Justice League Movie (Nov 17th, 2017)

[Biojex]

Angry Superman was scary, so how come no parademons show up? The JL was not scared of Sups?

Everyone was scared of Supes. Parademons would have eaten themselves if they were there...movie over.


My question is, why did the parademons seemingly ignore the russian family and everyone else in town considering they were all freaked the **** out... That town should've been a buffet

 

[jye4ever]

Everyone was scared of Supes. Parademons would have eaten themselves if they were there...movie over.


My question is, why did the parademons seemingly ignore the russian family and everyone else in town considering they were all freaked the **** out... That town should've been a buffet

Exactly.

But the girl had bug spray lol

 

[Biojex]

Exactly.

But the girl had bug spray lol

Which never came up again right? It was like a one shot gag moment? I don't remember...did she spray a parademon or something?

 

[jye4ever]

Which never came up again right? It was like a one shot gag moment? I don't remember...did she spray a parademon or something?

Nope it was discarded I kept waiting for it though.

 

[Biojex]

Nope it was discarded I kept waiting for it though.

She should've handed it to Flash after he saved them. Give us another goofy flash moment where he tries using it and we can all point and laugh (or cringe...probably cringe)

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Everyone was scared of Supes. Parademons would have eaten themselves if they were there...movie over.

True, it doesn't get more scary than an angry/evil Kryptonian.

My question is, why did the parademons seemingly ignore the russian family and everyone else in town considering they were all freaked the **** out... That town should've been a buffet

Maybe Swolf had something to do with it?

 

[jye4ever]

I do still think that Superman staring at Flash running is one of the best “superhero moments” of any superhero movie.

 

[ironwez20]

I got a question what happened to steppenwolf’s really cool voice from the trailer? “No protectors here” he sounded badass. Same thing happened to ultron. Made them both sound like wimps. I like my villains to not sound comical.

 

[Khev]

Yousa point is well seen this is nutsin.

Hell even BF and B&R had underlying mechanics to give the narrative some semblance of a purpose to go from point A to Z.

Two Face a justice system equal of Batman now out for retribution.

Riddler wanting acceptance then feeling betrayed and going for revenge and a power trip.

Robin’s rebellion.

Yep simple things like Robin overcoming his desire for revenge, Batman reconciling his two personalities and the the villains *properly* succumbing to their own methods (Two-Face missing the coins/Riddler going insane because of his hallucinatory box) and then in B&R you have everyone learning to trust each other/becoming a family or whatever.

But with JL it seemed like the answer to every narrative challenge was simply "so we can have our Avengers movie." Why was Steppenwolf trying to take over the world. "So we can have our Avengers movie." Why did the team come together? "So we can have our Avengers movie." Why is there this joke or that action scene? "So we can have our Avengers movie." Obviously all studios want to enjoy huge profits like the Avengers did but they apparently completely forgot to reverse engineer the film through the eyes of the actual characters on screen in the process.

 

[Khev]

True, it doesn't get more scary than an angry/evil Kryptonian.

Which is why even Doomsday was a better threat than Steppenwolf.

US Government when the Trinity was fighting Doomsday: "It's unkillable, God help us all..."

Russia Government when the entire JL was fighting Steppenwolf: "Zzzzzzzzz"

 

[jye4ever]

I got a question what happened to steppenwolf’s really cool voice from the trailer? “No protectors here” he sounded badass. Same thing happened to ultron. Made them both sound like wimps. I like my villains to not sound comical.

Yep simple things like Robin overcoming his desire for revenge, Batman reconciling his two personalities and the the villains *properly* succumbing to their own methods (Two-Face missing the coins/Riddler going insane because of his hallucinatory box) and then in B&R you have everyone learning to trust each other/becoming a family or whatever.

But with JL it seemed like the answer to every narrative challenge was simply "so we can have our Avengers movie." Why was Steppenwolf trying to take over the world. "So we can have our Avengers movie." Why did the team come together? "So we can have our Avengers movie." Why is there this joke or that action scene? "So we can have our Avengers movie." Obviously all studios want to enjoy huge profits like the Avengers did but they apparently completely forgot to reverse engineer the film through the eyes of the actual characters on screen in the process.

You know how Cap trolled everyone in the final post credits scene in Spiderman well DC should’ve had cgi mustache Superman do the same in JL.

He could say “So we can have our Avengers movie”

Oh man lol

Which is why even Doomsday was a better threat than Steppenwolf.

US Government when the Trinity was fighting Doomsday: "It's unkillable, God help us all..."

Russia Government when the entire JL was fighting Steppenwolf: "Zzzzzzzzz"

That’s X-Men Apocalypse bad lol

 

[jye4ever]

I got a question what happened to steppenwolf’s really cool voice from the trailer? “No protectors here” he sounded badass. Same thing happened to ultron. Made them both sound like wimps. I like my villains to not sound comical.

