She was like... right next to the chair when it blew up. She's a big red stain on Capital Hill. It ain't going to be Mercy. At best, it's a robot that looks like Mercy. Or hell, maybe he has an assembly line of disposable Mercys.
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She was like... right next to the chair when it blew up. She's a big red stain on Capital Hill. It ain't going to be Mercy. At best, it's a robot that looks like Mercy. Or hell, maybe he has an assembly line of disposable Mercys.
Yeah that's exactly what she's going to be. I would honestly be surprised if she wasn't already a robot.
Because she's always a robot
Or an Amazon
The expression on the kid's face as he falls made me laugh both times I watched it
Yes, this is a dumb nitpick, I know, I know!!
No wait never mind. The person who told me that was talking about the dc comics version of Mercy.
Yeah she's totally gonna be a robot
Discotheque
Banned
The expression on the kid's face as he falls made me laugh both times I watched it
Yes, this is a dumb nitpick, I know, I know!!
shit's hilarious. very well done montage but that face and then rising with the bats was goofy as hell.
the bat thing didn't really bother me on rewatch though since I went in expecting a dream sequence. but the first time....lmao. batman begins did the bats circling bruce thing much better imo, but snyder really likes his overt symbolism.
edit: speaking of that montage. did y'all see the batman begins version people made for it? man this track is so good. zimmer/junkie xl put in work again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iROY49Bsxfk. and the opening titles are classy.
Didn't someone from gaf do that? Thought it was antovolk maybe
Discotheque
Banned
yeah I think some gaffer did it, really good work. they even got the font right.
It's a minor thing but that font they use in the opening is kind of fantastic.
Seeing "Batman v Superman - Dawn of Justice" in this really understated type in the corner of the screen was so unlike the way these movies kind of carry themselves. Suppose it sets the tone quite well. Also threw me for a loop as I was expecting them to keep the Nolan tradition of movie title at the end that Man of Steel did, but then again Nolan was more involved in that than in this.
Seeing "Batman v Superman - Dawn of Justice" in this really understated type in the corner of the screen was so unlike the way these movies kind of carry themselves. Suppose it sets the tone quite well. Also threw me for a loop as I was expecting them to keep the Nolan tradition of movie title at the end that Man of Steel did, but then again Nolan was more involved in that than in this.
Discotheque
Banned
Yeah it's such a weird and minor thing to notice but my favorite opening titles in recent times have been Fury Road, BvS and Midnight Special
...WB da gawds.
...WB da gawds.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Yeah, I absolutely love this.It's a minor thing but that font they use in the opening is kind of fantastic.
Seeing "Batman v Superman - Dawn of Justice" in this really understated type in the corner of the screen was so unlike the way these movies kind of carry themselves. Suppose it sets the tone quite well. Also threw me for a loop as I was expecting them to keep the Nolan tradition of movie title at the end that Man of Steel did, but then again Nolan was more involved in that than in this.
Deadpool has the best opening sequence of all eternity, closely followed by Guardians of the Galaxy.
Discotheque
Banned
Guardians and Deadpool was fun. But when I saw Fury Road's metal as fuck title pop up with that heavy music...I felt like I was about to watch a classic. Almost brought tears to my eyes lol, I need more of that aesthetic.
https://youtu.be/-IJ8_Jf891k?t=5m28s
edit: deadpool's was pretty original though with the joke credits for sure. and fwiw i think guardians had one of the best openings of any marvel studios movie, set the tone well with chris pratt fucking around. iron man 3 has eiffel 65 though so >>>>
https://youtu.be/-IJ8_Jf891k?t=5m28s
edit: deadpool's was pretty original though with the joke credits for sure. and fwiw i think guardians had one of the best openings of any marvel studios movie, set the tone well with chris pratt fucking around. iron man 3 has eiffel 65 though so >>>>
Inceptional
Member
It's a minor thing but that font they use in the opening is kind of fantastic.
Seeing "Batman v Superman - Dawn of Justice" in this really understated type in the corner of the screen was so unlike the way these movies kind of carry themselves. Suppose it sets the tone quite well. Also threw me for a loop as I was expecting them to keep the Nolan tradition of movie title at the end that Man of Steel did, but then again Nolan was more involved in that than in this.
I feel like they should've opened the movie with just Batman v Superman in that understated type in the corner and then when they cut to black at the end just had Dawn of Justice come up in the same way as Man of Steel. It would've been really different and gotten both titles in there without it looking so ridiculous.
And I also hate that they actually added Ultimate Edition to the actual title credits. It makes the title look even more dumb when it pops up.
ProfessorMoran
Member
It's kind of funny how Mark Zuckerberg figured out Superman's identity.
It's kind of ridiculous more people don't. It's not a stretch for someone with the skills and connections he has to start looking into who Superman is - the only thing that might have held him back is if there wasn't a lot of clear footage of him, but he's not making any effort to disguise his appearance or avoid being photographed. Add to that the fact that Lois seems to be so closely connected to Superman and all he'd really need to do is start looking into her life to find someone who looks just like Superman hanging around with her.
