Smokey_Run
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I just want more rooftop Lex.
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DC Extended Universe |OT2| A League of xX-=DaMaGeD=-Xx Gentlemen
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The Cretan
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He's ruthless, but as you said, he was playful. Lex of comic books wouldn't have said the things he said in that tone. For example, he wouldn't have said "I love bringing people together" in that tone or he wouldn't have put the candy in that guy's mouth. Maybe there is a comic book interpretation of him who would have done these, but based on what I have read, him being playful isn't part of his character.
Lex forcing that guy to eat candy isn't exactly out of comic Lex's wheelhouse. He stole 40 cakes once and that's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.
broncobuster
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I'd say define playful. That whole Ralli's Diner's bit from Bryne's Luthor is playful, in a sick and twisted way.
broncobuster
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Smokey_Run
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Yea, Bats looks all badass here. Up until the effects of the kryptonite wear off and he holds his hand out shaking like a bitch.
Weighing in on the Lex debate, I have to agree with Icon. Lex is pretty ruthless in BvS. To say he isn't serious is to ignore a vast portion of what's going on in the movie.
Also, I like the way Eisenberg brings that sort of mousey look to Lex. Supes and Bats are these towering figures and Lex, who is caught in between, pales in comparison. But he's also weilding a ton of power because he's manipulating all the events. Thats pretty much Lex Luthor me: driven by his intellect.
Also, I like the way Eisenberg brings that sort of mousey look to Lex. Supes and Bats are these towering figures and Lex, who is caught in between, pales in comparison. But he's also weilding a ton of power because he's manipulating all the events. Thats pretty much Lex Luthor me: driven by his intellect.
Poodlestrike
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Lex isn't terribly serious in attitude here, but he's still a fantastic and intimidating villain. Extremely manipulative and fond of overt (and, frankly, creepy) displays of personal dominance. Altogether a great villain. I would be okay with them toning down some of the sillier mannerisms, though; you could justify it as him dropping the act.
Gross. Get that shit outta here.
GringoSuave89
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Nope. Too easy. No avatar quote for you.
Has this been posted yet?
How long till this is posted in OT and everyone says her face is bad acting?
bishopcruz
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This is completely random, but I had another moment of realizing that I am moving more and more from the critical consensus. I just saw Jurassic World, and then looked up reviews, I was expecting a RT in the 30s maybe, and it got a 71%, how is it horrible movies just keep getting great critical reception and friggen masterpieces like MoS are stuck as rotten. Blows my mind. I know, it's a dumb thing to harp on, but dear God in heaven, I just don't understand how that piece of shit movie got mostly positive reviews while BvS sits at 27%.
Rant over.
Rant over.
The movie did not require the viewer to have a single thought the whole time, there were dinosaurs and Chris Pratt. Who at the time was the new hotness. Instant fresh rating.
Smokey_Run
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I look at the review average on RT more then the big number they promote. Nothing like pretending a C student is an A student because they barely passed all of their exams.
6.7 to 6.2 is not a that big difference, maybe you should learn how RT works.
Audience score is almost the same, too.
broncobuster
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I wouldn't call BvS a masterpiece or anything. It has its flaws and its strengths and you rarely read about either from most critics. I think there's a generation of critics or bloggers raised and subsisting in similar environments that developed the unfortunate AICN attitude. But the director of Doctor Strange had a classy response to, I believe to Suicide Squad and later to Doctor Strange, about how finding critics you like is far more valuable than an aggregate.
Kenzodielocke
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BvS is at 28 % you fucking fools. We did it!
Honestly, RT has some rotten elements in it. They are pretty inconsistent when it comes to 3/5 or 6/10, and when that's rotten/fresh.
But whatever.
Honestly, RT has some rotten elements in it. They are pretty inconsistent when it comes to 3/5 or 6/10, and when that's rotten/fresh.
But whatever.
They are just curating the reviews. And the system has problems, I think it was Star Wars where one reviewer gave TFA something around 7/10 and gave it the Rotten mark.
Smokey_Run
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The reviewer gets to decide IIRC.
i don't know why people saw Michael Cera as Lex, he was only a Machiavellian, scheming, rich, intelligent, mad scientist business magnate that has an irrational hatred for Superman!
