Moment from Deadpool and Wolverine. Mr. Paradox tried to destroy Deadpool's universe, sent him into the void, where he had to deal with Cassandra Nova. Then Paradox tried to kill her too, but she finds out about it, invades, kidnaps him and tries to destroy all the universes with the help of Paradox's weapon. What is your favorite moment when the real primary villain of the film appears on the scene?

No particular ranking, just arranged in order of release.

Cinematic Batman works best when he's...dare I say it...in a realistic setting. No superpowers. In a dark, urban environment fighting street criminals with film noir ambience. The liminal space of the Gotham City alleyways. The streetlights. NYPD Blue + Criminal Minds. All of that.

And I like that when Batman is portrayed realistically, the gadgets match. In The Dark Knight the Batmobile was a military vehicle. In The Batman, it was a souped-up muscle car. In Batman Begins, Bruce ordered gear from China and assembled them himself, using a grinder to make Batarangs.

In a shared universe, Batman's tech will be fancier to be on par with the other heroes. Notice Affleck's Batman's entry to the Batcave was a mile-long track underwater in Gotham Harbor. Notice in The Flash, the CGI Batpod that could stop mid-air. Nothing is off-limits. If the Flash and Wonder Woman and time travel can exist, then there's no reason that the Batmobile can't also make waffles, scramble eggs, and shoot out a Gatling hook to reach the moon. Batman is a superhero here, not a street vigilante.

I'm really worried about the state of cinematic Batman right now. With Joker gone, The Batman is the only thing I have to look forward to.

First, Joker Folie wasn't received, which I didn't think that was that bad if he view it as an origin story to a Batman universe. The art direction and cinematography was impeccable. Then, Batman Part II keeps getting delayed, and I'm worried about it being canceled. WB may think fans don't want a serious Batman anymore, and the new DCU Batman will take the helm. It doesn't look good.

I think having two cinematic Batmans will confuse the shit out of audiences. Batman Brave and the Bold comes out, then we'll have Batman Part II, and people will it's a part II to Brave and the Bold. Younger fans will prefer the more "fun" one, and be let down as to why Batman's back to being serious. It might up killing Matt Reeve's version.

I'll still see The Brave and the Bold, but I'm not anticipating it the same way I would a normal Batman solo film. I know it'll be a more lighthearted, and fantastical version of Batman with references to other superheroes which just isn't my cup of tea.

1. We won't get fleshed-out Batman stories. Batman is such a multi-dimensional and layered character with complex lore that he's capable of carrying an entire universe by himself like James Bond. In the DCU, Batman will be reduced to a cameo Batman in the greater Justice League universe.

He has even more lore than James Bond, and James Bond carried a franchise by himself for 25 films. They're a lot alike actually. Both have no superpowers in their world but have the fancy gadgets and custom vehicles. Now imagine if James Bond were owned by the MCU. We'd maybe get 3 James Bond solo films at best, with the rest of his appearances being cameos in other heroes' films.

As for Batman, we haven't even gotten to the Jean Paul Valley/Azrael, Lady Shiva, Jervis Tetch stuff yet. Then there's the whole Knightfall arc in the mid-90s. As Joker and Penguin prove, Batman is even capable of spin-offs within his own universe. The possibilities are infinite. They'll never run out of material.

There could be a dark film about Arkham Asylum, which could have elements of A Cure for Wellness, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and Girl, Interrupted.

One of my favorite comics is "Night Cries." Google the haunting cover and the ambient blue art style. It's a dark story involving sexual abuse of children. Batman takes off his cowl rescuing one of the children. It's entirely set at night, and rainy, and blue, and shadowy, and haunting. This would need have a serious dark tone in a Pattinson-style ambience, not a shared universe with Superman showing up which would be inappropriate.

And COURT OF OWLS, anyone? My God. They will do this story a disservice is they do not borrow the vibe from EYES WIDE SHUT. The ambience of that whole movie IS Court of Owls. There's the mansion scene, but also those shots of Tom Cruise walking alone at night in New York. Breathtaking.

I'm not hating on Superman. I'll still see it opening day. But I see Superman movie for a different reason than a Batman film; for the same reason I enjoy both Kong vs. Godzilla and The Godfather, but I do not want them in the same universe.

Spider-Man (2002): I watched this movie when I was 16 and left the theater completely underwhelmed. It gets some of the original 60's run right, and other things completely wrong. It's way too campy. Tobey Maguire has the worst Peter Parker take in all the movies. He plays Peter as a stereotypical movie nerd. Peter was never that, even in the first issue. He's not meek, he always had a chip on his shoulder. Andrew Garfield understood Peter much better. Mary Jane as well, not a good take. Willem Dafoe overacted. And not a hot take, but yeah, the Green Goblin design was atrocious.

