Justice League: So, who's seen the Snyder Cut?

[Mercurius]

I watched about half of it last night. So much better than the Whedon version. I still don't like the fact the villains are all CGI, but adding Darkseid makes it far more interesting. I really hope they are able to do a part 2, even if it too closely mirrors the Thanos story arc.

 

[Flamestrike]

It takes the gonzo nature of the DCU that we've already seen and dials it up to 10.

Seriously, they're depicting the supes as Golden Age supers++. Aquaman falls through a building unharmed and survives full strength Superman hitting him square FFS. He's on nearly the same power level as Thor in the MCU. Cyborg is expressly stated to be able to control the worlds economy, end poverty and literally launch every single Nuke in existence with a thought.

How Batman is actually surviving anything going on around him is beyond me. Like in the earlier films, he spends most of his time avoiding getting hit (which he seems to do better than the Flash who can now move faster than light speed, and Wonder Woman who can move fast enough to watch a bullet fly past her, and deflect a full auto burst, and fly), while taking out the odd mook.

They conveniently left him out of the final fight with Steppenwolf; he had his hands full dealing with mooks (again).

He uses no stealth, just charging in everywhere. He displays no foresight (Lois just happens to turn up at the Kryptonian ship by coincidence) or detective skills, and his technological advantage is rendered moot by Cyborg (who can just remote control everything).

With the insane power level of the heroes, and Batmans ridiculous plot armor, I shudder to think what Darkseid is going to be able to do, and how even more useless Batman is going to look in comparison.

I really wish they'd gone for early Silver age power levels instead of Dragon Ball Z levels of gonzo OTT madness.

 

[embee]

I'm "watching" it in the background now as I do some pretty rote data entry at work. Overall, I like it so far.

Then again, I loved "Watchmen" and firmly believe that "Man of Steel" is the best Superman movie there is, mainly because, sorry to say, the other Superman movies are pretty much on par with the Batman '66 movie.

 

[Flamestrike]

I just really wish they'd played to Batmans strengths (insight, planning, tactical and strategic genius, always one step ahead, detective skills, stealth) and then leave the muscle work to the actual supers. It would help him belong.

Snyder just doesn't know how to write him.

 

[R_J_K75]

I really hope they are able to do a part 2

Judging by the epilogue I'd say the probability is 100%, regardless of what WB & Snyder have said to the contrary. Joker was always meant to be a stand alone film until its was so successful, but last I read there's a sequel in the works. This movie proves theirs an audience willing to pay & sit through a 4 hour super hero movie.

 

[cmad1977]

I’ve watched around half.
Don’t remember enough of the Whedon version to really compare the two but my feels are....

1)Snyder was given a lot of leeway to be self indulgent in his directing because this cut wouldn’t be a theatrical release. At four hours... and being only 2 in, already I can see a lot of languid takes and slow scenes. I don’t think this is bad per se. I actually think it allows more “comic book/graphic novel” shots that fit the genre. Lots of action(not punching but action) in a single slow pan, wide takes with lots of characters doing things.

2)it’s not as “punchy” as the whedon version. Fewer snappy zingers and gags.

3) I’ll probably like it well enough but I bet it would have made a better series than film.

 

[cmad1977]

Judging by the epilogue I'd say the probability is 100%, regardless of what WB & Snyder have said to the contrary. Joker was always meant to be a stand alone film until its was so successful, but last I read there's a sequel in the works. This movie proves theirs an audience willing to pay & sit through a 4 hour super hero movie.

Um.... this doesn’t at all prove that people will go to a theatre to watch a 4 hour movie. A lot of folks in this thread are watching this film in pieces or “in the background”.

Then there’s the theatre financials which will prevent a 4 hour movie being shown. Can’t get enough butts in seats on a daily basis for a 4 hour movie. I suppose that could change in response to the fallout from the pandemic.

And I suppose if there were an intermission(which no theatre will do now) you could get me to a 4 hour movie. I watched Lawerence of Arabia in theatres and that was amazing.

 

[embee]

Um.... this doesn’t at all prove that people will go to a theatre to watch a 4 hour movie. A lot of folks in this thread are watching this film in pieces or “in the background”.

Then there’s the theatre financials which will prevent a 4 hour movie being shown. Can’t get enough butts in seats on a daily basis for a 4 hour movie. I suppose that could change in response to the fallout from the pandemic.

And I suppose if there were an intermission(which no theatre will do now) you could get me to a 4 hour movie. I watched Lawerence of Arabia in theatres and that was amazing.

I agree.

I've seen precisely one four-hour movie in the theatre: Das Boot. In a repertoire theatre and those don't exist anymore. It left me wiped, drained, and disorientated.

That said, this is a good test run for a post-theatre world.

 

[cmad1977]

I agree.

I've seen precisely one four-hour movie in the theatre: Das Boot. In a repertoire theatre and those don't exist anymore. It left me wiped, drained, and disorientated.

That said, this is a good test run for a post-theatre world.

Edit: totally misread what you wrote. So deleted.

 

[TheAlkaizer]

I agree.

I've seen precisely one four-hour movie in the theatre: Das Boot. In a repertoire theatre and those don't exist anymore. It left me wiped, drained, and disorientated.

That said, this is a good test run for a post-theatre world.

What left you drained like that? I've never seen such a long movie in a theater. But I've seen my share of 4 hours movies at home. They're long, but by themselves they don't leave me feeling like that.