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My initial assessment was right! I will say the last half hour does have a lot of cool stuff in it, but half of the new characters that were introduced in this film just don’t do anything at all and are just in the background to deliver dialogue at the end congratulating Kora. This movie does have a lot going for it, they are cool, alien designs, there’s some stylish scenes, but it’s just so tedious, there’s way too much slow motion, and it is painfully obvious that this is a cut down first half of a bigger story.I’m sure some people will get some enjoyment out of this and it’s definitely not one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen in my life, but it is really boring and a waste of the talent of everyone involved. I can’t wait to watch the second one!

Tentative rating and review (I had to tap out with fifty minutes left). It’s such a tedious, repetitive movie with a handful of cool designs and scenes ruined by shallow writing, endless exposition, and gratuitous slow-mo. I genuinely can’t see this getting a better score but who knows? Kind of sad that this isn’t even the worst Snyder film even with my current opinion.

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Man of Steel is an awful film, that’s true. It’s such a miserable film that fails to comprehend the incredibly simple characterization of Superman and squanders slam dunk casting like Crowe, Shannon, and Costner. But see, with his bad comic book movies I think he at least understands enough to make the action cool and engaging for the most part. Superman vs Zod, Batman vs Superman, Batman be goons in the warehouse… his first two entries in the Snyderverse aren’t films I like but they have aspects I like.

And then look at his films of his I do like/love. 300, Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead, the Snyder Cut, the owl movie… all of them have stylish action and simple ideas to let you think a little but not too much that it distracts you from the armies of shirtless Spartans or Dr. Manhattan’s massive meat. This is what Snyder excels at: Simple ideas + lots of style. An artsier Michael Bay, if I’m being honest. But like Bay, when he tries to mesh his signature style with serious topics, you get absolute dogshit…

Like Sucker Punch. A film that consistently shoots its own message in the foot and is so overly stylish that it’s impossible to take seriously. It is everything wrong with Snyder and his filmmaking style with none of the positives on display, and I think it marks a clear downward turning point in his filmography.

Tentative rating and review (I had to tap out with fifty minutes left). It’s such a tedious, repetitive movie with a handful of cool designs and scenes ruined by shallow writing, endless exposition, and gratuitous slow-mo. I genuinely can’t see this getting a better score but who knows? Kind of sad that this isn’t even the worst Snyder film even with my current opinion.

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Tentative rating and review (I had to tap out with fifty minutes left). It’s such a tedious, repetitive movie with a handful of cool designs and scenes ruined by shallow writing, endless exposition, and gratuitous slow-mo. I genuinely can’t see this getting a better score but who knows? Kind of sad that this isn’t even the worst Snyder film even with my current opinion.

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My daughter loves The Peanuts Movie, and I like it too, but it sucks Charlie Brown is played by that ugly racist kid from Stranger Things.

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The Superman trailer just came out this week and TV Tropes is already making up reasons to preemptively declare the movie a lost cause.

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Also I want to say it actislly upsets me how good McGregor is in this. He’s hilarious, hammy, swaggers into every scene like a fighting game character, is introduced butt naked and committing crimes, and is cartoonishly over-the-top. It’s one of the best villain performances of the year from a guy who is genuinely evil irl. I’m a fan of plenty of movies and performances from gross people—Kevin Spacey and James Woods are always entertaining for instance—but still.

This might be one of the greatest remakes ever made. It tells a modernized version of the original’s story, completely succeeding where fellow cult classic remake of 2024 The Crow failed. In fact, this is basically the anti-Crow. Where that film had a wasted Bill Skarsgard in the lead, this film has a fun and charismatic lead in Jake Gyllenhaal; where that film was drab and dour, this is sunny and colorful; and where that film had forgettable mooks, this film has a (regrettably) delightfully cartoonish villain performance from real life piece of shit Conor McGregor. This movie is an absolute blast.

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tumblr discourse after 13 years on this fucking website

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Next episode of Creature Commandos is gonna be the deciding factor on my opinion of the show. So far, I have mixed feelings.

The first episode, which is the “getting the gang together” part of the story, did not really endear me to the characters right away like Gunn’s previous works did. Dr. Phosphorous is the only character who makes a huge impression, seeing as he’s the Captain Boomerang-esque lovable asshole and he’s played by Alan Tudyk (who’s finally in a good time again after being repeatedly wasted by Disney), and while the other creatures aren’t BAD they didn’t immediately grab my attention like Rocket, Peacemaker, or Star-Lord.

