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86. Brightburn (12 points)
Nominated by: BetrayedTangy (2/5 remaining)

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Importance: 2
Fear: 5
Snake: 5

So, let's pretend for a second that the concept for "Evil Superman" has never existed in DC Comics before. Would it push the concept enough to be interesting and frightening enough at the same time? I don't think it really does, and by God does it try. Brightburn plays the Superman card so close to the chest that there's hardly any breathing room for originality of its own, which it tries to make up for in the horror department, but also ends up copying just about every horror trope too that slashers have been pulling off for years. This will please a certain crowd of horror fans for sure, and there's nothing wrong with that, I can enjoy this style of horror sometimes too. And to Brightburn's credit, there are several gruesome moments of wince-inducing gore that I was not expecting the film to be so bold with; the camera lingering on Matt Jones' post-car accident was a highlight for me. Yet, the film too often decides to settle into a comfy slasher/jump-scare groove that really does its concept no favors, and this is only compounded by the pretty poor acting all-around and predictable character arcs. It just doesn't do anything with the Superman base other than copy it to a T, and that's the most disappointing thing of all. I'm glad DC has done evil Superman before, because it's all-together better developed, scarier, and actually has a concrete weight to it that fits in like a glove no matter the story.
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I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back.
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