Movies: DC's The Flash (starring Ezra Miller) - June 23rd, 2023

[sdf]

That moronic shit in the trailer where he flies down and starts to kicking asses on the fly and then throws somebody down is so terrible that this makes Joel Schumacher look like a genius. Although I was excited of Schumacher's Batman as a kid

 

[Jumptheshark]

Ezra Miller claims they have been 'unjustly and directly targeted'

Ezra Miller claims they have been "unjustly and directly targeted".

canoe.com

They let him off his leash to do stuff. I think they are seeing how and what he does before deciding his fate. They have had him in a net for 8 months. The movie has now grossed 250mill world wide. It is far enough from its release date he can no longer do damage

 

[Primary Assist]

The best action scene was that brawl on the karaoke stage

 

[Guardian17]

I liked the cameos especially Christopher Reeve and Helen Slater.

 

[Unholy Diver]

I liked the cameos especially Christopher Reeve and Helen Slater.

Yeah apparently a lot of people felt the "cameos" were crimes against humanity, I thought they were kind of cool, but after seeing the backlash, I was starting to wonder about how terrible of a person I must be, glad to see there was at least one other person who enjoyed them, and now I am only tied for the worst person on earth

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Yeah apparently a lot of people felt the "cameos" were crimes against humanity, I thought they were kind of cool, but after seeing the backlash, I was starting to wonder about how terrible of a person I must be, glad to see there was at least one other person who enjoyed them, and now I am only tied for the worst person on earth

I enjoyed them as well. To me it was neat to see a broad representation of the many Supermans and Batmans in television and film over the decades.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Watched it a second time. Curious to know what Cage's reaction was when he was told what they were going to do

 

[barriers]

Watched it a second time. Curious to know what Cage's reaction was when he was told what they were going to do

"Cool. How much do I get paid?"

 

[Jumptheshark]

"Cool. How much do I get paid?"

considering how screwed up things were behind the scenes--the movies was pretty coherent.

 

[sdf]

I am glad that in the comments to this video on YouTube there are some people who understand how bad it is.


Seriously, I would just slapping moronic faces of those who made it and ask them what they were thinking, is it so hard to grasp that the principle thing about Batman is that he does not fly and not have superhuman physical abilities? f***ing bastards!

Anyway, from the fact how awesome the graphic is either, one can assume that they probably wasn't invest much effort in the achievement maximal better filmmaking. I'm just wonder then to where all the money was spended if cgi is so crap

 

[#37]

I have to completely disagree with most of the takes on this movie here and elsewhere. I personally loved it. Loved everything about it. I actually thought it ended up being far better than I was expecting it to be. There was a plot with actual depth to the characters (it was not just super beings fighting each other for the heck of it). There was motivation and purpose to what took place. I thought the comedy was hilarious, with probably a dozen laugh out loud moments. The acting was great ( Ezra Miller was great in dual roles, I dont care what anybody says). There were great emotional moments. Hearing the Batman 1989 theme, seeing Keaton back in the suit and seeing the batmobile and batplane from those movies brought chills. The easter eggs were awesome and the cameos were all brilliant.

I consider the Dark Knight trilogy and the Robert Pattinson Batman to be on different scales because they are more serious and grounded in reality. But as far as the DCEU movies, this was my favorite by a long shot. It is a shame it is not getting the recognition and boxoffice results that it deserves.

I agree with all of the above. Good Post.

I actually didn't really want to watch this, but I am a huge fan of The Flash... so begrudgingly gave it a go. In that spirit, I was completely surprised by how much I liked it. For me, it is better than almost anything Marvel has done that doesn't have Iron Man in it. Your mileage may vary.

 

[StreetHawk]

I agree with all of the above. Good Post.

I actually didn't really want to watch this, but I am a huge fan of The Flash... so begrudgingly gave it a go. In that spirit, I was completely surprised by how much I liked it. For me, it is better than almost anything Marvel has done that doesn't have Iron Man in it. Your mileage may vary.

