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abduleez1:
Can't wait for this masterpiece to be back.

abduleez1:
SUPERMAN 2025

This is an honest and adequate depiction of how Superman truly is. It's got heart and embodies what Superman truly stands for. He might be naive, a do-gooder and overly caring even to the point of saving pets and animals — yes that's his character and the focal point of his existence. Things we'd call inconsequential— but that's his DNA and will never be erased.

Where the movie shines through for me is in James Gunn's quest to make Superman human-like as opposed to being a god as he was portrayed in the previous version. It's about making Superman accessible to the general audience again and making him vulnerable despite his nigh omnipotent qualities. I perfectly understood what Gunn was gunning for and it worked well for me.


It's CGI was pretty cool. Great action sequences. A visual masterpiece.

Things I wasn't a fan of were in some scenes where Metropolis's sun was a little exaggerated with overly bright background washing out the faces of some characters.

Also, I found it weaker in parts where Lex controls Ultraman and could predict Superman's moves ahead. It's a fault in James's Gunn's portrayal. Lex, might be amongst the world's smartest man with him even being annoyed he's classed amongst real life greats like Einstein and Galileo (he implied he's way smarter), but even him can't be as fast as to always perfectly see Superman's moves in a fight. Much less when he's fighting a direct clone of himself.
A superspeed, super strength battle would be highly incomprehensible even for a human. But we can forgive that a bit since Lex is no ordinary human. Though, it lessens the practicality of that scenario. But we don't watch CBMs for the real life practicality of it. Do we?

It was very fast paced with so many characters but it was essentially a Superman story either way.
it would have been a bit problematic while watching it in a theatre with no option of a rewind but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor shines through this film with his poignant acting chops and delivers a truly memorable performance and arguably the greatest iteration of the character in live action. Perfectly embodies Lex's pure disdain for Superman and drive to crush the Man of Steel. I didn't doubt he could deliver after watching some of his films. A true villain. True to the game. No redeemable features. Just plain old Lex narcissism. And that's why I love his portrayal.

David Corenswet perfectly encapsulates Superman and his chemistry with Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane is a joy to watch. Easily the best Lois and Clark version I've ever watched and way better than the joyless broodiness and passionless tone one had to endure watching Henry Cavill's and Amy Adams on screen.

Edi Gathegi as Mr Terrific ? Now that's a proper introduction. What a terrific debut and I can't wait to get more action from him going forward. What a way to introduce one of DC's smartest humans.

The movie did a good job of setting up The Terrifics as a Superhero team and teasing what's to come from SUPERGIRL. It did well in establishing the DCU and bringing back excitement to the DC brand in general. It greatly balances out the need for grittiness, comedy and themes to fit the story and deliver a story central to Superman's values.

James Gunn taking a shot at SnyderBros with the Monkey-buts in that scene was quite funny.

Overall, It's about enjoying a movie and it's in-universe elements.
Not everything needs a The Batman/Dark Knight gritty, gloomy treatment.

If you perceived this film differently, well, the majority of the population says otherwise. And yeah, we all can't like the same things.
So in essence, this movie is for the Comic Book fans and especially Superman fans. 'Cause I'm a Punk Rocker, Yes I am!

This gets an 8/10 rating from me.

TemporaryHansel:
This latest superman movie was rated 9/10 in Rotten Tomatoes, and other sites I don't remember at the moment.

The fact that a movie or series was rated 9/10 on rotten tomatoes doesn't mean it's going to be a good movie.
Sometimes, I wonder what criteria the folks on those film rating sites use to rate films.

Some people see those 9/10 on rotten tomatoes, and co, and start bloating all over the place, hyping the films beyond what they truly are.

TemporaryHansel:
I don't have strength to type right now. One of these days, I'll respond to what you said properly.

TemporaryHansel:
I don't have strength to type right now. One of these days, I'll respond to what you said properly.

TemporaryHansel:
You don't understand Eren enough.

armadeo:
I knew it would come.

pu7pl3:
Oh shit, here we go again..

TemporaryHansel:
The final season of attack on titan is a masterpiece. They won because that's what Eren wanted. He wanted them to be heroes, he directed all the hatred to himself, and let them kill him, to prove a point.

He could've easily erased 100% of the outside world, and also killed his friends, if he wanted. Suicidal mf, lol.

oyaskii:
Superman (2025)


I fear there might never be a truly great CBM blockbuster for a very, very long time…

I’m greatly at odds with this film because, with all the weight of expectations riding on it, there were so few things I liked and so many I disliked and it all stems from James Gunn being the maker of this movie.

