That would’ve worked so much better if it were actually set up as an arc though. The world just is grimdark in here from the start, so there isn’t really a precedent for the audience to connect and care.
Cap’s arc in the MCU is the perfect example on how to handle something with more serious tone while not completely sucking the joy out of the movie.
Ultimate Edition pre-order announced which includes the R-rated director’s cut, adding 30 minutes of additional film to the movie. Comes out in mid July for $35
There’s also the Collector’s Edition of the theatrical cut that includes a figurine of either Batman or Superman for $130.
I’m going to buy both.
Plus, I don’t think the director’s cut comes with the Collector’s Edition, so I’m going to have to go ahead and pick that up too.
this explains why lex clearly knew about darkseid and was hinting at him in the end. shit for all we knew him taking about superman may have been a token for darkseid.
The Die Hard collection that comes with Nakatomi Plaza is still my favorite WTF packaging. That requires some serious love for Die Hard.
As a die-hard fan of Kirby and the New Gods, the utter blackness of the parademons had me not realizing that those were Snyder’s version of parademons. I also missed the Omega symbol in the Bat desert scene. It’ll be weird to see how they handle the rest of the New Gods, especially if that really is Steppenwolf in the trailer. A) That’s not the Kirby New Gods aesthetic, and B) … can we just have a little joy in the next movie? That deleted scene makes me think we’re getting more of this super grim and joyless mess.
I’d like to stop and think about the fact that a movie where Amy Adams naked in a bathtub is a movie that I find to be joyless. I think Red Letter Media covered it well in their review: there’s the cute “I thought she was with you” line in the trailer, but in the actual movie they make sure to cover it with super loud techno fight music so that you can’t really hear anything. Sometimes just dial it back a little and let something breathe on its own. Like amidst all the violence, couldn’t we have just like three quiet happy well-lit moments of Amy Adams toweling off?
The best retarded DVD packaging was definitely that Walking Dead season 2 box shaped like a zombies head with a screw driver sticking out of its eye ball.
Like the third time the movie was about to end I said “Jesus how long is this fucking movie?” out loud to myself and this old ass dude next to me thought it was hilarious.