Steel (1997)

Sci-Fi Crime Action

John Henry Irons was a military officer overseeing a new generation of weapons: guns that used lasers or sonic blasts to take down the enemy without killing them. But during a routine exercise, one man became overzealous and pushed the weapons beyond their approved capabilities, and the result was the death of a US Senator and the loss of Irons' best friend's legs. The man was dismissed from the army, and John Henry Irons returned... Full synopsis »

I used to be a comic book fan, especially of DC Comics. But one comic I never was that thrilled about was Steel; the artwork was bad and most of the stories seemed the same. For some reason, he became rather popular, despite just being yet another spin-off of the Superman franchise. That's what Steel is in the comics: A man who tried to live up to Superman's legacy while Superman was "dead." The comic book wasn't that good, and just as I predicted from the first moment I heard of this movie, the movie was even worse. Full movie review »

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