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Rating: TBA
Rating: TBA
1. Creature Commandos
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
Clayface Guest Appearance
Dead Justice League Easter Egg
Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man Cameo
Batman Cameo
-Solid Character Design
G.I. Robot
Nina Mazursky
Eric Frankenstein
Major Positives:
-Exceptional Character Design
Bride of Frankenstein
Doctor Phosphorous
-Highly Entertaining Action
-Entertaining Comedic Character Interactions
-Impactful Dramatic Character Interactions
-Exceptional Character Debut
Creature Commandos Team
-Excellent Character Writing
Creature Commando Individual Origin Stories
-Exceptional Superhero Origin Storytelling
-Strong Storytelling Elements
Minor Negatives:
N/A
Major Negatives:
-Underwhelming Character Debut
Eric Frankenstein
-Questionable Storytelling Elements
Eric Frankenstein's obsessive pursuit in romantically being involved with the Bride quickly became an unnecessary distraction that brought down the show a little whenever it became the main focus of a scene. I'm honestly not sure if that's the direction taken in the source material, but I wished the character would've been used in a much more satisfying way living up to the high quality character writing standards given to everyone else.
2. Superman
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
Rick Flag Cameo
Soundtrack Mirrors John Williams Theme
-Solid Character Design
Metamorpho
-Overall Solid Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
-Overall Solid Action
-Decent Romantic Component
-Solid Performance
David Corenswet as Superman
-Solid Character Debut
Superman
Lois Lane
Mr. Terrific
Guy Gardner/Green Lantern
-Entertaining Character
Krypto
-Meeting Expectations
Major Positives:
-Fan Service
Peacemaker Cameo
-Soundtrack
Look Up
Minor Negatives:
-Questionable Character Design
Superman's Suit
-Occasionally Weak Visual Direction
Some of the face cam zoom in shots that they kept inserting didn't really quite work for me and felt out of place. But these were just in a small few instances.
-Slightly Underwhelming Villain
Lex Luthor
The best way I can describe my feelings about this iteration of Lex Luthor is that this is by far the most formidably resourceful Lex that we've seen aside from Jon Cryer's take. It's a Lex Luthor that has a whole lot of toys at disposal which makes him a serious threat undoubtably. However, what has always made Lex Luthor stand out for me over the years wasn't just his resources and manipulation but also the character's egotistical psyche. I feel like this Lex highly succeeds in the resource and strategy department but doesn't entirely have the engaging to watch hook factor of the attention seeking child obsessively pursuing our hero at dangerous levels. The elements are certainly there, but it didn't quite grab me as much as I would've hoped for.
Ultraman
-Slightly Lackluster Storytelling
This is one of those situations where I feel like there's a lot happening and it's all interesting in its own right, but not enough time is being given to each individual component. It's like a great collection of narrative samples that ultimately culminates into something that feels a tiny bit empty yet enjoyable. So much to introduce, so much to establish, not enough time to rightfully spend on each of those things.
Major Negatives:
N/A
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