Batman/Superman Dawn of Justice movie review thread

[Commenter 42]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

What's it suppose to make before it makes a profit?

Estimates are from 900m - 1.2b.

Part of me thinks they've sold the investors on JL being the home run.
They need to make a change and lose the Snyders, then recast and rebuild.

[Jephael]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

They need to make a change and lose the Snyders, then recast and rebuild.

So in other words... another reboot.

[Commenter 42]

You could keep some of the cast - Keep Affleck - people like him enough, Keep Gadot. You could have a new Superman, since he's dead; everyone else could be replaced.

It could still be a serious complex and grounded, but it should be less insta-trashy, more epic. We need to get away from the bad green screen nonsense, and opt for fantasic things happening in the real world, or, if not in our world, spend more on what's on the screen, and less on advertising.

...and give Superman his undies, and now apparently boots and belt, back.

[CyberCubed]

I doubt they'll do a full reboot, more like a soft-reboot. There's no way that solo Batman Affleck movie isn't happening.

[Commenter 42]

Dear Zack Snyderman

[Shark_Blade]

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/bat.../1100-6438683/

Batman v Superman's Profit Could Be Smaller Than Man of Steel's

Batman v Superman will not be as profitable for Warner Bros. as 2013's Man of Steel, according to a new report. Batman v Superman is expected to make a profit of $278 million for Warner Bros., factoring in combined revenue from its theatrical release, home video, TV, and merchandise, SNL Kagan analyst Wade Holden told Bloomberg. By comparison, Warner Bros. made an estimated $300 million from Man of Steel when adding up box office receipts and the other items, according to the analyst.

A profit in the range of hundreds of millions of dollars is a significant achievement and by the numbers, the action movie is indeed a success. But it may not a success on the level Warner Bros. was hoping for.

"I'm sure that it's a bit of a disappointment," Holden explained. "They were probably hoping for box-office numbers similar to Avengers: Age of Ultron, since Batman v Superman had DC's three most well-known comic book heroes together in the same movie."

Also important to note when comparing Batman v Superman and Man of Steel is that Batman v Superman had a bigger production budget. Globally, Batman v Superman has already made more than $720 million at the box office, while Man of Steel took in $668 million during its run in 2013.

Whatever the case, Bloomberg reports that Warner Bros. management is pleased with Batman v Superman's performance, despite a steep second-week dropoff and not-so-kind reviews.

No fret, it's still a success and I'm sure they'll learn from their shortcoming this time. I still enjoy the movie a lot and can't wait to get it for blu ray.

The big three, they are back. I'm so looking forward for more Wonder Woman.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

"the action movie is indeed a success"

How? Financially, the film has not succeeded terribly well, especially since its momentum has been lost due to poor reviews and its having already been in theaters a while. For a lesser film this box office intake would be great; for a film that has cost this much money, time, and effort, it's hardly pleasing.

Age of Ultron made a billion dollars and was considered a failure by Disney, because people didn't go in for repeat showings (and I don't blame them! That movie sucked, who'd want to see it twice?) I assume WB is measuring BvS in a similar way.

And of course the film isn't a critical success either.

[ZariusTwo]

The Boss has made more money than BVS

[Commenter 42]

BvS will need that 3hr re-release to cross the B.

Two more days till JL begins shooting.

Do the right thing WB.

[myconius]

this struck me as funny.

releasing a line of children's toys from a movie where Batman snaps people's necks and Superman dies -- not sure who thought that was a good idea?



but then again they already made a kiddie-toy version of Tom Hardy's Bane, so why not?

[Commenter 42]

So it's dropped to second place, behind Melissa McCarthy and her Paula Deen impersonation.

3 weeks in, and nobody cares.

So um, can we stop the madness and get that real Superman movie they were promising?

[ProactiveMan]

Evidently somebody cares.. a lot. Why am I picturing a room plastered with photographs of Zack Snyder, with cigarette burns where the eyes used to be?

[sdp]

hahaha Commenter has been trashing the movie for months before it came out and after without actually having watched the movie and yet I bet he holds more posts than anyone in this thread and Leo used to post every 10 seconds. Some people get too emotionally attached to things.

[CyberCubed]

Batman RULES!!!!

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

So it's dropped to second place, behind Melissa McCarthy and her Paula Deen impersonation.

3 weeks in, and nobody cares.

So um, can we stop the madness and get that real Superman movie they were promising?

My thoughts exactly. Kind of a lukewarm reception for a movie that was supposed to be so big and groundbreaking.... The steep drop in sales is telling, no?

[Commenter 42]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

My thoughts exactly. Kind of a lukewarm reception for a movie that was supposed to be so big and groundbreaking.... The steep drop in sales is telling, no?

It never looked good is the thing; before MOS came out, I was cautiously optimistic, as I thought maybe we'd get something like Watchmen, in terms of scale, but I had my doubts.

I'm elated the world has finally woken up and the B.O. shows it. They need to put an end to this garbage. I mean, look at Cap3. That clip looks INSANELY promising. The effects feel natural, I actually believe Evans is making that jump! that's how it should be!!!! Why can't they damn well do that with Superman? Suicide squad is a bunch of nobody's (aside from HQ and joker) and everyone wants to see that film.

BVS should have been bigger than TFA. Shameful, but at least most people voted with their dollars to kill it.

Now if only we could get the same thing for TMNT, that would be great.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Batman RULES!!!!

Spoiler:

[Krutch]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

Now if only we could get the same thing for TMNT, that would be great.

I'm not holding my breath. I've kind of made peace that the 1990 flick is the best we're gonna see in this lifetime. I hope I'm wrong but it helps set expectations. Unless a big name director that I'd trust, like Del Toro, seeks out to make a TMNT movie, the studio will just wants to try and recapture its biggest boom period by copying what worked back then.

[AT-Man]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

Now if only we could get the same thing for TMNT, that would be great.

I might go see it just because of Bebop and Rocksteady. But first I need to know how long are they in the movie for.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

It never looked good is the thing; before MOS came out, I was cautiously optimistic, as I thought maybe we'd get something like Watchmen, in terms of scale, but I had my doubts.

I'm elated the world has finally woken up and the B.O. shows it. They need to put an end to this garbage. I mean, look at Cap3. That clip looks INSANELY promising. The effects feel natural, I actually believe Evans is making that jump! that's how it should be!!!! Why can't they damn well do that with Superman? Suicide squad is a bunch of nobody's (aside from HQ and joker) and everyone wants to see that film.

BVS should have been bigger than TFA. Shameful, but at least most people voted with their dollars to kill it.

Now if only we could get the same thing for TMNT, that would be great.

Preaching to the choir, man. I have been saying the same thing since the first trailer. WB has proven that the inly superhero they know how to do is Batman. They have basically dropped the ball with everyone else for the last decade or so. Though I'll admit WW looks promising.