All DCEU Movies Ranked Including The Flash
The Flash sped into theaters this week, folks, after years and years and years and years of anticipation. Seriously, wasn’t this thing announced back in 2015? Anyways, I took a gander at the Andy Muschietti-directed pic and must now decide where it ranks in the pantheon of the. Let’s dive in and look back on all of the DCEU movies.
What happens when you try to course-correct a film in the middle of production? Take a look at the monstrosity that is Joss Whedon’s Justice League, a bizarre mishmash of Zack Snyder‘s sensibilities and Whedon’s TV brand of humor that fails to offer anything for anyone. At least it gave rise to some of the goofiest special effects in modern history with Henry Cavill’s much-publicized mustache.
Almost as bad as Justice League is Patty Jenkins’ campy sequel, which pits Wonder Woman against — wait for it — Pedro Pascal’s ridiculous Max Lord, who inherits his powers via a wishing stone that nearly brings about the end of the world. Yeah, it’s as dumb as it sounds. Jenkins removes everything that made Wonder Woman such a badass in the 2017 original and instead takes her cues from that terrible 1970s Lynda Carter TV show. The results are something akin to Superman III — a goofy superhero movie that bites off more than it can chew. Oh, and Chris Pine returns, for reasons, while Kristen Wiig gets lost in the shuffle as Cheetah. Steer clear of this turd.
Ten years ago, audiences might have fallen prey to Shazam! Fury of the Gods. After so many disappointing superhero movies, however, audiences and the industry itself have both changed. That’s not to say Shazam 2 is terrible — it’s just painfully dull. The film doesn’t do anything to advance its hero or the DCEU at large.
Likewise, Black Adam isn’t an
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