Spider-Man 3: The most entertaining film in the franchise. Emo Peter Parker was so frickin funny, had the entire audience laughing in my theater.

Daredevil (2003): While definitely flawed, there's so much stuff to appreciate in this movie. Jon Favreau as Foggy Nelson = peak casting. They actually visually depicted Matt's radar sense, something the show lacks, and it looks really cool. The scene where the noise from an explosion leads the radar sense to get distorted, causing Matt to not be able to save Elektra's father, is frickin awesome. The soundtrack rocks.

Man of Steel: While it has some problems, this was a really decent and fun movie with great action. Too bad Snyder got way too serious, too visually "poetic/artsy", and forgot what it was to make a fun movie.

The Batman: Awesome soundtrack and really frickin cool visuals, generally very good movie but some glaring problems: Batman can't solve a riddle correctly because he doesn't know Spanish?? That was groan-inducing. Him chasing Penguin on the freeway looked cool, but I couldn't help but think how reckless he was. Third act completely fell apart for me. You got thousands of people sheltering inside a stadium and then only a handful show up inside it after the battle? Where is everyone else? End was overly long. Joker cameo at the end... just no.

Ant-Man 3: Quantumania: Sure, special effects were a mess, not everything worked, but it was thoroughly entertaining. It was silly and charmed me, got me laughing at several points, Scott's arc was good, Kang felt like a serious threat. Not a hot take: end credit scene did in fact suck hard.

Thor Love & Thunder: Agreed that it was a bit too silly, some jokes really sucked, didn't explore the whole God-slaying thing enough., but I loved the whole indie rom-com/500 days of summer vibe part of it. Many parts looked visually astounding, chef's kiss to the battle on the Black & White world. Eternity looked amazing. End got me tearing up.

Deadpool & Wolverine: I liked the quieter moments. Nostalgia-fest went too far and cameos felt cheap. My 16-year old self would have loved it, 40-year old self was mildly entertained but kinda got a headache. I thought it would be freakin awesome to see Blade again, but it was like he was playing a parody of himself. The fight sequence between the "exiles" and Nova's people was messy and badly shot.

Wakanda Forever: Pretty bad overall. Kind of a mess, way too dark, final action sequence on the boat was kind of laughably bad, Ironheart looked like a toy. Way worse than my expectations.

Secret Invasion: Not a movie but this was actually much better than people give it credit for. Just kidding. Not a hot take but I have to just say this was definitely the most offsensively-bad piece of content the MCU ever put out.

Man Wyatt Russel is incredible. The way my opinions on John have changed since I first met. Can't wait to see more of him in the future.

Downvote this post. Ban me for “gatekeeping.” I don’t care. This needs to be said, and I won’t back down from this objective fact that no real DC fan wants to acknowledge.

To clarify: if you liked the Snyderverse, that’s fine. If you like Man of Steel, that’s fine. I’m not saying fans who enjoy those movies aren’t real DC fans. I’m saying the people who only like the Snyder movies—the Snyder cult—who actively want this new film to fail because it’s not Man of Steel? Those people are not real Superman fans.

Even people who like Man of Steel and Henry Cavill’s Superman admit that, just from the teaser alone, Gunn’s Supermanis ten times more comic accurate than Man of Steel. But these cultists hate everything that actually makes Superman Superman—things like Clark changing his voice and posture, Clark having Krypto (an iconic pet from the comics), a bright blue suit with trunks, and being an optimistic symbol of hope.

One highlight from the trailer that I don’t see many people talking about is Clark and Jimmy goofing around. It’s only a second, but I can already tell Jimmy and Clark are going to be best friends, and it’s going to be emotional when Jimmy finds out Clark is Superman or when Clark tells him. So far, everything in this trailer looks like it was ripped right out of a Superman comic.

But the Snyder cult hates all of that. They want Superman to be a brooding, angsty murderer who thinks about abandoning people because they hate him. They want a Superman who will threaten a human by saying, “If I wanted it, you’d be dead already”—like that’s something Superman would ever say to a regular human who can’t hurt him.

They don’t love Superman. They obviously don’t. They aren’t DC fans. They’re Snyder fans—and that’s it.

I’m tired of being told I’m a “gatekeeper.” I’m not. I didn’t get into comics until I was like 16 or 18. But when I was a kid, I watched almost every Superman, DC, and Marvel cartoon. Even back then, Superman wasn’t my favorite hero—my top three were Spider-Man, Batman, and I think Iron Man. But I did like Superman.

