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The main things I liked are basically anything from before the 2:10 mark or so. After that, I didn't want or need to see anything else. I hated seeing Lex's plans with Zod and the creation of Doomsday; that's something that should have been saved for the last trailer, if they were going to reveal it at all (wish they never did period). But having it debut in a trailer months upon months before its release? Doesn't make much sense.
However, the important, main stuff is great. I love, love, love Ben's Bruce. In every scene I can see him turning on and off his playboy performance, and at times you can see the anger spill over his eyes, especially in his talk with Clark. His deliveries were spot on. If the haters aren't at least giving him the benefit of the doubt now, they're feigning their distaste. He IS Batman.
I thought Henry was great too; his deliveries were so great and natural, and I loved the dynamic he has with Bruce in and out of the suit. I feel like one of the best and most talked about elements of the entire film will simply be their dynamic and interactions. I especially love it when Superman tells Batman that he'd be dead if he wasn't holding back; as many have said, it's crucial to have that line in there to make it clear what kind of person Superman is and just what Bruce is up against.
I'm still on the fence with Eisenberg, but I think that the annoyance I feel for his Lex will only help to make him a better villain in a strange way; if we already despise him going in there won't be much more we'll need to see to want him stopped. While he falters and pesters in scenes like Bruce and Clark's meeting, others, like his dialogue with Lois are brilliant and well acted; it underscores him as a man with a vision that he feels is absent or underserved in lesser minds, setting him up as an interesting character who will no doubt be outdone by his hubris. I hope they don't completely use up Lex in this and put him behind bars, though; he needs to be a consistent part of the DCCU from this point on, and eventually, president of the US if they decide to go that way with him. We'll see how he works in B v S first, eh?
And yes, the CGI can definitely get way out of control. This is most apparent in the last minute of the trailer, with the Doomsday reveal. What should have been an epic moment in the reveal of the DC Trinity of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman standing alongside each other to face a common threat feels instead like what it actually is: a cheap green screen shot. It sorely pales in comparison to the action shot of the same kind from The Avengers, big time.
I don't either love or hate this aspect, but how do we feel about Batman's modulated voice? I was hoping the mech suit was what was giving him that, but now that we see he's still using it while in his regular suit, I'm unsure how I like it. I want to hear an unmanipulated voice, clear and grisly. I get that it would help Bruce disguise himself while acting as Batman, but I feel we lose something essential with its inclusion.
Still, for me the positives outweigh the negatives. The only concerns I have are the Zod/Doomsday situation. I'd rather have seen Doomsday in a future Superman sequel for an adaptation of The Death of Superman. Now THAT would have been a hell of a ride.
The rumors of one of the Batman solo films being an adaptation of A Death in the Family feel even stronger after this trailer, and I for one would love to see that. The glimpses we keep getting of Jason's death at the hands of the Joker feel like the filmmakers are leading us in the direction of a story featuring that tragic loss for Batman. Having that movie as part of the DCCU line-up would cement why Bruce gave up being Batman long ago, and give us a chance to see a live action Red Hood that would test Batman's rules as a crimefighter, even if this version of the character feels more willing to go farther than other Batmans we've seen. I'm pretty pumped.
I just want to beat it with a tire iron.
That was great! Can't wait! :-bd
I'm with you. I can get behind everyone in this movie, even Eisenberg, except Gadot. Partly because she hasn't impressed me as an actress before, largely because we haven't seen her do anything in the movie but stand with a shield looking miffed, and indescribably because she isn't Jaime Alexander. Oh, what could have been...
:((
And of course, I'm of the opinion that Idris Elba would make the coolest John Stewart Green Lantern anyone has ever seen. Again, nice work, Marvel. You @#$#%$%$^%^%$%&;%&&%....
I thought they'd just release a longer, more extensive clip of that scene for the "trailer," or at least a trailer that showed more than two seconds of footage from it. When that didn't happen, I think we all got confused. It's a shame too, because many wanted more of that scene as opposed to the spoiler-filled trailer we got.
As for Batfleck, the detail is incredible, but he certainly does have a 'stubbyness' about him. He's a tall guy, and they should probably create a whole new base body for him. Looks like in the pic, they're just using the regular one- the suit looks so good, that I'm sure on a taller body it would be perfect!
Hopefully that's the intention and they aren't planning to release it like in the pics....
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The HotToys Batmobile however, looks like it drove right off the set!
Looks so expensive, only the real Bruce Wayne could afford it...
Edit- sorry, I didn't realize they were so big! They're behind the spoiler tags now!
But only one of them can get cavillties.