Changing the characters personalities is unacceptable.
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hyperbolic_time_waster — 12 years ago(February 07, 2014 08:14 PM)
I couldn't agree more. Superman was a mega-douche and an arrogant idiot. He killed the guy who was trying to convert him into a Reaper in such a dark way! Earlier in the movie, Batman said Superman didn't kill and Superman confirmed! No! I understand why Supes killed Zod in Man of Steel, but he didn't have to kill that one guy in this movie.
Wonder Woman was justwow. Super cheesy and campy; I cringed at the ice cream scene and the awkward intimate moments she had with Superman.
Green Lantern annoyed me too; as did his voice. Why not get Nathan Fillion or Adam Baldwin again?
Captain Marvel was bad too. But wait, didn't he always have lightning powers? Doesn't the "Z" in SHAZAM stand for Zeus? To me, that says that lightning powers are implied.
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SilentOne92 — 12 years ago(February 08, 2014 02:16 PM)
Agree somewhat. This film seems to be written for a much younger audience but not with much that would have an older audience really enjoying it. It is an okay animated move. I think if it was written a little more for adults, it would have been extremely good
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pillsdude7 — 12 years ago(February 09, 2014 12:02 AM)
Don't compare these guys to the Watchmen characters they are nothing alike. That is like comparing Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight books because it deals with two lovers from two different worlds. The characters in this movie definitely have problems but they aren't designed that way in a break down of the superhero it was to make them darker or edgier for new readers basically Ultimate DC. There really was no deep thought into making the New 52 DC it was just another reboot about the 5th to 6th time they have done it through the years and probably in another 10 they will reboot the DC universe again.
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Dragonsouls — 12 years ago(February 09, 2014 02:26 AM)
No, they aren't like the Watchmen, but they are "Less Perfect" than in the past. Sothere is a slight comparison there. The Watchmen were not the prototypical super-heroes. And now, everyone is following that mold. The new Justice League is for sure. And I like it. I'm not a new reader, but I accept change and respect it.
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arusinghnz — 12 years ago(February 13, 2014 09:27 PM)
Agreed. The DC New 52 is a mess. I gave up reading the whole lot.
My thought is that they should have just continued on from Flash Point. Everything worked for me with the characters and would have made a better starting point than a total reboot.
A total reboot just confuses the storytelling and the historical stuff is now obsolete. I however have also gone back to reading comics before the reboot and am enjoying those as well.
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shadowreign2k — 12 years ago(February 18, 2014 10:28 PM)
Agreed with OP.
However, after watching Crisis on Two Earths again I take to heart something Owlman said, "Every decision we make is meaningless, because somewhere on a parallel earth we've already made the opposite choice." With that said, I'd like to believe that the New 52 is a parallel earth created by the events of Flashpoint and that the DC Universe as we once knew it still exists somewhere. -
jamasian_man — 12 years ago(February 20, 2014 02:03 AM)
What's even worse is that all Original DC Movies now have to be in continuity with this one.
Meaning they won't adapt the way better Justice League stories from the 90's or make a Wonder Woman sequel. All their movies will be based on New 52 stuff, which I think the majority of the titles suck (except for Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Aquaman) -
brickfire — 12 years ago(February 23, 2014 11:31 AM)
Meaning they won't adapt the way better Justice League stories from the 90's or make a Wonder Woman sequel. All their movies will be based on New 52 stuff, which I think the majority of the titles suck (except for Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Aquaman)
Green lantern stories still go on from pre -flashpoint.Anyway the green lantern comics ARE ONE OF THE BEST in DC. -
cyguration — 10 years ago(December 19, 2015 02:55 AM)
I loved the whole Owlman character so much. He had some of the best writing for a character in the animated DC movies. I wish he could have been featured in more stuff because he was such a fascinating villain.
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Brother_h — 12 years ago(March 09, 2014 06:40 AM)
Superman. - was like that anyway, even in the 50's. The only real change is that he's more aggressive, which is exactly what he was like in the 80's 'Man of Steel' novels.
Green Lantern - Hal Jordan was never really that strong or a good leader. He was never funny to begin with and always was whiny. He didn't mature until later in his career.
WW - At least she talks now, unlike the original who was left out for a lot of major plots. In the more recent versions, she acts exactly like this.
The original Justice LEague had just met and for no reason at all(except horrendous writing) they just got along like they've been a team for years.
Shazam/ Cpt. Marvel - Was a thief. He did steal. He was an orphan who had nothing. He eventaully became a better person. and he's always had lightning powers. Power of Zeus, remember. They call him Shazam because DC can't exactly use the name Captain Marvel. You can blame DC for that. There's a reason why the books have been called Shazam! since the 60's when DC brought it back after a 20 year hiatus, since DC tried to kill the character off because he was a Fawcett comics character who was too similar to Superman.
Keep in mind, these characters are still in the early times of their careers. They aren't born instantly good people. Even in the original golden age versions they acted irresponsibly, but they learned a lesson afterwards.Join us