That's a good point. Odd as it may seem Snyder's lightest movie was 300. That's about all we have to measure. On the flip side, maybe light is something he'll excel at and even though he loves dark it's just not his thing. You never know with Snyder, lol. Guy is like those mystery toy boxes. Never quite sure what you're going to get. I do think trying to put him on a leash will yield even worse results. Last time that happened we got Sucker Punch.
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That's a good point. Odd as it may seem Snyder's lightest movie was 300. That's about all we have to measure. On the flip side, maybe light is something he'll excel at and even though he loves dark it's just not his thing. You never know with Snyder, lol. Guy is like those mystery toy boxes. Never quite sure what you're going to get. I do think trying to put him on a leash will yield even worse results. Last time that happened we got Sucker Punch.
johnnydrama
Banned
Man, Routh was the perfect Superman and Clark Kent, and the movie had the perfect Superman characterization. It could have been amazing. It should have had less setup at the beginning, more action, and not been a sequel to the old Donner movies that a lot of modern audiences hadn't seen.
Discotheque
Banned
Xmen, nice guys, Bourne, light between oceans, that movie with Casey affleck, assassins creed, rogue one, birth of a nation
Likely will be a bunch of other movies too that I end up loving which I haven't followed at all
KonradLaw
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John Wick 2. Fantastic Beasts and maybe Bourne 5. I might also go see Doctor Strange. It's been a long while since I saw anything from Marvel in cinemas, but I have a weak spot for magic
Snyder's lightest movie is either Guardians or Dawn of the Dead.
Guardians is supposed to be a kids movie and for the most part it is. The story is a typical hero story involving owls that wage warfare on one another. I don't remember the movie ever being too intense anything, but it does take its premise seriously. When the Owls throw down, they do so with armor and metal claws and shit. Some characters die I think, but it's more like the final act of the Lion King. Nothing too strong is ever directly shown but all the implications are there.
Dawn of the Dead is pretty light mostly because Snyder worked with a script by James Gunn. It has that one moment where things feel real (zombie baby!) but other than that, it's a movie loaded with jokes and jabs at the genre and it all works. Who knows? Maybe Justice League might feel a lot like this film.
Anyways, I just want to see Snyder do Snyder because I like his style and this genre could use the variety. My hope is that WB said those things about supervising Snyder to please the mob. In reality they just let the dude deliver his movie the way he wants it and then go rethink things if things need rethinking after JL. It's not like people aren't going to go watch the movie.
Too many people care about these characters to just ignore them.
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Lord Virgin
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Good calls, forgot about movies like Neon Demon and Light Between the Oceans. Looking forward to those as well.
In the MoS2, I would like to see the relationship between Lex and his father. From what we got in BvS his dad wasn't the nicest man around and physically hurt Lex during his childhood. Hope they'll do something with that.
In the MoS2, I would like to see the relationship between Lex and his father. From what we got in BvS his dad wasn't the nicest man around and physically hurt Lex during his childhood. Hope they'll do something with that.
broncobuster
Banned
Neither here nor there, I finished watching Trainwreck (slow ball down the center BvS zinger here) and Ezra Miller's role in it...Boy, here I thought We Need to Talk about Kevin made it tough to see him as good natured Barry.
BadAss2961
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You can stop now, Henry.
b&jy77VjiKn$#F
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTuyfQ5CR4Q
Ayyy. This is a good episode, one of the best they've done in a while, I think.
Ayyy. This is a good episode, one of the best they've done in a while, I think.
You can stop now, Henry.
JL needs more shirtless Cavill.
Man this reminds me, we could have had reverse the time Superman. That's what the DCEU needs.
*Lights matches*
New 4Chan rumors
http://boards.4chan.org/co/thread/82439514/dceu-spoilers#p82439514
*Sets the thread on fire and laughs maniacally*
New 4Chan rumors
http://boards.4chan.org/co/thread/82439514/dceu-spoilers#p82439514
*Sets the thread on fire and laughs maniacally*
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Lord Virgin
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You can stop now, Henry.
No, we need bigger. More Henry, mooar!
Lol. That was fantastic.
The opening scene taking place in that Knightmare scenario sounds like something Snyder would do but that's a thing that doesn't need fleshing out. The only people who didn't understand that scene were the people who didn't immediately recognize that as The Flash. No reason to go back to it.
I'm reading that right? Scott Snyder?
I hope it's true only because of Crime Syndicate. That would be so dope.
Scott Snyder? The batman writer
wrote a Superman movie... why on Earth is he not helping with the Batman movie? LOL
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Lord Virgin
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Yeah...here we go, again! Luckily JL is next year and we have two movies before it hits.
