The Natural Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Made me laugh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Looks like Blue Beetle is flopping. People online been posting pictures of empty screenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 Two things: There's a box office thread for this sort of news. Two, I'm shocked that a movie that's gotten zero promotion outside of commercials isn't doing well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLSigman Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 AP's reviewer gave it 2.5/4 stars, says it's not that bad just doesn't do much new. Considering this is a hero that has barely ever been mentioned outside of comic books, that's not as encouraging as I'd like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I can imagine it’s very formulaic, just adding in the Hispanic flavor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 The Flash debuts on HBO next Saturday night @ 8PM EDT for those of you who do not hate the fuck out of Ezra Miller's punk ass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 And haven’t canceled MAX yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) Went to see Blue Beetle since it was National Cinema Day and tickets were four bucks. It was very formulaic but not the worst super hero movie I've ever seen. I like how DC goes all in on the depiction of their alternate earth city equivalents. Palmera City / Miami was pretty awesome looking. I will be haunting Etsy and Redbubble for a Gotham Law hoodie. Edited August 30, 2023 by J.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 I heard @mushroomjones discussing it on the pod and it sounded better than I'd expected. Still have no desire to see it, but glad it wasn't horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 I hope someone on YouTube is working on making Palmera City ambience videos, because it’s a definite vibe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 (edited) I watched the Flash movie on HBO MAX the other day. As much as it sucked...it was also fun for a Saturday afternoon. Edited August 28, 2023 by Johnny Sorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Steven Grant did a tiwtter thread discussing how Flash is actually the villain of the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) Edit. Edited August 29, 2023 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 That looks really fucking bad. And Patrick Wilson is the co-star? In a big budget action movie? Ok then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Looking at that screencap and the armor this is all I could think of Spoiler God I have no interest in any of this CGI bad humor superhero crap anymore. Just let it die. When is the Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein of this genre coming? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) Batman '91 is on and I just realized that both the first movie I ever saw, Masters of the Universe, and this, which I also saw in the theater, had parents getting killed in them. Boy my dad must've been thinking "WTF" EDIT: Wait, and I also saw T2 in the theater?! Good lord... EDIT II: Billy Dee was Harvey Dent in this? So Billy Dee could have been Two-Face? Oh man. Edited September 18, 2023 by Curt McGirt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Time for my often told anecdote about hearing Michael Ulsan speak at IU and a woman complaining that Catwoman was race swapped for the movie. Luckily, someone pointed out tat not one were there 3 catwoman actresses and only 1 was black, but Billie Dee Williams was race swapped to play an important character/villain in the Tim Burton movies. because I am a nerd and it was 1991/92, I asked him about the viability of filming the Alan Moore Swamp Thing stories. (He produced the Dick Duroch movies.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 19 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: Billy Dee was Harvey Dent in this? So Billy Dee could have been Two-Face? Oh man. Not only that, but Billy Dee said he took the role because he knew he'd get to be Two-Face down the line. Supposedly he still hates Joel Schumacher for recasting the role. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 The Billy Dee-inspired Two-Face in the Batman ‘89 comic miniseries is probably the best part about the whole thing. It’s a truly unique take on Harvey Dent, even if it doesn’t really feel like what Burton would have done in Batman 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 5 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Supposedly he still hates Joel Schumacher Well, he can take comfort in the fact that he isn't alone. Tommy Lee telling Jim Carrey "I cannot sanction your buffoonery" is still one of the funniest things I've ever read. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted September 27, 2023 Author Share Posted September 27, 2023 James Gunn clarified two things today: 1) Confirmed returns for the Gunn-verse DCU are John Cena as Peacemaker, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, and Xolo Mariduena as Blue Beetle. (This should not be considered a full list.) 2) Nothing before Creature Commandos and Superman: Legacy will be considered canon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 6 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: James Gunn clarified two things today: 1) Confirmed returns for the Gunn-verse DCU are John Cena as Peacemaker, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, and Xolo Mariduena as Blue Beetle. (This should not be considered a full list.) 2) Nothing before Creature Commandos and Superman: Legacy will be considered canon. I think Margot Robbie will also return. Glad John Cena as Peacemaker and Viola Davis' Amanda Waller are. Haven't watched Blue Beetle and don't intend to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFistsJustFlips Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Am I the only one that would prefer a proper reboot? I could be, but the course they are taking just feels messy. Just keeping some stars in the same roles and replacing others. It's way cleaner to break off from the failure the DCEU was. I know there are some stars that are great in their roles. But it's just going to be too cluttered for the general audience I think. There's a certain stench of failure on the DCEU brand. Starting over and building up from scratch makes a lot more sense than trying to hand waive away why some actors are returning and others aren't. Just rip the band-aid off and dump it all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 I’m more confused by them doing another Batman series while continuing on with their successful and mostly liked Batman and Joker franchises in separate universes. And I guess also hanging onto the guy who was last Bat standing in the Flash movie? What a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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