MAN OF STEEL Trailer is UP!!! Let the discussions begin....!

[Hector]

BTW, Hec, I meant to offer you a Kleenex earlier so you could clean up after yourself, dude!

[Bruce Banner]

Looks interesting from those brief glimpses.

The dude looks fittingly big and imposing in the suit.

Those shots of him in the Arctic wastelands were awesome!
Still missing any glimpses of the epic grandeur of Kansas farmlands so far, though.

From the trailers, I'm guessing Clark must have some kind of a life defining experience in some coastal fishing village or something.

Anyway... it's great that Supes is back on the big screen!



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[Earth 2 Chris]

The dude looks fittingly big and imposing in the suit.

I think that was one of the downfalls of the Superman Returns suit. The way the cap hung off his back more than his shoulders, the high collar and the tiny speedos made Routh look slight and effeminate. Looks like the costume designers for MoS took a look at the movie Thor here, honestly.

Kind of ironic, considering Thor was Marvel's answer to Superman in the early days of Marvel.

Even though the Returns suit had more of the iconic costume elements (trunks, belt), this suit feels more SuperMANish to me, from what we've seen of it.

Chris

[enyawd72]

Did some of you guys watch a different trailer? That was TERRIBLE. It certainly didn't feel epic. I looked dark, bleak, the music was godawful, and what the heck was up with him meditating underwater?
Superman is NOT Batman, and I think Nolan's gritty, realistic influence is all over this and just feels wrong.
Just based on the first two trailers, I have no desire to see this at all.
Hopefully that will change.

[boynightwing]

I quite enjoyed it. I think I even like the costume. If you look at it from a Kryptonian standpoint and not a 1940's circus performer it makes sense. (Not that I don't love his old outfit shorts and all cause I do. It's iconic).

When he flies for the first time in this trailer I got goosebumps. It was impressive watching all the snow and various particles shift away from him as he takes off. Also, I like the bit where he's a kid and he gets his superhearing. I always thought it would be a traumatic experience hearing everything at once and he'd have to learn how to control it. Very cool.

Also I'd like to mention that Nolan did not direct it.

[thunderbolt]

^^ It still feels like the Nolan blueprint, and his name is attached as a producer.

[Figuremod73]

I'm sure Nolan had alot to say to what was allowed on screen. It's part of what producers do.

[Earth 2 Chris]

WB obviously wanted a Dark Knight like product...and who can blame them? It's a billion dollar franchise, after all. I just hope there is some joy and fun in the movie as well.

Chris

[palitoy]

I just hope there is some joy and fun in the movie as well.

Yeah, I hope it's a bit playful.

It looks like it has heart, I'm encouraged by what I see. It's weird to see Superman and not hear that Williams score (which is probably why I didn't get goosebumps) but I understand why it's not there.

[Earth 2 Chris]

It looks like it has heart, I'm encouraged by what I see. It's weird to see Superman and not hear that Williams score (which is probably why I didn't get goosebumps) but I understand why it's not there.

Yes, I think it is going to be emotionally solid, but I do hope there are some light elements to it.

And yes, I missed the Williams score, but Superman Returns use of it kind of made it somewhat radioactive for this film.

Chris

[palitoy]

Yes, I think it is going to be emotionally solid, but I do hope there are some light elements to it.

Yeah if it's not fun, they haven't learned from Superman Returns at all.

And yes, I missed the Williams score, but Superman Returns use of it kind of made it somewhat radioactive for this film.

It's an understandable decision but wow, big shoes to fill.

[Mikey]

Looks as entertaining as Superman Returns

They could have done without the church choir music - we already get the wink-wink Jesus references without it

[ScottA]

I think I'll go in forgetting all the past Superman movies and see how it stands on it's own. Good story, lots of action, funny moments, etc and then rate it.

[MIB41]

I think the film will still need SOME kind of celebratory musical queue. Because who can be more conceptually deserving of a heroic theme than a character named Superman?

[Brazoo]

To be brutally honest, right now I feel wild horses couldn't drag me to see this film.

Did some of you guys watch a different trailer? That was TERRIBLE. It certainly didn't feel epic. I looked dark, bleak, the music was godawful, and what the heck was up with him meditating underwater?
Superman is NOT Batman, and I think Nolan's gritty, realistic influence is all over this and just feels wrong.
Just based on the first two trailers, I have no desire to see this at all.
Hopefully that will change.

I wasn't going to say anything - because I didn't want to be the only party pooper - but now that the party has been pooped...

It looks humorless, dialog-heavy and self-indulgant. Superman looks like a sulky bore. I think the 70s movie worked because they added some layers of depth to the character without changing the character - this (literally and figuratively) grayer version doesn't say 'Superman' to me.

If they don't believe the public can accept a bold, bright and forthright version of the character than maybe they should have made another movie or messed with a less iconic character.

It's just like Superman's uniform to me - either people are going to buy a blue guy in a red cape or they are not. Changing the blue and red to be duller doesn't fix the issue - and it doesn't make it more sophisticated. It's just duller.