Justice League Movie (Nov 17th, 2017)

[jye4ever]

lol @ the bait wars.

 

[abake]

Abake is not one to bait, I think, which makes his post more misguided ;_;

Those are not particularly stand out Supermen, he's even misrepresented in 2 of those stories.

Justice and Kingdom Come aren't particularly great either, it's Alex Ross what sells those to people.

He draws a hell of a Superman though, but most of his other characters look like 40 yo cosplayers.

All-Star is the epitome of the character, it's the litmus test for whether or not you actually like Superman and not one of his rationalizations.

Abake never baits.

You guys have me figured out!
Indeed, it wasn't bait.

I don't think I ever read any Superman comics as a kid, I only read Batman, Spiderman and some Iron Man, but that was about it. Later on, as a teen I picked up TDKR, Year One and Arkham Asylum (and Black Orchid). So I'm really more of a Batman fan.

What I like about the Superman in KC (which I know is an "elseworlds" story) is the struggle of the character to come to grips with a world that has moved on beyond him and his former pals, how even the most powerful (and arguably "good" man in the world) must evolve and learn.
In TDKR I loved the juxtaposition of the all-powerful Superman vs. the ageing Batman, and how one chose to submit, while the other rages on. But the inherent good of Superman is there to see clearly. I thought that was done brilliantly.
Justice, well... yeah, there's probably nothing too special about any of the characters, but I do like how they all have to overcome certain doom, and I like the teamwork.

So I suppose you're right, I'm not a big fan of the "classic" Superman, which probably explains why I like the Snyder/Cavill Supes so much.
Snyderverse Superman is to classic Superman what Scorsese Jesus is to Bible Jesus. And I dig that.

 

[jye4ever]

Killing Joke was trash there I said it.

Growing up I was devoted to Marvel but I did use DC comics to wipe my butt with lol

DC Gods yawn.....

 

[abake]

Killing Joke is ok, I guess, but yeah, I don't see why it's so highly praised. Maybe I have to give it another read.

 

[**16k**]

Killing Joke is ok, I guess, but yeah, I don't see why it's so highly praised. Maybe I have to give it another read.

Yes, you have to!

It's clearly inferior to Year One or TDKR, but it still is a great story, it just doesn't read on so many levels as TDKR.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Just for fun, here's what Star Wars did in its first 13 weeks of release in 1977

Date - Rank Weekly -Gross % -Change Theaters / Change Avg. Gross-to-Date Week#
May 27–30 1 $1,554,475 - 43 - $36,150 $2,048,249 1
Jun 17–19 3 $2,788,281 - 157 +109 $17,759 $12,943,513 4
Jun 24–26 1 $4,885,463 +75.2% 360 +203 $13,570 $20,514,376 5
Jul 1–4 1 $7,452,980 +52.6% 452 +92 $16,488 $32,157,349 6
Jul 8–10 1 $6,197,462 - 589 - $10,522 +137 $42,129,994 7
Jul 15–17 1 $6,806,951 +9.8% 757 +168 $8,992 $53,777,851 8
Jul 22–24 1 $7,000,644 +2.8% 843 +86 $8,304 $65,887,563 9
Jul 29–31 - $6,234,376 -10.9% - - - $77,323,425 10
Aug 5–7 1 $7,195,573 +15.4% 1,044 - $6,892 $90,284,705 11
Aug 12–14 1 $6,705,755 -6.8% 1,074 +30 $6,243 $102,267,928 12
Aug 19–21 1 $5,908,751 -11.9% 1,096 +22 $5,391 $113,031,275 13

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=starwars4.htm

Even when it doubled its theatrical venues, it still more than doubled its ticket sales.

Just found it interesting, never looked it up before.

 

[Underworld54]

Gitesh Pandya
@GiteshPandya
#JusticeLeague drops 57% in 2nd wknd to $40.7M, by far the largest decline in Top10 over #Thanksgiving holiday wknd. Cume after 10 days is $171.5M heading to domestic final of about $240M. Will be lowest among all 5 #DCEU films.
11:13 AM - Nov 26, 2017

It's likely to miss $700M worldwide. What should have been an easy $1B worldwide blockbuster has turned into a box-office embarrassment.

