Spring is finally here which means the Hollywood blockbuster movie
season is now in full swing. There is a lot of films I am looking
forward too, except one. Man of Steel another reboot of Superman's
origins story. I know a lot of people are awing over the trailer. Some
find it poetic and extremely moving, full of intense emotion. I just
don't feel it....
Man of Steel Trailer
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| Superman 2013 |
Let me explain, first of all Superman has had a long history of TV
series starting with Adventures Of Superman (1952-1958). But I come from
the Christopher Reeves
as Superman generation, back in 1978 when Superman movie debut.Yes I
just dated myself. I loved and enjoyed all the movies even Superman 3,
which
Rotten Tomatoes gave a one star rating with the quote
"When not overusing sightgags, slapstick, and Richard Pryor, Superman III resorts to plot points rehashed from the previous Superman flicks." It really was the worst movie out of the four.
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| Christopher Reeves |
Man of Steel is Superman's origin story.
Didn't we see that for 10 season on TV in Smallville? For that matter,
in every Superman incarnation? Maybe its just me, but it seems like
Superman's origin story has
been told and retold so many times that I have no interest in the
reboot. In 2006 Superman Returns with
Brandon Routh
came out and I was looking forward to seeing Bryan Singers version.
Brandon had a very Christopher Reeves feel to Superman and I found the
movie very nostalgic but slow moving and quiet. It came, got bad reviews
and went away. I was kind of hoping DC was done with trying to bring
Superman to the big screen. We also had the TV series Lois and Clark
(1993-1997) for four season, countless cartoons starting in 1941 and
consistently resurrected through the ages to now. As I have mentioned,
the TV series Smallville in 2001, which I did watch for almost four
seasons was entertaining. Up to Smallville we haven't explored Clark
Kent as a regular person before he was Superman. But even after almost 4
seasons I moved on. That's when I realized I'm not a huge fan of Sups
and I don't particularly like him.
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| Brandon Routh |
He is pretty much one dimensional, not
much of personalty, an EGO the size of the universe, and a narcissist to
boot! He is a complete ass to Batman (who has much more depth of
character, better stories and much better movies. I digress) anyone can
control Superman with little coloured rocks and his "disguise" is the
WORST EVER! Please is everyone around Superman that oblivious, that just
putting on a pair of glasses alters his appearance that much?? Really?
But more than any of that. Its always the same story of Superman they
tell. This is just the big screen version of Smallville without Tom
Welling. And why could they not keep Tom Welling as Superman? oh wait, I
know because Its the SAME story about Superman! But new actors make it
all new and shiny. I thought at some point I would want to see Man of
Steel. But after writing this, I just gave myself more reasons not too.
DC has a HUGE universe of Characters. Maybe its time
they venture away from the big guys like Batman and Sups and try some
other characters the general masses might not be familiar with. Tell NEW
stories and maybe DC will give me something to be excited about. That
said I don't want to see Man of Steel fail. Maybe if DC get the kudos
they crave so much with this reboot, they will move on to other DC
characters.
Good luck Man of Steel. I hope this time around all you Superman fans get a movie worthy of your devotion.
Man of Steel North American premiere June 14th
Check out -
The Evolution of Superman (Animated Series)