Discotheque
Banned
As soon as Lois found out Clark's identity through information gathering in man of steel it was a lock for lex and bruce to find out in BvS. They got half of it at least lol.
they did the same with stark and spiderman in the latest captain america. honestly i buy into the glasses disguise as it's presented in these movies, especially the Richard Donner/Singer films. but if the right people want to know they should be able to find out as well. secret identities aint cutting it no more.
they did the same with stark and spiderman in the latest captain america. honestly i buy into the glasses disguise as it's presented in these movies, especially the Richard Donner/Singer films. but if the right people want to know they should be able to find out as well. secret identities aint cutting it no more.
I get why you posted this, but that video is stupid. There's one short clip where's he's leaning against a wall near the billboard and no one walks past him to even have a chance of recognising him, and then two photos of him stood in front of the billboard where you don't know if he'd be swamped by people or not after it was taken.
Remember those "interviews" with Lex before BvS came out? It was alluded to then that Lex knew who Batman was. Something along the lines of Wayne Tech's R&D division having a bunch of money being funneled into it yet they have never have anything to show for it. He also threw some shade at Amanda Waller.
Yes that was me
haha.Also in case any of you guys haven't seen it - here's a fan trailer I did for the UE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N21qOum5kuY
Link?
Ya cray. That was cheap af.
Watchmen still holds the crown IMO. BVS's was so good though.
Yes that was me
Also in case any of you guys haven't seen it - here's a fan trailer I did for the UE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N21qOum5kuY
Pretty good trailer.
BvS' Opening Credits sequence is fantastic. It really conveyed not just a murder, but the tragedy that created Batman.
However in the Ultimate Edition I paid attention to Affleck's dialogue, and man is it bad. "Things fall, things on Earth ... and what falls ... is fallen". What?
However in the Ultimate Edition I paid attention to Affleck's dialogue, and man is it bad. "Things fall, things on Earth ... and what falls ... is fallen". What?
It's poetry.
Yes that was me
Also in case any of you guys haven't seen it - here's a fan trailer I did for the UE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N21qOum5kuY
Fantastic job !
I wouldn't be surprised if Affleck wrote it himself.
Yes that was me
Also in case any of you guys haven't seen it - here's a fan trailer I did for the UE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N21qOum5kuY
This is awesome.
EDIT:
You made the Batman Begins version of the BvS opening sequence too? I must have watched that video multiple times every day for a week.
MegaManTrigger
Banned
How would he have access to that kind of information? It would take some level of corporate espionage, especially when that kind of information is not public anyways (unless it's under unique circumstances).
This is how I feel. I didn't watch the theatrical BvS, so this was my first time seeing the film in any capacity. It's just a mess, which is unfortunate because some people did their jobs. I thought the 3 main superheroes were played quite well, but the movie title itself is horribly misleading since it's BvS for like... what, 20 minutes? Then DD felt like it was out of nowhere. Lex Joker was just awful and unbelievable. It's like they took fourteen different rough drafts and just said fuck it, let's do them all.
Yes that was me
Also in case any of you guys haven't seen it - here's a fan trailer I did for the UE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N21qOum5kuY
That was better than 1/2 of the trailers they released, and I didn't even mind the Doomsday trailer.
There were 2 interviews.
http://fortune.com/contentfrom/2015/10/5/lex-luthor-jr/ntv_a/3dsBA58oDAfxgFA/
http://www.wired.com/brandlab/2015/...-disrupting-the-vigilante-industrial-complex/
From the Wired interview posted above.
MegaManTrigger
Banned
From the Wired interview posted above.
Very weird...
I mean, Nolan's Bruce was able to keep R&D off the books through special accounting, so you would think Snyder's Bruce would do the same to prevent detection once numbers are made public. Not to compare the two, just mentioning how it's pretty lazy for Bruce to keep the numbers floating out there, especially if it's Wayne Enterprises spending money.
It's a minor thing but that font they use in the opening is kind of fantastic.
Seeing "Batman v Superman - Dawn of Justice" in this really understated type in the corner of the screen was so unlike the way these movies kind of carry themselves. Suppose it sets the tone quite well. Also threw me for a loop as I was expecting them to keep the Nolan tradition of movie title at the end that Man of Steel did, but then again Nolan was more involved in that than in this.
I don't hate it, but I thought it was a really weird choice.
The opening montage of Bruce's origin + Metropolis destruction is a good one-two sequence (though still doesn't top Snyder's masterful work on the Watchmen opening) but the very understated way they present BATMAN VERSUS SUPERMAN was bizarre to me.
I guess in hindsight, it fits the tone of that very first scene, and perhaps placing it at the end wouldn't work (Superman's dead and Bruce has come around, so ending it with "Batman v Superman" would just kinda contradict the whole resolution). But personally I think I would've liked it more if they'd placed the title after the opening cuts from the MoS flashback to two years later. You've got that lingering shot of a pissed off Bruce looking at the devastation caused by Superman and Zod, and then smash cut to the BvS title.
