Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Started by roughrider638 pages
roughrider Thunderer

Originally posted by Darth Thor
As long as they stick with Synder it won't be Marvel/Star Wars level of Quality.

Don't think any DC fan would be happy with it being a Transformers level franchise.

That said I also think Marvel's been pretty fortunate with critics tbh.

Let's stop with the conspiracy theory that the critics are just Marvel fans. Marvel films have earned their praise, with their careful and patient world building. Remember when Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy was acclaimed as the greatest example of what superhero/comics related films could be? The Dark Knight not getting nominated for Best Picture for 2008, despite being one of the most acclaimed films of the year (alongside PIXAR's WALL-E, also off the ballot) - that's what led the Academy to open up the Best Picture nominees from 5 to 10 the following year, so genre films could get more respect from the stuffy industry.

CPT Space Bomb Emperor Doom

Honestly, only the most disillusioned hardcore DC fanboys are the ones that feel that way. I think most Marvel, DC and general comic fans are smart enough to know that's not the case.

ares834 Senior Member

He never claimed that. He only said that Marvel has been fortunate suggesting he thinks some should be rated lower on the meter. Which, I suppose is fair, enough. I certainly believe some Marvel films should be rated lower just as I think some should be rated higher.

Zack M Senior Member

Originally posted by roughrider
I'm sorry, how much?

That's not bigger than any superhero film to date. Avengers 1 & 2, Iron Man 3, The Sam Raimi Spider Man series, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Thor: The Dark World, Guardians Of The Galaxy - all scored overseas BO between $400 million and $1 Billion.

Opening weekend world wide. Here are the numbers so far for Part of the world.

Spain: $1.8m (biggest OD of the year. Over Deadpool's OD)

France: $1.7m

Italy: $1.1m (over Deadpool's OD)

Norway: $501k (biggest OD of the year)

ares834 Senior Member

Originally posted by roughrider
I'm sorry, how much?

That's not bigger than any superhero film to date. Avengers 1 & 2, Iron Man 3, The Sam Raimi Spider Man series, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Thor: The Dark World, Guardians Of The Galaxy - all scored overseas BO between $400 million and $1 Billion.

He's saying biggest OW ever not biggest overseas BO total.

Doubt it will do it though.

HulkIsHulk Senior Member

Originally posted by CPT Space Bomb
Ouch.... "The Showgirls of Super Hero Films"
http://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2016/03/batman-v-superman-the-showgirls-of-superhero-films/

Now that's just low....


That's just dilly imo. BvS is no award winning material in anythinh but its not at all cloae to that bad. Apparently they forgot all the below movies are CBMs and worse than this Snyder poop
R. I. P. D - 2013
Batman and Robin - 1997
Green Lantern - 2011
Barb Wire 1996
Watchmen - 2009
Catwoman - 2004
Fantastic Four - 2015
Elektra - 2005
The Spirit - 2008
Jonah Hex - 2010
Steel - 1997
The Crow 4 : Wicked Prayer - 2005
Spawn - 1997

-Pr- Hey Yo!

Still tentatively excited for this. I know some people are hoping it's a complete and unmitigated disaster, but I seriously doubt it'll be that bad.

I don't expect a masterpiece either, so expectations are being managed.

Nephthys The Gr8est!!!!!!!!

Yeah, judging from my enjoyment of MoS, I'm confident I'll like this.

Originally posted by HulkIsHulk
Watchmen - 2009
CPT Space Bomb Emperor Doom

Originally posted by HulkIsHulk
That's just dilly imo. BvS is no award winning material in anythinh but its not at all cloae to that bad. Apparently they forgot all the below movies are CBMs and worse than this Snyder poop
R. I. P. D - 2013
Batman and Robin - 1997
Green Lantern - 2011
Barb Wire 1996
Watchmen - 2009
Catwoman - 2004
Fantastic Four - 2015
Elektra - 2005
The Spirit - 2008
Jonah Hex - 2010
Steel - 1997
The Crow 4 : Wicked Prayer - 2005
Spawn - 1997
Oh, you're absolutely right, those movies are terrible for the most part...though I liked Watchmen well enough.

The thing is though, the fact that it's being compared at ALL to any of those or even Showgirls is not a good sign; certainly not anything that WB wanted to be put in print.

-Pr- Hey Yo!

lol @ Watchmen being on that list. Even if you don't like it, it's nowhere close to being as bad as the movies on that list.

Nephthys The Gr8est!!!!!!!!

