"DCEU" is no more. It's "The World of DC" from here on out.

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I'm not calling it that until they put out two good movies in a row

Is it just me or did 7-8 separate lines in that trailer fall completely flat?

The war sharks looked pretty cool though.

Hmm. Shazam stock is up, Aquaman stock is down in my eyes. One has jokes that land, the other doesn't at all.

Ulrich said:

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Is it just me or did 7-8 separate lines in that trailer fall completely flat?

The war sharks looked pretty cool though.

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Arthur as a kid was by far the most compelling/interesting thing in the trailer.

Shazam looks like it has potential. Aquaman went about as expected.

Why is the Shazam teaser trailer longer than the Aquaman official trailer?

Will take the opposite opinion. Shazam looked ok up until they showed Shazam. Looked terrible after that. I'm out until VOD. Wife agreed.

Aquaman looked awesome. It was a little awkward looking over at my wife during the trailer and questioning in my mind if she was literally orgasming though. Her only words: "I will see that."

Wife and I enjoyed both trailers. Look forward to seeing both in the theatre.

I like the redesign of the under water effects. Much better than JL.

My first take on Aquaman was that it had a very similar feel to Black Panther (though with Aquaman being the outsider).

I finally saw JL for the first time, still haven't seen WW. I don't have the stars to pull up the JL thread.

JL wasn't horrible. The CGI was odd near the end with the purple stuff expanding from the mother boxes (which I did not understand what it was or why it was). Steppenwolf and the parademons were not bad, I just didn't understand why they gave Steppenwolf an axe but treated like a hammer or maul; that thing couldn't cut tissue paper.

I was apprehensive about Ezra Miller but enjoyed his act.

This was the first movie with Batman where I actually paused to consider the cost of all of his vehicles and weapons. It seemed beyond over the top.

and yes, I could not stop staring at Supe's upper lip. I knew about the CGI lip ahead of time but still his lip looked off at times.

Sorry that I missed this one in theaters and will see the next JL movie in a theater.

I'm mostly a marvel fanboy but read a lot of GL books so I can't wait for the GL Corps movie.

also, were Steppenwolf's travel tunnels "boom tubes" or are boom tubes strictly for Apocalypse's crowd?

bearamedic99 said:

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also, were Steppenwolf's travel tunnels "boom tubes" or are boom tubes strictly for Apocalypse's crowd?

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They were boom tubes. Cyborg is also capable of boom tubes, but the movie version hasn't realized this yet.

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As far as Shazam, maybe it's that Zachary Levi is so damn likeable but that looks like a lot of fun. If they can nail the tone, which is admittedly the DCU's major shortcoming, that could be really good.

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i'm excited about Shazam and pulling for Levi

bearamedic99 said:

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I finally saw JL for the first time, still haven't seen WW. I don't have the stars to pull up the JL thread.

JL wasn't horrible. The CGI was odd near the end with the purple stuff expanding from the mother boxes (which I did not understand what it was or why it was). Steppenwolf and the parademons were not bad, I just didn't understand why they gave Steppenwolf an axe but treated like a hammer or maul; that thing couldn't cut tissue paper.

I was apprehensive about Ezra Miller but enjoyed his act.

This was the first movie with Batman where I actually paused to consider the cost of all of his vehicles and weapons. It seemed beyond over the top.

and yes, I could not stop staring at Supe's upper lip. I knew about the CGI lip ahead of time but still his lip looked off at times.

Sorry that I missed this one in theaters and will see the next JL movie in a theater.

I'm mostly a marvel fanboy but read a lot of GL books so I can't wait for the GL Corps movie.

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Seems a fair enough review. I enjoyed it for what it was - and admittedly geeked out over having all these DC characters gracing the same screen together for the first time - but I thought the story was weak and Steppenwolf should have been so much more a menacing villain than what they gave us. But yeah, I'll definitely see a second JL if they ever get the notion of making it. With DC's focus on multiple Joker movies, even one about the Joker's mom, I'm not terribly encouraged that they'll do another JL.

one thing occurred to me later on. With DC's darker universe, they seem less family and kid friendly. Am I wrong?

This cast...

AustinAg2K said:

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It sucks for DC, but I think Heath Ledger ruined the Joker for at least another decade. I just can't see anyone else in the role. DC needs to focus on some of the other Batman villains for a while. Batman probably has the best Rogue's Gallery of any comic, but all you ever hear about is the Joker now days.

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This.

bearamedic99 said:

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I finally saw JL for the first time, still haven't seen WW. I don't have the stars to pull up the JL thread.

JL wasn't horrible. The CGI was odd near the end with the purple stuff expanding from the mother boxes (which I did not understand what it was or why it was). Steppenwolf and the parademons were not bad, I just didn't understand why they gave Steppenwolf an axe but treated like a hammer or maul; that thing couldn't cut tissue paper.

I was apprehensive about Ezra Miller but enjoyed his act.

This was the first movie with Batman where I actually paused to consider the cost of all of his vehicles and weapons. It seemed beyond over the top.

and yes, I could not stop staring at Supe's upper lip. I knew about the CGI lip ahead of time but still his lip looked off at times.

Sorry that I missed this one in theaters and will see the next JL movie in a theater.

I'm mostly a marvel fanboy but read a lot of GL books so I can't wait for the GL Corps movie.

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I can't remember if I posted thoughts after I saw JL a couple of weeks ago on HBO, but I thought the movie was garbage. Wonder Woman seems like the only character properly cast. I like the tv Flash better. This one just seemed like he was trying to be DC's answer to Tom Holland's Spiderman. I thought Affleck was ok as Batman in BvS, but he was terrible here. I think DC already needs to reboot everything with a whole new cast.

Also, and this is true for Marvel too, I'm tired of the villian always being some all powerful god or alien. What happened to the psycho rich billionaire who wants to take over the world? Or super powerful soldier had their body mutated by a nuclear accident? Super aliens/gods coming down from space are starting to bore me.

bearamedic99 said:

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one thing occurred to me later on. With DC's darker universe, they seem less family and kid friendly. Am I wrong?

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My son is 9 and my daughter is 6. They love everything about the MCU. They don't care about anything in DC... so you're probably not wrong.

That is a big name for the Joker's mother!

Mother ****er.