Pretty much. Same thing with Game of Thrones, whenever someone dares to voice a concern about the treatment of women on the show, some dudebro has to chime in with “They’re just being realistic!” Yeah, ok. Come talk to me when people stop giving birth to murderous shadow babies, dragons don’t exist anymore, people…

Oh, you’re right, it was damn close to what a genuine idiot would type. I thought the paraphrased quote from Army of Darkness was the tip off, though. I did read a comment or two that mirrored my second part though, how it was a work of genius and people just didn’t ‘get’ Snyder’s genius brilliance.

True. At least neither of those demolished the spirit of the character out of some misguided notion of ‘realism'.

I worked there in 2014 on 2.0 and 3.0. Lots of good people at the Avalanche studio. Super sad to hear this, as I have friends from graduate school who were there until today. :(

Sad because the Fable series is very redeemable. It seems like Microsoft has made a habit of giving up on high potential franchises. Like Mechwarrior before it, I’m sure the Fable franchise will go unused for years now, while all it would take is handing it off to the right studio to make a great, new game. The…

That scene of him standing in the flames like Yosemite Sam after Bugs Bunny gave him an exploding cigar is *exactly* why Snyder’s version is so off the rails—he’s *Superman.* Even if you *could* sneak a bomb past his superhuman senses (wouldn’t he see the bomb in the guy’s chair? If it was hidden in a lead-lined box,…

Your argument means nothing when Snyder’s Superman is a mere puppet going through the motions of the plot. A lot of stuff you said is reached to by coming to conclusions the film didn’t even do. You assumed them

Snyder’s superman is like making a book about Jesus where he speaks like Donald Trump, promotes atheism, and encourages violence. Even if he ends up a great character, it’s not Jesus anymore. And that’s a very apt comparison, since Snyder wants to employ the Christ metaphors as often as possible, even though he took…

You spend more time saying you can defend the movie than defending it. Even if it's characterization a were t so far off, it's a poorly put together film.

That’s still rub though. The authors of Red Son, of Injustice, of Kingdom Come, of any story where Superman is “off” and try and tell you “this is the correct version of Superman. This is how he SHOULD be. This is right.” The reason those stories work so well is readers inherently know it ISN’T right. It’s about…

But even those issues you mentioned explore the notion of “what would happen if we deliberately alter or explore this facet of the character”, with a very clear understanding of what makes Superman “tick” and then deliberately undermining or supporting it.

I don’t even like Max Landis that much and I concede his handling of Superman is absolutely superb.

I read all the reviews, understood the criticisms and went in with a, “well, maybe they just didn’t get it” attitude. 30 minutes in, I saw a couple leaving with pop and popcorn in hand; followed by another couple 20 minutes later. I got out and my fiance straight up said, “You’re not talking me into seeing another one…

Sometimes I think a better example is Winter Soldier. It’s plot asks a real question that is relevant to today, “How much are you willing to give up to feel safe” or even “what determines a threat?”

Doomsday was shown in the third trailer.
At least Ghostbusters has already shown the ending.
Unless you’re one of those idiots who thinks Doomsday wasn’t going to kill Superman.

Dude, if you want to defend the money you lost on the movie ticket, that’s your call. Don’t lay it on other people’s doorstep. The movie was bad. It joins the ranks of Affleck Daredevil, the most recent Spiderman flicks, Catwoman, Fantastic Four, Last Stand, Batman & Robin, and so on. It is both objectively bad, and…

Too make it good, you have to over-analyse it. The same thing that I did with Pacific Rim (2013). It is a brilliantly stupid movie.

I saw this movie on Easter Sunday, after reading ZERO reviews. I didn’t “decide to hate it before I saw it”, I watched it in a 75% empty theater and made up my own mind—and coming from many instances of “What the fuck?!” I heard from all around me, it seems like a lot of people were unpleasantly surprised by moments…

OK, help me out.