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Are we talking about another actor who played Superman? Then it would be Reeve (I grew up with Christopher and actually thought there was a Superman, until '82.) But I really put Cavill up there, in #2 in the role, not the "team" movies. Cain and Reeves were winning actors in the role and I thought Routh was good. Tim Daly in the ANimated Series was also effective. I wouldn't know who could do a better performance than Cavill lately, but my area actually has a Superman in it. http://www.newhampshire.com/goffstown-news/goffstowns-man-of-steel-is-the-real-deal-20161021 I wrote this on a gentleman who does a lot of do-gooding in my community two years ago. -Jerel

...or at least "Caddyshack" to "BvS's" "Caddyshack II."

Personally, I grew up on DC movies (Superman: The Movie, Superman II and III, Batman, Batman Returns and Batman Forever.) They were iconic to me, when we didn't have anything else. It's just been an odd series of events, that after The Dark Knight trilogy galvanized the brand, and after a certain bunch of colossal missteps, they would proverbial drop the ball after Man of Steel, like they did. I'm just glad Wonder Woman worked out as well as it did for them. Personally, it's sad to see them, not being able to do anything with their top two heroes (with good actors playing the parts.) It feels like 1983 again, and every DC movie is going to be like Superman III (decent cast, solid effects, good moments, lousy everything else... direction, writing, and go absolutely nowhere.)

Warner Brothers let Nolan set a roadmap of the DC Universe 13 years ago in a limited series of Batmen films. He was a director with a vision. Zack Snyder came on board with different outlook for these films, almost like he was taking them a step farther in the fantastical, where Nolan wouldn't tread. He had one solid movie out of the gate, but the subsequent ones became messes because Snyder couldn't pull them off for whatever reasons. For me, The Dark Knight is the best funny book movie ever made. My top three movies are DC properties even. But, now, I enjoy the Marvel ones better. I'm about the quality over quantity. If they did a couple DC movies every year, that were solid in a three year period, before a team one, it would have worked out far better. My These critical misfires are only hurting other comic studio movies, as the general mainstream just will eventually lump them all together into one genre in the end.

I guess last week's moviegoers wanted nun of that retro-80's horror this week.

I really liked Man of Steel when it came out, but it has been seriously been tainted the brand with inferior DC (not including Wonder Woman) movies since. Seriously, I will never see what some fans see in either version of BvS. It's like you are reviewing "Citizen Kane." Cavill was a solid Superman, but even he could save the turkeys that would come. I figure DC/Warner is trying to find a foothold as the funny-book movie trend starts to go downward in popularity ever so slightly with every new movie crowding the multiplexes. This isn't really news anyway, as some actors in these look rather bored. In my opinion, Affleck gave up any chance of winning any more gold as a prestigious director when he signed on these movies. He built up three masterfully-crafted movies, before becoming "The Batman." I guess he really did take a paycheck.

Huh... Who's Gamore and what's a "long berd?"

It's all we have been quoting at work this week.

Watched it again last night. Still holds up very well. Pretty much the best thing in funny book movies right now.

Hey! I got my 2nd Best Complete Frozen Comic Book Registry Award today! Well, I care. #doyouwanttobuildasnowman

Thank God! I thought I was the only one who saw this on actor's faces in "Avengers: Infinity War." It's supposed to be a somber movie, end of the world stuff, but some of the actors, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Elizabeth Olson, Chadwick Boseman, Gwyneth Paltrow, etc., looked extremely bored. When Bautista yawned at Tony's plan, I had to laugh at this unintentional joke more on probably the behind the scenes. I can see directors in the same boat.

I changed my mind. I heard Jenny Slate is in this one. Definitely, going to catch it now. She's a great New England actress (Gifted, Obvious Child, etc.)

Evening, Could you please add: Disney Frozen Annual #1 Disney Frozen #7 Thank you! Kind of a Frozen nut. Here's my Christmas tree.

Just when you think Hollywood is finally getting it, after Deadpool and Logan. The character is an anti-hero, they play better in edgier 'R"-rated films. PG-13 guarantees, a CG army of aliens, bug-eyed zombies, drones, Ultron-bots, demons, to defeat like a videogame. This mess was boring in '62 with Dr. No, with all the bad guys in matching jumpsuits. Raise the stakes a little, stop being family friendly! What next a PG-13 Crow reboot?

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I live in New Hampshire. Other than venturing to Red River in Concord or the Wilton movie theater, getting a chance to see these is a mission: impossible. But, I'll definitely watch them on Blu Ray/DVD.

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The trouble with Aquaman, ...is that technically, he was a "fish-out-of-water" in the "Justice League." That's how audiences will always see him now, always ripping on Batman or the Flash. The one that doesn't want to be a team player, but reluctantly does for the greater good (Han Solo.) Where does that leave him in his solo movie, to remind the audiences of his identity. I doubt there will be no Justice Leaguers in extended cameos in there for him to play off of. This will be just a straight-up action picture of probably hundreds upon hundreds of CG fish-baddies, that his kingdom will defeat. ZZZZzzzzzzz That's what "Black Panther" did right this spring, by putting faces of most of the bad guys in the final 2nd unit shot. Without seeing a trailer, I do believe Aquaman will be sleeping with the fishes, based on DC's previous outings. Granted, Wonder Woman expanded her role in her solo outing after the horrid "Batman vs Superman." But, I feel the filmmakers aren't really interested in that if the budget is so high.

I thought the lapses in logic were only minor and more deliberate. You could see similar ones in the best Hitchcock movies as well. It's something they will never be able to create for an atmosphere in a sequel. Plus, it's something the audience felt like they discovered (The Sixth Sense.) 20 years from now, these people will still be watching with their kids.

The original is special to me as I was just laid-off from my job and was swimming in credit card debt. I felt guilty, stopping my job search and going to a matinee on it's opening day (I think November 3rd.) So, basically I knew I was going to be too distracted to watch it. But two hours later, I totally forgot all my problems. It was the first movie in a while to accomplish that and no too many since.

I don't dare say anything, as I tend to under-estimate Venom's potential audience after Topher Grace's stint. Could become a modest hit. For the Spidey fans.

It's an easy fix. Study each section on how it's managed by it's various posters. I don't think interest is gone in the discussion of funny-book properties, but a clash of different personalities. When a poster can't get a word in edge-wise for a discussion, they just quit, as this is just a comic forum and not one's life, as possibly some make it out to be. My