"I watched the rough cut of Justice League last week. It has pretty much the same qualities and the same flaws as "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", but with a bigger scope and way more jokes. When it works, it works great. When it doesn't, it gets pretty messy. Ask me anything, I guess. Though some details I'll try to keep vague out of self-preservation."
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Q. How was Slade?
A. He was on screen for less than a minute and only had one line, but Joe Manganiello looked cool with an eyepatch, I guess. The scene might not even make to the final cut due to the problems with the standalone Batman movie.Q. Is Flash Jar Jar? Does Cyborg looks as bad on film?
A. Flash, Not really, but he comes very close at times. Cyborg, There were large sections of unfinished CGI still, so I can't really imagine how they'll improve on it by the time the movie comes out, but the design is hit and miss in the movie, especially in the face. Gave me "Green Lantern" flashbacksQ. what is the plot of the movie?
A. Pretty straightforward Macguffin chase with the Mother Boxes, right down to the second act team break-up.Q. Does Superman have a beard? How much screen time Supes have?
A. Yes. I'd say it's about 40 to 50 minutes or so (it's a rough cut, so it was over 3 hours. A lot of it will get chopped down).Q. So we get a mess again? Why can't we get just a simple plot like most movies?
a) Enemy appears
b) Hero faces enemy
c) Hero is either defeated or struggles to defeat enemy
d) Hero comes back (Probably with allies or improved powers)
e) Hero defeats bad guy and everyone is happy.
A. That's pretty much what you get, but with a lot of bells and whistles and flashbacks and afterlife sequences.Q. run time? and how much screentime does superman have
A. At about 3 hours and 45 minutes as it is. It'll get a shorter cut to run theatrical for sure.Q. How much New Gods related stuff is there?
A. Not much. Only a few vague references and dreams.Q. Mullet or nah?
A. Longer hair, but not actually a mullet.Q. I knew DC executives were behind all this ****ing spamming. Man they really are desperate aren't they
A. You joke, but they actually are pretty desperate. "Justice League" is a make-or-break movie for them.Q. how does supes come back to life?
A. They use the Kryptonian scout ship in Metropolis to revive him.Q. "afterlife sequences" what?
A. Superman spends a large portion of the movie in a afterlife/limbo/purgatory thing modeled after Kent Farm, interacting with the ghost of Jonathan Kent. They're preparing for a heavy storm that represents the impeding alien invasion and gets closer whenever the villains get their hands on another Mother Box.Q. darkseid where?
A. Three minor scenes. Two enveloped in shadows, one where they actually reveal his face.Q. i'm sick of that scout kryptonian ship already
A. It gets destroyed.Q. Is Gal Gadot terrible in this like the last one?
A. She's pretty bland. But she's also very pretty and her action scenes are fun. There was no spark between her and Ben Affleck, though.Q. the execs running the screening, how worried or desperate for feedback were they? and why do you think they cant get it right?
A. They're very cautious with this movie, they need it to be a big hit. But I'm hearing that, while they had solid feedback, it isn't quite as high as they were expecting, so they'll probably rework more material ahead of the release. That's also why they're keeping a trailer pretty close to their chest. As for why they're struggling, I'm guessing it's because they didn't really plan that far ahead. In "Justice League", for example. They have to introduce Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg, and that leads to a bunch of pace-breaking scenes where they monologue or flashback about who they are and how they got their powers.Q. is the big bad steppenwolf? if so, how was he?
A. Yes. He's alright. A textbook alien invader who commands a large army and waxes poetic about the destruction of mankind and whatnot. Honestly he just feels like a warm-up for Darkseid.Q. do batman and superman argue/fight? if so how?
A. Not really. They're on friendly terms.Q. how much of snyder's style in the cut you saw?
A. It's a classic Snyder joint but with more Marvel-esque humor. Same framing, same color palette, same kind of symbolism.Q. Does it give any more Batman backstory?
A. Briefly touches up on Robin's death.Q. How much screen time the new batsuit gets? And how does it look? Why the goggles? Why does he need it? Is there an armor up scene?
A. At about 20 minutes or so. Looks good. The goggles have no real purpose. It's reinforced so he can go toe-to-toe with Parademons. Yes, there's a suit-up sequence.Q. Are there any batman scenes like the warehouse fight?
A. Not really. He mostly fights Parademons in this. There is a cool moment where he uses tight spaces to trick them into destroying each other.Q. Is there a point to Cyborg or he's a token character? Is Aquaman interesting and does the character has some depth or they made him too much of an edgelord so people won't make fish jokes?
A. Cyborg, He's important to defeating the villais. Aquaman is pretty good, actually. Probably the best non-Batman character. They managed to give him some depth even though for most of the movies he's just a broody *******.Q. how does the 'banter' go then? also, how is the flash time travel in bvs explained?
A. They banter about who won their fight and who's best fit to lead. Batman thinks he's calling the shots because he's Batman, but everyone is following Superman instead. So he agrees to let Superman take charge. Flasj, More or less. His message about Lois being the key is important to reviving Superman, and it's sort-of established that the "him" Batman was always right about wasn't Superman as implied, but Darkseid (Batman is an oracle). But they don't actually explain the scorched earth from "Batman v Superman" or how Flash travelled back in time and why.Q. How does the film start off
A. With a flashback/dream of humans, amazons and atlanteans fighting Parademons in ancient times.Q. Is it true there's a bromance between Flash and Aquaman?
A. Not really. Flash annoys Aquaman and in the end Aquaman grows fond of him. There's more of a connection between Flash and Cyborg.Q. How is JK simmons? How does it setup future movies? is jesse eisenberg in it?
A. He's good for the limited screentime he has. Gets one of the funniest scenes in the third act.
Lex doesn't set up much other than Darkseid now knowing about the Justice League and wanting revenge and Luthor hiring Deathstroke to kill Batman.Q. Do we See more of the knightmare sequence or that timeline at all?
A. NoQ. Does it try to be overly deep and full of it self again like BvS
A. Sort of, it has bible quotes and stuff.Q. What is Lex Luthors role in this. Does he and Deathstroke form the Injustice Gang?
A. Luthor is in Arkham Asylum. Batman visits him for information on Steppenwolf, which Luthor leverages for release from Arkham. Batman agrees, but once Luthor tries to return to LexCorp he finds out Bruce Wayne is the new owner. Luthor is later seen hiring Deathstroke to kill Batman.Q. do they reference suicide squad at all? who plays darkseid? is ezra miller flash bad?
A. Nope. He's CGI. Didn't recognize the voice. Flash,Hit and miss.