Confirmed: Batman’s armor will be equipped with Kryptonite in ‘Batman v Superman’
http://batman-news.com/2015/07/02/c...quipped-with-kryptonite-in-batman-v-superman/
Ugh.
BATMAN vs SUPERMAN
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Gatefan1976
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Confirmed: Batman’s armor will be equipped with Kryptonite in ‘Batman v Superman’
http://batman-news.com/2015/07/02/c...quipped-with-kryptonite-in-batman-v-superman/
INDEED!!
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Gatefan1976
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they did in Smallville
I was just thinking that Superman creates the same issue for the Justice League that Thor creates for the Avengers.
Both of them are so ridiculously overpowered in their universe that in order to create a challenge writers have to create insanely powerful (and hence ridiculous) enemies. In essence, it means they can never tell a "small story", which in turn means the films all become almost TOO epic.
Silly as it sounds, one of the things I liked about films like the first Iron Man, the original X-Men, the first Captain America and even Guardians of the Galaxy was that the stories were relatively smaller. In Guardians case, that was the more remarkable as the opponent had powers in universe that were not that much lower than Thor's. It was just that the way the plot was written he was not given the opportunity to employ them fully.
In short, I think it's time for Marvel and DC to put the demigod superheroes on the shelf for a while.
Both of them are so ridiculously overpowered in their universe that in order to create a challenge writers have to create insanely powerful (and hence ridiculous) enemies. In essence, it means they can never tell a "small story", which in turn means the films all become almost TOO epic.
Silly as it sounds, one of the things I liked about films like the first Iron Man, the original X-Men, the first Captain America and even Guardians of the Galaxy was that the stories were relatively smaller. In Guardians case, that was the more remarkable as the opponent had powers in universe that were not that much lower than Thor's. It was just that the way the plot was written he was not given the opportunity to employ them fully.
In short, I think it's time for Marvel and DC to put the demigod superheroes on the shelf for a while.
At least Thor has many weaknesses even as a god. One, there are more gods than just him, and some are more powerful. He has magical weaknesses too. He has girlfriends in Asgard and earth (and probably elsewhere
). Superman is a god all by himself, and he is actually stronger than Thor and has more powers. In one of the new 52 comics, Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern actually MOVE THE EARTH...literally:
Balance! That's what you are talking about, and I totally agree. I like the Avengers because each one of the characters has a weakness and they do not become super super powerful unless they work as a team. Superman by himself is more powerful than all the Avengers put together.
Gatefan1976
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On a humorous note, Batman vs. Superman is getting blasted by critics as being as bad if not worse than Man of Steel and for largely the same reasons (humorless, way overblown CGI). Also it seems the boxoffice expectations are being scaled back....
The side effect of BB and TDK being darker, but done well.
On a humorous note, Batman vs. Superman is getting blasted by critics as being as bad if not worse than Man of Steel and for largely the same reasons (humorless, way overblown CGI). Also it seems the boxoffice expectations are being scaled back....
http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/23/11294512/batman-vs-superman-dawn-of-justice-review-movie-spoilers
I just read this at The Verge. From the synopsis of the story, it's Lex Luthor and Batman plotting to bring down Superman because they are jealous of his power?
The script channels its Man Of Steel reactions through bratty rich kid Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) and sullen rich man Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck), a.k.a. Batman, both of whom resent Superman's failures, envy his power, and fear his potential for destruction. It's unsettling how closely the supposed hero and the villain resemble each other in their thinking and their actions: Both decide that the only solution is to humble Superman, break his will, and then kill him. Meanwhile, the American government also reacts to the events of Man Of Steel, with memorials, hearings, and back-door deals with Lex. And as Superman continues to save lives, and to be blamed when lives are lost around him, both the public controversy and the private vendettas get more heated.
Are we talking about BUTTHURT Batman here? Really?
Gatefan1976
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Bluce Ree
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On a humorous note, Batman vs. Superman is getting blasted by critics as being as bad if not worse than Man of Steel and for largely the same reasons (humorless, way overblown CGI). Also it seems the boxoffice expectations are being scaled back....
