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disquietiswhatitis · 4 years

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DC Animated Rewatch - Reign of the Supermen

This film said Wonderlois rights. It’s not the first thing that happens in the movie, but it’s the first really noteworthy thing.

I’m still not a fan of the New 52 “flash dance” outfit as my uncle calls it but at least they let Wonder Woman keep her hair down and that was an improvement.

I like Cress Williams. He’s a great Black Lightning in live action and I like listening to him as John Henry Irons/Steel in these movies. I just think he’s neat. Of the new Superman, Steel is my favorite and that’s largely because he never says he’s Superman, he was just inspired by the original...which is like the best tribute to Superman’s legacy in my mind.

Sure in theory the idea of a male teenage clone that’s half-Lex Luthor, half-Superman is cool to me. In execution, I’m largely indifferent to Superboy*. I will say he has the best arc of the new Supermen and that his 90′s behavior adapted pretty well for the late 2010′s, especially with the advent of social media.

If it were a half-Lena Luthor, half-Supergirl teenage clone, I’d be much more intrigued...bonus points if the clone is female and flirts with women just as much as Superboy, but that’s a whole other tangent.

The Eradicator is my favorite character design (minus the yellow shades) of the new Supermen and that’s about all there is to say about him.

You know how when you’re watching a murder mystery and then someone new appears, you take one look at them and know “that’s the murderer?” That’s Cyborg Superman. He’s fine. As far as villains go, he’s got a little more characterization to him than Doomsday, which isn’t saying much and it’s not even that deep. His fight scenes aren’t as entertaining as Doomsday’s but his breakdown over the course of the third act and subsequent dialogue with Lois and Superman are interesting.

All of the different Supermen have different “S” shields that are Easter eggs to other famous interpretations of Superman and I liked that.

Lex’s face lands in Lois’ chest during the first fight between the new Supermen and I really, really do hate the suggestive collision trope. Otherwise, the Lex content is great. He’s still evil, conniving, manipulative, brilliant, egotistical and occasionally funny, but he also has a few moments where he shows heart. Lex is never boring.

Lois Lane continues to be awesome in this movie in so many ways. She’s shown to be smart, a quick thinker, funny, good at her job, selfless, compassionate and she has her own fight against Cyborg Superman where she’s a badass. In some ways, this is more Lois’ movie than anyone else’s and that’s not a bad thing.

Clark doesn’t really do a whole lot in this movie; he returns from the dead and wants to protect the people from Cyborg Superman, mostly Lois. It would be disappointing but as I said before, it’s not a bad thing that Lois gets more focus and also there’s plenty of good Clois content <3.

Cyborg Superman using the words “gal pal” to Superman, in reference to Lois, knowing they have a relationship, was interesting. And by interesting I mean it sent me.

The Justice League banter in this movie is still excellent.

I’m a nerd, this isn’t a professional review where I have to discuss the movie in a vacuum and I want to give the movie a very specific criticism, so I’m going to very briefly touch on the “source material versus its adaptation” aspect. They change a lot from the source material to make it fit within the context of this New 52 universe and for the most part, they’re changes that make sense to me. I understand replacing Mongul from the comics with Darkseid because Darkseid was already an established villain within the universe and the movie is sort of a set up to Apokolips War. By replacing Mongul with Darkseid, I understand how that changes Cyborg Superman from the mastermind into the henchmen. I also understand that losing Mongul means losing the plot to build War World on Earth and with it, the obliteration of Coast City. That’s all fine and dandy...but even without knowing the comics, there still had to be a better plot for them to do than the Cyber Corps. Like...the concept of heroes sharing their gifts and letting “everyone be super” and Cyborg Superman manipulating that could be good but they don’t really do anything, aren’t intimidating beyond being creepily emotionless and never cause much actual damage before they’re deactivated, Phantom Menace-style. They bored me.

There’s a subplot featuring a het couple named Becky and some dude who volunteered for the Cyber Corps and who’s name I’ve already forgotten because they were that forgettable.

Not sure which Darkseid voice I dislike more: the one from War or this one where Tony Todd surprisingly found a villain role he doesn’t sound good as.

Though it took a dozen movies, I do still appreciate that Reign of the Supermen made it (briefly) feel as though there was somewhat of a through-line for this universe. Standalone stories are great but sometimes I want a little more direction in my shared universes and I like that this connected to Justice League: War and that it sets up Apokolips War.

There might have been more that I wanted to say but I probably forgot it...like I will most of the non-Lois stuff in this is movie in about a week or so.

#dc animated rewatch #reign of the supermen #lois lane #superman #lex luthor #superboy #steel #eradicator #cyborg superman #wonder woman #darkseid

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theabominableblogger · 6 years

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My Reaction to “Justice League”

*puts on body armor* Here we go..

Before we start, yo Warner Bros, why do you keep cutting out content? Seriously.

