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[IconGrist]

all those people?

Yea, let's recap (off the top of my head).

Batman Begins:
Various LoA members in the fire Bruce caused.
Same fate befell fake Ra's.
Actual Ra's.

The Dark Knight:
Driver and passenger in dumpster truck during lower 5th chase.
Harvey Dent.

The Dark Knight Rises:
Driver with Talia.
Talia.

That's like 20-30+ people.

 

[More_Badass]

can you not name them? i know he

Spoiler

let Ras Al Ghul die

, but who else?

Crushed the truck driver into the ceiling of the tunnel with the tumbler

 

[Slayven]

So does the Batarmor have anything special that makes it keep up with Superman?

 

[the_batman]

Crushed the truck driver into the ceiling of the tunnel with the tumbler

should've been wearing a seatbelt

So does the Batarmor have anything special that makes it keep up with Superman?

probably Kryptonite?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

So does the Batarmor have anything special that makes it keep up with Superman?

Plot Armor

 

[IconGrist]

So does the Batarmor have anything special that makes it keep up with Superman?

No, it's all kryptonite. He spams it like he was a Deathstroke player in Injustice.

 

[More_Badass]

ehh, he wasn't Batman yet. i mean, he almost shot Joe Chill to death.

He literally just before that refused to kill the prisoner, so he had already made his moral standings clear

And then seconds later, he explodes the monastery and kills the fake Ra's

 

[ViewtifulJC]

"I won't kill for you Ra's"

"Bruce pls...this was in the training manual on Day 1. What the FUCK did you think the League of ASSASSINS was about, tickling enemies into submission??"

"I just won't kill tho...not my style. Buuuuuuuuuut let me destroy this fortress real quick causing untold collateral damage killing dozens of people including fake Ra's al Ghul"

"wait what"

 

[broncobuster]

Plot Armor

That reminds me, I appreciated how useless Batman was against Doomsday.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

That reminds me, I appreciated how useless Batman was against Doomsday.

I'm seeing this in my head

 

[the_batman]

That reminds me, I appreciated how useless Batman was against Doomsday.

is Batman actually a tactical genius in this movie?

"I won't kill for you Ra's"

"Bruce pls...this was in the training manual on Day 1. What the FUCK did you think the League of ASSASSINS was about, tickling enemies into submission??"

"I just won't kill tho...not my style. Buuuuuuuuuut let me destroy this fortress real quick causing untold collateral damage killing dozens of people including fake Ra's al Ghul"

"wait what"

can you blame him, he was still tripping off that flower

 

[Cth]

I loved how Supes had this long conversation with Lois while Doomsday was blowing everything up.

 

[broncobuster]

is Batman actually a tactical genius in this movie?

Mostly. He helps on that front against Doomsday. But it's sad for Bats. He's struggling to stay alive. He needs help for that, too.

 

[More_Badass]

Mostly. He helps on that front against Doomsday. But it's sad for Bats. He's struggling to stay alive. He needs help for that, too.

Well, it's a fight against essentially a Kryptonian that isn't holding back. Makes sense

 

[GhaleonEB]

NM, wrong thread. :lol

 

[Glass Shark]

is Batman actually a tactical genius in this movie?

No, he's a big burly guy that can punch people into submission. There is an element of attempting to portray him as the "always prepared" trope he is in the comics, but honestly he ends up over his head multiple times.

 

[Cth]

Also fun was the overt nods to the audience/critics..

"It's a good thing this fight takes place after everyone went home from work."

"I gotta lure Doomsday back to the spear in Gotham.. It's OK no one lives at the docks"

 

[Glass Shark]

My "favorite" part of the movie is how the Justice League character introductions are basically teaser trailers sloppily edited into a feature film, complete with "epic" trailer-like music.

I will never be able to get over this.

 

[FreshCakes]

Holy shit, Batman's introduction was something straight out of a horror movie lol

 

[duckroll]

My "favorite" part of the movie is how the Justice League character introductions are basically teaser trailers sloppily edited into a feature film, complete with "epic" trailer-like music.

I will never be able to get over this.

If these teaser trailers are anything like the MoS and BvS trailers, then this might be the best part of the movie! Confirm/Deny.

