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[a916]

WW surpassing BvS makes BvS look even worse. I still don't understand how you have two of the most recognizable heroes and don't make mad bank. On the bright side, I love that people love WW.

Is this rhetorical? I imagine poor word of mouth/reviews/less repeat viewings...

 

[Solid SOAP]

BvS may have been critically lambasted, did less numbers, and just wasn't as good as Wonder Woman, yes. But hating on the movie is a boring and tired cliché at this point.

So Wonder Woman told an inspiring tale featuring a powerful immigrant freshly introduced and seeing our world for the first time, and that's good, and people needed it.

BvS told a dark tale of an immigrant who has always been here, was a part of our world from the inside and felt he belonged, who then revealed his true power, and lost that sense of belonging when he saw how the America around him recoiled in fear.

I have the sense that if these movies grow shallow and weary the audience of their escapism, people will look back on BvS more kindly.

The movie... TRIED to tell the story you described, but ultimately got bogged down by, ironically, being too "comic booky" and trying to feature too many characters and weightless "moments" that ultimately made the film a superficial and dumb affair. I consider BvS dumber than most CBM simply because it actually attempts, at times, to tell a meaningful story... only then for the audience to be side-swiped by a silly and ridiculous portrayal of Luthor, or meaningless violence with no explanation, or a fight with a giant ogre.

It's too bad because with some small changes to the script, this could've been an excellent movie, it just tried way too hard to jumpstart a movie franchise that it fell flat on its face.

 

[Toxi]

Note: The last panel is a joke

I think this might actually beat "Quiet breathes through her skin" for stupidest explanation for fanservice ever.

 

[Sub_Level]

Awesome, my 660 ww gross guess was correct.

My domestic vs international ratio was way off tho. Wonder if anyone in that thread got it completely accurate.

 

[plainr_]

This one is well deserved.

 

[Veelk]

Well, if nothing else, BvS can always claim that it's the first movie depicting wonder woman as the best hero in the DCEU.

 

[FTF]

Well deserved! Go WW, go!

 

[Gunslinger]

Well deserved it was a much better picture than bvs.

 

[Chamber]

Spidey about to make 1 bil.

calm yoself.

You guys set your expectations too high every time. Spidey will make $850M and dudes will be calling it a disappointment.

 

[ArmGunar]

Well deserved, a very good movie ! En route for $400M domestic and $780M worldwide

But I still prefer Batman v Superman

 

[kamineko]

So glad. I felt like I was living through some dark times as a DC fan, like they'd never get anything right

Wonder Woman was some sweet relief

 

[jelly]

Awesome, more good DC films please and female super heroes!

 

[Solo]

Makes you wonder if Whedon/WB is frantically editing Justice League to frame as much of it as possible around WW. I know I would.

 

[a916]

Makes you wonder if Whedon/WB is frantically editing Justice League to frame as much of it as possible around WW. I know I would.

That's not the right lesson to take... they should be frantically working to make the best movie possible. Wonder Woman is clearly set, a fan favourite, she doesn't need extra work to get over.

 

[TheTylerDurden]

Makes you wonder if Whedon/WB is frantically editing Justice League to frame as much of it as possible around WW. I know I would.

That would be the wrong thing to do. Using poor takes because they feature WW would be a move of desperation that would undercut the movie (if they didn't have enough decent WW footage).

If it causes the story to make less sense, wrecks the flow, etc. That would be bad. They had no way of really knowing how well WW would do, so the story structure includes her probably as much as Bats, at most - and probably Bats more so.

I'm guessing they have positioned him as the leader, with WW kinda second in command. They seem to be forming the league together, but it was his idea.

We shall see. It's tempting to just take a note from the studio and go with "More WW at any cost!" - could be their undoing.

 

[Solo]

That's not the right lesson to take... they should be frantically working to make the best movie possible. Wonder Woman is clearly set, a fan favourite, she doesn't need extra work to get over.

It's not about putting her over, it's about the realization that audiences clearly connect with her optimism and heroism more than these dour versions of Superman and Batman.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I think it's not only possible, but plausible that once WB got a sense of how Wonder Woman would play, that they shifted Justice League's rewrites/reshoots to give her a more prominent role.

Again, Whedon got brought on to that film a lot earlier than anyone realized, and has been a part of fixing it in post for awhile now.

 

[Decado]

Exactly! A movie having Superman AND Batman, that too in todays time, should've had no trouble in crossing 1b, even if it was mediocre.
It had to be another kind of shitty to not earn even 900m.

It wasn't, though. It was awful.

 

[Principate]

Awesome, my 660 ww gross guess was correct.

My domestic vs international ratio was way off tho. Wonder if anyone in that thread got it completely accurate.

Nah doean't or mean you were completely wrong. It'a on track to beat that.

 

[zero_suit]

Nah doean't or mean you were completely wrong. It'a on track to beat that.

It already has.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wonderwoman.htm

 

[Firemind]

I think it's not only possible, but plausible that once WB got a sense of how Wonder Woman would play, that they shifted Justice League's rewrites/reshoots to give her a more prominent role.

Again, Whedon got brought on to that film a lot earlier than anyone realized, and has been a part of fixing it in post for awhile now.

So there will be ass shots of Wonder Woman now?

