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Batman v. Superman RT Thread: like standing ovations in rain

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I'm still absolutely baffled DC let this happen, this was THE movie, the big kahuna, My Parents are DEAD and The Man of Destroying Buildings on the big screen at the same time.

Why why why why.


Eh I'm still gonna enjoy it.
 

jon bones

hot hot hanuman-on-man action
unsurprising reviews but hopefully this makes WB pivot away from Snyder & Superman and double down on Batman / Affleck.

this thread is pretty delicious, though.
 

Divvy

Canadians burned my passport
Batman v Superman |OT| So ... #TeamCap or #TeamIronMan?

Batman v Superman |OT| Dawn of Two Franchise Reboots

Batman v Superman |OT| Why do we fall? Zack Snyder.

Batman v Superman |OT| This is why Batman works alone.

Batman v Superman |OT| Give Superman and Batman back to Marvel

Wonder if other reviewers can give a good honest review like Jeremy on YouTube. Wonder what Chris stuckmann says

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoDGX0b5lzo
 
why does every comic book movie have to be a comedy with one liners? i see that in almost every review. "there is no humor", "it`s not fun"... WTF? These DC Movies arent meant to be comedy shows .

It`s like they think if you dont laugh in such type of a movie there is something wrong... i dont laugh in a thriller or drama movie, doesnt make it a shit movie....

edit: to clarify

what i mean is these people expect to laugh in such movies. Not every movie has to have funny stuff to laugh at. That`s what i was saying.


I don't think 'fun' necessarily means jokes and one-liners. I mean, 'The Dark Knight' was a very, very FUN movie, and I don't think too many people were laughing at that. Fun just means it's enjoyable and that you're having a good time.
 

Peagles

Member
Geez, I just saw it and didn't think it was that bad. On the contrary, the trailers made me think I would hate it so I was pleasantly surprised.
 
Expectations for films are a moving target as new ones get released. Since MoS we've had Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant Man, Days of Future Past and Deadpool.

If MoS were hypothetically released tomorrow it would get savaged just as bad or worse.

edit: speaking of which- did anyone see Deadpool at 84% and BvS at 36% Coming? Jesus what an embarrassment.

Yeah that's definitely something I didn't see coming, especially with a Fox Marvel movie, after the Fantastic 4 shitfest, I was worried about Deadpool, thankfully Fox seems to get the X-Men universe and do a decent job with those movies (mostly anyway)

Maybe DC and WB need to get some better directors to make their movies because the Marvel stuff has been on a roll lately and I'd love to see DC movies get the same love and care when put on film.
 

Skux

Member
why does every comic book movie have to be a comedy with one liners? i see that in almost every review. "there is no humor", "it`s not fun"... WTF? These DC Movies arent meant to be comedy shows .

It`s like they think if you dont laugh in such type of a movie there is something wrong... i dont laugh in a thriller or drama movie, doesnt make it a shit movie....

edit: to clarify

what i mean is these people expect to laugh in such movies. Not every movie has to have funny stuff to laugh at. That`s what i was saying.

People don't expect to laugh, they expect to be entertained. Serious comic adaptations like Daredevil and Nolan's Batman do it using their acting, fight scenes and characters. They contrast dark scenes with lighter ones and action sequences to mix things up and keep audiences engaged.

An oppressively serious tone with no contrast isn't entertaining, it's tiresome. That's what MoS was, and that sounds like what BvS is now.
 
Trashed it, but with a smile on his face. Can't wait for the Angry Joe take.

I've watched about five reviews now and have heard a couple of times that it's more of a Batman movie than it is Superman, which I don't think Joe will be happy with.

Wonder if other reviewers can give a good honest review like Jeremy on YouTube. Wonder what Chris stuckmann says

Chris's review is already live. Similar to Jeremy's thoughts - he gives it a
C+
.

Does anyone mention how Affleck does as Batman in the role? I honestly care more about the Batman solo followup that he does than this thing.

Supposedly the best part of the movie.
 

neorej

ERMYGERD!
Does anyone mention how Affleck does as Batman in the role? I honestly care more about the Batman solo followup that he does than this thing.

Most reviews I've read actually go out of their way to mention how good Battlfeck is. He manages to strike a balance between being a good Bruce Wayne AND a good Batman, whereas previous movies only struck one of those and missed on the other.
 

Firemind

Member
I don't think you understand what critics mean when they say humour and fun. They're not expecting a slapstick comedy. BvS seems to be plagued with the same problem that every Zack Snyder movie has, it's serious and incredibly dull and boring on top of that, which makes for a terrible combination that ends up being a waste of time for the viewers.

Take the Nolan Batman movies for example, they were serious movies but they were fun and entertaining to watch(and had some humour sprinkled in here and there).
Baleman was a fucking dumbass though. Letting Catwoman take him to Bane just like that and get broken.
 

