Ben Affleck is Batman!

[Buzzetta]

 

Either way summer at the movies in 2015 is going to one intense summer.

 

More than likely SW 7 takes the crown.

 

True... as much as I await the unfolding of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I do find myself doing what I never did with any of the Marvel movies... and that is checking a couple of websites on a semi regular basis for news of this:

 

[Prince Namor]

My problem with Ben Affleck is that he is a movie star and not a charecter actor. He can't blend into a role it will always be Ben Affleck as Batman. Bale is a character actor he blends right into any role he plays case and point the Fighter, American Psycho, The Machinist to name a few.

 

Case and point look at Jack Nicholson great actor but he is always Jack in whatever role he plays, But look at DeNeiro or Johnny Depp they blend into a role and you believe they are that charecter/role

 

Bale set the bar way to high for Affleck to be a good Batman. People that are using Keaton as an example are way off base. Before Keaton there was no other Batman to base off of if he was any good. It was a blank slate

 

Five or ten years ago I would have agreed with you regarding Affleck but his last few movies have proven that he can actually take on that character. I think he has a good shot at making a believable Batman and Bruce Wayne.

 

Ben Affleck always has, and always will - this half-smirk on his face that betrays any seriousness to his roles. Even when he's in a serious role, I expect his to look directly at the camera and have a smarta** comment.

 

He has gotten some much-deserved accolades, and I think he'd be a fine Batman - but I can't take him serious for some reason. He's very wooden at times, and the other times, he's almost hammy. I want to see Argo and The Town, but spending $8 on a rental with Ben Affleck is farther down the priority list than my other films I want to see.

 

I just want to emphasize you haven't seen, arguably, his two greatest on screen performances, and yet are so assured of his current abilities.

 

And if anyone should be smirkng, it should be Bruce Wayne.

 

Bruce Wayne is Batman's joke. Nolan and Bale understood that.

 

I'm not assured of anything - I am registering an opinion. I'm not so quick to hand out atta-boys to someone for making two really good films recently and having 18 years worth of Shatner-esque performances.

 

Personally I thought his performance in Argo was ok, he just didn't get run over as much by the superior talent he was surrounded by. He still looked stiff and sounded like he was reading lines.

 

The Town? Really enjoyable movie, but... I still don't see it as Ben Affleck's acting as being a big reason for it. He's grew up in Massachusetts, so he should have the accent down... his performance, still reeks of typical Affleck to me.

 

I'd be more intrigued if they had named him director.

 

And as excited as people were over the news of a Superman:Batman movie announcement at SDCC, all Marvel had to do then was announce AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON and it put DC's fire out pretty quick.

 

i think the Batman - Superman news dwarfed the Age of Ultron news

 

To Batman fans, sure. To Superman fans, sure. To movie fans and comic book fans in general it was news that the most successful superhero movie of all time was being followed up with a classic villain and a reason to track down Avengers #55. At SDCC, THAT was the buzz I heard about.

 

That has nothing to do with what will make more money at the Box Office.

 

That complete POS and common book that is Avengers 55 was gobbled up to make short-term money. It is another classic example of a cheap SA minor key that gets a value bump with a movie announcement.

 

Listen I loved the Avengers movie aside from the terrible and boring villains it (I do think the actor that is playing Loki though is the best since Ledger), but when you came home HS and received an A- or A+ what looks better?

 

A- is nice but A+ trumps it.

 

I think though DC should have made a regular MOS sequel and rebooted the Batman franchise in 2014 followed by MOS 2 in 2015 then own the summer the movies in 2016.

 

I give Marvel all the credit in the world, and I for sure know if Marvel had the rights to Superman/Batman than they would easily and I mean easily blow Avengers out of the water. I am more skeptical of DC's creative process than Ben as Batman.

 

Either way summer at the movies in 2015 is going to one intense summer.

 

More than likely SW 7 takes the crown.

 

That's just it though, Marvel isn't running things for the Batman/Superman movie.

They have the same cast, the same writer, director and now a super cool villain, coming off a grand slam win of a movie.

