I just saw Batman v. Superman and it was ok. It's not great, it's not terrible, it's in the middle. Not gonna go all out with this one. Really busy at the moment but I would like to share my thoughts.
Firstly, Ben Affleck delivered a solid role as batman, and Henry Cavill was solid as superman. Visually the movie looks stunning. Zack Snyder certainly knows how to captivate his audience with visuals. And of course, Hans Zimmer does a really good job again with the score. The whole God complex with Superman's character is present in this movie, and it's this bit of writing that I greatly appreciate as it was well executed. But of course, not everything was well written. That's probably the only thing I liked in terms of writing haha.
For the negatives, Jesse Eisenburg. What the hell were they thinking? He has his moments, but those moments are overshadowed with the chessy and cringy as hell delivery of some of his lines. Seriously, why on earth did they cast him as Lex Luthor? Also, what the hell was Luthor's motivation for going after Superman AND Batman in particualar? While it is fun seeing Batman and Superman duke it out on the big screen, I have to admit I was bored watching the movie. Crazy right!? It wouldn't have been bad if it wasn't nearly 3 HOURS LONG! Now I don't automatically hate movies that are this long, but the pacing for this film was fucking awful. Movies like The Wolf of Wall Street are better than this! At least they know how to keep the energy high and have fun! There were certain scenes and bits in the movie that just did not need to be present. There was a certain dream sequence that I will not spoil, but it took me out of the film and confused the living hell out of me. And as you're watching the movie, you'll probably realize that Batman KILLS PEOPLE! You heard it here folks, Batman straight up murders people in the film.
Overall: A below average superhero movie. It's essentially a visual spectacle that is more style over substance in the end.
I was more than just disappointed with this movie, I thought it outright sucked. There were good moments, such as Ben Affleck as Batman, who delivered an amazing performance, but the movie struggles with its pacing, story, characters, writing, and length. And yeah, like you said, Batman kills a bunch of people in this movie, not even as an accidental thing, he outright murders them, with guns. If I had to grade it, I'd only give it a D, maybe a D+ if I'm generous.
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice short review
I just saw Batman v. Superman and it was ok. It's not great, it's not terrible, it's… more in the middle. Not gonna go all out with this one. Really busy at the moment but I would like to share my thoughts.
Firstly, Ben Affleck delivered a solid role as batman, and Henry Cavill was solid as superman. Visually the movie looks stunning. Zack Snyder certainly knows how to captivate his audience with visuals. And of course, Hans Zimmer does a really good job again with the score. The whole God complex with Superman's character is present in this movie, and it's this bit of writing that I greatly appreciate as it was well executed. But of course, not everything was well written. That's probably the only thing I liked in terms of writing haha.
For the negatives, Jesse Eisenburg. What the hell were they thinking? He has his moments, but those moments are overshadowed with the chessy and cringy … [view original content]
I leaned over to my friend and asked, "Did Batman just obliterate that guy with a missile? Not accidentally, but just straight up? Yup. He totally did."
I was more than just disappointed with this movie, I thought it outright sucked. There were good moments, such as Ben Affleck as Batman, who… more delivered an amazing performance, but the movie struggles with its pacing, story, characters, writing, and length. And yeah, like you said, Batman kills a bunch of people in this movie, not even as an accidental thing, he outright murders them, with guns. If I had to grade it, I'd only give it a D, maybe a D+ if I'm generous.
I leaned over to my friend and asked, "Did Batman just obliterate that guy with a missile? Not accidentally, but just straight up? Yup. He totally did."
I found this film to be a train wreck. It's the first movie in a theater I've thought about walking out of because I didn't give a shit about anyone in the film and I was bored.
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice short review
I just saw Batman v. Superman and it was ok. It's not great, it's not terrible, it's… more in the middle. Not gonna go all out with this one. Really busy at the moment but I would like to share my thoughts.
Firstly, Ben Affleck delivered a solid role as batman, and Henry Cavill was solid as superman. Visually the movie looks stunning. Zack Snyder certainly knows how to captivate his audience with visuals. And of course, Hans Zimmer does a really good job again with the score. The whole God complex with Superman's character is present in this movie, and it's this bit of writing that I greatly appreciate as it was well executed. But of course, not everything was well written. That's probably the only thing I liked in terms of writing haha.
For the negatives, Jesse Eisenburg. What the hell were they thinking? He has his moments, but those moments are overshadowed with the chessy and cringy … [view original content]
I'm surprised that the DC fanbase isn't talking about the fact that Batman straight up murders people. I mean these are the same people that made a huge fuss over the fact that Superman wasn't wearing any red undies in Man of Steel. So how the hell did they let Batman killing people fly?
I was more than just disappointed with this movie, I thought it outright sucked. There were good moments, such as Ben Affleck as Batman, who… more delivered an amazing performance, but the movie struggles with its pacing, story, characters, writing, and length. And yeah, like you said, Batman kills a bunch of people in this movie, not even as an accidental thing, he outright murders them, with guns. If I had to grade it, I'd only give it a D, maybe a D+ if I'm generous.
I found this film to be a train wreck. It's the first movie in a theater I've thought about walking out of because I didn't give a shit about anyone in the film and I was bored.
