Death of Superman (2018)

[The Dark Knight]

The last DC animated film I truly liked was Batman: Assault on Arkham, which was a better Suicide Squad movie than the live action adaptation itself, in my opinion.

Agree on all counts. It's very good Batman movie and holds up well.

[Silver Nemesis]

[Silver Nemesis]

[Silver Nemesis]

[The Laughing Fish]

I watched this tonight. I thought it was your typically generic action movie as I've come to expect to in this New 52-style DC animated universe. The voice acting was bland, particularly Rebecca Romijn as Lois, and the film wasn't nearly as visceral as the comic, in my opinion.

That's all I can say for first impressions. Not bad, not great, just average. I'll still watch Reign of the Supermen out of curiosity.

[Silver Nemesis]

[The Laughing Fish]

I noticed three moments in this movie that paid homage to Snyder's MOS.










Even Superman giving his all to stop Doomsday is a nod to both endings of MOS and BvS, with Superman using his strength to snap Doomsday's neck, albeit with a single punch, and dies after getting impaled by the monster's spike.

[The Laughing Fish]

Superman: Doomsday - Lois is dating Superman, but doesn't know his secret identity is Clark Kent until he tells her the truth at the end of the film.

Death of Superman - Lois is dating Clark Kent, but she doesn't know he's Superman until he tells her halfway through the film.

Two very basic differences, but it's because of this I've come to appreciate DOS much more. The story is much better fleshed out between that and Reign of the Supermen, whereas the compact nature of Doomsday feels too fast and skips any screentime with Clark and Martha altogether. Doomsday has good character moments when Martha comforts a grieving Lois, but DOS has much more to be invested in because the Kents become involved in Lois and Clark's relationship. If only DOS had James Marsters's voice as Lex Luthor instead of Rainn Wilson's...