FIRST TIME WATCHING: Superman (2025)

Someone above (below?) mentioned Doom Patrol, and that is the only other DC content I strongly recommend. It is great (albeit corny at times), and Alan Tudyk is great in it. Everyone in it is great, really. Some of Brendan Fraser's best work in recent years. As for Lex Luthor, I think Gunn did what he could with him. Luthor's never been motivationally complex. At least in this you're given some degree of insight into his psyche, whereas previous movie incarnations he's just a narcissist genius sociopath with too much money and influence. (I've not seen the TV show incarnations so I can't speak to those.)

I hated disliked Lois in the beginning, epescially in her flawed western take on "nuetrality" which in America just means pretend both sides are equal, even when they are far from it Superman announced himself to the world 3 years ago! That means that we are supposed to beleive humans in less than 3 years have any (let alone a perfect) grasp on Android alien language they have never heard nor seen, let alone the cultural contexts? Don't get the hate for this movie. Not only was Hoult the 2nd best portrayal of my beloved Lex Luthor ever (after Rosenbaum from Smallville), and the background characters were so fantastic, but Corenswet actually made me like the character of Superman/Clark Kent for like the 1st time ever. After Lex, I think that Mr Terrific dominated the movie, and after Hawkgirl straight up dropping Netenyahu, I mean Ghurkos, to his death, the scene where Mr Terrific whoops ass on Lex's secret military base is the best scene in this 100% amazing movie!

I really enjoyed this movie and the cast and characters were great. I was also so surprised by the amount of humour that it had in it and I love it for that. But one aspect I really enjoyed, as someone who's adopted, was that final bit with Superman at the fortress seeing his parents and it's him growing up with Martha and Johnathan.

"Alan Tudyk is impossible to figure out" Me having recognised him at the first spoken word 👀 He's the best!

What I love so much about this film (with bonus points for every scene with the Kents making me tear up and miss my mom, RIP) 1) How pure Lex's hate for Superman it is drives him to the verge of tears. Greatest Hater of All Time Awarded to Lex. He's replaced Reverse Flash as greatest hater in DC. 2) That Superman was freaking out about Krypto missing because of his cousin and how rowdy she is (Highly recommend reading Woman of Tomorrow for a teaser about this version of Supergirl). She literally would level Metropolis for Krypto and Superman, when he confronted Lex about the dog the first time, was seriously terrified over what Kara might do if she found out. Bloody brilliant. 3) This Bronx kid never thought 30 years ago as a teen that I would get to see Mister Terrific on the big screen as wonderfully presented as in this film. Mister Terrific being pitch perfect and not a caricature, the Kents, and Kal finally watching videos of his parents he didn't know "Gary" had recorded at the end (along with Superman finally calling 4 Gary) brought me to f'ing tears in the theater. Not ashamed to admit it, grown ass man "Niagara Falls Frankie Angel" tears (from Scrooged). James Gunn knows how to bring the feels and trigger tears. I can not wait for Supergirl and the Superman sequel now. Let Gunn cook!

Recommended stuff to watch for James Gunn's DCU, THE Suicide Squad, Blue Beetle, Creature Commando, and Peacemaker.

U should watch Superman 1978 and Superman II, some classics.

I bought the movie for $12 on Amazon Prime Video. Felt worth it, consider what it costs to just rent it still.

Omg please watch The suicide squad!! I have been wanting you to watch that since I have seen it!

You should watch the suicide squad and peacemaker please

The newer suicide squad. it also gives the back story for peacemaker which BANGS

My second watch of this one. My first watch I wasn't a real fan of. It felt too silly and goofy. I think I just got used to the Man of Steel version. Also I was a huge fan of Smallville which was lighter, but still fairly serious in tone. But after hearing a lot of Superman fans talk about loving it, and after rewatching the Christopher Reeve I and II movies and remembering they were pretty goofy too, I've changed my mind. I really liked this second watch. Really glad I gave it a second chance and watched with your reaction. For the most part I feel the same as you. Lots of fun but maybe not the movie to pull on your emotions. And that's completely fine!

Fun movie, very enjoyable.