I'm surprised that the DC fanbase isn't talking about the fact that Batman straight up murders people. I mean these are the same people that… more made a huge fuss over the fact that Superman wasn't wearing any red undies in Man of Steel. So how the hell did they let Batman killing people fly?
I just logged on, and noticed your reply to my post. Anyway your question caught my curiosity, so I decided to answer it with my own impute.
I am assuming that you are young person, as most of the users on this website evidently are. From what I can tell by a lot of the comments that are left on here, I would have to say that most users are in there teenage years at most. But then again that is just a somewhat educated guess!
With that said I must admit I am rather surprised that you know about the movie BEN-HUR that was done by the late Charlton Heston 70 years ago. Most teenagers, especially today, would not know of such a film!
Anyway, I'm not going to pretend like I understand exactly what the idea was behind making a remake of the classic film, other than the chance to make some money obviously. It's pretty hard to improve on a classic film!
Personally I'm looking forward to the remake, more so out of curiosity, I'm curious to see what they can do with it. Plus it appears they might be striving for a little bit more historical accuracy of the ancient Jewish and Roman cultures to an extent, and having been interested in history as a boy in school, that adds to my interest in seeing the film.
I liked the film with the late Charlton Heston, that was done in either 1957 or 1959. The film itself won 11 Academy Awards - a record that was unsurpassed - until James Cameron's 1997 classic film Titanic set sail.
On a brief sidenote, I saw Titanic when it was originally released, and again when it was reshown in theaters a few years back, the second time in IMAX - which was really good.
But back to the subject at hand - I am looking forward to the remake of Ben-Hur, as well as the other films that I listed.
I'm particularly looking forward to the Jungle Book, which hits theates April 17th. When I saw the trailer for the Jungle Book, it spoke to the little kid in me, and now I have to go see it. Lol!
Out of pure curiosity, are you too interested in seeing any of the films I listed?
I just logged on, and noticed your reply to my post. Anyway your question caught my curiosity, so I decided to answer it with my own impute.… more
I am assuming that you are young person, as most of the users on this website evidently are. From what I can tell by a lot of the comments that are left on here, I would have to say that most users are in there teenage years at most. But then again that is just a somewhat educated guess!
With that said I must admit I am rather surprised that you know about the movie BEN-HUR that was done by the late Charlton Heston 70 years ago. Most teenagers, especially today, would not know of such a film!
Anyway, I'm not going to pretend like I understand exactly what the idea was behind making a remake of the classic film, other than the chance to make some money obviously. It's pretty hard to improve on a classic film!
Personally I'm looking forward to the remake, more so out of curiosity, I'm curious… [view original content]
I've heard a rumor that Ben-Hur and Masala were originally designed to have been gay lovers before Massala left for Rome. And I also read that the director said that it was complete bullshit, and that he never had that in mind for the characters.
Plus you have to remember that even in Hollywood back then, not to mention mainstream society, that homosexuality was frowned upon, though that's not to say there weren't those who were homosexual. But to introduce it in a 1950s movie, in such a social climate, would've been a very risky thing to do.
So after several times of declaring that this movie is going to be garbage and how it's going to completely kill the relevance of the characters of Batman and Superman, I finally saw it and came to the conclusion that it was...............eh. Not as bad as the Rotten Tomatoes score has you to believe, but not as good as some of the DC fanboys have you believe.
Ben Afleck was surprisingly good as Batman, Gal Gadot was good as Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill was alright as Superman, but I have no idea what the hell they were thinking casting Jesse Eisenburg as Lex Luthor. I mean I think he can be a really good actor, but man, he was just so awful in this movie. During some of his scenes I actually heard some of the people in the audience groan. Jesse, I love ya, but you really stunk up this performance.
The plot, like I expected, was all over the place. The opening was strong and I was thinking to myself, "What are the critics talking about? This is awesome." But that moment of relief was short-lived. One minute we're focusing on the backlash Superman is getting for his actions in Man of Steel, the next we're focusing on Batman hunting a Russian arms dealer, the next we're focusing on Lex Luthor trying to create Doomsday, the next we're focusing on a drive containing information on other superheroes and yada yada yada. I felt like I was watching five movies all crammed into one. Despite that, it was actually cool to see heroes like the Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg, and Wonder Woman on the big screen for the first time. So that's a plus.
The action was hit and miss. Some action sequences were just constant shaky cam and flashes of lightning and rain every five seconds. (What is it with Zack Snyder movies and rain? I mean does he have a really weird fetish for it? Like I'm surprised the entire city didn't completely flood by the end of Watchmen.) But some action sequences were pretty enjoyable, like when Batman and Superman finally went toe to toe and the final battle with the ninja turtle, I mean ninja turtle, I mean ninja turtle, I mean Doomsday.
Final Verdict: So the movie's a bit of a mixed bag for me. I can't say I enjoyed it all the way through, but I can't say it gave me nothing to enjoy either. So I guess my advice is, if you want to see some good action and some of your favorite heroes kicking ass, you'll probably get your money's worth. But if you're expecting something that's a lot more focused and is more coherent, I'd recommend skipping this one.
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice short review
I just saw Batman v. Superman and it was ok. It's not great, it's not terrible, it's… more in the middle. Not gonna go all out with this one. Really busy at the moment but I would like to share my thoughts.