T-Rex.

Banned
I'm a fan of Watchman, liked 300, and enjoyed MoS. You may hate yourself if you sit all the way through Sucker Punch.
Same. I usually don't mind Snyder films, but Sucker Punch was just abysmal. Had to turn it off after about 40 minutes.
 

Aselith

Member
most say he did good. he's not the detriment here apparently.

Supposedly the best part of the movie.

Most reviews I've read actually go out of their way to mention how good Battlfeck is. He manages to strike a balance between being a good Bruce Wayne AND a good Batman, whereas previous movies only struck one of those and missed on the other.

Badass! That's super good to hear.


You guys are tempting me to watch Sucker Punch, gotta see what the fuss is about.


I thought it was an awful movie but it's worth a watch just to see some of the cool imagery. It's a pretty disaster.
 

jelly

Member
I don't think you understand what critics mean when they say humour and fun. They're not expecting a slapstick comedy. BvS seems to be plagued with the same problem that every Zack Snyder movie has, it's serious and incredibly dull and boring on top of that, which makes for a terrible combination that ends up being a waste of time for the viewers.

Take the Nolan Batman movies for example, they were serious movies but they were fun and entertaining to watch(and had some humour sprinkled in here and there).

Yeah, Nolan Batman hits the right tone, pacing and humour. There is jokes but they fit perfectly within the scenes not a sudden disconnected lame lol.

What is the point of those push ups if you can't even lift a bloody log!
 

213372bu

Banned
People don't expect to laugh, they expect to be entertained. Serious comic adaptations like Daredevil and Nolan's Batman do it using their acting, fight scenes and characters. They contrast dark scenes with lighter ones and action sequences to mix things up and keep audiences engaged.

An oppressively serious tone with no contrast isn't entertaining, it's tiresome. That's what MoS was, and that sounds like what BvS is now.

Exactly.

Man of Steel was so depressingly bleak and it felt like the script tried hard to cram as much seriousness and trailer quotes.

The perfect word to describe MoS is tiring.

What Daredevil does perfectly is the ability to be serious, darker, action packed, dense etc. but is directed in a way that it's exciting.

Daredevil kicking ass is just as fun as Matt Murdock bantering with whoever.

It's one of my bigger complaints with MoS, but definitely not the only one.

Unfortunately it looks like BvS is the same.
 

E the Shaggy

Junior Member
I've had time to sleep on it after seeing it last night and I just hate it more. This movie, if Man of Steel didn't do it already, will make you vehemently HATE Superman.

Movie spoilers:

At the beginning of the movie, following the horrific retelling of the events of Man of Steel from Bruce Wayne's perspective which is like 20 9/11s from the ground view, we're taken to Lois Lane in the desert, as shes captured by dudes with guns. Her photographer, who you think might be Jimmy Olsen, has his camera taken and is then shot violently in the head, no lie.

Lois is taken underground, Superman swoops in to save the day. How? By flying at the dude holding Lois at lightspeed and slamming him through about ten brick walls. There's absolute NO WAY that dude isn't paste.

In a later scene, Superman is standing in front of the senate and a man who lost his legs during Man of Steel's finale is sitting in the courtroom, Lex has strapped him with a bomb to detonate to make Superman look bad. Clark hears the click of the detonator, looks at the guy, and just lets the bomb go off. You see the fire just consume hundreds of people as Superman just stands there looking sad.

I can't believe people will take their kids to see this.
 

Einchy

semen stains the mountaintops
Never seen Sucker Punch since I've heard nothing but bad things but I sorta want to see it just for the visuals. Especially for that anime come to life type stuff that it has going on.
 

ArtHands

Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Geez, I just saw it and didn't think it was that bad. On the contrary, the trailers made me think I would hate it so I was pleasantly surprised.

is there a post credit scene? Just a yes or no, so I won't have to waste my time if there isn't one.
 
I've had time to sleep on it after seeing it last night and I just hate it more. This movie, if Man of Steel didn't do it already, will make you vehemently HATE Superman.

Movie spoilers:

At the beginning of the movie, following the horrific retelling of the events of Man of Steel from Bruce Wayne's perspective which is like 20 9/11s from the ground view, we're taken to Lois Lane in the desert, as shes captured by dudes with guns. Her photographer, who you think might be Jimmy Olsen, has his camera taken and is then shot violently in the head, no lie.

Lois is taken underground, Superman swoops in to save the day. How? By flying at the dude holding Lois at lightspeed and slamming him through about ten brick walls. There's absolute NO WAY that dude isn't paste.

In a later scene, Superman is standing in front of the senate and a man who lost his legs during Man of Steel's finale is sitting in the courtroom, Lex has strapped him with a bomb to detonate to make Superman look bad. Clark hears the click of the detonator, looks at the guy, and just lets the bomb go off. You see the fire just consume hundreds of people as Superman just stands there looking sad.

