Batman V Superman Takes A Dive With -70% Second Weekend
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Kenzodielocke
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It won't be the biggest failure for WB, but it is a punch in the gut, that is for sure.
MasterMongoose
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Saw Zootopia this weekend. Theater was full on Saturday night show.
I would watch Zootopia twice more before watching BvS all the way through again. That movie was so forgettable for me. Zootopia was dope though, John Lasseter is the man.
It's also weird to see two superhero movies back to back in a series that just don't have happiness in them. I get grim (Nolan's movies are pretty grim) but there's literally almost nothing happy in MoS and BvS.
I wonder what this movie will mean for Justice League's plans though.
I would watch Zootopia twice more before watching BvS all the way through again. That movie was so forgettable for me. Zootopia was dope though, John Lasseter is the man.
It's also weird to see two superhero movies back to back in a series that just don't have happiness in them. I get grim (Nolan's movies are pretty grim) but there's literally almost nothing happy in MoS and BvS.
I wonder what this movie will mean for Justice League's plans though.
Even Talia's death scene was better than anything not Ben Affleck in BvS.
A couple recent interviews sound a bit wishy washy on this point. With Terio saying JL1 was going to complete a trilogy that began with MoS and BvS, while also noting that he might not be writing JL2 -- plus Snyder implying that the movie won't actually be called "Justice Leage Part One" -- they might be back peddling on the two-parter idea.
Synless
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Bullshit and complete hyperbole.
broncobuster
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Producers said some time back The Flash and Aquaman standalones are set after Justice League 1. By their works, don't see it being, say, Justice League 1 ending on a cliffhanger to pick up with JL2.
Seriously? That's way higher than I thought.
What the evidence for this claim that people are getting tired of the movies?
old manatee
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Don't be disingenuous. Batman and Robin is a more watchable movie than Batman Vs Superman.
TDKR was good before and after BvS.
Im not pretending. I loved it in the theaters. I bought it day one on BluRay. Sure, it has some plot holes, but overall I found it very enjoyable. Considering how it was damn near impossible to top Ledger's Joker, I thought Bane was an awesome follow up.
And you're not alone. GAF is one of the only places where you'll see the movie regularly get shat on.
A unprecedented opening has occurred where my family has ditched me to go shopping, as bad as I expect this movie to be it cannot be worse than 5 hours in a mall so I am off to the cinema
I was very very wrong, holy shit what a train wreck. I am still processing what I just watched
Indeee man...the sad thing for me personally is, messy editing aside, i very much enjoyed the universe in this film and the dark style that Zack enveloped this film in that I was hoping it would be a financial mega success in order to inspire similar films in the future (though hopefully better paced a bit)
Let's not pretend that TDKR wasn't already widely considered good four years ago.
Glad to see I'm not alone either, seriously loved the film and surprised at how it is destroyed and stepped on over here. Sure, it had a number of flaws and some plot holes to boot, but that barely took away from how much I loved the film.
Most film critique here devolves into parroting the views of a few influential posters, and reposting unflattering 2-second gifs. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
Having been a gaffer myself for 10 years,I'd say you summed it up well.
This is...all too accurate. lol
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Sensible chuckle at that Angkor Wat reference.
I wonder how much this would have made without the "It can't be that bad." crowd.
I wonder how much this would have made without the "It can't be that bad." crowd.
Seeing it a fourth time tonight, damn look at all the fun I'm not having. I didn't even know I wasn't having fun. My life is a lie.
ThoseDeafMutes
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87%, avg score 8/10
Audience score 90% liked it
I'm not the films biggest fan but the gaf hate is not even remotely universal
PhoncipleBone
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Put me in the disappointment crowd for TDKR. It isn't terrible, but it was very disappointing after the fantastic setup at the end of TDK. And I did hate some of the character beats in it.
I am not sure how this changes the fact it has terrible legs and bad word of mouth, but every movie has people who love it. Even Elektra or Fantastic Four. So more power to you.Seeing it a fourth time tonight, damn look at all the fun I'm not having. I didn't even know I wasn't having fun. My life is a lie.
No one is saying every single person hates it. Most clearly do I think we can all agree there.
He was taliking about TDKR, at least I hope he was. I've seen it 3 or 4 times myself.
Seeing how he said he is seeing it again tonight I doubt it. TDKR is awesome though.
bob_arctor
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Of course. GAF hate against TDKR is the exception, not the rule.
I just read his post again, you're right. I can't imagine paying to see any movie in the theaters 4+ times, let alone in 1 week. I can't even imagine watching anything 4 times in 1 week, even if it's free.