The little things I liked:
For all the talk about the unusual CC and grading in the trailers and teasers, the final cut was a visual marvel. The whites of the snow were absolutely whiting, the green Kryptonite was bangingly greening, and Supes’ iconic red trunks were brilliantly red. It reminded me of GOTG Vol II's colour palette 🎨, no surprise since the same cinematographer worked on both.

David Corenswet as Superman was an all-timer casting choice. He looked born to play the role, and in the hands of a visionary filmmaker, his talents would have been put to much better use. Sadly, that’s where the positives end.

Now to the bad:
The plot was a clunky mess. From the opening scene, it felt half-done like we were supposed to have watched a previous film to understand what was going on. Crucial details had already happened off-screen, killing any chance of suspense or buildup that a good CBM needs. From there, it all went pear-shaped.

The most important part of Superman’s lore is his identity crisis wrestling with the weight of being the most powerful alien who wants to save everyone, while still being a Kansas farm boy working at the Daily Planet. We see none of that. For what’s supposed to be an origin story and the new DCU’s kickoff, his personal struggle is completely absent. Even his relationship with Lois Lane, another key arc, had already happened off-screen..zero buildup.

Worse, the story shifts focus away from Superman in a Superman movie to the “Justice Gang” (a goofy name, but hey, it’s James Gunn). Ironically, I was impressed with Mr. Terrific, he showed up and actually got things done, while Superman was constantly getting his butt kicked by every random goon Lex Luthor threw at him. It made the whole thing feel like a Justice Gang movie that happened to have Superman mumbling in the background. Superman is supposed to be larger than life, but Gunn stripped away the soul and essence that makes the character iconic. If he weren’t in the film, you’d barely notice, despite the title card saying Superman.

All of these problems come down to James Gunn. His strength has always been ragtag bands of misfit characters and that’s fine. But translating that style to a Tier-A comic icon doesn’t work. This movie feels less like the launch of a meaningful universe and more like Gunn’s nerdy teenage fantasy of “finally making a Superman movie.” It isn’t the beginning of something grand it looks like another one-off, forgettable CBM since 2019 that just happens to feature Superman. And this was supposed to be the biggest cinematic event of the year.

I’m close to my yearly rewatch of Infinity War (2018) and Endgame (2019), and I fear those two films have firmly closed the door on this genre. Even in Endgame, the cracks had started to show. CBMs are never reaching those heights again, not for a very long time. All we can hope for are the occasional huffs and puffs, praying one sticks and makes it worth your while which I thought this would be. Such a shame.

Ultimately, this is a close to nothing movie. It achieves nothing, builds towards nothing, and is an unmemorable, jarring mess.


5/10

nani667:
🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

BlackManta:
I watched Ne Zha 1 yesterday and I was blown away.

This was my introduction to Chinese animation and I liked it a lot.

The animation is crisp and clean

The story is nice

And the action....


Incredibly well made.

I wanted to wait for A24 English version Ne Zha 2 to drop but I think I will go ahead and see the original Chinese version with subtitles.

Ne Zha 1 is an easy 8/10

blingxx:
Who else is watching cheif of war this show is good Apple+ cooked with one

abduleez1:
Lady Vengeance.


🤔🧐🧐 Shebi you don watch the film.

abduleez1:
I don't know if we've descended into some sort of authoritarianism here on Nairaland.
Cos someone can't even talk about some serious topics or even play with words in a silly manner.
Everything is just damn effing flagged for no reason. What's funny is many of it is nonsensical.

I doubt if even China is this totalitarian. 💀💀

Osebanjo:
I think Marc Bernal will actually be the starting DM once he’s back while FDJ will be pushed to his CM alongside Pedri. So Casado/Eric will backup for Bernal. That should probably be the plan.

AirBere:
Dejong will have issues with Enrique or Pep. Hangs on to the ball too long, almost to the point where all spaces have been closed, can't defend, can't interpret space. I doubt Barca will ever win UCL with Dejong as anchor.

As a DM, Casado clears him. In fact no DM at Barca is better than Casado. For 30m EPL teams should be all over this deal.

Derumklala12:
So we're going to sell casado and gamble on a just ACL returned bernal??
And that too for 30 million?
Jesus so our accounts and marketing staffs no go school??
Chimoo

TemporaryHansel:
You mean you’ve rewatched it over 50 times and also go on YouTube to watch reaction videos? You must really be a fanatic, and clearly have plenty of free time too.

I don’t think I could ever get that attached to a movie or series. Watching it is one thing, but going to dig up reactions on youtube? Nah, that’s a whole new level.

TemporaryHansel:
I need to rewatch AOT.

abduleez1:
Billings choke.....

Colson:
Christensen is 29. That's prime age for a defender.

Samistry2:
would you recommend to one who isn't into k-pop music or chinko movies?