tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623956572866546967.post7299564378876251238..comments2023-09-07T10:04:40.852-04:00Comments on SHAZAMAHOLIC!: movie review: JUSTICE LEAGUEShazamaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745015382822203379noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623956572866546967.post-55481535418350048082017-11-26T12:08:38.647-05:002017-11-26T12:08:38.647-05:00I'm sorry to see Justice League not do well at...I'm sorry to see Justice League not do well at the box office. I thought it was right up there with Wonder Woman as the best DCEU movie to date. I agree there were some slow spots in the first half of the movie, and the bad CGI was inexcusable (perhaps even sabotage if one leans into conspiracy theories), but over all Joss Whedon made a silk purse out of Zack Snyder's ear. I loved Danny Elfman's score, and cannot understand the hate for it. When the classic Batman and Superman themes played, it was such a YES/fist-pump moment. It's sad that the DCEU seems to attract such an angry toxic fandom. But that won't stop me, and shouldn't stop anyone else, from enjoying this movie.Raymondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623956572866546967.post-11327310548593055282017-11-20T12:45:40.296-05:002017-11-20T12:45:40.296-05:00It's funny how you and I can watch the exact s...It's funny how you and I can watch the exact same movie and come to completely different conclusions. I thought "Justice League" was one of the worst films I've ever seen. It's almost as bad as "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace." And every single thing that I hated about it can be mapped back to Joss Whedon (whose footage is easily identifiable on a shot-by-shot basis by anyone with a rudimentary understanding of film technique and production) and (presumably) Geoff Johns.<br /><br />The only things I liked about it was the Snyder footage (which I would estimate to be only 50% (maybe 60%) of the film. It shines. It's beautifully shot, textured and cinematic (as compared to the Whedon footage which looks like flat, poorly framed, sitcom footage of people literally just standing around spouting exposition and cringe-inducingly bad "jokes"). Even the unfinished Snyder footage this weekend (a bunch of Cyborg scenes and a scene of the Flash and Iris West) was beautiful. Cinema is a visual medium. Its central directive is to show, don't tell. Even in the leaked footage (which had no audio), what was happening was perfectly clear and understandable. Snyder is an amazing visual storyteller. Whereas Whedon's footage was just the opposite. It was all talk, talk, talk. I can't articulate clearly enough how incompetently shot Whedon's footage was. As a student of cinema, WB's decision to release his version of this film was shameful.<br /><br />I'm done with DC. I'm tired of hearing them describe themselves as a filmmaker driven studio when it's clear that they micro-manage everything. I've lost all interest in the Shazam movie. I have no interest in seeing Aquaman now. And I never had any interest in seeing Matt Reeves' Batman movie (judging by his two Apes movies, Reeves is the most overrated (and boring) filmmaker of his generation). The way WB treated Zack Snyder is akin to how they treated Tim Burton after Batman Returns (which I loved almost as much as BvS, and which they also panicked after and ended up leading to the garbage Joel Schumacher films). It's heartbreaking.<br /><br />I'm genuinely glad that you found much to like in "Justice League." I personally think WB has irreparably damaged their brand for at least a decade with the dumpster fire they released last week. Good riddance to them.<br /><br />DanielDanielnoreply@blogger.com