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Faraci is ok, he enjoyed MoS just said it was a bad Superman movie. He likes Marvel more than DC, that's ok, I like DC more than Marvel. Everyone has thier biases.

To me he has nothing on Donna Dickens, easily the worst of these bloggers, she tries so hard to be nerdy comes off as repulsive to me.

 

[IconGrist]

Faraci comes across as a blogger that the internet treats like a journalist because he used to be one.

There's a lot of that going around.

 

[Penguin]

Well, Faraci is a little more than a reporter. He's also a critic, and I think the point of him publishing that post is that there's no such as in impartial critic. A review is an account of someone's subjective experience with a film, and there's no way that can be impartial. Every critic, whether it's Roger Ebert, A.O. Scott, Faraci, or Harry Knowels have their own opinions on what works, what doesn't. They each have their own biases in film. That's not a bad thing, it's simply a human thing.

If Faraci's tastes don't align with yours, don't put a lot of stock into his reviews, that's ok to do! But he's not doing anything wrong by feeling the way that he does.

Just my 2 cents.

EXCEPT that like 95% of his role with this movie (and 100% to date) has been as a reporter/blogger/personality.

It's nice to know where he stands going into the review, but he has also been childish and rather immature when covering this movie

Like having to put *Yes that's the actual title, after 2 frigging years

We get it, you don't like it. Not sure how it's any more nonsensical than Age of Ultron or Days of Future Past, but neither had those footnotes

 

[Inferno313]

Fanboys have biases too. Does not mean their opinion on anything needs to be respected or not criticized. He has a hatred for everything DC so when people mock him they are doing exactly what you are advising they do ( bolded ).

Yeah. That 8.5 he gave to The Dark Knight is some real strong hatred. Also that time he called Man of Steel a "Must-See."

 

[Cooter]

Guys... Stop with this shit. People are allowed to dislike something, and vocalize their dislike of something, especially when they're film bloggers whose job is to do that shit.

All the harassment of Faraci and other people who aren't into what DC is doing is just embarrassing and makes DC fans look like clowns.

Just because someone isn't actively fueling your hype doesn't mean they deserve your ire.

What shit? He's the only one that gets shit and in my opinion it is deserved.

 

[Penguin]

And just to be open, I don't hate Devin for his stance on DC or DCEU films or what have you.

I hate Devin because he is the worst type of fan in my opinion. The "Gate keeper."
The you weren't here from Day 1 so you aren't a "True fan" idiots.

Those people are awful to me. AWFUL people.

https://twitter.com/devincf/status/589567111241994240

 

[generic_username]

Yeah. That 8.5 he gave to The Dark Knight is some real strong hatred. Also that time he called Man of Steel a "Must-See."

What? Have you even looked at his twitter feed and retweets? Imagine if spencer retweets tim dog's tweets. It is that bad. His score on TDK does not change that. Also for the record he thinks MOS is a terrible superman movie. My issue is not with his score on TDK or MOS. He could give TDK a 2 out 10 for all I care. The way he presents himself is obnoxious so yeah excuse us if we don't go to Faraci for his analysis on DC films.

Harassment is obviously wrong though. I think sensible people should just ignore him.

 

[ryan299]

So whats everybody's thoughts on Conan having the cast on a week after the release?

 

[IconGrist]

And just to be open, I don't hate Devin for his stance on DC or DCEU films or what have you.

I hate Devin because he is the worst type of fan in my opinion. The "Gate keeper."
The you weren't here from Day 1 so you aren't a "True fan" idiots.

Those people are awful to me. AWFUL people.

https://twitter.com/devincf/status/589567111241994240

Lol I know someone in real life just like this. He's repeatedly told me I'm not a true Superman fan because I haven't read every comic he's ever been in.

Which he hasn't either but that doesn't matter I suppose.

 

[Smokey_Run]

I don't care if someone hates something or is not into it, I hate assholes and Faraci comes across as an asshole on Twitter. You can't antagonize and antagonize and then run away and play victim.

 

[broncobuster]

So whats everybody's thoughts on Conan having the cast on a week after the release?

Rational or irrational thoughts? Because irrationally, with BvS out and JL filming two weeks after...Snyder will drop the debut teaser on my man Conan's fourth-in-late night talk show.

 

[generic_username]

I don't care if someone hates something or is not into it, I hate assholes and Faraci comes across as an asshole on Twitter. You can't antagonize and antagonize and then run away and play victim.

This. He is just obnoxious and some of his retweets of extreme fanboys really show him in poor light. I mean what kind of reaction does he expect when he puts on a captain America avatar and retweets - ' Lol DC is desperate for attention' or some other equivalent tweets from questionable accounts. Like why would you retweet that? Anyways enough of the Faraci talk I guess. I am guilty of extending it so I will stop.


On topic though I still think this will have mixed reception as well and that is okay. I am not sure Snyder will suddenly have a universally acclaimed movie given his previous movies. I may be wrong though. I think if it ends up 70+ in RT and good audience score WB should be happy enough and feel they have dodged a bullet.

 

[Major Gripex]

Guys... Stop with this shit. People are allowed to dislike something, and vocalize their dislike of something, especially when they're film bloggers whose job is to do that shit.

