Considering Watchmen how good do you think Man of Steel will be?

[Catherine Wheel]

Watchmen set the bar so high for Snyder I'm wondering if Man of Steel will be able to impress just as much. The visuals look stunning. They seem to be going for a darker moodier existential take on Superman. What I've seen of Kevin Costner in the trailers has been very touching. It will be interesting to see how Russell Crowe does as Jor-El in the flashbacks. Michael Shannon seems much more menacing as Zod than Terence Stamp ever was.

[Adult Head]

who cares
not me
good bye

[Tchocky]

Uh, Snyder's Watchmen was mediocre.

[Xteenmachine]

having not seen any snyder movies i wanted to pick up watchmen on dvd today but decided at the last minute that that might be a bad idea. should i bother?

[Future Boy]

it'll suck

[Future Boy]

damn, I meant 3.5 stars out of 5

[Trotskilicious]

watchmen was one of the hackiest hack pieces

[Tchocky]

Zack Snyder's best movie so far has been 300.

If that doesn't give you a reason to be concerned about Man of Steel, I urge you to carefully read the first sentence in this post again.

[Trotskilicious]

can we talk about how awful sucker punch was

[Catherine Wheel]

Sucker Punch was awful. At least we can agree on that.

[Future Boy]

Dawn of the Dead was pretty good.

[Lucky Day Spa]

main things i remember about watchmen are 1) stupid "greater good" ethics for dummies bullshit and 2) blue penis

what was that blue guy's name, mr fandango or something

[Lucky Day Spa]

i wonder if there's an outtake of mr fandango doing the helicopter

[whywontyoulistn]

Originally Posted by Catherine Wheel

They seem to be going for a darker moodier existential take on Superman.

a.k.a. a Batman take on Superman.

[Fonzie]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

Uh, Snyder's Watchmen was mediocre.

so long and boring I didn't finish it.

[Trotskilicious]

Originally Posted by Lucky Day Spa

main things i remember about watchmen are 1) stupid "greater good" ethics for dummies bullshit and 2) blue penis

what was that blue guy's name, mr fandango or something

dr. manhattan

are you this dismissive of the book

[Lucky Day Spa]

no, i haven't read the book. i take it it's substantially better than the film?

[Trotskilicious]

well it's a landmark game changing comic book

[Future Boy]

i waited for the movie

[Lucky Day Spa]

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

well it's a landmark game changing comic book

i guess i'm asking if it's worth approaching as a piece of fiction in and of itself, rather than as a comic specifically

[Lucky Day Spa]

also is there a spinoff featuring the blue penis as a main character because if not the rights-holders are leaving a lot of money on the table

[Trotskilicious]

Originally Posted by Lucky Day Spa

i guess i'm asking if it's worth approaching as a piece of fiction in and of itself, rather than as a comic specifically

i would say yes but the "1) stupid "greater good" ethics for dummies bullshit and 2) blue penis" are both in the book

the movie is nearly exactly the same except for cutting some things and simplifying the conspiracy. which is why i didn't like the movie and thought it was a hack job

so you probably would sneer at it

[TuralyonW3]

it's gotta be better than superman returns

[Lucky Day Spa]

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

so you probably would sneer at it

i didn't sneer at the movie. anything with superheroes is always a bit silly; that kind of goes with the territory. it just wasn't that memorable

[Trotskilicious]

Originally Posted by Lucky Day Spa

it just wasn't that memorable

devoid of context it was just another grim & gritty superhero treatment, rather than being the landmark genre changing book it is

[TuralyonW3]

Originally Posted by Lucky Day Spa

i didn't sneer at the movie. anything with superheroes is always a bit silly; that kind of goes with the territory. it just wasn't that memorable

Anything with normal people is just a silly. Just watch tv

[Future Boy]

Originally Posted by TuralyonW3

it's gotta be better than superman returns

I think thats a safe bet.

[Catherine Wheel]

That trailer rocks. I'm getting a real Matrix vibe from this movie. And not just because of the messiah / savior aspect of it. The sci-fi / action sequences parts.

[Banana]

Watchman was long which isn't so bad but it felt like it and it dragged. I don't have that much faith in Snyder being the one to reboot a series due to the failed reboot from years ago that suffered from being too long for it's own good and dragging the entire time.

[Catherine Wheel]

new trailer

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/62748