Post by Larcen26 on Nov 19, 2017 4:31:00 GMT
I liked it a lot.
Far from perfect, but ultimately, I really put all of the issues squarely in Steppenwolf's shoulders...he was a massive anchor.
Spoilery below here, but since this is a review thread, I won't hide it.
Pretty much I liked everything up until all they had to deal with was him and the Mother Boxes. At that point, there were no stakes, and I didn't care for him as a villain, so it was a pretty anti-climactic fight. But all of the other fights were pretty solid, my favorite being the first one in Gotham where they go after the STAR Labs people.
But the character moments were all good, if occasionally clunky.
Loved the opening bit with Superman on the cell phone...great balance between the slightly aloof Snyder version, and the Superman we all want him to be. The might have over-corrected with him slightly during the fight at the end.
I thought Cyborg would be the weak link, but I was pleasantly surprised, particularly with the performance.
Barry in the Batcave for the first time was great. Bruce's advice to him before the fight was a great moment...
The hint of the dynamic in Atlantis was cool...got me interested in the solo flick, and let us in on what Origin story they are using.
The thing is, I really enjoyed it up until they kinda stopped hitting Parademons and focused on Steppenwolf...and that being the last act, I can see how people might leave with a bad taste in their mouths.
Anything else is nitpicky...They went too blue in the new Supes costume, this design works better with the darker blue. Why would Bruce and Diana send Flash and Cyborg to dig up Clark if they had such an emotional tie to him? Should Barry be socially challenged?
7.5 out of 10.
Far from perfect, but ultimately, I really put all of the issues squarely in Steppenwolf's shoulders...he was a massive anchor.
Spoilery below here, but since this is a review thread, I won't hide it.
Pretty much I liked everything up until all they had to deal with was him and the Mother Boxes. At that point, there were no stakes, and I didn't care for him as a villain, so it was a pretty anti-climactic fight. But all of the other fights were pretty solid, my favorite being the first one in Gotham where they go after the STAR Labs people.
But the character moments were all good, if occasionally clunky.
Loved the opening bit with Superman on the cell phone...great balance between the slightly aloof Snyder version, and the Superman we all want him to be. The might have over-corrected with him slightly during the fight at the end.
I thought Cyborg would be the weak link, but I was pleasantly surprised, particularly with the performance.
Barry in the Batcave for the first time was great. Bruce's advice to him before the fight was a great moment...
The hint of the dynamic in Atlantis was cool...got me interested in the solo flick, and let us in on what Origin story they are using.
The thing is, I really enjoyed it up until they kinda stopped hitting Parademons and focused on Steppenwolf...and that being the last act, I can see how people might leave with a bad taste in their mouths.
Anything else is nitpicky...They went too blue in the new Supes costume, this design works better with the darker blue. Why would Bruce and Diana send Flash and Cyborg to dig up Clark if they had such an emotional tie to him? Should Barry be socially challenged?
7.5 out of 10.