Why does DC suck and Marvel rock? I just don't get it...

Rating: 2/10 (16 June 2017)

First off, I no longer believe in the 'ratings' that IMDb have - there is no way this movie got rated as an 8.1 - no way. It was rubbish. The only redeeming feature was Chris Pine - who is a class act - but even he couldn't save this. It was too badly written, badly directed and badly executed. Gal Gadot is just awful, wooden, with that thick, ugly Israeli accent - that's not Greek, that's Israeli and we all know why she's there. Catapulted into 'stardom' by Hollywood's racial supremacy agenda, not unlike Amy Tumer and Sarah Silverman. Gal has no presence, little talent, she's not physical, despite the hype, she's pedestrian. Compare this to Sofia Boutella's performance as Ahmanet in The Mummy - where she goes from seductress to evil rage monster seamlessly and where, during her escape she climbs her chains upside down to free herself, there's no CGI, no stunt woman, she actually does it herself. It makes the scene electrifying. But, back to this mediocrity, the plot trivialises history, they do keep a final 'surprise' until the end, but it's hardly exciting, coming so late in the movie you know it's not going to amount to much. The other supporting roles are just weak and underdeveloped, even as baddies, it comes from the 'spell it out to the morons' school of directing. No subtly, no perception, just formulaic writing aiming at an imagined target audience. The ONLY DC franchise I have seen that rocks is the Lego Batman Movie - that was awesome - an unrelenting joy ride of humour and fun - with a moral imperative for kids and lots of dark adult humour that goes right over the kids' heads. In this movie they should have paid more attention to the making of the movie rather than the packaging... But the DC franchise just never seems to learn. Mind you the DC Comics were always lacklustre.