What Do You All Think Of The Flash?
I want to get a conversation started on this topic also this will only be a brief summary of my thoughts but I go a bit more in depth on my reaction to Critical Drinkers Flash review, Its up on my Youtube channel now and id appreciate any support! https://youtu.be/MkUhgdUh8SE thank you guys. oh and be sure to leave me feedback over there too.
now I think this movie has been doomed for a while I remember as a number 1 flash fan back in 2016 hearing the flash was getting a movie and it was going to be flash point! coming in 2018! I was so excited even though i wasnt keen on the casting at all I thought ezra might grow into the roll (Lmao that didnt happen) then I started getting worried as the dates kept getting pushe back and the dceu as a whole displayed how inconcistent, and directionless it was, then I heard of early scripts where they were basically gonna use flashpoint to make the D-She-U and i slowly lost hope over the years.
saw the movie last week, I hated it, I still hate ezras caricature of barry allen. I think he displayed good acting but he’s just not barry allen, never was he sucks to me.
I was born int 2000 so the micheal keaton stuff wasnt anything special for me, I would have preferred tomas wayne.
only positive was it was funny at times, the ending wasnt as expected and it was nice seeing batfleck again. thats it. the huge cameo scene came of as pointless, desperate, and cringy. 2 of them were ok-ish. Crazy how they flopped such a fantastic story line that coulda easily been great.
Make sure to check out my video where I expand on certain thoughts about the movie! And respond to the drinkers points.
Also:
I havent been active on this site in about 2 years, alot happened and the stresses of life took over, cut out all social platforms. But im back but its good seeing this site still thriving and even seeing some familiar faces in the forums lol I remember alot of you guys and the discussions we had. anyway glad to be back. and Ive finally started working on the Youtube channel I’ve always wanted to!
WHY, did I watch The Flash?
I watched the Flash, not because I wanted to watch a good movie nor was it to watch a terrible movie. Nope, I watched it because I recognize A.I video rendering when I see it.
I need to make it clear, I cannot use any video clips from the movie or Warner Brothers will Copywrite Claim & potentially block my video. I did however include 2 videos that were created with A.I Video to show you how it looks. If you look up The Flash CGI, you will find the scenes & then you can compare the clips I used & draw your own conclusions. It of course makes sense they would go this route as well since it has been in production hell for such a long time & they just wanted it out & they can move on.
The movie is completely pointless. Nothing actually gets resolved in the end since Barry does not return to his real timeline & is stuck in another parallel reality… I guess to set up a Sequel? lol Michael Keaton was the best part of the movie, but even he seemed to phone it in. Supergirl was an angry emo plot advancement. But the biggest take away is that for every good the movie has, it has a parallel within the same scene that ruins it completely. This was Ezra Miller Flash (annoying) meets Barry Allen Flash (normal person)
I had to re-edit the video to remove the music. I own a license for the music but the Filmora Video Editor, apparently does not allow us to use the music for “Commercial Use” since my video is monetized the artist gets to take the money from the entire clip instead of the 30 seconds. F that.
In restless dreams, I walked alone
Narrow streets of movies past
‘Neath the halo of a screen
I turned my collar to the popcorn and coke
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash Top Gun Maverick
That destroyed the Hollywood Agenda
And touched the sound of Nostalgia
And in the naked light, I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing a movie that voices shared
No one dared
Disturb the sound of Wokeness
“Fools”, said I, “You do not know
Great movies give us Joy
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you”
But my words like raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of Theaters
And the people stood and applause
To the great movie was made made
And the fans flashed out its accolades
In the of joy that it forming
And the sign said, “The words of the Fans are written on the Imb and Rotten Tomatoes reviews
In tenement halls”
And whispered in the sounds of joy
First, for those afraid it is “Woke or Agenda Driven” IT IS NOT.
It is a proper and fitting sequel to the Original movie, it did not even overdue flashbacks or call backs, When it did have them they were fitting and honored the original movie. And yes It is a fitting sequel.
The music was OK but lets face it the creators today are not what they were back then and also I have to admit Gaga is not even in my top 1million list of people I enjoy.
The flight scenes were really good, but in truth I am not sure why they had to use real fighters other than Tom probably could so he did. I do not see where using real ones added to or would have detracted from the movie.
The mission, well I kinda had to chuckle at it and just instantly thought the next line by one of the cast was going to be in a John Wayne voice “I use to bullseye womp-rats with my t-16 back home and they are not much bigger” Seriously when you get it you will smile a little inside and say well played rip off of A New Hope. Cannot say more but you will know.
Maverick, well ya he is still Mav no doubt
Ice, that will hurt seeing I will not lie. Onions were being cut all over in that scene.
Mavs new “love interest” was minimal and just ok, chemistry seemed off for some reason to me.
Goose’s son, Now this was well done, very well done and believable.
Other pilots, Well the EGO’s were there as they should be for the best of the best. All in all not badly done.
Is this a Block Buster… OH YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT, Tom was smart holding off releasing until now.
Plot 6 out of 10 sorry the mission was a rip-off of New Hope.
Music 8 out of 10
Cast 9 out of 10
Flight scenes 10 out 0f 10 again could have been in a sim but none the less excellent
Nostalgia factor 10 out of 10, so many try and overdue it, this did not.
4.5 stars
8.5 to 9 out of 10 (cant make my mind up if i would give it a 10, the SW plot is why) I need to think on it a bit, but its the biggest reason I wont say 9 right now, and FYI a 10 for me is EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and its the only movie sequel I ever have given a 10.
When it was over I did have a tear in my eye and smile in my heart and on my face, it did justice to the original and brought back memories. Will i see it again YES no doubt.
I wanna start off by saying that i hate every single movie zach snyder made they were all so long and boring and they literally put me to sleep, like every zack snyder movie has made me fall asleep to the point were it takes me like 4 tries to finally finish it. so needless to say i wasnt the most optimistic the snyder cut, and i hated the director, but after watching the snyder cut i was blown away,
i love the movie and in my opinion the snyder cut is actually the best super hero movie ever made, and possibly my favorite film of all time, but it wouldnt be fair to say that because this movie was allowed 4 hours while other films are limited to 3 hours or less so snyders justice league kinda had an unfair advantage this movie had some of the most beautiful scenes ive ever seen, the part where barry saves iris has become my favorite scene in all of cinema, little things like that are what make this movie so great, the character development and motivations were the best ive ever seen but again the movie had the advantage of being 4 hours,
there are still little things that ruin it for me like ezra miller, me seeing how well the flash was written in snyders version just points out even more how wrong ezra is for the roll imo, grant gustin is better, also batman is such a background character in this film, and the joker looks stupid, still not a big fan of cyborgs design, but thats all the complaints i have still this movie is a 9.9/10 i wish i could rewatch it but its so long i dont feel like it lol i have to push stuff around in my schedule to watch this film.
what do you guys think about the cut?
im gonna do a more in depth review on my YouTube channel soon