DC/WB Confirm ''The Flash: Flashpoint'' Movie

[Andrew NDB]

I think that other Flash is going to end up being the bad guy.

[CyberCubed]

Michael Keaton is huge to 30-40 year olds, but I'm sure his popularity is completely lost on the younger generation. Most of them would likely be nostalgic for Christian Bale, and even then the Nolan films are pretty old now too.

You have to realize your average 20 year old now was literally born in the year 2001. Anything in the 80's-90's is basically "old" to them. A 20 year old now was like 4 years old when "Batman Begins" came out in 2005. Michael Keaton's Batman is basically like ancient history to them.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Michael Keaton is huge to 30-40 year olds, but I'm sure his popularity is completely lost on the younger generation. Most of them would likely be nostalgic for Christian Bale, and even then the Nolan films are pretty old now too.

You have to realize your average 20 year old now was literally born in the year 2001. Anything in the 80's-90's is basically "old" to them. A 20 year old now was like 4 years old when "Batman Begins" came out in 2005. Michael Keaton's Batman is basically like ancient history to them.

Your normal "total sum" snarkiness aside, I'd say yeah this is all very good and very real perspective. 1989 was a chapter of my life that I remember clearly, but it's like - ancient history to younger people who weren't there.

Probably even moreso than 1967 was to me as a kid. But it manifests worse for kids today - it's ironic - they have more information available to them than ever yet they are more out of touch with the past than Gen X ever was.

I didn't listen to Led Zeppelin's catalog as a kid, but I could tell you who they were in some approximation. Kids today wouldn't know what to say if you asked them about anyone other than Metallica or Nirvana.

[sdp]

I mentioned this earlier in the threat. To kids today Keaton is as old as Adam west Batman, and because of how odd it is, it's likely seen as weird. Only Boomers care about Batman 89, even to me as a kid, the movies were only a couple of years old but they felt old (didn't help that Burton's style made it look older), this is why the Schumacher movies were intresting to me as a kid, they looked modern and new. It's only Boomers who grew up with Keaton care about him really.

Unironically the rumored George Clooney Cameo would make my day more than Keaton's return. For today's kids the "old" Batman is Ben Affleck, I mean Batman v Superman came out almost 10 years ago. And adults who are in their 20s grew up with Bale. They should've forked over the $$ as Bale would've gotten more people excited.

It's hard to tell how the movie will do though, DC movies are all over the place, they usually bomb but once in a while they get a hit. But it'll be more on marketing than Keaton bringing young kids to the cinema

[Andrew NDB]

My own memories of Batman 89 are fairly magical. I faintly remember seeing it in the theater and afterward my dad was amazed at how good it was. That he didn't think it was possible for Batman to be portrayed that "dark." And then I remember everyone talking about Batman in elementary school, and pretending to be Batman on the playground. Then the NES game which was pretty hard but I liked.

Originally Posted by sdp

Only Boomers care about Batman 89, even to me as a kid, the movies were only a couple of years old but they felt old

What a stupid thing to say. I'm pretty sure there are people other than those born between the years of 1946 and 1964 that care about B89. Just a wild guess here.

[CyberCubed]

I was only 4 years old in 1989 so I can't even remember if I saw it in theaters with my father. I think I did because I remember having the toys coming home, so I probably did.

[Autbot_Benz]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

What a stupid thing to say.

I mean that's SDP for ya he says a lot of stupid things.

[frank_one]

We have to consider that kids get emotionaly attached to what they experience, it doesn't matter if what they are exposed to is old or new. You can develop an attachment to something you've seen on vhs or tv when you were a kid even if it is something first released decades before you were born.

[Sumac]

I've watched Batman 89 in the middle of the 90s, so for me it THE BATMAN movie and I was born in 1985.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by sdp

Only Boomers care about Batman 89, even to me as a kid, the movies were only a couple of years old but they felt old (didn't help that Burton's style made it look older)

Batman '89 was a Generation X phenomena. Boomers took their kids (Gen X) to see it or Gen Xers went to the theater on their own.

Originally Posted by frank_one

We have to consider that kids get emotionaly attached to what they experience, it doesn't matter if what they are exposed to is old or new. You can develop an attachment to something you've seen on vhs or tv when you were a kid even if it is something first released decades before you were born.

I like this.....

[ZariusTwo]

Flash director confirms the big cameo

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/t...an-1235623843/

[ZariusTwo]

An audience member attending a screening was arrested for trying to film the movie and picking a fight with security

https://www.cbr.com/the-flash-audien...ming-punching/

[Autbot_Benz]

[ZariusTwo]

Box Office projections are lower now than they were prior. Could open with just $70 million in the initial weekend

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...al-1235501230/

[Barkworm]

God, every bit with Ezra Miller in all these trailers and clips is absolutely awful. The corny acting, the stupid jokes, his awkward presence, everything. And they felt he was so fantastic that they put him into a dual role? Insane.

Also, I don't know much about the Flash (I read the 90s JLA comics and maybe five Flash solo books) but this doesn't remind me of the character at all? Is there a version of the character that's as whiny and dumb as the one in the trailers?

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

And they felt he was so fantastic that they put him into a dual role? Insane.

I know, right? One Ezra is already a lot to ask. Two? And it looks like in most of the movie?

[Sumac]

I've watched Critical Drinker stream yesterday and he had some guy who have seen unfinished version of the movie.

That guy have said first hour of the movie is a boring slog, but the rest is very good. Ezra - is the weakest thing about this movie, though.

No high hopes.

It should have been DC's No Way Home, but with annoying Miller instead of Tom, I don't see it being successful.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Sumac

It should have been DC's No Way Home

That could have been something. Imagine a proper Flash with a proper Barry Allen actor, in a movie with Michael Keaton Batman, Ben Affleck Batman, and Christian Bale Batman all teaming together. That would have been seismic.

[ZariusTwo]

A new cut of the movie just got finished, additional few minutes added to the ending and post-credits

Spoiler:

The film ends with Clooney's Bruce Wayne replacing Affleck in the Synderverse and the post-credits is Miller and Mamoa having a lolwut bro moment discussing it

[Barkworm]

Originally Posted by Sumac

It should have been DC's No Way Home, but with annoying Miller instead of Tom, I don't see it being successful.

If this had been a Batman film, it could have become their No Way Home. Instead, WB is just lamely attempting to achieve the same success by making a Flash film but putting a huge emphasis on Batman in the marketing. The actual main character is nowhere near as popular as Batman, Spider-Man or
- in this particular version - even Dr Strange though.