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Post by LtD73 on Mar 25, 2016 7:56:21 GMT -5
I don't want to say to much as I don't want to risk spoiling it for anyone, but I did really enjoy it. First Affleck as Batman - he did a fantastic job. I liked that he was loosely based off TDKR, but with the mindset of the original Batman which really hasn't ever been done on film before. Eisenberg as Lex - at first I didn't like his casting choice because to me Lex is Clancy Brown from StAS. I cringed at his first scene, but as the move went on I warmed up to his portrayal of Lex. Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman - She did a very good job. And I am excited to see the Wonder Woman movie now. Although I did find it funny that as Wonder Woman it seemed her shots were either the glamour shots with her hair flowing in the wind or upskirt shots. Henry Cavill as Superman - I had no problems with him. I thought he was good in MoS and he was just as good in BvS. Jeremy Irons as Alfred - it was a very good choice. He did terrific job. Amy Adams as Lois - I really I didn't like her cast as Lois in MoS and it still didn't feel like she was Lois to me. Though I will say her acting wasn't the issue. I just don't see Lois when I look at her. Doomsday - he would have benefited from a pair of pants. And I didn't like his design at first, but he looked much more like Doomsday the second half of the fight. And there was another character that I was glad was in the movie, but I will not say who because I didn't know she was in it and don't want to spoil it for anyone else who might not have known.And while it is a Marvel thing I though the opening of the files would have been at the end of the movie to set up the Justice League movie. Message me? I'm not very knowledgeable of the DC universe so it probably went over my head
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Post by v/\v on Mar 25, 2016 9:51:27 GMT -5
thought it was a disaster... best bits were that one sleepy cameo and wonder woman at least got things going, Batfleck and alfred were good. Rest was trash. And i very much like and enjoyed Man of Steel. This ing naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Post by MacReady on Mar 25, 2016 10:27:32 GMT -5
I quite enjoyed it, though I will say it was WAY too long... and disjointed. The first half feels like a different film from the second half.
I loved Affleck, he played a weary, older Batman SO WELL. Gadot was BAD ASS and made me so excited for her solo film.
I was most surprised by Jesse Eisenberg as Luthor, he really did a great job.
Jeremy Irons was such a good version of Alfred.
Overall I'd give it a 7.5/10... very enjoyable, good starting point for the DCEU, but a bit too bloated.
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Post by LtD73 on Mar 25, 2016 11:02:24 GMT -5
DC fans who have seen the movie, who was that who spoke to Batman in his nightmare about not killing Lois Lane I have no clue
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Post by PJ on Mar 25, 2016 11:23:08 GMT -5
If I had any complaints about the movie they would be the closeness of the two cities. They made Gotham and Metropolis look like San Fransisco and Oakland. I didn't like that. And I wasn't feeling the Flash from the video file. I have a feeling he will be like Amy Adams's Lois Lane to me. Which is no matter how good their acting is they will never be the character to me. DC fans who have seen the movie, who was that who spoke to Batman in his nightmare about not killing Lois Lane I have no clue PM coming
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Post by The Sexy Psychotic on Mar 25, 2016 12:50:39 GMT -5
Back from viewing one (there will for sure be more!) and all I can say is its perfect. Affleck is THE Batman, no if and's or but's, he IS Batman. Everyone else killed it too, and the story is pure comicbook, I loved it all so much; I have no idea where the complaints are coming from, I truly believe its just that people have been conditioned to Marvel's type of CBM (this isn't a jab, I LOVE Marvel films too) that having something like this is new and scary...just like Batman 89 was, and Forever, and TDK (even if I do hate that one), they were all something new and ended up being the template for CBM's for the next few years.
The opening, I wont spoil for anyone, but damn I LOVED the opening, I got chills and the score...wow!
The cameo's were incredible too, Im intrigued by the first one, no idea what was going on there but the second one was so cool, again so many chills.
In general I loved it, will be seeing it again on Sunday I think, and iMAX too hopefully next weekend or something.
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Post by mikey1974 on Mar 25, 2016 13:31:26 GMT -5
And there was another character that I was glad was in the movie, but I will not say who because I didn't know she was in it and don't want to spoil it for anyone else who might not have known. . PM me? i'm just curious... I saw it last night and can't figure out who you're talking about, LOL!
