You Want Superman Revamp? [Also the Man of Steel (2013) thread]

gives "Dark Knight Rises" a whole new meaning

Strongo otm, "Mad Love" is great.

Can't wait to see dude's hipster take on Clark Kent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6DJcgm3wNY

Russell Crowe as Jor-el content, beware.

Bleurgh

Really kinda dreading this. Sadface desaturated Superman = do not want. Also impossible to imagine a Superman movie without John Williams' theme.

I am so tired of emo Nolan-esque superheroes.

Things/people/scenery will be punched.

Realistically that's all we can ask for.

Men will be supered.

MEN. WILL. STEEL.

this looks terrible.
definitive superman story is moore/gaiman's take on miracleman. someone needs to get around to filming that... because moore films have been so consistently strong of course.

Miracleman is undeniably great but I don't read it as a Superman story - I much prefer Grant Morrison's take on the character as the embodiment of the best aspects of humanity. Morrison and Quitely's All-Star Superman is the quintessential Superman story to me.

I guess the reason the character has lasted as long as he has is that he's malleable enough to tell whatever kind of stories creators want to with him, but what I've seen of this interpretation doesn't appeal to me at all.

"On my planet, this symbol means hope."

FAAAAAAAAAAART

"On my planet, this symbol means HAM-FISTED CHRIST PARALLELS"

My Question:
Dear General ZOD,

I find myself wondering what your opinion is on gay marriages and abortion. I am sure that you will have the solution that Planet Houston has been searching for. You seem to come from a "Sexually liberated" planet, as demonstrated by your devotion to your sadistic, wild eyed girlfriend and furry, "monkey man" sidekick. Us on Planet Houston can only wonder what happens in the glorious bedroom of General ZOD, but since you never seem to have time to take off your pajamas, it must be exhausting. I await your superior advice on this confusing subject...

Zod's Response: What I do not understand is why matters such as marriage of any sexes would concern a slave who should be doing nothing but kneeling in tribute to me! It appears as though you will soon discover my opinion on abortion, however, for I have just decided to abort your life! DIE AS YOU DESERVE TO!

My Question:
o powerful ZOD i would like to kneel before you but i have no legs what should i do?

Zod's Response: An understandable question that many slaves have asked before. I have actually shot off the legs of a few defiant slaves in the past and they too begged to know how they could now kneel before me. The answer is simple. You must now lie face-down before Zod. Do you understand? LAY BEFORE ZOD!

this is gonna own

nolan batman was excruciating enough, now we get zach snyder's inept take on it. given that nolan mistook batman's secret police fascism for rah-rah NYPD fascism i wonder how offensively snyder will handle supes' paternalistic aw-shucks fascism.

this movie deserves kevin costner and vice versa. kevin costner should play all the roles.

My Question:
How many licks does it take to get to the center of YOUR MOM?

Zod's Response: Who is this "Mom" that you speak of? I have no mother, I came from pure energy matter. If I did have a "Mom" she would be my slave or would be killed. And there would be no "licks" to get to the center of her. My eye-lasers would do get to the center of her in one shot. This is what happens to those to defy ZOD!

Miracleman is undeniably great but I don't read it as a Superman story - I much prefer Grant Morrison's take on the character as the embodiment of the best aspects of humanity. Morrison and Quitely's All-Star Superman is the quintessential Superman story to me.

kevin costner choking up was the best part of this

Will we finally find out how Superman became Superman?

Why is this alien wearing a costume with a giant "S" on it? Because punching things! FIXED

How exactly did Superman get picked up by the cops?

speeding

David Goyer to write an Axe Cop screenplay that gives a realistic explanation for why Hitler is building a zombie army in space.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/videos/60L.jpg

i'm ok with this

least promising aspect is more giger-y bug aliens. enough with that shit!

maybe zac snyder always wanted to film an alternate version of the sweet hereafter

(sorry)

They should have gone the whole way with the Giger vibe and just adapted this:

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111015140708/avp/images/a/a5/Saltpb.jpg

^would watch

Can't be any worse than Prometheus!

I was just saying the other day how I would watch Michael Shannon in anything, but I guess this film puts paid to that

So . . . kneel before Zod, I guess?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlOF03DUoWc

He seems annoyed.

Michael Shannon looks like the only redeeming factor in this trainwreck

Whoever it is they cast as Ursa is a pretty decent ringer for the one in the 1978 film.

So far no fast-then-SLOOOOOOOOW Synderiffic bits. So far.

idk this looks all right. shannon is worth the ticket price regardless imo

Snyder is incompetent as a filmmaker

NEVAR FORGET

"Tonight we dine...on mice!" -- come anticipate or at least acknowledge 'Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole' as directed by Zach Snyder

i wouldn't know actually. i've seen the first 25 mins of 300 and that's it

superman looks v superman-y, at least in the Christopher Reeve stereotype burned into my brain. idk. Sat through the trailer twice now at Iron Man 3 and Star Trek, kinda feeling like I could give this a shot.

i dug Watchmen. could give a shit about 300 or Gahoolio

but yeah Shannon is a big draw for me.

I don't think Snyder's technically incompetent at all. His movies are visually coherent and have a pretty definable aesthetic, it just happens to be a flashy and dumb one. Like, the problems with Watchmen or 300 aren't with the visuals or shot composition.

This actually looks pretty good for what it's supposed to be. Certainly the trailer is already better than the 2006 movie.

the 2006 movie

Let us cease speaking of this.

hahahaha

Like, the problems with Watchmen or 300 aren't with the visuals or shot composition

I have serious problems with his visuals. shot composition = eh okay. editing and storytelling-wise the guy is a disaster.

JF otm. we need to make a pact