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Zack Synder war on comics continues, Jesse Eisenberg to return in justice League
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He should come out all swoll
In the ocean everyone just pees whenever they feel like it. Will take time to get accustomed
Toss up between him and lois with that bullet nonsense
AuthenticM
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Good. I loved Eisenberg as Luthor.
I read this line and then thought "yes cool, I'm buckled in for a good joke post!". But then... you were srs.
Frozenprince
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His motivations are easy, he has no depth, he's basically just played like a super genius with extreme autism, or what Hollywood thinks autism looks like.
His manic disposition is mistaken for depth.
His manic disposition is mistaken for depth.
Puck Beaverton
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I found him entertaining. Dude chewed scenery and gave no fucks.
Sweeney Tom
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Man of Steel is going to forever end up being the best DCCU film, and history will treat that as kind as that statement deserves.
flintstryker
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I actually like this Luthor
Already Torn
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It's kind of weird to have the villain chewing scenery in a film where Jimmy Olsen is graphically executed.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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The "smart" comic book characters generally have greatly exaggerated intelligence. Especially ones like Lex with no actual powers.
Dash_Riprock
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Okay, no. He hasn't directed great stuff. DOTD remake is decent, Watchmen is good. Also, the flop of BvS was his highest grossing film by a large margin. They'll let him direct his Ayn Rand films now.
THey were going for Zeke Stane and get the male version of Duela Dent
KRYPTON HAD ITS CHANCE
Frozenprince
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Still salty we didn't get that Zeke Stane movie.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
It was all me, Clark. It's always been me. The author of all your pain.
Just because his plan is overly complex and convoluted, it doesn't mean it's not stupid. Like you said, it's the script just positioning this person as some grand chess master. Batman v Superman is a case study in heavy-handed symbolism masquerading as depth. I think the movie wouldn't have offended people as much if it could just admit how dumb it was. But no, it think it's a serious drama. It thinks it has something to say.
Real talk, how can you not do a Zeke Stane Iron Man movie, shit writes itself.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
RipperGrim
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I hope his character is completely revamped, he was terrible in BvS. Just awkward and not threatening or funny at all
FantasticMrFoxdie
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Eisenberg is an amazing actor, its the writing thats fucking garbage.
I feel like no actor anywhere could deliver those lines at all
I feel like no actor anywhere could deliver those lines at all
I blame that on the fact that they had five (probably soon to be six) time academy award nominated actress Amy Adams and felt like they had to do something substantial with her.
The same thing happened in Man of Steel with her (and Russell Crowe).
IMO Watchmen and BvS are masterpiece comic movies. Man of Steel was also pretty great, and 300 was ridiculously well directed especially for its time.
Settling for the bottom
I love BvS, but I would never call it a masterpiece.
Prophet Steve
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Well shit, his character didn't make much sense to me the way he was presented in the movie. And certainly did not seem captivating enough for multiple movies.
Well, his performance seemed kind of fine. But the writing sucked. I would have said he wasn't intimidating enough either but I think he was fine in The Double.
Well, his performance seemed kind of fine. But the writing sucked. I would have said he wasn't intimidating enough either but I think he was fine in The Double.
Frozenprince
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And the direction he got was shit. He needed someone there to get him to pull back, ay least during some scenes. Instead he read like an even worse version of Dane DeHan's goblin.
Big Baybee
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They have to continue forward with this terrible universe they've built and let it run its course.
He really is, imagine my surprise when I found out Zuckerberg was nowhere near as charismatic in real life
Lex is a genius though.
I just think the snivelling, weasely-looking, borderline autistic, Lex that eisenburg plays is pathetic after watching his portrayal in the dcau or even... Smallville. He was a horrible casting choice.
He was very good in The Social Network, I'd have preferred if his Luthor was like that to the manic joker-lite wannabe we got.
I blame the director.
Mr. Poolman
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Like a case of mudbutt?
broncobuster
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The bullet subplot made some sense in the ultimate cut, which only makes me wonder why they left it in the theatrical cut at all.
cartographer
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He was good in American Ultra, and that was just a year ago.
Most actors don't have good performances as regularly as people would want them. He has a handful in his career.
Everyone's career would look better if they didn't do anything they were bad or merely OK in (and that's going to be most movies for most actors).
Exactly, Lex shouldn't be asking a sentator from kentucky for shit. The USA government should be GIVING him shit and thanking him for the pleasure. Lex is all about control and manipulation.
Eisenberg basically plays the same character in everything he's ever been in. He tones up or down the flamboyancy of his neurotic, socially inept persona depending on the film, but there's not much range there.
Frozenprince
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I think it would have worked a little better had we actually seen lex do some genius level 5th dimensional chess with people. But we never get that. We get the illusion of that. We get him having this ridiculously convoluted and ill conceived plan with no real reason why other than his anger. We don't see his depth, we are meant to infer it.
Leto, yeah. There is no saving that. Affleck would break that guy like a twig.
Frozenprince
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Which is why him being beholden to others playing his game is ridiculous. Lex wouldn't use their loved ones, that's too trite and easy to get out of. He'd use their own morality, which is what it looked like he was doing and the movie was gearing towards until they decided "nah let's just kidnap his mom"
It really bothered me they killed his assistant like that. Lex wouldn't throw away a down for the cause pawn like that. He always have at least 1 or 2 people in the know just for backup.
Dash_Riprock
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He basically out-Michael Cerad Michael Cara.
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