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[–] 15 points 6 months ago (1 child)

"Man with vested interest in product talks up product"

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago

    But the man still speaks the truth.

    I mean yes. Everything he says about the super girl should be taken with a pinch of salt, but i did not stop watching marvel movies because they were superhero movies. I stopped whatching them because they were bad movied. Predictable, uninspired and predigested slop.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    But, for Peter Safran, co-CEO of DC Studios alongside James Gunn, there was never superhero fatigue. Speaking to The Associated Press, he insisted there was instead “mediocre movie fatigue.” His point is that superhero movies just weren’t as good any more, resulting in a desire from audiences for something a bit different.

    I mean...

    Those were James Gunn's movies...

    I watched the Peace maker podcasts and they had a director on there that flat out said the only way to working DC was to just always do what James Gunn would do.

    The same fatigue is about to start setting in with DC soon too.

    The problem is tying a giant studio to one person's vision and tone.

    If the only DC stuff is stuff James Gunn loves, eventually people get tired of it. The franchise change and reboot buys time, but eventually fatigue sets in

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    I'm not sure I agree. Peacemaker is a show written by James Gunn with James Gunn as the showrunner. So it makes sense James Gunn had a lot of input.

    But the upcoming Supergirl film, not James Gunn. The upcoming Lanterns series, not James Gunn. The upcoming Clayface film, not James Gunn.

    Yes, James Gunn started this new DCU, and he's the co-CEO, so he's going to be involved, but it's a little early to say that he is the only a James Gunn universe. Yes, technically at the moment all released projects are, but we're just getting started. The future has more variety.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    I am already tired of James Gunn. He makes the same movie no matter the characters. It is all one big music video with segments of meta humor to tie it all together. I went to the theater to see Superman and while I was entertained I barely remember the plot outside of chimps and typewriters.

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    [–] 28 points 6 months ago* (8 children)

    Based on the Cinemacon reactions from normally favorable media sources, Supergirl is looking bad.

    Putting aside that none of the actors were prepped for their presentation, apparently the scene they showed dragged on and was just generally received very poorly by the media members who were present.

    Which was personally disappointing for me to hear as I like Millie Alcock, and thought the trailers have looked decent so far.

    Bummer.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    actors were prepped for their presentation, apparently the scene they showed dragged on

    Wait, so you're basing your opinion on people who based their opinion on one scene? Really?

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

    Cinemacon is an industry convention. Studios present there to get industry hype from both critics, and theater owners, for their upcoming movies.

    DC picked the scene they thought was best able to sell the movie and generate buzz, and it was universally disliked.

    That's a problem.

    And that's just what's confirmed from this one convention. If you read other reports, the film has had significantly more test screenings than usual, because all its various cuts are being received poorly and they keep trying to recut it into a viable product for release.

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  • [+] -7 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

    Yeah, when an ex tells you not that they've changed, but that it was all someone else's fault...

    These fucking wannabe-guillotine-testers went so far as to publicize their claim unprompted, too. (Oh, wow. The veracity? Mmf. Unassailable.🤌🏼)

    Well. Shit. That's good and dead, innit.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    Yeah, when an ex tells you not that they've changed, but that it was all someone else's fault...

    ... What? That's literally the exact opposite of what Safran said. He clearly positioned it as the fault of the industry – making zero attempt to distance DC Studios from the blame – and then claimed that they had changed with Supergirl.

    Whether you believe the claim they've changed is categorically separate from (if I'm reading your comment right, because honestly it's a bit incoherent) claiming Safran shifted blame elsewhere and purported not to have changed.

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  • [–] 16 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

    MCU slop basically caused the fatigue of superheros, nobody wants or needs promotion of a promotion of a supehero movie in another movie. superman/supergirl has been done to death with the previous CW shows,.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    as a comic book fan I just hate when they make films based on books or heroes that don't even get the time of day on the pages they're based off. like the Eternals, or Iron Heart, etc. There were a couple of exceptions like Guardians of the Galaxy and maybe Shang-Chi but even then it's like "Why do I want to go see a movie about Shang-Chi when I can't recall the last comic book I read that he was in"

    DC has the issue of over saturation of its characters and its properties PLUS reboots. Like you said it's been done to death with their shows. Gotham characters are a prime example of this. How many shows/movies/crap do I need to see of Batman characters without Batman or even the slightest mention of batman in them? The Gotham TV show, Joker, Clayface, etc, etc, etc Or lets do ANOTHER series of films about Batman from a different perspective and/or timeline. Or Superman. How many god damn versions of Superman are you going to tell? On this show Superman has kids, on this show he's teaming up with Flash and Green Arrow, on this show he's not superman yet but wink wink nudge nudge he's superman. Lets reboot Suicide Squad but keep like one character from the previous version and recast everyone else and really confuse people. AND THEN when it inevitably all shits the bed lets reboot the DCU YET AGAIN!

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    My best friend, a comic connoisseur and fellow Batman fan, losing his shit about the clayface movie. He doesn't even dislike Clayface...he just doesn't think he's a big enough character to his own movie. Let alone his own movie that's completely disconnected from Batman.

    The only reboot I'd be VERY on board with is Absolute Batman.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    lol obvious thirst bait movie

    we all know it’s gonna be ass

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Thirst-bait? What's the meaning behind that? Are you just saying "they cast a hot woman so it's bait"? Please elaborate for me, as I truly don't understand your comment.

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  • [–] -2 points 6 months ago*

    it is the difference between being a pretty woman and being pretty as a woman being your entire personality but movie edition

    the trailer reads like ‘but look how different and misunderstood I am but also random penguin of doom and totally bad ass’

    i mean even in that article image

    also

    the text of that article is entirely hype and vague statements

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (11 children)

    DC hasn't put out something cool and original in 20 years. Fuck off.

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  • [–] 20 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Did you not see The Batman? I was stunned because my expectations were low.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I quite liked Reeves' Batman and Gunn's Superman, while a tad bit unfocused in narrative, was a fresh take on Superman i that was sorely needed after whatever the fuck Man of Steel and BvS were supposed to be, Cavill's tight abs be damned.

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago

    Superman had a lot of flaws as a film and could have benefited from some aggressive rewrites, but the portrayal of Superman as a character was excellent. Quite frankly, it was refreshing to see a live action Superman movie that isn't ashamed to be a Superman movie.

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  • [+] -6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Were you stunned by how even your low expectations were left unmet?

    Meanwhile, the new Superman movie was actually good, the only decent DC film since Nolan's Batmen

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    this is what worries me. I had some neighbors who recommended it and personally I found it. Ok. The best parts to me were krypto and supergirl though so was kinda excited for supergirl although my expectations are low.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago

    What would be cool and original? The new Superman was pretty good and nailed the tone of the character. Also did a good job of Guy Gardner and Mr Terrific. And Lex was legit a good bad guy, constantly testing the loyalty of those around him like a narcissistic billionaire does.

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago

    "It's not me, it's you"

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    [–] -1 points 6 months ago

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

    Imagine saying out loud that a Supercape movie will be original.

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