Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (March 24th, 2016)

[JAWS]

Also, Fury Road was probably better than any other comic book movie in existence.

I am looking forward to what the test of time has to say about Fury Road and it's place in film history. IMO it's a well made film but nothing special.. At least nothing more special then the Original Road Warrior. It's seems that people were just blown away by the use of practical effect and stunts (though plenty of CGI was used) Films like The Raid and The Raid 2 had all practical stunt work and did it all better IMO. So maybe that is why I was not blown away.

Don't get me wrong... I liked it. I just don't get the love heaped upon it.

TWS and TDK were far more exciting IMO.... But that could be because I cared about the characters.. I did not feel that in Fury Road.

 

[spindrift]

Snyder is directing JL 1 & 2. Miller being courted at one time for MOS sequel? At this point he could probably direct any DC flim he wanted- I'd love to see him do a Batman film.

 

[YoNoSe]

I'd rather see Miller do a Wolverine movie than any DC property.

 

[pturtle]

No, you said it was the best trailer of the year.
that's different, it's only 12th of February.

Good point and crap I forgot we're early into a new year

I guess I should have said its the best trailer of the year so far


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[Spartan Rex]

 

[IrishJedi]

Spoiler

Wonder Woman watching Amanda Waller/Lex Luthor superhuman surveillance footage of Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg on her laptop?

Nope. I'm talking about the actual JUSTICE LEAGUE movie(s). There's some stuff that is really going to make online discourse quite... interesting.

 

[Khev]

I remember being fully on board with Whedon doing Age of Ultron. I was wrong.

A lot of these movies (whether they be superhero or any fantasy/sci-fi) just don't do well with the same director coming back for sequels. For every Spider-Man 2 or TDK you have three or four Spider-Man 3's, TDKR's, Batman & Robin, SW PT, Age of Ultrons, Hobbits movies, Prometheus, The Last Crusade, KOTCS, etc. Now I don't hate all of those movies in fact I like some of them a great deal but I recognize that they were poor at worst and divisive at best. And in all of those cases if the original director had just stopped one movie short of what they did then the series would have had so much more respect.

The SW OT was great for it's differing styles (though admittedly ROTJ was a bit of a Lucas directed repeat, which only proves my point) and as much as I loved TFA I'm excited to see what Johnson and Trevorrow (yeah even him) will bring to the fold. Hopefully they get someone new for Justice League (if that's still up in the air.)

EDIT:

Snyder is directing JL 1 & 2.

Ah well. There you go.

 

[jye4ever]

I am looking forward to what the test of time has to say about Fury Road and it's place in film history. IMO it's a well made film but nothing special.. At least nothing more special then the Original Road Warrior. It's seems that people were just blown away by the use of practical effect and stunts (though plenty of CGI was used) Films like The Raid and The Raid 2 had all practical stunt work and did it all better IMO. So maybe that is why I was not blown away.

Don't get me wrong... I liked it. I just don't get the love heaped upon it.

TWS and TDK were far more exciting IMO.... But that could be because I cared about the characters.. I did not feel that in Fury Road.

Finally someone I can agree with on FR.

 

[Khev]

Nope. I'm talking about the actual JUSTICE LEAGUE movie(s). There's some stuff that is really going to make online discourse quite... interesting.

I'm telling WB you said that.

 

[pturtle]

I could have sworn Khev said he was a fan of TDKR, how you group that with Spider-Man 3 I have no clue




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[IrishJedi]

One of Affleck's conditions for taking the Batman role and committing to it for so many years/movies was that Zack stick around for the other films, including JUSTICE LEAGUE. They're kind of in it together now. Zack and Debbie will also Exec Produce the BATMAN solo film that Affleck will almost certainly write and direct. They're Producers on SUICIDE SQUAD and WONDER WOMAN. It's all more connected than some people realize.

 

[Khev]

Fury Road vs. The Winter Soldier? That's a close one but I'd have to go with TWS. As for Fury Road's "greatness," I thought that Ex Machina, Spotlight, Brooklyn, and The Force Awakens were all better films in 2015.

