eastriver400

Can't wait. That first season was so damn funny. 

Joker 2 will be about as much of a "typical" musical as the first Joker was a "typical" CBM........... not so much.   

Can’t deny how well done it looks.   Really looking forward to this. 

Good stuff so far (not GOT epic but very good). Two episodes to go and hoping for a season 2.  

Only one episode in and hooked.  hope to see more of Detective Clarence. Great character.

What a disappointing season and ludicrous final episode.   

Ok, after reading about the connection above I have to rewatch both episodes and give this season another chance.  So far I am finding it uninteresting and quite boring. Couldn't find myself caring enough about the plot or any characters to continue with the series. 

I would love to see Shazam in the DCU.  Was my favorite as a kid.   I am hopeful Gunn gets as much of a kick out of the wacky Fawcett characters as he did with the Charlton ones. 

On 1/16/2024 at 7:10 PM, SuperBat5000 said:

Hoping that Gunn will include the Big Red Cheese in his upcoming 10 year DCU plan.  

https://deadline.com/2023/12/zachary-levi-sean-gunn-1235662454/

I hope so. But no Zach Levi please. 

Ding, Dong, the witch is dead. What a mess that was,  The DCU can’t come soon enough. 

On 11/16/2023 at 10:59 AM, g-man said:

Watched it....kind of boring I thought. Some subtle humor but didn't love it..... 3/5. 

I did find it slow paced, but never boring.  

Watched it twice so far. Absolutely loved it. Huge fan of the Smiths which also added to how much I loved this movie.  I also found it very funny in a subtle way.  Quirky humor along the lines of "The Patriot" series (brilliant series) that was on Amazon some years back, but no way as funny as the Patriot. 

On 10/3/2023 at 9:05 PM, SuperBat5000 said:

Post your opinions here

I’m waiting to see Superman Legacy before answering that question. That said, I am very optimistic and hopeful.  This mythology deserves more. 

On 10/4/2023 at 8:52 AM, Bosco685 said:

Where Gunn has a better chance of doing his own world building is as co-CEO he controls their destiny.

It's ignorant to ignore all the tampering that took place due to how WB Studios runs its operations:

1. Christopher Nolan had to demand Jon Peters (giant spider and polar bears guy) be restricted from showing up to Man of Steel shoots due to attempts at tampering.
2. David Goyer had to deal with a WB exec wanting Kal-El to have access to a rocket so he could return back to Krypton at the end of Man of Steel.
3. Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara made the 2014 DC roadmap announcement and then by 2016 over-reacted due to BVS critic and blogger reactions even though it was profitable. The MCU had its 2nd film actually bomb at the box office (Incredible Hulk) and 5th film (Captain America) just break even yet it had the leadership maturity and belief in itself to push on.
4. Suicide Squad (2016) had so much WB exec tampering to disconnect from MOS and BVS six (6) cuts of the film were created by the third-party trailer designer without David Ayers' involvement. Yet it still became a financial success despite this disruption.
5. The 'Head of DC Films' changed from Charles Roven/Emma Thomas/Deborah Snyder to Jon Berg/Geoff Johns to Walter Hamada to now James Gunn/Peter Safran. And with each shift the roadmap and direction shifted. Including recently shifting much of The Flash ending leading to Crisis On Infinite Earths and removing this content.

But let's blame Zack Snyder for all this, and ignore the WB Studios culture and tampering as it rushed to catch up with Marvel Studios.

I think it’s less “blaming Zack Snyder”, and more "the DCEU is referred to as the Snyderverse".

Regardless of wether the blame falls on Snyder or all the VALID points you bring up…. It was a letdown nonetheless.

On 9/8/2023 at 1:02 PM, Bosco685 said:

I wonder if this is coming from the perspective of how Harley Quinn sees the world. So in her mind, life is a musical.

Margot Robbie was interviewed about BOP and hinted at the police station fight where Harley hits them with confetti balls it is actually blood. But Harley sees things differently.
 

And in The Suicide Squad where she sees flowers around her, same situation where she is dancing to music. As with her mental instability this leads to a different perception of the world.

 

Great intuition!! Me likes!!

On 8/29/2023 at 12:28 PM, Larryw7 said:

 

I would rather that WB puts the franchise on hold for a couple years to reassess than handing this whole thing to Gunn . without any introspection or trying to learn from their mistakes. With Gunn on board I think things are only going to get worse.

I really hope not.  I love this mythology. 

On 8/29/2023 at 11:48 AM, Bosco685 said:

I think blending 'good superhero movie' with 'coherent unified universe' as mandated requirements can lead to some of what has led to the erosion of strong standalone movies.

The former should be the primary creative driver compared to the latter. Though getting both effectively would be nice (when worldbuilding makes sense).

I believe with Elseworlds coexisting with the DCU we will indeed have both.  Im hopeful.  

On 8/29/2023 at 5:43 AM, Bosco685 said:

Suicide Squad Director Shares "Easy Fix" For DC's Disastrous Box Office Run

 

He is right.  Of course filmmakers should be allowed to have their vision. However what's so wrong with also having a coherent unified universe?  I believe this is ultimately the goal. 

On 8/17/2023 at 6:42 AM, Straw-Man said:

83% rt with 83 reviews in.  who knew??

Definitely was not expecting it to be that high. 

Saw it this weekend with the fam. Fun movie. Definitely not what I expected. The ZSJL joke came out of the blue and caught me off guard. My biggest take from the movie was just how much both the theater and the surrounding restaurants were packed.  Felt really good.   

Thankfully, this was debunked by Gunn this morning.  This was definitely one of the most bizarre rumors regarding the DCU. 

Ok. This is bonkers.  Even if Gal misspoke by calling the project "WW3".

On 7/19/2023 at 1:04 PM, Point Five said:

Sadly, long gone. St. Marks is still a fun destination for food and youth culture/hipster clothing/etc, but comics and CDs are no more.

 

They reopened in Industry City in Brooklyn.

On 7/13/2023 at 10:13 AM, Bosco685 said:

Keep repeating that. It will wish it into reality.

At least time will tell.   One thing is for certain. The Snyderverse will NOT return no matter how much you repeat it. 

On 7/13/2023 at 6:53 AM, theCapraAegagrus said:

Gunn being terminally online is going to hurt DC.

Have you been around for the last decade? DC is already hurt.  
 

Based on the enthusiasm of most (..ahem…..) DC fans, I would say Gunn is going to heal DC.