You need to watch the Peacemaker show

Sometimes a movie is just meant to be fun. You don't always have to have a deep complicated story, especially when the movie is made for families. Gunn said there will be some R-rated movies in the DC universe, the first being Clay Face which will be a horror story.

The Suicide Squad (2021) is definitely a fun watch!

This is the second time I've seen this movie, and I realized how weird it is that it's summertime in both Antarctica and Metropolis.

Respect Robin Natalie lol...I bet u will cry over his story when u see him in The Batman Part II if he is in it, Dick Grayson.

(commenting before reaction) on the subject of Aquaman, i genuinely felt the same, but its really good, its less an Aquaman movie, and more a movie about the Atlantians, which is multiple factions across the oceans and a reluctant prince who left (for valid reasons tbh) (aquaman), the world-building alone is worth it, id like it completely separate from the DCU tbh one of the opening fight scenes is one of the coolest hero fights ive seen in a while, the cinematography is amazing and the WORLD it creats is beautiful, like Namor's kingdom is cool, but this one is straight beautiful scifi world, its bright and colourful, think of it more like a cool Scifi movie more than an Aquaman movie, it genuinely is more interesting than most of the old DCU movies, suck amber is in it, but otherwise its really solid.

Loving how this movie is creating new Superman fans everywhere. Also in case you're curious, the timeline of this new universe contains some DC projects from the previous universe that are MOSTLY canon in this new universe, due to them happening shortly before they did a big reset of continuity. Anyway the timeline for this new universe goes something like this: THE Suicide Squad (2021) (mostly canon) Peacemaker season 1 (mostly canon) Blue Beetle (film) (mostly canon) Creature Commandos season 1 Superman (2025) Peacemaker season 2 UPCOMING: Lanterns season 1 Supergirl (2026) Clayface Man of Tomorrow And don't worry to much about what specific bits are and are not canon. It'll eventually become clear after watching. And bare minimum, definitely watch The Suicide Squad (2021) before watching any of Peacemaker.

Perfect Superman, I hope Matt Reeves and James Gunn come together and have Robert Pattinson's Batman in the new DCU...I hope they are playing us and Rob shows up in something like the R-rated body horror Clayface film next year for The Batman villain because Reeves is producing that too bc it was his idea to want to make the film and Mike Flanagan wrote a great script I already know, it is heavily based off of Batman The Animated Series' Feat of Clay episodes in the 90s...Reeves and Gunn both casted the Clayface actor Tom Rhys Harries together...Matt Reeves still has his solo Batman films and spinoff shows like The Penguin in Gotham and he runs the Gotham side of the DCU, while Gunn runs everything else and diving into Gotham and working with Matt here and there which is already happening for an animated film called Dynamic Duo about the two Robins Dick Grayson and Jason Todd...Reeves and Gunn are both producing that film and it releases 6/30/2028 but we still do not know if it is connected to the live action Batman yet, because characters can go from animation to live action to games to comics in any way in the DCU...the difference in tone is what would make it so good if David Corenswet's Superman and Rob's Batman meet. The Justice League films would break records. Reeves still has The Batman Part II releasing on 10/1/2027 and other shows from Gotham like The Penguin S2 maybe, Catwoman, Arkham Asylum, and other shows could still come and obviously The Batman Part III film. A Batman movie titled Brave and the Bold is another film in writing as well but we will see what happens with that. The Superman sequel titled Man of Tomorrow releases 7/9/2027. Obviously there are other projects u should watch like The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker S1, and Blue Beetle, all of which are not fully canon to the DCU but necessary and great watches...and then Creature Commandos S1 and Peacemaker S2. Gunn makes sure it is not confusing, especially as u watch.

When Louis finally tells Superman she loves him at the end, he should have replied: You can be part of the #secretharem

Superman has a dog, but Batman has a cat.

Or Alan was robot number 4 :P

Nat, if you start watching Suicide Squad, and WILL SMITH is in it, YOU'RE WATCHING THE WRONG ONE! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT!

It's a minor gripe, but what was with Ma Kent's accent? That's some straight up Alabama/Tennessee/Kentucky moonshining shit, has nobody on the production even changed planes in the Midwest? Because Kansas is not "The South".

didn’t recognize bradley cooper?

