Superman 2025 Movie - worst ever!

[Martin]

I highly recommend Rick & Morty S08E07 "Ricker Than Fiction." It explains why modern movies are, for the most part, crap.

Martin

 

[Digital_Thor]

It's like it's now more fun too see a review, rather than the actual movie

 

[AdrianusG]

pass on this superman i don't even watch the rebooted blu 4k rubbish atmos anymore there nowhere near as good as , superman the movie 1978 that has stood the test of time , do not care for cgi reboots , i never seen any of those marvel guardians thank goodness i have sixth sense the james gunn superman would be rubbish , not even cared to even go near the bh2 odeon , cinema as lost its way and appeal with me , cinema is just like home cinema now , you may sit in an auditorium with some woke movie and its hardly full ,

superman the movie never had this much hate in 1978 1979 , the new superman reboot had so much hate in less than 24hrs lol
superman the movie , saw three times in large screen ! it ran for months , ( not like these woke today a week or so and then its gone ) superman 1978 raun for months in larger screen then moved to smaller screen ( to make way for another movie ) downstairs 2 , it played for few more months , it was hugely popular from uk december to 1979
now the theatrical mix available on 4k six-track Dolby Stereo for flashback , i run the 1978 and nothing else that is cgi or ai those have no place here anymore , originals only !

"superman the movie never had this much hate in 1978 1979 , the new superman reboot had so much hate in less than 24hrs lol"

Which is understandable, back in '79 there was not internet (as far as i know)

 

[AdrianusG]

I am not going to the cinema often. Although as a movie fanatic, I watch almost every movie release at home in a nice setup. This was for me and my wife just a nice popcorn movie (sound and action) as mentioned earlier. We had fun. Up to the next.

It was indeed a good "popcorn movie", but i had expected much more, oh well.
it wasn't all bad, the Garage door scene was pretty funny

 

[IPunchCholla]

Yes, and there are many many absolutely GREAT comic books/ Graphic novels, turning them into great Live-action movies is the trick, but not impossible, as we had already more than a couple examples of such.
Spider-Man 2 (with Doc Ock) ; X2 ; Watchmen ; Iron Man (1st.) ; Captain America - The Winter Soldier.

Forgot a couple , Logan ; all 3 Deadpool movies
some more to add, Batman Trilogy , The batman, and (no Movie, but still) Daredevil (Netflix series)

There are a lot of great comic books outside the DC and Marvel universes. It would be nice to see those made into films (like walking dead etc.). Lots of material and it has been shown to work. Instead we get movies where every line is a nod to people heavily invested in the lore, rather than telling a compelling story.

 

[Andysu]

when hot weather get some super krypto hydration

 

[AdrianusG]

There are a lot of great comic books outside the DC and Marvel universes. It would be nice to see those made into films (like walking dead etc.). Lots of material and it has been shown to work. Instead we get movies where every line is a nod to people heavily invested in the lore, rather than telling a compelling story.

True,

Y, the last Man for instance, there was a TV series, pretty good, but story not finished (i think),
and we had V for Vendetta, which still is my favorite movie adaption from any comic book thus far, but there are many more.
Netflix now has The Eternaut which is great as well, 2nd season will follow.

Besides I really think that if done well, series in general will be a better match for most comic books rather than Movies, much more room for character development, but regretfully series nowadays hardly make it to the next season anymore.

 

[JeffS7444]

1min 37sec when the superman " s " bursts whoosh on the screen i get super flashback goosebumps

Oh yeah, that interminable opening sequence, I was less than enchanted.

 

[jcarrico]

Watched Superman 2025 today. It has to be the worst version I have ever seen of Superman. It's possible the monkeys featured in the movie were used to hype it's rating on Rotten Tomatoes?

Why is it the worst?
Superman is the hero of hero's. The only thing that can stop him is Kryptonite.
In this silly movie, Superman is portrayed as a weak flying hero whose bones can be broken and he can easily lose fights.
In DC Comics and past movies: Nothing beats Superman, that's the entire character attraction. You can't x-ray him and find damaged body parts. In this film, Superman is continually being hurt and beat up. It's the dumbest depiction of Superman ever. Not to mention, the Justice League never shows up to help and the actress playing Lois totally fails to meet the part. You can't transplant Mrs Maisel into Lois Lane and expect it to be believable. Add Green Lantern's bizarre bowl haircut and personality and you start to see this movie as a slap in the face of anyone who grew up with Superman or Super hero's. The film also depicts Super Girl as a drunk just for the fun of it. It's a slap in the face to anyone who grew up with these characters.

I give this movie a "D" rating for totally DUMB.

I just saw it the other day and have to disagree. It was messy, bloated, and character development was rushed but it's worth a watch. The monkeys were just a cute throw away joke referencing the Infinite Monkey Theorem with a modern social media twist. Was it overly goofy yeah, but I think the tone made sense for this kind of superhero movie. In his earliest depictions Superman didn't even fly (able to leap tall buildings in a single bound). His powers have changed over the years. It's not compelling to watch a movie where the main character is completely impervious to damage there's no drama, danger, or stakes. The only thing that could beat him badly was totally believable within the context of the film (won't spoil it here). I thought Brosnahan played off of Coronswet really well. Guy Gardner has had that bowl cut in the comics since the 80s and super heroes can have bad personalities too, that's what James Gunn excels at writing. Sorry that you didn't enjoy it, but I'll take this over the dark depressing headache inducing Snyder version all day long.

