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ComicBook.com's users (8,200+ of them) have voted Dawn of Justice a 4.26/5 -- the the 3rd highest grade given to a comic book movie ever.
Although I enjoyed the film, I don't think I'd grade it that high.
But from my personal experience, those who have seen the film have spoken MUCH higher of it than the critics and those on the boards.
Kinda hard to argue with the box office numbers. 70% decline from last weekend to this weekend, with nothing in the theaters to challenge. The only thing keeping people away from BvS is BvS. It is STILL going to sell a whole lot of tickets. It might even make money, though most analysts say it will have to approach a billion dollar box office to do that. I think the big wigs at WB aren't happy campers.
I can't speak from a marketing/profit standpoint. Personally, I feel that their decision to release a trailer that gave away far too much of the plot was a very poor decision.
A lot of people that I spoke to said they wouldn't bother going to see the film in theaters because the trailer basically gave away the entire story. We knew going in that whatever conflict Batman and Superman had would eventually be shelved/resolved so that they could team up with Wonder Woman to face Doomsday. WB may have invested a lot into marketing the film, but their work ended up costing themselves ticket sales for reasons completely unrelated to the quality of the film itself.
When it's all said and done, I suspect Dawn of Justice will bring in something close to the 773M that Guardians of the Galaxy (a critical success) did.
-ComicBook.com's users rate the film very high.
-Rotten Tomatoes audience rates the film 41% higher than the critics.
And despite, what was IMO, a flawed marketing campaign, Dawn of Justice will finish with one of the highest box office totals in comic book film history. That's not to say the film won't finish below expectation, I'm just saying that it's box office performance and fan feedback looks better than what the critics, and many on the boards have had to say.
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ComicBook.com's users (8,200+ of them) have voted Dawn of Justice a 4.26/5 -- the the 3rd highest grade given to a comic book movie ever.
Although I enjoyed the film, I don't think I'd grade it that high.
But from my personal experience, those who have seen the film have spoken MUCH higher of it than the critics and those on the boards.
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If anyone has any leads to a CGC Universal 0.5 or CGC PLOD 0.5-1.0, please shoot me a PM.
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Gator,
-What do you think the current FMV is for a complete Action #1 CGC Universal .5?
-What do you think the FMV will be in 5 years?
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Mitch get ready for Action to be #2 as Batman continues to grow in popularity even with guys like Buttfleck playing the role. Same old problem with Superman, not interesting enough for people to really care and the same old tired story lines have been played to death.
With Batman looking like to be the leader of the Justice League his popularity will continue to grow.
I don't know what they can do to make Superman cool with modern audiences?
He has had three chances this last decade.
Superman Returns
Man of Steel
Batman vs. Superman
I like Superman,but unfortunately the modern movie going audiences don't share my enthusiasm.
I'm in my late 20s, granted I'm only one person, but I've watched both MOS and Dawn of Justice and I do find Henry Cavill's Superman to be "cool", "interesting", etc. Yes, themes and elements from comic book storylines have been re-introduced, but that's the nature of comic book movies.
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I find it interesting that Rotten Tomatoes shows that only 29% of the reviewers liked the film while 73% of the audience liked it. Clearly the critics missed something that most of the audience was seeing. Perhaps if they had bothered to actually go to the theater, they might have gotten it.
In my experience, getting a sneak peak at the Rotten Tomatoes grade and/or catching negative headlines can influence your own perception of a film. It's only human, at times, to assume that if X-number of people say something is good or bad, to assume that they must be on to something.
Superhero films in general are often littered with flaws, plot-holes and the like. Few are close to perfect. But as far as superhero films go, Dawn of Justice was very satisfying. It's odd, yet unsurprising, that films like Avengers are lauded despite their many flaws, while others are trashed. Perhaps I'm in the minority, but I enjoyed Dawn of Justice much more than the first Avengers film, something that's hard to imagine when comparing their Rotten Tomatoes grades.
Lesson: Watch the film for yourself. Avoid the natural temptation to be a part of the crowd and reach your own conclusion. No one person's review is "right", but I'm not surprised to see the audience give the film a much higher grade than the critics.
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It's now up to $8,297 with just under 9 hours to go.
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Thanks guys.
It's missing the last page which does not effect the story.
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I'm back in the club.
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I made a post in the WTB section -- I'm looking to pick up a copy of AF #15:
Universal 0.5-1.0
Restored 0.5-2.0
If anyone is looking to sell a copy, please feel free to shoot me a PM anytime. (thumbs u
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From what I can tell, the back cover of Tec #27 looks to be the same as the back cover of Adventure Comics #38, and maybe other books as well. Am I mistaken?
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Gator,
In your opinion, which book will be more valuable, grade for grade, 10 years from now:
Action Comics #1 or Detective Comics #27 -- and by what %?
there has been enough media coverage of the record action 1 sales that it should stay in front of tec 27, but just by a hair (single digit %)
what "could" change that and flip flop is if the 9.2 tec 27 were to hit the market and change the mass perception...
