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

[Sweet Rabbit]

Because lots of online goobers set it ablaze.

I heard it was Marvel

 

[abake]

I guess this is what people mean when they say that they feel Superman can't be done as he used to be done in the comics. But the key about Superman, that is highlighted in the Donner film, and is at the core of stories like the Nail and Superman: Red Son, is that he is raised by farmers with good, more "traditional" values. In the comics, the Kents don't tell Superman he should let kids die in a bus crash, commit suicide, or stand in front of rock piles blathering on about who can remember what. They teach him to be a good person, and to take care of others. To say his prayers, take his vitamins, and be a true Hulkamaniac. Without this, Superman would be corrupted by his power just like any other man would. His upbringing is what keeps him from being the Justice Lord.

From that perspective, there is a very strong parallel to Cap. Is the WWII-era optimism of Cap different from that of a post-Watergate-era Superman? Sure. But the core ideas are the same, in the sense that both are optimistic, selfless, and have a strong belief that doing the right thing is a duty and privilege really, given their gifts. Representing an American ideal. And so the way Cap is represented in film really is more how Superman should be presented in my humble opinion.


You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to jye4ever again.

Agreed on almost all counts, but I still think that idealistic person would be a hard sell to modern audiences without a compelling and credible background like Cap's. Which, I believe, works because he is set on that time frame. I don't think american rural upbringing would be credible nowadays.

 

[RIDDICK]

It's dumb but kinda funny...

 

[crows]

It's dumb but kinda funny...

reported

 

[LIBBY1957DOG]

 

[crows]

 

[kryptonianmutie]

[emoji38]

 

[spindrift]

just great- thank goodness this thread has collapsed into stuff that makes you smile

 

[KitFisto]

Saw this today. I enjoyed the Metropolis fight from Bruce Wayne's perspective and I loved the last 40 min or so starting the Batman/Superman fight until the end..........the rest was fairly boring and forgettable.

 

[LIBBY1957DOG]

just great- thank goodness this thread has collapsed into stuff that makes you smile

yeah im firmly in the love it and am looking forward to the extended cut and solo wonderwoman and jla films , not so excited for ss ,but will see it anyway but one thing for sure is its hard to beat the sound of a baby chuckling lol ,maybe they could give the joker that babies chuckle ,that would be awesome or not lol

 

[RIDDICK]

https://youtu.be/1ccp1nVpbLU

 

[jespernicolaj]

I loved the film, but this made me laugh

 

[LIBBY1957DOG]

I loved the film, but this made me laugh

as do i ,and as it should ,warners is still seeing a big old bunch of $$$s off this movie and will make any necessary adjustments to the films that follow on

on a related note anyone seen or posted this looks like china is not quite the sure thing it was in last year or so

Variety:
Are Hollywood Blockbusters Losing Their Punch at China’s Box Office?
https://variety.com/2016/film/asia/china-hollywood-blockbusters-batman-v-superman-1201756790/

will be interesting to see how civil war fares when released over there ,personally i hope it does well everywhere ,i at least enjoy ,if not love most all the comic book films on some level and hope they keep them coming

 

[jye4ever]

As much as I love LOTR trilogy, these superhero movies (which only half are good), some war movies and the return of Star Wars (I think) I would have to say that the past 20 years (1996-2016) simply can't touch the staying power of 1975-1995!

1975-1995 just can't be touched when it comes to movies and music.

Oh well, at least the collectibles have improved.

 

[kryptonianmutie]

As much as I love LOTR trilogy, these superhero movies (which only half are good), some war movies and the return of Star Wars (I think) I would have to say that the past 20 years (1996-2016) simply can't touch the staying power of 1975-1995!

1975-1995 just can't be touched when it comes to movies and music.

Oh well, at least the collectibles have improved.

The movies might be debatable but the music was hands down better from 1975-1995.

 

[jye4ever]

OT, Exorcist, Die Hard, STM, Batman 89, T/T2, John Hughes, Conan, Thing, F13th1, Halloween1, Raiders, Alien, Aliens, True Lies, Werewolf in London, Day of the Dead, Airplane1, Jaws so on and so forth are not debatable.

 

[kryptonianmutie]

OT, Exorcist, Die Hard, STM, Batman 89, T/T2, John Hughes, Conan, Thing, F13th1, Halloween1, Raiders, Alien, Aliens, True Lies, Werewolf in London, Day of the Dead, Airplane1, Jaws so on and so forth are not debatable.

I would like True Lies stricken from the record please.[emoji38]
There are plenty of movies I'd add to that list but for the sake of argument I'll make a 1996-2016 list.
LOTR trilogy, Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Winter Soldier, The Matrix, The Avengers, ID4, Gross Pointe Blank, Coen Brothers! and so on and so forth, debatable[emoji38]

 

[jye4ever]

But I mentioned LOTR and Superhero hero movies as positives.

But you can see just how few movies defined 1996-2016.

 

[rushmore223]

I would like True Lies stricken from the record please.[emoji38]
There are plenty of movies I'd add to that list but for the sake of argument I'll make a 1996-2016 list.
LOTR trilogy, Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Winter Soldier, The Matrix, The Avengers, ID4, Gross Pointe Blank, Coen Brothers! and so on and so forth, debatable[emoji38]

I would also like True Lies stricken from the record, but while we're at it, can we iremove Matrix as well?

 

[jye4ever]

Nah, he's right with Matrix.

Influental and moe importantly it spanked TPM.

It was the cool movie to love.