 

[Sal1950]

How many times can they warm over this same, tired crap?

There's a new generation of kids being born every day.

 

[Sal1950]

I was looking forward to the new season of South Park, mostly very funny.
Hope the LA loonies get their contract dispute straight.
All those ultrarich millionaires arguing over who gets the biggest pieces of the 3 BILLION DOLLAR pie.

South Park Season 27 Delay Explained: The Creators’ $3 Billion Fight

The premiere date for South Park’s season 27, which was already postponed, is in jeopardy and the matter may end up in court, Us Weekly has learned

www.usmagazine.com

 

[kemmler3D]

"superman the movie never had this much hate in 1978 1979 , the new superman reboot had so much hate in less than 24hrs lol"

Which is understandable, back in '79 there was not internet (as far as i know)

Good point. Back in '79, approaching strangers with a strong negative rant about a movie (let alone one based on comic books) would probably peg you as a religious nut or mental basket case, and it would be hard to say which.

Now for some reason it's normal for adults to have strong feelings about this stuff. Maybe just because we're accustomed to basket cases constantly bubbling up to the surface on this swamp of wretchedness we call social media.

What happened to saying "get a life" and ignoring this kind of bizarre commentary?

 

[Sal1950]

Now for some reason it's normal for adults to have strong feelings about this stuff. Maybe just because we're accustomed to basket cases constantly bubbling up to the surface on this swamp of wretchedness we call social media.

I've gone around with some here and elsewhere over this stuff. Too many want to pic it apart and put out opinions on the quality of the writing, it's position on politically correctness, much more.
This is entertainment that's just supposed to be FUN, not Gone With The Wind.

 

[Sal1950]

We haven't had a good Marvel - Avengers since the morons thought it was a good idea to kill Tony Stark aka Iron Man.

 

[WillBrink]

I wish they'd move on from the MCU/DCU stuff. I grew up with George Reeves doing Superman on tv....most are better than that, but it's still overdone in general. I can't imagine going to a theater to see the newest one.

I can't see going to a theater to watch any super hero movies after about the age of 12. I do watch some of them when/if they're streaming, and 19 out of 20 times, disappointed. Occasionally, pleasantly surprised. Soon as I saw super dog in the trailer, my expectations dropped considerably... The whole genre jumped the shark (70s reference!) a few years ago and now it's just sad to watch them throw good $ after bad.

Personally, I pay no attention to others opinions on movies, music, or food.

 

[DVDdoug]

I haven' seen it but I think it's a lot like music. We tend to like the music we grew-up with or when we were young and emotional, and maybe in love...

I grew-up with the old Superman and Batman TV series'. I never really read comic books except maybe when someone loaned me one. I was never a big Superman fan but every kid, at least every boy, watched the TV show. They must have been re-runs because most of them came out before I was born. As a kid, I thought Batman was good and "more realistic" because he didn't have super powers. I have the Batman series on DVD, and as an older adult I STILL get a kick out of the campy humor and the comic book style & look. At the time, I understood the comic book stuff but I don't think I really appreciated the silly humor. Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Bert Ward) always took everything so seriously, never cracking a smile at the "jokes" or the goofy stuff happening around them... There is one episode where Batman arrives at a formal event in full costume, and somebody (the police Chief?) offers to seat them in front. Batman says seriously, "I wouldn't want to draw attention to myself."

 

[Titurel]

The easiest way to kill the remake of a classic story or reboot of a franchise is to load it up with contemporary polemic. Another way is to rely too heavily on CGI and expend too little effort developing the actual story. I haven't seen this film, but it sounds like Gunn did both. (Superman was traditionally described as a visitor, not an alien or immigrant.)

BTW, John William's Superman score owed a fair amount to Richard Strauss via Erich Korngold, not to mention to Leon Klatzkin. This is not a criticism, merely recognition of the musical DNA. Film scoring often has to borrow to be effective. (long discussion).

 

[Cogito]

Saw this movie last night... The Green Lantern character was simply horrible and uneeded. Superman was uninspiring. The story line was a meandering mess. Terrible movie...

 

[Sal1950]

I grew-up with the old Superman and Batman TV series'.

Funny how we see things. I grew up with the original Superman TV series and loved it.
But I could never get next to Batman and what I saw as the silly "boom, bang, pow" captions of the fights, etc; mostly never watched it.

I haven't seen this film, but it sounds like Gunn did both. (Superman was traditionally described as a visitor, not an alien or immigrant.)

I haven't seen it either but the box office reviews are still a very strong 4 stars, near 8 of 10 Rotten Tomatoes
So a lot of folks are really enjoying it.
superman 2025 reviews

 

[IPunchCholla]

This thread reminds me, I need to start work on my series of movies from the Boring Universe (tm). Where everything has to follow the current accepted physics and current technology and the main super heroes are barely adequate (and sometimes not) man and woman.