Now that I think about it Steppenwolf’s trailer line wasn’t used was it.

But I thought he sounded the same, no?

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

I do still think that Superman staring at Flash running is one of the best “superhero moments” of any superhero movie.

That was good. That entire scene was my favorite part of the film.

I also liked Sups punching Swolf and using heat vision.

 

[jye4ever]

That was good. That entire scene was my favorite part of the film.

I also liked Sups punching Swolf and using heat vision.

It was the best part and should’ve been longer.

Cyborg attacking him looked horrible though when he was pushing on Superman’s chest.

Yeah heat vision was cool but it didn’t do anything he had to freeze his stupid axe instead lol

 

[Sassafras]

When my ex picked up the kids yesterday she said she had just seen Justice League and was very confused as to why Henry Cavill's face was CG and wondered whether he had died before he could film his scenes. LOL! Way to go WB, have your actual living actors who are playing themselves at their current age look no better than RO Tarkin and Leia.

I thought that people who were oblivious to the mustache ordeal might not even notice but I guess not.

 

[M United]

That was the best scene in the movie but i do have one thing to pick about it. While Superman stared at flash and actually engaged flash while everyone else was still Wonder Woman should have in that whole action sequence turned her head towards the fight slowly.

 

[Sassafras]

True, lol. But in all seriousness even the MCU gets stuff like this right so it's very much amiss to say that JL was just another Avengers or MCU film. There should have been some overriding theme that permeated the narrative beyond "heroes team up to fight a generic bad guy." Not even the silliest MCU flicks were *that* shallow. It's like WB decided that plots were their downfall so for JL they just took it completely out of the equation. This might actually be the first film in history where the MacGuffin actually IS the plot. The end.

https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1730339/why-marvel-has-been-more-successful-than-other-superhero-studios-according-to-joe-russo

Theories about the cause of Marvel's success vary, but according to Avengers: Infinity War co-director Joe Russo, it all stems back to the presence of Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige. When asked about what sets Marvel apart from the competition, Russo addressed Feige's vital role and explained:

Simple. They don't have a Kevin [Feige].

Short, sweet, and to the point. Joe Russo's response to a question about why Marvel has been successful is not particularly complicated, but that does not mean it's wrong. Kevin Feige has been at the helm of the Marvel machine since the earliest days of Iron Man in 2008, and the Marvel Studios president (apparently often referred to as a "fanboy" by Marvel insiders) has proven himself as a massive asset. Marvel's singular, overarching vision for its cinematic universe has become the gold standard because of its coherence and consistency, and that seems to have roots in Feige's presence as the driving force behind the franchise....

That experience also seems to have endowed Kevin Feige with a sense of clarity over the fallibility of even the most successful franchises. Elsewhere in the Vanity Fair cover story about Avengers: Infinity War, Feige himself admitted that he regularly thinks about possible future misfires and laments the eventual "movie that's going to mess it all up." That day has not come yet, but a full decade into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it remains a possibility that worries even the most high-ranking studio official.

This Marvel method seems notable because many other franchises didn't start with a Kevin Feige to keep the ship on-course. For instance, the DCEU started off its run by touting a more filmmaker-driven approach...

E.g., love. Marvel has comic book lovers on staff. TALENTED comic book lovers. And few things impress me more than a studio boss knowing in his heart that the day will come when there's a fail. Helps keep the edge.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Helps keep the edge.

"The edge of a blunt knife thanks to that creatively bankrupted Feige...hail hydra! #porgs#grays#RYAN" - SNIKT

 

[Khev]

You know how Cap trolled everyone in the final post credits scene in Spiderman well DC should’ve had cgi mustache Superman do the same in JL.

He could say “So we can have our Avengers movie”

Oh man lol

Yep.

That’s X-Men Apocalypse bad lol

Well I pretty much got the "Zzzzz" from your DOFP Professor X memes though, lol.

That was the best scene in the movie but i do have one thing to pick about it. While Superman stared at flash and actually engaged flash while everyone else was still Wonder Woman should have in that whole action sequence turned her head towards the fight slowly.

Good point. I guess WW's superspeed at the bank was a one-time use thing like Qui Gon and Obi-Wan's "Force run."

 

[jye4ever]

That was the best scene in the movie but i do have one thing to pick about it. While Superman stared at flash and actually engaged flash while everyone else was still Wonder Woman should have in that whole action sequence turned her head towards the fight slowly.

I think she was busy grabbing Superman but I get what you’re saying.

Then maybe while Superman is going after Flash she is going after Superman everyone in super speed.

Yeah that could’ve worked although let Superman see him first so it keeps that scary element because Superman was damn scary during that specific scene.