I thought we had all decided that was Once Upon a Time in the West.
I took it as a tease of what's to come. It was once a "diamond absolute" that when something dies, it's just done. But with Supes obviously coming back, that assumption is more or less outside the window, right? Plus with something like Red Hood maybe coming down...
You're right, it sounds super dumb. But if you take it as Bruce narrating from farther down the road, after Supes' resurrection in Justice League, it kinda makes sense.
Holy shit, I never even thought of it that way. lol. I most certainly agree with you though about the movie being harshly judged and kind of just piled on, you know.
Yes, the movie would be a lot shorter if the two lead characters didn't disagree on a central issue dependant on their values and worldview. Almost like that's a pretty key part of the story.
Also, Zemo has little to do with the Civil War plot. At most, he frames Winter Soldier and leaves breadcrumbs for the Avengers to follow him.
Discotheque
Banned
Honestly despite the flaws and all I'm starting to really warm up to this more. This is the first snyder movie that has improved in my mind after viewing it. Man of Steel, watchmen, 300 etc. Either immediately after watching them in theaters or a brief period later I like them less and less
But with this I totally buy the world he presented here. The superman stuff especially was really well done imo. Batman needed another run through on the script imo but I did really like that he was practically another villain in the film.
Sooner or later this is somehow gonna end up being a top 10 superhero movie for me. Snyder made superman and batman very impulsive and flawed characters and you either buy into this or despise it.
That metropolis scene was exactly what I wanted out of one of these bland ass city destruction sequences. It really puts you on the ground with them. That shot of Bruce getting out of the chopper as like 12 fighter jets are getting ready to engage in combat above him in a crowded city sells it immediately. Shit is scary.
But with this I totally buy the world he presented here. The superman stuff especially was really well done imo. Batman needed another run through on the script imo but I did really like that he was practically another villain in the film.
Sooner or later this is somehow gonna end up being a top 10 superhero movie for me. Snyder made superman and batman very impulsive and flawed characters and you either buy into this or despise it.
That metropolis scene was exactly what I wanted out of one of these bland ass city destruction sequences. It really puts you on the ground with them. That shot of Bruce getting out of the chopper as like 12 fighter jets are getting ready to engage in combat above him in a crowded city sells it immediately. Shit is scary.
MegaManTrigger
Banned
Tearing apart the Avengers was exactly what he wanted to do (through manipulating how Bucky would be received in the eyes of Steve Rogers and Tony Stark. Stark would want to apprehend him, whereas Rogers would be quick to defend him).
You act as if Zemo asspulled manipulating the Avengers with the Sokovia Accords in mind, when he had absolutely nothing to do with Sokovia Accords. You're grasping at non-existent straws and misconstruing Civil War's plot.
He didn't control them disagreeing at all. At most, left behind a breadcrumb trail to where he presented a detail that he knew would set Tony off, and knew that Cap's sympathies towards Bucky would take top priority.
The accords are nothing more than a well-timed opportunity to initiate the plan.
After all, it leaves over half the Avengers as fugitives.
MegaManTrigger
Banned
You're correct. He really only added fuel to the fire by manipulating how Bucky would be received by both sides.
All villain plans need suspension of disbelief, every single one. There is no way of predicting a human reaction. The Joker, Zemo, Luthor, all of them relied on contrievances and coincidences.
And that's perfectly acceptable. If you can't separate comic book stories from real life I can't help you.
And that's perfectly acceptable. If you can't separate comic book stories from real life I can't help you.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Are people still complaining about motives in this movie despite being clear as day?
And to quickly comment on Civil War: The part in the airport where Black Widow cuts off Cap with "You can't punch your way through this one, Cap" as he's in the middle of EXPLAINING what's going on is truly bullshit lol.
And to quickly comment on Civil War: The part in the airport where Black Widow cuts off Cap with "You can't punch your way through this one, Cap" as he's in the middle of EXPLAINING what's going on is truly bullshit lol.
I don't think this is a good argument. Especially when a hole in the plan could have been fixed with like a 3 letter sentence.
"Obeys only me!" for instance with Lex.
I would have also like there ot be something about them checking the authenticity of the photo of Bucky before they just all decided to go after him.
Discotheque
Banned
I didn't care all that much about the cap/stark conflict until the reveal at the end. Honestly cap is a good dude but I've never found him particularly interesting in the mcu. So him constantly espousing his one liners about freedom and fear etc. Never really worked for me in this one either. I didn't find that sokovia debate all that compelling. I was practically just waiting for black panther and spiderman to show up the whole time. (Surprisingly ant man nearly steals the show tho)
But when he defends his friend from stark at the end after he witnesses that murder. I was all in on that fight, it felt far more personal than ever before in that universe. RDJ stole the scene especially with that really annoyed and contemptuous look as he back hands the guy.
But when he defends his friend from stark at the end after he witnesses that murder. I was all in on that fight, it felt far more personal than ever before in that universe. RDJ stole the scene especially with that really annoyed and contemptuous look as he back hands the guy.