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Review of Justice League
Apr. 22nd, 2018 08:04 pmSo, I finally saw Justice League via Optimum "On Demand" for $4.99 rental. (Which by the way is a heck of a lot cheaper than in the movie theater -- that's $15.99. It's not worth $15.99, but it is worth $4.99.)
It was better than I expected. I'd been told that of course by a couple of friends who saw it and are fans of the DC Verse. (Personally, I prefer the Marvel Verse, it's a tad less fascist and more character centric, also Stan Lee's a bit more subversive than his DC co-horts. In fact in many ways Marvel is a commentary on DC.)
Anyhow, that caveat aside, it wasn't a bad movie. And I could tell Joss Whedon wrote the teleplay, the story is Zack Snyder's. And the combination of the two is...a little jarring in places. Whedon is more subversive a writer than Snyder and likes to undercut things with a sardonic and self-deprecating humor. There's a long speech by Aquaman towards the end, right before they go into battle, where he's basically saying "we're all going to die" which is totally Whedon, but not quite something I see Aquaman stating. Momoa pulls it off though.
The two surprises in the film are Aquaman and The Flash -- the casting for both is spot-on, and the actors are compelling. I actually prefer the cinematic version of the Flash to the CW version. The actor is both better looking and more compelling than the television version. Also Aquaman surprised the heck out of me -- Jason Momoa, best known from the Game of Thrones television series, is a charismatic actor and well, I don't tend to go for the muscle bound heroes, but he's hot. You guys can have Henry Cavill's Superman, I want Momoa.
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Cinematography wise -- it's a beautiful film in places. DC's always been a notch above Marvel on the cinematography and fight sequences. Although Thor : Ragnarock had better fight sequences and I'd say was a touch above this film in plot, cinematography, characterization and writing. There's a reason both Thor and Black Panther beat Justice League's proverbial butt at the box office -- they are better films.
That said, it does do what it is supposed to do. I just wish it picked a more interesting villain, who had more to say besides -- I'm going to destroy the world first and then rule everyone. Alrighty then. The bits that did not focus on the villain were interesting.
Overall? About C+ or B-, it's worth seeing if you like this sort of thing. If not? Skip it.
It was better than I expected. I'd been told that of course by a couple of friends who saw it and are fans of the DC Verse. (Personally, I prefer the Marvel Verse, it's a tad less fascist and more character centric, also Stan Lee's a bit more subversive than his DC co-horts. In fact in many ways Marvel is a commentary on DC.)
Anyhow, that caveat aside, it wasn't a bad movie. And I could tell Joss Whedon wrote the teleplay, the story is Zack Snyder's. And the combination of the two is...a little jarring in places. Whedon is more subversive a writer than Snyder and likes to undercut things with a sardonic and self-deprecating humor. There's a long speech by Aquaman towards the end, right before they go into battle, where he's basically saying "we're all going to die" which is totally Whedon, but not quite something I see Aquaman stating. Momoa pulls it off though.
The two surprises in the film are Aquaman and The Flash -- the casting for both is spot-on, and the actors are compelling. I actually prefer the cinematic version of the Flash to the CW version. The actor is both better looking and more compelling than the television version. Also Aquaman surprised the heck out of me -- Jason Momoa, best known from the Game of Thrones television series, is a charismatic actor and well, I don't tend to go for the muscle bound heroes, but he's hot. You guys can have Henry Cavill's Superman, I want Momoa.
( Read more... )
Cinematography wise -- it's a beautiful film in places. DC's always been a notch above Marvel on the cinematography and fight sequences. Although Thor : Ragnarock had better fight sequences and I'd say was a touch above this film in plot, cinematography, characterization and writing. There's a reason both Thor and Black Panther beat Justice League's proverbial butt at the box office -- they are better films.
That said, it does do what it is supposed to do. I just wish it picked a more interesting villain, who had more to say besides -- I'm going to destroy the world first and then rule everyone. Alrighty then. The bits that did not focus on the villain were interesting.
Overall? About C+ or B-, it's worth seeing if you like this sort of thing. If not? Skip it.
