Chris Stuckmann reviews The Flash, starring Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, Michael Keaton. Directed by Andy Muschietti.
I love that he said that. Seriously why do we demonize fan service. I swear people on Twitter are always acting like they’re professional critics calling out fan service and I’m like “huh??” We are literally fans why would these creators not want to give us what we want?
@@GalaxyOfBoltz Exactly. If it's poorly done or the only thing that a movie/show has going for it, then yeah, criticize it. But when done well? Hell yes, service me!
I recently lost both my parents , my mother in Apr to dementia and my father in Feb to cardiac And let me tell you , I teared up hard at Barry saying goodbye to his mother once he realizes he can't save her. That shit broke me
@@powerguiller Dementia can not be reversed. It can be slowed down or, in some cases, stalled but that's it. And if you believe healthier eating is the cure for everything, you need to read some books.
If we wanna be technical its more like the flash revealing/acknowledging to the audience that multiple actors play the same character and then going, "Hey let's do it again, old and new."
The main problem with DC's version of Barry Allen is turning him into a walking joke machine. Barry Allen is a forensic scientist with a lighthearted sense of humor.
@WhatsNextVideos I've been saying the same thing since the Justice League movie, and after watching this movie, I see that nothing has changed. Even the CW Flash (which is far from perfect) is closer to the comics than what Ezra chose to do to portray the character.
Did you not watch the parts where he constantly yelled at his younger self for not taking situations seriously and broke down and told him how lucky he has it?
I was surprised at how bad some of the CGI was given how long this movie was delayed. I was also perplexed by the choices to focus on certain faces and have those faces make expressions given how unpolished the CGI was at times. I was like "did you really need to show that face?". Other than that it was a really good movie.
Yeah that is a good statement. We've seen multiple times that horror movier directors are good at making superhero films. Kinda like how comedians tend to make great dramatic actors
If you’re capable of making a genuinely great horror movie, that isn’t just mindless garbage, you have the skill set to make a great movie of any genre in my opinion
I don’t know how anyone can mention horror turned superhero movies and not talk about friggen Sam Raimi! But I guess everyone in this thread figured out how! 😂
Michael Keaton's performance always stuck out in my mind due to his commitment to the role. If the studios cared about Batman as much as Keaton did, we would already have a legendary trilogy.
@BatAmerica I feel like Afflek doesn't get enough appreciation as Batman, nor was he truly given a chance to shine in the role. He was great in Justice League and I wish we'd get a standalone Bats movie, maybe the whole Jason Todd scenario.
WB told Chris to "forgive" Ezra, so he did, and sadly many other people will also be forgiving of Ezra's past. I'm not though, and I certainly won't be seeing this movie.
I had watched so many(spoiler-free) hate reviews of the Flash that it had shaped my opinion at first. Then I went to watch the movie, expecting a boring and convoluted mess and very bad CGI, and poorly acting Ezra Miller etc etc, and I received a very, VERY fun movie. I couldn’t stop laughing(quietly though, because my audience were all zombies, staring into the screen, not smiling at any jokes, not getting any puns or references and god forbid cameos, lol). I wish I went the opening week and enjoyed it with the right crowd who get it all and can laugh or gasp out loud at the right moment; because I felt extremely uncomfortable being the one to actually emote, as the rest were dead silent(not a single laugh but mine sounded in the room. now I wonder if they were all sociopaths lol)
@@perceivedvelocity9914 I guess because he's Jewish and it would be anti semetic to send him to prison or make him pay the consequences any other way.
i had pretty low expectations, so i ended up enjoying the flash a lot - sasha calle is a BEAST! i hope to see more of her either as supergirl or literally anything where she unleashes that rage
I enjoyed it immensely! It was actually better than I had expected and if you grew up watching some of the older DC movies then you will be pleasantly surprised!
I enjoyed it too!! I just got done watching it! It was funny, action packed and a little sad. And it was amazing seeing Michael Keaton reprising his role as Batman. And it taught some lessons. It’s one of the best movies of today, in my opinion.
