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Cecil Terwilliger · 02-21-2018, 03:07 PM

Well I thought it was thoughtful. Close to reality no, but that has nothing to do with masterpiece.

Even the term masterpiece leaves a lot open to interpretation. Compared to most other comic book movies? Absolutely. Compared to all movies? Well obviously no. I think we all knew we weren't watching There Will Be Blood. And I don't think anyone needs to mention that either. It isn't really even fair to be honest. Most of the DC movies (and several of the Marvel ones too) are downright ####ing ########. Go back and watch BvS, Suicide Squad, Iron Man 3, JL etc and then watch this. Then you might think you are watching There Will Be Blood because this movie is that much better than those pieces of crap. SpiderMan 3 is a real movie that happened. People paid money to see that. We should all be weeping tears of joy that the entire comic book industry wasn't wiped off the face of the earth after that abomination and that we have the privileged to continue to watch good movies like this one despite that unforgivable sin.

This was quite a bit more than usual. It made sense (not even the Nolan Batman movies can say that), it was well acted, the characters were well developed, it was serious yet fun without feeling overwrought or goofy, it was topical with a strong message without feeling preachy.

When you have a movie with a good plot and solid characters that makes sense and is entertaining it is definitely in the running for the best comic book movie ever. Whether the CGI was the best ever (I didn't notice anything) or the music was revolutionary seem like they are well beyond secondary.

02-21-2018, 03:07 PM	#85
Cecil Terwilliger That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Springfield Penitentiary Exp:	Well I thought it was thoughtful. Close to reality no, but that has nothing to do with masterpiece. Even the term masterpiece leaves a lot open to interpretation. Compared to most other comic book movies? Absolutely. Compared to all movies? Well obviously no. I think we all knew we weren't watching There Will Be Blood. And I don't think anyone needs to mention that either. It isn't really even fair to be honest. Most of the DC movies (and several of the Marvel ones too) are downright ####ing ########. Go back and watch BvS, Suicide Squad, Iron Man 3, JL etc and then watch this. Then you might think you are watching There Will Be Blood because this movie is that much better than those pieces of crap. SpiderMan 3 is a real movie that happened. People paid money to see that. We should all be weeping tears of joy that the entire comic book industry wasn't wiped off the face of the earth after that abomination and that we have the privileged to continue to watch good movies like this one despite that unforgivable sin. This was quite a bit more than usual. It made sense (not even the Nolan Batman movies can say that), it was well acted, the characters were well developed, it was serious yet fun without feeling overwrought or goofy, it was topical with a strong message without feeling preachy. When you have a movie with a good plot and solid characters that makes sense and is entertaining it is definitely in the running for the best comic book movie ever. Whether the CGI was the best ever (I didn't notice anything) or the music was revolutionary seem like they are well beyond secondary. Last edited by Cecil Terwilliger; 02-21-2018 at 03:11 PM.