Post by Optimus on Dec 26, 2020 16:21:28 GMT -5
I'm a huge DC fan, much more than Marvel. Having said that...
Batman v Superman kind of sucked for various reasons, but mostly because Synder tried to cram too many twists/villains into it. Lex Luthor PLUS Doomsday PLUS "Death of Superman"...it was too much, and none of it executed competently. Snyder should have stuck to one main villain and done it well. BvS fell victim to the same problem as Spider-man 3 and The Amazing Spider-man 2; i.e., too many villains and none of them done well.
Lex Luthor was horribly miscast in BvS. In real life, Jesse Eisenberg comes across as a super weird dude (from what I can tell) and a bit of an aloof asshole. And he played Lex as if he were a socially inept weirdo, not a cold, calculating evil genius like the actual character. Out of all of the live action Lex's that I've seen, I think Michael Rosenbaum (from Smallville) did the best job and really captured the naunce in Lex's character.
Lex's plan also made no damned sense. And don't get me started on the "Martha" thing.
However, BvS: The Ultimate Edition (director's cut) is actually a lot better than the theatrical release, even if it does still suffer from the same problems listed above.
The first Wonder Woman movie was great up until the boss battle in the 3rd act being nothing but a CGI clusterfuck.
Don't get me started on "Josstice League." It was just a steaming pile of shit. Ezra Miller is also horribly miscast as Barry Allen, but Joss had Miller play Barry as if he's also a complete socially awkward weirdo. Despite the fact that Wally West is the best Flash anyway, the way Miller played Barry Allen is NOT Barry Allen. I don't know if that's Miller's fault or Whedon's, but it was trash regardless.
I'm looking forward to seeing Synder's version of Justice League next year. I have hope but I'm trying to keep my expectations in check, based on the fact that we haven't seen a truly good DC movie (other than WW) since Nolan's Batman trilogy.
Batman v Superman kind of sucked for various reasons, but mostly because Synder tried to cram too many twists/villains into it. Lex Luthor PLUS Doomsday PLUS "Death of Superman"...it was too much, and none of it executed competently. Snyder should have stuck to one main villain and done it well. BvS fell victim to the same problem as Spider-man 3 and The Amazing Spider-man 2; i.e., too many villains and none of them done well.
Lex Luthor was horribly miscast in BvS. In real life, Jesse Eisenberg comes across as a super weird dude (from what I can tell) and a bit of an aloof asshole. And he played Lex as if he were a socially inept weirdo, not a cold, calculating evil genius like the actual character. Out of all of the live action Lex's that I've seen, I think Michael Rosenbaum (from Smallville) did the best job and really captured the naunce in Lex's character.
Lex's plan also made no damned sense. And don't get me started on the "Martha" thing.
However, BvS: The Ultimate Edition (director's cut) is actually a lot better than the theatrical release, even if it does still suffer from the same problems listed above.
The first Wonder Woman movie was great up until the boss battle in the 3rd act being nothing but a CGI clusterfuck.
Don't get me started on "Josstice League." It was just a steaming pile of shit. Ezra Miller is also horribly miscast as Barry Allen, but Joss had Miller play Barry as if he's also a complete socially awkward weirdo. Despite the fact that Wally West is the best Flash anyway, the way Miller played Barry Allen is NOT Barry Allen. I don't know if that's Miller's fault or Whedon's, but it was trash regardless.
I'm looking forward to seeing Synder's version of Justice League next year. I have hope but I'm trying to keep my expectations in check, based on the fact that we haven't seen a truly good DC movie (other than WW) since Nolan's Batman trilogy.