 

[The Driver]

If these teaser trailers are anything like the MoS and BvS trailers, then this might be the best part of the movie! Confirm/Deny.

Deny. They for the most part are underwhelming. Aquaman looks goofy, Cyborg looks like something out of a horror flick, Flash is kinda cool but Ezra looks homeless as fuck in his cameo with the scraggly beard and stringy hair. I could have totally done without them.

Keep the Knightmare sequence and the Flash from the future stuff and make Ezra shave and I would have been satisfied for JL teases.

 

[Kelsdesu]

Yea, let's recap (off the top of my head).

Batman Begins:
Various LoA members in the fire Bruce caused.
Same fate befell fake Ra's.
Actual Ra's.

The Dark Knight:
Driver and passenger in dumpster truck during lower 5th chase.
Harvey Dent.

The Dark Knight Rises:
Driver with Talia.
Talia.

That's like 20-30+ people.

Mask of the Phantasm not on your list?

 

[mariachi507]

Even though I can accept a grizzled murder friendly version of Batman in this universe. It does take away one of the dynamics between Bats and the Red Hood if Warner is choosing to adapt Under the Red Hood. That dynamic being Batman sticking to his code and the Red Hood essentially being The Punisher.

 

[Mariolee]

Review thread is closed, fun's over.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Crushed the truck driver into the ceiling of the tunnel with the tumbler

To be fair I guarantee that insert shot is in there as a sort of hand-wavey "he ducked low enough, he's fine!" type thing. But yeah, in a lot of Batman movies/games the only thing saving some folks is the plot saying "don't worry they're fine"

 

[Kelsdesu]

Review thread is closed, fun's over.

Re opened so it would seem lol. Greatest thread of all time.....

 

[Azazzel]

I loved how Supes had this long conversation with Lois while Doomsday was blowing everything up.

They are the kind of couple that kisses in the middle of an alien invasion.

 

[Cth]

Oh yeah, and I forgot how it was implied Batman is a drunk.

Alfred comments about the next generation of Waynes not having any wine for their cellar before lamenting about there not being a new generation of Waynes at the rate Bruce is dating.

That one pic of Affleck staring in retrospect makes him look drunk.

 

[IconGrist]

Mask of the Phantasm not on your list?

the_batman specifically asked about Bale's Batman so I stuck to that.

 

[Cth]

Batman v Superman |OT| It's Like a Nice Cool Glass of Grandma's Peach Tea

 

[AmaterasuOni]

My "favorite" part of the movie is how the Justice League character introductions are basically teaser trailers sloppily edited into a feature film, complete with "epic" trailer-like music.

I will never be able to get over this.

Yeah. I was wondering why Junkie XL was composing music because it was supposed to be full Zimmer's score. Well, then Junkie shredded the guitars over the scenes with Wonder Woman and other JL characters.

That is how you know these scenes were added later in the production. That is how you know why the movie is an hour too long. There was no music for these scenes and Junkie XL filled in. I actually liked Junkie's music more than Zimmer's. He composes great, gritty scores.

 

[Branduil]

So is it true that Superman just watches a courtroom full of innocent people explode in this?

 

[vareon]

Just got back from seeing. I can imagine GAF tearing this movie apart. I have no preconception about Batman, Superman, or what Batman v Superman should be, so I don't care about killcounts. But man, almost everyone in the movie is angry and brooding except Wonder Woman.

My "favorite" part of the movie is how the Justice League character introductions are basically teaser trailers sloppily edited into a feature film, complete with "epic" trailer-like music.

I will never be able to get over this.

Mine is how Bruce Wayne wrote email like a high-schooler, complete with a pun.

 

[thecouncil]

No, really, who was Bruce sleeping next to that one morning at the house on the lake?

Was it Alfred?

With the immediate scene following him getting up being breakfast with Alfred and not another person in sight, I'm gonna assume it was.

So is it true that Superman just watches a courtroom full of innocent people explode in this?

I mean, it blows up around him. But he doesn't "let it happen". It's to his extreme detriment that it does happen.

 

[Branduil]

No, really, who was Bruce sleeping next to that one morning at the house on the lake?

