Man of Steel (2013)

The story is going to have be really great for me to make it past all the orange/teal and lens flares. I stopped the trailer after I counted the third lens flare.

I went from not minding this style (I love Star Trek) to now I find it totally distracting.

 

Ah yes. Superman all "Dark-Nighted" up.

I am getting pretty tired of seeing this color scheme in movies though: the dark blues and grays...all extremely cold and very uninviting.

 

That is the only way you are going to sell a man in a red cape and matching booties to a post 9-11 consumer.

 

I suppose.

But to anyone who's hung up on those issues can't really be fans of this character if they allow that to ruin the experience of this fantasy, right? It seems counterproductive to ground a movie about a guy who can fly to our level of reality.

 

Superman is an interesting character when compared to other mythological traditions from history and the world. Compared to other superhero's I find him rather boring on his own. But a good retelling of this classic story could compel me to watch it.

 

Snyder's films always look fantastic, however they sometimes lack depth and soul. I'm hoping he's able to infuse the noble spirit and adventure into the character that Superman had back in the late 30s-early 40s.

 

I hope they go in a different direction to the last Superman. I wasn't a fan of Lois having Superman's son but being with another man. Also Smallville showed that Clark/Superman can be an interesting character when done right.

 

Trailer looks amazing. I hope it is as good as Batman Begins. Hopefully the sequels will be better than that movie got.

 

Singer completely wasted all the "Donner" elements. The Lois/son story line brought the Donner films straight into the "reality TV" era that we're in today. It sort of put me off and was a huge distraction as I watched the movie. The tone and look of what he did in "Superman Returns" was right on target for me. Unfortunately, the story was bleh.

I gotta be honest and say that I'm going to miss the wonderful John Williams score. I have to be prepared with whatever brooding, dark theme they'll come up for this new one but the Williams score will be sorely missed by this fan.

 

I agree about the score. The title track to Superman: The Movie is my favorite music from film.

 

That is such an iconic score. Fantastic. I also like the music playing when Superman and Lois are flying above Metropolis.

 

Believe it or not, I would rather see a movie of The Greatest American Hero TV show.

 

He would have to be all dark and brooding. Rules are rules.

 

It could work!

 

Wonderful - yet another origin story.

 

I agree he seems like the least promising superhero for drama, since his powers are almost godlike, yet Superman's now had two pretty good TV series. Is there another comic book hero with even one good series?

 

I hope it has the Christopher Nolan helicoptor swoops over the nighttime city. Apparently these are needed every five minutes.

 

What you didn't like the Hulk Tv series when you were a kid? How about Duckman then?

 

I'd rather watch a 'Smallville' movie.

Darryl

 

I think he'll probably infuse it with something different considering that David S. Goyer and Chris Nolan worked on this.

Only in Chris Nolan movies. Or J.J. Abrams movies (oh, wait, that's lens flares, sorry).

 

And wearing his underpants on the outside, as if in an endless anxiety dream.*

Bit surprised at the cynicism and negativity in this thread. (Maybe I shouldn't be.) I kind of liked the trailer. I like Kevin Costner as his father -- at least I think it was him. I'll wait for the reviews of course, but if positive, I'll be thrilled.

*I can't take credit for the line. It's from James Parker's review of Larry Tye's "Superman" history.

 

Kevin Costner does play his father. I hope this film is good. I thought Snyder did a great job with Watchmen.

 

So YOU'RE the one who saw it!

 

Guilty as charged.

 

And then he burned any credibility he might have earned with the aptly named Sucker Punch. Awful movie--more like a music video meets an Xbox game.

I couldn't care less about another origin story here and I'm beginning to find these weighty, ponderous Chris Nolan treatments to be dull. Aren't superhero movies supposed to be kind of fun?