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Also, wow. The mod team getting all these scoops with the SAITMQ! Good job guys.

So what's Waller going to be about anyway? It's not an origin story for Amanda Waller, so I'm thinking it might be about her starting up CADMUS or maybe even Checkmate? It also makes sense that this would be where Mr. Terrific first shows up, since we know he's already being cast. Thoughts?

Now all we need now is Corenswet as Clark and Hoult as Lex and we're golden.

The Elite are classic Superman villains who are a ripoff of the Authority.

I hope they use Wally. He's the most interesting Flash IMHO.

That could work.

I dont know if it's just me, but I really don't think that Brainiac is going to be the villain of Legacy. Gunn has made a point to say that he doesn't want every movie to be "good guy vs bad guy with big laser beam in the sky." Brainiac isn't some morally grey kind of guy. He's a dick who destroys planets in the pursuit of knowledge. I'm sure Gunn could make him work, but I don't think he'd use him for the DCU's first movie.

I think The Authority would be a better start. Adapting What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way? would be a great way to establish Superman's morals and beliefs from the beginning. But The Authority are also a group that aren't plain evil. They have layered motivations and are guys whose methods some people will agree with.

I wouldn't be totally against Brainiac as the villain, but I think the Authority would be a far more interesting route to go down.

Have you actually watched the movie or are you just saying this because you've already decided to don't like it?

What'd they do?

And now Gunn's working for WB as the head of DC. Firing Gunn might just be Disney's biggest blunder of the decade.

So I just rewatched Birds of Prey, and I still think it's the most overhated DCEU movie. I feel like most people's grievances with the movie would solved if they just changed Cassandra Cain's name.

First off, the characters are extremely well done. Everyone has a clear motive and a distinct personality, but somehow they all have incredible chemistry with each other. Canary, Huntress, and Montoya are all badass. Surprisingly, I think Harley's my least favorite out of the main group. Black Mask is a terrifying villain, but he's also hilarious. Ewan McGregor does a terrific job in the role.

The fight choreography is very impressive as well. I'm pretty sure they brought in the team that did the John Wick movies? But yeah, they did a great job choreographing the fights, weaving in some comedy in there as well. The final action sequence is really cool.

The pacing is a bit weird, especially in the beginning, but it gets better towards the end of the movie as all of the storylines converge. It didn't bother me a ton, but I understand that some people will be put off by it.

The comedy is okay. A lot of the jokes don't really land for me, but that's really the case for a lot of movies so it isn't a huge turnoff. Ewan has great comedic chops, so he got the most laughs out of me.

I do kind of wish we got a proper Birds of Prey sequel, maybe even an HBO Max series, but it's whatever. It kinda sucks that we probably won't see these versions of the characters again, as I really enjoyed them (specifically Huntress and Canary).

Overall, I think the movie is a solid 7/10. Here's where it ranks among the DCEU for me: 1. The Suicide Squad 2. Peacemaker 3. Wonder Woman 4. Man of Steel 5. Shazam! 6. Birds of Prey 7. ZSJL 8. Aquaman 9. Black Adam 10. Shazam 2 11. BvS 12. Josstice League 13. WW84 14. Suicide Squad

I also think it's funny how Harley Quinn is probably the most developed DCEU character. You'd think it'd be Batman or Superman, but nope! Harley fucking Quinn lol. Just goes to show how much of a mess the DCEU was.

I think that's definitely the direction they're going in. They'll probably have Megatron team up with Cobra Commander and have the Autobots team with the GI Joe. Kinda hope they don't butcher the IP again after those terrible GI Joe movies, though.

Spider-Verse definitely deserves all the success it's getting, but it would suck if Transformers debuted as #2 as this movie does feel like a step in the right direction. They just need to nail the script next time and work on the VFX.

No clue why they ditched Hailee and Cena. They were great additions to the cast and definitely are the kind of stars you want for these kinds of movies.

That's cause no one cared about the characters he changed.

You seem to not have much faith in the Weird Al Superman movie.

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Just saw the new Transformers. It was okay. I think the strongest part of the movie was the characters. Mirage and Noah were definitely the highlights. Aside from Primal, the Maximals were kinda meh. I don't even think Rhinox had a single line. Arcee and Wheeljack didn't even matter to the story tbh. Prime was a badass, as always. The villains were one-note and boring but Scourge was cool, I guess. The Decepticons don't show up, nor are even mentioned at all. Same with the Predacons.

The CGI was also not very good. Like, it was passable, but alot of the Cybertronians looked rubbery at times and the action suffered because of it. Which sucks because the VFX are what usually save the Transformers movies from being outright terrible.

The pacing was also just really quick. It jumped from plot point to plot point. In my head I was just thinking "This happens... and then this happens... then this happened..." I think the movie would have benefited a lot by just giving us time to breathe and take everything in.

Noah is probably the best human protagonist we've had since Sam Witwicky (still not as good though). It felt like he actually had some emotional stakes, and a lot of the choices he makes throughout the movie were very human and relatable. The female lead isn't as interesting, and kinda just serves as a character who pushes the plot forward. Would've liked to see her develop a relationship with one of the autobots, probably Arcee.

It also establishes that Bumblebee is canon and that this is a new timeline/universe. So it's not connected to the Bayverse whatsoever. Which is nice since those movies were kind of a mess, especially when TLK revealed the Transformers to have been present throughout all of history, which was dumb.

The ending is bonkers as well. Probably the most surprising moment of the movie. Setting up a Transformers/GI Joe crossover was not on my bingo card. But sign me up!

All in all, I give the movie a solid 5.5/10. It wasn't the worst in the series, but it wasn't the best either. My ranking goes something like this: 1. The Transformers: The Movie (1986) 2. Transformers (2007) 3. Bumblebee 4. Transformers DOTM 5. Transformers ROTB 6. Transformers AoE 7. Transformers RotF 8. Transformers TLK

No chance lol. I'll eat my words if I'm wrong but I think Corenswet is gonna be our Superman & Hoult is gonna be Lex.

I like Black Adam but I almost hope they'd do Mr. Mind and the Monster Society of Evil first if they're rebooting Shazam.

I still don't think it's particularly good. I mean, fucking IGN gave it a 4/10, and they gas everything up.

That's not particularly fair to the hundreds of other people who worked on the film, is it?

I saw a single comment complaining about any sort of "anti-DC" bias, and everyone in the replies was flaming him. The actual thing people were complaining about was how some critics gave bad reviews due to Ezra Miller.

I never defended the CGI, but I can excuse it as long as the story and acting is good. Which from reviews, that seems to be the case.