Quote:God I hope they do Darkseid well and don't make him look like a power rangers bad guy as it looks like X-Men is doing with Apocalypse.

 

I don't think Apocalypse looks that bad but I still laughed. The most irritating thing for me (as a HUGE X-Men fan) thus far is the choices made for his Horsemen. Only two of the four presented were ever actually Horsemen and the other two have always staunchly opposed everything Apocalypse has ever tried to do. That's up there with Cyclops teaming up with Mr. Sinister and Storm willingly agree to marry the Shadow King.  :yucky:

 

Quote:Aside from Batman, DC simply doesn't have as quality source material as Marvel, which makes their job so much tougher.

 

That's something of a misconception. DC has amazing source material but a good bit of it lied within their Vertigo imprint or it lies outside the scope of the main/powerhouse characters (The Helena Bertinelli Huntress, The Vic Sage Question, Barbara Gordon as Oracle instead of Batgirl/Birds of Prey, any incarnation of The Spectre and Black Adam...just to name a few). Sandman, just to give you one example, was absolutely amazing. The mainstream/major characters are definitely iconic and there's depth to all of them, however they also tend to wallow in their own idealisms and in many cases end up being cliches (especially Silver Age Superman) even though that's not necessarily the original intent. 

 

Quote:I finally saw the movie today. It was better than I thought due to so many negative reviews, but not near as good as it could have been.


I think Affleck did a great job of portraying a jaded and perhaps worn down Batman/Bruce Wayne. Superman was too emo, too dark but I think Cavil does him well. Gadot did well with what she was given. I was not sold on her as Wonder Woman until I saw her in action. Eisenberg's Lex Luthor was not the right age nor was he written as he should have been. I kept thinking of the Joker and Riddler when he was on screen.


Overall I'm glad I saw it at the theater but will not buy the DVD.

 

Definitely.

 

I have to comment again on your second paragraph though, and I can't stress this enough to the casual fan, it's not Henry Cavill's fault that the modern/New 52 Superman is a world-destroying powerhouse trapped in an emo shell. That's how he was written in the comics since the most recent, complete reboot (yet another one is currently underway). DC, in their infinite wisdom (/sarcasm), decided to de-age the characters and alter their personalities to make them seem fresher and more appealing to the general public (a la Marvel). DC is where you generally go for idealism in character. Marvel is where you go for realism. And, in this humble fan's estimation, DC fell flat on its face trying to bullrush it's way into Marvel's wheelhouse (in the most Andre Branch fashion, might I add).

 

I'm also glad someone else saw what I saw in relation to Gadot's Wonder Woman. I was like "ehhh...I don't know. She's hot and all but..." until she started throwing hands then I was like "That's my girl!"

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