The New 52 stuff was worth watching even if they clearly cut the budget on the later stuff. The current DC animated stuff is unwatchable.
The New 52 stuff was worth watching even if they clearly cut the budget on the later stuff. The current DC animated stuff is unwatchable.
Yeah its a necessary evil. While I'm not a fan of the idea of synergy movies, the animated movie department needs a tremendous kick in the pants cause they refuse to fix their bad habits.
At the very least if we start getting good financial backing for upcoming films thats a boon to be gained from this.
Last edited by Drako; 04-25-2024 at 08:09 AM.
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I guess this would be the equivalent of Marvel's close to long decade of mediocrity in their cartoons (just compare X-Men '97 to Avengers Assemble)
And Wonder Woman is on the cover despite barely doing anything (and a really problematic take on the Amazons).
there was definitely more hype with the DCAMU by comparison.
I don't know if it was a mistake because there's stuff I enjoyed about it (LoS was fun and I'm like one of five people who liked the JSA film) even if the quality was nowhere near consistent or delivering some of their best movies.
I can kind of see wanting to start out with a fresh slate and do new stories (even if people were complaining about a shared universe way back when the DCAMU was going to begin with) even if it didn't end up justifying itself by the end.
I don't know if I'm going to be down for everything having to tie-in to the Gunn-verse either. Probably get less to none DTV's.
From logical standpoint it seems like a mistake. I would understand their decision to shut down DCAMU, if they wanted to completely abandon shared universe model for a time being in favor of standalone projects. But they killed off a franchise that at least had its audience, and replace it with a lifeless thing that nobody cares about.
Haven't seen Part 2 yet, but considering the first movie was "Amazo and his Amazing Friends" I'm not expecting much. (between Amazo and the Crime Syndicate, I was truly baffled how they chose to spend their time)
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I recall back in 2020, that the DCAMU was brought to an abrupt end with very little notice. I think all we got for an explanation was that sales were lagging and TPTB wanted a clean slate. You can check The Numbers website for home video sales, and you’ll see the DCAMU films all out-perform the Tomorrowverse films by a lot. I don’t believe the lagging sales argument. I think DC wanted a reboot just cause and mandated a rush to the end with Apokolips War. Leaving so many things unfulfilled and having characters make dumb decisions to make the plot of that movie happen.
They dumped an established shared universe for a different shared universe and new art style. I suspect low sales, a slashed animation budget on these films and the upcoming Gunnverse (total brand synergy) killed the Tomorrowverse. Just as it was getting started.
We know TPTB have been wanting to do COIE since they mentioned it at SDCC 2017. DC’s biggest story ever, and the results so far have been underwhelming. I am puzzled why they waited till the end with COIE to establish that this is a continuation of the DCAMU. It only really appeals to fans of the defunct universe.
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I was admittedly a little hyped up for COIE Part 2. I was making an abridged list of the two universes. Goal was to trim the excess fat (mainly the Batman super-saturation) and focus the narrative to each conclusion. After COIE Part2, I lost some joy in doing this. I hoped to share the list and have a watch party with my Marvel friends. They are all enjoying X-Men 97 atm. I never felt the release order worked for the DCAMU movies. So I organized them by sequential order and paired like-with-like where I could.
Last edited by Doctor Know; 04-26-2024 at 05:03 AM.
To be fair, I'm pretty sure the Batfamily stuff happened that way because
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Psycho Pirate was powered up and affecting everyone to cause that in-fighting, same with Wonder Woman & Hippolyta, Superman, etc.
However, I agree that the film just wasn't that good. It feels all over the place, rather than centered on the events of the Crisis itself. Too much time is wasted on things that just aren't important or aren't entertaining. I'm hoping for an exciting final movie, but I have low expectations.
absolute dogshit
love is the real "success."
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They should have never killed off the DCAMU! Sure it had its detractors but the fanbase it built was loyal and the DTV’s had stable sales! Would have loved to have gotten another Teen Titans film (that lineup was solid), some more proper JL films (where each would have introduced a new character or two like Hawkgirl, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Vixen, Black Lightning…etc). Definitely could have used a Flash film and a Green Lantern film (focused on Hal/John)…. Oh what could have been!
Done with DC. Can't handle the constant whiplash! Time to go on a hiatus!
Poor Meg Donnelly. Getting so close to playing Supergirl on the big screen, only to settle for this mediocrity.