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Batman Vs Superman was a ok movie that could have been good but needed a better script and to be less moody.

The unpopular part is that I liked it more than about four different Marvel movies of the top of my head. I kind of saw what they were trying to do and for all the scorn heaped on them trying to copy Marvel honestly it seemed a lot more original than the output from the studio that basically invented the modern Superhero formula.

I'm not particularly excited for the next movie but I hope DC keep trying because diversity in tone is nice.*

*I won't deny that Marvel's movies vary a whole lot in tone but by this point I think we've seen enough variations that they're starting to blur. DC at least has a much smaller entry point so a more focused universe could work.
 
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I really liked the Watchmen movie. I thought it captured the feel of the comic fairly well, but had enough confidence in it's own ideas to change things to better fit the medium of film. On top of that I don't think Alan Moore is as good as his hype presents him as. Watchmen is really his only good original story and beyond that his only memorable stuff comes from his work with established characters. He's good at it, but he's not anything the comic book world doesn't have dozens of. Also V for Vendetta the comic is terrible on a lot of levels, being both way too wordy and fairly silly. Moore as a person as well is eye-rolling. Between his "I'm a crazy person" shtick that feels way too forced and his egotistical auteur approach to his craft he comes off like a parody rather than a person.
 
Mortis Nuntius said:
Batman Vs Superman was a ok movie that could have been good but needed a better script and to be less moody.
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Honestly BvS script isn't a problem completely. The issue is that the shooting script was way longer than the movie could reasonably be. If you actually watch the extended cut a lot of the problems of the featured film are solved at least on a story level. The issue was in the editing room.
 
VolantRedX said:
Honestly BvS script isn't a problem completely. The issue is that the shooting script was way longer than the movie could reasonably be.
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So, what you're saying is that the script was the problem.

People don't just mine a script from the far reaches of the Literati Sector, you know. Part of writing a good script is writing one that can fits into the time allotted. If you write a too long shooting script that doesn't work and involves massive cuts being needed, you failed.
 
EarthScorpion said:
So, what you're saying is that the script was the problem.

People don't just mine a script from the far reaches of the Literati Sector, you know. Part of writing a good script is writing one that can fits into the time allotted. If you write a too long shooting script that doesn't work and involves massive cuts being needed, you failed.
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I mean it was part of the problem, but with tighter editing the plot wouldn't have been nearly as incoherent as it was. It was more an issue of which scenes were chosen and which were cut.
 
Marla said:
Hey I liked Sucker Punch. Much mor3 than that Mad Max movie even.

It got issues, yea but it was a fun movie!
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Well this is a properly unpopular opinion.

My unpopular opinion: Fury Road owns and all, but it's more simplistic and less nuanced than the previous movies. It's essentially Road Warrior on steroids, which is my jam, but its narrative is also dumber.
 
VolantRedX said:
I thought it captured the feel of the comic fairly well
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What? I don't even know how you can even think this. Liking or hating the movie aside, and the scenes being shot for shot with the comic aside there's so much different tone wise. Like, down to the differences in character body language and how the movie makes every action more dramatic. All the way down to the colour schemes. The film loves it's muted colours and uses a lot of blue, grey lighting. The comic has lots of colour and uses mostly orange sunset for it's dramatic lighting. They're simply not comparable.

VolantRedX said:
. Between his "I'm a crazy person" shtick that feels way too forced
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Yeah right, a guy can't make something like this and not be real deal nuts.

 
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