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ackblom12:
I guess a fairly basic explanation is that they felt very much like the 'Superfriends' of Superman movies. Or the Adam West Batman, but nowhere near as amusing. Luthor was also more of a joke than a villain. I mean, as far as comic book movies go they're certainly better than 99% of what came along (I think the Burton Batman's are wonderful) up until the bit of revolution that the first X-Man movie started, but I don't think that makes them good.

Edguy:
To be fair, I haven't seen them since I was a kid, but from the average "top X superhero movies" list and the RT/Mc scores, I'm pretty sure they were good movies (like I remember them) . :)

And obviously, a superhero movie made in the '70s would unavoidably have a certain degree of camp.

ackblom12:
I'm fine with camp. I just don't think it did a good job with it.

Blue Kitty:
Here are my thoughts
(click to show/hide)OK, It shouldn't surprise anyone that the visuals are great. Zack Snyder has been directing visually stunning movies since 300. Man of Steel, hands down, has some of the best (if not THE best) superhero action. It is far and away the best Superman vs Zod fight on the big screen since THE MATRIX:REVOLUTIONS (though Snyder oddly borrows a lot of Neo's flight affectations for this movie). But in terms of Superman FINALLY having a villain who is his physical equal, who he can actually fight, this movie delivers it. It's and 11 on the 10 scale.

I also loved the Krypton segment. It's cool that Jor-El is the compassionate scientist that KICKS EVERYONE'S ASS. But I really loved the weird design aesthetic...kind of hints of retro deco while still being its own unique thing.

I loved the bad guy's weird battle armor and the crazy THEY LIVES video Zod broadcasts to Earth to herald his arrival.

What I didn't like so much was the fact that our Superman is fine with waging open warfare in the hearts of both Smallville and Metropolis without any concern for the lives of the humans around him (especially troublesome because his whole dilemma in the film is convincing the people of earth he can be trusted). I mean, the battles in this movie are so huge and catastrophic that it's inconceivable hundreds weren't killed or injured in the Smallville fight, and hundreds of thousands in the Metropolis fight. I have a big BIG problem with movies where we're supposed to celebrate because the heroes finally put down the villain right after he's committed murder on an EPIC SCALE (I'm looking your way too, STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS). In the comics we'd expect to see Superman TRYING to steer the battles away from civilians, but not here.

I suppose there's a fair amount of controversy about how Superman ultimately defeats Zod. I've been avoiding reading reviews and comments, but I can't imagine there isn't a segment of fandom that's outraged. All I can say is they were all outraged when the EXACT SAME THING happened in the comics too. I was OK with it it works in the context of the movie.

Where the movie is really lacking, for me, is the emotional impact. That is to say, there really is none. There's a moment when Superman talks to Jor-El and his birth father tells him about the symbol on his chest and what sending his son to earth meant for him...what he HOPES Kal-El can accomplish. In that moment I though, 'oh man, they really got this. '

But no, Superman as a symbol of hope rarely comes through. And there's very little else about the movie that resonated in terms of emotional connections between the characters. I really liked Lois Lane, but her "bond" with Superman felt extremely forced. I missed the romance of past Superman/Lois incarnations. But most characters were flat for me and I didn't care much about what happened to any of them.

The movie's complete lack of humor didn't help either. There was one line in the movie that made me laugh and I think it's the very last line (that Lois delivers to Clark). I get that Christopher Nolan is a thinker and likes intellectual, well though-out movies but, damn, Batman Begins had more humor and heart than this, and that's just surprising. Superman's supposed to be the uplifting, inspiring one!

All and all, the above is about half praise and half complaint. The truth is I enjoyed the movie pretty well and felt like it was worth the ticket price. It's not necessarily what I want in a Superman movie, but it's still pretty darn good.

LeeC:
I am broke until friday so havnt seen it.  I have seen this though and wanted to share this little gem...

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