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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 28, 2023 3:45:16 GMT -5
I mean, outside of Kamala Khan, Jaime is probably the most popular new character that either DC or Marvel have created in the last twenty years. That's as good a reason as any to give him a movie. I'd probably give that title to Miles Morales, and you could also probably argue Jon Kent and Damian Wayne are above Jaime, but he is certainly up there.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jul 28, 2023 4:55:58 GMT -5
I mean, outside of Kamala Khan, Jaime is probably the most popular new character that either DC or Marvel have created in the last twenty years. That's as good a reason as any to give him a movie. I'd probably give that title to Miles Morales, and you could also probably argue Jon Kent and Damian Wayne are above Jaime, but he is certainly up there. Wow, I completely forgot about Miles when I made that statement. Yeah, I'd put him ahead of Jaime and Kamala. Damian and Jon Kent I'd put below them.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jul 28, 2023 5:11:05 GMT -5
Blue Beetle's gotten pretty damn popular in the modern superhero scene, I've seen people wanting a movie like this for a long time
It's really not its fault that it's tracking to flop. I am honestly wondering if Gunn sticks to his word about this being his DCU jumping off point like he originally said... probably don't wanna start that out with a potential box office bomb...
That being said this film actually looks way better than Flash which makes it even sadder, it'd be nice if it lapped that but it probably won't get close.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jul 28, 2023 9:34:00 GMT -5
I mean, outside of Kamala Khan, Jaime is probably the most popular new character that either DC or Marvel have created in the last twenty years. That's as good a reason as any to give him a movie. He’s shown up on several DC cartoons in the 2010s, so he’s not exactly a relative unknown to people
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Post by Savage Gambino on Jul 30, 2023 14:23:36 GMT -5
An unlikely endorsement:
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Post by Feyrhausen on Jul 30, 2023 15:56:04 GMT -5
I came to ask if that was really him. I saw it on my Facebook feed and the Snyder trash was either calling it fake or claiming it doesnt matter and they still wont see it. More proof that the Snyder cult and right wing racist trash meet in a venn diagram.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 30, 2023 15:57:13 GMT -5
Saw a lot of them concluding James Gunn paid him to promote the movie to try to keep it from flopping.
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Post by Kalmia on Jul 30, 2023 17:08:59 GMT -5
The absolute funniest ending to the story of the Snyder Cult would be them all turning on Snyder himself.
I'm glad to see him post that because I'm just glad to see any promo for this movie at all as it's pretty thin on the ground.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Aug 7, 2023 18:17:35 GMT -5
Some moderately good news for Blue Beetle fans -
Of course you know the Snyder cult is gonna try to take credit for this.
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Post by ayumidah on Aug 8, 2023 3:55:08 GMT -5
Bought my advance ticket for it once I got home from my wrestling weekend. It still reminds me of Shazam 1, in ways. I'm looking forward to it.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 8, 2023 4:00:03 GMT -5
Some moderately good news for Blue Beetle fans - Of course you know the Snyder cult is gonna try to take credit for this. If it tracks it'll open to about the same tune The Meg 2 did Which would put both ahead of The Flash
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Post by thechase on Aug 16, 2023 12:43:46 GMT -5
The RT score is 88% so far www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blue_beetleAlready though there are reviews that are reaching into the now-textbook inventory 'best DC movie in years' selling point
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Post by darbus alan on Aug 16, 2023 13:22:10 GMT -5
If this movie is good, hopefully any positive word of mouth is good enough to compensate for WBD doing the literal bare minimum to promote the movie. And I'm not even talking about stuff that'd be affected by the strikes either.'
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Aug 16, 2023 15:29:44 GMT -5
The RT score is 88% so far www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blue_beetleAlready though there are reviews that are reaching into the now-textbook inventory 'best DC movie in years' selling point It’s cleared the “early good reviews” bar that The Flash couldn’t even make without tripping all over itself.
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Post by Kalmia on Aug 16, 2023 15:51:26 GMT -5
The reviews are about what I was expecting. Nothing spectacular or genre defining but enjoyable enough.
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Post by ayumidah on Aug 16, 2023 16:16:28 GMT -5
I wanted to go to this tomorrow but drama irl happened so now I'll have to wait until Monday
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Post by Citizen Snips on Aug 16, 2023 17:14:49 GMT -5
The RT score is 88% so far www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blue_beetleAlready though there are reviews that are reaching into the now-textbook inventory 'best DC movie in years' selling point 88% on RT would make it the 4th best DCEU movie of all-time, so it’s not a huge exaggeration!
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 16, 2023 17:18:24 GMT -5
I'm in a weird place where I want the movie to do well but also don't really care enough to support it personally. Maybe just since I've been to the movies a number of times this year already but I'm just like, "Yeah, hope it's good, I'll catch it on HBO," on it.
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Aug 16, 2023 18:31:26 GMT -5
Probably won't see it on opening weekend because of budgeting reasons but I'm going to try hard to catch it while it's still in theaters. Blue Beetle, Ted and Jaime, is one of my favorite DC heroes and unlike The Flash I want to actually support the film.
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Post by BorneAgain on Aug 16, 2023 19:22:08 GMT -5
There would be something darkly funny if this was a DCEU movie that actually works for general audiences and is in a position to have some legs in the box office... doesn't get the chance because Warner Bros has already written it off and simply sees it as something to get out of the way before Gunn effectively restarts the overall universe.
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