Current Events > Superman Returns vs. Man of Steel

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I like them both but I have to say SR.
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Superman Returns had the best depiction of Lex Luthor ever.
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Huh... not a lot of votes.
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I liked MoS over SR, but that Pa Kent scene could've been done so much better.
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Not seen Superman returns.. but voting for it anyway
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Superman Returns was crap. Hated every minute of it. The only good part of that movie was the "Superman will never WRONG!!!!" scene.

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Superman Returns.

It may be boring, but at least its not a chore to watch.
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For me it comes down to tone. With SR being a love letter to Richard Donner's movies, the choice is clear.
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Man of Steel had cool fight scenes at least
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Haven't seen either but voted for Man of Steel bc that promotional energy drink Sobe released for Superman Returns was some of the worst shit I've ever drank.
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I thought people hated MOS because he "killed thousands."
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I know the third act of MoS is really problematic, but I liked how they examined Clarke's relationship with each father - I don't remember any other movie doing that

I don't know if it's potential spoilers still to talk about, so black bars ahoy.

I think Pa Kent should've been suffering from some disease or cancer that Clark couldn't fix, or know how to. It'd better explain how he essentially gave up when the tornado began rolling their way, instead of losing his life so that the world wouldn't know who Clark was yet.
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The kid killed SR for me
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Kumar

Malcrasternus posted...

I don't know if it's potential spoilers still to talk about, so black bars ahoy.

I think Pa Kent should've been suffering from some disease or cancer that Clark couldn't fix, or know how to. It'd better explain how he essentially gave up when the tornado began rolling their way, instead of losing his life so that the world wouldn't know who Clark was yet.

I like that.. it would have reinforced how the mortality of humans (unlike Kal El), and also added to the schism of having affection for two fathers

I dislike them both for vastly different reasons. Man of Steel is a lot more competently made, but it's such a turd of a Superman movie. It set Superman on a shitty path, and the two following movies only serve to further fuck the character in the ass.

But Christ, Superman Returns was a garbage movie on a whole other level. It ran for too long, the suit looked cheap and Kevin Spacey was a garbage Lex.

I'm not preferencing either of them. They're both really overblown, long-winded effect movies that wasted my time and/or butt-blasted the character beyond the limits of my personal tastes.
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