Went to see Justice League, mostly for Wonder Woman. Talk about a resounding meh. I didn't hate it as much as I did Man of Steel (didn't bother with B v S) but I dunno. It was mostly dull. Terrible villain, awkward mesh of boring action and attempts at humour, and there were a few shots of Diana that set my teeth at edge (I was like, PATTY JENKINS WOULD NEVER HAVE GONE FOR THOSE BUTT/BOOBS SHOTS). There was one funny joke involving Aquaman. I like Ezra Miller's Barry Allen but he mostly seemed to be in the wrong movie?

Amy Adams, you are too good an actress for this movie.

I was mostly hoping that Justice League wouldn't suck, so it exceeded my expectations. I basically liked it, though it can't hold a candle to Wonder Woman.

I REALLY want a Flash movie. Ezra Miller was great.

And, as a fan of the first animated Teen Titans series, I did indeed squee when Cyborg said "Booyah."

The second post-credits scene made me sad to see that goddamn horrible Lex Luthor. Ick. But super intrigued by Deathstroke, although Manu Bennett set a really high bar on Arrow.

I saw the picture Joe Manganiello tweeted out of him in the Deathstroke suit and boy do he and Manu Bennett look similar, even if the cinematic Slade is going to have the comics' gray hair and beard.

I was pleased with the similarity to comics Deathstroke, though I do love Manu Bennett enough to not care about the deviation.

I enjoyed Justice League, but as Steph said, the bar was set at "just don't suck". The villain was awful, and every time they said his name, I heard "Born to be Wild" play in my head.

Oh, and despite my grousing about Joss Whedon doing reshoots, it amused me that, unless I missed something, the only character with bare feet was Supes and not Diana.

It cracked me up that he managed to somehow lose his socks in that explosion and the subsequent flight upward. How does that happen? Though I am thankful to Mother Box for conveniently disintegrating his shirt and jacket. I think really Aquaman should have been barefoot prior to dressing in Atlantean military swag. If, y'know, they'd had him actually swim rather than propel himself through water by power of Jason Momoa's infamous flatulence or whatever...

I think some people here might find this interesting. It's a set of essays on Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, interested especially in the politics of the movies.

Batman Begins: [link]
The Dark Knight: [link]
The Dark Knight Rises: [link]

The author has also written a book about the history of Wonder Woman: [link] He also has a review of the movie thereof, in which he offers a distinctly idiosyncratic perspective: [link]

Ooh, thanks. Totes interesting!

There are three movies floating out there that start with "Wonder" (Wonder, Wonderstruck, Wonder Wheel) and I keep confusing one with another. I think I might want to watch Wonderstruck, the latest Todd Haynes? Except it came and went in the local theater in, like, a week. Did anyone see it?

In other news, David Ehrlich from Indiewire just posted his yearly 25 Best Films of the Year: Video Countdown: [link]

I love these, even when I disagree with his picks. Each video is like a delightful vidlet medley on indie films of the year and clearly a labour of love, and is catnip to those who love movies, lists, and vids, of which I am one. All the songs he sets the montages to have been used in films released that given year (not necessarily on the list), and unexpected and often hilarious pairing of the images and the music is one of my favourite things about them. There was one song choice in this year's effort that made me HOWL.