It is quite surprising to me that it took this long for a Flash movie to even exist especially considering what was attempted in the 70s, 80s, 90s, early 2000s and post Iron Man superhero movie era. Better late than never, I suppose.
It is exactly a little bit of a lot of stuff we have already seen before. I liked Sasha Calle. Look - I’m not into sucking Nostalgia teet unlike Chris so Keaton, like Tobey Mac, did nothing for me by chewing scenery and spouting old dialogue.
Y'know instead of giving money to the people who turned a blind eye to whatever Erza was doing, you could sail the seven seas. Like I'll do. Let's screw Warner "this film so good it will erase the grooming" Bros out of some money, yeah?
Uhhhh yes because I’m not a fkn weirdo that gives a damn what actors do in their personal lives 😂 it doesn’t really affect me in the slightest. I just wanna see a good flash movie 🤷🏼♂️
Better than I expected. I didn't love it, and it was definitely iverhyped imo, but the action was genuinely fun, the heartfelt moments really worked for me and held the movie together, and the plot was actually petty interesting. It's definitely a messy film, and i don't think it all works as well as it could (you can tell there were multiple cooks in the kitchen), but all in all, this was a geniinely fun movie. It had very sincere and mature themes that were very well handled in the context of the story that I felt worked very well. I can totally see people not loving it, but I kinda don't believe people who say it was terrible. Everyone's got their own taste, but I think some people's biased and all of the nonsense that happened with the main actor outside of the film are coloring people's perception a bit. Not great people are still capable of great art, and acknowledging the quality of someone's work is not the same as endorsing everything they have ever said or done. All in all, I thought it was solid movie.
@@huseyinilgen2122 mom loved it. She turned and whispered ‘that’s michael Keaton’. Then she said ‘that was my Superman, that was my Batman’. She laughed at Barry the entire movie. She didn’t know what we going to see, she enjoyed it enormously and I enjoyed it just as much the second time.
@@Seacai150Wow you know most of the time when ever someone in the comments says they are about to do something they never actually update us about how it went but you are the first person ever to actually update us. Nice
Just saw it and it's honestly hard to say so much about it in a short paragraph. Overall, loved Supergirl and Michael Keaton in the film and some of incredibly overwhelming shots and sound design were made in this. CGI were distracting sometimes but some were great too, also love the cameos ☺
@@jannivannibell it is a fuckin mess, these fanboys r happy w the cameos but they botched flashpoint and made live action flash insufferable. Is it too much to ask the DCEU to do more?!? We get Joker and The Batman from this studio n people are satisfied w this fanservice garbage?!?!
My biggest problem was I loved Keaton's Batman and Sasha's Supergirl way more than Barry Allen in this movie, but it ended a bit like a "and then the main character woke up and it was all a dream." The only real character you'd watched for most of the movie was the one they'd gotten you least invested in.
U know the part where Barry goes back to the “present” at the ending? what if Sasha Callle Supergirl is in Barry’s present world and Sasha Calle can return as Supergirl 👀
@ox_trueprotagonistchrisred9085 Unfortunately, I don't think that's going to happen. First of all, that was actually in the original ending. They spent money going back to reshoot it to take Supergirl out and replace her with George Clooney's Batman. I think they really didn't want to commit to supergirl being in the DCEU.
But to be honest Chris enjoys almost everything now in days he said fast x was fine and I thought it absolutely sucks I'm not saying the flash is bad by no means but Chris has liked or loved almost every movie that comes out which is hard to believe almost every thing he says Avatar way of the water was boring Chris says it's good I've heard some people say this movie good some say it's average but nobody has said it's bad I find it hard to believe a movie with two Erza Miller is a great movie I believe Michael Keaton saves the movie and I'm leaning toward it's just average however that's just my opinion! Anybody feels like this movie's nostalgia is making people overreact like no way home did!
@@daviddennie4086 no way home isn't a good movie because "nostalgia" or fan service. It's just a really good movie that knows how to use the stuff established by previous movies.
