It looks okay. It doesn't feel like Supergirl to me and she is channeling Starlord from Guardians too much.

@he-dad That tracks... especially seeing as how this is essentially Gunn's version of Supergirl (by way of Tom King.)

However, this is precisely why I like it so much. It is a far cry from the old Supergirl (and the CW Supergirl - which I really enjoy as well.)

Lobo makes his appearance:

Jason Momoa was so miscast as Aquaman. He should have always been Lobo. And Patrick Wilson should have been Aquaman, instead of Ocean Master.

@adam_prince-of-eternia Agreed. 100%

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Sorry, but for me there's only one Supergirl. She's Irish, has dazzling azure eyes, cascading crimson hair and a heart that has somehow enabled her to remain married to a writer-producer-direrctor for thirty years. Her name is Kim.   🙂

I think this movie looks... pretty good on its own terms, but I just have a hang-up about Supergirl's personality. Supergirl is supposed to be this like, adorable sweetheart, looking past her harsh upbringing in Argo City to a new and exciting life on Earth, filled with joys and tears. When DC brought the character back in 2004, they started leaning far more heavily into the idea that she's distant and angry all the time, the kind of thing that I guess a modern writer finds logical for a character who's suffered so much. Fair enough I guess, but it just isn't her to me! To me, the "Angry Supergirl" worked really well basically in one context: when she was a Red Lantern for a while during the New 52. Otherwise, I can take or leave it.

I felt like in the last eleven years since the "Supergirl" TV show started coming out, DC achieved a better balance! In that show, she was more vulnerable and more gentle, and those traits flowed down into the comics as well. She wasn't totally lacking in inner anger, but I don't need her to be - that element of her inner life didn't define her anymore.

Well, at least not until now!

Like I said, I think the movie looks pretty good. I just don't know if it looks like "Supergirl" to me, a character I clearly Have Opinions about. 😅 I'll concede it's at least partially a "me problem," and I'll probably watch the film and have a good time. It's just... yeah.

@adekis 

I see where you're coming from (Supergirl has always been one of my favorite DC characters and my first crush! lol.)

However, Woman of Tomorrow is one of the best Supergirl books to come along in a very long time. The explanation of Supergirl's demeanor / attitude is explained really well in the story.

After Crisis, it seemed like DC didn't know what to do with the character when they decided to resurrect her. Boy, those were some tough years... I liked very little of the material being published, and the silly costume changes were complete 90s garbage.

However, I am an unabashed, diehard LoSH fan. My favorite comic / team / characters of all time. So, when Mark Waid added Supergirl to the Legion, I was in heaven! The stories were serviceable, but the fact that Supergirl was no longer wallowing in terrible mini-series and poorly written crossovers made me very happy... she finally found a home!

They got back on track with the New 52 (I actually liked some of the changes they made to her origin) and started putting out some great books... like Last Daughter of Krypton.

(Oh, and don't get me started on the roller coaster of a ride that was the CW Supergirl series! So awesome, yet so much more potential... but, I do love Melissa Benoist!)

That all ended, and now we are here. I do like how Tom King is treating Supergirl... I hope her book continues the high bar set with WoT...

As it is, I plan on seeing this movie regardless. If the movie-makers adhere to at least 75% of that story (and what made it work so well), then this movie should, by all rights, be a hit for the DCU. 

@ornclown That's fair.

Whatever my other thoughts on Tom King, I thought his Supergirl character was mostly pretty okay. But I also didn't really think the trailers felt like the same type of character that she was in those comics, if that makes sense? She seemed a lot more... "goblin mode". Which isn't necessarily an un-compelling trait for a character! But it's not really what I associate with Supergirl. ^^;

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Me and my pals who watched the MOTU movie plan to watch this also!  

@catra Yup, I already got tickets for the same group of peeps who saw MOTU with me the first time! 🙂

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Reports are confirming that Supergirl has a runtime of 1hr. 48min.

This makes the movie one of the shortest DC films to date and may work in their favor. Meaning, no needlessly long expose to set things up and no extended origin story, which means we can jump right into the meat and potatoes of the actual story being told.

Hopefully, Supergirl continues the trend of getting superhero movies back to the basics of fun, action-packed adventures without all the unnecessary padding.  

She's awfully cute...  🙂

I saw Supergirl yesterday.

Right off the bat I have to say that this movie is very LOOSELY based on Tom King's book.

That, to me, is very unfortunate because the book -as is- would make for a very entertaining superhero movie.

Despite that, I still enjoyed the movie once I came to terms with the fact it wasn't going to be a 1 to 1 translation of Woman of Tomorrow. The action is fast-paced and well done, the settings are incredibly cool (if not VERY familiar... there is A LOT of GotG influence in this one... a LOT), and the casting was great... except for Krem. Also, the emotional impact was there too. I talked with my brother-in-law after the movie and he was genuinely upset about what happens early on in the plot. (Since I am familiar with the book, this emotional toll wasn't as jarring for me...)

Sadly, many of the "planets" are very drab, dystopian, and unsuitable for the story most of the time. Plus, the addition of Lobo felt unnecessary as well... but, Momoa does a great job as the intergalactic bounty hunter nonetheless.

It is certainly a fun movie for DC fans and I think there is a lot for casual moviegoers to enjoy as well.

It is just a shame that all the pieces of the movie that shine the brightest come from the source material, while all of the dull parts do not.

I still recommend it, admittedly I am a huge Supergirl fan, so take this recommendation with a grain of salt!

Oh, and there is no post-credit scene either.

@ornclown I saw Superman last year and enjoyed it, but Supergirl's marketing never gave me the same desire to check it out. It's certainly gotten a lot of discourse generated online, but your perspective seems to be the one I'm hearing most level-headed people say about the film.

If DC wants to make a fresh new cinematic universe, they can't keep feeling like a Marvel copy; that's what created their infamous Justice League film. Love or hate Zach Snyder, at least he had a unique vision; perhaps not one that should've led a DC universe, but it was the right spirit.

I think James Gunn successfully used his style to do a solid Superman movie that didn't feel like a GotG clone; but, it's odd that the follow-up feels like what people were worried Superman would be, despite him not directing it. It's also a shame that they took some great source material and didn't fully embrace it; I haven't read it, but I only hear great things.

I don't think Gunn's DC universe is doomed because of this movie; Marvel had some duds early on, too. But I hope it's at least a reality check for them to figure things out.

(Although, the new owners of Warner Bros. may step in and end things, depending on how they're feeling...)

@rk-spot Yeah... James Gunn is increasingly showing that he is a one-note creator. He hit gold with Guardians of the Galaxy and mined some silver with Suicide Squad, but now people are seeing that he makes the same movies dressed in in different clothing over and over.

Now, don't get me wrong... GotG 1&2 are some of my favorite superhero flicks, but it might be time for Gunn to relinquish some control to his directors. They all have a certain vision that may or may not completely coincide with Gunn's ideas, however, that is the whole point of hiring a distinct directors for this new DCCU.

Now, in the case of Supergirl, Craig Gillespie may not have been the perfect choice to direct - but I get the sense that he wanted to adhere more closely to the source material (that being Tom King's Woman of Tomorrow) and was hindered by James Gunn's plans.  

@ornclown I can sadly see that happening, too. Guardians of the Galaxy is my favorite MCU movie, I love its sense of energy, but it doesn't work for every story.

If Marvel allowed Gunn to put his energy into their universe, I hope that he does the same to allow the next up-and-coming directors to put their new energies into a DC project! That would make this universe an exciting new world rather than a retread of what's been done.