(03-21-2021, 01:49 AM)americus 2.0 Wrote:

(03-20-2021, 10:30 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I saw the 2 hr. version at the theater and was so bored, I fell asleep like an hour and a half into it. The story was dry and the CGI was awful. I can't imagine sitting through an additional 2 hours. To each their own though. I just prefer Marvel films, but I know a lot of people like D.C. Pretty much the only D.C. films I liked were Shazam, Aquaman and The Dark Knight. Wonder Woman was o.k. I guess.

I did enjoy the first episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier yesterday. Marvel stuff is more in my lane of enjoyment.

I just finished watching it and its not even the same movie as the theatrical version. The basic storyline and characters are there but it was done so much better. Some of the CGI was disconcerting but they were trying to get filming done last year during covid restrictions so they did the best they could. 

I prefer Marvel because as a whole its been done so much better from the start. Kevin Feige and Sara Finn have done a masterful job with the movies and WandaVision. I don't see Falcon & Winter Soldier being a bad apple. I really enjoyed the first episode. 

The best thing DC did was hire Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman. I like Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman. Batfleck was a good version of an older crusty Bruce Wayne/Batman.

D.C. has always had crappy CGI. Remember the Green Lantern movie? Ugh! I don't know what Marvel does, but their CGI usually looks pretty seamless and DC's looks more like a painting come to life. I just can't get into it. Although in that aspect, it was better in Shazam and much better in the first Wonder Woman. 

Marvel makes their characters more likable. They add humor to their dialogue and give them real personalities. The writing on DC is very dry, overly serious and pretty insipid. 

While I agree with the Gal Gadot hiring and I liked Jason Mamoa as well, I hated Henry Cavill. That guy has the emotional range of a turnip. I find him to be extremely dull. It just seems like Marvel always hits a home run with their casting. I know when Robert Downey Jr. was cast to play Tony Stark, I was furious. I didn't think he was right for the part, but 5 minutes into the first film and I was hooked. I was 110% wrong. Now, I will not accept any other actor playing that part. The same goes for Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and Ryan Reynolds. I will never accept another actor playing Captain America, Thor or Deadpool either.

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