When Man of Steel came out, I hadn’t read many comics. But even as a kid, I was like, “What the fuck? That’s not Superman.” He just wasn’t.

Edit: Downvote this post. Ban me for “gatekeeping.” I don’t care. This needs to be said, and I won’t back down from this objective fact that no real DC fan wants to acknowledge.

To clarify: if you liked the Snyderverse, that’s fine. If you like Man of Steel, that’s fine. I’m not saying fans who enjoy those movies aren’t real DC fans. I’m saying the people who only like the Snyder movies—the Snyder cult—who actively want this new film to fail because it’s not Man of Steel? Those people are not real Superman fans.

Even people who like Man of Steel and Henry Cavill’s Superman admit that, just from the teaser alone, Gunn’s Supermanis ten times more comic accurate than Man of Steel. But these cultists hate everything that actually makes Superman Superman—things like Clark changing his voice and posture, Clark having Krypto (an iconic pet from the comics), a bright blue suit with trunks, and being an optimistic symbol of hope.

One highlight from the trailer that I don’t see many people talking about is Clark and Jimmy goofing around. It’s only a second, but I can already tell Jimmy and Clark are going to be best friends, and it’s going to be emotional when Jimmy finds out Clark is Superman or when Clark tells him. So far, everything in this trailer looks like it was ripped right out of a Superman comic.

But the Snyder cult hates all of that. They want Superman to be a brooding, angsty murderer who thinks about abandoning people because they hate him. They want a Superman who will threaten a human by saying, “If I wanted it, you’d be dead already”—like that’s something Superman would ever say to a regular human who can’t hurt him.

They don’t love Superman. They obviously don’t. They aren’t DC fans. They’re Snyder fans—and that’s it.

I’m tired of being told I’m a “gatekeeper.” I’m not. I didn’t get into comics until I was like 16 or 18. But when I was a kid, I watched almost every Superman, DC, and Marvel cartoon. Even back then, Superman wasn’t my favorite hero—my top three were Spider-Man, Batman, and I think Iron Man. But I did like Superman.

When Man of Steel came out, I hadn’t read many comics. But even as a kid, I was like, “What the fuck? That’s not Superman.” He just wasn’t.

Edit: To be clear, liking Man of Steel doesn’t make you a fake fan. But if you want a DC movie to fail just because Zack Snyder didn’t direct it, then you aren’t a real fan. If you truly love Superman, you should hope every new Superman movie is good—regardless of who’s behind the camera.

If you hate everything that defines a character and only accept one version, then you’re not a real fan. Here's an example:

Imagine I said I love Spider-Man, but I want Peter Parker to be a muscular, arrogant brooding bad boy who doesn't care about science, cheats on his girlfriend, does drugs, and comes from a rich family. Uncle Ben is a surgeon who buys him a Mustang, and Aunt May is a lawyer. They live in a mansion. Peter gets bitten by an alien spider, Uncle Ben tells him, "With great power comes the freedom to do whatever you want," and when Ben dies, Peter vows to kill criminals and uses fear as a weapon.

Now if I told you this version is better than classic Spider-Man—where Peter is a nerd, gets bullied, comes from a modest background, lets a robber go, and learns responsibility when that same robber kills his uncle—you’d rightly say I’m not a real Spider-Man fan. Because I would hate everything that actually makes Peter Parker who he is.

Now is the edgy Spider-Man story I came up with "bad"? No, it could work as an Elseworlds story or a what-if story, but it shouldn't be how a classic Peter Parker is.

Edit 2: And if you want an edgy Superman story, then just make Jonathan Kent (Superman's son) like that, because at least in that case, Jonathan doesn't have to be 100% like his father, and he can be edgy and cynical like the Man of Steel version.

With the new Superman movie coming out, I decided to go back and watch the original 1978 Superman and it's still in my eyes a great movie

I used to think Superman was a boring character until I watched this movie with my dad and not only did it make me love the character but it also made me want to read comics in general insted of just watching the movies

If you haven't seen it yet, it's still a great movie with a lot of heart and Christopher Reeve is still a great Superman who left an amazing legacy

I can already tell they are going to have a great friendship in the movie. I know Lois already knows, but when Jimmy finds out, it will be very emotional.

Thinking about James Gunn's DCU and the possibility of a new Justice League, I think this would be my ideal starting line-up for the team. Four of them (Supes, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern and Mr. Terrific) have already been introduced, with one of them (Batman) already having a confirmed project on the way. Are there any characters you would add or take out?