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Nice thesis, chosenone! I'm fascinated and baffled by the enthusiasm and all the buzz the release of such a movie brings.
At the moment superhero movies are besides Star Wars the biggest boxoffice power out there. So I can understand that Warner and DC want a part of the cake.
The main problem I see especially with the DC EU is that I'm 1000% sure that there would've been ways to make BvS and Suicide Squad on a much smaller budget. Even if the quality of the movies would've been the same (neither better nor worse) I think the box office results were the same.
The main goal for the studios is not to make good superhero movies, they just want to make superhero movies that are profitable.
I still can't understand how so many people want a quality product and they want to find it in a superhero movie. Those movies are supposed to be stupid fun! And stupid fun is not bound to a certain budget.
To this day one of the best comicbook adaptations is Hellboy (imho). According to BoxOfficeMojo the budget was 66 mio $. The movie is funny, passionate film making and most importantly the movie doesn't try to compare to any other movie around that time. It has found it's own tone. And that's what the DC EU still has to do.
Thesis on negative "Suicide Squad" box office outlook (not written to affect HSX Community buy/sell prerogative whatsoever): Aug 03, 18:18
TLDR {nm} Aug 03, 19:19
+1 {nm} Aug 04, 04:51
MROBB, and CDELE... ;) don't care about the rest~ {nm} Aug 03, 19:39
In terms of looks, both. In terms of looks *and* acting ability, MROBB hands down. {nm} Aug 03, 19:55
You really want this?... (NSFW).... Aug 03, 20:59
absolutely! {nm} Aug 04, 01:55
Some people just can't resist a hot mess. {nm} Aug 04, 12:38
+1 They need a new creative team... Aug 03, 20:13
Well, Geoff Johns was just recently (at least officially) announced as leading DC and his work started on WW (as a co-writer) Aug 03, 20:18
Which looks like what they're doing with JLEAG Aug 03, 20:43
Suicide Squad? Where are the reviews for that great-looking cat movie!? {nm} Aug 04, 00:17
Nice thesis, chosenone! I'm fascinated and baffled by the enthusiasm and all the buzz the release of such a movie brings. Aug 04, 02:26
Some superhero movies should be stupid fun, but some can and should be deathly serious... Aug 04, 05:49
couple a thoughts Aug 04, 06:02
You're right islander. I just find it kind of sad that that debate overshadows so many good films released each year. Aug 04, 13:33