nando820

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Spiderbite

I looked at the movies he has directed on IMDB and I don't disagree with you. 300 is the only film of his I love from start to finish and he just basically copied Frank Miller's graphic novel page for page (but did it very well!). The much maligned Sucker Punch was a guilty pleasure of mine around the time it came out but I haven't rewatched it in awhile.

The rest of his stuff is a snoozefest for me but I was actually surprised at how few major films he has directed since you hear his name tossed around so much.

Daytripper

His take on "Dawn of the Dead" was quite good IMO.

Mike86

Watchmen is a decent adaptation in my opinion. Not perfect but pretty decent. I’ve always found Singer overrated personally. Not a fan of his X-Men films and all his other movies are kind of duds. I know a lot of people like The Usual Suspects, but its never been a favorite of mine.

Daytripper

I loved all of Singer's "X-Men" films. Even enjoyed "Valkyrie" and "Superman Returns" a great deal too. Always felt that "The Usual Suspects" was a tad overrated though.

Why So Blu?

Rocketman is coming out this year, too, I think, so get ready for more.

Spiderbite

I am a dumbass. I looked up Zack Snyder's credits...not Bryan Singer's.

D'oh.

Looking at Singer's stuff, I loved Superman Returns (which it seems most people hated). I am not a big fan of his X-Men stuff and I have always thought The Usual Suspects was way overrated.

So...about on par with Snyder's stuff.

Draven

For my money, the airplane rescue is the best sequence of Superman ever filmed. The rest of the movie is a bit meh to me. I do like Routh though.

DVD Josh

What? Memory sucking kiss and reversing the direction of the earth FTW.

Orbi-Wan Techno

I’m going for the music. Queen was the first band that I ever listened to in the 70s as a teen that my Mom absolutely hated. And I have heard the Live Aid sequence is incredible. I may actually see BH in IMAX...

dex14

"How Many At-Bats Do You Get?": Why Fox Hired (Then Fired) Bryan Singer on 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...apsody-1156527

Daytripper

I loved it too, actually. Singer truly captured the tone and feel of Donner and Lester's films. He is clearly a fan and it showed in every frame. I don't get all the hate for it either. Especially compared to the awful Snyder Superman movies. I think had Warner given Singer one or two sequels, he could have done some great things. But they opted to go a darker route hoping for "The Dark Knight" type box-office. Which they didn't get.

brayzie

That's an interesting story.
I never knew that Singer had this reputation.


Probably because after all that time, people wanted a new Superman film, not a a homage to the '78 version, complete with wacky real estate obsessed Lex Luthor.


Yeah, WB was hoping for better, but wasn't Man of Steel more profitable than Superman Returns?

dex14

This is apparently only tracking around $35mil???
https://variety.com/2018/film/box-of...ng-1203015893/

Most of the theatres around me are filled up for tonight's showings and into the weekend. I wouldn't be surprised if this lands closer to $50-60mil, if not more.

RichC2

Deadline was saying it expected at least $40m+ and that the $35m was pretty conservative.

Why So Blu?

Seeing this at 7pm tonight. I'm stoked!

nando820

That was my point. Both Synder and Singer have great scenes in their so-so films

- "Airplane Rescue" in Superman Returns
- "X-Mansion Quicksilver rescue" in Apocalypse
- "Metropolis destruction" beginning scene in Batman V Superman
- "The birth of Dr. Manhattan" in Watchmen
- "Rorschach prison cell" in Watchmen
- "Krypton demise" scene in Man of Steel

Orbi-Wan Techno

I have reserved seats for 3:30 tomorrow....

dex14

I wasn’t originally sold on Rami in the role but he was great! That Live Aid sequence was awesome. The movie does seem light and sanitized though.

Why So Blu?

Just got back. I think people are trying to find faults, because they were "blown away" by Star is Born. Hopefully word of mouth will spread on how good Malek is as Freddie, he was fucking awesome. Agree, that the Live Aid sequence was stellar. Oh, and the dude that played Brian May was awesome, as well.

My showing was about 60% full.

dex14

Also, whoever thought of casting Mike Myers in a role that enables him to say "kids will never be able to bang their heads to this" in reference to Bohemian Rhapsody...

spsimmons

This movie was so good. The casting was spot on.

joeblow69

I didn't care for it. There was something weird about the way it was shot, I don't know how to put my finger on it, but it felt more like a lifetime movie of the week than a real movie.

To me, all the performance parts seemed like bad karaoke to me. There just wasn't any energy there. I dunno, maybe if I were a bigger fan of queen I'd have liked it? It didn't really go very deep into who Freddie Mercury was. I know as much about him now as I did before.

Why So Blu?

That would do it.

dex14

I would think someone who is a BIG Queen fan wouldn't like the movie. There is a lot of re-writing of history.