Justice League SPOILERS thread

[enyawd72]

I'll probably go see it again. Obviously many of you saw something in it that I didn't. I'm willing to give it another chance.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Yes on the Lazarus Pit. My son said "This is like Jason Todd in Under the Red Hood".

Also YES on pretty much everything else you just wrote.

Chris

[filmation batman fan]

I saw Justice League in 3D Saturday night with my fiancee. She got excited at the first sighting of Wonder Woman and her theme. I loved Batman as always. Ben Affleck rocks in the role, and I agree with PN Gwynne. The cowl definitely reminded me of the Magnetic Batman's head. I felt Superman's return was handled beautifully and regarding what Hector was saying about Superman's return. It reminds me of the Lazarus Pit Ras' Al Ghul uses in the comics and the temporary insanity it causes. I loved the revisiting of the DO YOU BLEED line and I was amazed that Batman said something funny in that scene. I loved Aquaman!!! Jason Mamoa really ruled in this movie. One thing I loved with him was something Steve Trevor went through in the animated Wonder Woman movie. The Flash had great humor. I admit though, Barry Allen seemed more like Wally West in terms of his youth and personality and Cyborg was great as the heart of the movie. The only thing weak in the movie was the selected villain. The only reason I knew of Steppenwolf was because of his inclusion in the Super Powers toyline and he was in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League. Otherwise, unless you've read the New Gods comics, you might not be familiar with him. And the only other disappointment was that neither of the post credits scenes featured Aquaman as I was led to believe, but I still loved them though. My biggest disappointment was the critics and haters are apparently going to get their way. I hate that Justice League didn't fare so well at the box office. To hell with then, I LOVE Justice League. It is my movie of the year. While not better than Wonder Woman, I felt it was equal. I give it two thumbs up. And I will see it again maybe two or three times before I buy the BluRay and I will get the soundtrack by Danny Elfman. I walked out of the movie theater grinning from ear to ear. Just ask my fiancee. She loved it too.

[palitoy]

I knew some would have quibbles but if Bruce had have poured himself a big old glass of 2% before going off to potentially die, I'd have wet my pants laughing.

Also, comic Batman drinks coffee, Adam West Batman drinks milk. All iterations of characters change things.

[Goblin19]

I agree with you Hector. Maybe it's the fact that the DC characters we grew up with were so wholesome. It seems more off putting to some to see them partaking in alcohol. Not sure, just a theory. It doesn't bother me.

[MEMEGO]

agree with u there

[MEMEGO]

me 2, its a good movie

[Hector]

Now some of you guys complaining about DC superheroes drinking booze.

Ok, Marvel guys...how about Tony Stark boozing it up. Or Logan/Wolverine drinking and smoking those giant cigars?

Thor guzzling giant beer mugs?

Yeah, ok...

[Hector]

Hey, little Bruce Wayne got drunk in Gotham...

[MEMEGO]

they are correct, a lot of the parts used for ads were taken out of the final film, sadly

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Your mileage may vary, but I think most of the heroes (outside of Aquaman) behaved fairly heroically in this. Yes, Bats and WW drink alcohol, but no one is drunk.

I went and saw it without Dani (my 10 year old daughter) after stupidly taking her to see BvS sight unseen last year. But I would have no problem taking her to see this now.

Chris

[Brown Bear]

My biggest beef with hero movies today is that they don't behave as role models for children (drinking, swearing and even killing).
Adam West and Christopher Reeve always set a great example on how a real hero conducts them self.
I'm on the fence whether I'll even watch this with my kids or just by myself.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I really like this movie.

Amen!

Chris

[Mego Milk]

I really like this movie.

[Hedji]

I'll try to be as positive as I can.

Boo-yah!!!

Let's get this out of the way first. I think we can ALL agree this is leaps and bounds better than Batman V Superman and Suicide Squad.

The humor was a welcome touch. The mid credit sequence was fun. The promise of building a Hall of Justice was nice. The scene with the Amazons trying to get the box away from Steppenwolf was the most thrilling scene in the film. (both a nice surprise, but a real glaring problem)

And now, I'm straining to think of positive things to celebrate. Everything Enywad72 said in his post was read from my mind. I wanted to love this. I got no chills. I got no feels. When I heard Elfman was going to utilize the Batman and Williams' Superman themes in the score, I was ready for those moments where the film gives you permission to stand out of your seat and cheer. I was incredibly disappointed that those theme quotes were barely there, unresolved, and buried under an incredibly noisy sound mix. We all knew Supes was coming back. I wanted the John Williams ostinato to build to a crescendo and for my heart to soar. We finally got the Superfriends on screen, and I didn't care. They didn't reach the kid inside me, and that kid isn't buried very deep.

Aside from the mid credit sequence with Flash and Superman, there still is very little joy in any of this.

I will have to agree to disagree with some very lovely members here with whom I deeply respect.... Cavill needs to go. I know they just brought him back from the dead, but he just seems so cold. He definitely plays Superman as an Alien. He's got a chilly distance to his performance, even when he's supposed to be personable. I feel nothing between him and Lois Lane.

And then they want to go back to the well of Jesse Eisenberg? Because his Luthor was received so well?

Why do 3 out of the 6 Superheroes have to be shown drinking hard liquor? My theater was full of little kids. Batman drinks milk.

The problem is this is all built on Snyder's foundation. And it's like something unmentionable that is stuck on your shoe. No matter how you try to wipe it off, you can still smell it.

I hope they hard reboot for the next one. We are likely losing Affleck. I wouldn't miss Cavill either.

Cyborg was a downer. What a difficult to like character. Odd that his dad Miles Dyson is still working for Cyberdyne and using future Alien technology to advance his science. Was Cyborg Danny, the little boy we saw playing with the remote control car in Terminator 2?

J.K. Simmons' Commisioner Gordon looked oddly a lot like Alan Napier's Alfred from 1966 Batman. Why didn't he show his huge biceps? He could've been the 7th member.

Hey, didn't early posters say "Unite the Seven" ? Who was the 7th member of the team?

They made the "you talk to fish?" joke twice. It was only funny once. Did I miss it or did Aquaman not interact with any sea life at all? (He swam past a whale) Can't we please see him in some beautiful, colorful underwater scenes interacting with some manatees and colorful reefs and schools of fish, or swimming with some sharks?

Make a Superfriends movie. It is what everyone wants, but doesn't know it. Doesn't have to be campy or silly, but they are overthinking this.

I can see why it will appeal to some folks, and I really wanted to give it a chance, but this was not what I want.