Firstly, Ben Affleck delivered a solid role as batman, and Henry Cavill was solid as superman. Visually the movie looks stunning. Zack Snyder certainly knows how to captivate his audience with visuals. And of course, Hans Zimmer does a really good job again with the score. The whole God complex with Superman's character is present in this movie, and it's this bit of writing that I greatly appreciate as it was well executed. But of course, not everything was well written. That's probably the only thing I liked in terms of writing haha.
For the negatives, Jesse Eisenburg. What the hell were they thinking? He has his moments, but those moments are overshadowed with the chessy and cringy … [view original content]
Eisenburger was definitely awful in this movie. Holy cow, I couldn't take him seriously when he delivers lines. I cringed at the moments when he tried to be threatening.
This film is pretty much a set up for Justice League when you think about it. Even though you do see Batman and Soupman duke it out, it's ultimately pointless in the end. And dude, the first hour or so was painstakingly boring! It's insane to say I was bored in this movie. A film like Spotlight has NO action in it, but it kept me intrigued after the first 30 mins. C'mon man, how does that happen?
My review:
So after several times of declaring that this movie is going to be garbage and how it's going to completely kill the relev… moreance of the characters of Batman and Superman, I finally saw it and came to the conclusion that it was...............eh. Not as bad as the Rotten Tomatoes score has you to believe, but not as good as some of the DC fanboys have you believe.
Ben Afleck was surprisingly good as Batman, Gal Gadot was good as Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill was alright as Superman, but I have no idea what the hell they were thinking casting Jesse Eisenburg as Lex Luthor. I mean I think he can be a really good actor, but man, he was just so awful in this movie. During some of his scenes I actually heard some of the people in the audience groan. Jesse, I love ya, but you really stunk up this performance.
The plot, like I expected, was all over the place. The opening was strong and I was thinking to myself, "What are the critic… [view original content]
You were bored because David S. Goyer have clearly never heard of characterization or a focused narrative. I swear, almost anything this guy writes is guaranteed to be shit.
Good review.
Eisenburger was definitely awful in this movie. Holy cow, I couldn't take him seriously when he delivers lines. I cringed at… more the moments when he tried to be threatening.
This film is pretty much a set up for Justice League when you think about it. Even though you do see Batman and Soupman duke it out, it's ultimately pointless in the end. And dude, the first hour or so was painstakingly boring! It's insane to say I was bored in this movie. A film like Spotlight has NO action in it, but it kept me intrigued after the first 30 mins. C'mon man, how does that happen?
You were bored because David S. Goyer have clearly never heard of characterization or a focused narrative. I swear, almost anything this guy writes is guaranteed to be shit.
I mean, the dude wrote masterpieces such as Ghost Rider, On Deadly Ground, and Freddy vs. Jason. How could he have possibly fucked this up!?
On a side note, it turns out he helped write The Dark Knight trilogy and Dark City. gg Dave gg.
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice short review
I just saw Batman v. Superman and it was ok. It's not great, it's not terrible, it's… more in the middle. Not gonna go all out with this one. Really busy at the moment but I would like to share my thoughts.
Firstly, Ben Affleck delivered a solid role as batman, and Henry Cavill was solid as superman. Visually the movie looks stunning. Zack Snyder certainly knows how to captivate his audience with visuals. And of course, Hans Zimmer does a really good job again with the score. The whole God complex with Superman's character is present in this movie, and it's this bit of writing that I greatly appreciate as it was well executed. But of course, not everything was well written. That's probably the only thing I liked in terms of writing haha.
For the negatives, Jesse Eisenburg. What the hell were they thinking? He has his moments, but those moments are overshadowed with the chessy and cringy … [view original content]
It wasn't just a rumor, it was Gore Vidal, one of the screenwriters. That said, it seems they meant it less as a sexual gay relationship than just an acting ploy to introduce a feeling of strong (homoerotic) passion between the characters.
I've heard a rumor that Ben-Hur and Masala were originally designed to have been gay lovers before Massala left for Rome. And I also read th… moreat the director said that it was complete bullshit, and that he never had that in mind for the characters.
Plus you have to remember that even in Hollywood back then, not to mention mainstream society, that homosexuality was frowned upon, though that's not to say there weren't those who were homosexual. But to introduce it in a 1950s movie, in such a social climate, would've been a very risky thing to do.
well, my personal take away from the video that you referenced here, seem to suggest that perhaps Masala had more of a homosexual crush on Judah, and that was never anything that actually happened between them.
It wasn't just a rumor, it was Gore Vidal, one of the screenwriters. That said, it seems they meant it less as a sexual gay relationship tha… moren just an acting ploy to introduce a feeling of strong (homoerotic) passion between the characters.
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Absolute crap movie. Basically the Korean take on Predator if it were a B-movie from the 1990s, and it doesn't even star any governors. The … morecharacters had no personality, 'special forces' somehow don't obey orders and just bicker at each other, the one action scene, they do so many shots you have no idea what's going on, not to mention the terrible lighting. You barely ever see the monster, and when you do they were clearly trying to hide their lack of budget, and the female lead is a badass special forces soldier who apparently obsesses over makeup, including clearly wearing makeup under her camoflage.
