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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#201: Jun 16th 2023 at 8:24:33 AM

Amusingly she was pretty shapely in her younger days

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
LucienRen Since: Jan, 2023
#202: Jun 16th 2023 at 9:18:45 AM

"The Rotten Tomato Audience Score has dropped, 95% to a current 87% Critic Score from 72% to 69%"

Honestly, I think we should wait 1 or 2 weeks, for the numbers to be more or less stable to get a verdict on what the critical reception of the film is.

Edited by LucienRen on Jun 16th 2023 at 9:18:55 AM

Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#203: Jun 16th 2023 at 9:44:38 AM

So far the reactions are seen are all over the place. Some hail it as one of the best DC films, others as a halfway decent but forgettable flick, others as a complete trainwreck.

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#204: Jun 16th 2023 at 10:10:12 AM

I'd say it's all three of them at once

Snoketrope Barb / Temporary Kylo from California Since: Oct, 2020 Relationship Status: Waiting for Prince Charming
Barb / Temporary Kylo
#205: Jun 16th 2023 at 2:05:28 PM

Quick question. Is it true that they gave a cameo of George Reeves' superman? Because there was a twitter convo on that and how it was in some pretty poor taste, given the real life situation with George.

Edited by Snoketrope on Jun 16th 2023 at 2:09:16 AM

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Mizerous Pet Owner from Hell Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: Brewing the love potion
Pet Owner
#206: Jun 16th 2023 at 2:37:54 PM

Yes and Reeve's Superman had a cameo. This film is very much reverse No Way Home if you think about it.

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miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#207: Jun 16th 2023 at 2:57:03 PM

[up][up]Apparently Teddy Sears Barry allen is from his earth....

Once again. So weird when you remember that Grant Gustin himself never appears.....

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#208: Jun 16th 2023 at 3:14:58 PM

How long do you expect this one to set The Flash back, honestly?

Wake me up at your own risk.
lbssb The sleepiest good boi Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
The sleepiest good boi
#209: Jun 16th 2023 at 3:18:11 PM

[up]I really hope people understand the extenuating circumstances behind this movie specifically and don't paint the overall Flash franchise so badly it gets sent to Green Lantern Purgatory for years.

As for myself, I'll be seeing the movie tonight; I'll report back what I think of it.

Edited by lbssb on Jun 16th 2023 at 6:18:17 AM

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Dr.XXX The Mad Doctor Since: Aug, 2014
The Mad Doctor
#210: Jun 16th 2023 at 4:30:00 PM

[up][up][up][up][up] Yes, he's in this movie. And given George Reeves committed suicide on Jun 16, the day this movie was released, I think it's both bad timing (not assuming malice just yet) and poor taste in general.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#211: Jun 16th 2023 at 4:39:11 PM

The Flash deserves so much better.

DoctorSleep Since: Nov, 2013
#212: Jun 16th 2023 at 4:57:03 PM

[up][up]Given this movie gave us that "baby shower" scene, poor taste is practically its brand.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#213: Jun 16th 2023 at 5:16:27 PM

Yeah there’s also a scene where alternate Ezra Miller tests his powers and ends up injuring a shit ton of people and getting chased by the police.

Yeah, very poor timing.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
ThriceCharming Since: Nov, 2013
#214: Jun 16th 2023 at 5:17:59 PM

Seems like some of you guys are looking for an excuse to hate on this movie. I thought it was pretty great.

My only problems are that they killed off that amazing new version of Supergirl in her debut movie and the stinger with Aquaman. Replacing Batfleck with George Clooney: funny. Undoing the best solo DCEU movie: lame and unnecessary.

LadyBlackwood The show must go on from Wouldn't you like to know? Since: Jun, 2023 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
The show must go on
#215: Jun 16th 2023 at 5:20:10 PM

[up][up][up]I'm curious about how bad the movie is and I don't mind getting spoiled. What happens in the baby shower scene? [up][up]Yikes.

Edited by LadyBlackwood on Jun 16th 2023 at 9:21:29 AM

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#216: Jun 16th 2023 at 5:29:31 PM

Yeah, and Alternate Ezra Miller in that scene ends up naked.

Which if you know about the allegations of them pressing themselves against a child after waving a gun, makes this joke VERY disturbing.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
DoctorSleep Since: Nov, 2013
#217: Jun 16th 2023 at 5:47:04 PM

[up][up]So a skyscraper-hospital is levelled at the foundations, causing a whole bunch of newborns to spill out of the shattered windows. The Flash sees this and mutters "baby shower!" (not jokingly, I'll give them that). He rescues the lot of them, but puts one in a microwave oven and leaves the rest precariously balanced on a stretcher. He also rescues the nurse who was minding the babies, telling her to seek therapy in a distracted tone that undercuts her trauma.

dcutter2 Since: Sep, 2013
#218: Jun 16th 2023 at 5:53:50 PM

[up][up][up][up]What's this about undoing Aquaman? What's happened to his sequel anyway?

Edited by dcutter2 on Jun 16th 2023 at 1:54:36 PM

LadyBlackwood The show must go on from Wouldn't you like to know? Since: Jun, 2023 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
The show must go on
#219: Jun 16th 2023 at 5:53:55 PM

[up]What the fuck? Who thought that was a good idea?

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#220: Jun 16th 2023 at 5:54:48 PM

Nah, Aquaman is fine.

He's there in the end credits scene.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Snoketrope Barb / Temporary Kylo from California Since: Oct, 2020 Relationship Status: Waiting for Prince Charming
Barb / Temporary Kylo
#221: Jun 16th 2023 at 6:24:51 PM

@XXX

What is weird to me is that George's take on Superman was not even a particularly iconic one from what I know. The main reason the show gets talked about from what I have seen is precisely because of the sad real life story with him. So its a pretty bizarre choice to go with him of all options.

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Diana1969 Since: Apr, 2021 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#222: Jun 16th 2023 at 6:42:57 PM

George Reeves's take on Superman was genuinely iconic back in the time it first aired, but I guess it just didn't get the same sort of reappraisal by a younger generation that Adam West's Batman did. Maybe a lack of reruns or Reeves's own tragic life story impacting the series' reputation.

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#223: Jun 16th 2023 at 7:10:24 PM

The George Reeves Superman show was very much a straight take on the character and a lot of the time kept things pretty grounded - it's been overshadowed by more ambitious takes on the character. But to this day, the self-parody nature of the Adam West Batman makes it stand out from the pack.

Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Enid Sinclair
#224: Jun 16th 2023 at 7:22:28 PM

Or how in the Hush movie they replaced Tim Drake and Huntress with Damian and Barbara Gordon Batgirl

To be fair I didn't mind that because it amounted to two cameos.

Again I don't mind the fact that Darkseid lost the war because he still won most of the battle until they got lucky. Plus I liked Ray Porter's voice performance.

As for the Flash film flopping, I predicted that a mile away.

Edited by Bullman on Jun 16th 2023 at 9:22:54 AM

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Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#225: Jun 16th 2023 at 7:23:20 PM

…I was bugged by your conversation, then it hit me that George Reeves and Christopher Reeve are not actually the same actor. evil grin

Anyway, I’ve seen a lot of people point out the ugliness of the fx… Do you think it’s a budget problem or a crunch problem?


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