Silvertaps said:

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Martha and Thomas Wayne (Bruce parents)

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Wait.... what?????

The reactions are getting more and more hyped (and seemingly genuinely so)...

It's... good. Actually good.

I have no idea what Warner Brothers was thinking with the Whedon version.

Due to mostly bad reviews I've kind of ignored the DCEU. I saw MoS in the theater (it was good), both WW movies and most of Aquaman on a plane. I assuming I don't need to be a super fan to potentially enjoy this though? Who plays Batman in this one?

Capitol Ag said:

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the superhero movies that have achieved a genuine sweeping transcendence can just about be counted on one hand: "The Dark Knight," "Spider-Man 2," "Black Panther," a few others.

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I really liked BP, but not sure it needs to be in the "best of all time" super hero movies list, per say. I'd put Captain America: Winter Soldier in there, the Avengers (2012), Iron Man and Infinity War as well. Maybe GOTG and both MCU Spideys. The Dark Knight might be the best super hero movie ever. BP was definitely in my top 10 for the super hero and MCU list not doubt.

I was disappointed that the first JL was not very good. Had high hopes. Looking very forward to watching it this weekend once I get some time.

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It doesn't. That's a ridiculous take by that guy.

Regardless, looking forward to this movie today! I think I'm going to enjoy it no matter what.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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RT score up to 77%. Might break 80.

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78% critics and audience score should start rolling in soon. Will be very interesting to see where that lands.

It's maybe worth noting that he doesn't necessarily say that BP is all that "good" in the sense of what makes a good movie, but it's hard to deny that it "transcended" just being another MCU release. It was a major part of the popular culture, in part or mostly because of what it meant to the black community, but still, I think it reached a status that very few superhero movies reach.

Now, if we're talking about just great superhero movies, there needs to be more love for Thor: Ragnarok on here.

Also I stopped reading RT a long time ago and metacritic is a little more lukewarm on this.

bobinator said:

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It's maybe worth noting that he doesn't necessarily say that BP is all that "good" in the sense of what makes a good movie, but it's hard to deny that it "transcended" just being another MCU release. It was a major part of the popular culture, in part or mostly because of what it meant to the black community, but still, I think it reached a status that very few superhero movies reach.

Now, if we're talking about just great superhero movies, there needs to be more love for Thor: Ragnarok on here.

Also I stopped reading RT a long time ago and metacritic is a little more lukewarm on this.

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I can agree with that.

I also ignore RT because of....Black Panther.

Seems like people get weirdly territorial about super hero universes, similar to video game consoles, phones, etc. Wouldn't surprise me to see people hate on this just because it DC and not Marvel.

I skipped Justice League, along with Suicide Squad and Aquaman. I liked Man of Steel quite a bit. Wonder Woman as well. I thought Batman vs. Super man was decent enough. Pretty disappointed in WW1984.

I hadn't planned to watch this supercut or whatever, but this thread has me intrigued.

MW03 said:

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Seems like people get weirdly territorial about super hero universes, similar to video game consoles, phones, etc. Wouldn't surprise me to see people hate on this just because it DC and not Marvel.

I skipped Justice League, along with Suicide Squad and Aquaman. I liked Man of Steel quite a bit. Wonder Woman as well. I thought Batman vs. Super man was decent enough. Pretty disappointed in WW1984.

I hadn't planned to watch this supercut or whatever, but this thread has me intrigued.

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same here...i was really planning to just skip this thing. now i'll probably wind up checking it out.

The Big Picture podcast was going to do a live feed of them watching it together.

bobinator said:

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RT is mostly fine, where it runs into problems is when critics almost unanimously think a movie is good-but-not-great. It doesn't weigh how good a critic thinks a movie is, just if it's good or not. So 100% of critics could rate a movie as "pretty good" and it's going to be 100% on rotten tomatoes, which isn't really a reflection of how good the movie is.

I think the most notable movie where RT really warped audience expectations was The Last Jedi.

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That one too. Forgot about the ridiculousness around that.

And I stand by that.

Notice I didn't say they're better movies. (Though I would actually put MoS ahead of BB.)

But both MoS and Shazam are either trashed or ignored (in the case of Shazam), whereas BB is basically universally regarded as a good movie.

Shazam was average at best for me. Looking forward to The Rock legitimizing that one next time around.

Are there any major spoilers we should avoid reading, or is the plot similar enough that we can keep reading the thread?

Side note: I have no idea how you watched a 4 hour movie already and can have a productive workday today...

YouBet said:

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Shazam was average at best for me. Looking forward to The Rock legitimizing that one next time around.

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Shazam was a great movie for what it was. A campy 90s style super hero movie closer to a Sony spiderman movie than an MCU movie.

Audience score is at 97% after 2500+ reviews

Also figure most of those are the diehards that stayed up to watch it. The audience score will be more telling after the weekend.

Has anyone watched a big movie like this using their AirPod Pro buds? I could obviously test it. Just curious.

Just got an Apple TV and have never used them for this.

Not a diehard, just a slow Thursday, it is definitely more dramatic than the first movie. But again as a casual movie watcher, this version is explaining a lot more that I never knew. Just finished "Part One".

Critics score keeps climbing. Figured it would start taking a hit today rather than keep going up.

Should be able to able to get away from work around 5 pm ET. Just 4 hours to go.

Yes, and it's amazing

I do think they pair better with my iPad Pro than my Apple TV, though.

YouBet said:

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Has anyone watched a big movie like this using their AirPod Pro buds? I could obviously test it. Just curious.

Just got an Apple TV and have never used them for this.

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What are you wondering about? I have AirPods Pro and have used them with my iPhone and iPad but never have with my Apple TV.

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YouBet said:

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Has anyone watched a big movie like this using their AirPod Pro buds? I could obviously test it. Just curious.

Just got an Apple TV and have never used them for this.

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What are you wondering about? I have AirPods Pro and have used them with my iPhone and iPad but never have with my Apple TV.

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About using them paired directly with my Apple TV and watching on 4k TV.

My 5.1 setup is temporarily out of commission so I can watch on my best TV with AirPod Pros or I can watch on my older (still good) TV with 2.1 sound.

First world problems, I know.

I'm going to watch this over the weekend considering it's not Wonder Woman 2 horrible.

I'm right at 1:51. End of Part 3. Seems like a logical stopping point, so will pickup from there. This could have been two movies.