All the harassment of Faraci and other people who aren't into what DC is doing is just embarrassing and makes DC fans look like clowns.

Just because someone isn't actively fueling your hype doesn't mean they deserve your ire.

I think most reasonable fans don't have a problem with legitimate criticism, hell while I love MoS and I'll defend to the death Clark's decision to kill Zod I do think the decision by Goyer and Zack to put Supes in that scenario was a bad one. Now most of the time I hear fanboys frame the movie as Superman causing the destruction and killing Zod unnecessarily, which is stupidly wrong. And generally the individuals making this argument are people who want to troll a different fanbase from their own in order to elevate their own fandom-ship. But someone who thinks that, for example, the wanton display in the movie of buildings crashing down in a 9/11-esq way is problematic, while I don't agree, is completely legitimate in their critique.

Faraci though is the former case. He seems to say stuff with the sole purpose of provoking. And I for one, generally, don't consider the opinions of trolls legitimate.

Sidenote: Have we entered papakent.gif territory? Because it feels like we have.

 

[IconGrist]

I will never disagree that Jonathan's death in MoS was handled poorly but Cavill acted the hell out of it anyway. I still get feels when he screams.

 

[generic_username]

I will never disagree that Jonathan's death in MoS was handled poorly but Cavill acted the hell out of it anyway. I still get feels when he screams.

Man that scene was so terribad. I agree Cavill was fine but how they greenlit that entire scene I don't know.

 

[Major Gripex]

I will never disagree that Jonathan's death in MoS was handled poorly but Cavill acted the hell out of it anyway. I still get feels when he screams.

And I was totally against the Gal Gadot and Eisenberg casting (well technically I still am). But I'm going into the movie with an open mind and super excited/hopeful that I'll have some delicious fried Crow right after I walk out of that theater.

 

[strafer]

I will never disagree that Jonathan's death in MoS was handled poorly but Cavill acted the hell out of it anyway. I still get feels when he screams.

I don't see the problem. He wanted to protect Clarks secret, it's what a father would do.

Would do the same if my son was Superman.

 

[Future Foundation]

Frosty says international press are seeing the film tonight and they're doing interviews tomorrow.

Deadline. Coming after release sucks

It does, but it'll be really cool to see pretty much everyone together.

 

[Error]

cape porn

 

[Raptor]

Yea this has always been a thing. I remember in some interview during the MoS press tour she was asked what villains she would like to see in the future. She said Bizarro.

2 Henry's.

LMAO!!

 

[Simo]

Someone pissed in Supes Superman cereal...

 

[Rooster12]

On topic though I still think this will have mixed reception as well and that is okay. I am not sure Snyder will suddenly have a universally acclaimed movie given his previous movies. I may be wrong though. I think if it ends up 70+ in RT and good audience score WB should be happy enough and feel they have dodged a bullet.

Well then that shows WB isn't confident that this is a good movie. If you gotta breath a sigh of relief like that.

 

[Lilalaunebaer]

Got my second ticket just now, for the 24th in a liemax. Still 3D, can´t escape that shit.

23rd, 24th, will see if i can visit my parents that weekend and then go with my brother.

Next week brehs and görls.

http://web.archive.org/web/20150611131552/http://a.pomf.se/wyqwlk.webm

18 months ago we got our first glimpse.

 

[Pachimari]

I can't believe I booked tickets for March 28. But the ones on March 23-27 are 3D only.

 

[Simo]

Got my second ticket just now, for the 24th in a liemax. Still 3D, can´t escape that shit.

23rd, 24th, will see if i can visit my parents that weekend and then go with my brother.

Next week brehs and görls.

http://web.archive.org/web/20150611131552/http://a.pomf.se/wyqwlk.webm

18 months ago we got our first glimpse.

That was such a awesome clip. That and the initial announcement with that crowd pop were something special, even if The Hollywood Reporter were total dicks and leaked the news 24 hours before the panel. lol

 

[generic_username]

Well then that shows WB isn't confident that this is a good movie. If you gotta breath a sigh of relief like that.

It was always going to be difficult to be 100% confident that a 250 million dollar movie with a new batman and coming of a film with mixed reception that is expected to setup the entire DCU is going to have universal acclaim. All I am saying is anything upwards of 70 in the tomato meter with good audience score is the least they should be expecting.

 

[Major Gripex]

I can't believe I booked tickets for March 28. But the ones on March 23-27 are 3D only.

I'm really bummed I couldn't find/book any tickets for the 23rd! It's all good though, I'm leaving work early to watch it with my family. We almost there homies!

 

[Pachimari]

I'm just gonna take it slow with Daredevil S2 or something, until I can go watch BvS. Super hyped about it.

 

[Meus Renaissance]

Superman's costume is so shiny

 

[ryan299]

Eisenberg on AOL build

 

[Future Foundation]

Superman's costume is so shiny

It's really noticeable in that Batmobile scene, when the headlights are shining (hehehe) on him.

Well then that shows WB isn't confident that this is a good movie. If you gotta breath a sigh of relief like that.