DecoReturns
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Yeah, everyone I knew did not understand the Knightmare scene and who was the dude in red. Hell even I got confuse of the Flash, he looked weird with a mustache.
Which is understandable since that was a unnecessary scene that did not add much, it was pretty establish that Batman was not liking Superman. That was just overkill and just seem to be added because "it's cool".
Also I'm sure some rumors will be debunk with Suicide Squad, I have a feeling that movie will lead into justice league some way.
I trust Affleck and Johns to make a good Batman movie. I'm sure a Superman movie needs all the help that it can get.
Scott Snyder also wrote Superman Unchained didn't he?
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Just fucking let Cavill play Cavill and you will have a great Superman movie.
Yes he did... forgot about that. Is it any good?
This times a million, he oozes charm like crazy.
KonradLaw
Member
Yeah. I hope it at leasts frees those characters for TV. I need more of Matt Ryan's Constantine in my life.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Yeah. It wasn't bad.
It wasn't great either, though, but for a Superman movie, "not bad" is I guess all we can really hope for
you still need to produce a good film....look at the difference in the box office performance of Civil War against BvS, potentially we are looking at a captain america film doubling a Batman/Superman film!
WB has to be disappointed with the box office performance and they are going to make changes for JL
It wasn't great either, though, but for a Superman movie, "not bad" is I guess all we can really hope for
Heh. Nice.
Man I just want a good Superman movie. Anything to stop people from seeing Superman as a "boring" superhero. He's the superhero, how hasn't he gotten a good movie since the 60s?
MisterHero
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Captain America + more or less the amount of Avengers in AoU + Spider-Man. Ignoring that all 3 Cap movies are the best in MCU so far, outside of GotG. It always had the superior marketability.
BvS made some unpopular choices plot-wise but they were deliberate. Even if that didn't turn into complaints about technical quality, the marketability of the film is in question when you know an R-rated cut exists. It literally isn't made for the same audience (for better or worse).
Deadpool doesn't belong in that discussion even though it's rated R. It's a well-made movie (one of the GOAT IMO), but it is also unapologetic for all the sex and violence. Kids appreciate that stuff.
He's lifting it with his magic beard.
You can stop now, Henry.
Who?
Eh, I just want Snyder to make JL without restrictions. I would rather have WB make something I like than chase money. Marvel can have their billions. I don't really care for the Marvel vs DC contest.
Author of American Psycho. Pretty surprising he would pick BvS.
BadAss2961
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To entertain this idea for a moment... They don't have to revisit it, but I wouldn't mind going back to the Knightmare to kick off Justice League. I don't think it would be about fleshing things out... More about bridging the gap between BvS and JL without exposition. It's also one way to start out with a big action scene. The sequence could end with Flash's appearance in BvS, but maybe cut straight to Bruce in present day instead of repeating the whole scene. Contemplating the warning as he's in the batcave with Alfred scoping out metahumans or something.
Though if they did this, I imagine Knightmare Supes would be shown again. Doing what? Could be a few things.
MisterHero
Super Member
The irony of DC vs. Marvel is that I bet Snyder could make a damn fine adaptation of MARVELS.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Not as good, but that's more about Kingdom Come than it is about Marvels. It's pretty good.
clay_ghost
Member
Its really good. However in a sense The marvel version of Kingdom come should be Earth X, universe X etc series since its one of the potential future of the Marvel comics while Marvels is about the history of Marvel comics from the eyes of normal humans.
Marvels and it's sequel are a look at the events of the 616 with the real time progression before it froze in the late 80s/90s. It's from a different writer and is more of the real world look at the Superheroes showing up in force, from the Golden Age to Modern Times.
That was him at his peak as well. I also quite liked the War on Crime, Peace on Earth, Spirit of Life, etc... ones he did.
US Netflix put up the Chris Evans/Jessica Alba Fantastic Four movie the other day. I hadn't seen it in a while so I watched it. Really wasn't bad. Effects were super cheap and the plot was cookie cutter as fuck for a comic book movie but it was enjoyable. Had some decent laughs. Am I nuts or is this another movie that just gets piled on undeservedly?
clay_ghost
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Its shit. The sequel is even worst.
I still prefer the 1st FF to BVS but that is beside the point.
Ah I see. Thanks! Hadn't realized that was the story behind Marvels.
broncobuster
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It's alright. On the spectrum of comic films, it's on that Thor 1 vapid and inoffensive entertainment level. And during that early-2000 boom of comic films, there were certainly worse options. Now that Silver Surfer sequel, did not like it at all.
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