tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506229682187056760.post8411595876642470654..comments2023-08-29T15:31:31.005+01:00Comments on Crisis On Earth Prime: Man Of Steel: I Blame Christopher NolanGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519816290322068250noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506229682187056760.post-19420558736086337282013-06-28T20:48:19.581+01:002013-06-28T20:48:19.581+01:00Sad to say you're right, Dale.Sad to say you're right, Dale.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519816290322068250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506229682187056760.post-40766196113258386662013-06-27T19:50:28.770+01:002013-06-27T19:50:28.770+01:00And yet that's what we're getting. Dark an...And yet that's what we're getting. Dark and Grim Superman. I hope Christopher Reeves is super-spinning in his grave.Mr. Morbid's House Of Funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721085161381688977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506229682187056760.post-50303324313493739922013-06-22T20:13:01.549+01:002013-06-22T20:13:01.549+01:00You picked up on the Soviet thing as well, then? I...You picked up on the Soviet thing as well, then? I've read the phrase "disaster porn" being used regarding the number of skyscrapers that come tumbling down which seems to fit.<br /><br />And you're right - there's next to nothing in there that is uplifting or joyful. It's needlessly dark and grim, and that's just not Superman.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519816290322068250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506229682187056760.post-22571324836202185412013-06-22T20:10:51.780+01:002013-06-22T20:10:51.780+01:00I read Waid's post this morning and have to ag...I read Waid's post this morning and have to agree with most of it. I could almost, <i>almost</i> buy Superman killing Zod (although it was a crappy situation to put him in and, as Waid said, he'd done nothing to earn the acceptance of his actions by that point) but the complete disregard for civilian safety...<br /><br />That just ruined it for me.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519816290322068250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506229682187056760.post-90706951029591308362013-06-22T20:09:06.663+01:002013-06-22T20:09:06.663+01:00Yeah, it just seemed like it was being used as a c...Yeah, it just seemed like it was being used as a counterpoint to the more blatant religious imagery surrounding Superman.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519816290322068250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506229682187056760.post-79398882965668371262013-06-22T10:08:33.452+01:002013-06-22T10:08:33.452+01:00I loathed it. Cavill is a steroidal lump with no c...I loathed it. Cavill is a steroidal lump with no charisma, who would have been better suited to 300. That costume looks like a cheap Chinese training shoe. General Clod's speech impediment and the dubious 9/11 imagery ( AND the Soviet History of Krypton) were all a massive turn-off. It was utterly without humour or lightness although some shots were rather nicely composed. Any film where Kevin Costner is the best thing in it is in trouble. Please don't make any more.Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506229682187056760.post-25606495355340572982013-06-21T01:28:03.639+01:002013-06-21T01:28:03.639+01:00I haven't seen the movie yet, but based off re...I haven't seen the movie yet, but based off reviews and the like this Superman seems alright, especially visually. But as far as the last points you mentioned, eh. Moral ambiguity is more Batman's deal than Superman's. Superman's supposed to be the man of unquestionable integrity and and role model. This Superman doesn't seem quite there yet. In fact, and probability also since I've watching re-runs of it, Tom Welling's Superman seemed more in line of the the ideal/Christopher Reeve Superman. Hmmm.<br /><br />I'm curious as to how you feel about Mark Waid's opinions of the movie.Mr. Morbid's House Of Funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721085161381688977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506229682187056760.post-2158727828895108072013-06-20T16:51:00.223+01:002013-06-20T16:51:00.223+01:00Faora's remark about evolution is especially i...Faora's remark about evolution is especially interesting because it makes no biological sense. Evolution isn't a thing that wins or loses. I suppose being bred to be a warrior meant that she didn't get the education that Science Guilders got to have.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306007866187688971noreply@blogger.com