Topic: Hey! DC's got stuff too... (Official Thread for the DCU of Movies and TV)

[nickmitch]

The funny thing is, they could've hidden Doomsday out of all the trailers, and left the twist semi-unspoiled.

But all the news about having to CGI away mustaches completely prevents most fans from knowing.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Here is JL: The Flash First look
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP23BBlED-o

Q: Does this change anything about whatever your current opinion on this movie is? About the character himself?

[ShyGuy]

Not a whole lot. I was just reintroduced to the Flash through the TV show a few years ago. He also doesn't seem at all like the character of Barry Allen.

[nickmitch]

What ShyGuy said.  I think I'm more turned off by the character.  It's like they wanted that type of character and cast it as the Flash.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Well, if you just DGAF about this movie, or just don't care about spoilers, the entire plot of Justice League has apparently leaked....
https://www.reddit.com/r/DCEUleaks/comments/77g7jq/the_full_plot_of_justice_league/doll26k/?context=3

I didn't read it, but i hear it doesn't sound too good. Not too bad either, but really comes down to execution on the big screen as most movies do. Read at your own risk.

and if you do, please share, w/o spoilers... or at least marked ones for us that are curious but don't actually want to know details.

[BlackNMild2k1]

JL: Wonder Woman first look
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKkY9_L8y-E

JL: Aquaman first look
https://youtu.be/EoCN4fvJPZI

JL: Justice League (the team) first look
https://youtu.be/0Abif-hvUgM

And a new poster from fandango


And one from IMAX

[BranDonk Kong]

I swear the more I see of this the worse it looks.

[BlackNMild2k1]

and the Dolby poster

[Spak-Spang]

WW trying to look cute, Flash making a joke, and another clip of WW dancing(?)

She pretty much always looks cute.  Her eyes and facial expressions are just lovely.

[Plugabugz]

There's roomers floating around that Gareth Edwards (director of The Raid 1 and 2) is going to make a Deathstroke movie.

Given how awesome those two movies were, he's one of the few directors who i will see a movie purely because his name is on it.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I saw that. I just hope he'll cross the aisle and help Marvel fix IF first. Lol

[Khushrenada]

There's roomers floating around that Gareth Edwards (director of The Raid 1 and 2) is going to make a Deathstroke movie.

I thought Edwards was responsible for the recent Godzilla. I looked it up and he did both that and Rogue One which are the two films of his I've seen. However, Gareth Evans is the person responsible for directing The Raid movies and IMDB mentions him as being rumoured to be involved in a Deathstroke project.

[Shorty McNostril]

So early some early reactions to Justice League have been released.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/407661-justice-league-reactions-arrive-online-what-do-critics-think#/slide/1

The consensus is it's not bad apparently.  Far from perfect with its fair share of issues, but it's a fun romp and the team work well together. 

[UncleBob]

Am I the only one who hates the tagline for this movie with the forced logos in it?

Superman is dead.  Cyborg doesn't have a logo.  Handy that Flash's logo has a circle around it.  You're tying waaaay too hard to force Batman's logo in...

DC folks - see how Marvel made the A in Stark Tower quite naturally flow into the A for Avengers?

[BranDonk Kong]

Yeah it looks really stupid. The poster where they all face each other and for Superman's silhouette (actually it's the first one BnM posted above, "from fandango") is kinda cool though.


They could have used the Flash's logo to form the Y and Batman's to make the T in You and The, respectively, and it would have been slightly less stupid but also still stupid.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I guess I'll be watching this opening weekend at some point, but I won't be buying the tickets (I financed Thor).

But at least I'm going into this one not expecting to hate it.
The early reactions in combination with the trailer have properly set expectations for me.

For BvS the reviews/reactions kept telling me I was going to love it, yet the trailers never really showed me anything that I liked (outside of Batman fight scenes).

[BlackNMild2k1]

The 2nd round of tweet impressions are so scathing.... LOL
I mean the 1st round was already mixed, so it's not that surprising.

I think this will make B.O. Bux just from audience curiosity of how bad/jarring it is, just like BvS.

