The Fireside

  To me, Justice League (2017) was an average, run-of-the-mill superhero movie. If one has never seen any of the other DCU movies going from Man of Steel - Birds of Prey , there doesn't appear to be any problems with it, aside from the fact that it's generic. The problem(s) with it, if you have been watching since Man of Steel , is that many things that were set up in Man of Steel and Batman v Superman are either completely ignored, or glossed over. This is most noticeable with regards to Danny Elfman's score: why are the themes presentedin Man of Steel and Batman v Superman ignored, in favour of the John Williams Superman theme, and Danny Elfman's Batman theme from 1989?! It makes zero sense - Justice League is not connected to either of those films. But, again, this is not as much of an issue if this is the only film of the current DCU that you'll watch. I gave the film a solid, well-rounded 5/10. It wasn't very good...nor was it awful - taken complet...

 In preparation of Zack Snyder's version of Justice Leauge actually (finally?) coming into being, I wanted to re-visit the first two entries of the DC universe ahead of time - which are also his movies - Man of Steel , and Batman v Superman (or I'll sometimes refer to it by it's subtitle, Dawn of Justice ). Before starting this post, however, I want to express this: I both love films, and comic books. Sometimes, finding that 'happy medium' between the two can be tricky. The other is, I'm essentially a "DC". (remember that parody video that spoofed the 'Are You an Apple or a PC' commercial titled 'Are You a Marvel or a DC?') I've always, overall, liked DC more of the two - better stories in the comics, better animated material. However, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is unquestionably good when it came to the realm of live action content. With a few minor exceptions, from 2008 with Iron Man to 2019's Avengers: Endgame , w...

Superman willingly surrenders in Man of Steel. The cuffs, and the act, are his way of trying to fit into humanity, showing humans he means no harm. (ed note: my next post will be about Bluesfest...still making that list!) I finally got around to seeing Man of Steel, the first good Superman movie since 1978. Here's what I thought.