Superman (July 11th, 2025)

[BoosterGold06]

This looks great so far. I am cautiously optimistic.

 

[Jmek]

I thought it looked fun! To be fair I haven’t seen a Superman movie which I haven’t liked though.

Which is weird as I haven’t read a lot of Superman comics.

 

[karamazov80]

I thought it looked fun! To be fair I haven’t seen a Superman movie which I haven’t liked though.

Which is weird as I haven’t read a lot of Superman comics.

Worth checking out.

 

[T8OO]

To the “no trunks” people, mind ya business…Supes has been rocking the undies for 79 of his 86 years (78 and a half if I’m being generous and count that Superman Red/Blue business that lasted for 6 months) and nobody had a problem with it until Jim Lee came in with his busy ass redesign. You guys don’t even get to do the “it’s new and exciting” and “times change” **** anymore because he’s had them back in the comics for the last 7 years and looks as great as ever (don’t believe me? Peep Dan Mora’s art over the last few years and tell me that it hampers the design in any way)…

None of this makes them look any better in live action.

 

[6thScaleFan]

To the “no trunks” people, mind ya business…Supes has been rocking the undies for 79 of his 86 years (78 and a half if I’m being generous and count that Superman Red/Blue business that lasted for 6 months) and nobody had a problem with it until Jim Lee came in with his busy ass redesign. You guys don’t even get to do the “it’s new and exciting” and “times change” **** anymore because he’s had them back in the comics for the last 7 years and looks as great as ever (don’t believe me? Peep Dan Mora’s art over the last few years and tell me that it hampers the design in any way)…

What he said!

 

[slynger]

Have kept my distance on purpose. That trailer was - Epic. Really looking forward to this!

 

[6thScaleFan]

I need a Hot Toys Superman/Krypto 2-pack. Can't wait to see the first reveals, in the new year.

 

[davejames]

Wow I really thought people would be tearing this into threads in here.

Have to say I'm pretty undecided at the moment. The visuals and action do look cool, and I like the more comic booky approach, but the annoying electric guitar underneath everything made it hard for me to get a good feel for anything.

I didn't find it especially stirring or emotional, and there was no proper buildup to this Superman's first appearance, so he basically comes across as just another superhero in this.

Krypto did look pretty damn adorable though, I can't deny that.

 

[batfan08]

None of this makes them look any better in live action.

Agree to disagree. It didn’t hamper my enjoyment of the Donner film any and I didn’t see it until probably two decades after its original release. Watched it a few months ago as an adult and it still held up. I grew up watching Lois & Clark…once again: loved it. And Cain’s was probably the most flashy of the suits with its satiny sheen. The other thing to remember is: these are ******* comic books. They are men in tights. They have always been men in tights. Complaining about the aesthetics of superhero costumes in movies reflecting how they’ve always looked is tantamount to watching a Shakespeare play and then bitching about the ruffs and pantaloons.

Just because people have deigned to reclassify comic books as deadly serious adult fare because they feel the need to qualify their love of something fundamentally immature out of insecurity, that doesn’t change the fact that, for over 75 years, Superman was a guy in tights, with red underwear and a cape, flying around with his cousin and their superpowered dog, horse, monkey and cat…who also wore capes.

 

[Buttmunch]

My big take away was ‘why change it from LexCorp to LuthorCorp?’ I which is probably not a good thing when that’s what most stuck with me. Looks decent enough. Didn’t give much away but at least this Batman won’t ask if Sups bleeds because we already know he can

 

[Gipetto0812]

Pretty neutral with the trailer. It looks like fun and my favorite moments were the same that @Johnny Utah pointed out a few pages back, particularly how good Nicholas Holt’s Luthor looks.

However, CGI is looking pretty bad to me. Only referencing the CGI, Snyder’s team did it better. Hopefully it gets polished up more before release.

I don’t mind the suit, but it’s definitely one of my least favorite live action suits overall. If this movie does well enough for a sequel, I hope it gets changed or it gets changed later in the film itself.

Fun to see Krypto, but not sure why he was running when we know he can fly. He definitely looks adorable but again, the CGI looks bad.

Still hate the broccoli haired Clark Kent look.

Still cautiously optimistic though. Not really jumping for joy the way some in here are but also not hating it it completely. I’ll see it in theaters b/c it’s Superman.