 

DC has to bring in an actor who's already failed in one superhero movie, to replace Bale, who, regardless of anyone's criticisms of him, re-established that character as a serious franchise.

For me, the biggest thing going for it is Zack Snyder, who's work I appreciate and who actually got me interested in a Superman movie.

 

On top of that, take into account each studio's track record so far, and it's only reasonable to think comic book fans in general are apprehensive about what's going to happen with that movie, but looking forward to the Avengers sequel.

 

Like I said lets wait and see what DC has in store for us all.

 

Maybe MOS years from now will be equivalent to Marvels first movie IM in terms of the starting the fun craze.

 

I have faith.

 

Hey I agree, they have to start somewhere. You never know what they might put together.

I do have faith in Zack Synder. I just find Affleck as Batman to be a poor choice.

His mannerisms are distracting.

 

[slym2none]

 

 

 

-slym

[Steve_Paulus]

 

Ben will be a Franchize killer for this movie....

 

What were they thinking? Did no one at DC ever see Dare Devil?

 

What a shame

 

just when DC managed to put out a simi decent Superman Movie...

 

 

Why not just go ahead and but George Clooney in this movie too.

[Prince Namor]

My problem with Ben Affleck is that he is a movie star and not a charecter actor. He can't blend into a role it will always be Ben Affleck as Batman. Bale is a character actor he blends right into any role he plays case and point the Fighter, American Psycho, The Machinist to name a few.

 

Case and point look at Jack Nicholson great actor but he is always Jack in whatever role he plays, But look at DeNeiro or Johnny Depp they blend into a role and you believe they are that charecter/role

 

Bale set the bar way to high for Affleck to be a good Batman. People that are using Keaton as an example are way off base. Before Keaton there was no other Batman to base off of if he was any good. It was a blank slate

 

Five or ten years ago I would have agreed with you regarding Affleck but his last few movies have proven that he can actually take on that character. I think he has a good shot at making a believable Batman and Bruce Wayne.

 

Ben Affleck always has, and always will - this half-smirk on his face that betrays any seriousness to his roles. Even when he's in a serious role, I expect his to look directly at the camera and have a smarta** comment.

 

He has gotten some much-deserved accolades, and I think he'd be a fine Batman - but I can't take him serious for some reason. He's very wooden at times, and the other times, he's almost hammy. I want to see Argo and The Town, but spending $8 on a rental with Ben Affleck is farther down the priority list than my other films I want to see.

 

I just want to emphasize you haven't seen, arguably, his two greatest on screen performances, and yet are so assured of his current abilities.

 

And if anyone should be smirkng, it should be Bruce Wayne.

 

Bruce Wayne is Batman's joke. Nolan and Bale understood that.

 

I'm not assured of anything - I am registering an opinion. I'm not so quick to hand out atta-boys to someone for making two really good films recently and having 18 years worth of Shatner-esque performances.

 

RDJ?

 

What about him? Are you saying he was considered a bad actor before Iron Man?

 

If he is that would be incorrect. RDJ's only problem previously was his personal life.

 

Exactly, he was considered to be a good actor for quite a while. Though I'm kind of curious why people think he makes such a good Tony Stark. He kind of looks the part in the face..but I don't remember Tony Stark being a sarcastic chuckle factory

 

I always found Stark to be somewhat bland in the comics. It may be blasphemy, but I like RDJ's version better.

[Prince Namor]

I think Affleck as Bizarro Batman (the World's Worst Detective!) and Nic Cage as Bizarro Superman, playing the roles straight, which for them means weird, sounds much more interesting to me.

[Buzzetta]

 

Ben will be a Franchize killer for this movie....

 

What were they thinking? Did no one at DC ever see Dare Devil?

 

What a shame

 

just when DC managed to put out a simi decent Superman Movie...

 

 

Why not just go ahead and but George Clooney in this movie too.

 

Clooney is actually a VERY good actor. It was the production and writing that I blame for Batman and Robin. Clooney is so embarrassed by this movie that it is said that he refunds people their ticket price out of his wallet if you mention that you have seen it.

[Ogami]

Personally I still think his best acting performance was in Dazed and Confused:

 

 

 

I hate that guy.

 

I know. He plays him so well.

