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Tyrphanax said:

Ugh I am so stupid excited for Civil War. Just. Ughhhh.

#TeamIronMan

Already seen it 😛

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Just watched Captain America: Civil War

What a mess.

Only two of the characters were in any way likable (Spider-Man and Black Panther), the music was so bland, the action was so over the top and silly, yet really boring. Ant-Man, Falcon, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, Vision and War Machine were all thrown in for no reason and had nothing to do, no character arcs of any kind. Iron Man and Captain America were just doing the same shtick, Cap going through the exact same character arc from Winter Soldier, and Iron Man going through the same arc from Iron Man 3. Grossly, grossly overrated, it was the first time I’ve seen a superhero film in the cinemas and found it tedious to sit through.

A generous four out of ten.

Not enough people read the EU.

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Only two of the characters were in any way likable (Spider-Man and Black Panther), the music was so bland, the action was so over the top and silly, yet really boring. Ant-Man, Falcon, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, Vision and War Machine were all thrown in for no reason and had nothing to do, no character arcs of any kind. Iron Man and Captain America were just doing the same shtick, Cap going through the exact same character arc from Winter Soldier, and Iron Man going through the same arc from Iron Man 3. Grossly, grossly overrated, it was the first time I’ve seen a superhero film in the cinemas and found it tedious to sit through.

A generous nine out of ten.

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I’m incredulous to the fact that so many people could be wrong as to the quality of the movie but I’ll reserve judgement until I finally see it.

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Don’t forget last year’s Avengers. The first reviews I read were very positive, but some people have slowly started to say it was a mess and not as good as everybody claimed, now almost everybody says Ultron was crap. I hope Civil War will be a good movie (I really liked Cap 2), but there is a little part of me which is afraid that it will be the next Age of Ultron.

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I would say some of Han Zimmer’s work in the Nolan Batman Trilogy is fantastic.

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Hans Zimmer creates some of the blandest “music” in film score history IMO. I didn’t think any of his work in the Nolan Batman films was any good, either. I don’t know why he’s so popular.

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Lord Haseo said:

Han Zimmer

lol

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Um… no. Elfman has at least four scores that I consider great and okay (Burton’s Batman films, and the Spiderman films were alright), Zimmer has nothing.

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Liked his score for the Spiderman films but Burton’s one didn’t quite catch me. Hell, the melody that plays at the end of Aggressive Expansion is better than any piece of music Elfman has ever put out in my opinion.

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Also the part before that melody is kind of beautiful.

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You’re telling me that you don’t care for this? IMO Elfman’s music for the Burtman films is literally the embodiment of Batman’s character in music form.

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THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
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Hans Zimmers work on TDK trilogy I appreciated. Spider-Man scores I prefer though.

And when it comes to “Avengers” and “Age of Ultron” and how many superhero films hold up, I think Avengers, Cap 2, and TDK remain my three favorite. Age of Ultron isn’t a mess or complete crap like some say. It has its pacing issues and other flaws but I still find it an incredibly enjoyable expirence. Whereas Avengers holds up beautifully IMO. Pure fun all throughout. Winter Soilder is a captivating character piece set in a espionage/spy like plot that ultimately leaves you inspired and satisfied.

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Dek Rollins said:

You’re telling me that you don’t care for this?

I was talking about the entire score in general but the theme is nice but nothing extraordinary

IMO Elfman’s music for the Burtman films is literally the embodiment of Batman’s character in music form.

It’s the embodiment of that Batman’s character in music form. But Burton’s Batman isn’t the true Batman like the one in the Arkham Games. And no Bale isn’t a totally faithful incarnation of Batman either.

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How? lol

It’s pretty much copy+pasted from the comics. As is the Joker in those games and pretty much everyone else.

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Dek Rollins said:

Hans Zimmer creates some of the blandest “music” in film score history IMO. I didn’t think any of his work in the Nolan Batman films was any good, either. I don’t know why he’s so popular.

Neither do I.

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Lord Haseo said:

How? lol

It’s pretty much copy+pasted from the comics. As is the Joker in those games and pretty much everyone else.

Funny, I seem to remember the comics containing multiple versions of the various characters.

There is no “true” Batman, because even the source material varies, and everything else is just an adaptation that picks what aspects of the source it wants. The Burton films are my true Batman.

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Dek Rollins said:
Funny, I seem to remember the comics containing multiple versions of the various characters.

That’s out of necessity due to how old the franchise is. The Arkham Batman is what Batman has been for at least a couple of decades.

The Burton films are my true Batman.

If that’s how you feel lol