 

[karamazov80]

I am looking forward to what the test of time has to say about Fury Road and it's place in film history. IMO it's a well made film but nothing special.. At least nothing more special then the Original Road Warrior. It's seems that people were just blown away by the use of practical effect and stunts (though plenty of CGI was used) Films like The Raid and The Raid 2 had all practical stunt work and did it all better IMO. So maybe that is why I was not blown away.

Don't get me wrong... I liked it. I just don't get the love heaped upon it.

TWS and TDK were far more exciting IMO.... But that could be because I cared about the characters.. I did not feel that in Fury Road.

Only speaking for myself, I was most impressed with the overall package of the film, not any specific aspect. Everything worked extremely well for me. Action of course being the main thing, since that is 90% of that movie. But also the characters were great and memorable, and little moments, like Max coming back with those weapons, the bad guy with his dead baby, and Doof Warrior, really stuck with me. Though it was a sequel of sorts, it ended up being more refreshing and original than the vast bulk of comic movies in many ways. And I think it taps into some primordial masculine drives in a way that I'm not sure any movie I've seen has done. Certainly I would rank it higher than any Marvel Studios film. If any comic movie I've seen beats it in terms of its ability to tell a good, cinematic story (and even though it's been nearly a year since I first saw Fury Road, I'll concede opinions could change with time), it would probably be Begins. X2 is probably still my favorite comic movie, but I'm a biased, lifelong X-Men fanatic.

Now Star Wars and Ex Machina. . .those are some over-rated movies

 

[Khev]

I could have sworn Khev said he was a fan of TDKR, how you group that with Spider-Man 3 I have no clue

Did you read my post? Once again:

"Now I don't hate all of those movies in fact I like some of them a great deal but I recognize that they were poor at worst and divisive at best."

 

[Khev]

Now Star Wars and Ex Machina. . .those are some over-rated movies

Oh that gets the halo smiley but not your gushing over Doof Warrior.

I still need to see The Raid and Raid 2, especially since my boy Tasu Leech is in one or both of them.

 

[DiFabio]

I could have sworn Khev said he was a fan of TDKR, how you group that with Spider-Man 3 I have no clue

He loves the Hobbit movies too. But that's not the point he's trying to make I don't think. He even mentions that he likes some of the things he listed in there. He's looking at it from other people's POV's and if you look at all those he listed, they're certainly not as well liked as their predecessors whether one thinks they're good or bad.

 

[pturtle]

I read it, but I also saw you bashing it the other day I thought the SSF hate might have gotten into your head. I get most here don't like it, but here, they pretty much find everything and anything Nolan does to be subpar, if you look everywhere else in the world, TDKR was a major success. Grouping that with Spider-Man 3 should get you banned for a week

He loves the Hobbit movies too. But that's not the point he's trying to make I don't think. He even mentions that he likes some of the things he listed in there. He's looking at it from other people's POV's and if you look at all those he listed, they're certainly not as well liked as their predecessors whether one thinks they're good or bad.

I know but I'm a fanboy, I have to defend the TDKR every chance I get


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[karamazov80]

Doof Warrior needs to join up with Luthor at some point.

 

[karamazov80]

TDKR and Spidey 3 were both the worst of those sub-franchises, IMO. And both were 3rd. Both were probably products of a creative team fulfilling a contract rather than being really motivated to put a great film together. But the comparisons don't extend much beyond that, IMO. TDKR was not great, but it was good. Spidey 3 was just bad, after the half-way point of the movie or so.

 

[Khev]

He loves the Hobbit movies too. But that's not the point he's trying to make I don't think. He even mentions that he likes some of the things he listed in there. He's looking at it from other people's POV's and if you look at all those he listed, they're certainly not as well liked as their predecessors whether one thinks they're good or bad.

Correct, standing back and looking objectively at film series' helmed by the same director the best received films tend to pretty much always be the first or second film. I believe that ROTK is the only "Part 3" in history made by the same director that was universally well received but that one kind of "cheats" because he filmed it with the other two so naturally a lot of his initial inspiration and genius carried into that one as well. But I think most of us would agree that even with the might LOTR trilogy that Jackson peaked right from the get go with FOTR. Yes I love TTT, ROTK, and even the Hobbit films but the diminishing returns are just SO severe as a general rule that I think it was a bad call to give Snyder four films to direct in this DC universe.