I don't even know how this was so low budget, they apparently found enough money to plaster ads on the sides of buses. When I came out of the theatre they gave me a coupon - I think it was an apology.
I'm not sure what to think... I really want to like it but it's hard for me to. I didn't like Man of Steel but I did enjoy some of this. First off, I don't know why they cast Jesse Eisenburg- some of his lines were cringeworthy for me and he didn't even seem like Lex, he seemed more of a Lex Jr or something idk, he seemed like he would be a villains annoying sidekick who would be told to shut up every 10 seconds. Other than him, I liked most of the actors performances. I felt like they were cramming a lot and that they they're trying to start their series as soon as possible but it does comes off rushed. With the Batman killing thing, I get why fans are pissed but I'm actually hoping they go into it and say that something serious happened that made him start doing it, I doubt they will but I'm allowed to hope.... Again, I really want to like this but it's hard for me to, and I get why some critics are bashing it and that means a lot coming from me since I'm usually a guy who loves stupid movies.
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice short review
I just saw Batman v. Superman and it was ok. It's not great, it's not terrible, it's… more in the middle. Not gonna go all out with this one. Really busy at the moment but I would like to share my thoughts.
Firstly, Ben Affleck delivered a solid role as batman, and Henry Cavill was solid as superman. Visually the movie looks stunning. Zack Snyder certainly knows how to captivate his audience with visuals. And of course, Hans Zimmer does a really good job again with the score. The whole God complex with Superman's character is present in this movie, and it's this bit of writing that I greatly appreciate as it was well executed. But of course, not everything was well written. That's probably the only thing I liked in terms of writing haha.
For the negatives, Jesse Eisenburg. What the hell were they thinking? He has his moments, but those moments are overshadowed with the chessy and cringy … [view original content]
He wrote Ghost Rider 2, which was also (surprisingly) co-written with Scott Gimple and Seth Hoffman, arguably the two best writers for TWD show (Gimple's written Clear, The Grove, No Sanctuary; Hoffman's written Too Far Gone, No Way Out, Not Tomorrow Yet), amazing that it turned out that bad. He didn't have anything to do with Freddy vs. Jason, which I thought was a good movie. As for the Dark Knight trilogy, he helped come up with the story for each movie, but only had a co-writing credit on Batman Begins, the majority of it was done by Christopher and John Nolan across the three movies. I guess he's like George Lucas, he's got some hits, some misses, can come up with potentially great stories, but has a hard time executing them.
I mean, the dude wrote masterpieces such as Ghost Rider, On Deadly Ground, and Freddy vs. Jason. How could he have possibly fucked this up!?
On a side note, it turns out he helped write The Dark Knight trilogy and Dark City. gg Dave gg.
He wrote Ghost Rider 2, which was also (surprisingly) co-written with Scott Gimple and Seth Hoffman, arguably the two best writers for TWD s… morehow (Gimple's written Clear, The Grove, No Sanctuary; Hoffman's written Too Far Gone, No Way Out, Not Tomorrow Yet), amazing that it turned out that bad. He didn't have anything to do with Freddy vs. Jason, which I thought was a good movie. As for the Dark Knight trilogy, he helped come up with the story for each movie, but only had a co-writing credit on Batman Begins, the majority of it was done by Christopher and John Nolan across the three movies. I guess he's like George Lucas, he's got some hits, some misses, can come up with potentially great stories, but has a hard time executing them.
So I just saw Batman vs. Superman.Yes, I'm surprised too. I don't like superhero movies, and occasionally I'll see one and remember why (the exceptions being the Batman movies and the Watchmen). As to what I thought, I'm not going to lie, I fell asleep for a lot of it, especially in the middle. I thought the end was hilarious, I'm just like "really? You think you're getting a sequel?" Eh, who am I kidding, it's probably already been greenlit. Look at how much sales there was in merchandising, and worldwide ticket sales, and, even if you disappointed, you know you're going to go see the next one anyway. Btw, way to shoehorn Wonder Woman in.
So I'm just curious about the youngin's - did you guys pick up on the very blatent and ham-handed 9/11 and Iraq War allegories? 9/11 happened (destruction of Metropolis), Batman saw it and was directly affected, and the hero was so traumatized and rendered paranoid by the event that he would do anything to prevent something like that from happening again, even attacking the wrong person (Iraq). Now, I don't think they're saying Saddam was Superman, but the point is they're putting Batman into the post-9/11 mentality, and that's why he's okay with just straight-up killing some folks (kind of like America's thrown out inhibitions about torture and civilian casualities).
Also, one thing that really bothered me, the scene in "Nairobi, Africa" - Really? Were the locations selected by Sarah Palin? And while I'm glad they actually reference an actual ethnic group, the Tuareg, they live in western Africa (mostly Niger and Mali), not Kenya.
So I just saw Batman vs. Superman.Yes, I'm surprised too. I don't like superhero movies, and occasionally I'll see one and remember why (the… more exceptions being the Batman movies and the Watchmen). As to what I thought, I'm not going to lie, I fell asleep for a lot of it, especially in the middle. I thought the end was hilarious, I'm just like "really? You think you're getting a sequel?" Eh, who am I kidding, it's probably already been greenlit. Look at how much sales there was in merchandising, and worldwide ticket sales, and, even if you disappointed, you know you're going to go see the next one anyway. Btw, way to shoehorn Wonder Woman in.
