Has DC corrected it’s course?

[tlwwake_]

 

[tlwwake_]

@Been Jammin @SouthWestOKPoke @AC2017

Thoughts?

 

[AC2017]

Both look pretty comic accurate.

Both look like a film version of Geoff Johns iterations in the New 52.

Shazam could be pretty fun.

(Then again, these super hero flicks may have just about run their course.)

 

[Been Jammin]

Shazam looks promising. Almost (Captain) Marvel like.

*however, I thought Suicide Squad looked promising until I saw that **** show.

Aquaman looks meh.

 

[gopokes2003]

Shazam looks promising. Almost (Captain) Marvel like.

*however, I thought Suicide Squad looked promising until I saw that **** show.

Aquaman looks meh.

l think they both look good. Of course trailers mean nothing. I loved the justice league trailers, but the movie sucked. Same with Suicide Squad.

 

[Been Jammin]

l think they both look good. Of course trailers mean nothing. I loved the justice league trailers, but the movie sucked. Same with Suicide Squad.

Aquaman might end up being OK. He was a bit too redneck for my taste, in JL.

 

[Liveorange55]

@Been Jammin @SouthWestOKPoke @AC2017

Thoughts?

I am excited for both movies. I liked both trailers. I am not ready to say they have turned it around yet til I see both movies, but I am very hopeful now.

 

[AC2017]

I really like that they are (at lease loosely) basing the movies on comic book stories.

These days comic book movies seem to go off the rails when Hollywood writers with no clue regarding what makes a character tick try to rewrite everything.

 

[tlwwake_]

I am excited for both movies. I liked both trailers. I am not ready to say they have turned it around yet til I see both movies, but I am very hopeful now.

I think this upcoming 3-movie stretch will determine if the DC universe remains...

Aquaman
Shazam
Wonder Woman 1984

 

[Been Jammin]

I really like that they are (at lease loosely) basing the movies on comic book stories.

These days comic book movies seem to go off the rails when Hollywood writers with no clue regarding what makes a character tick try to rewrite everything.

I think that is a bit unfair.

I don't think it is all that easy to take a comic book story and duplicate it into a movie. I think you can take the general framework of a story and turn it into a movie, but you are going to run into a bunch of barriers along the way. Things that don't transfer well to the big screen. Things that can be done better or make more sense to the viewer if done differently.

Remember, if you are an avid comic book reader, you probably have already perused the back story in previous issues/other titles. The average movie goer has to have that explained to him/her in a very short amount of time.

In addition, comics go back and rewrite the back story all the time, to make the new story fit into where they want to go. They create some cataclysmic event, or alternate dimension that allows them to start all over again. That is not as easy to do in the movies and would not be as easily accepted by the viewer.

 

[AC2017]

I think that is a bit unfair.

I don't think it is all that easy to take a comic book story and duplicate it into a movie. I think you can take the general framework of a story and turn it into a movie, but you are going to run into a bunch of barriers along the way. Things that don't transfer well to the big screen. Things that can be done better or make more sense to the viewer if done differently.

Remember, if you are an avid comic book reader, you probably have already perused the back story in previous issues/other titles. The average movie goer has to have that explained to him/her in a very short amount of time.

In addition, comics go back and rewrite the back story all the time, to make the new story fit into where they want to go. They create some cataclysmic event, or alternate dimension that allows them to start all over again. That is not as easy to do in the movies and would not be as easily accepted by the viewer.

I should have been particular in my comments: It was directed more towards what WB was doing with DC movies.

Marvel is obviously in a good place.

Fiege learned early with his Fantastic Four failures (with Fox) and Hulk failure.