The Official DC Comics Film Universe Thread

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  1. The Dark Knight

    The Dark Knight Well-Known Member

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    Saw WAR for the Planet of the Apes last night. Really well made film. Excited to see what director Matt Reeves will do with his next film: THE BATMAN. Apparently he ripped up Ben Affleck's script and is starting over from scratch.
     
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    Cool to hear the Batman 89 Theme in the new Justice League film. (Go to 1:15 in the video)
     
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    JUSTICE LEAGUE was fun. It is a flawed film, no doubt, but much more enjoyable than Batman V. Superman or Suicide Squad. I think I liked it more than Wonder Woman even. These movies lately can't get villains right, and Steppenwolf is definitely another worthless villain, but I did enjoy Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Cyborg, Aquaman and Superman working together. Superman stole the show. If you go in treating it like an episode of a series, instead of a standalone film, you can enjoy it more. Overall, a solid B from me. (Which is high praise)
     
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    I loved it, i still think BvS is a better movie tho. Much better than thor or anything marvel have produced lately. I'm hoping Black Panther changes that.

    Still a fun movie. That's the point, it's not citizen kane or dead poets society or saving private ryan. Nor does it try to be.

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    Yeah, Black Panther looks good. And agreed about Justice League. Take it for what it is and you will have a great time.

    Still not sure how you liked Batman V. Superman though. Haha. I've grown to not hate it, as the Ultimate Edition was better, but it is still bad.
     
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    I can type all day, and i dont think it would adequately explain why. I think if you heard what i think in person, you'd understand. I think BvS is an intelligent superhero movie. I kinda wish JL kept more of that in it.

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    I’d rather go home and eat a dozen tacos with hot sauce, take a big soft shit, burn all the TP in my house and wipe my ass with my hand, not wash it, then eat a dozen more tacos than see Justice League after how horrid MOS and BvS were.
     
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    $96 million opening weekend, which is the perfect result for the disaster that is the DCU... they’ve destroyed the goodwill of the audience and can’t even reach a $100 million opening with their biggest film.
     
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    Yeah, that is a pretty low debut for a film with Batman and Superman in it. And the newly popular Wonder Woman. Sad.

    There were many factors.
    -Obviously bad reviews and buzz.
    -Coming out in November, 2 weeks after the successful and better Thor: Ragnarok.
    -As you said: destroyed good will after the disasters that were BvS and Suicide Squad

    I still stand by that it is a fun film, but the current state of the DCU is definitely a mess.
     
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    I felt the characters were really poorly developed prior, and during, this film. There wasn't any emotional investment with any of them, except maybe Wonder Woman. The dialogue also seemed a bit forced between them when they suddenly turned buddy buddy. They really needed some standalone films to establish some of the others before rushing into a Justice League scenario (I didn't remember much character development in BvS, except MARTHAAAAAA). The bad guy was a bit boring as well.

    Definitely doesn't help that I watched Thor the week before.
     
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    Agreed 100% with all of that.
     
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    This Tuesday is the 10th Anniversary of The Dark Knight. Hard to believe it has already been 10 years. Still my favorite comic book film. (No Shock)
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