Bottom line, movie was great!!!! Yeah, some, not all the CGI was off but didn’t take away from what an action packed, heartfelt, funny and amazing movie this was. My wife and I are still cracking up over a few scenes. Great superhero movie!!
@@lilpeelypat3773 youre a fan of any new thing that comes out, and just follow the trend. Flash was a terrible movie, delayed 10 years, and the main actor should be in jail for sexual assault and assault.
@miksausitis not really not, but I have to say this movie was good not great, but good. Just because I like this movie doesn't mean I like everything. Stop making stupid correlations based of one opinion of a movie.
The Flash movie began production the same year the CW Flash show aired. It's releasing a month after TV Flash's series finale. Now THAT is one hell of a coincidence. Not to mention a perfect storm of the Arrowverse and DCEU ending in time for James Gunn's DCU plan.
Except the arrowverse died because it went to damn woke and dceu died because Batman vs Superman absolutely sucked and justice league bombed now can you dig that suckaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
It is very cool to see a version of the Flashpoint Paradox storyline brought to the big screen. It is widely regarded as some of the best writing that has come out of DC. Injustice Gods Among was equally incredible. I am happy for the film's success.
The film is actually bombing. It may not make enough to recoup even it's marketing spend. Probably the psychopathic lead actor has something to do with it.
Just saw it and I loved the movie. There was some great surprises and I thought the story was solid. There was some obvious bad CGI in some parts but for the most of the film it felt extremely polished.
Why? Keaton isn't even getting the purple symbol suit that Thomas Wayne has in Flashpoint. They're making it seem like he's just playing the same Batman from back them which was pretty cringy in its time. I was hoping they'd use Michael Keaton as an actor and not as a reminder of those movies
I remember hearing about this movie years ago and thinking they’re never going to do a flash movie this isn’t real So I’m excited to finally see a flashpoint movie in live action in theaters
there's no good reason to watch this movie - all it is, is a pointless movie to explain a reboot that would of been smarter to just ... reboot, don't need a timeline event to cause it cause it simply doesn't matter - ezra in no way should get a movie on all the things he did, the fact at all its still going is insane to me and basing the rebooted era on him is insane - why would the audience go, its not branding, its not ezra, its not flash fans, its not social media crowd its not comic fans, i can't see how the bar is so low to watch it just cause it exists by rich company
@@marcusclark1339 u go on Ezra for all things but knowing 90% of actors and actress in Hollywood are like that is crazy if that is the case he shouldn’t be watching any movie then lmao the movie was great cgi was the problem but everything about it was great stop trying to hate on it and stop spreading false stuff that’s why so many good movies get bad reviews I just deeped it
I think shitting on a movie with an exceptional story, told greatly and amazing moments but with so-so visual effects is just fishing for excuses to hate on it.
I just saw it, it was pretty fun! The plot was a bit convoluted tho I'd say. Felt very comic booky, especially with the video game like cgi. Awesome cameos too
I understand the movie was done filming mostly before the Ezra being a predator stuff became public knowledge (it does seem like people behind the scenes knew about some of this stuff though before filming based on some allegations) and I understand the complications that redoing or canceling this movie would cause. So that in itself while unfortunate timing I can at least somewhat understand. BUT where I have a problem is how they are saying they will CONTINUE to make movies with Ezra after this. He literally had sexual relations with an underage girl and physically / psychologically abused her along with others. He’s a ticking time bomb, promising to work with him after this is enabling and really gross to me because history shows us it emboldens predators to keep hurting people. how he’s being protected by WB is shameful. So no I will not pay to see this movie. I don’t care how good it is. If they stated they wouldn’t be working with him again after this movie id probably feel differently.
Dude what garbage are you talking. The dude was charged with 2 misdemeanors and the rest was discovered to be false rubbish. It pays to get your facts straight and do your own research not to just read a bunch of angry tweets and think that's the truth
Think of all the other people who worked really hard on the film besides Miller though. It’s not like his career is gonna have a comeback because the Flash does well. He’s in trouble all over the map, and studios won’t back a loose canon.