They should've cast Affleck as Guy Gardner.

 

I would watch that.

[Prince Namor]

Personally I still think his best acting performance was in Dazed and Confused:

 

 

 

I hate that guy.

 

I know. He plays him so well.

They should've cast Affleck as Guy Gardner.

 

I would watch that.

 

Then they could've had Bale as Batman knock him out with one punch....

[Maccai3]

My problem with Ben Affleck is that he is a movie star and not a charecter actor. He can't blend into a role it will always be Ben Affleck as Batman. Bale is a character actor he blends right into any role he plays case and point the Fighter, American Psycho, The Machinist to name a few.

 

Case and point look at Jack Nicholson great actor but he is always Jack in whatever role he plays, But look at DeNeiro or Johnny Depp they blend into a role and you believe they are that charecter/role

 

Bale set the bar way to high for Affleck to be a good Batman. People that are using Keaton as an example are way off base. Before Keaton there was no other Batman to base off of if he was any good. It was a blank slate

 

Five or ten years ago I would have agreed with you regarding Affleck but his last few movies have proven that he can actually take on that character. I think he has a good shot at making a believable Batman and Bruce Wayne.

 

Ben Affleck always has, and always will - this half-smirk on his face that betrays any seriousness to his roles. Even when he's in a serious role, I expect his to look directly at the camera and have a smarta** comment.

 

He has gotten some much-deserved accolades, and I think he'd be a fine Batman - but I can't take him serious for some reason. He's very wooden at times, and the other times, he's almost hammy. I want to see Argo and The Town, but spending $8 on a rental with Ben Affleck is farther down the priority list than my other films I want to see.

 

I just want to emphasize you haven't seen, arguably, his two greatest on screen performances, and yet are so assured of his current abilities.

 

And if anyone should be smirkng, it should be Bruce Wayne.

 

Bruce Wayne is Batman's joke. Nolan and Bale understood that.

 

I'm not assured of anything - I am registering an opinion. I'm not so quick to hand out atta-boys to someone for making two really good films recently and having 18 years worth of Shatner-esque performances.

 

RDJ?

 

What about him? Are you saying he was considered a bad actor before Iron Man?

 

If he is that would be incorrect. RDJ's only problem previously was his personal life.

 

it was more a comment of the films, Gothika was horrible and he did numerous films of similar quality before Iron Man

 

 

[Logan510]

My problem with Ben Affleck is that he is a movie star and not a charecter actor. He can't blend into a role it will always be Ben Affleck as Batman. Bale is a character actor he blends right into any role he plays case and point the Fighter, American Psycho, The Machinist to name a few.

 

Case and point look at Jack Nicholson great actor but he is always Jack in whatever role he plays, But look at DeNeiro or Johnny Depp they blend into a role and you believe they are that charecter/role

 

Bale set the bar way to high for Affleck to be a good Batman. People that are using Keaton as an example are way off base. Before Keaton there was no other Batman to base off of if he was any good. It was a blank slate

 

Five or ten years ago I would have agreed with you regarding Affleck but his last few movies have proven that he can actually take on that character. I think he has a good shot at making a believable Batman and Bruce Wayne.

 

Ben Affleck always has, and always will - this half-smirk on his face that betrays any seriousness to his roles. Even when he's in a serious role, I expect his to look directly at the camera and have a smarta** comment.

 

He has gotten some much-deserved accolades, and I think he'd be a fine Batman - but I can't take him serious for some reason. He's very wooden at times, and the other times, he's almost hammy. I want to see Argo and The Town, but spending $8 on a rental with Ben Affleck is farther down the priority list than my other films I want to see.

 

I just want to emphasize you haven't seen, arguably, his two greatest on screen performances, and yet are so assured of his current abilities.

 

And if anyone should be smirkng, it should be Bruce Wayne.

 

Bruce Wayne is Batman's joke. Nolan and Bale understood that.

 

I'm not assured of anything - I am registering an opinion. I'm not so quick to hand out atta-boys to someone for making two really good films recently and having 18 years worth of Shatner-esque performances.

 

RDJ?