I'm going in neutral though.... lol. j/k, but I'm hoping to enjoy the terribleness. tickets are paid for by someone else, so I'll just enjoy it for what it is.

No wonder they are holding the reviews till late on Wednesday. LMAO.

[nickmitch]

Saw somewhere that reviews go up at 2:50am Eastern time on Thursday.

Holding back reviews until literally the last minute is completely ridiculous.  That shows such a lack of faith in the film.  The only excuse is that they're sure fans will love it and critics will hate it, so the word of mouth might carry more weight than Rotten Tomatoes.

[BlackNMild2k1]

The second wave of reviews had been BRUTAL.

mentions of how you can clearly see the difference between the Snyder cuts and the Whedon reshoots, from the lighting, CG, background actors and Supermans digitally removed mustache and beard.

Here are a few more recent ones from reputable sites:
Bloomberg: “ substance free and downright hideous. There is not much to love here. Not even Uber-talented Ezra Miller could overcome these issues. Count us #allout”

NY mag: “ at times fun and at others mediocre, JL is never all that bad. But it never approaches the dizzying heights of this summer’s Wonder Woman or even the low peaks of 2013’s Man of Steel”

Vanity fair: “justice league doesn’t take itself seriously and is all the better for it . A step down from Wonder Woman, but unlike other dc productions, it can at least be called a film “

So I say "laugh with them, or laugh at them, but either way I'm laughing"
#disasterflick

[Shorty McNostril]

So, thoughts on how they're going to handle the reboot?  We think they'll go the completely obvious route and Flashpoint  it?

[BlackNMild2k1]

I'm pretty sure that's what the Flash movie was already rumored to be...

Edit: apparent that was a fake review. LOL

[BlackNMild2k1]

Reviews are out, medicore to not that good seems to be what I've seen so far.

and for those that don't know, apparently WB owns Rotten Tomatoes, and RT has suddenly decided not to reveal the aggregated Tomato score till 24hrs after the review embargo was lifted.

so no Tomato score till 11:50pm pst tonight.
Real slick WB... real slick DC... but I guess that's one way to not push a "negative" narrative and hope you make it through opening weekend before "reviews" take over the headlines. lol

[Fatty The Hutt]

Isn't JL pretty much review-proof? They'll make some decent cash. Probably not stratospheric heights, but enough.

[BlackNMild2k1]

RT was at 48% earlier this morning (like 1am)
MC was around 50.

We'll see in how review period it is. Lots of people I think ate burned by BvS, but willing to give a 2nd chance after WW.
Reviews could change their mind if they realize it's closer to BvS than WW in execution though.

If opening weekend doesn't hit a respectable number (something far above Thor: Rag) then that could be a sign of diminished interest in this version of the characters.
Batfleck is already planning his exit from this DCEU, so you figure he knows something we don't and he's just not happy with the way things are going. Tarnishing his imdb list with association to all these critically panned releases.

Edit: JL is only tracking for a $110M opening weekend
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/justice-league-box-office-opening-preview-1202615406/

For reference:
Thor opened at $122M
BvS opened at $166M
MoS opened at $116M
WW opened at $103M

That's not a good sign, this is their penultimate team up movie. This was supposed to be DCEU's "Avengers".
FYI: Avengers opened at $207M

WB/DC leaving a lot of money on the table by rushing thru this for that marvel money while ignoring the basics of good movies first and possible even using the blue print layed out for them of build-up, build up, build-up.

[Khushrenada]

Batfleck is already planning his exit from this DCEU, so you figure he knows something we don't and he's just not happy with the way things are going. Tarnishing his imdb list with association to all these critically panned releases.

I really don't get why he should care at this point. He's had plenty of critically panned releases throughout his career yet he's somehow walked away with 2 Oscars (and I really think that Argo one was a mistake). Just cash in the cheques for as long as you can and ride the gravy train because I highly doubt he'll find anything that lucrative again based on his career up to this point. The only thing I can think of is that he's been able to rehabilitate his career and public perception a bit with movies like The Town and Argo where he's been lauded more as a director so he doesn't want to ruin that recent critical acclaim although Live By Night indicates it may not last regardless of whether he's in the DC flicks or not.