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My pros and cons

posted 10 months ago by seanwhelan2310 (562)
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Pros
-Ezra Miller (I thought was great, the interactions between the two Barrys was funny as well)
-Michael Keaton as Batman, I liked his character in this and glad that he wasn't ruined like other legacy characters in other franchises (e.g Luke Skywalker/Han Solo in Star Wars Sequel trilogy), kinda wish we got more of why he quit being Batman and what happened after Batman Returns
-The opening sequence, nice to some of the JL gang together for the last time, the blue Affleck Batman suit was sick.
-The music score
-Sasha Calle as Supergirl, sad to see this only what we'll get of her before the 'reboot'
-Thought the scene with Barry and his mother in the super market was touching
-The reference of Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly in the alternate timeline to me was quite funny
-Andy Muschetti's direction, I feel like despite the movie's issues, Andy seemed like he was having fun making this movie, even with the Batman scenes, so he was potential to make a good movie out of "The Brave and the Bold".

Cons
-The third act was wonky
-The CGI and effects weren't great and look like PS3 graphics, this movie was filmed two years ago and finished in late-2021, and that work should of gave them enough time to perfect them.
-The cameos, I thought it was an insult to having George Reeves' Superman digitalised since Reeves hated playing Superman, also the Chris Reeve cameo was out of place, even he would have hated his cameo, it would have been better if they got Brandon Routh to play Superman in this since he looks like Reeve and played Superman in 2006. I know that the Muschetti's sought approval from Reeve and Adam West's children, but Reeves has no surviving cast members
-The scene where Flash puts a baby into the microwave was just tasteless and not appropriate, it's something like Ezra Miller would probably do.

[–] Nate Adams SA23 (896) 10 months ago

I liked the movie as it is,just a fun popcorn movie. I'm probably the only one that doesn't care about the cgi and microwave babies and laughed all the way through the scene mentioned. Especially the end credits with the dog. 7/10

[–] FilmBuff (6697) 10 months ago

The falling babies scene didn't seem like anything bad to me at the time, and the baby in the microwave was funny and clever, and showed ingenuity on the part of the hero. My only thought came later, after he and Alfred had joked about a baby shower and Barry showed up to work-- I felt the line would have been funnier had he told his boss he was late because he had to attend a baby shower, leaving his boss perplexed about why one would have taken place at that hour of the day.