 

[JCHandsom]

I think it's not only possible, but plausible that once WB got a sense of how Wonder Woman would play, that they shifted Justice League's rewrites/reshoots to give her a more prominent role.

Again, Whedon got brought on to that film a lot earlier than anyone realized, and has been a part of fixing it in post for awhile now.

He needed time to write in where Wonder Woman bemoans not being able to have kids /s

 

[moffattron9000]

But Batman Vs Superman made over 200 million more as things currently stand.

 

[Slaythe]

Not gonna lie, kinda disappointing worldwide. :/

 

[shoreu]

*slides Black Canary spec script across the table*

It's time, Warner Bros. It's time.

Very happy for the Wonder Woman crew. Well deserved win.

... Vixen brah it's her time to shine

 

[Einchy]

and has been a part of fixing it in post for awhile now.

Not even giving Snyder the benefit of doubt. 😞

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

obligatory

credit to George Oscar Bluth II

 

[geomon]

Oh God.

If they change the suit, the fanboys will riot.

Give us Earth 2 Power Girl.

 

[TheTylerDurden]

It already has.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wonderwoman.htm

I still find it odd when I look at that page that they listed Ewen Bremner as one of the four actors they chose to list.

Like...why? I liked his character and all, but why? lol

 

[Tankard]

Well deserved, WW is twice the film these two are and i didn't even consider it one of the best Superhero movies i watched the last few years, but it's a very good one.

 

[Savitar]

Beyond well deserved, so many were worried about this movie before it came out. And look how it ended up! Can't blame people for being fearful on what might happen but seeing this movie being a triumph is damn fantastic.

Wonder Woman right now is a character that needs to shine more than ever.

 

[Falchion]

What a success! So happy to see a great DC movie being their most successful.

 

[Anth0ny]

I think it's not only possible, but plausible that once WB got a sense of how Wonder Woman would play, that they shifted Justice League's rewrites/reshoots to give her a more prominent role.

Again, Whedon got brought on to that film a lot earlier than anyone realized, and has been a part of fixing it in post for awhile now.

There's only so much you can fix in post, though. Turning a Snyder comic book film into something... optimistic and likeable seems downright impossible.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Lol get back to me when a film without RDJ makes a billion

The last two solo Batman films earned more than a billion. Not DCEU but superhero films done after the MCU and without RDJ nonetheless.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Remember when a huge portion of GAF thought the movie was gonna either bomb or barely break even.

Good times.

 

[M.W.]

Glad to see this. SS and BvS are some of the worst movies ever made, and that's not hyperbole.

 

[Village]

Oh God.

If they change the suit, the fanboys will riot.

That shit fuels me

 

[Bobby Roberts]

There's only so much you can fix in post, though. Turning a Snyder comic book film into something... optimistic and likeable seems downright impossible.

They brought him on sometime in March, I believe.

 

[zero_suit]

SS and BvS are some of the worst movies ever made, and that's not hyperbole.

Yes it is.

 

[Imbarkus]

The movie... TRIED to tell the story you described, but ultimately got bogged down by, ironically, being too "comic booky" and trying to feature too many characters and weightless "moments" that ultimately made the film a superficial and dumb affair. I consider BvS dumber than most CBM simply because it actually attempts, at times, to tell a meaningful story... only then for the audience to be side-swiped by a silly and ridiculous portrayal of Luthor, or meaningless violence with no explanation, or a fight with a giant ogre.

It's too bad because with some small changes to the script, this could've been an excellent movie, it just tried way too hard to jumpstart a movie franchise that it fell flat on its face.

Agreed!

 

[PopeReal]

Just caught a matinee on Wednesday.

Very good, at times great movie. Gal Gidot handled the role much better than I expected (from what I heard about her acting skills).

Girlfriend really liked it too.

 

[ryan299]

Remember when a huge portion of GAF thought the movie was gonna either bomb or barely break even.

Good times.

Where's the marketing?!?

 

[Anth0ny]

They brought him on sometime in March, I believe.

Hmm. I believe in Whedon, but it truly is a gargantuan task. Fingers crossed.

 

[Lothars]

Yes it is.

Nope it's not, they are terrible and deserve all the criticism they get. Just like Wonder Woman is a good movie and deserves the praise it gets.

 

[DeathyBoy]

Yes it is.

I'm so sick of people saying they are.

Most disappointing films? A stretch but okay. Worst? Megan Is Missing is far worse. Worst third act of any film I've ever seen.

Spoiler

How hard is it to fill a grave for fuck sake? Last ten minutes kill an already atrocious film completely.

 

[DOWN]

Please learn the right lessons WB

 

[Fancyarcher]

Cyborg is cool, it's just he doesn't feel like he belongs in the Justice League. Thought that's probably holding on to his time in the Teen Titans.

I agree. He's always worked best with the titans, though that's because of tradition and origin.

 

[Cuburt]

Congrats to WW. Deserved it more than SS and BvS.

Now just keep up the quality.

 

[JeTmAn81]

Ain't nobody got legs like Wonder Woman

 

[Error]

I thoughy it would be BvS but....

Maybe this Reeves Batman joint which will be amazing hopefully

Wishful thinkong from me Aquaman makes $750 mill

WB marketing machine is strong, Aquaman is gonna make bank.