I can't believe people will take their kids to see this.

What. The. Hell.
 
I've had time to sleep on it after seeing it last night and I just hate it more. This movie, if Man of Steel didn't do it already, will make you vehemently HATE Superman.

Movie spoilers:

At the beginning of the movie, following the horrific retelling of the events of Man of Steel from Bruce Wayne's perspective which is like 20 9/11s from the ground view, we're taken to Lois Lane in the desert, as shes captured by dudes with guns. Her photographer, who you think might be Jimmy Olsen, has his camera taken and is then shot violently in the head, no lie.

Lois is taken underground, Superman swoops in to save the day. How? By flying at the dude holding Lois at lightspeed and slamming him through about ten brick walls. There's absolute NO WAY that dude isn't paste.

In a later scene, Superman is standing in front of the senate and a man who lost his legs during Man of Steel's finale is sitting in the courtroom, Lex has strapped him with a bomb to detonate to make Superman look bad. Clark hears the click of the detonator, looks at the guy, and just lets the bomb go off. You see the fire just consume hundreds of people as Superman just stands there looking sad.

I can't believe people will take their kids to see this.

the fuck
 

213372bu

Banned
is there a post credit scene? Just a yes or no, so I won't have to waste my time if there isn't one.

Lot of people said no at the screening, but it's possible they only leave the after credit scene in public showings.
I've had time to sleep on it after seeing it last night and I just hate it more. This movie, if Man of Steel didn't do it already, will make you vehemently HATE Superman.

Movie spoilers:

At the beginning of the movie, following the horrific retelling of the events of Man of Steel from Bruce Wayne's perspective which is like 20 9/11s from the ground view, we're taken to Lois Lane in the desert, as shes captured by dudes with guns. Her photographer, who you think might be Jimmy Olsen, has his camera taken and is then shot violently in the head, no lie.

Lois is taken underground, Superman swoops in to save the day. How? By flying at the dude holding Lois at lightspeed and slamming him through about ten brick walls. There's absolute NO WAY that dude isn't paste.

In a later scene, Superman is standing in front of the senate and a man who lost his legs during Man of Steel's finale is sitting in the courtroom, Lex has strapped him with a bomb to detonate to make Superman look bad. Clark hears the click of the detonator, looks at the guy, and just lets the bomb go off. You see the fire just consume hundreds of people as Superman just stands there looking sad.

I can't believe people will take their kids to see this.

FFS
 

Fliesen

Member
i'll be seeing the movie tonight.

Seeing as many of the reviews pretty much outright say that Batman - and maybe Wonder Woman - are the best parts of the movie, i sure as hell hope they're gonna tone down Superman's role in the DC universe.
Similar to Thor being in the second row behind IronMan and Captain America and maybe the Hulk, it seems like Supes should be downgraded to supporting cast.

It's sad, but it sounds like the people pulling the strings in the DCCU have no idea how to make Superman exciting beyond him creating huge piles of rubble?
 
I've had time to sleep on it after seeing it last night and I just hate it more. This movie, if Man of Steel didn't do it already, will make you vehemently HATE Superman.

Movie spoilers:


In a later scene, Superman is standing in front of the senate and a man who lost his legs during Man of Steel's finale is sitting in the courtroom, Lex has strapped him with a bomb to detonate to make Superman look bad. Clark hears the click of the detonator, looks at the guy, and just lets the bomb go off. You see the fire just consume hundreds of people as Superman just stands there looking sad.

I can't believe people will take their kids to see this.

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I've had time to sleep on it after seeing it last night and I just hate it more. This movie, if Man of Steel didn't do it already, will make you vehemently HATE Superman.

Movie spoilers:

At the beginning of the movie, following the horrific retelling of the events of Man of Steel from Bruce Wayne's perspective which is like 20 9/11s from the ground view, we're taken to Lois Lane in the desert, as shes captured by dudes with guns. Her photographer, who you think might be Jimmy Olsen, has his camera taken and is then shot violently in the head, no lie.

Lois is taken underground, Superman swoops in to save the day. How? By flying at the dude holding Lois at lightspeed and slamming him through about ten brick walls. There's absolute NO WAY that dude isn't paste.

In a later scene, Superman is standing in front of the senate and a man who lost his legs during Man of Steel's finale is sitting in the courtroom, Lex has strapped him with a bomb to detonate to make Superman look bad. Clark hears the click of the detonator, looks at the guy, and just lets the bomb go off. You see the fire just consume hundreds of people as Superman just stands there looking sad.

I can't believe people will take their kids to see this.

What in the fuck.
 