Watchmen is the greatest comic book movie ever made. Period.

CPT Space Bomb Emperor Doom

Originally posted by -Pr-
lol @ Watchmen being on that list. Even if you don't like it, it's nowhere close to being as bad as the movies on that list.
I think the problem most people have with the Watchmen isn't the quality of the film; in that I think it's really well done. Everything from the casting decisions to the cinematography. The main problem I think alot of people had with it was the message and the lack of "heroic" characters to root for. I know for myself, there weren't many likeable characters. But I can't deny it was very well done. Another thing that hurt it imo was giant blue dick.
Originally posted by Nephthys
Watchmen is the greatest comic book movie ever made. Period.
Nope. Your opinion sure. Mine? Not even top 15.

Nephthys The Gr8est!!!!!!!!
Originally posted by CPT Space Bomb
The main problem I think alot of people had with it was the message and the lack of "heroic" characters to root for. I know for myself, there weren't many likeable characters.

I think that was..... kinda the point?

horrorwolf Incarnation of Infinity

lol@Watchmen

Yeah, I enjoyed Watchmen, but honestly Snyder... no one asked to see big blue cg penises on our movie screens.

WTF was he thinking?!? 😮

Zack M Senior Member

Originally posted by ares834
He's saying biggest OW ever not biggest overseas BO total.

Doubt it will do it though.

Belgium closed several theaters and BVS still performed "very good". As for the OS numbers, it's at 7 million. It's doing strong opening weekend so far. Let's see how the legs are for this.

https://t.co/WjrBfHlpcQ

Warner Bros. reported that Spain saw the best results with a 62% share of the top five films, with $1.8 million from 702 screens, ranking as the biggest opening in 2016 ahead of “Deadpool.”

France came in second, grossing $1.7 million with 196,000 admissions on 822 screens forÂ_65% of the top five films

Italy pulled in $1.1 million on 768 screens, capturing 66% of the top five films.

Sweden drew $428,000 on 210 screens and is now the biggest March opening of all time. The film’s debut in Norway marked the top launch of 2016 with $501,000 on 190 screens, while Finland earned $120,000 on 120 screens.

Despite the overall market being affected by theterrorist attacksÂ_and closures of several cinemas, Belgium opened to “very good” results with $191,000 on 150 screens.

Germany, Russia, Brazil, Mexico and Australia open on Thursday. The U.S. market launches on Thursday night.

Forecasts have pegged a worldwide weekend opening of at least $300 million.

Nephthys The Gr8est!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by horrorwolf
lol@Watchmen

Yeah, I enjoyed Watchmen, but honestly Snyder... no one asked to see big blue cg penises on our movie screens.

WTF was he thinking?!? 😮

It was directly from the comic. The point is that Dr. Manhattan is so divorced from humanity that he just doesn't give a shit.

CPT Space Bomb Emperor Doom

Originally posted by Nephthys
I think that was..... kinda the point?

Originally posted by Nephthys
It was directly from the comic. The point is that Dr. Manhattan is so divorced from humanity that he just doesn't give a shit.
And while it's good because it adds variety and a different take on the Super hero genre; it also is a very cynical take as well. Sure, that's the point of the movie; but that's one reason it didn't do as well as other movies in the genre. General audiences didn't appreciate it as much because it was so different. It's art. Art is subjective. I can recognize a great piece of art when I see it; but that doesn't mean most people will like it. Most people go into super hero movies wanting to root for the hero; generally a likeable character. We want to feel attachment to that character, and see them overcome adversity. Watchmen was so far from the norm it threw alot of people off. Again it was a good movie but for me and a lot of others, it's just not as fun to watch.

And yah, I hated Dr. Manhattan.

horrorwolf Incarnation of Infinity
Originally posted by Nephthys
It was directly from the comic. The point is that Dr. Manhattan is so divorced from humanity that he just doesn't give a shit.

Still don't care...you don't need to see that sh*t in Imax.

Think about the money spent to get the realism in the dong swing....ridiculous. Waste of time and unnecessary effects.

CPT Space Bomb Emperor Doom

Originally posted by horrorwolf
Still don't care...you don't need to see that sh*t in Imax.

Think about the money spent to get the realism in the dong swing....ridiculous. Waste of time and unnecessary effects.


Just Snyder things.

HulkIsHulk Senior Member

The thing is despite panel to panel copying it totally missed several points from the comic. Not that I like the comic but I don't dislike it like the movie. Likef the changed ending though