The Justice League

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I said I wasn’t going to talk about movies anymore...but...

We watched The Justice League the other night.  

As you know, we really love the Marvel series of movies — The Avengers, Iron Man, Captain America ...

Of course we are interested in the DC Comics movies, too.  We’d seen Batman vs. Superman  and Wonder Woman  in the movie theater, but passed up The Justice League because of all the bad reviews.  

But ...anything with Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman can’t be all bad ...

The reviews exaggerated.  It’s not that bad.  It’s just not as good as the movies Marvel is making.  In fact, I felt like I was watching a rip-off of Infinity War.

Simple plot.  Superman is dead, and the world is plunged into hopelessness and despair.   Steppenwolf is an alien who wants to take over the Earth and give it an evil makeover.  But first he must recover three “mother boxes”, which, when united, will provide him with incredible power.  Batman assembles a team — Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, the Flash — to protect the Earth and defeat the evil alien. 

The Flash,by the way, is our comic relief.  

And there are two post credit scenes.  The second scene sets us up for the next movie ...

Yeah, I’ll probably see the next DC Comics movie.  Not as good as what Marvel is doing, but still a fun ride.

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  1. Liz A.August 13, 2018 at 12:26 PM

    I've only seen Wonder Woman. I enjoy The Flash on TV. The TV lineup is pretty good, actually. Probably better than the movies (although, I haven't seen the movies to compare).

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