Justice League (Zack Snyder, November 17, 2017) Movie • Page 103

junkie xl’s score is actually one of the few major improvements i think

 

It would work more if the scene was extremely hammy and fun, but the seriousness of the tone just sucks the life out of it.

 

I think my hot take would be: most Marvel movies aren’t much better than this, they’re just more economical and lighter/more likable, and generally I like that Snyder’s superhero movies are more visually distinctive than the average MCU movie (some of his sequences are dope, but like a review I posted said: he uses slow motion for all action, whether it’s a sesame seed falling off a burger or Superman dying). Like I’d rather watch Man of Steel again than Doctor Strange or something. Not that I’m itching to revisit either.

 

absolutely. to quote the great patches o’houlihan, they’re all still poopy flavored lollipops. just better variations of shit.

i’m maybe 1/2 way through. as it stands, this would be closer to the midway ranking of MCU than 1/4.

 

That Martha scene was definitely originally Martha, not Martian Manhunter. Bad last minute change.

 

I’m sure @Nathan is making great posts as always, but I’m just posting along with a monstrous movie I’m watching with my brother & mostly enjoying more than expected, lol, so I’ll catch up later.

 

I legit enjoyed the hell out of the entire Themyscira sequence and thought it was really well done. But I think I like Zack Snyder more than most people. Certainly more than most around here I think.

 

2:14 into Cyder Cut and i’m cracking open #4

GoodRoad more like Bad Road. the Snyder cut of cider.

 

I stopped to put in March madness. Think I have 90 minutes left.

 

lmao the martian manhunter design is sooooo fucking badddddddd

 

I thought his design was fine. Now what Snyder did with him, *that* was bad.

 

it looked like knock off playdoh

 

u look like knock off playdoh

 

the biggest difference between Marvel and the average Snyder film is with Marvel I don't feel like I'm watching an endless lecture about how great Ayn Rand is

 

Man the abs in this movie rock

 

if you think the russos don’t love ayn rand i have a vaccine to sell you

 

dudes rock

 

Cyborg’s dad’s death was 100% like Pa Kent in Man of Steel: almost a really good scene, but mishandled just enough to feel like a pointless death.

 

it’s also terminator 2

with joe morton

 

whoa whoa timeout for everyone.

 

break out the cuffs the sheriffs here

 

dude is an alien that saved the world and he’s buried in men’s wearhouse slacks

 

In a different and better film, there's a lot of unpacking I'd do about the familial relationships; children and their parents, because I don't know how much of it's intentional, but I found the themes around some of that ... kinda interesting and poignant. Each character is shaped by their parents and those relationships were most pronounced in this version of the film because of the Cyborg stuff.