The Flash - July 2022

[Johnny Utah]

Ezra Miller was absolutely amazing in this too. Playing more than one part, it feels like really different characters. The suit looks fantastic, he really was the best thing in it.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Bit disgusted to hear about a particular cameo.

 

[mikedanger]

Bowing out of this thread until I see it on Sunday...don't want to be accidentally spoiled.

 

[DFanatic]

Bit disgusted to hear about a particular cameo.

Hum which one?

 

[GhostBeard]

Hum which one?

In a movie with Ezra Miller and a cameo disgusts?

 

[ironwez20]

Twitter seems to be crying over this film and I mean like they hate it. From what I’ve seen

 

[drjedisith]

This movie was amazing! Beginning to end. Great story, great acting, never dull, beautiful music. I don't know what more people want

 

[Rbeato]

Twitter seems to be crying over this film and I mean like they hate it. From what I’ve seen

Then I gotta see it. Whenever the Twitter mob is outraged I know it’s usually good

 

[Wor-Gar]

Who to believe, who to believe!!!??

 

[nm.ct]

Twitter seems to be crying over this film and I mean like they hate it. From what I’ve seen

That's not saying much seeing how twitter is always crying about something

In all serious though, most of it are Snyderverse fans who intentionally **** on the movie without seeing. All actual reviews are mostly mixed to a bit positive. They all seem to share the same criticisms on the movie, the CGI, nostalgia "bait"... Guess I'll see how it is tomorrow

 

[Bgnyc007]

The flash was a great film imo me and the wife actually enjoyed.

 

[Wor-Gar]

a great film

Casablanca
The Godfather

and now... The Flash



Finally.

 

[The Buffinator]

Ezra Miller was absolutely amazing in this too. Playing more than one part, it feels like really different characters. The suit looks fantastic, he really was the best thing in it.

Yes Miller was quite good (& likable) playing the two different versions of Barry and the performances of Keaton and Sasha Calle were highlights for me as well. That said the movie felt really overstuffed and uneven, especially

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once Zod arrived and its focus strayed from Barry's quest to save his mom/return home and exploded into yet another battle-to-save-the-world scenario, and then later when the multiversal cavalcade of cameos commenced while worlds were literally colliding/disintegrating. The climactic part of the movie and yet its 100% fan service made it completely devoid of emotion, whereas the scenes with his mom and dad were excellent and tugged at the heart strings. I will say that most of the battle action with Zod's Kryptonians was well done, with everyone given moments to shine. Also, conceptually I liked the "chrono bowl" approach they used when the Barrys were picking when/where to re-enter the time continuum, but the rendering of the people along said continuum looked so artificial/doll-like that it became distracting . Additionally, an earlier extended action sequence that absolutely did not work for me was Barry's slo-mo rescue of a nursery's worth of the babies (plus one therapy dog) falling from one of the top floors of a crumbling hospital. It basically was a replay of Quicksilver's scenes from X-Men DOFP & Apocalypse but lacked the freshness & wacky humor/charm that made those work so well. Not that Miller was to blame - he tried his best.

Overall, I'd rate this as a C+, maybe even a B-. Definitely worth seeing once, but it's not something that will demand multiple viewings.

p.s. - I enjoyed both the first surprise cameo and the very last one. I'm guessing quite a few people won't like the latter lol.

p.p.s. - Miller's running form still looks ridiculous.

 

[Wor-Gar]

What do you think I'll think of it?

 

[The Buffinator]

What do you think I'll think of it?

I think you'll think it makes Spider-Man: NWH look like Citizen Kane, and I know what you think about multiverse movies lol...

 

[Prime Clone]

Alternate Barry's first appearance gave me serious Marty McFly Jr vibes. Turns out it was intentional.

 

[Buttmunch]

I actually enjoyed this. Far from perfect but fun - something the DCEU really lacks. Keaton is great, as expected. Lots of unnecessary cameos but still fun to see. Not a fan of Miller but they were both really good in this. Each Berry is very different and I kept forgetting they were the same actor until some random bad CGI reminded me. And not even in the two people played by the same person kind of CGI but a close up shot of one Barry then another close up CGI shot of the other Barry when both could have been shot separately. The CGI was odd. Like intentionally bad at some points but just bad in others. The CW Flash did more with less budget.

 

[sifu74]

Just got out watching this and I don't see how James Gunn thinks this is the best superhero movie...and he's about to be co-head of DC? This movie was my most anticipated next to Rise of the Beast and it was just OK. I hate his cgi rubbery looking suit, even worse than Ryan Reynolds Green Lantern. Affleck looked weird in his new suit while talking. Keaton was a bad ass as Batman again and him in Russia walking and leading the other Barry's underground looked awesome.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Only thing people agree on is bad CGI.

Oh, and Keaton being good... but I wonder about that.

 

[Mike86]

I liked it quite a bit. Not perfect but decent as a semi-interpretation of the Flashpoint story. I liked Ezra Miller as the two versions of Barry/The Flash.

Keaton was also good as Bruce/Batman and gave that nostalgia blast I was hoping for. Supergirl wasn’t bad but underutilized for sure. I liked seeing a bit more of the Batcave in that universe. I was a bit bummed the Batmobile didn’t see any action.

I will say the special effects were shoddy as has been mentioned.

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When Keaton’s Batman died I’m not going to lie I was pissed for a moment and that almost ruined the movie for me. After Barry goes back and undoes things again to allow his mother to die rather than saving her thus undoing the events of the timeline where Keaton’s Batman existed I was more accepting of it. Still irritating but I can let it pass.

The cameos were cool. All the various versions of classic characters and the fact that Nicolas Cage’s version of Superman was able to be seen even if briefly was awesome. Clooney was a surprise. We had heard the rumors but I thought-nah it’s not happening. Cool that he agreed to it.

Overall I’m fairly satisfied. Not a perfect movie by any means and who knows if we’ll see more of this version of The Flash but it was good as a wrap for the DCEU if nothing else.