I've had time to sleep on it after seeing it last night and I just hate it more. This movie, if Man of Steel didn't do it already, will make you vehemently HATE Superman.

Movie spoilers:

At the beginning of the movie, following the horrific retelling of the events of Man of Steel from Bruce Wayne's perspective which is like 20 9/11s from the ground view, we're taken to Lois Lane in the desert, as shes captured by dudes with guns. Her photographer, who you think might be Jimmy Olsen, has his camera taken and is then shot violently in the head, no lie.

Lois is taken underground, Superman swoops in to save the day. How? By flying at the dude holding Lois at lightspeed and slamming him through about ten brick walls. There's absolute NO WAY that dude isn't paste.

In a later scene, Superman is standing in front of the senate and a man who lost his legs during Man of Steel's finale is sitting in the courtroom, Lex has strapped him with a bomb to detonate to make Superman look bad. Clark hears the click of the detonator, looks at the guy, and just lets the bomb go off. You see the fire just consume hundreds of people as Superman just stands there looking sad.

I can't believe people will take their kids to see this.

I mean, I expect nothing less from Snyder but still, holy fucking shit does that set the tone for the rest of the movie and the entire DCEU as a whole.

Superman is now the Hulk, WITHOUT the excuse of being unable to control himself due to rage.

Fuck Snyder.
 

Froli

Member
I've had time to sleep on it after seeing it last night and I just hate it more. This movie, if Man of Steel didn't do it already, will make you vehemently HATE Superman.

Movie spoilers:

At the beginning of the movie, following the horrific retelling of the events of Man of Steel from Bruce Wayne's perspective which is like 20 9/11s from the ground view, we're taken to Lois Lane in the desert, as shes captured by dudes with guns. Her photographer, who you think might be Jimmy Olsen, has his camera taken and is then shot violently in the head, no lie.

Lois is taken underground, Superman swoops in to save the day. How? By flying at the dude holding Lois at lightspeed and slamming him through about ten brick walls. There's absolute NO WAY that dude isn't paste.

In a later scene, Superman is standing in front of the senate and a man who lost his legs during Man of Steel's finale is sitting in the courtroom, Lex has strapped him with a bomb to detonate to make Superman look bad. Clark hears the click of the detonator, looks at the guy, and just lets the bomb go off. You see the fire just consume hundreds of people as Superman just stands there looking sad.

I can't believe people will take their kids to see this.

For real?
 

Aurongel

Member
I've had time to sleep on it after seeing it last night and I just hate it more. This movie, if Man of Steel didn't do it already, will make you vehemently HATE Superman.

Movie spoilers:

At the beginning of the movie, following the horrific retelling of the events of Man of Steel from Bruce Wayne's perspective which is like 20 9/11s from the ground view, we're taken to Lois Lane in the desert, as shes captured by dudes with guns. Her photographer, who you think might be Jimmy Olsen, has his camera taken and is then shot violently in the head, no lie.

Lois is taken underground, Superman swoops in to save the day. How? By flying at the dude holding Lois at lightspeed and slamming him through about ten brick walls. There's absolute NO WAY that dude isn't paste.

In a later scene, Superman is standing in front of the senate and a man who lost his legs during Man of Steel's finale is sitting in the courtroom, Lex has strapped him with a bomb to detonate to make Superman look bad. Clark hears the click of the detonator, looks at the guy, and just lets the bomb go off. You see the fire just consume hundreds of people as Superman just stands there looking sad.

I can't believe people will take their kids to see this.
"Lars Von Trier's Batman V Superman."
 

Einchy

semen stains the mountaintops
I didn't read any of the spoilers but this line

"I can't believe people will take their kids to see this."

Makes me want to see it even more since I give no fucks about Superman.
 
FYI I don't think the mods want ppl dropping spoilers in here, even with tags. There's a thread for that.

I just don't like it when people get banned, I'm not trying to be critical.
 

moggio

Banned
It's sad, but it sounds like the people pulling the strings in the DCCU have no idea how to make Superman exciting beyond him creating huge piles of rubble?

I mean, Superman Returns is a flawed movie for various reasons, but at least Superman is recognisably Superman in it.

I think I'm going to have a double-bill with that and Superman III tonight.
 

raphier

Banned
I didn't read any of the spoilers but this line

"I can't believe people will take their kids to see this."

Makes me want to see it even more since I give no fucks about Superman.

It's not because of the gore or anything like that, but because it lacks what makes superhero movies cool.
 
I think WB is having a dilemma with how exactly they can cater Superman to everyone. I don't wanna watch a two hour hopeful, after school special, saving cat and dogs from trees Superman and other people don't wanna watch grim, super serious, non-stop action destructive Superman. At some point WB has to be smart in picking and choosing elements of Superman that can be attractive to both audiences and not have one overtake the other.
 
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