Up through the 80s when he was knocked off for Nite Owl in the Watchmen, his own book at DC, getting shot in the head by Maxwell Lord (Wonder Woman 84 Maxwell Lord).
I even remember the Xaime Reyes reboot…
So let me just say, +1 - No notes. Everything about this movie is wonderful. Yeah, there was little too much of this:
But… once the bugs are worked out… yeah, it’s all good. There’s a lot to like here. You might think Rudy is the new breakout character… no, surprise! It’s Nana.
A full on Bug sequence set to Kickstart My Heart? Yeah, I’m down for that. 80’s Kord Tech built on a Nintendo Power Glove? Sure, why not?
Early mid credits sequence teasing a sequel, end credits sequence featuring a TV show gag used earlier in the movie.
I was excited about this movie and ready to be let down, but it met my expectations and in some ways exceeded them. Yea, it falls into a lot of super hero tropes and some scenes were awkwardly set up (dad dying, the family didn’t run and was like 20 feet away, Jenny walking up to them from stage left saying ‘I can help’, among others, all felt a bit a bit unnatural), but the humor was excellent (the old man on the escalator swiping on tinder, George Lopez was hilarious, Nana), the story moved along quite well, and it was visually quite good, no moments where I was annoyed at noticing CGI).
All in all, I hope to see more blue beetle in the DCU.
Very pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this. Had very low expectations considering that it’s probably going to be irrelevant to the new DCU, but it’s refreshing seeing a normal superhero film with very little references to a tie-in universe
Thoroughly enjoyed it. A wonderfully cast family-centered origin story with the right amount of humor and action. George Lopes stole every scene he was in.
As a Latino, you can feel the influence of having a director and key cast members being Hispanic throughout. I don’t know that it’s ever been done as well or genuinely, for a film in this genre.
Sorry, there aren’t many opportunities as good as this one to bust out Triumph the Insult Comic Dog jokes these days. Anyway, I’ve seen the trailer far too many times in front of other movies, and it looks a bit crap. I’m willing to be persuaded otherwise but that is what I’m assuming.
I like the fact that it’s rated r and has salty themes and language, not everything needs to be for kids…and love Jamie Fox and Will Frerrel but also have zero interest. Nothing in the trailer was remotely funny. Oh I’m a dog imma fuck that couch. Seems like it would be funny but somehow still wasn’t.
Y’ALL. It seems like nobody here has read a blue beetle comic or seen the movie, and you’re already shitting on it? Come on. This is the beginning of the new DCU, and any blue beetle fan can see from the trailer they’re going to be doing some interesting stuff in this movie. Be nice.
I feel like I just watched the entire movie in three minutes. There was even a final fight where the hero is on the brink of losing and uncovers a new well of power through desperate determination. And I still feel like I wasted my time.
I’ve never seen a trailer go that far, even the “1 day earlier” seems superfluous for a trailer but by the end of it there is literally nothing left untold
It’s the 2nd best live action comic book movie this year after Guardians of the Galaxy 3, but granted that’s a low bar compared to Shazam 2 and Quantumania.
I only remember Blue Beetle from Batman: The Brave and the Bold. The only thing I remember about the character as it was portrayed in the show was that it was blue. I hope that helps if anyone was having trouble understanding the character.
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