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Sounds like DC’s try-hard was turned up to 11 and they managed to do enough. This “strength” might include a fair bit of smoke and mirrors, which is even worse than failure as many might pin their fortunes to something that has the veneer of success but isn’t actually comprised of it.

What my man, Tim, is trying to say is that It sucked but it sure did look pretty doing it. While I respect Ben for his efforts, he just wasn’t the Bat. The story line, if you can call it that, was scattered and painfully redundant. We all know by now what planet Superman is from and how Batman’s mommy and daddy got shot in that bum-ass alley cause they don’t know what a Daimler limousine is, I guess. We don’t need to waste the first 3o minutes of every DC movie retelling the same origin crap over and over except this time daddy has a mustache. If people don’t know by now why waste the time and money. They’re probably not the ones that are going to see the film anyway. DC just has to except the fact that Marvel is the franchise authority. They literally have it all. Especially the writing. Jesus H, the script had to have been downright awful Oh, and Lex Luthor was shite. The casting director should be shot in that same alley along with Batmom and Batdad and the bloody script.

Biggest issue? The fact that they pretty much spoiled the major beats of the entire movie.

I remember going to see Avengers and my favorite moment was the sweeping shot of the entire team united and ready to battle. It was an amazing shot that got my geek flag flying!

DC just spoiled that cool shot for their movie. Save SOMETHING for the actual movie, please!

The optics and perspective on these things are hilarious.

It sometimes feels like I’m the only person on the planet that’s really excited for Batman v Superman, but the echo chamber of the internet doesn’t reflect reality too often.

“The Man from U.N.C.L.E. really???”

You’d think the failures of DARK SHADOWS and THE LONE RANGER would have shown Hollywood that while an old TV show might be revered by a certain generation, nobody is exactly clamoring for a movie version. Of course, there was no great demand for reboots of Spider-Man or Fantastic Four, either.

I think the last Warner movie I saw was Paul Thomas Anderson’s INHERENT VICE, which was supposed to have a wide release until the studio panicked and kept it in “limited” release. Cowards!

No Mad Max, George?

Oops, forgot that was from Warner. Thanks, Kyle!

Seriously, does Warner have anything interesting coming out in the fall or winter? Is everything at a standstill until BATMAN V. SUPERMAN opens in March? Warner did have 2014’s biggest box office hit (AMERICAN SNIPER). Maybe the profits from that will keep the studio afloat for a while.

To be fair, Disney isn’t even in first place between the studios this year and they had two super hero movies and a Pixar film. THey are getting “trounced” (I use that word with tongue firmly in cheek) by Universal who is having their best box office year in years.

I mean, the other way to look at this, from WB’s point of view is, they have no major super hero movies or franchise tentpoles and they are still in third place only (I think) 5 or 6% total box office dollars for the year behind Disney. I’d be pretty happy with that if I was WB.

Also, Heidi, I’m sure producing The Man from U.N.C.L.E. had a lot less to do with propping up that franchise, and a lot more to do with keeping Guy Ritchie, who directed those little Sherlock Holmes movies for them, happy. I totally understand them playing the long game on that movie.

Also, I saw it, and it was unexpectedly a lot of fun and not at all what I was expecting.

“I totally understand them playing the long game on that movie.”

Sort of like Warner used to let Clint Eastwood direct a personal project like BIRD in exchange for another Dirty Harry movie.

Yes, it looks like an assault tank. Is this like that joke that Batman doesn’t use guns… yet, drives a motorcycle armed with twin 50 caliber machine-guns.

Maybe that turret mounted hood ornament shoots rubber bullets… or something.

I find it sexy. There’s a dominant sexual element about it, which I like.

Looks like a souped up Tamiya kit. And that’s not bad.