I started man of steel so I could watch this and I certainly didn't expect space dragons. I thought this was about a dude who worked at a newspaper
My review of Man of Steel in prep for justice crap.
It was a much better movie than I expected. Had I known in advance it's basically an alien invasion disaster flick, I would have watched it years ago.
Its not perfect. Could have done without the whole Krypton intro, especially since they basically explain everything again in dialogue. I dont think showing the planet helped. Also, the 1-1 fight late in the movie dragged on a bit. We dont need to see our hero thrown into an office building 4 times. Go back to alien ships blowing up buildings. Could have subbed in a shot of the brooklyn bridge falling instead of the 1 on 1 stuff.
I liked that there were no sarcastic quips every 4 seconds. The number of egregious plot holes was limited. Dialogue was fine. The main dude wasnt an angsty little bitch or a quick talking know it all. He was likeable even. "This man is not our enemy" was cringy in the way one enjoys in disaster films.
Some of the effects were a bit iffy, but I hope its more of a directors vision thing instead of a technical limitation.
The audio balancing issue I mentioned earlier still annoyed me, but the Hans Zimmer score is worth it. Man knows how to make good movie music. I felt like I was watching Intersteller again.
Overall, B+