I just saw the Flash and I would say it was fine on its own. However, a hero should be battling a villain from their own rogues list. So that’s a big disappointment in this film.
Plus, I did watch the animated Flashpoint direct to dvd movie from DC animation and that was far superior to this movie. So, being biased as that is my base to compare this film to, this film isn’t as good as the animated one from several years ago.

 

[#37]

I just saw the Flash and I would say it was fine on its own. However, a hero should be battling a villain from their own rogues list. So that’s a big disappointment in this film.
Plus, I did watch the animated Flashpoint direct to dvd movie from DC animation and that was far superior to this movie. So, being biased as that is my base to compare this film to, this film isn’t as good as the animated one from several years ago.

Fair enough.

However, I saw this differently. I kind of feel like, in the end, he was actually battling himself... He was his own worst villain in this. First by putting that chain of events into motion, second by involving a parallel self, and third the decisions that his other self made in refusing to accept the outcome (and nearly destroying all time and space) that he couldn't change until it ultimately killed him. General Zod wasn't the main villian here, Barry Allen was..

 

[#37]

I just saw the Flash and I would say it was fine on its own. However, a hero should be battling a villain from their own rogues list. So that’s a big disappointment in this film.
Plus, I did watch the animated Flashpoint direct to dvd movie from DC animation and that was far superior to this movie. So, being biased as that is my base to compare this film to, this film isn’t as good as the animated one from several years ago.

So, upon your recommendation, I watched The Flashpoint Paradox. It occurs to me that the first one of these that you watch might be the thing that sets the baseline, because I had the opposite reaction.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Finally saw this tonight. I really enjoyed it, the nostalgia with Keaton was great and I loved see him in action. The cameos were fun as well.

There are things to pick at but for a casual fan watching the old DCU and previous Batman movies, it was entertaining

The Clooney cameo was the best

 

[NyQuil]

I just saw it and thought it was fun.

The Spider-Man cameos kind of took a bit of the thunder out of this one, but overall it’s probably one of the top two DC films (along with Wonder Woman) (I know it’s not saying much but still).

Ezra Miller did a pretty good job differentiating the two Flashes.

 

[Smelling Salt]

Watched it recently as well. Pleasantly surprised how much I liked it. Even the humour hit for me, and that has definitely not been the DCEU's strong point.

 

[archangel2]

I just saw it and thought it was fun.

The Spider-Man cameos kind of took a bit of the thunder out of this one, but overall it’s probably one of the top two DC films (along with Wonder Woman) (I know it’s not saying much but still).

Ezra Miller did a pretty good job differentiating the two Flashes.

There is no arguing that Ezra can act---it is about him keeping his head on straight. I read an article a few months ago and it looked into the fact Ezra was never a normal child. He is a classically trained opera singer and did that before he turned to acting. So he has been in a bubble his entire life. He does not know what normal is

 

[NyQuil]

There is no arguing that Ezra can act---it is about him keeping his head on straight. I read an article a few months ago and it looked into the fact Ezra was never a normal child. He is a classically trained opera singer and did that before he turned to acting. So he has been in a bubble his entire life. He does not know what normal is

Well, no arguments here.

 

[sdf]

When I ask ai to make art about Batman, it mixes his image with the joker and makes buildings with ears

 

[barriers]

Nicolas Cage Bashes "Inhumane" AI, Says Final Cut of 'The Flash' Cameo Isn't What He Filmed | Exclaim!

"When I went to the picture, it was me fighting a giant spider. I did not do that"

exclaim.ca

Kind of neat that Cage actually filmed his scene. I assumed they just used his likeness

 

[trojansoilers]

Finally saw this on the plane.
It's a shame, because this movie had potential. The story was good, just very poor execution, especially the CG which was so bad that it was distracting.

 

[archangel2]

‘Invincible’ Recasts Ezra Miller’s Role In Season 2 Of Prime Video Animated Series

It appears Ezra Miller was quietly recast as mad scientist D.A. Sinclair in Season 2 of Prime Video's Invincible.

deadline.com

this recast was not done because of his antics. Sounds like he could not make recording sessions