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Originally Posted by JD10367
This thread has drifted quite a bit from the original topic.
I liked "Watchmen". But I also got to see it in IMAX about 50 times. I liked the story, the music, the acting, the editing, the effects, the cinematography. I also didn't read the comic, though, so I had nothing to color my judgement.
I didn't like "The Dark Knight" as much as everyone else. I thought it was solid, but I didn't think it was "OMG the best movie ever!" as so many did. Ledger's acting (and then his death) sort of overshadowed the film, and the character of Batman. That, plus every time that ugly Glyllenhall chick was on screen.... yeesh.
I also enjoyed "Superman Returns", although it sort of jumped the shark when Baby Superman made his presence halfway through the film. I think it would've been a better film if they'd either totally ignored the first films, or totally took in the first films. To try to jump off after "Superman II" was sort of troublesome, especially since that film ended so stupidly. I didn't mind Routh or his emo-moody acting; if Nolan gets props for humanizing Batman into a tortured soul, I don't know why Routh trying to show Superman as emotional was such a big issue. I'd put "Superman Returns" with "Spiderman 3": not great, not awful, just sort of "there".
I think Snyder and Nolan basically make the same type of story, humanizing their superheroes and making them flawed and conflicted. There is a stylistic difference, to be sure, but I'm not sure either one of them helming the next Superman film would make much of a difference.
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I'm kind of bringing this off track again, but "humanizing their superheroes" is probably the reason I think Marvel superheroes blow DC's out of the water. Obviously they're doing a good job of it now with Supes and Batman, but how can the average person relate to the Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and the Martian Manhunter? On the other hand, you've got Spider-Man, the Hulk, and Iron Man on the Marvel side.
Moral of the story? Marvel> DC