 

What about him? Are you saying he was considered a bad actor before Iron Man?

 

If he is that would be incorrect. RDJ's only problem previously was his personal life.

 

Exactly, he was considered to be a good actor for quite a while. Though I'm kind of curious why people think he makes such a good Tony Stark. He kind of looks the part in the face..but I don't remember Tony Stark being a sarcastic chuckle factory

 

I always found Stark to be somewhat bland in the comics. It may be blasphemy, but I like RDJ's version better.

 

Nothing surprises me anymore to be honest. When people prefer a Spider-Man with organic web shooters or a Superman that breaks a guys neck I just have to throw my hands up.

 

As an aside...the perfect casting that almost was: Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool.

 

 

Perfect.

[Prince Namor]

My problem with Ben Affleck is that he is a movie star and not a charecter actor. He can't blend into a role it will always be Ben Affleck as Batman. Bale is a character actor he blends right into any role he plays case and point the Fighter, American Psycho, The Machinist to name a few.

 

Case and point look at Jack Nicholson great actor but he is always Jack in whatever role he plays, But look at DeNeiro or Johnny Depp they blend into a role and you believe they are that charecter/role

 

Bale set the bar way to high for Affleck to be a good Batman. People that are using Keaton as an example are way off base. Before Keaton there was no other Batman to base off of if he was any good. It was a blank slate

 

Five or ten years ago I would have agreed with you regarding Affleck but his last few movies have proven that he can actually take on that character. I think he has a good shot at making a believable Batman and Bruce Wayne.

 

Ben Affleck always has, and always will - this half-smirk on his face that betrays any seriousness to his roles. Even when he's in a serious role, I expect his to look directly at the camera and have a smarta** comment.

 

He has gotten some much-deserved accolades, and I think he'd be a fine Batman - but I can't take him serious for some reason. He's very wooden at times, and the other times, he's almost hammy. I want to see Argo and The Town, but spending $8 on a rental with Ben Affleck is farther down the priority list than my other films I want to see.

 

I just want to emphasize you haven't seen, arguably, his two greatest on screen performances, and yet are so assured of his current abilities.

 

And if anyone should be smirkng, it should be Bruce Wayne.

 

Bruce Wayne is Batman's joke. Nolan and Bale understood that.

 

I'm not assured of anything - I am registering an opinion. I'm not so quick to hand out atta-boys to someone for making two really good films recently and having 18 years worth of Shatner-esque performances.

 

RDJ?

 

What about him? Are you saying he was considered a bad actor before Iron Man?

 

If he is that would be incorrect. RDJ's only problem previously was his personal life.

 

Exactly, he was considered to be a good actor for quite a while. Though I'm kind of curious why people think he makes such a good Tony Stark. He kind of looks the part in the face..but I don't remember Tony Stark being a sarcastic chuckle factory

 

I always found Stark to be somewhat bland in the comics. It may be blasphemy, but I like RDJ's version better.

 

Nothing surprises me anymore to be honest. When people prefer a Spider-Man with organic web shooters or a Superman that breaks a guys neck I just have to throw my hands up.

 

As an aside...the perfect casting that almost was: Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool.

 

 

Perfect.

 

And that's the movie they have yet to make. It seems like such a no-brainer.

[Steve_Paulus]

 

Ben will be a Franchize killer for this movie....

 

What were they thinking? Did no one at DC ever see Dare Devil?

 

What a shame

 

just when DC managed to put out a simi decent Superman Movie...

 

 

Why not just go ahead and but George Clooney in this movie too.

 

Clooney is actually a VERY good actor. It was the production and writing that I blame for Batman and Robin. Clooney is so embarrassed by this movie that it is said that he refunds people their ticket price out of his wallet if you mention that you have seen it.

 

 

 

CAPTION THIS PHOTO!

[Ogami]

On casting: the one time I can think of that I got it really wrong.

 

Mark Ruffalo as Hulk. I said it was a bad casting choice till I saw it. Then I made multiple public apologies.

 

Ledger, I knew was gonna be good.

 

 

Frickin' Mark Ruffalo, stealing the movie right under RDJ's nose.