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Post by ricflair4ever on Mar 25, 2016 15:45:07 GMT -5
Just got out of the movie. I gotta say, i liked it quite well. Still had it flaws , but i don't see where the hate is coming from on this one. I can see where the casual movie goer wouldn't be as enamored with some of it. The obvious TDKR homages, the hint at Arkham video game style scenes, some of the directly out of the comics Superman moments, and quite possibly not knowing enough about Aquaman, Flash, or Cyborg, those might have gone over their heads even though they were mark out moments for me. Still, movie length aside, i don't know what those casual fans would have to scoff about much. I don't pay much attention to actual film critics when it comes to comic/sci fi movies anyway, and I'm glad i went into this with an open mind. Affleck impressed me and i am very much looking forward to solo Bat films with him under the cowl. Gadot was wonderful, no complaints there. Cavill turned in a better performance this time around. I'll say this for Eisenberg, his Luthor was certainly an original take on the character. I'm not 100% sold on it in some ways, but in others it was actually close to the source. The delivery was just different. One last thing, i read a review stating this was most certainly NOT a Superman movie. I got to wonder if they watched the same film i did. I'm not a spoiler type guy, so I'll just back that statement up by saying Superman does some VERY Superman things in this movie. Obviously its not a Superman only affair, but that review acted as if Supes is more or less an.afterthought aside from sparring with Bats. It couldn't be further from the truth. Anyway, I'd recommend it to anyone on the fence about it. Its a solid affair all around. Not the greatest superhero movie ever. I'd say it was better than MoS, Age of Ultron, Dark Knight Rises, and Iron Man 3 at least.
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Post by LtD73 on Mar 25, 2016 15:58:34 GMT -5
Just got out of the movie. I gotta say, i liked it quite well. Still had it flaws , but i don't see where the hate is coming from on this one. I can see where the casual movie goer wouldn't be as enamored with some of it. The obvious TDKR homages, the hint at Arkham video game style scenes, some of the directly out of the comics Superman moments, and quite possibly not knowing enough about Aquaman, Flash, or Cyborg, those might have gone over their heads even though they were mark out moments for me. Still, movie length aside, i don't know what those casual fans would have to scoff about much. I don't pay much attention to actual film critics when it comes to comic/sci fi movies anyway, and I'm glad i went into this with an open mind. Affleck impressed me and i am very much looking forward to solo Bat films with him under the cowl. Gadot was wonderful, no complaints there. Cavill turned in a better performance this time around. I'll say this for Eisenberg, his Luthor was certainly an original take on the character. I'm not 100% sold on it in some ways, but in others it was actually close to the source. The delivery was just different. One last thing, i read a review stating this was most certainly NOT a Superman movie. I got to wonder if they watched the same film i did. I'm not a spoiler type guy, so I'll just back that statement up by saying Superman does some VERY Superman things in this movie. Obviously its not a Superman only affair, but that review acted as if Supes is more or less an.afterthought aside from sparring with Bats. It couldn't be further from the truth. Anyway, I'd recommend it to anyone on the fence about it. Its a solid affair all around. Not the greatest superhero movie ever. I'd say it was better than MoS, Age of Ultron, Dark Knight Rises, and Iron Man 3 at least. Honestly this film has turned me more to DC right now, they're 2-0 for me and thinking back on the Marvel movies, there isn't that much I actually like from them, phase 1 has aged horribly and I can't watch any of them, not a fan of thor/hulk, have no urgency to watch Any man, only 2 marvel movies that stand out for me are Winter Soldier and Gotg. Where as with that double bill, I got a great origin story for Supes, great ensemble movie and some great leads for the future, can't wait for Wonder Womans movie, quite looking forward to Aqua Man too, can't wait to discover this universe
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Post by Patrick Bateman (original) on Mar 25, 2016 17:36:50 GMT -5
My and my kids just got back from watching. It was a very fun movie. My son and I wore our Superman shirts. I really liked Ben Affleck as Batman. It felt very comic like, and that was refreshing as I feel Bale was to serious. I must have missed the cameos. If someone could tell me who they were, that would be great. I thought they missed an opportunity to have Aquaman give Superman the spear, or get Louis.
