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11-17-2017, 12:15 AM
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I enjoyed it quite a bit more than I expected to... agree with Nadal Fan that an extended edition will probably be better, it felt rushed, and I had read a rumour that they were forced to keep it under 120 minutes... one of the rare instances where I feel a longer runtime would have benefited the movie.
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11-17-2017, 12:16 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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And yes, having the 1989 Batman theme in the movie was awesome!
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11-17-2017, 10:34 AM
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I enjoyed it, but as I said in the other thread I didn't find it memorable. I'm going to run down some thoughts in point form.
I thought the portrayals of each character was great. They left me wanting to see a solo outing for each character.
I thought the first third of the movie was really strong, the pacing felt polished and the character introductions were short but enough. Really strong. The middle third, I felt came off the rails big time, there was some huge jumps in narrative and some glossing over of character stuff. For example after resurrecting Superman for all of their given reasons, Clark just peaces out with Lois and the rest go on to fight Steppenwolf without really saying much. I think Aquaman at one point said "Well, Superman is a no-show" It was this weird giant hole in the narrative. It was like the filmmakers said "Oh right, we need to bring back Superman....okay here we go, heres kind of a cool scene...and done. Now back to the story." Then Superman shows up mid final battle, all smiles and smashes around Steppenwolf like a rag doll.
As a Superman fan, I loved the scene of him fighting the rest of the league.
When I heard reports that Steppenwolf was a weak villain, I thought they meant that he was a weak "portrayal" of a villain, not weak in strength. Turns out he was both. He was basically a plot device to give the good guys somebody to fight. They gave a small hint of his backstory, but that was pretty much it. Wonder Woman and Aquaman seemed to be handling him quite easily, then Superman showed up and really tipped the scales. For an apparent bad ass with a huge scary axe, Superman sure froze it pretty easily with his freeze breath.
I thought the Flash was really strong, I liked the nods to his future (crime lab job).
I thought Aquaman was pretty good, I'm sold on the character. I think he would have benefitted from a solo movie first though. Atlantis is just too fantastical for Aquaman to just show up without any previous character establishment.
I feel like I missed a ton of easter eggs in that historical battle scene. Aside from the Green Lantern of course.
Best sequence in the movie might have been the Amazons trying to keep the Mother Box away from Steppenwolf.
I'll maybe add more thoughts as more people comment, but overall I liked it, but whoever mandated the 2 hour time limit probably did the film a disservice.
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11-17-2017, 11:03 AM
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One of the Nine
Join Date: Jul 2007
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I knew they would shoe horn a GL in, did it at least look good?
After reading the reviews I'm going to wait for Netflix on this one.
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11-17-2017, 11:11 AM
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I knew they would shoe horn a GL in, did it at least look good?
After reading the reviews I'm going to wait for Netflix on this one.
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He was maybe in it for 30 seconds but ya he looked awesome and had some cool constructs in battle. It wasn't a human GL it was
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11-18-2017, 12:12 AM
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I'm surprised that so many people like this movie. Even a good friend of mine was very positive, but listening to what he thinks worked I came to the realization that what worked didn't include things like : story, dramatic impact, motivation.
It looked good, the actors did the best with what they were given. But it felt a little like 2 hours of back to back trailers. Making the parademons the enemy took out the morality aspects, and I'm assuming the one Atlantean and one Amazon who died were Bambi's mother and ... also Bambi's mother. Everything was pretty sanitized.
I really wasn't worried that anyone was going to die. Not even the Russian family that we focused on for some reason.
Maybe the extended edition will redeem it for me.
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11-18-2017, 11:30 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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Saw it last night and I wasn't impressed. It was just ok. I enjoyed seeing all the characters on the screen, but it felt like there was alot missing from the movie. The humor seemed forced and I only laughed once. I enjoyed Thor: Ragnarok way more.
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11-18-2017, 08:58 PM
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Scoring Winger
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I don't know what the critics are smoking, but Justice League was AMAZING.
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11-18-2017, 09:12 PM
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I don't know what the critics are smoking, but Justice League was AMAZING.
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Rock on! Glad you were able to enjoy it, I also really liked what we got.
Here are some deleted scenes including Iris West scene which was cut https://heroichollywood.com/justice-...ons-iris-west/
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11-18-2017, 09:19 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Thanks for that. As a huge DC fan I was SO nervous due to the reviews, but man I'm not sure what else they want in a JL movie.
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11-18-2017, 10:41 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Calgary
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I might elaborate some other time but briefly put, I thought it was a really bad movie. There was no sense of urgency; the stakes were non-existent, and the payoff was underwhelming.
The dialogue was so poorly written. No subtlety.
Almost every character was lacking in development.
We can't simple be okay with a "bad guy" who's motivations are so simplistic, and there is no complexity to the character. A junior high kid writes a better essay than this.
Whatever you may think of Batman v Superman, at least it tried something new, at least it tried to be creative if not doing it very well. This movie on the other hand was just...bland. As if no effort was put into it. I can't believe this script was green-lit to have $300 million spent on it.
That is what happens when you have multiple directors, re-writes, studio meddling, and of course, rushing to create a Team-Up movie without having established heroes.
Just watch the trailers, instead of spending money on the movie. I'm just being honest. Yes its a superhero movie, but I have to hold every movie to at least some standard. Like Suicide Squad, this movie was yet another example of "How-Not-To-Make-a-Movie-101"
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11-19-2017, 10:11 PM
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I thought Gadot was the best part of the show. Really enjoyed the Wonder Woman character.
I think this movie should have come out 3 years from now after they set the back stories up better
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11-19-2017, 10:43 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Just got back from it. It's better than B v S, but not a whole lot.
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11-20-2017, 12:33 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2006
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It was decent. I was definitely expecting worse. On there super hero movie scale, I would peg it well above Ultron and Apocalypse, a step below Civil War.
Definitely some issues though. My biggest issue is the power levels. So an army of Amazons, Atlanteans, the Green Lantern Corps and Humans could barely handle Steppenwolfe, but a Kryptonian can basically one punch him? I realize Superman has always been OP, but that's a significant power difference.
Some of the dialogue was pretty awful as well. "I like peace, but I also like Justice!" Such an awful line lol.
Regardless I had fun. The baddie was turrible. But the League was good.
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11-20-2017, 07:31 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Where did the black superman suit go?
And in BvS, where batman was having the dream that the flash appeared in, he was told that lois lane was the key to everything.. So she ended up just being the key to fixing superman? Lots of disconnections in the movie.
I think the best part was showcasing WW abilities in the beginning, by stopping all of the bullets shot from the automatic rifle.
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