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Post by hbkjason on Aug 1, 2016 10:12:21 GMT -5
I watched the Ultimate Edition of Batman V Superman last night and I have to be honest and say that the extra 30 minutes really did not add much if anything to the movie for me at all I did not hate Batman V Superman when I saw it in the theatre and the run time seemed ok. But man did this feel like a long ass movie when I was watching this at home!
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 1, 2016 10:52:04 GMT -5
Tom Welling was perfect for TV Superman. The whole multiverse is a mess anyway. They should have just brought him back and made Smallville fans get onboard with Supergirl if they weren't already watching. Spilt milk at this point though. I'm out on Supergirl minus crossovers. I like Benoist too. It's her surrounding cast that I can't deal with. Welling back as Superman would have got me to tune-in though. Meh, oh well.
I honestly just want more Constantine. Justice League Dark is a start but he needs to be in as many episodes of Arrow/Flash/Supergirl/LoT as possible. I can't believe the CW hasn't brought it back yet.
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Post by JokerFC on Aug 1, 2016 11:58:21 GMT -5
I really want Suicide Squad to be great because it contains my favourite villain in the Joker. If it doesn't do well? It will be another setback for WB.
But IMHO? WW is the movie they need to be most worried about. I have zero confidence in that one although the trailer DID make me feel a bit better about it. But Gadot is an AWFUL actress.
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Post by cordless2016 on Aug 1, 2016 19:43:04 GMT -5
I watched the Ultimate Edition of Batman V Superman last night and I have to be honest and say that the extra 30 minutes really did not add much if anything to the movie for me at all I did not hate Batman V Superman when I saw it in the theatre and the run time seemed ok. But man did this feel like a long ass movie when I was watching this at home! Theatrical Version = 3/10 Extended Edition = 5/10 I honestly feel had they just removed the stupid Lois subplot with the whole desert thing it would have been a better movie, even with the crappy Lex still in it. The Lois stuff is a big reason for the poor pacing in the movie.
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Post by The Dave on Aug 1, 2016 22:01:20 GMT -5
Superman should definitely be 6'3" range and built.. He should also be handsome. That guy above is pretty "blah". 'Feels like I'm wearing nothing at all...nothing at all...nothing at all...' Stupid sexy Superman!
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Post by Word™ on Aug 2, 2016 1:42:19 GMT -5
I watched the Ultimate Edition of Batman V Superman last night and I have to be honest and say that the extra 30 minutes really did not add much if anything to the movie for me at all I did not hate Batman V Superman when I saw it in the theatre and the run time seemed ok. But man did this feel like a long ass movie when I was watching this at home! Theatrical Version = 3/10 Extended Edition = 5/10 I honestly feel had they just removed the stupid Lois subplot with the whole desert thing it would have been a better movie, even with the crappy Lex still in it. The Lois stuff is a big reason for the poor pacing in the movie. I really like Amy Adams.. But I cannot stand watching her as Lois Lane.
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Post by JokerFC on Aug 2, 2016 3:44:21 GMT -5
I liked Adams as Lane in MOS a LOT.....I thought she was great. But her participation in BvS felt incredibly forced to me.....Its like Snyder had no idea what to do with her maybe wanted to leave her out and the Studio said no.
I'm not saying that's what happened but I wouldn't be surprised if it was.
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Post by cordless2016 on Aug 2, 2016 7:24:24 GMT -5
I liked Adams as Lane in MOS a LOT.....I thought she was great. But her participation in BvS felt incredibly forced to me.....Its like Snyder had no idea what to do with her maybe wanted to leave her out and the Studio said no. I'm not saying that's what happened but I wouldn't be surprised if it was. I feel the same way. Her scenes all seem forced and random except for the final few scenes. The whole desert and tracking the bullets history subplot was so out of place. There was so much in the movie already that it would have benefitted without that. I couldn't stand Eisenberg but I feel Lane's story was the bigger issue. I'd love to see if someone could make an edit without that sub-story and see how the movie turns out. I feel it would make the movie flow much better.
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Post by Word™ on Aug 2, 2016 9:31:15 GMT -5
Jared Leto has tried waay too hard to come off as strangely eccentric during this stint as The Joker.. IDK why he feels like he needs to do this, but it has made me roll my eyes quite a few times.
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Post by JokerFC on Aug 2, 2016 12:10:20 GMT -5
Jared Leto has tried waay too hard to come off as strangely eccentric during this stint as The Joker.. IDK why he feels like he needs to do this, but it has made me roll my eyes quite a few times. Yes he has........although I will forgive him if his Joker & Suicide Squad deliver.
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Post by Word™ on Aug 2, 2016 12:11:05 GMT -5
Oh... man.
38% right now on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Post by marino13 on Aug 2, 2016 12:41:07 GMT -5
Here's a video of a guy reading the reviews to SS....
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Post by marino13 on Aug 2, 2016 12:43:59 GMT -5
Superman should definitely be 6'3" range and built.. He should also be handsome. That guy above is pretty "blah". 'Feels like I'm wearing nothing at all...nothing at all...nothing at all...' Is... is that Tina Yothers in the background?
