The Flash

I heard this was the " Best DC movie". No I still think it's the Zack Snyder's Justice League. I went in with an open mind considering all the Ezra Miller troubles. But really only saw it to see Michael Keaton as the Batman again. Most of the people I know that are seeing The Flash are because of Michael Keaton. But back to the movie. It started real good. Had some laughs, some good action. Unlike other people, I didn't think the cgi was bad. Somewhere in the middle i started losing interest. The scenes with the room mates, that could have been left out. Then the ending just didn't do it for me. I'm sure the writers went through several versions of the story to get the final one. But dang it could have been better (without getting into spoilers by original Barry keeping his powers). The younger Barry was fun for a bit, then became annoying. Sasha Calle as Supergirl? I liked her. Suprised me, but I would see her again if she got the chance. Miller did fine playing his roles.

The scenes going back into time were pretty bad not necessary the cgi, but the execution. I didn't care for how they did it. The time travel multi universes stories are getting tiring. The cameos towards the end were fun and i did like the effort they put into it. I give that a 10 out of 10. It was great seeing some of the great hero's and what could have been. But overall, the story was ok. Would i see it again? I'm sure when its streaming. It had some good laughs, but another missed opportunity by DC. But it was sure great to see Michael Keaton as the Batman again.

I just got out of The Flash

OK. So it does not live up to the positive buzz from the early screenings. It's nowhere near being one of the best comic book movies of all time. It's not even in the conversation for being one of the best DC movies. But I did have a lot of fun with it.

A lot may depend on your feelings of Ezra Miller. Younger Barry Allen was really annoying, but I think that's the point. I had no issues with them in the role.

The stand out for me, was Michael Keaton. When Batman is doing his things and Danny Elfman's iconic score is booming, it's a joy. But make no mistake this is not Batman 3, it's a Flash movie that features Keaton's Batman.

Supergirl was good, I enjoyed her, and if she gets a stand alone, I'd watch it. There were some surprises, that I'm amazed have not leaked.

It feels it's run time at times and some of the CGI is very dodgy, especially during a certain moment. Considering what they were going for, I can't believe they released it like that. The CGI at that moment is my biggest complaint.

They get away with a lot with its rating including nudity and a fair amount of bad language, including the F bomb.

I'm not sure if I'll watch it again, but I had a good time, watching this one time.

Ok so for me the Grant Gustin will always be my live action Flash. So Ezra Miller took some getting used to. But by the end of the movie he had grown on me enough that I could appreciate his version of the Flash. I enjoyed the movie ultimately but I think that overall enjoyment was greatly subsidized by getting to see Michael Keaton as Batman again. Overall, I think it's a good movie that was let down a fair bit by the CGI used throughout. It's just a shame that when the subject matter of the movie is the Flash it's going to be very CGI dependant. Ultimately I can imagine that there some talented and passionate CGI artists out there who did their best despite having their wings clipped by management.

Apart from the lame story line and CGI from the 90's, the worst thing about The Flash is the actor Ezra Miller.....he is just dreadful in this movie and every single lame jokes in the film fall flat on it's face and not surprising with comedy genius like 'come on barbie, let's go party' lines. Just when I thought he couldn't get more annoying you get a double dose of Ezra whereby he become virtually unwatchable and he essentially ruins the entire movie himself. Michael Keaton and Super Girl try hard to save this cluster of a movie but unfortunately it's not enough to give this film anything over 5 stars.

Much better than I thought and reviews led me to believe. Superwoman really worked for me. Michael Keaton was good. Ezra Miller wasn't hyper annoying. I could've done without the updated flash effects and the suit but not too bad. It's funny, fairly interesting and the plot isn't super convoluted or especially ridiculous (for a superhero movie).

Saw reviews complaining about inconsistent CGI quality. For most of the movie I couldn't figure out why; clearly an artistic choice. But then Chris Reeve pops up and yeah, that was pretty bad. I think it's the result of applying the stylistic effects they'd been using on the still-alive actors to an already not awesome deepfake but whatever the reason it was jarring and not necessary. There were a lot of nods and Easter eggs they would've been fine skipping.

So not perfect but nothing ruined it for me. Batman in the beginning really didn't sound like Affleck to me. They gave their Batman a healthy dose of Christopher Nolan Batman that I could've done without (what possible reason is there for having vents on your breastplate. Do his pectorals generate too much wind resistance when he flexes?)

Anyway worth seeing. Stands up well with the other DC movies, such as they are. I really don't see what the problem is if you liked all they other stuff. This is easily better than Aquaman and Justice League and Snyder-bloat Justice League. Yeah Ezra Miller is going through an annoying as all hell/total trainwreck phase lately. But hey, who hasn't sorta kidnapped an Indian and hoarded guns and acted like a total b!#h@$$ after they got arrested for something stupid and avoidable.. yet again, then whined about it/their/thouest pronouns to someone that made the mistake of addressing them with respect? That old chestnut. Just a steaming hot mess of human being but considering all that he's gotta be pretty talented since I was still able to enjoy his character in the movie.

I wouldn't be expecting a sequel though. Oh yeah, Michael Shannon was predictably good also, though not utilized all that much.