[Ogami]

My problem with Ben Affleck is that he is a movie star and not a charecter actor. He can't blend into a role it will always be Ben Affleck as Batman. Bale is a character actor he blends right into any role he plays case and point the Fighter, American Psycho, The Machinist to name a few.

 

Case and point look at Jack Nicholson great actor but he is always Jack in whatever role he plays, But look at DeNeiro or Johnny Depp they blend into a role and you believe they are that charecter/role

 

Bale set the bar way to high for Affleck to be a good Batman. People that are using Keaton as an example are way off base. Before Keaton there was no other Batman to base off of if he was any good. It was a blank slate

 

Five or ten years ago I would have agreed with you regarding Affleck but his last few movies have proven that he can actually take on that character. I think he has a good shot at making a believable Batman and Bruce Wayne.

 

Ben Affleck always has, and always will - this half-smirk on his face that betrays any seriousness to his roles. Even when he's in a serious role, I expect his to look directly at the camera and have a smarta** comment.

 

He has gotten some much-deserved accolades, and I think he'd be a fine Batman - but I can't take him serious for some reason. He's very wooden at times, and the other times, he's almost hammy. I want to see Argo and The Town, but spending $8 on a rental with Ben Affleck is farther down the priority list than my other films I want to see.

 

I just want to emphasize you haven't seen, arguably, his two greatest on screen performances, and yet are so assured of his current abilities.

 

And if anyone should be smirkng, it should be Bruce Wayne.

 

Bruce Wayne is Batman's joke. Nolan and Bale understood that.

 

I'm not assured of anything - I am registering an opinion. I'm not so quick to hand out atta-boys to someone for making two really good films recently and having 18 years worth of Shatner-esque performances.

 

RDJ?

 

What about him? Are you saying he was considered a bad actor before Iron Man?

 

If he is that would be incorrect. RDJ's only problem previously was his personal life.

 

it was more a comment of the films, Gothika was horrible and he did numerous films of similar quality before Iron Man

 

 

FILMS of similar quality, but his abilities were always there.

 

And all due to his life choices. The parts dry up when you run naked through the burbs snorting horse off hooker's rumps.

 

 

Remember, this was a man who gave us Chaplin, Less Than Zero and the best Elton John video ever.

[Prince Namor]

My problem with Ben Affleck is that he is a movie star and not a charecter actor. He can't blend into a role it will always be Ben Affleck as Batman. Bale is a character actor he blends right into any role he plays case and point the Fighter, American Psycho, The Machinist to name a few.

 

Case and point look at Jack Nicholson great actor but he is always Jack in whatever role he plays, But look at DeNeiro or Johnny Depp they blend into a role and you believe they are that charecter/role

 

Bale set the bar way to high for Affleck to be a good Batman. People that are using Keaton as an example are way off base. Before Keaton there was no other Batman to base off of if he was any good. It was a blank slate

 

Five or ten years ago I would have agreed with you regarding Affleck but his last few movies have proven that he can actually take on that character. I think he has a good shot at making a believable Batman and Bruce Wayne.

 

Ben Affleck always has, and always will - this half-smirk on his face that betrays any seriousness to his roles. Even when he's in a serious role, I expect his to look directly at the camera and have a smarta** comment.

 

He has gotten some much-deserved accolades, and I think he'd be a fine Batman - but I can't take him serious for some reason. He's very wooden at times, and the other times, he's almost hammy. I want to see Argo and The Town, but spending $8 on a rental with Ben Affleck is farther down the priority list than my other films I want to see.

 

I just want to emphasize you haven't seen, arguably, his two greatest on screen performances, and yet are so assured of his current abilities.

 

And if anyone should be smirkng, it should be Bruce Wayne.

 

Bruce Wayne is Batman's joke. Nolan and Bale understood that.

 

I'm not assured of anything - I am registering an opinion. I'm not so quick to hand out atta-boys to someone for making two really good films recently and having 18 years worth of Shatner-esque performances.

 

RDJ?

 

What about him? Are you saying he was considered a bad actor before Iron Man?

 

If he is that would be incorrect. RDJ's only problem previously was his personal life.

