Palagrin Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Anyone see it? I saw it last night. So.First off, some of the dialogue is really rather cheesy (particularly the prologue). Apart from that's it's good, but not great. I find the entire prologue/set up for Superman too long, and it could have been done more effectively with perhaps even just a voiceover from Russell Crowe as we see baby superman being wizzed off into space.The film also employs and interesting chronology, which I'm not convinced works, with several flashbacks in a non-chronological order. They're good, but I'm not always convinced of their placement.Action wise, Man of Steel is non-stop and we see Superman being hurled through various skyscrapers and stuff far too often- it gets boring once the novelty wears off. The final showdown is also far too long.I would have liked to have seen more of a moral arc of a story similar to Batman, but alas, that wasn't really that foregrounded either.In summary, it's sort of an Avengers inspired flick without most of the humour.I'd say it's a 6/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Nice to read your review! I might go see this when it's out here (it's not out yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I just want to watch it as it has an Australian Cattle Dog in it! Will maybe take the kids to see it next weekend if they fancy it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Thanks for the review. I think I will give this one a miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palagrin Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 I forgot to add: really enjoyed some of the soundtrack, and I quite enjoyed the Christ-like parallels they made with Superman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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