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Post by Nivro™ on Aug 2, 2016 13:26:03 GMT -5
Ill never understand why people feel they need to review a movie and that should sway someone whether to watch or not watch. Half of the stooges that review movies probably know nothing about the DC Universe thus they dont get a back story and they have no idea whats going on and they just give it a 2/10. Ill watch this movie, just as I did Man of Steel & Batman v Superman, probably more the 5-10 times and Ill enjoy it every time.
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Post by Word™ on Aug 2, 2016 13:32:27 GMT -5
Ill never understand why people feel they need to review a movie and that should sway someone whether to watch or not watch. Half of the stooges that review movies probably know nothing about the DC Universe thus they dont get a back story and they have no idea whats going on and they just give it a 2/10. Ill watch this movie, just as I did Man of Steel & Batman v Superman, probably more the 5-10 times and Ill enjoy it every time. People want to watch a coherent movie dude.. If you HAVE to have 15 years of fandom behind each film to understand it, odds are it's not a very good movie. I'm not gonna drop 25 dollars on a time at the movies if a majority of critics think it stinks.. Reviews matter because movie time is expensive.
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Post by marino13 on Aug 2, 2016 13:45:31 GMT -5
Here is one of my favorite YouTube channels reviewing it (spoiler free)...
If you don't want to watch it, he says it's the best DCEU film, but still flawed.
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Post by JokerFC on Aug 2, 2016 14:25:15 GMT -5
Reviews wont sway me on this one......Like BvS I will still go see it regardless. But Jesus I would like to see some positive reviews......of course the carzy fringe "DC movies only" crew will again try to blame Marvel/Disney for paying off critics but Good GOD no such thing has ever happened.
Over @ AICN I generally tend to agree with Quint & Capone. So I am interested to see what they think of this one. They were 100% on point with BvS, Deadpool & Civil War this year so I'm interested to see what's going to be said.
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Post by johnnyb on Aug 2, 2016 14:43:02 GMT -5
Here is one of my favorite YouTube channels reviewing it (spoiler free)... If you don't want to watch it, he says it's the best DCEU film, but still flawed. I love Mr. Sunday Movies and The Weekly Planet. I don't always agree with them but holy they're hilarious.
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Post by johnnyb on Aug 2, 2016 14:56:19 GMT -5
I liked Adams as Lane in MOS a LOT.....I thought she was great. But her participation in BvS felt incredibly forced to me.....Its like Snyder had no idea what to do with her maybe wanted to leave her out and the Studio said no. I'm not saying that's what happened but I wouldn't be surprised if it was. I feel the same way. Her scenes all seem forced and random except for the final few scenes. The whole desert and tracking the bullets history subplot was so out of place. There was so much in the movie already that it would have benefitted without that. I couldn't stand Eisenberg but I feel Lane's story was the bigger issue. I'd love to see if someone could make an edit without that sub-story and see how the movie turns out. I feel it would make the movie flow much better. The problem with Lois is that 98% her character's entire arc (like in the history of the character) was used up in the first movie. She meets Superman literally two minutes after we are introduced to her as an audience. She completes her investigation and figures out his "secret identity" through a three-minute montage, confronts him and he basically cops to being an alien. They somehow fall in love within one day of meeting, and that same day she stands in the center of Metropolis as the city is leveled around her. Ten minutes into the second movie, not only has he flown across the planet to save her, but she has also already moved in with him, gotten past the "honeymoon" phase of their relationship and jumped right to the Twilight-esque "I love you but we cannot be together for a vague, unearned reason" that isn't really mentioned again in the movie. In addition to all of that, Clark Kent and Superman are indistinguishable characters in these movies. There's nothing for Lois to do in this movie except for the bullet investigation, which ultimately leads nowhere and has nothing to do with the climax of the movie (and makes NO SENSE in the theatrical cut). Ill never understand why people feel they need to review a movie and that should sway someone whether to watch or not watch. Half of the stooges that review movies probably know nothing about the DC Universe thus they dont get a back story and they have no idea whats going on and they just give it a 2/10. Ill watch this movie, just as I did Man of Steel & Batman v Superman, probably more the 5-10 times and Ill enjoy it every time. I read a review where, in the opening paragraph, the reviewer basically said "I don't know who these characters are" as if that's a reason to automatically dislike a movie. He didn't say anything along the lines of "the characters were not adequately introduced or fleshed out", it was just "I don't know who Captain Boomerang is" despite the fact that he has been featured in decades worth of comic books that are easy to find and are accessible to new readers. What if someone reviewed The Hunt For Red October 25 years ago and opened it with "I don't know who Jack Ryan is and that kills this movie"?
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Post by marino13 on Aug 2, 2016 15:07:23 GMT -5
Here is one of my favorite YouTube channels reviewing it (spoiler free)... If you don't want to watch it, he says it's the best DCEU film, but still flawed. I love Mr. Sunday Movies and The Weekly Planet. I don't always agree with them but holy they're hilarious.Yeah whether I agree or not, they always have me rolling. Those that have never seen his videos really should give his channel a chance. You won't regret it.
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