So I'm just curious about the youngin's - did you guys pick up on the very blatent and ham-handed 9/11 and Iraq War allegories? 9/11 happened (destruction of Metropolis), Batman saw it and was directly affected, and the hero was so traumatized and rendered paranoid by the event that he would do anything … [view original content]
I recently saw Casino and it was fantastic! Casino is directed by my favorite director off all time, Martin Scorsese. The one, and the only! Casino takes place in the 1970's, and it revolves around the mafia's final days in the city of Las Vegas. We see it all through the eyes of Sam "Ace" Rothstein (De Niro) who runs one of the biggest casino's on The Strip. Along the way, his old friend, NIcky Santoro, (Joe Pesci), comes into town and starts causing trouble for him and the mob. On top of all this, Rothstein runs into Ginger (Sharon Stone), who causes even bigger problems for him in the long run.
The Positives
Right off the bat, starts off with a bang (literally and figuratively). An epic mob movie sprinkled with what makes Martin Scorsese, Martin Scorsese. Gratuitous violence, mean and crude dialogue and great acting are what we should expect, and it is given to us in the end. Of course, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci fucking kill it again with Scorsese. They demolished it in Raging Bull, Pesci owned it in GoodFellas, and both are back a third time around for Casino. The biggest surprise performance for me was Sharon Stone as the hooker, Ginger. I expected a poorly portrayed character of a dumb hooker, but that is NOT what is shown to us. Ginger's character is manipulative, sleazy, and an overall bitch. And Stone demolished that role!
My favorite aspect about Casino is the way they give us a lot of interesting info. Much like how GoodFellas gave us an insight on the mob, Casino gives us an insight on how the casino's operate, WITH the mob.
Similar to The Wolf of Wall Street, Casino has an insane run time of 3 hours! However, much like The Wolf of Wall Street, Casino is filled with all sorts of energy that never slows down. Many scenes with narration are fast paced, always keeping you in check, keeping you paying attention. Of course, if you can't handle movies that are this long, I suggest skipping it. But if you can endure it, you'll be in for a treat.
The Negatives
Many say that Casino is essentially GoodFellas in Las Vegas, and they'd be right. Both were written by Nicholas Pileggi, many points in the film parallel each other, and De Niro and Pesci are essentially the same characters. Especially Pesci god damn. However, that isn't entirely a bad thing because everything that made GoodFellas great, obviously works here as well. If GoodFellas were never made (and thank God it was), then Casino would have taken the limelight as one of the best mob movies ever made. GoodFellas essentially gave birth to Casino!
Overall: Casino isn't necessarily a ground breaking film. It's a familiar film, but just because it's familiar, doesn't mean it isn't great. With all this said, if you want to see a film with high energy, great acting, and a very good story, then I highly recommend checking out Casino.
Casino review (Classic)
I recently saw Casino and it was fantastic! Casino is directed by my favorite director off all time, Martin S… morecorsese. The one, and the only! Casino takes place in the 1970's, and it revolves around the mafia's final days in the city of Las Vegas. We see it all through the eyes of Sam "Ace" Rothstein (De Niro) who runs one of the biggest casino's on The Strip. Along the way, his old friend, NIcky Santoro, (Joe Pesci), comes into town and starts causing trouble for him and the mob. On top of all this, Rothstein runs into Ginger (Sharon Stone), who causes even bigger problems for him in the long run.
The Positives
* Right off the bat, starts off with a bang (literally and figuratively). An epic mob movie sprinkled with what makes Martin Scorsese, Martin Scorsese. Gratuitous violence, mean and crude dialogue and great acting are what we should expect, and it is given to us in the end. Of course, Robert De Ni… [view original content]
And I saw it
I'm not sure what to think... I really want to like it but it's hard for me to. I didn't like Man of Steel but I did enjoy … moresome of this. First off, I don't know why they cast Jesse Eisenburg- some of his lines were cringeworthy for me and he didn't even seem like Lex, he seemed more of a Lex Jr or something idk, he seemed like he would be a villains annoying sidekick who would be told to shut up every 10 seconds. Other than him, I liked most of the actors performances. I felt like they were cramming a lot and that they they're trying to start their series as soon as possible but it does comes off rushed. With the Batman killing thing, I get why fans are pissed but I'm actually hoping they go into it and say that something serious happened that made him start doing it, I doubt they will but I'm allowed to hope.... Again, I really want to like this but it's hard for me to, and I get why some critics are bashing it and that mea… [view original content]
Well, I live in Korea, so most of the movies in theatres are Korean, lol. American movies are mostly major (mindless) blockbusters, and you know how I feel about those, for the most part, and the occasional art film (usually around the Oscars) which I generally see when they come out. Depending on the season Korean films are ~60-70% of the market so... Even then. times like now it's like "Oh, it isn't Batman v Superman? Well, we have it at either 7:00 AM or midnight."
Scorsese was just such an amazing director, especially between 1970-2000, that this got pushed to the side, but it's still such an awesome movie, and to the people who think otherwise, I'll squash your head like a fucking grapefruit.
