Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
So, this is a competent but largely unremarkable entry. The addition of the Beast Wars characters adds little to nothing to proceedings, they're there in the same way the latter sequels have repeatedly padded out the cast with disposable variants. The plot is a full on rerun of the first film, Dark of the Moon and Last Knight stripped down and merged into one where whilst it's fairly well made you have literally seen everything the film has to offer already. A tease of expanding the franchise into a cinematic universe fails to excite also, We're probably at a point now where a reboot would be better served.
The Flash
I knew early on that one of the talked about things in this film would end up being the CG, there's a lot of it including CG characters and they look odd. I've already read complaints about it but to be honest, given the context within the film, the majority of it is clearly done for consistencies sake. Better to use it across the board than mix and match.
In a way it's a shame the film took so long to release, in a post-Spider-Verse and No Way Home world the impact of what this film does is lost even though it originally should have pre-dated them. But, putting that and Miller's history aside... it's good. The opening, that CG element aside, absolutely hits the nail on the head for the DCU in a way that no other DCU movie ever has. It's like a preview of what could have been mixing the humour with well done character moments and action. There are a few moments where it slows up too much but overall it's really well done. Keaton's Batman is through and through great and Calle's Supergirl is also very good in the context of the film. One of the better superhero films of the last five years.
So, this is a competent but largely unremarkable entry. The addition of the Beast Wars characters adds little to nothing to proceedings, they're there in the same way the latter sequels have repeatedly padded out the cast with disposable variants. The plot is a full on rerun of the first film, Dark of the Moon and Last Knight stripped down and merged into one where whilst it's fairly well made you have literally seen everything the film has to offer already. A tease of expanding the franchise into a cinematic universe fails to excite also, We're probably at a point now where a reboot would be better served.
The Flash
I knew early on that one of the talked about things in this film would end up being the CG, there's a lot of it including CG characters and they look odd. I've already read complaints about it but to be honest, given the context within the film, the majority of it is clearly done for consistencies sake. Better to use it across the board than mix and match.
In a way it's a shame the film took so long to release, in a post-Spider-Verse and No Way Home world the impact of what this film does is lost even though it originally should have pre-dated them. But, putting that and Miller's history aside... it's good. The opening, that CG element aside, absolutely hits the nail on the head for the DCU in a way that no other DCU movie ever has. It's like a preview of what could have been mixing the humour with well done character moments and action. There are a few moments where it slows up too much but overall it's really well done. Keaton's Batman is through and through great and Calle's Supergirl is also very good in the context of the film. One of the better superhero films of the last five years.
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