 

it was more a comment of the films, Gothika was horrible and he did numerous films of similar quality before Iron Man

 

 

Yeah, it's no so much the film's they do, but how they perform in them.

RDJ may have been in a stinker like Gothika (2003), but all he was is an actor in it, and he can blame it on a comeback from substance abuse.

Affleck has Gigli (2003) on his resume, and he did that sober.

 

As far as pure acting ability, Affleck couldn't hold a candle to RDJ.

[Caddotx]

My problem with Ben Affleck is that he is a movie star and not a charecter actor. He can't blend into a role it will always be Ben Affleck as Batman. Bale is a character actor he blends right into any role he plays case and point the Fighter, American Psycho, The Machinist to name a few.

 

Case and point look at Jack Nicholson great actor but he is always Jack in whatever role he plays, But look at DeNeiro or Johnny Depp they blend into a role and you believe they are that charecter/role

 

Bale set the bar way to high for Affleck to be a good Batman. People that are using Keaton as an example are way off base. Before Keaton there was no other Batman to base off of if he was any good. It was a blank slate

 

Five or ten years ago I would have agreed with you regarding Affleck but his last few movies have proven that he can actually take on that character. I think he has a good shot at making a believable Batman and Bruce Wayne.

 

Ben Affleck always has, and always will - this half-smirk on his face that betrays any seriousness to his roles. Even when he's in a serious role, I expect his to look directly at the camera and have a smarta** comment.

 

He has gotten some much-deserved accolades, and I think he'd be a fine Batman - but I can't take him serious for some reason. He's very wooden at times, and the other times, he's almost hammy. I want to see Argo and The Town, but spending $8 on a rental with Ben Affleck is farther down the priority list than my other films I want to see.

 

I just want to emphasize you haven't seen, arguably, his two greatest on screen performances, and yet are so assured of his current abilities.

 

And if anyone should be smirkng, it should be Bruce Wayne.

 

Bruce Wayne is Batman's joke. Nolan and Bale understood that.

 

I'm not assured of anything - I am registering an opinion. I'm not so quick to hand out atta-boys to someone for making two really good films recently and having 18 years worth of Shatner-esque performances.

 

RDJ?

 

What about him? Are you saying he was considered a bad actor before Iron Man?

 

If he is that would be incorrect. RDJ's only problem previously was his personal life.

 

it was more a comment of the films, Gothika was horrible and he did numerous films of similar quality before Iron Man

 

 

FILMS of similar quality, but his abilities were always there.

 

And all due to his life choices. The parts dry up when you run naked through the burbs snorting horse off hooker's rumps.

 

 

Remember, this was a man who gave us Chaplin, Less Than Zero and the best Elton John video ever.

 

I read somewhere that Producers/Directors kept RDJ working, hoping he would get it together because he was such an amazing actor. I have to say, I've liked almost everything he's done. He was awesome as Chaplin and perfect as Stark.

[slym2none]

 

 

 

-slym

[slym2none]

Hiding behind "subjective-ness" is a farse.

 

Yes, one person can say that eating poo is wonderful and amazing, and virtually 100% of everyone else would call that person an id|ot.

 

But "subjective-ness" doesn't make 1 fool right. It makes 1 fool a fool.

 

Yet in your previous post, you said 50% of us would like it. So, is 50% of the audience the movie is made for a fool?

 

 

 

-slym

[slym2none]

My problem with Ben Affleck is that he is a movie star and not a charecter actor. He can't blend into a role it will always be Ben Affleck as Batman. Bale is a character actor he blends right into any role he plays case and point the Fighter, American Psycho, The Machinist to name a few.

 

Case and point look at Jack Nicholson great actor but he is always Jack in whatever role he plays, But look at DeNeiro or Johnny Depp they blend into a role and you believe they are that charecter/role

 

Bale set the bar way to high for Affleck to be a good Batman. People that are using Keaton as an example are way off base. Before Keaton there was no other Batman to base off of if he was any good. It was a blank slate

 

That didn't stop RDJ from being RDJ in every movie he's made, including Iron Man. People ate RDJ playing RDJ as Iron Man up.

 

:shrug:

 

 

 

-slym