Well, I live in Korea, so most of the movies in theatres are Korean, lol. American movies are mostly major (mindless) blockbusters, and you … moreknow how I feel about those, for the most part, and the occasional art film (usually around the Oscars) which I generally see when they come out. Depending on the season Korean films are ~60-70% of the market so... Even then. times like now it's like "Oh, it isn't Batman v Superman? Well, we have it at either 7:00 AM or midnight."
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Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice short review
I just saw Batman v. Superman and it was ok. It's not great, it's not terrible, it's in the middle. Not gonna go all out with this one. Really busy at the moment but I would like to share my thoughts.
Firstly, Ben Affleck delivered a solid role as batman, and Henry Cavill was solid as superman. Visually the movie looks stunning. Zack Snyder certainly knows how to captivate his audience with visuals. And of course, Hans Zimmer does a really good job again with the score. The whole God complex with Superman's character is present in this movie, and it's this bit of writing that I greatly appreciate as it was well executed. But of course, not everything was well written. That's probably the only thing I liked in terms of writing haha.
For the negatives, Jesse Eisenburg. What the hell were they thinking? He has his moments, but those moments are overshadowed with the chessy and cringy as hell delivery of some of his lines. Seriously, why on earth did they cast him as Lex Luthor? Also, what the hell was Luthor's motivation for going after Superman AND Batman in particualar? While it is fun seeing Batman and Superman duke it out on the big screen, I have to admit I was bored watching the movie. Crazy right!? It wouldn't have been bad if it wasn't nearly 3 HOURS LONG! Now I don't automatically hate movies that are this long, but the pacing for this film was fucking awful. Movies like The Wolf of Wall Street are better than this! At least they know how to keep the energy high and have fun! There were certain scenes and bits in the movie that just did not need to be present. There was a certain dream sequence that I will not spoil, but it took me out of the film and confused the living hell out of me. And as you're watching the movie, you'll probably realize that Batman KILLS PEOPLE! You heard it here folks, Batman straight up murders people in the film.
Overall: A below average superhero movie. It's essentially a visual spectacle that is more style over substance in the end.
Grade: C+
I was more than just disappointed with this movie, I thought it outright sucked. There were good moments, such as Ben Affleck as Batman, who delivered an amazing performance, but the movie struggles with its pacing, story, characters, writing, and length. And yeah, like you said, Batman kills a bunch of people in this movie, not even as an accidental thing, he outright murders them, with guns. If I had to grade it, I'd only give it a D, maybe a D+ if I'm generous.
I leaned over to my friend and asked, "Did Batman just obliterate that guy with a missile? Not accidentally, but just straight up? Yup. He totally did."
I'm by no means a Batman fan boy, but when I saw him murder people left and right, it really did piss me off.
I found this film to be a train wreck. It's the first movie in a theater I've thought about walking out of because I didn't give a shit about anyone in the film and I was bored.
I'm surprised that the DC fanbase isn't talking about the fact that Batman straight up murders people. I mean these are the same people that made a huge fuss over the fact that Superman wasn't wearing any red undies in Man of Steel. So how the hell did they let Batman killing people fly?
I had that same feeling too a couple of times.
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A fucking remake of BEN HUR!!!? Out of all the things they choose, they pick BEN HUR! WHY
because its based on the Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller.
so they landed on sequel. last time i heard it was suppose to be a pre quel.
I just logged on, and noticed your reply to my post. Anyway your question caught my curiosity, so I decided to answer it with my own impute.
I am assuming that you are young person, as most of the users on this website evidently are. From what I can tell by a lot of the comments that are left on here, I would have to say that most users are in there teenage years at most. But then again that is just a somewhat educated guess!
With that said I must admit I am rather surprised that you know about the movie BEN-HUR that was done by the late Charlton Heston 70 years ago. Most teenagers, especially today, would not know of such a film!
Anyway, I'm not going to pretend like I understand exactly what the idea was behind making a remake of the classic film, other than the chance to make some money obviously. It's pretty hard to improve on a classic film!
Personally I'm looking forward to the remake, more so out of curiosity, I'm curious to see what they can do with it. Plus it appears they might be striving for a little bit more historical accuracy of the ancient Jewish and Roman cultures to an extent, and having been interested in history as a boy in school, that adds to my interest in seeing the film.
I liked the film with the late Charlton Heston, that was done in either 1957 or 1959. The film itself won 11 Academy Awards - a record that was unsurpassed - until James Cameron's 1997 classic film Titanic set sail.
On a brief sidenote, I saw Titanic when it was originally released, and again when it was reshown in theaters a few years back, the second time in IMAX - which was really good.
But back to the subject at hand - I am looking forward to the remake of Ben-Hur, as well as the other films that I listed.
I'm particularly looking forward to the Jungle Book, which hits theates April 17th. When I saw the trailer for the Jungle Book, it spoke to the little kid in me, and now I have to go see it. Lol!
Out of pure curiosity, are you too interested in seeing any of the films I listed?
I wonder if they're going to take the gay subtext and make it a full-on plot point, or keep it the way it was - as subtle as it was in Top Gun.
I know of Ben-Hur mainly for the chariot race haha.
I don't know if you noticed, but I am a big film buff. You'd be surprised of what a young man such as myself knows about certain films.
The only films I'm really looking forward to are Civil War and Suicide Squad.