I really enjoyed this film, it made a change to have a funny version of Superman. But the best parts were Nats massive grins everything Krypto did something funny or cute 😊 😃

Have the Snyder bros given up on comment bombing every post related to this movie yet? Lol

It's funny how Nat calls the resolution of the Borovian invasion as too simple, which is true from a purely film perspective, but it's super accurate to real life because real life is often that stupid and simple. Lex represents US interest in the conflict and we have Trump talking explicitly about annexing Gaza under US control for resorts, tourism and real estate development, with even illustrative marketing videos; literally half of the Palestinian state sans the West Bank. Funny, because once again reality makes a mockery of fiction writers: they have to be complex and subtle, reality just goes on being totally on the nose evil.

This was a super fun watch. Glad you checked this one out Nat. Hope to see you check out The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker!

Cant Wait to see you react to Fantastic 4, I normally don't buy Marvel movies but Had to have it, so good!!!!!!

Projects I’m most excited for is the Green Lantern HBO show “Lanterns” that is gonna be “space cop true detective” will follow two Green Lanterns a rookie and a veteran that aren’t the Nathan Fillion character (there are a few different ones) but he will play a role. And the other is Mister Miracle animated series based on the Tom King comic series from a few years back which is my favourite comic of all time (I’ve even got a tattoo from one of the covers). I’d explain Mister Miracle but honestly it’s a lot of lore so I’ll just say he’s Space Jesus if he also suffered from depression and his wife is a 7 foot tall warrior woman that can actually fight Superman toe to toe, his adopted father was also the main villain of the planned Snyder Justice league films who in the comics was the main inspiration for Thanos being created for marvel comics in the 70s. James Gunn even got Tom King to serve as the Show runner for Mister Miracle and Lanterns so unlike MCU, DCU seems to be invoking comic creators heavily.

I hope you will check out James Gunn's other DC shows and movies. The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker, and Creature Commandos.

I think the compelling thing about Lex is that he is capable of doing basically anything, the way he can control people and science even in this movie is like a god, but he will never be seen as the Number 1 person on the planet as long as Superman is around. He will always be at best number 2. I like that's all we get for motivation because it would feel kind of lame if it turns out its just something like Daddy issues or something from his past that makes him this way, it would kinda deflate it. He is a narcissist that will do anything and everything to take down the one person that he can never be, which i feel like is motivation enough. Plus as you mentioned Nicholas REALLY sells the role with his amazing performance And regarding the sun beams and glares I actually really liked them due to Superman and his connection to the sun. Both as the literally sense of where he gets his powers but also as a Beacon and Warm light in the world. Also they are noticeably absent at his lowest points such as in his apartment after the message is released, in the pocket Dimension, as well as the on the farm when he is suffering from Kryptonite poisoning.

Let’s stick squarely to DC movies here please. Peacemaker is the only show out in the DCU so far and i can’t bear to sit through 8 weeks of that on patreon dude

Man of steel is 1000x better then this

There’s also great stand alone DC series like Doom Patrol with Matt Bomer Brendan Fraser and Alan Tudyk that is a dark comedy/psychological thriller/body horror series about superhero’s overcoming the trauma of horrific accidents that have them powers but also destroyed their ability to have normal lives.

Excited to revisit this, loved it back when I first saw it. If you enjoyed this, I'd recommend checking out The Suicide Squad from 2021 and then Peacemaker, as they're a connected universe with Superman now. So far I'm enjoying what Gunn has done with the new DC universe.

This movie wasn’t a total slam dunk for me, I won’t lie. LOVE the kindness and innocence of Clark/Superman, but the movie felt a little bloated/crowded. Some characters didn’t really need to be here, and the giant pixel river was too cartoony for me. I think Lois is probably the strongest character in the movie for me, her interview scene with Clark is genuinely great I also think I’m starting to realise maybe I just don’t like James Gunn’s sense of Humour 🥴 And I HATE the dudes taste in music. Discounting Guardians the dude always picks the worst possible song for a sequence. I’m excited for the future of the DCU, mostly for when he hires directors other than himself But I have to give him his flowers for having Hawkgirl kill DC Netanyahu 🫶🏼 that was dope

If you want more Superman I recommend Superman and Lois a 4 season show about a Superman that has been active for 20 years and is trying to balance his superhero career with his actual job and raising his twin teenage sons with Lois. It’s basically a family drama series but the dad happens to be Superman and the actor Tyler Hoechlin is my personal favourite Superman and you mentioned not having a sympathetic version of Lex well that shows Lex is one of the most evil takes on the character but you also get a lot of why he is that way. Its finish up last year.