Weeeeelllll ... if you're curious:
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AH HAHAHAHAHA! That is the funniest thing I have heard in 2016! I was laughing so effing hard I was coughing! Oh am I gonna see this (not at the theaters, of course). I will go into it expecting nothing more entertaining than Sharknado 2, so it wont be so bad. But I think it might become a comedy of failure in the months to come.
He nailed it pretty good!
I've been getting the same vibes...another utterly joyless exercise in pretentiousness from Zack Snyder. Remember this?
http://www.gatefans.net/gforums/threads/man-of-steel-a-k-a-eat-the-glock.26888/
I've been getting the same vibes...another utterly joyless exercise in pretentiousness from Zack Snyder. Remember this?
http://www.gatefans.net/gforums/threads/man-of-steel-a-k-a-eat-the-glock.26888/
Given that this film seems to suffer from the exact same problems that Man of Steel did, maybe there is a hint in there about why DC can't seem to make decent films of late about any of its characters other than Batman. And that is....
DC nowadays is trying to make their films WAY too bleak, dark and pseudo operatic. It works okay with Batman because the character is specifically designed for such a setting, but even there the Nolan trilogy did go too far into humorlessness. One think I really like about Tim Burton's Batman is that while it is dark it still has its humorous moments which serve to give the film balance.
However, aside from Batman DC has no other characters that belong in these types of settings. Superman certainly does not and neither do Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Aquaman et al. Marvel's films are vastly superior because they get that the films tone and pace need to align properly to the superhero(es) in them. Hence Iron Man had a sort of techno-action sarcastic vibe to it while Thor felt (especially the parts on Asgard) like a sort of epic fantasy.
Will they ever learn?
DC nowadays is trying to make their films WAY too bleak, dark and pseudo operatic. It works okay with Batman because the character is specifically designed for such a setting, but even there the Nolan trilogy did go too far into humorlessness. One think I really like about Tim Burton's Batman is that while it is dark it still has its humorous moments which serve to give the film balance.
However, aside from Batman DC has no other characters that belong in these types of settings. Superman certainly does not and neither do Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Aquaman et al. Marvel's films are vastly superior because they get that the films tone and pace need to align properly to the superhero(es) in them. Hence Iron Man had a sort of techno-action sarcastic vibe to it while Thor felt (especially the parts on Asgard) like a sort of epic fantasy.
Will they ever learn?
Gatefan1976
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Even Batman was originally not so grim in the cartoon, he was the "super detective" with gadgets.
As the Joker said, Why so serious?
WHY SO SERIOUS DC!!!
Nope. They have killed their 2 biggest franchises in one crap movie!
shavedape
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I'm torn. On one hand I take offense at your harsh, unfounded criticism of the incredibly hot Henry Cavell. But, I agree with you about Bale. In fact, I would go further and say he stunk not only as Bruce Wayne but most especially as Batman (his fight scenes in the final movie were laughably bad).
*Granted, I don't care for Superman as a character at all so my interest in the role is strictly Cavell-based (biased?).
**Oh! And Ben Affleck is a turd. A big, stinking turd. Why he doesn't have the good sense to drink himself to death like most "actors" of his caliber is beyond me.
Gatefan1976
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Hey, Gal Gadot is hot, don't make her a good Wonder Woman. She should have just showed up as herself and shot Superman with a kryptonite bullet.
Either/or
And yet, I bet he shows more range of emotion than Henry "I am Groot stickboy" Cavell.........
Look man, you have one simple job, keep your boy toys locked up in your dungeon, but you keep letting them out and inflicting them on us!!
shavedape
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Hey, Gal Gadot is hot, don't make her a good Wonder Woman. She should have just showed up as herself and shot Superman with a kryptonite bullet.
Either/or
And yet, I bet he shows more range of emotion than Henry "I am Groot stickboy" Cavell.........
Look man, you have one simple job, keep your boy toys locked up in your dungeon, but you keep letting them out and inflicting them on us!!