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Itse · 07-14-2025, 06:49 PM

Superman felt like an enjoyable version of a bronze age (70's to 80's) comic book. I do generally enjoy Gunn movies, I think he really gets the genre, although this is much lighter than something like GoG3 or The Suicide Squad. Good vibes, good casting choices and the actors deliver. Had some laughs, to me the amount and style of humor was pretty good. It's a silly movie in a mostly good way, clearly targeted for a younger audience than the Snyderverse, which is as it should be IMO.

Really liked the Justice Gang, especially Mr. Terrific, a character I knew nothing about. Lex Luthor really hit the mark, there was something simultaneously really nasty and menacing, but also sad and pathetic about him. You really want to see the guy get what's coming to him.

Felt fresh with it's old fashioned way of portraying Superman as a genuinely good man.

It's a very solid 3/5 good vibes summer action adventure blockbuster. Not at all deep, cartoonish. The story is good enough but nothing more. I did have a really good time watching it (despite having an absolutely terrible day otherwise), but I'm not going to remember it for very long.

(The rah-rah about "wokeness" is just silly, it's just Superman being Superman and not even a particularly woke version of that.)

07-14-2025, 06:49 PM	#11227
Itse Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Helsinki, Finland Exp:	Superman felt like an enjoyable version of a bronze age (70's to 80's) comic book. I do generally enjoy Gunn movies, I think he really gets the genre, although this is much lighter than something like GoG3 or The Suicide Squad. Good vibes, good casting choices and the actors deliver. Had some laughs, to me the amount and style of humor was pretty good. It's a silly movie in a mostly good way, clearly targeted for a younger audience than the Snyderverse, which is as it should be IMO. Really liked the Justice Gang, especially Mr. Terrific, a character I knew nothing about. Lex Luthor really hit the mark, there was something simultaneously really nasty and menacing, but also sad and pathetic about him. You really want to see the guy get what's coming to him. Felt fresh with it's old fashioned way of portraying Superman as a genuinely good man. It's a very solid 3/5 good vibes summer action adventure blockbuster. Not at all deep, cartoonish. The story is good enough but nothing more. I did have a really good time watching it (despite having an absolutely terrible day otherwise), but I'm not going to remember it for very long. (The rah-rah about "wokeness" is just silly, it's just Superman being Superman and not even a particularly woke version of that.) Last edited by Itse; 07-14-2025 at 06:56 PM.