 

[T8OO]

Agree to disagree. It didn’t hamper my enjoyment of the Donner film any and I didn’t see it until probably two decades after its original release. Watched it a few months ago as an adult and it still held up. I grew up watching Lois & Clark…once again: loved it. And Cain’s was probably the most flashy of the suits with its satiny sheen. The other thing to remember is: these are ******* comic books. They are men in tights. They have always been men in tights. Complaining about the aesthetics of superhero costumes in movies reflecting how they’ve always looked is tantamount to watching a Shakespeare play and then bitching about the ruffs and pantaloons.

Just because people have deigned to reclassify comic books as deadly serious adult fare because they feel the need to qualify their love of something fundamentally immature out of insecurity, that doesn’t change the fact that, for over 75 years, Superman was a guy in tights, with red underwear and a cape, flying around with his cousin and their superpowered dog, horse, monkey and cat…who also wore capes.

They aren't though. They are movies based on comic books. Movies generally look and feel like our world/reality and are much closer to what we experience than a comic book could ever be.

 

[sj2106]

I couldn't care less about the trunks. They won't make or break the movie.

TDK has one one the worst Batsuit's but most still consider the movie a masterpiece.

I'm keeping my expectations low to avoid disappointment. Fingers crossed it's great or we won't be seeing Superman on the big screen again for a long time.

 

[davejames]

Surprised to see they're still going with a crystal Fortress. Figured that would have been one of the first things to change. But I guess it's just too good an idea to not use.

 

[Otomofan]

I liked seeing Cleveland standing in for Metropolis.

You guys know Siegel and Shuster were Clevelanders, right?

 

[Hologram AI]

I actually like the broccoli hair. One of the very few instances where I believe people wouldn’t know that this dude is Superman. The contrast between Clark and Superman is pretty nice to see.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I haven’t seen a Superman movie which I haven’t liked though.

I'm the opposite -- I've never seen a Superman movie that I truly loved. I've had no Superman doll in my display. Ever.

Maybe this will be it.

I don't like the dog though. Not for one second.

 

[batfan08]

They aren't though. They are movies based on comic books. Movies generally look and feel like our world/reality and are much closer to what we experience than a comic book could ever be.

But, again, that would be the case, had the adaptations of these characters over the past century not directly reflected the norms and aesthetics of the books themselves. People fail to realize that you can’t put lipstick on a pig. Captain America from the MCU would look ridiculous if you saw him in real life because…people don’t just walk around in multi-colored crazy get-ups in our reality. Our brains aren’t wired to accept it. And trying to normalize it and ground it in realism raises its own issues. George Clooney’s Batsuit is probably more “realistic” than Adam West’s. Doesn’t make it any less ridiculous.

Same goes for your boy. Try as he might to “ground him,” Snyder made Affleck look like a roidhead with bubblegut and his cowl was so constricting against his face that he could’ve had a brain hemorrhage. For the record, I’m not saying Superman in this doesn’t look ridiculous. I’m saying that he’s always looked ridiculous…and that is perfectly fine. To put it far more eloquently than I could ever, “Say, man. That is one bad outfiiiiiit!”

 

[T8OO]

But, again, that would be the case, had the adaptations of these characters over the past century not directly reflected the norms and aesthetics of the books themselves. People fail to realize that you can’t put lipstick on a pig. Captain America from the MCU would look ridiculous if you saw him in real life because…people don’t just walk around in multi-colored crazy get-ups in our reality. Our brains aren’t wired to accept it. And trying to normalize it and ground it in realism raises its own issues. George Clooney’s Batsuit is probably more “realistic” than Adam West’s. Doesn’t make it any less ridiculous.

Same goes for your boy. Try as he might to “ground him,” Snyder made Affleck look like a roidhead with bubblegut and his cowl was so constricting against his face that he could’ve had a brain hemorrhage. For the record, I’m not saying Superman in this doesn’t look ridiculous. I’m saying that he’s always looked ridiculous…and that is perfectly fine. To put it far more eloquently than I could ever, “Say, man. That is one bad outfiiiiiit!”

Don't you think Batman would be taking steroids?

I wouldn't say you're wrong with most of your points but there are certain limits where it just looks too stupid. For me it's the trunks.

 

[Otomofan]

You ever think maybe they're wearing trunks cause they don't want their weeners sticking out like a ballet dancer?