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I enjoyed that film more than most people did. Blake Lively.
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^Not a fan of her at all.
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She was great in Age of Adaline with Harrison Ford.
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I haven't seen that movie yet, and when I do, it'll be for other actors.
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They finally got Batman right in Batman vs Superman. Ben Affleck was brilliant in the role. By contrast, Christian Bale was too cold and unsympathetic, Michael Keaton was too normal, Clooney was too smug and Kilmer was just not right for the role at all.
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Yes, along with Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.
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I liked Wonder Man too, sum1. And since when did Rogue take his powers? Can't she just stick to her own? This is the second person she's done this too, after Carol Danvers. I thought Simon Williams' ionic power couldn't be taken from him like that? And he's supposedly in Guardians of the Galaxy 2? Well, I won't speculate at this point. I'm still waiting for Adam Warlock to show up in Guardians of the Galaxy, since Gamora is supposed to be HIS girlfriend. And I agree that Monica Rambeau should get a chance to be in the MCU. I just think for narrative reasons the Captain Marvel name should stay with Carol since she's part of that storyline and Monica isn't.
Yeah, I know it was a retcon, but I still consider Donald Blake to be Thor's alternate personality created by Odin and not a real person. As for Wolverine losing his adamantium for 7 years, Marvel always does this to its characters. Sometimes they de-power them if they think they've been too powerful for too long, or alter them slightly and stuff like that. Remember when they limited Hank Pym's size changing after that lab accident? Or when they paralyzed Tony Stark and had him become dependent on the Iron Man armor? Or when they powered down the Hulk during his gray-skinned "Mr. Fixit" period? Or when they gave Peter Parker those organic web-shooters after the Sam Raimi film came out? I personally don't like it, but whatever... I hate to be a killjoy, but I don't really like Ben Affleck's Batman either. He's too old, for one thing. Why Zack Snyder would make Bruce Wayne an aging superhero near the end of his career when Superman is just starting out and before the Justice League has even been formed is beyond me. I know he's got a thing for Frank Miller, but it's out of context in this instance. I also don't like that he was so easily manipulated by Lex Luthor. Bruce is supposed to be the world's greatest detective, so why do filmmakers always dumb him down? Bruce gets cryptic messages goading him into a fight with Superman and he doesn't even investigate where these messages are coming from? That's like Sherlock Holmes allowing Professor Moriarty to play him. Luthor has never outwitted Bruce, and Bruce is always five steps ahead of everyone. And since when has Batman ever branded people with his bat-shuriken, guaranteeing they'll get killed in prison? I just didn't think that Ben really had the personality of Bruce Wayne down. He made him seem to easily unhinged. And his Bat-suit didn't do it for me. That Frank Miller-inspired Bat symbol looks like a kite, not a bat. So far my favorite Batman has been Kevin Conroy, and the Batman from the Arkham video games. I just don't think Hollywood's ever nailed it. I agree with you about Michael Keaton. I get into arguments on YouTube all the time with people who say that Keaton "captured the essence of Bruce Wayne." How, by sitting around brooding all the time while Jack Nicholson stole the entire movie? Those movies were always more about the villains than about Batman, and Keaton never got to do much. He was physically wrong for the role - too short, too old, and not convincing as a martial arts-trained vigilante/detective. Christian Bale was too wimpy as Bruce Wayne and tried too hard to "method" his way through the role. His Bruce Wayne was even less of a detective and relied way too much on other people's help. His fight scene choreography was the worst I've ever seen, and his incoherent growling was ridiculous. I'm not gonna even get into the embarrassment that was George Clooney. And Val Kilmer didn't give a . He wouldn't even dye his hair for the role. Bruce Wayne as a blonde? Seriously? You're gonna think I'm OCD or something, but I do care that the actors look like the characters they're playing. How can I take Amy Adams seriously as Lois Lane when she looks like the prototypical Marvel redhead? I'm sorry, are you Jean Grey? Mary Jane Watson? Natasha Romanov? Who? Lois Lane???? I disliked Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman because she played her as a ditzy blonde, and she's supposed to be a sultry dark-haired seductress. Kirsten Dunst is a natural blonde, but dyed her hair red for Mary Jane Watson. Emma Stone is a natural redhead, but dyed her hair blonde for Gwen Stacy. Even Brandon Routh wore blue contacts over his natural brown eyes to play Superman. Val Kilmer just didn't look at all like Bruce Wayne. And both Christian Bale and Ben Affleck have brown eyes, but Bruce Wayne is blue eyed. I know, it sounds weird, but I still wish they got the eyes right. Gal Gadot looks great as Wonder Woman, but I wish she had those piercing blue eyes like the character from the comics instead of brown. Hugh Jackman nails the personality of Wolverine, but at 6'2" he's way too tall. And all the guys who play the 6'3" Cyclops are way too short. Remember Toby Maguire as Peter Parker? Not only was he too short, and lacked Peter's signature snappy banter, he had blue eyes. Peter Parker has brown eyes in the comics! That's why I loved Andrew Garfield as Peter. He had the right hair, the right height, he nailed the snappy banter, and he had brown eyes. When I looked at him, I saw Peter Parker. Do I sound too nitpicky? __________________
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