If you are watching "The Menu" next week... get ready for Nicholas Hoult's performance in it. It's really something else.

The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker S1 & 2 are connected to this

Would love for you to watch more DC movies! Just not anymore of the "snyderverse" DC stuff.. that shit is rough

The best part about Krypto is that he's based off of James Gunn's own dog.... and was completely CGI the entire movie. There was no real dog at all.

“An antiproton river but Superman is somehow impervious to that” c’mon Nat… he’s *Superman*

Batman also has a dog.

Did you recognize who played Mr. Terrific?

The suicide squad-peacemaker season 1- creature commandos- superman-peacemaker season 2-supergirl

Okay so you mentioned The Suicide Squad. This is where it gets kinda interesting. The old DC continuity with Henry Cavill as Superman and Ben Affleck as Batman leads into The Suicide Squad. THE Suicide Squad is directed by Jam Gunn and introduces the character of Peacemaker, who you saw in this movie being interviewed on TV, played by John Cena. This leads into the Peacemaker TV series also starring John Cena, also written and co-directed by James Gunn. NOW… When James Gunn was hired as CEO of DC Studios and took over the new continuity he said that basically all the events of THE Suicide Squad and nearly everything except for one scene of Peacemaker are all part of this new continuity with this new Superman movie. In fact Peacemaker season 2 picks up RIGHT AFTER this movie and ties directly into it with certain characters. There is also a TV show called Creature Commandos that takes place before Superman but after Peacemaker season 1. That’s basically what if the Universal Monsters became a team of black ops commando fucks ups…. with a robot who’s obsessed with killing nazis and has become kind of a huge meme this past year. SO Current continuity is as follows: THE SUICIDE SQUAKD… PEACEMAKER SEASON 1… CREATURE COMMANDOS… SUPERMAN… PEACEMAKER SEASON 2. Just if you want to keep up and enjoy the vibes. Now The Suicide Squad DOES have characters and story lines from Suicide Squad (no the) AND it may help to watch to get some of the jokes and references and people will tell you that it sucks and you don’t need to watch it… but there’s a reason that movie made a 750million world wide. People LOVE Margot Robbie in that movie. I mean LOVE her. It was a cultural moment and there are are tons of fans of that film, but I think a lot of them have been shamed into silence or they became weirdos about it.

I really enjoyed this one! Just a fun and hopeful Superman movie exactly as it should be

Fantastic Four next please❤️

Was surprised how much I enjoyed this film. I hadn't really had such a "connection" with a Superman film since the one with Richard Pryor in it (I was A LOT younger, lol). edit: Oh yeah! THE Suicide Squad is one of my favorite "comic book movies" from either Marvel OR DC. I LOVED it!

You good watch The Prestige!

Looking forward to watching this with Nat over the weekend.. looks a funnier version of Superman

SS and then Peacemaker show plz!🙏

Excited for you to watch this. Love this movie. They also did an amazing job on Krypto.

Suicide squad 2021 and peacemaker are also good watches and have ties to the DCU

Woohoo. Can’t hardly wait to get back and watch this one.

Rewatching this for the 3rd time now, with you. Super fun hopecore movie of the year (along with Thunderbolts*), I thoroughly enjoyed this.

Happy Feature Friday Nat. Been looking forward to watching this with you all week 😊 This was a real fun reaction Nat and I enjoyed watching the movie with you today. I saw this movie in 3D Imax and it was really cool and added a whole other level to the film. I'm glad that he held back on the songs too. Sometimes he goes a little overboard with them. Thanks for all your work this week Nat. Look forward to the livestreams tomorrow 💛