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Originally Posted by d_phaneuf
The difference is this movie is supposed to be incredible
It tested higher than any DC movie ever or something, even james Gunn was hyping it up as one of best super hero films hes ever seen, and if anything he would want to be lowering expectations, this and aquaman he has nothing to do with, if they arent good he still has a fresh start after that, by praising it months ahead of release, hes tying his DC to it in peoples eyes, which I dont see him doing unless it's actually great,
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See, thats sort of my point.
Thats not different at all.
They said the same thing with Batman vs. Superman.
And Justice League.
And Aquaman.
And Wonder Woman 84.
What do all of those movies have in common? They suck out loud. But they made money. Granted, a lot of those were also budgetary boondoggles (sounding familiar yet?) and their actual profits are nebulous and difficult to quantify.
Gunn knows what he's doing, but again, sorry if I'm skeptical but:
"Salesman heavily endorses own product despite having significant vested interest in its successful outcome, his motivations are unclear. More News at 11."
I also think we need to step back off of the "Gunn-Train" a little now. He's not a Director anymore, he's the head of the Studio.
He couldnt care less if its any good or not, he needs it to make money. Half of the actors in this movie will never be seen in any of these roles ever again.
Looking at the actions of Warner Bros/Discovery lately? He needs this movie to make money (sensing a theme yet?) or Zaslav will eviscerate his budget.
Either way, I'm hoping its awesome and paves the way for some more great movies, I'm just not holding my breath because DC's 'Well of Goodwill' has run pretty dry.
But I dont have a dog in the fight. Realistically, this is a great moment and opportunity for DC. They're playing with the Reset button while Marvel is out there offering nothing inspiring at the moment, there is an opportunity here for the pendulum to swing their way, hopefully they grab the chance and run with it.
And its about family! Its been so long since we've have a movie about Family! Should we have a betting pool about how many times we hear the name 'Martha' in this film?