Them potentiallly (and likely) breathing a sigh of relief doesn't mean they're not confident. You being confident in something doesn't mean it's going to hit/succeed with peoe that aren't you. I can show you many test scores + essays that attest to this.

People keep trying so hard to psychoanalyze every piece of the making/marketing of this movie, and it's...I dunno, funny?

 

[Error]

Well then that shows WB isn't confident that this is a good movie. If you gotta breath a sigh of relief like that.

it's not about bieng confident or not.

you'd be sweating bullets, if you invested 250m on a movie after the absolute shitshow that was 2015 for them.

 

[a916]

So whats everybody's thoughts on Conan having the cast on a week after the release?

Good because I hate going through this thread line a mine field.

At least it's on after I have time to watch the movie.

 

[a916]

I will never disagree that Jonathan's death in MoS was handled poorly but Cavill acted the hell out of it anyway. I still get feels when he screams.

Someone in this thread mentioned he was 17 during that scene... they should've gone with that "can't I go back to pretending to be your song" actor. He looks like adult Clark with different hair, I think an innocent kid pulls that scene off better. Not that Henry didn't do it justice, it's just that he looks facially the same.

 

[Discotheque]

Someone in this thread mentioned he was 17 during that scene... they should've gone with that "can't I go back to pretending to be your song" actor. He looks like adult Clark with different hair, I think an innocent kid pulls that scene off better. Not that Henry didn't do it justice, it's just that he looks facially the same.

it's the age old "give them a different hairstyle and try to fool the audience into thinking they're still kids" trick

lmao.

but yeah honestly i think that was cavill's best scene where he seemed the most human. after that it was just blank empty stares as he tried to get existential like sean penn in tree of life.

 

[Ashhong]

Frosty says international press are seeing the film tonight and they're doing interviews tomorrow.

Deadline. Coming after release sucks

Yea wtf what's the point in doing it a week after release?

 

[Ahasverus]

Yea wtf what's the point in doing it a week after release?

A post mortem? Perfectly acceptable imo. Maybe WB is confident they'll ride the good buzz by then, like Mad max.

 

[generic_username]

So we will get more reactions tonight? I dont think expressing reaction ( movie was good or movie was bad ) on social media is embargoed right?

 

[Magwik]

GAF is scheduled for maintenance shortly after the fan screening ends. Conspiracy!

 

[strafer]

GAF is scheduled for maintenance shortly after the fan screening ends. Conspiracy!

wait what?

 

[Magwik]

wait what?

There was a sticky for a minute about scheduled maintenance for 3/22 at 3am EST

 

[strafer]

There was a sticky for a minute about scheduled maintenance for 3/22 at 3am EST

probably preparing those E3 servers

 

[IconGrist]

So you guys got any other divisive or generally unliked CBM movies you like?

For me, easily both Amazing Spider-Man movies and Rise of the Silver Surfer.

In actuality I think the only ones I've ever outright hated was Catwoman, Superman IV and Superman Returns. I haven't seen Jonah Hex though.

 

[strafer]

So you guys got any other divisive or generally unliked CBM movies you like?

For me, easily both Amazing Spider-Man movies and Rise of the Silver Surfer.

In actuality I think the only ones I've ever outright hated was Catwoman, Superman IV and Superman Returns. I haven't seen Jonah Hex though.

Yeah, I kinda like that first Fantastic Four movie. And both of the Amazing Spiderman movies.

 

[Magwik]

I liked Superman Returns and Man of Steel. *shrugs*
Not sure if Hellboy movies were divisive at all

 

[Penguin]

Speaking of divisive comic book movies I enjoy, ironically or not, doing a Google Hangout with some friends on Friday night for Batman and Robin.

I think it's open to anyone.

 

[Tabby]

So you guys got any other divisive or generally unliked CBM movies you like?

For me, easily both Amazing Spider-Man movies and Rise of the Silver Surfer.

In actuality I think the only ones I've ever outright hated was Catwoman, Superman IV and Superman Returns. I haven't seen Jonah Hex though.

Both of the ASM. Movies weren't the best but Garfield as Spidey kills it.

I liked Man of Steel and Superman Returns as well.

 

[generic_username]

So you guys got any other divisive or generally unliked CBM movies you like?

For me, easily both Amazing Spider-Man movies and Rise of the Silver Surfer.

In actuality I think the only ones I've ever outright hated was Catwoman, Superman IV and Superman Returns. I haven't seen Jonah Hex though.

Watchmen is pretty cool. Flawed but really cool

Of topic but I always wondered what would happen if Bale got replaced with Batfleck during this fight after the lights go out - Nolan's Bane would not know what hit him.

 

[strafer]

I'm going to be perfectly honest and say that Batfleck would have crushed Nolan Bane.

 

[Poodlestrike]

I liked Superman Returns and Man of Steel. *shrugs*
Not sure if Hellboy movies were divisive at all

Yeah, Hellboy wasn't divisive. Not a lot of people saw them, but they were generally regarded as good bordering on excellent.

My most decisive are probably MoS and TDKR. Thoroughly enjoyed both.

I'm going to be perfectly honest and say that Batfleck would have crushed Nolan Bane.

That's not even a fight.