Veshark

Death of Superman is unquestionably the better movie, though that's also largely because its original source material is more compelling than Reign's, in my opinion. It's written by Tomasi (already a Superman writing veteran, at this point), features a solid character arc for Clark dealing with his secret and his relationship with Lois, and some of the finest action scenes in the New 52 animated films. I loved how Clark utilized his speed in various fights throughout the movie, and that final battle with Doomsday was honestly epic in scale. I enjoyed it far more than the big Darkseid battle in War, for instance. While far from perfect, I'd say Death of Superman is one of the stronger offerings from the recent DC animated movies.

Reign, on the other hand, suffers from fitting too many subplots into one coherent film. Part of that is because the original Reign was an extended tale told across multiple titles and issues, so they had more time to flesh out each of the individual Supermen. In this film, the question of "which one is the real Superman" (which is supposed to be the story's main hook), gets narrowed pretty quickly to Cyborg Superman. While I liked the spin of Cyborg Superman being a herald for Darkseid and Doomsday being his nuke (which ties the film nicely into New 52 DCAU continuity), the film meanders before reaching the "let's make everyone Apokoliptan soldiers" evil plan, and once it's there it kinda devolves into a generic superhero battle.

That said, both films show a slight increase in overall animation quality. The longer runtime for both movies seems to indicate that DC gave these a bigger budget for a more feature film-type product, especially since they're showing both movies in theaters too. I also really appreciated how both movies made good use of Superman's supporting cast--from Maggie Sawyer and Turpin, to Cat Grant and Bibbo--it was a great way to show the positive impact of Superman. Voice casting was largely passable. Romjin as Lois, Cameron Monaghan as Superboy, and even Cress Williams as Steel do great work, especially Monaghan. But O Connell's Superman left something to be desired; there were some Tomasi lines that I thought were perfect for Superman, but were delivered weirdly. Also, Rainn Wilson as Luthor is a horrible miscast in my opinion. This nasally Luthor is a far cry from the monstrously arrogant Luthor of Clancy Brown.

I just rewatched both films a couple days ago and honestly I really enjoyed Death of Superman. Reign, less so, and it lost my attention at points, but it's still a passable movie.

Also, isn't Jason O' Mara still voicing Batman?

WWII for me. The iconic look of the American GI.

Like a lot of people have said, I think the lighting (Zack Snyder tends to prefer desaturated blue hues, which I think can give off a darker "realistic" effect) as well as the color (bright colors tend to look more artificial and goofy) have to do with it. I personally think the costume looks fine, and even if it is partly padding, I don't really care as long as the final result looks passable.

Depends on Winter Soldier's gear. Assuming standard gear and Bucky gets at least a rifle, I can certainly see him taking this. Chimera was easily stunned by assault rifle fire at close-range, I think Buck can hit him with suppressive fire before getting in close and tearing out the exothermic core, same way he (almost) did to Tony in Civil War. Shouldn't take long for Winter Soldier to deduce: power-armor = glowing green core is power source.

Bucky's Super-Soldier physicals and vibranium arm are also enough to contest with Chimera's power armor. Ollie took a heavy beating from Chimera and fell off the railing, and was still walking after, while the Ollie-Diggle-Rene combo was enough to bring Chimera to his knees later on. Bucky can definitely get in close and hurt him. It's also worth noting that Chimera was just a psych ward patient, so he probably has a subpar understanding of combat tactics and a lack of combat experience, seeming to rely purely on the suit's overwhelming force.

As long as Bucky steers clear of Chimera's grenade launchers (which have an absurd amount of ammo, I'll note), I don't see why he'll lose.

Yeah, I didn't care much for Manta. He seemed like a vestigial and ultimately pointless subplot for the movie, his motivations made him come across like less of a badass and more of a crybaby, and the suit...well, I applaud the attempt to be comics-authentic, but I also wasn't feeling the look overall. It seemed like bulky power armor and the matte black made it look like a plastic action figure. I prefer my Manta is a slick, glossy wetsuit, personally.

I haven't read anything for Shado or Emiko outside of Lemire's run, so maybe they've improved recently, but I can't recall anything too impressive from either character besides claims by Ollie that they're "better/faster" than him (New 52 Ollie, no less, who is meh). I also think giving Emiko Mia's feats seems iffy at best, but I can't really remember Mia doing anything impressive anyway.

That said, I'm leaning towards Team 2 for now unless there's new evidence suggesting otherwise. Damian is obviously the MVP here, and Talia has had decent showings in Batman Inc and a (questionable) feat of besting Bruce, so I'm inclined to think she can at least hold her own.

I think the bigger question isn't how long it takes for Arthur to clear the room, but rather if he can accomplish his objective of saving Martha or not. If Aquaman was put in the same situation as Bruce, with "KGBeast" holding the flamethrower to Martha, would he be able to stop the guy before he sets Superman's mom on fire?

Also, I find it hilarious how you specifically mentioned the "Asian Mercenary." He's transcended the role at this point.

I'm halfway through 52 right now and loving it. Damn shame DC never got the weekly format series down pat, I've heard bad things about both Batman Eternal and Futures End, and I was actually partially interested in the former.

I didn't really care for Apocalypse Now. Heart of Darkness by Conrad was a pretty trash novel to begin with (in my opinion), and Apocalypse Now failed to engage me after the first act, though maybe I'll like it more with a rewatch. Saving Private Ryan, while occasionally suffering from Hollywood war tropes, did have very visceral war scenes, and I think it painted the tone of WWII for me as a young kid watching it, and probably spurred my personal interest in war history. I'm leaning more towards SPR, though that might just be nostalgia speaking.

Overall though, Spielberg and Hanks would eventually do way better with Band of Brothers, which I think blows both films out the proverbial water.

Have we learned nothing from years of reading X-Men comics?