pontificating all over the shop, the whole thing cries out for the Carry On team to lampoon it. For all that, I did find some scenes moving in spite of myself, but they're mostly the scenes from the trailor.
Oh and here's a thought. Reeve just owned Superman in the film and yet think about it, surely he doesn't even appear until the 40 min mark! Yet you just think he's in it all the time, cos his impact is immediate and all-pervasive.
If this turns out to be true, I'm - to say the least - sceptical. I'm not a huge fan of Affleck, in fact I can dig some of his stuff but certainly not all. That said, with the proper directing and without the burden of having to carry the entire film, it might work out. I'm sceptical, but not necessarily against the idea.
Alas, I fear with Zack Snyder at the helm, that will not happen.