shadowkat | (no subject)

1. Well the reviews for the big blockbuster movie Batman vs. Superman are in, and the critics hate it. Yet it is already slated to break the North American Box Office Record having tallied over 82M on Friday. (Hmmm...you mean it might out do Star Wars: The Force Awakens? That's just sad.)

Okay maybe not outdo The Force Awakens, just all the superhero flicks:

Batman v Superman seems on its way to score a record-breaking $172-million opening weekend despite dreadful reviews.

The movie, starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, brought in $82 million as it premiered on Friday in 4,242 theaters, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

If it continues at this rate, it could score the sixth highest opening of all time in North America - and the fourth highest for a comic book adaptation.

Batman v Superman could also top previous DC Entertainment movies such as The Dark Knight Rises, which brought in $160.9 million during its opening.

And the reviews?

"Thematic carelessness is on constant display, which wouldn't loom as nearly so large a problem if Snyder's film didn't advertise its aspirations to Moral Seriousness in almost every plodding, humorless frame."

"I wouldn't quite call it a "good" movie, nor would I be able to quite recommend it to anyone but the true believers. To be sure, it's a mess, but it's often a fascinating mess. It's also the most nihilistic superhero picture I've ever seen."

"If Christopher Reeve were alive he'd be suing for character libel. " (LOL!!)

"Dour, disappointing and shockingly incoherent. "

Not really all that surprising, to be honest. Considering superhero films are increasingly beginning to resemble video games, with incoherent plots and stories that really only serve the purpose of drawn-out and pointless action sequences. Which often leave me with a pounding headache.

I was pondering seeing it this weekend, but now, I think I'm going to pass and wait until it comes out on video or to HBO, watch it on my tv, where I can fast-forward over the bits I don't like. I think it would just give me a headache.

2) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - got insanely good in its last three-four episodes. After beating the Josh bit too death, it took a nice turn and delved deeper. Was pleasantly surprised. Also, had an uplifting message in the middle of the satire.

Plus, some decent musical parodies...I particularly liked the ones that made fun of "Trouble in River City" (The Music Man) and "One Day More" from Les Mis.

Threaded | Flat

Everyone I heard from who saw Batman vs Superman thought it was disappointing and muddled.

Yeah I think some films have enough hype behind them that the reviews don't make a great deal of difference, audiences are going to see a film called Batman Vs Superman regardless

I saw it last night. I feel that some of the same criticisms people had with MOS hold true here. It is Snyder after all. I don't think it's as bad as the critics are saying, but there are issues. And the ending is so depressing, that I'm still bummed out by it.

I haven't seen Batman vs Superman yet myself, but... there seems to be a dissonance between the critics' opinions of the movie, and the regular public's.

Where the critics score the movie increasingly low, while the public seems to really like it. Including several people who's opinions I normally view highly.

This isn't like that Fantastic Four disaster, where both critics and public agreed that it was crap.

My main hesitation is that it's going to be like the last Superman movie, where they took Superman way too dark. I don't mind Batman movies being dark, but I don't get why if you got a movie focused on the contrast between the two, why you then don't just have Superman be the light and hope, while Batman can be the shadows. Let them play off one another, instead of just trying to bring in the angst.