I'm a little afraid to reread Watchman now, because I'm wary that how I feel about the movie will change how I view the comic.
I'm currently rereading the comic and I'm fine, except for being sad/angry that Snyder essentially ruined the movie.
The next time you decide to stab me in the back... have the guts to do it to my face.
Mal ,'Ariel'
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juliana - Jun 13, 2013 6:52:16 pm PDT #24711 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
DebetEsse - Jun 13, 2013 7:17:15 pm PDT #24712 of 30000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I find it deeply amusing that my cousin saw Man of Steel and thought it was amazing and the best superhero movie ever. Demonstration of how, even when most of my family see the same media, we're not watching the same thing at all. (Granted, I am not going to go see it, but I trust your alls opinion a lot more than hers.)
Fiona - Jun 13, 2013 9:14:04 pm PDT #24713 of 30000
§ ita § - Jun 14, 2013 4:37:16 am PDT #24714 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I am happy to see they apparently do right by the antagonist--both the motivation (hello!) and performance.
Polter-Cow - Jun 14, 2013 5:44:57 am PDT #24715 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Gris - Jun 14, 2013 5:56:28 am PDT #24716 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I think that might be my favorite of his movies. So stupid yet so fun!
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 14, 2013 6:41:20 am PDT #24717 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't remember liking the actual movie all that much, but it formed the core plot of Not Another Teen Movie, which I loved dearly.
Tom Scola - Jun 14, 2013 9:44:29 am PDT #24718 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
So I was hemming and hawing about whether or not to see Man of Steel, but this very spoilery review by Mark Waid helped me to make up my mind. I would have been very angry to have paid money to see the character of Superman compromised in that way.
Polter-Cow - Jun 14, 2013 10:52:14 am PDT #24719 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Man, at this point, I am seeing the movie out of morbid curiosity.
Also io9 says there's good superpunching.
amych - Jun 14, 2013 10:54:37 am PDT #24720 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Thanks for posting that review link, Tom. If that's what it is, that's... not Superman.