tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24333848.post655493288928260182..comments2023-09-20T03:38:21.091-04:00Comments on RyMickey's Ramblings: Movie Review - Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126493031421822053noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24333848.post-56591434902046492062017-06-22T02:28:24.055-04:002017-06-22T02:28:24.055-04:00I really nearly zoned out in that scene where they...I really nearly zoned out in that scene where they're battling each other and the worn-out Superman mutters "Martha" and Batman is thrown into a tizzy. <br /><br />Your comment about Superman being dreary was my biggest problem with Man of Steel -- where was the fun? And that certainly carried over here. There were moments that worked -- I actually really liked the final moments (SPOILER: Supes' funeral) perhaps because they felt like the only "calm" and "meaningful" moment in the piece -- but they're too few and far between. <br /><br />And the whole thing just looks dreary and there's next to no momentum/drive/pulse going through this thing. I certainly could've written more, but I was aggravated after 150 minutes. (And people said Gal Gadot "saved" that film somehow -- I don't see that at all. I thought she was a little wooden at times, but not as much as her leading men so she fared well in comparison to them.) Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16126493031421822053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24333848.post-83684208104539872862017-06-21T21:24:14.769-04:002017-06-21T21:24:14.769-04:00Nothing about the Martha situation?
Also, Suicide ...Nothing about the Martha situation?<br />Also, Suicide Squad is worse somehow. Wonder Woman is significantly better. But it falls into the conventions of the genre towards the end.<br />DC learned the wrong lessons from the success of The Dark Knight and has been floundering ever since. Not every one of their characters are dark and angsty. Superman isn't that. So when they make him angsty and grumpy, he's basically Batman. Which doesn't make for good drama when you have two like forces opposing one another until they realize their mothers have the same name. (???????) <br />This might not be the best written thing in the world. (I'm a tired boy)Jar Jar R Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934987671976258635noreply@blogger.com