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accessndx

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  1. Dunno what the critics are flustered about.  I saw the first 4 episodes last night.  Some character building and development to set the story in motion.

    It was slow, but I hardly expected it to be fast paced out of the gate.

    I certainly didn't hate it, and am looking forward to the rest of the eps.

  2. I read something the other night that Affleck noted he may be at odds with Warner Bros. over direction because he wants his Batman to be blind - and wear a leather suit - and instead of a utility belt he will have a cane. It must be true. I read it on the internet.

     

    You're right Bosco...much on the internet is just that...absurd and untrue.

    That being said, many of the rumors prior to BvS WERE true......including ultimately how different their (WB/DC) vision was from practically everyone else anticipating the movie.

    Plotlines, the inclusion of Doomsday, Wonder Woman......speculation about Darkseid's influence...

    I think the only rumor that was scathingly wrong was the inclusion of GL as a pilot in the battle with Doomsday.....

    That one and the one where Scoot McNairy was the Flash or had robotic legs.

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    I saw one of these for 40 bucks at a flea market in the early 90s and passed on it. God was I stupid, I love that thing and now I could never afford one.

     

    It's cool and all, but to be honest I'm not sure I could sleep with that thing looking at me all night. It looks like it wants to probe my anus whilst slumbering. At the very least a very aggressive and uncomfortable prostate exam.

  4. :banana: hopefully this is finally resolved for you :)

     

    would it be in bad form (or illegal) to do some sort of betting pool as to if/when the OP will get his books and/or money back?

     

    One month? One week? Books Back? Money back? None? The parlay possibilities are endless!

     

    over 1.5 months at -110 (but still gets everything back)

    1:2 he doesn't get anything back ever?

    4:1 Law enforcement gets involved?

     

    He's got a tracking # already....so let's presume things are packed and shipped.

    What condition they're in is the most interesting question. Then again it could be a German newspaper.

  5. I see lots of people trying to put a positive spin on the Affleck news, but you are not going to convince me that pulling out as director, saying he will only do it if the -script is 100%, and even some rumors that he may pull away from the role if things to not go well with Justice League, are just minor bumps. On the other end the studio seems to be giving us report that are completely different from him, like the -script is coming along well, and filming will start very soon.

     

    Someone here is not giving us the whole story.

     

    I also agree that if WW, and at this point JL are not well received both critically, and by fans (none of this divisive headlines from the last three movies), that the entre DCEU is in very big trouble. This is a make or break year for them. Marvel is almost guaranteed a hit with GOTG 2, and Thor will hold its own (meaning make about $650 mil worldwide). So they will be OK. If DC on the other hand has more so so movies and comic movie fatigue sets in will absolutely kill them.

     

    Let's try and take the 'oh goody - more negative news to support my claims' emotions out of this, and attempt to look at the situation from a clock perspective. Meaning time in the day to do it all, and days in the year to pull this together.

     

    He was producing, writing, directing, and acting/massively working out to make the entire picture come together. Anyone even attempting to guesstimate the hours that goes into all this for each responsibility? I think gym work alone is well over two hours. Which is what took him from 198 lbs. in 'The Town' to 231 lbs. in 'Batman v Superman'.

     

    How Ben Affleck Got Big For Batman

     

    Anyone have any examples other than this from a superhero movie of this size where one (1) person did all these roles? Heck, I get up 5 AM just to get a 45 minute workout in, and still feel like I ran out of time in the day. Imagine doing four (4) jobs - including all that continuous working out.

     

    Hats off to Affleck if he maturely looked at the same situation and finally admitted to the studio something had to give, or the movie would fail. Why is that not that an option?

     

    What you say is in fact true. But these facts are being revealed at the same time that we're hearing "what a mess the JLA" movie is. Which is also on the heels of two controversial DC movies that were supposed to help the franchise get kicked off to an AMAZING start. Even if you thought the movies released to date so far are "ok" or "good", we can pretty much rule out "mindblowing" and "spectacular" and "best ever", etc.

    Then we've heard about folks jumping ship because they think the creative direction sucks....like the Flash director Rick Famuyiwa.

    Even David Ayer had regrets concerning the direction he took his film in with the Joker.

    The list of issues continues to grow.

     

    There's alot riding on these movies for WB/DC and everyone involved in the projects.

     

    So when you couple the mediocre movies that have been released, with the reports that have been surfacing it's not hard to imagine that there's some trouble brewing.

     

    Don't forget for a split second that almost every bit of casting they've done has been shall we say....less than optimal for fans. Jessie Eisenberg who STILL SUCKS no matter how much you love the BvS movie.....he's destroyed the Luther brand for sure in this franchise and his presence is at best irritating.

     

    They aren't really listening to what fans want, and that's the problem. They're cramming what they think the fans want...down their throat...and then are surprised by the aftermath of criticism.

     

    I'm hopeful they'll pull the plane up before it crashes into the Andes, but I'm fully expecting casualties and confusion like last time.

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    Right on, people have waited a lifetime to finally see Patrick Stewart naked!

     

    Well they already got a PG-13 version of it in that TNG episode where he gets captured by the Cardassians.

     

    I really wish I could bring myself to not hate this movie sight unseen, but all things Wolverina are a non-starter in my crotchety old man comic world.

     

    I simply do not remember him being captured by the Kardashians ....

     

    Don't you remember when Darh'el - A Gul was dating Khloé Kardashian?

     

    It was season 3 episode 2: Keeping up with the Cardassians.

     

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