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Post by The Sexy Psychotic on Mar 25, 2016 18:02:05 GMT -5
My and my kids just got back from watching. It was a very fun movie. My son and I wore our Superman shirts. I really liked Ben Affleck as Batman. It felt very comic like, and that was refreshing as I feel Bale was to serious. I must have missed the cameos. If someone could tell me who they were, that would be great. I thought they missed an opportunity to have Aquaman give Superman the spear, or get Louis. (highlight the writing, I wanted to be extra careful with spoilers ) The cameos were Flash during Bruce's dream whilst the LexCorp data was being uploaded, the whole Knightmare thing being based on Apokolips and Darksied and the JL members when WW goes through the data herself. And that one person/thing when Bruce is at his parents memorial, I have ZERO clue as to it was though
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Post by Patrick Bateman (original) on Mar 25, 2016 18:15:08 GMT -5
My and my kids just got back from watching. It was a very fun movie. My son and I wore our Superman shirts. I really liked Ben Affleck as Batman. It felt very comic like, and that was refreshing as I feel Bale was to serious. I must have missed the cameos. If someone could tell me who they were, that would be great. I thought they missed an opportunity to have Aquaman give Superman the spear, or get Louis. (highlight the writing, I wanted to be extra careful with spoilers ) The cameos were Flash during Bruce's dream whilst the LexCorp data was being uploaded, the whole Knightmare thing being based on Apokolips and Darksied and the JL members when WW goes through the data herself. And that one person/thing when Bruce is at his parents memorial, I have ZERO clue as to it was though I missed the dream sequence because my 4 years old daughter had to pee. Lol
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Post by ricflair4ever on Mar 25, 2016 18:28:34 GMT -5
Just got out of the movie. I gotta say, i liked it quite well. Still had it flaws , but i don't see where the hate is coming from on this one. I can see where the casual movie goer wouldn't be as enamored with some of it. The obvious TDKR homages, the hint at Arkham video game style scenes, some of the directly out of the comics Superman moments, and quite possibly not knowing enough about Aquaman, Flash, or Cyborg, those might have gone over their heads even though they were mark out moments for me. Still, movie length aside, i don't know what those casual fans would have to scoff about much. I don't pay much attention to actual film critics when it comes to comic/sci fi movies anyway, and I'm glad i went into this with an open mind. Affleck impressed me and i am very much looking forward to solo Bat films with him under the cowl. Gadot was wonderful, no complaints there. Cavill turned in a better performance this time around. I'll say this for Eisenberg, his Luthor was certainly an original take on the character. I'm not 100% sold on it in some ways, but in others it was actually close to the source. The delivery was just different. One last thing, i read a review stating this was most certainly NOT a Superman movie. I got to wonder if they watched the same film i did. I'm not a spoiler type guy, so I'll just back that statement up by saying Superman does some VERY Superman things in this movie. Obviously its not a Superman only affair, but that review acted as if Supes is more or less an.afterthought aside from sparring with Bats. It couldn't be further from the truth. Anyway, I'd recommend it to anyone on the fence about it. Its a solid affair all around. Not the greatest superhero movie ever. I'd say it was better than MoS, Age of Ultron, Dark Knight Rises, and Iron Man 3 at least. Honestly this film has turned me more to DC right now, they're 2-0 for me and thinking back on the Marvel movies, there isn't that much I actually like from them, phase 1 has aged horribly and I can't watch any of them, not a fan of thor/hulk, have no urgency to watch Any man, only 2 marvel movies that stand out for me are Winter Soldier and Gotg. Where as with that double bill, I got a great origin story for Supes, great ensemble movie and some great leads for the future, can't wait for Wonder Womans movie, quite looking forward to Aqua Man too, can't wait to discover this universe As it pertains to Thor and Hulk movies, i liked the first Thor. The second one not as much ,so you could probably skip it. Hulk was ok, but again, you could easily skip it. As for Ant Man, that one was top notch. A marked improvement over Age of Ultron just a short time earlier. My favorite Marvel movies thus far are both Cap films, the first Iron Man, the first Avengers, and GoTG. With Guardians slightly edging them all out for first place. BvS sets a tonal difference from all of those, but i have a feeling the backlash from this film will see an obviously different approach to any post Wonder Woman films since that and Suicide Squad are finished filming. I do think Suicide Squad will have a totally different tone and pace from.BvS anyway. I hope they do keep the edginess of this movie for future Bat only films. It fits that pretty well. On the other hand i would like a little bit more of a return to the "boy scout" Supes in his future iterations.
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Post by The Sexy Psychotic on Mar 25, 2016 18:30:07 GMT -5
(highlight the writing, I wanted to be extra careful with spoilers ) The cameos were Flash during Bruce's dream whilst the LexCorp data was being uploaded, the whole Knightmare thing being based on Apokolips and Darksied and the JL members when WW goes through the data herself. And that one person/thing when Bruce is at his parents memorial, I have ZERO clue as to it was though I missed the dream sequence because my 4 years old daughter had to pee. Lol Oh man for real haha, oh well just go and see it again Man oh man, I just cant get that start out of my head, all of it was amazing and when the music really kicked in, I was covered in goosebumps. No matter what the OTT fanboys or critics say, this is an amazing film and a nice alternative to what is an already nice Universe Marvel has created. Right now we have these two company's finally putting out quality pictures and a slate that would've made any comic fan explode in their pants a mere 10 years ago. I hope they keep Snyder, I hope nothing gets delayed and they go full on with JL, with WW, with Flash and AquaMan and with the rumored "The Batman" film with Affleck helming it, I want to see this Universe expand and evolve and I want to see Snyder continue on with it because this movie, sure maybe there was a lot going on at times but it was NEVER dull. I cant say the same for really any Marvel film tbh, personally I feel every one of their films has atleast had a lull in the middle when gearing up for the final showdown, but Snyder created a piece of art and I want to see as much as I possibly can!
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Post by Word™ on Mar 25, 2016 20:17:29 GMT -5
The delusion is starting..
