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I can be a bit of a book purist (damn you Peej for leaving out Bombadil :fist: ) so it took a while for me to get over the fact the Snyderverse isn't exactly like the comics :laugh: someone suggested that the Synderverse fits better into the Dark Knight Returns comics line more than the "main", which it totally does.
At the end of the day ... none of it "actually" happened and I can either enjoy seeing a visual representation of something I like to read ... or I can bitch about it :joker: That's a long winded way of saying I don't exactly care which one turns out to be better, but i'm glad Snyder gets to finish his story, especially when a)he left because his daughter took her own life and b)he was replaced by a Hollywood hack Whedon, he turned out to be a complete twat. |
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The most concerning is that there was an "unofficial" rule amongt set staff on Buffy that they'd make sure he was never alone in a room with the actress who played Dawn... who was 15 at the time :umm2:. Doesn't elaborate other than to say he had made "inappropriate comments" around her and they decided to be on the safe side. Worrying! Buffy herself SMG also made some vague supportive comments and has said that "she'll always be proud to be associated with the name Buffy Summers, but does not want to be forever associated with the name Joss Whedon." So yeah... I feel like PURELY to stick it to Whedon, it's good that a version of JL is being made that hasn't been touched by him. Snyder has basically said that he butchered it, right down to leaving entire scenes out simply because they couldn't get the visuals to gel with his "newly filmed stuff" that had been done on different tech, but he refused to cut his own new scenes. I STRONGLY suspect that this is why a lot of the CGI is so poor. |
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I've never heard anything really bad about Snyder. For a while I thought he might be the brother of Scott Snyder, who wrote Batman and JL comics. I mean ... This scene looks like it's roasting BvS for all the destruction their fight caused with no concern for citizens :joker: Spoiler: But apparently they're not related and it's just a coincidence! Quote:
So as much as I'd like to Whedon-bash, that particular rule could have been an official one? |
To be "fair" the accusations against Whedon aren't criminal in nature, more just about how awful he was to work for. Basically that he'd have his "favourites" who were "in" and then anyone else, he would treat like dirt/mock/belittle/gaslight and also you could be one of "the in group" one day, but then if you did something he didn't like, you'd be "out" until he decided otherwise. Has been described as running a "toxic workplace" basically and it seems that it's an ongoing thing, as people on his shows have said it was like that in the early 2000's and now people who worked on JL have said it was still like that when he took over there (so 2016-ish I guess?).
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The longer cut of course did a better job of explaining that Lex Luthor had been manipulating things to make Superman look guilty and turn them against each other. In the theatrical cut it really looked like Batman was just being a bit dumb. |
So this thread sent me down a DC movies rabbit hole this morning... Apparently, Batfleck isn't done with after all? I thought he quit? But now I'm reading that he's in the Flash movie next year (possible cameos from other Batmen too; Keaton and Bale - as Flash is bringing in the multiverse) and also depending on the success of the Snyder cut, Cavill and Affleck are in talks about a "Worlds Finest" thing together (unclear if theatrical movie or HBO Max miniseries).
I've also heard rumours of them looking st casting Michael B Jordan as the first black Superman, but not as a recast, as an alternate universe Supes existing alongside Cavill's established one, and also that Batfleck and Battinson will co-exist... But there are plans for Cavill's Superman to work alongside R Patz's Batman at some point. :umm2:. Both Leto and Phoenix's jokers would also be Canon, as well as a likely 3rd Joker at some point for Pattinson. I feel like it's all getting very complicated, haha. Not to mention that the Flash crossover with the CW's DC shows means that all of the DCTV stuff is official as well - so that means all three of the Brandon Routh, Tom Welling and Tyler Hoechlin supermens are all technically canon too. Hmmmm. |
4 hours is just too long (just overkill i mean 3 hours is already too long, a reason why i have never watched any of Lord of the rings or the hobbit) :idc:
best is 2 hours 30, or 2 hours 45 for any of a ''franchise'' movie that is |
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But yeah, I think his being the writer is the reason people think it's gonna be a Black Superman. |
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I've heard it's a vast improvement on Whedon's version but four hours is a big timesink. I dunno if I have the energy to watch it.
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I personally like long movies and can easily watch one all in one go... the issue for me is that it's VERY rare that I have 4 hours of uninterrupted free time to actually do that these days :joker:. Guess I could pretend to be sick one day when the kids are at school :laugh:. So much harder to "pull a sickie" working from home though, you have to pretend to be properly half-dead or people still try to message you :fist:. |
Just finished it and I can't lie I thought it was awesome. It honestly didn't even feel over-long, although the first 3 parts basically fit in a load of content that could have been expanded into entire movies in themselves (e.g. there's practically an entire Cyborg origin movie scattered throughout the runtime).