E the Shaggy
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WB's response to the drop: "Making 52 million in a weekend is great! You're all crazy!"
http://comicbook.com/2016/04/03/warner-bros-downplays-batman-v-supermans-big-second-week-drop/
http://comicbook.com/2016/04/03/warner-bros-downplays-batman-v-supermans-big-second-week-drop/
ElBoxyBrown
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Walked out? They must have been hardcore comic fans.
Dash_Riprock
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ThoseDeafMutes
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So -70% wasn't correct?
I feel betrayed, OP.
I feel betrayed, OP.
ElBoxyBrown
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It is truly fascinating to see this overwhelming negative reaction from the public and yet the exact opposite happens to Transformers which should be in the same boat. I'm not complaining.
10 more years of Bay.
10 more years of Bay.
bananafactory
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A lot less people care if you fuck up transformers.
Solid SOAP
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Transformers knows what it wants to be: a dumb, loud, action flick with recognizable characters. Batman v. Superman wants to be an action movie one second, then a character study the next, then philosophical after that... all without following through with any central theme or idea.
I liked the Dark Knight Rises as well.
It wasn't as good as Batman Begins and The Dark Knight (and I still think Batman Begins is a better movie than The Dark Knight; the main thing that movie has going for it is Heath Ledger's Joker; I think Batman Begins is better paced and acted all around; well, Katie Holme's Rachel Dawes is a little out of place, but she's not bad in it.
Rises was a good movie. Not great. Not phenomenal, but a good movie. It's absurd that critic culture has devolved into categories of "GOAT," and "Dogshit." There is room for movies that fill in that expansive gap between the two extremes. The Dark Knight Rises falls into that category.
Batman v Superman isn't even Dogshit. It's just not very good. Nor is it very bad. I personally think it's worth a rent at the most. I didn't like it, but I didn't hate it either. It was wasted potential overall. I wrote a long ass review about it, so I won't repeat myself here. I don't really think adding MORE to the movie in a 3 hour cut is going to do it many favors either. Personally, I thought there should have been less movie, not more. 2 hour run time, with some unnecessary bloat cut entirely (mainly the JL setup stuff that would work as after credits stuff, but really bogs the movie down when inserted into the main plot).
I'm very curious about fan edits of this movie, because I feel like the movie could be much better if it had better editing.
It wasn't as good as Batman Begins and The Dark Knight (and I still think Batman Begins is a better movie than The Dark Knight; the main thing that movie has going for it is Heath Ledger's Joker; I think Batman Begins is better paced and acted all around; well, Katie Holme's Rachel Dawes is a little out of place, but she's not bad in it.
Rises was a good movie. Not great. Not phenomenal, but a good movie. It's absurd that critic culture has devolved into categories of "GOAT," and "Dogshit." There is room for movies that fill in that expansive gap between the two extremes. The Dark Knight Rises falls into that category.
Batman v Superman isn't even Dogshit. It's just not very good. Nor is it very bad. I personally think it's worth a rent at the most. I didn't like it, but I didn't hate it either. It was wasted potential overall. I wrote a long ass review about it, so I won't repeat myself here. I don't really think adding MORE to the movie in a 3 hour cut is going to do it many favors either. Personally, I thought there should have been less movie, not more. 2 hour run time, with some unnecessary bloat cut entirely (mainly the JL setup stuff that would work as after credits stuff, but really bogs the movie down when inserted into the main plot).
I'm very curious about fan edits of this movie, because I feel like the movie could be much better if it had better editing.
People know what expect from Michael Bay and he is not usually betraying the expectation. BvS was advertised as a comic book movie to Batman and Superman. People have certain expectations to both from older movies, comics, cartoons and general pop-culture. It didn't make a good job in capturing the experience of many people with the two characters or hitting the superhero note Marvel has people tuned to.
I agree, meant to say "wasn't"... That was an ill-placed typo.
Transformers are dumb, fun, bad action movies though. BvS's biggest failure is that it's boring.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
The Transformer movies can be deep. Don't you pay attention to all the speeches Optimus gives about the importants of humanity after blowing shit up?
Seeing it a fourth time tonight, damn look at all the fun I'm not having. I didn't even know I wasn't having fun. My life is a lie.
4 times in a week?!?!
Anyone who can see a movie 4 times in a week, even if it is the best and most re-watchable movie ever, definitely has a different definition of fun than i do.
echoshifting
Banned
Boring and exhausting, all at once. It's really quite something.
old manatee
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That's Ben Affleck's GAF account.
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