Is that the Batman theme I hear?

I love the new DC logo

OH MY GOSH I LOVE THIS CAMCORDER VIDEO OF KIDS WITH SUPERMAN

The only sin here is that’s it’s vertical video

Oohh I like that pause Superman has after the kids ask him what his favorite part about Earth is

Now, this is Snyder color grading

HOLY SHIT THAT’S AWESOME

Wait, did that sign say “ACE” as in Ace Chemicals?

Holy shit this is almost the opening of the 1989 Batman!

What the hell is that?

Bro, this is way too dark for this kind of night time.

Oooohhhhh I like how they did the title...

This cover of “Everybody Knows” by Sigrid is awesome. This is how you do a Leonard Cohen cover.

Aaaww Lois...

Danny Elfman!

Nooooo Martha sold her house!

Liking the homage to the black Superman suit with all the black flags with the white symbols

ROOSE BOLTON?!?

He’s only in it for like 5 minutes. C’mon, man...

Damn this soundtrack is awesome

CGI...

Ohhh the Wonder Woman theme...

Oh my gosh the colors in this scene...

Slow motion!

Oooh that was a nice stop!

So far this feels very Zack Snyder-y

KHAL DROGO!

That Aquaman art mural on the wall is awesome...

Why is Barry squatting? Isn’t Barry like a forensics scientist or something?

“... exploding wind-up penguins.” Eeeeyyyy!!!

Bwahahahaha!

Billy Crudup!

Wait, so do we know who killed Barry’s mom? Wasn’t it Reverse Flash or something?

Gotham?

Whoa...

Whatever basic prosthetics they used for Cyborg are on point, I gotta say

There’s been a lot of blue and red so far in this movie

Themyiscera!!

Not sure if I dig Hippolyta wearing a headdress...

BOOM TUBE!

Ooooooohhhh Hippolyta just pulled a Indiana Jones with that Mother Box thing

Oh this one Amazon is awesome! I wanna see more of her!

“You will love me.” EEEEEEUUUGGGHHHHH!!!

Oh noooo wasn’t that Antiope’s girlfriend from “Wonder Woman?” Noooo...

Where the heck did all these Amazons come from?

*Random lady cusses on TV* Bwahahahaha

Martha!

I like having Lois and Martha hanging out! Martha’s probably the mom that the first time Lois came over to Clark’s house, she told all the embarassing childhood stories.

WHAAATT CYBORG JUST HACKED INTO THE BATCAVE?!?!?

Pfffffttt Diana just walks in!

Diana, your black leather jacket and red scarf looks awfully familiar...

GREEN LANTERN!

ARES!!!

ZEUS!!!

Who looks an awful lot like Gerard Butler... coincidence?

Is that K-pop playing in the background?

“... sign language- gorilla sign language..” Gorilla Grodd!

Holy crap Rick and Morty is playing the background....

“What is brunch?!?” That’s a good question.

Oh my gosh, Barry, I love you but you have pizza in your mouth. Chew with your mouth closed.

“What are your superpowers again?” “I’m rich.” Makes sense.

I like Cyborg being a super hacker in this universe. I am all for it.

Why does Cyborg have an arc reactor in his chest?

“I lost someone I loved once.” AAAAAUUUGGGHHHH

Aquamaaannn!!!

Eeeeuuuggghhhh...

*jams out to “Icky Thump” by the White Stripes*

Probably isn’t needed in this bit but meh

*gasp* Mera? Mera!

She’s so pretty!

Hi Steppenwolf... bye Steppenwolf...

Aquaman origins? Please God, give us a teaser for the Aquaman movie soon!

Ohhhhhhh that’s a cool shot...

“For Darkseid...” OK, you [Steppenwolf] keep talking about your nephew but we’re probably gonna never see him in this movie...

Oh that’s a cool shot

COMMISSIONER GORDON!!!!!

C’mon, Cyborg?

AAAAAAHHHHHHHH

IT’S THE BATMAN THEME!!

We only get like 3 minutes of JK Simmons as Gordon and I am loving it.

I like Bruce telling Barry to “save one.”

*claps hands with each syllable* BAT-DAD!

Gotta admit, the CGI work on Steppenwolf’s face is actually pretty good. It’s the rest of his armor that needs work.

Oh the Nightcrawler is awesome!

[Flash starts running on the walls to go help Diana] *sings* If IIIII could save timeeeee in a bottlllleeee...

Wait so there’s this clash about the Old Gods versus the New Gods... that’s totally “American Gods”

Oh is this Cyborg’s theme? That’s sweet...

Who’s this “Mother” that Steppenwolf keeps talking about?!?!?

“Nice to see you [Batman] working well with others.” AAAAAGGGGGHHHH

This is the third time we’ve had a somewhat Jason Todd reference in the DCEU. Give us the damn goods, Warner Bros!