Episode 2 is a huge mixed bag. On the plus side, we have David Harbour hamming it up as the violent turbo simp take on Frankenstein; he is having an absolute blast playing the stitched-together manchild. The backstory for the Bride is very good too, though it does lead to grooming/incest/necrophilia being portrayed a bit more romantically than you’d expect.

While I’m not going to get on a moral soapbox here—it’s a cartoonishly violent show about monsters, and the Bride is a gothic horror creature, so this isn’t outside the norm—I think this kinda highlights how the women in the show are portrayed. The Bride’s backstory is as described above, the team’s fish lady (who as of episode four is the most forgettable character) has a lot of scenes of her nude in tubs, and the princess the team has been sent to protect is super horny and throws herself at Frank Grillo’s Flag and is threatened with rape in the next episode by Circe’s army of incels. Gunn is normally great at writing women (Gamora, Nebula, Ratcatcher, Waller) so this comes off as really bizarre. My guess is due to the subject matter he decided to dabble in his past Troma sensibilities, but it leaves a bit of a bad taste in my mouth.

Episode 3 is where things take a turn for the better. We get the backstory of G.I. Robot, the team’s Nazi-hating tin man, and we get numerous awesome scenes of him blasting the Third Reich apart as well as some tragic depth to him. A lot of people take umbrage with how Circe is defeated here, but that’s just how comic book media works. Sometimes a tough villain gets jobbed for the sake of the story.

Episode 4 is, so far, the best episode. We have Flag and Frankenstein becoming “best buddies” with some of the funniest dialogue of the show, some serious raising of the stakes, and TWO gorilla-themed cameos! But best of all, Weasel of all characters gets a truly heartbreaking backstory. You heard me: The crazy, violent, alleged child killer who was most notable for nearly drowning at the start of The Suicide Squad, gets a genuinely sad background that adds a bit of depth to him. It made me tear up a bit.

I can’t say that this show has won me over like Gunn’s previous superhero work, which is sad because between the awesome animation and the subject matter I was sure this would be a slam dunk for me. Maybe it’s just the fact this is the 5th time James Gunn has made a “ragtag bunch of misfits come together to go on a mission and become a found family” story; we get it, James, you know how to do this, but this is getting to the point where you’re Sheen showing off Ultra Lord for the seventh time. I’d like to see you step out of your comfort zone a bit and do something new (which thankfully is what Superman is looking to be). Of course, the finale could really win me over depending on how it’s executed, so I’m holding off on a full verdict. As it stands, this is a solid but somewhat scattershot start to the new DC universe.

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This is genuinely one of the best remakes I’ve ever seen. It captures the spirit of the original while still telling a fresh story. Is it a GOOD movie? That’s up to you ti decide, honeztly. It’s still as ridiculous as the original but I wouldn’t want it any other way

This might be one of the greatest remakes ever made. It tells a modernized version of the original’s story, completely succeeding where fellow cult classic remake of 2024 The Crow failed. In fact, this is basically the anti-Crow. Where that film had a wasted Bill Skarsgard in the lead, this film has a fun and charismatic lead in Jake Gyllenhaal; where that film was drab and dour, this is sunny and colorful; and where that film had forgettable mooks, this film has a (regrettably) delightfully cartoonish villain performance from real life piece of shit Conor McGregor. This movie is an absolute blast.

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This might be one of the greatest remakes ever made. It tells a modernized version of the original’s story, completely succeeding where fellow cult classic remake of 2024 The Crow failed. In fact, this is basically the anti-Crow. Where that film had a wasted Bill Skarsgard in the lead, this film has a fun and charismatic lead in Jake Gyllenhaal; where that film was drab and dour, this is sunny and colorful; and where that film had forgettable mooks, this film has a (regrettably) delightfully cartoonish villain performance from real life piece of shit Conor McGregor. This movie is an absolute blast.

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Certainly did not expect “WB steals the audio from Charlie the Unicorn to advertise Multiversus” on my bingo card, because literally who the fuck could even conceive of such a Mad Libs idea?

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the level of censorship around this man is ridiculous, what happened to free speech? It’s just his name.

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I think people gotta remember to take into account intent when judging a movie. Like what is the film trying to accomplish, what is the creator trying to say?