All-purpose, running Geek thread (formerly Battlestar Galactica thread)

http://geektyrant.com/news/roland-emmerich-says-marvel-and-dc-films-are-ruining-the-film-industry?

 

https://geektyrant.com/news/roland-emmerich-says-marvel-and-dc-films-are-ruining-the-film-industry

 

On one hand, I'm a big fan of disaster porn movies.

On the other hand, the marvel movies are (mostly) great, so he can f off.

 

I like anything that knocks my little stinker's socks off, so I am good with Marvel.
I just wish the makers would admit the films feel 'controlled' from a storytelling perspective.

 

As opposed to the time when Rian Johnson got the keys to Star Wars and took the overall storyline off the rails.

 

Johnson was horrible for Star Wars. Would any nerd in good standing here not agree?

 

He made some poor choices, but the real issue was the lack of planning from the top. They did not have a coherent storyline for the three sequels and that made a mess of things.

The other problem was that Star Wars fans just wanted more of the original cast. The plan seemed to be to pass the torch to characters like Rey, Poe Dameron, and Finn, but it just didn't work. Maybe those characters weren't compelling enough, or maybe fans just couldn't move past their love for the original trilogy. I think the success of The Mandalorian is proof that it is both. Fans do still want to see characters from the original trilogy and the animated series that bridge the gap, but they will move on if you give them characters that are worth following.

 

Duly noted, but - and this is my opinion now - the story arc worked OK until Johnson arrived. He was the one who mangled it.

Johnson is the worst directorial choice the franchise has ever made.

 

Fucking Yahoo. The front page has a spoiler for the new Batman movie in a headline.

I don't care that much. I'm not even sure I'm going to see it in the theater, but that's just shitty.

 

People still go to the front page of Yahoo?

 

The fantasy baseball league I run is on Yahoo. I had to go to the home page to sign in.

 

Pretty good list ranking the 25 best Batman villain portrayals from all of the various movies, TV and animated movies/shows. Three guesses who No. 1 is, and the first two don't count.

https://www.theringer.com/2022/3/2/22957043/batman-villains-ranking-joker-penguin-bane-riddler