I've heard a rumor that Ben-Hur and Masala were originally designed to have been gay lovers before Massala left for Rome. And I also read that the director said that it was complete bullshit, and that he never had that in mind for the characters.
Plus you have to remember that even in Hollywood back then, not to mention mainstream society, that homosexuality was frowned upon, though that's not to say there weren't those who were homosexual. But to introduce it in a 1950s movie, in such a social climate, would've been a very risky thing to do.
My review:
So after several times of declaring that this movie is going to be garbage and how it's going to completely kill the relevance of the characters of Batman and Superman, I finally saw it and came to the conclusion that it was...............eh. Not as bad as the Rotten Tomatoes score has you to believe, but not as good as some of the DC fanboys have you believe.
Ben Afleck was surprisingly good as Batman, Gal Gadot was good as Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill was alright as Superman, but I have no idea what the hell they were thinking casting Jesse Eisenburg as Lex Luthor. I mean I think he can be a really good actor, but man, he was just so awful in this movie. During some of his scenes I actually heard some of the people in the audience groan. Jesse, I love ya, but you really stunk up this performance.
The plot, like I expected, was all over the place. The opening was strong and I was thinking to myself, "What are the critics talking about? This is awesome." But that moment of relief was short-lived. One minute we're focusing on the backlash Superman is getting for his actions in Man of Steel, the next we're focusing on Batman hunting a Russian arms dealer, the next we're focusing on Lex Luthor trying to create Doomsday, the next we're focusing on a drive containing information on other superheroes and yada yada yada. I felt like I was watching five movies all crammed into one. Despite that, it was actually cool to see heroes like the Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg, and Wonder Woman on the big screen for the first time. So that's a plus.
The action was hit and miss. Some action sequences were just constant shaky cam and flashes of lightning and rain every five seconds. (What is it with Zack Snyder movies and rain? I mean does he have a really weird fetish for it? Like I'm surprised the entire city didn't completely flood by the end of Watchmen.) But some action sequences were pretty enjoyable, like when Batman and Superman finally went toe to toe and the final battle with the ninja turtle, I mean ninja turtle, I mean ninja turtle, I mean Doomsday.
Final Verdict: So the movie's a bit of a mixed bag for me. I can't say I enjoyed it all the way through, but I can't say it gave me nothing to enjoy either. So I guess my advice is, if you want to see some good action and some of your favorite heroes kicking ass, you'll probably get your money's worth. But if you're expecting something that's a lot more focused and is more coherent, I'd recommend skipping this one.
Final Score: 6/10
Good review.
Eisenburger was definitely awful in this movie. Holy cow, I couldn't take him seriously when he delivers lines. I cringed at the moments when he tried to be threatening.
This film is pretty much a set up for Justice League when you think about it. Even though you do see Batman and Soupman duke it out, it's ultimately pointless in the end. And dude, the first hour or so was painstakingly boring! It's insane to say I was bored in this movie. A film like Spotlight has NO action in it, but it kept me intrigued after the first 30 mins. C'mon man, how does that happen?
You were bored because David S. Goyer have clearly never heard of characterization or a focused narrative. I swear, almost anything this guy writes is guaranteed to be shit.
I mean, the dude wrote masterpieces such as Ghost Rider, On Deadly Ground, and Freddy vs. Jason. How could he have possibly fucked this up!?
On a side note, it turns out he helped write The Dark Knight trilogy and Dark City. gg Dave gg.
Well, I did say ALMOST anything he writes is guaranteed to be shit. Even a blind squirrel can find a nut every once in a while.
I gave it the exact same rating.
It wasn't just a rumor, it was Gore Vidal, one of the screenwriters. That said, it seems they meant it less as a sexual gay relationship than just an acting ploy to introduce a feeling of strong (homoerotic) passion between the characters.
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well, my personal take away from the video that you referenced here, seem to suggest that perhaps Masala had more of a homosexual crush on Judah, and that was never anything that actually happened between them.
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And I saw it
I'm not sure what to think... I really want to like it but it's hard for me to. I didn't like Man of Steel but I did enjoy some of this. First off, I don't know why they cast Jesse Eisenburg- some of his lines were cringeworthy for me and he didn't even seem like Lex, he seemed more of a Lex Jr or something idk, he seemed like he would be a villains annoying sidekick who would be told to shut up every 10 seconds. Other than him, I liked most of the actors performances. I felt like they were cramming a lot and that they they're trying to start their series as soon as possible but it does comes off rushed. With the Batman killing thing, I get why fans are pissed but I'm actually hoping they go into it and say that something serious happened that made him start doing it, I doubt they will but I'm allowed to hope.... Again, I really want to like this but it's hard for me to, and I get why some critics are bashing it and that means a lot coming from me since I'm usually a guy who loves stupid movies.
Hopefully Suicide Squad will be better
He wrote Ghost Rider 2, which was also (surprisingly) co-written with Scott Gimple and Seth Hoffman, arguably the two best writers for TWD show (Gimple's written Clear, The Grove, No Sanctuary; Hoffman's written Too Far Gone, No Way Out, Not Tomorrow Yet), amazing that it turned out that bad. He didn't have anything to do with Freddy vs. Jason, which I thought was a good movie. As for the Dark Knight trilogy, he helped come up with the story for each movie, but only had a co-writing credit on Batman Begins, the majority of it was done by Christopher and John Nolan across the three movies. I guess he's like George Lucas, he's got some hits, some misses, can come up with potentially great stories, but has a hard time executing them.