Considering the fact that Action #1 has consistently received more press in recent years and still -- Tec #27 is only behind by a hair -- would it be fair to say that Action #1's status as No. 1 is on shaky ground?
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Is there anyway to conclusively confirm that this back cover was from a Tec #27?
I believe the back cover is the same as other "May 1939" issues, no?
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Gator,
In your opinion, which book will be more valuable, grade for grade, 10 years from now:
Action Comics #1 or Detective Comics #27 -- and by what %?
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Finally able to join the club, waited for a complete copy with no tape and a back cover for a while. Super excited about it!
Incredible acquisition! Congrats!
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Members of the Batman #1 club as of 9/5/15:
*11 CGC universal copies
*2 CGC NG universal copies
*1 CGC qualified copy
*7 CGC restored copies
*6 raw copies
CGC Universal:
4.0 (CRM/OW); Bunky Brian (28)
3.5 (OW/W); G.A.tor (12)
3.5 (CRM/OW); sarte (10)
3.0 (OW/W); Bunky Brian (28)
2.5 (OW/W); Shortspanishguy (32)
2.5 (OW); Dark Knight (15)
2.5 (CRM/OW); Racer-X (1)
2.5 (CRM/OW); cmcfan (73)
2.0 (OW/W); Primetime (4)
2.0 (OW/W); airwalker (36)
1.8 (OW/W); Bunky Brian (28)
NG Coverless, missing 1st wrap (B); BaltimoreLauren (1)
NG 22nd page (OW/W); Irish75 (27)
CGC Qualified:
1.8 (OW); showcase22gr1959
CGC Restored:
7.5 (OW/W)--Moderate (P); Xavier Logan (5)
7.5 (OW/W)--Extensive (P); fishbone (59)
7.0 (OW)--Moderate (P); ciorac (2)
6.0 (CRM/OW)--Moderate (P); RedFury (2)
5.5 (OW)--Extensive (P); goldenacase (14)
5.0 Extensive (P); 50AE_DE (9)
0.5 (CRM/OW)--Slight (A); WayneTec (1)
Raw Copies:
batman_fan; (1)
AnkurJ; (3)
BitterOldMan; (4)
Ihcomics; (4)
woowoo; (33)
Robot Man; (72)
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I know it's a sad example, but can I join the club too?
Not at all a sad example IMO.
Nice looking PQ and as far as coverless books go, Batman #1 is one of my favorites. Fantastic Batman splash on the first page, iconic Joker splash on the second.
How did you get the Jerry Robinson signature?
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Members of the Batman #1 club as of 7/19/15:
*10 CGC universal copies
*2 CGC NG universal copies
*1 CGC qualified copy
*7 CGC restored copies
*6 raw copies
CGC Universal:
4.0 (CRM/OW); Bunky Brian (28)
3.5 (OW/W); G.A.tor (12)
3.5 (CRM/OW); sarte (10)
3.0 (OW/W); Bunky Brian (28)
2.5 (OW/W); Shortspanishguy (32)
2.5 (OW); Dark Knight (15)
2.5 (CRM/OW); Racer-X (1)
2.0 (OW/W); Primetime (4)
2.0 (OW/W); airwalker (36)
1.8 (OW/W); Bunky Brian (28)
NG Coverless, missing 1st wrap (B); BaltimoreLauren (1)
NG 22nd page (OW/W); Irish75 (27)
CGC Qualified:
1.8 (OW); showcase22gr1959
CGC Restored:
7.5 (OW/W)--Moderate (P); Xavier Logan (5)
7.5 (OW/W)--Extensive (P); fishbone (59)
7.0 (OW)--Moderate (P); ciorac (2)
6.0 (CRM/OW)--Moderate (P); RedFury (2)
5.5 (OW)--Extensive (P); goldenacase (14)
5.0 Extensive (P); 50AE_DE (9)
0.5 (CRM/OW)--Slight (A); WayneTec (1)
Raw Copies:
batman_fan; (1)
AnkurJ; (3)
BitterOldMan; (4)
Ihcomics; (4)
woowoo; (33)
Robot Man; (72)
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If Jared Leto plays Jason Todd pretending to be a "new Joker", wouldn't Batman recognize him immediately upon first sight?
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i wonder if these easter egg is a hint to a JL game.
That is one really cool easter egg.
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Restored or not, this is one nice looking Batman #1:
Beautiful, but with the lightened pages and reglossed cover, would it feel, in hand, anything like an untouched book?
Unlikely IMO. But who knows?
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Stunner. Would love to see the "before" pics.
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BATMAN VS SUPERMAN MOVIE A DOG
in Golden Age Comic Books
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If the film finishes below 800M, or below 1B even, many will consider it a disappointment. Deadpool exceeded expectations, which is a story in and of itself. My argument here isn't that BvS will be exceeding expectations and it's not that the film was flawless -- just that it's box office sales are still high, and that overall, fans seem to have enjoyed it more than the critics.