 

[jye4ever]

Grace will label it a success lol

Did you say easily 1 billion, hell fans were saying it would make 1.5 - 2 billion!

I don’t blame them for thinking that because I was one of them I thought JL could join the 2 billion club.

Nope lol

 

[a-dev]

Just for fun

That post was not a fun read. Too many numbers. You have failed Wor Gar!

 

[Wor-Gar]

^^

Gitesh Pandya
@GiteshPandya
#JusticeLeague drops 57% in 2nd wknd to $40.7M, by far the largest decline in Top10 over #Thanksgiving holiday wknd. Cume after 10 days is $171.5M heading to domestic final of about $240M. Will be lowest among all 5 #DCEU films.
11:13 AM - Nov 26, 2017

It's likely to miss $700M worldwide. What should have been an easy $1B worldwide blockbuster has turned into a box-office embarrassment.

Grace will label it a success lol

Did you say easily 1 billion, hell fans were saying it would make 1.5 - 2 billion!

I don’t blame them for thinking that because I was one of them I thought JL could join the 2 billion club.

Nope lol

I never thought it had a chance at a billion.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I never thought it had a chance at a billion.

Before I saw it, I figured maybe an outside chance

 

[jye4ever]

^^







I never thought it had a chance at a billion.

I did right when the DCEU took off but as Suicide Squad arrived I lowered it from 2B to 1B lol

JL and 1B just felt like a given.

I mean look at Jurassic World yet JL failed miserably.

 

[Uncle Bingo]

I remember people saying this was going to be the highest grossing movie of the year.

When this movie was announced I thought it would have almost been impossible for it not to join the 1 billion club. How stupid I was.

 

[Wor-Gar]

The real question now: can TLJ reach 1 billion?

And I don't mean Tommy Lee Jones.

 

[jye4ever]

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

The real question now: can TLJ reach 1 billion?

And I don't mean Tommy Lee Jones.

Wouldn't be surprised if it didn't happen before Christmas

 

[Wor-Gar]

That's likely a given. 15 days to 1 billion would have to be a record, no?

But if the movie sucks, and since so many Star Wars movies have come in the last 2 years, this one does have the chance -- slim, yes -- of NOT breaking a billion. The middle Star Wars always does the worst, even Empire.

 

[loki2371]

I finally saw it last night (for free). It wasn't as bad as I expected based on my own opinion from the previous movies and the trailers, the critics, and those on the forums. It was an entertainingly BAD movie. Just another tentpole popcorn movie. It was not the worst of the mess that is the DCEU. WB/DC should be ashamed of themselves as to how they treat their own properties. The trinity are some of the most beloved and well know characters around the world for the past 70+ years. Just like BvS, this movie should've easily been a $1 billion+ blockbuster hit. Instead they rushed nearly everything to market (SS, BvS, JL) just to cash in on Marvel's box office success. I won't go into specifics as to what was so bad, as it's already been said numerous times over. The movie was a mess. Distractingly terrible CGI, terrible pacing, more plot hole gaps than swiss cheese..... The only entertaining parts was seeing these characters together on screen as the JL and fighting some end of days bad guy. And I agree, the most entertaining parts was Supes taking on the Jl, Supes and Flash saving people, and the 1st post credit scene.

But, as much of it was bad, nothing made me want more than to scream "FU WB" than the end credit scene. I at least hoped that they would move on from one of the biggest problems and fan complaints from BvS, the terrible casting and portrayal of Lex Luthor... NOPE!!!

Spoiler

Instead, there he was in all his glory, mind you now shaved with a bald head(?)(like that was the problem as to why he was hated by the fans), ushering a potential plot sequel to this trainwreck..... NO THANK YOU!!

My rankings for the DCEU:

MOS
JL
Wonder Woman
SS
BvS

 

[Uncle Bingo]

The real question now: can TLJ reach 1 billion?

And I don't mean Tommy Lee Jones.

 

[Wor-Gar]

^^

My rankings for the DCEU:

MOS
JL
Wonder Woman
SS
BvS

WOW! BvS has become a real bottom-feeder for fans. Finally.