If you enjoyed the movie, that's fine. I totally get it..
But don't pretend Zack Snyder is a good director that deserves to keep his job.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2016 20:34:26 GMT -5
Once it built up momentum, I enjoyed it.
Eisenberg stole it for me. Did fantastically as the villain.
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Post by TheLastDude on Mar 25, 2016 21:29:31 GMT -5
Although I did find it funny that as Wonder Woman it seemed her shots were either the glamour shots with her hair flowing in the wind or upskirt That's not a shock. That seems to be a trend in Snyder's superhero movies.
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Post by cordless2016 on Mar 25, 2016 21:47:59 GMT -5
2/5. Not as bad as critics are claiming but it was a bit of a mess, especially the first half with the constant scene switching.
Batfleck was the one great thing. Best live action Batman and we need a solo Batfleck movie.
Gadot was fine but WW wasn't necessary and the movie would have been the same without her.
Couldn't stand Eisenberg and didn't buy him as a villain. And I kept getting bad Heath Ledger impressions.
The Superman/Lois scenes dragged and I just don't buy their relationship. Seems forced. Superman was bland, but that's on the writing and not Cavill.
Snyder needs to go. The final action sequence was cool, and the Batman scenes as well, but he is a bad director and is not what this franchise needs.
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Post by Word™ on Mar 26, 2016 0:02:25 GMT -5
2/5. Not as bad as critics are claiming but it was a bit of a mess, especially the first half with the constant scene switching. Batfleck was the one great thing. Best live action Batman and we need a solo Batfleck movie. Gadot was fine but WW wasn't necessary and the movie would have been the same without her. Couldn't stand Eisenberg and didn't buy him as a villain. And I kept getting bad Heath Ledger impressions. The Superman/Lois scenes dragged and I just don't buy their relationship. Seems forced. Superman was bland, but that's on the writing and not Cavill. Snyder needs to go. The final action sequence was cool, and the Batman scenes as well, but he is a bad director and is not what this franchise needs. Back when Man of Steel came out I was convinced it was Cavill that lacked charm and charisma.. Thought he was a terrible actor and a bland person. He is TOTALLY opposite. He's probably got more charisma and character than anyone else in the cast.. After watching him in interviews and watching him in The Man From UNCLE. He has the capability to perform, and it was 100% the writing and direction that made him so boring and bland in MoS. From the previews I saw and the reviews I've read, they have continued the trend in BvS of sucking all the life out of Cavill.. Superman shouldn't be as boring as he is in these movies. He looks miserable in every scene.. Struggling to bark out his dialogue.. I blame Snyder.. Communicate with your actors man. They're looking to you for guidance, guide them! I think the general consensus of this movie is that it had a ton of potential, alot of great elements. Bogged down by poor editing and poor directing. I don't think box office should determine Zack Snyder's future.. And while I imagine it will make a ton of money opening weekend, I do not expect this movie to have legs going into the 2nd and 3rd week.. It needs a billion dollars to make a profit, and it will struggle every step of the way.
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Post by SteveHulk on Mar 26, 2016 1:00:20 GMT -5
Man, I really wanted to love this movie (...I've had the symbol as my sig for months!) - but left feeling quite underwhelmed and disappointed. I didn't think it was flat-out bad, but it is very long, very grim and just not that much fun. I really liked Affleck's Batman and Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman - and look forward to their solo movies. Gadot's first appearance as WW had the impact it deserved - and she had her own theme too, which was cool. Also, the fact that we only had glimpses of The Flash, Cyborg and Aquaman was well done... I was worried the movie would be too over-crowded, but that wasn't the case at all. I hated Eisenberg's Lex Luthor though... I wasn't keen on the casting in the first place, but was willing to give him a shot - he just came over as some hyper-active, annoying ADHD kid though and WASN'T Lex Luthor. At all. And structurally speaking, this movie is all over the place: flashbacks, dream sequences, long periods of nothing happening - followed by all-out action... In fact, it's almost like two different movies: for the first hour and a half, it's actually quite slow and dull - but then it goes into extreme fast-forward mode and is non-stop/senses-pounding action for the remainder. But BY FAR my main gripe (MAJOR SPOLER): They WASTED the whole Doomsday/Death Of Superman story... just completely wasted it. It should have been an epic event, with 2 or 3 films worth of teasing and build - not just tacked onto the end of some other film. Killing Superman like this - so early (and before he became a much-loved hero) - was just ridiculous... and didn't have anywhere near the emotional gravitas or wow-factor it should have had. I was sat there, thinking "there's no way they're going to do this... PLEASE don't do this..." . But they did. Unbelievable. And the closing shot of the earth moving (and the fact that Cavill said he is currently filming something "very similar" to this movie) suggests he'll be back in the next one (or very soon) - so what was the point?
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