Honestly, I can't believe most of them would recommend Jurassic World over BvS. I TRIED watching World, but I couldn't do it. Why would anyone watch that when the first movie did everything better? Not even Bryce Dallas Howard could keep me interested.
Bear in mind that the reviews for BvS are for the theatrical cut, which is utter garbage IMO, and I absolutely agree with recommending Jurassic World over the theatrical cit of BvS.
You know I really do have trouble remembering this, lol.
bishopcruz
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I know how RT works, but a 71% fresh to a 28% rating means that most reviewers even if their scores weren't high decided to give JW a pass. And again, JW was fucking awful. It has 10 minutes of cool shit, and the rest of the movie is straight up GARBAGE, and I don't use that term lightly. It has one of the worst scripts for that type of movie I have ever seen. It also had horrible performances by otherwise great actors. I guess it's mainly nostalgia.
And don't tell me DC fans wouldn't be doing backflips if one of the DCEU films got a 71%. Again, it was just a rant it probably the only safe spot on GAF to do so without getting responses of 'hurr-durr' MARTHA,
I disagree with you, simple as that.
It's never that simple Rap.
The Cretan
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I watched again the JL trailer and a couple of BvS scenes to find more info on the DCEU.
Here's what I found:
As you can see in the image below with the help of the arrows, Barry has a screen which shows a city or some cities and a screen that shows the world. So, maybe Flash operates worldwide and he isn't just Central City's hero. Also, he checks how much aerodynamic his helmet is. Perhaps his suit isn't enough and needs something better, so that's why Bruce gives him a new suit. The bike could be for coverage.
The destroyed building behind Batman in the knightmare scene kinda looks like the building that was been blown up by Luthor in BvS. Maybe the knightmare scene takes place in Metropolis.
Judging from the flag and the flowers on the right, the scene takes place near Superman's official grave site.
And one last thing. Maybe I'm overthinking this, but I wonder why there is so much gold on Flash's arm. Also, I think in this scene there is a shot with yellow lighting (I couldn't make a screenshot out of this, though and maybe I'm wrong).
Could Professor Zoom try to take Flash back? Also, note that the world in the knightmare scene is like hell, I don't think Thawne would hesitate to join the bad guys, so he stays alive.
Here's what I found:
As you can see in the image below with the help of the arrows, Barry has a screen which shows a city or some cities and a screen that shows the world. So, maybe Flash operates worldwide and he isn't just Central City's hero. Also, he checks how much aerodynamic his helmet is. Perhaps his suit isn't enough and needs something better, so that's why Bruce gives him a new suit. The bike could be for coverage.
The destroyed building behind Batman in the knightmare scene kinda looks like the building that was been blown up by Luthor in BvS. Maybe the knightmare scene takes place in Metropolis.
Judging from the flag and the flowers on the right, the scene takes place near Superman's official grave site.
And one last thing. Maybe I'm overthinking this, but I wonder why there is so much gold on Flash's arm. Also, I think in this scene there is a shot with yellow lighting (I couldn't make a screenshot out of this, though and maybe I'm wrong).
Could Professor Zoom try to take Flash back? Also, note that the world in the knightmare scene is like hell, I don't think Thawne would hesitate to join the bad guys, so he stays alive.
GringoSuave89
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Agree that AoA was the superior Suicide Squad movie. I think the threat was too stupid in the theatrical movie.
broncobuster
Banned
I think a minor change in Suicide Squad, one people were speculating about, could've tied up some loose ends. Basically, Enchantress goes to Joker and makes a deal that if he retrieves her heart, she'll lead him to Harley. Folks thought Incubus in the trailer was Joker imbued with power anyway.
Yup, you can see that the giant Omega symbol is where the bay between Gotham and Metropolis used to be.
Also Batgod doing Batgod stuff. That deduction where he knows every security officer on duty on which day...
SJRB
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Aquaman riding jetskis, awesome.
b&jy77VjiKn$#F
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Mad Max underwater, huh. I'm in.
broncobuster
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Reckon we won't get a proper Justice League trailer in 2016.
Aaaand I'm hyped
It's based off of a Geoff Johns draft though; at least the screenwriter is starting off in a good place.
JL, The Batman, and Aquaman are my most hyped comic movies coming out in the next 2 years. I have really high hopes for Momoa, I think he could kill it as Aquaman.
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