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Batman v. Superman RT Thread: like standing ovations in rain
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blummer102
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Back to 39%, ghat daaamn.
Some of the fairest and most honest reviews have been the ones from folks that were formerly championing the movie and seemed to really like Man of Steel.
Feel like Scott Mendelson's mixed Forbes review (they have two reviews up there, but the second one is so gushing it's about to have an orgasm) touches some good points. The Jo Blo guys also gave it a 5/10, which sucks since they've been champions for DC movies since the early 2000's.
Incidentally though, there is a guy in my office who saw it last night and can't stop raving about how amazing it is. Seeing it with him again this evening.
Some of the fairest and most honest reviews have been the ones from folks that were formerly championing the movie and seemed to really like Man of Steel.
Feel like Scott Mendelson's mixed Forbes review (they have two reviews up there, but the second one is so gushing it's about to have an orgasm) touches some good points. The Jo Blo guys also gave it a 5/10, which sucks since they've been champions for DC movies since the early 2000's.
Incidentally though, there is a guy in my office who saw it last night and can't stop raving about how amazing it is. Seeing it with him again this evening.
I would have preferred the alien angle because I think it's brilliant, but there's no way a general audience would have went along with that ending without the intricate build-up of the comic. Snyder didn't have the time and the studio wasn't going to let him do it even if he did.
Having the power source be Dr. Manhattan works from a structural standpoint, although it's not as impactful as having the squid show up.
It's a fair concession given the constraints Snyder had to work with to make the project happen.
Strider_Blaze
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Ninja Scooter
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My biggest problem with the Watchmen adaptation is that you didn't get the feeling of history that you do from reading the comics. The coolest part of the comic for me was seeing these golden age type heroes age. Maybe it's just the nature of the movie format that it's harder to flesh that out, or that the actors he cast seemed too young to me. I read the comic for the first time like a month before the movie came out and came away disappointed that the movie didn't really capture that.
Dubbedinenglish
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Frozenprince
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Well I now have 0 desire to even watch this to gauge it.
ASM2 is one of the worst theater experiences I'v ever had.
bananafactory
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I thought it already started? Didn't he tweet a picture from on set or something?
What do those movies have to do with Civil War, though? Apocalypse was always a "god I hope they don't fuck it up after DoFP seemed like a step in the right direction" situation at best. And hey, maybe they didn't fuck it up. It wouldn't be the first time the marketing for a good film made it look awful.
the_firewithin
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ThoseDeafMutes
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I see 41, not 39, is there a regional difference?
Barry.
Most likely Barry.
Frozenprince
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Someone hit the Slayven signal.
E the Shaggy
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MOVIE SPOILER (just to make sure people dont click on this thinking its a joke or something):
Flash is wearing an astronaut suit or something as he's traveling back in time to warn Bruce in a dream or something. Its bonkers. You can see the Flash suit underneath it sort of.
Aquaman's suit is just like we've seen it.
Cyborg is being horrifically assembled by a big mother box or something as he screams on a table. Its ghastly!
No Green Lantern to speak of.
Aquaman's suit is just like we've seen it.
Cyborg is being horrifically assembled by a big mother box or something as he screams on a table. Its ghastly!
No Green Lantern to speak of.
Discotheque
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deadpool was just alright tbh
but man if xmen apocalypse is shit i'm going to go on a sabbatical in the woods
Frozenprince
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That first one I can't...
I don't even...
They really have no idea what they're doing.
crazyrabbits
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Shaping up to be a good weekend at the movies:
They made My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2?
That's the real tragedy here.
Had a conversation with a friend the other day and I told him this was gonna suck.
That's gonna suck too unfortunately...I have no faith in DC movies...The Dark Knight trilogy was the exception...
bananafactory
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What the hell at the first one. What even is this movie then?
……forgetit
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Age of Ultron wasn't even a bad movie, just disappointing for being a sequel to the first one.
WhiteRabbitEXE
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Metric versus imperial.
The real suit is fine. This is it:
The one in the movie was made just for the knightmare sequence
deadpool was just alright tbh
but man if xmen apocalypse is shit i'm going to go on a sabbatical in the woods
Don't read this.
That sounds dangerously close to
Flashpoint.
CaptainCook
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I'm bummed to see this movie not doing so hot with critics. Wasn't expecting it to set rotten tomatoes on fire but still was thinking high 60s low 70s. I'm gonna see it sometime soon so I'll reserve judgement till then. Don't let me down civil war.
Obliterator
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but man if xmen apocalypse is shit i'm going to go on a sabbatical in the woods
Apocalypse has been looking really rough imo. Hate the way Apoc looks and JLaw seems completely uninterested at this point in being in the movies.
Hope I'm wrong but have a feeling that one may be weak
Spoilery super spoilers:
it can easily be hand waved by being armor made for the (most likely injustice based) future reality with Parademons and shit. Under armor he appears to have a more traditional outfit
MegaSackman
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That means we've all lost.
Strider_Blaze
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illmatic22
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Singer deserves the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. I'd be surprised if he got this one wrong.deadpool was just alright tbh
but man if xmen apocalypse is shit i'm going to go on a sabbatical in the woods
Discotheque
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that's nothing tbh. there's stupid ass articles like that every week. plus i can't with a guy who credits matthew vaughn as a savior. i found first class hokey.
BreezyLimbo
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He has a bat machine gun.
It's like...when the trailer with the image of him holding a bat assault rifle came out, it was like a bad parody.
"AND THEN BATMAN...GETS HIS BAT RIFLE, AND HE STARTS GUNNING DOWN THE BAD GUYS WITH A SMIRK ON HIS FACE!"
Frozenprince
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Fuck this movie. My god.
Man of Steel's action is one-note and discordant with Superman's character because it's littered with disaster porn. Age of Ultron at least gets that right by having the climax be more about the team limiting casualties than beating the bad guy.
Age of Ultron does feel too dense and quippy, and Ultron feels underdeveloped. It's flawed, but certainly not garbage.
Doctor Decimate
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does that mean Thomas Wayne Batman for this universe is gonna be opposed to killing? (i kid)
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Reading this, I thought "wait, isn't that actually a thing maybe happening?" And yes, it is! Maybe.
http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/watchmen-series-hbo-zack-snyder-1201607567/
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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This thread is killing my heart. It genuinely dawned on me that we are getting a shitty DC movie after 3 years of wait. Bring back Nolan pls.
flaxknuckles
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I wonder if I should cancel my $40 Fandango pre-order. I liked Man of Steel but still recognized its faultts. Just don't know if it's worth $40. Damn if this movie is really bad it will kill my hype for DC's movie slate even if Suicide Squad and Wonder Woman are good.
This makes me want to cry
This makes me want to cry
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