“Dressed like a bat. I dig it.” Pfffttt...

They keep flashing back to this one family...

*Flash starts sitting inside the Batmobile* Bwaahahahaha

OK, as much as I like Ezra Miller as the Flash, he’s very, very jumpy and excitable. Calm thyself.

Wait, so they’re gonna try and use a Mother Box to bring Superman back to life?!? Why?

“Superman is dead.” I mean, yeah, he is.

BITCH YOU DID NOT JUST BAD TALK STEVE TREVOR IN FRONT OF DIANA

BRUCE, YO ASS IS GRASS

Holy crap, that Pet Sematary reference though!

“Well that was fun when it didn’t last.” Oh my gosh, Alfred.

Wait, Bruce has a legit armory?

Yes Barry and Victor bonding!

AAAHHH BRUCE ACTUALLY PERCHING ON A BUILDING LEDGE!

“This is amazing.” “This is crazy.” That’s a bunch of mother freaking liquid.

Oh c’mon, Barry!

Oooooohhhh that shot’s awesome

Whaaatttt....

Wait was that the original Superman theme?

DIANA JUST CALLED CLARK “KAL-EL”

There is no freaking way Clark can overpower Diana’s lasso

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

*inhale* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

OH SHIT

Batman, you’re gonna make it worse

OH SHIT

OK, Clark’s face looks a little... off...

Henry Cavill’s philtrum are way too pronounced in this

“Do you [Batman] bleed?” OH SHIT

LOIS IS THE SECRET WEAPON

Then what the hell was that one Flash sequence in “Batman V Superman” then? Totally unneeded.

He [Clark] just lifted her [Lois] into space!

*The Justice League realizes that they left the Mother Box exposed for Steppenwolf to steal it* WELL WAY TO GO, GUYS!

WHY DID YOU [Clark] GO BACK HOME?

“Is it a bad time to bring up my blood sugar?” Yes it is, Barry.

“Do you [Arthur] talk to fish?” Oh my gosh, Bruce...

Liking the robe, Diana

*Bruce admits he doesn’t see himself as the leader of the Justice League* Yeah you are, man!

Oh, that’s a nice shot of them [Clark and Lois]!

“It’s really me [Clark], Ma.” AAAHHHH!

OH SHIT

Oh my goosssshhhhhh, why is Steppenwolf boring?

WHAT THE DUCK....

Yay calm Barry!

Is that the Flying Fox?

*Aquaman starts trash talking the rest of the team but starts complimenting the crap out of Diana* Pffffttttt....

*Aquaman’s been sitting on the Lasso of Truth* BWAHAHAHAHAHA

Whoooooaaaaaaaa

Well that ship didn’t last long

Oh the score for this scene is great

That is a lot of parademons...

Bruce has a freaking potty mouth in the DCEU

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO

HAIR FLIP! THERE YA GO!

Why don’t we get more on Diana and Steppenwolf’s connection as Gods? Seriously, like that is one of the more interesting parts of the movie.

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Superman??? SUPERMAN!!

*in best Aquaman impression* All right!

The driver of that truck is gonna have serious whiplash

“‘Cause I [Clark] really like being alive.” I don’t think now would be the time to make those kinds of jokes, Clark...

“Children. I [Diana] work with children.” Same.

OOOHHHH

Oooohh Superman and Diana actually saved the day. Whoot!

OK, so Steppenwolf’s “death” here is totally how Pitch went out in “Rise of the Guardians”

OOOOOOHHHHH I LIKE THAT SHOT

Wait, so all the Apokolips stuff just turned into flowers? What?

Aaahh they [Martha and Clark] got the house back!

Lois is barely in this movie!

“I [Bruce] bought the bank.” Bwahahahahaha

Barry got a job at Wayne Enterprises!

Is that Wayne Manor?

Oh I like Diana’s dress

Waaaaiittt are they gonna revamp Wayne Manor into the Hall of Justice?

*Gordon turns on the Bat-Signal* YAAASSSSSS!!!!

DO IT DO IT DO IT [the Superman move of ripping open the shirt to show the costume]- YESSSSSSSS

FLASH AND SUPERMAN ARE ACTUALLY RACING EACH OTHER!!!

Guys, I want the Flash suit like yesterday

Now that’s a shot

SHut up they pulled a “Killing Joke” on us!

Deathstroke!

Wait, Lex is wearing a modernized version of the Gene Hackman suit from the original Superman movie!

“I [Lex] was just celebrating God’s return out of the ground and into the sky.” *sigh* God dammit

WHAAAAAAAAATTT THAT’S WHAT SLADE WILSON LOOKS LIKE?!?!?

He look gooooood...

ALL RIGHT WHO CALLED LEX AND DEATHSTROKE FORMING THE INJUSTICE LEAGUE?!!? THAT’S RIGHT, ME! I CALLED IT!

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