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Actually in the book, he was kind of the weak link in the group and takes himself out of the equation early on in Part 2. I thought the kid who portrayed him did a good job capturing the character. Stan didn't want any part of fighting the entity known as "IT" and he resisted until he didn't have a choice.
Now at 36% on RT... Groan!!!
Who knows what that joker is thinking. Whedon is a bit of an ego-maniac. Guess he doesn't want his name associated with the Justice League movie. That's disappointing. Guess WB just brought him in to manage failure instead of turn things around.
Peter Howell of the Toronto Star had this gem of a quote about Justice League:
“The film is marginally better than last year’s sour and dispiriting Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but that’s like saying that dental surgery is preferable to passing a kidney stone.”
That's just brutal.
I agree with your thoughts totally. Age Of Ultron was certainly a bust. You could tell that it was put back together after Whedon initially messed it up trying to make his own vision, instead of following the MCU formula. It wasn't a terrible movie but it certainly wasn't good either. Mediocre is the term that comes to mind. This is the sole reason he got fired (yes, he was fired by Marvel) and Kevin Feige set him straight that the characters and their stories DIDN'T belong to Josh freaking Whedon but to Marvel.
That's the problem with guys like Whedon and Snyder. They consider themselves "artists" and that's fine and dandy when you're splattering paint all over a blank canvas that you own, however when you're firing paintballs at properties considered to be masterpieces by their fans (Marvel and DC) you're messing with something that is already established art. Whedon would put a low-cut dress on the Mona Lisa and Snyder would make the background behind her look like the Earth was burning.
I'll give Whedon props for ONE great MCU movie and no props for a middling-to-lousy second MCU movie. He's kind of lost his shine to me. As for Snyder, he's more of a visuals guy than a storyteller and he wanted to see Batman in prison and being rapped. What kind of screwball like that was EVER allowed to be the visionary for the DCEU?!?
Keep both those ego-driven "artists" away from both franchises. That's my take on it!
Sigh... down to 38% on RT now. I don't know as of now, whether I want to see this or not.
Dang it! How hard is it to take beloved characters that people know and build a good story around them?!? Come on, WB!
Well, despite the fact that BVS was a mess of a movie (and I'm being charitable with that critique), I'm likely going to give Justice League a look tonight when I head to the theater. I honestly have gotten to the point where I don't think WB cares so much about good DC movies as they care about toy marketing. Oh well!
Currently JL is sitting at 39% on RT and has a 47 (was 50 earlier) on MC.
It doesn't bode well. :(
I thought the scene with Doctor Strange was a good segway into the main story, yet to each his own. Thor:Ragnarok wasn't my favorite MCU movie but it was certainly the most entertaining in the Thor movie trilogy. Chris Hemsworth was able to elevate the character, show more of Thor's personable side. The humor was appropriate, given that Thor goes from being a demi-god to being busted down by Hella and ending up in an arena, fighting the Hulk. There were also moments in the story where he and Loki re-bond as brothers. That was a nice touch.