Was it Alfred?

With the immediate scene following him getting up being breakfast with Alfred and not another person in sight, I'm gonna assume it was.

I mean, it blows up around him. But he doesn't "let it happen". It's to his extreme detriment that it does happen.

But he doesn't actually do anything to stop it?

 

[vareon]

No, really, who was Bruce sleeping next to that one morning at the house on the lake?

Was it Alfred?

With the immediate scene following him getting up being breakfast with Alfred and not another person in sight, I'm gonna assume it was.

Alfred had really nice legs.

So is it true that Superman just watches a courtroom full of innocent people explode in this?

He was in a courtroom and a bomb exploded around him, yes, but I don't see him noticing the bomb (which is what the poster on the other thread said).

Edit: As for his reaction---he stood straight there, completely unfazed. He looked down for a bit but that's what I did too when I forgot to bring my phone.

 

[Aselith]

Spoiler

In a later scene, Superman is standing in front of the senate and a man who lost his legs during Man of Steel's finale is sitting in the courtroom, Lex has strapped him with a bomb to detonate to make Superman look bad. Clark hears the click of the detonator, looks at the guy, and just lets the bomb go off. You see the fire just consume hundreds of people as Superman just stands there looking sad.

.

Doing Pa Kent proud

 

[Dash_Riprock]

So Superman gives no fucks in this movie.

Wonderful.

 

[- J - D -]

Wow that GQ review title doesn't seem so hyperbolic now.

 

[E the Shaggy]

Doing Pa Kent proud

Spoiler

He does because Pa Kent is IN THE MOVIE.

Yep, with absolutely no explanation, Superman chats with Pa Kent on top of a mountain, wherein he gets more horrible advice from the guy who let himself be eaten by a tornado.

 

[raphier]

I am surprised that Joker is still alive in this universe where Batman brutally kills people.

 

[Aselith]

Spoiler

He does because Pa Kent is IN THE MOVIE.

Yep, with absolutely no explanation, Superman chats with Pa Kent on top of a mountain, wherein he gets more horrible advice from the guy who let himself be eaten by a tornado.

lmao wuuuuuuuutttt. Probably nanomachines

 

[thecouncil]

I am surprised that Joker is still alive in this universe where Batman brutally kills people.

THAT is going to be something they'll need to explain, unfortunately. It's a glaring issue, I'd think.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

THAT is going to be something they'll need to explain, unfortunately. It's a glaring issue, I'd think.

In the meantime I'm willing to believe the theories about Batman knocking out all of the Joker's teeth knowing how brutal this Batman is.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Spoiler

He does because Pa Kent is IN THE MOVIE.

Yep, with absolutely no explanation, Superman chats with Pa Kent on top of a mountain, wherein he gets more horrible advice from the guy who let himself be eaten by a tornado.

LMFAO

 

[vareon]

lmao wuuuuuuuutttt. Probably nanomachines

Dream sequence(s) in this movie are completely bonkers and happened just because. Poor Bruce Wayne keeps dreaming all sort of things.

 

[thecouncil]

In the meantime I'm willing to believe the theories about Batman knocking out all of the Joker's teeth knowing how brutal this Batman is.

Well, that's true.

But he doesn't actually do anything to stop it?

I don't remember him listening to ticking before it happens, that's for sure. Haha. It happens. It seemed like there was nothing he could do about it.

 

[E the Shaggy]

Well, that's true.



I don't remember him listening to ticking before it happens, that's for sure. Haha. It happens. It seemed like there was nothing he could do about it.

He can move at lightspeed, he could have probably gotten SOMEONE... ANYONE out.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Well, that's true.



I don't remember him listening to ticking before it happens, that's for sure. Haha. It happens. It seemed like there was nothing he could do about it.

The man with super hearing and super speed could do nothing?

Give me a break.

 

[kmag]

I don't remember him listening to ticking before it happens, that's for sure. Haha. It happens. It seemed like there was nothing he could do about it.

If I remember correctly there's a shot of him hearing it (want to say turning his head to it but honestly can't remember for sure), but it kind of happens instantaneously after that. But the trope kind of is if he's aware of something like that it he stops it. S