ElBoxyBrown
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JL is gonna be Snyder's final redemption.
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Wonder Woman (DCCU) Review Thread (RT 93%)
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I mean, I don't think those of us who doubted Gal following Batman V Superman are entirely blameless. In my opinion, she's really not very good in that film, and her performance wasn't particularly well received critically either, I don't think. It wasn't like some of us were judging her without having gotten to see her in the role first.
I'm definitely happy she seems to have really made the role work this time around, though. I'll have my crow with a side order of Greek salad, please.
The Final trailer sold me. The music and editing was top notch. Glad the final film is good too.
Lol come on. Everything has been on point from trailers, posters etc. Starting from that first comic con trailer.
Nothing I've read about this movie sounds remotely like Snyder grimdark.
Well, Bruce Wayne is also an established murderer here.
They are both biased and paid off by Marvel, but see this film is so good that without the bias and Marvel checks it would have gotten 166%, the 96% is the most compromise mean Marvel could get.
Alternatively, BvS and Suicide Squad were just shit and this isn't.
Or, alternatively since WW is apparently pretty good, it will be the final verification that he's indeed a bad director
Still my biggest complaint with the DCEU. Not my Batman.
People were saying she was the best though i don't see it and only thought she was the least bad and she didn't have a great impression on me but i'm glad she is good here
well it's easier to make allies when you have common interests I guess
We can put it to rest that he's a hack fraud?
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
But it's also not giving me Marvel vibes. This is a whole other beast.
I like Watchmen so that's on you.
To be clear I didn't think BvS or SS were good films but the critics are frequently easier on stuff like the previous two Star Wars films which were solid but didn't deserve the praise that they got in some areas of the press.
There seems to be two critical extremes, amazingly amazing or mind bendingly awful when it comes to these big franchise films with no room for nuance.
You can critically dissect a film and show that it has flaws. If you still enjoy a film despite those flaws then that's fine.. but it doesn't mean that those flaws aren't there.
MugiwaraCole
Member
The first one or two trailers were pretty eh. Not bad. Just eh.
Haha, brilliant.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
We'll see with the changes to JL. I really do want something good after what he's been through.
Killer Queen
Banned
96% holy shit
Did not see that coming
Did not see that coming
i'm kind of baffled that people still completely misunderstand what the rt percentage represents even though it comes up in more or less every single review thread. i still remember the bvs review thread that had people leaving impressions saying 'it was no way near as bad as critics said, i'd give it a 5/10!' even though the average rating was literally 5/10.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Funny that a team that was set up to take down Superman-level threats could easily be solo'd by Batman.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
I'm sure this is just a Kevin Feige scheme. He knew it was starting to look suspicious so he decided to give this one to DC.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Implemented by Joss Whedon?
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
He's not changing anything.
I didn't get a whole lot of anything from her in BvS, the main takeaway was "why is she in this movie?", since she appeared to only be in it for the purposes of having her in the trailer and in the team shot. In an already overstuffed, confused film, she was just another unnecessary "We are setting up JL you know" pointless plot point.
Solo film introductions are the way to go.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Wow. It's doing A LOT better than I thought it would do.
No, they did extensive reshoots that changed the tone of the movie from reports. Joss is only coming in to finish post-production stuff. It won't change Snyder's vision.
Inferno313
Banned
Ok... but those "flaws" would still be subjective. The degree to which those flaws affect the overall experience of the film is also subjective. I agree with a lot of folks that Rogue One has pacing issues, especially in the first act. I don't personally feel that they ruin the experience enough for me to think of the film as anything less than a 4/5 personally, if I were to write a review of it. Another person could see those same pacing issues, be totally thrown off from the film and think of it as a 2/5. Another person could disagree entirely that there are pacing issues at all. None of these opinions are necessarily invalid.
There is always people who don't know what RT means and keep saying it's ot as good or bad and that it should be like 80% even thugh that means nothing and is not how the score works.
Every thread or discussion on the internet
"Watch out, Superman! It's Harley Quinn!"
"Who's she?"
"A crazy woman who wears hotpants! She carries a baseball bat!"
"Sounds like I'd better be careful!"
RareFantasy64
Member
She did it! Way to go Wonder Woman 
Inferno313
Banned
If anything, sounds like Geoff Johns did more to reshape the movie than Whedon is doing.
Roland_Gunner
Member
Given why Whedon is getting involved, can we not do this?
BewareTheBatsie
Member
EDIT: Wrong thread.
Primethius
Banned
Yea, I agree. After BvS, I thought she would hold the film back. I'm glad to be wrong on that.
I guess it shows that Snyder just can't seem to make the actors work on screen (like Cavil).
Batman > Superman confirmed
Ah, okay. Thanks guys. Guess I wasn't fully aware of the situation there.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Last time he faced against a bat, it killed him.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
DCEU lives under Injustice universe fighting terms.
Yautja_Warrior
Member
Finally a really good DCU movie, took them long enough. Lets hope this is the turn around point for the DCU, expecting big things from Justice League now.
People know who WW is. And the film is getting good press. And the box office predictions are riding exponentially. I wouldn't bet the film out.
Also, Cap M hitting 500 million would be a success.
crisdecuba
Member
Yup, I think lots of folks saw the performance in BvS and felt that way. In retrospect I think it was more due to the material and perhaps the direction.
if you're talking about fans maybe, but critics? not true, especially when you look at the average ratings for these films. movies that get rt scores in the 80s and 90s usually have average ratings in the 7-8/10 range, whilst something like, say batman v superman, which has an rt score in the 20s has an average rating of 5/10. a lot of critics give middling reviews and scores. stuff like rogue one getting a high rt percentage didn't mean it was seen as 'amazingly amazing' by critics, just that a lot of people liked it enough.
Like all you need is Enchantress and maybe Diablo's god form even though he's still weak. Even if you need skilled specialists why the fuck do you need an insane clown with a bat and a shitty bank robber with a boomerang and a big guy with a skin condition. Don't forget the man who can climb anything.
"This is Katana. She's got my back. I would advise not getting killed by her. Her sword traps the souls of its victims"
*Katana snaps in two against Superman's arm*
"Uh oh"
I love this