I would say that is David S. Goyer in a nutshell. He's a shit writer, but he does have some good ideas.
So I just saw Batman vs. Superman.Yes, I'm surprised too. I don't like superhero movies, and occasionally I'll see one and remember why (the exceptions being the Batman movies and the Watchmen). As to what I thought, I'm not going to lie, I fell asleep for a lot of it, especially in the middle. I thought the end was hilarious, I'm just like "really? You think you're getting a sequel?" Eh, who am I kidding, it's probably already been greenlit. Look at how much sales there was in merchandising, and worldwide ticket sales, and, even if you disappointed, you know you're going to go see the next one anyway. Btw, way to shoehorn Wonder Woman in.
So I'm just curious about the youngin's - did you guys pick up on the very blatent and ham-handed 9/11 and Iraq War allegories? 9/11 happened (destruction of Metropolis), Batman saw it and was directly affected, and the hero was so traumatized and rendered paranoid by the event that he would do anything to prevent something like that from happening again, even attacking the wrong person (Iraq). Now, I don't think they're saying Saddam was Superman, but the point is they're putting Batman into the post-9/11 mentality, and that's why he's okay with just straight-up killing some folks (kind of like America's thrown out inhibitions about torture and civilian casualities).
Also, one thing that really bothered me, the scene in "Nairobi, Africa" - Really? Were the locations selected by Sarah Palin? And while I'm glad they actually reference an actual ethnic group, the Tuareg, they live in western Africa (mostly Niger and Mali), not Kenya.
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Of course there's going to be another film. People eat that shit up like hot cakes.
I will admit, I clapped when Wonder Woman came in.
Casino review (Classic)
I recently saw Casino and it was fantastic! Casino is directed by my favorite director off all time, Martin Scorsese. The one, and the only! Casino takes place in the 1970's, and it revolves around the mafia's final days in the city of Las Vegas. We see it all through the eyes of Sam "Ace" Rothstein (De Niro) who runs one of the biggest casino's on The Strip. Along the way, his old friend, NIcky Santoro, (Joe Pesci), comes into town and starts causing trouble for him and the mob. On top of all this, Rothstein runs into Ginger (Sharon Stone), who causes even bigger problems for him in the long run.
The Positives
Right off the bat, starts off with a bang (literally and figuratively). An epic mob movie sprinkled with what makes Martin Scorsese, Martin Scorsese. Gratuitous violence, mean and crude dialogue and great acting are what we should expect, and it is given to us in the end. Of course, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci fucking kill it again with Scorsese. They demolished it in Raging Bull, Pesci owned it in GoodFellas, and both are back a third time around for Casino. The biggest surprise performance for me was Sharon Stone as the hooker, Ginger. I expected a poorly portrayed character of a dumb hooker, but that is NOT what is shown to us. Ginger's character is manipulative, sleazy, and an overall bitch. And Stone demolished that role!
My favorite aspect about Casino is the way they give us a lot of interesting info. Much like how GoodFellas gave us an insight on the mob, Casino gives us an insight on how the casino's operate, WITH the mob.
Similar to The Wolf of Wall Street, Casino has an insane run time of 3 hours! However, much like The Wolf of Wall Street, Casino is filled with all sorts of energy that never slows down. Many scenes with narration are fast paced, always keeping you in check, keeping you paying attention. Of course, if you can't handle movies that are this long, I suggest skipping it. But if you can endure it, you'll be in for a treat.
The Negatives
Overall: Casino isn't necessarily a ground breaking film. It's a familiar film, but just because it's familiar, doesn't mean it isn't great. With all this said, if you want to see a film with high energy, great acting, and a very good story, then I highly recommend checking out Casino.
Grade: A
i fucking LOVE this movie. God it's so good. love all of the Scorsese movies. he is a damn genius. this is A++
did you hear the April fool's joke? that they are supposedly reshooting scenes or something like that to make it more humorous. lol
Haha for sure dude! It might be an A+ movie if I watch it over again. It doesn't get the credit it deserves if you ask me.
SCORSESE FUCKIN' ROCKS
Well, I live in Korea, so most of the movies in theatres are Korean, lol. American movies are mostly major (mindless) blockbusters, and you know how I feel about those, for the most part, and the occasional art film (usually around the Oscars) which I generally see when they come out. Depending on the season Korean films are ~60-70% of the market so... Even then. times like now it's like "Oh, it isn't Batman v Superman? Well, we have it at either 7:00 AM or midnight."
Scorsese was just such an amazing director, especially between 1970-2000, that this got pushed to the side, but it's still such an awesome movie, and to the people who think otherwise, I'll squash your head like a fucking grapefruit.
Wait, you really live in Korea? Or is this some April fools joke?
If it's true, then God damn that's cool.
No April Fools. Wait, that's cool? Is living in _____ cool? Haha, for me, it just is,
I just never expected anyone here to be living in Korea honestly. US, UK, and Australia are all expected, but not there ha.
Actually, this is a surprisingly diverse forum. Granted mostly the Anglophone world, but a lot of Eastern Europeans as well.