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[SwordOfMorning]

Burton was beginning his brutal descent into the extreme mediocrity he would spend the rest of his career wallowing in around Superman Lives so I'm not really sure it would have worked out all that well, not to mention the script wasn't very good. I'm not that huge a fan of even him during his peak though, there's a handful of Burton movies I like but the only great one is Ed Wood.

Great cast though. I will maintain that Nicolas Cage as Superman is brilliant casting 'til my dying day.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

Nothing mediocre about Sleepy Hollow, Big Fish or Sweeney Todd. Brilliant, well crafted movies.

Even Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie are full of charm. Superman Lives would have been a vibrant, quirky and bold superhero movie had it been made. Conventionally ''good''?... perhaps not, but more inventive than anything Singer or Snyder gave us.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Nothing mediocre about Sleepy Hollow, Big Fish or Sweeney Todd. Brilliant, well crafted movies.

Even Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie are full of charm. Superman Lives would have been vibrant, quirky and bold superhero movie had it been made. Conventionally ''good''?... perhaps not, but more inventive than anything Singer or Snyder gave us.

Oh yeah! I love Big Fish! I have massive, massive issues with Sweeney Todd as a huge fan of the show though - almost everyone feels badly miscast, a lot of the little changes bug me and Burton's whole aesthetic feels tiresome and repetitive by that point.

Sleepy Hollow is super underrated though. Really fun.

I'm one of the few people who has a lot of fondness for Superman Returns. It is deeply flawed and fundamentally misunderstands the Donner films it is trying to emulate but I am happy that it is the one that got made out of all the potential almost Superman films in that era.

 

[Frodo]

Darren Aronofsky Year One Concept Art

Superman Flyby concept art

Justice League Mortal Concept Art

 

[Isub_Zero]

So i watched Shazam: FOTG today and... I would probably put it toward the bottom of my list of the DCEU. I really wish it's been better, and that they have used the kids more then the Heroes. especially Billy, Though I didn't understand some of the criticism i heard about the movie.
I wonder if we're gonna see a new live action version of Shazam again in the next decade or two.

 

[Iceman]

So i watched Shazam: FOTG today and... I would probably put it toward the bottom of my list of the DCEU. I really wish it's been better, and that they have used the kids more then the Heroes. especially Billy, Though I didn't understand some of the criticism i heard about the movie.
I wonder if we're gonna see a new live action version of Shazam again in the next decade or two.

How do you rate it compared to the first film?

 

[Isub_Zero]

How do you rate it compared to the first film?

6/10 if I'll be really nice compared to 8/10 for the original one.

 

[Nemeres]

Darren Aronofsky Year One Concept Art

These were the first thing that came to mind when they showed Battinson's suit had a collar.

 

[Iceman]

6/10 if I'll be really nice compared to 8/10 for the original one.

Thanks. A shame, I also liked the first one.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

I love Burton but his Superman would have been a misfire. Like Man of Steel, trying to reimagine a character that is perfect as is.

 

[TheScarecrow]

So i watched Shazam: FOTG today and... I would probably put it toward the bottom of my list of the DCEU. I really wish it's been better, and that they have used the kids more then the Heroes. especially Billy, Though I didn't understand some of the criticism i heard about the movie.
I wonder if we're gonna see a new live action version of Shazam again in the next decade or two.

I thin they should let Shazam and Black Adam rest for a while. There are lots of other characters to focus on, and he's not really needed if we have a well-done Superman.

 

[squeekness]

Darren Aronofsky Year One Concept Art

Superman Flyby concept art

Justice League Mortal Concept Art

Love the Batman suits at the top.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

I've had my fill of Shazam & Black Adam to last a lifetime. I'd be perfectly content without another film.

 

[Isub_Zero]

I love Burton but his Superman would have been a misfire. Like Man of Steel, trying to reimagine a character that is perfect as is.

I agree Burton's making a Superman movie would have been a misfire. I don't think Superman is a good fit for Burton's style.

 

[antsman41]

I'm glad we never got Cage Superman but I could definitely have got behind Courtney Cox as Lois Lane.

But, we sort of did...

 

[dhandler01]

So I assume the MCU threads are melting down over the Jonathan Majors news? I thought only DC had drama and only Ezra was a trash human...

Man this world is filled with awful people.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

So I assume the MCU threads are melting down over the Jonathan Majors news? I thought only DC had drama and only Ezra was a trash human...

Time honoured DC/Marvel industry practice; 'If they have one, we need one too.'

 

[dhandler01]

Time honoured DC/Marvel industry practice; 'If they have one, we need one too.'

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Exactly.

"It's not a competition!"
"Oh, it so is."

 

[Frodo]

WB is fortunate , in a weird way , in that they basically have a already shot , one and done, film ,with their problematic star, as opposed to a potentially problematic star being the crucial spearhead and foundation ,of several films into the end of the decade.

 

[Originalavenger]

Ok!! How many of you were in the theaters seeing Christopher reeves as Superman??!! Can’t be that many of us!! DAM I’m old!! Lol

 

[Originalavenger]

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Ok!! How many of you were in the theaters seeing Christopher reeves as Superman??!! Can’t be that many of us!! DAM I’m old!! Lol

hat was 1978!!!

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Ok!! How many of you were in the theaters seeing Christopher reeves as Superman??!! Can’t be that many of us!! DAM I’m old!! Lol

Yep, I was there.

 

[Frodo]

Ok!! How many of you were in the theaters seeing Christopher reeves as Superman??!! Can’t be that many of us!! DAM I’m old!! Lol

I saw Superman 4 : The Quest For Peace in the theaters.:smilingeyes:
Even at 8 years old, I thought , " Yeah this isn't very good". :smilingeyes:

 

[Iceman]

I'm old but I'm not that old.