But the one major thing that it has done - and it actually makes me feel sort of mad about WHedon's changes in this sense thinking back on it - is that it respects the others and isn't just a Superman fan-fest. Whedon turned Flash into a joke - he has moments of comic relief here but is NOT an incompetent rookie. Whedon (criminally) depowered WW and she absolutely kicks butt in this film, back to the power level she should be at in this timeframe (i.e. as strong as she was in BvS). Cyborg's abilities get a much bigger showcase, too. Basically the entire final sequence is epic and shows all of them as competent and powerful, and Supes is NOT used as a deus-ex-machina to swoop in. AND YET at the same time, Steppenwolf is a much more intimidating and convincing (and generally well fleshed out) villain, with clear goals and motivations. More specifically but a bit spoilers; Spoiler: But yeah tl;dr this is definite catharsis for any DC fan who doesn't just stan Superman, because it actually respects and elevates the other heroes and not just one. If I had one minus it would probably be that there is some very occasional cheesy dialogue that feels a little out of place. But the general pacing is so good, and the action is so on-point, it's easily overlooked. I also am unsure that the "epilogue" stuff was needed now that the DCEU has spun off in other directions, it feels like it was purely setting up stuff that is now not going to happen, and could just have been left off completely? Spoiler: |
I'm still yet to see it but everything you said TS makes me happy :D
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Also not to go on about Snyder cinematography (and I am a self-confessed fan) BUT come on, you just don't get screenshots like this from yucky Whedon League do you. Obviously plenty of the same influence is there but literally all of the best shots of the movie are new to this version. I've left off one of my personal favs as it's a massive final-battle spoiler :omgno:. The two below are not really spoilery.
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Loving the Dark Knight Returns Batmobile :dance:
The Josstice League is officially dead. |
Ooo there's gonna be a movie with/about Zatanna :D She's one of my favourite minor Leaguers <3
I've not seen Promising Young Woman, any good? It's gonna be by Emerald Fennell, the writer-director of that. Her history in comics is a bit dark: Spoiler: I just googled Promising Young Woman, and Emerald Fennell clearly doesn't shy away from rape related things, so I wouldn't discount them using that book as a framework for the movie, but who knows! |
4 Hour Movie on SkyMoviesHD : Zack Snyder's Justice League
The 240mins Movie
Zack walked away from this Movie but due to popular demand went back Zack Snyder's Definitive cut. 8PM tonight till Midnight SkyPremiereHD I will record it. |
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It’s absolutely brilliant !! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
Yes longer version.
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With many extended scenes , lots of brand new footage also Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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With so much time they could have done a 3-D Version as an addition. For those that like 3-D. I know you do not |
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Yes Hard to watch in one go uses 4.6 of my Hard Drive on SkyHD I watched in 2 halfs. |
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Yes there sure was. On SkyMoviesHD all week |
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True :) It’s getting far better viewer ratings on IMDB so I’m thinking there may be a sequel / follow up eventually... given that money talks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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I watched it in THREE goes :) The only bits I could have done without were the lovey-dovey sequence with Superman and Lois Lane plus that Batman dream section Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
I'm still yet to watch the movie itself, but this scene is absolutely gorgeous. |
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Yes I agree totally.. one of my favourites Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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Yeah that was a standout for me, that’s the scene I took one of my screenshots from. It’s a stand-alone great piece of cinematography, I have no idea why they wouldn’t find room to squeeze it into the theatrical cut, other than a couple of things I guess... one is that it might have been hard to crop well for the cinema aspect ratio. I was a bit alarmed when I heard the Snyder cut was presented in 4:3 (old TV ratio) but after a couple of action sequences... I completely get it and why it actually works so much better for this types of movies. They can do so much with the verticality of that space. Beautiful. |
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I don’t mind Supes and Lois really,it’s how they showcase his humanity but that said they probably highlighted it because it’s a huge part of what leads to the “injustice” plotline (Superman going dark after the death of Lois) and that’s also what the Batman dream sequence was setting up. I do actually agree though that, as it’s most likely not happening and WB has gone in a different direction with DC, I think the future dream sequence could have been cut. All it does is tease a movie that will never exist. |
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Well being cynical... given that the new version is getting rave reviews.. even the IMDB viewer ratings are far better .. I just wondered if MONEY will talk and influence the decisions ?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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re Supes and Lois, when it comes to the comics the only "run" of stories about Superman which aren't him in the League are when he and Lois are married and have a son, those books are just awesome. So I don't mind them being loveydovey per say, but I've not seen the film yet, maybe that aspect of it is unbearable :joker:
As for Ray Fisher, I fear he may have burned his bridges when it comes to WB. I'm all for calling out Joss Whedon for his toxic behaviour, but Fisher tried to implicate eeveeeryone, including Geoff Johns, which makes me doubt what he's saying - GJ has been writing comics for decades, and has good conduct all the way through. He's also been a very inclusive writer, and I have no reason to think he was racist toward Fisher. - At worst I'd say he had his Hollywood hat on, and said "look, Joss Whedon is too big, it sucks but put-up-and-shut-up, which is ****ty, I say drag the toxic bastard down, don't enable or overlook his actions. But overall GJ is one of the good guys. |
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