03-26-2016, 05:41 PM | #1001 |
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I just watched Batman v Superman and really enjoyed it. I'm sad it has such a low Rotten Tomatoes score.
Ben Affleck is THE best Bruce Wayne / Batman we've had. I can't wait to see him reprise his role in future solo installments.
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03-26-2016, 05:52 PM | #1002 |
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Complaints I've heard from people who otherwise enjoyed it:
Spoiler: show Whether that's enough to tank a film or not I think hugely depends on how invested you are in these franchises and how excited you were for the movie. Most of the people I've heard saying they enjoyed it, even the comic-knowledgeable ones, were more laid back. The people giving the movie a thumbs down seem to mostly be die-hard fans OR younger fans who got too excited for the film. I haven't seen it, but helped myself to some spoiler-filled reviews because I didn't plan on seeing this one any time soon and its biggest draw is the singular spoiler about the fight's resolution.
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I don’t want my initial post to be seen as a definitive seal of approval, but the film is definitely better than modern superhero atrocities such as Spider-Man 3, X-Men 3 and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, all of which have higher RT scores. I’d probably put it in the same tier as Avengers: Age of Ultron, in that while it has some amazing sequences and ideas, it does come across a bit jumbled and doesn’t live up to the high expectations.
I’ll lay out my criticisms below: Spoiler: show
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Spoiler: show In terms of overall reception, I have many mixed feelings on the film myself, approaching it as both a newcomer and yet one who's now much more knowledgeable about comic mythos than most casual fans probably are. ^^; I saw it with my friend yesterday and we were both ranting about it during the credits (to the point one seasoned fan next to us said we "cracked her up") and all through the car ride home. Needless to say we each have our compliments and complaints. The general consensus is that it was "overwhelming". And, by that same extent, perhaps "underwhelming" as well. But there were definite moments that hit us individually. I just don't think they worked that well as a cohesive narrative. I did enjoy the characterizations, especially Batfleck's surprisingly. Definitely tops Christian Bale/Nolan's interpretation IMO. Spoiler: show I could go on about THEORIES and OPINIONS but I already feel like a geek/nerd enough. OTL At any rate, I'm at least hooked on this tragic train now - even if it's a wreck in more ways than one. *munches popcorn while quietly waiting for more despair* Bring it on, Snyder. Just for fun, I will provide some capslock commentary I wrote afterwards, which pretty much sums up my thoughts throughout the film: Spoiler: show Edit- Fun fact I just learned: Spoiler: show
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03-26-2016, 11:56 PM | #1006 |
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I just find it silly that they called it Batman v. Superman instead of vs. V. is usually used in legal cases, not punching matches. Was this some kind of weird censorship?
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For that matter, I think I'll skip the video. Going in unspoiled on that one point did leave me surprised at the end (which I suppose is saying something considering the trailers already gave away everything else). I'll wait to find out for myself through the films.
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Saw London has Fallen,
Overall I enjoyed it quite a bit, having seen the original some time ago it was nice to see that the two don't really play into eachother
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Jungle Book is fine. It is soooooooooooooooooo slow. It also desperately wants to be The Lion King. Watch out for super shaky camera fast action scenes and teasing "hey guys we're about to do that soong you love" and then not doing the god damn songs. Baloo is the stand out character in that it is basically just Bill Murray going nuts for honey like Bill Murray goes nuts for whores and money.
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04-21-2016, 07:18 PM | #1012 |
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I don't get it. You say it's fine, but then disparage it.
What it means?!
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It's fine. If you don't see it your life will not be lessened. It is flawed and the trailers lie to you. But it's not terrible.
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So basically where BvS was incoherent action every half an hour punctuated with too much speaking and set up, Cap3 was the opposite. It was much more enjoyable for it and very funny, but don't go in expecting anything clever. It pays lip service to Civil War but basically it's just lots of superhero fights loosely linked together.
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Aww.
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05-02-2016, 05:16 AM | #1017 |
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The superhero fights are in fairness quite good.
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05-05-2016, 10:48 AM | #1018 |
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I personally think Civil War was more clever than you give it credit for and really benefitted from not just straight adapting the comic, where Stark and Shield are openly fascist and portrayed as totally in the right.
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Isn't Captain America supposed to be the Cold War era right-winger? It sounds so weird that Tony Stark would be George W. Bush while Captain America is being voiced by Michael Moore.
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You've never read Captain America before have you?
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05-08-2016, 08:38 PM | #1022 |
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I saw the first movie. It was very AMERICAN FUDGE YEAH, WHERE EAGLES DARE, SIX BOOM BAH and all that rot.
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Spoiler: show I'll share this much for you outside the spoiler box, to ensure you see it. It's just one example of many that supports my own clumsy explanation inside the spoiler box. I am sure Loki and others in our community can offer much sounder explanations than I can. I can't even vouch that the below is authentic and not just another Internet-provided photoshop. But since Captain America is easily my No.1 favorite Marvel superhero at this point, I wanted to reply to you too. (click for full size)
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Well okay, that clarifies things a bit. But I read an article on HuffPost or somewheres that Civil War was intended to be a 2003-esque parable of the War in Iraq. Captain America clearly fits the "Lady Liberty" role here, so when did Tony Stark move to Crawford, Texas?
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Captain America is Team Freedom. Tony Stark is Team Security. Captain America got here by being who he always is. He fought in WW2 to protect our freedoms. Then he arrives in modern times to witness our own government snatching those freedoms away from us. He risked his life ... he personally knew men who lost theirs ... all so that the children born back then could throw away the freedoms he fought to defend? Fuck that shit. Tony Stark used to sell weapons, but the events of Iron Man 1 saw Tony taking his father's company out of the weapons industry entirely. The very concept of the Iron Man suit is "safety suit," safety against bullets, safety against free fall, safety against fire, so on and so forth. The U.S. government demands Stark hand over the super suits. He refuses, and he is right to do so -- the government wants to use the suits for modern warfare. But with time, he has a harder and harder time convincing himself that superheroes are/should be above the law. (I don't know the details here, having not reacquainted myself with Stark's road to Civil War.) Eventually, Stark winds up in a politically important assignment, and the ball rolls from there. Stark you could argue shouldn't have become what he became (*shrug*), but Captain America there is like no escape from his Civil War role.
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