@@luckyDancer100 That's a really good point and everyone has to make their own choice. Some folks, myself included, feel like at some point you have to make an example in regards to things you won't tolerate. I really hope all the VFX artists, grips, composers, costume designers, cinematographers, etc... go on to have fruitful careers. Ultimately it's the execs at WB who made this film happen in its current state given the circumstances. They will be the ones who choose where Millers career goes, in large part, to how this film does. That's why it makes a difference imo.
why? Ezra is just a small part of a big production. Sure they get paid a lot, but people change. I would look at it as supporting the 100s of other people involved in making the film.
I loved The Flash. Haters can hate. More emotional than I expected. Cameos were cool. Ezra Miller Flash was funny. Both the Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton Batman are still great. Sasha Calle Supergirl movie is something I want now. Lol. I can't wait to see this again. ❤
This is one of the movies I was interested in watching from the DC universe. That and the recent Batman. A big Flash movie is something that's been needed for a long time
Hi Chris thanks for the Flash review. Out of curiosity, would you please help me to explain the actual meaning of "It beeves" in the movie? I watched it 3 times already but I don't quite get the exact meaning! He said it twice in the movie but it was 2 different occasions.
I find it funny how there is evidence of Erza Miller abusing women, but he doesn't get fired. They got rid of Jonathan Majors and replaced his black ass faster than T'challa.
The GoTG films are the only ones that do the whole “Marvel humor” well so I agree that humor in superhero films is not always needed. I expected this film to be a shit show so I’m happy to hear so many good reviews. ❤
I think GOTG 3 did too much with the humor. Humor does match their characters, but they stuck to some jokes for too long. The other marvel movies would be way better without them
The whole time Chris was talking about films getting humor right, I was thinking what a subjective thing that is. I'm definitely on the too much humor train. Humor is how I dealt with a lot of childhood stuff instead of crying about it. Thor Love and Thunder doesn't even cross my too much humor threshold. Gorr making a joke at the beginning of the film while holding his dying daughter would have been wrong for me. But the screaming goats were excellent! And I know that is one of the things that some people can't stand in it. What other bits don't work for people? And I guess someone saying it messed something up as part of the greater universe I just looked at it as...Korg is telling the story. I do not expect Korg to have 100% fidelity to details.
I'm definitely preordering tickets to see this on Father's day with my dad. This movie is making my stomach do a thing and my skin get goosebumps just from your description. I can tell you're trying to have the most, Neutral non emotional commentary on this film..But I can tell it's chore to do so, and chore to not spoil. That's a hint of a great film. I'm ready.
Sorry to say its not that good. I just watched it. The batman scenes are good but the rest is not that good. The comedy is pretty annoying. Flash and the other flash are annoying The cgi is bad. But find out for yourself
@@manuelmendez6022 there's nothing hate about a movie that wasn't that good. I love movies. I have the amc a list pass..I'm always at the movies. And Its rare for me to talk bad about a movie. Both of the flash characters were very annoying. The supergirl sucked The cgi was bad. Especially in the babies scene. The batman suit at the beginning was very ugly.. but the batman scenes were good.. I'm not a hater. I just have good taste on things and that movie is trash.. I repeat I love movies that wasn't good.
Thanks Chris. A review that touches on all that need to be said without ruining anything and get you interested in the movie (if the movie is good). Just what we need and god knows I could use a good entertaining crowd pleaser experience right about now.
The funny thing is that the Flashpoint Paradox comic is barely a decade old, yet it’s pretty much become the basis of every major Flash media project. The 2013 animated film, the CW Flash, and now the 2023 Flash film.
Caught a sneak peak of this last night, the movie is great. DC would have saved their entire franchise had this come out 5 years ago, instead of this technically being the swan song. Great balance of story, action, comic camp and fan service. I don't even really like Ezra as Allen just because I'm old, but he won me over. The heartstring tugs in this movie are strong, the reasons his character does the things he does make sense and aren't out of place. Sure, the multiverse CGI could have used more polish, but my god what they were trying to show in that, and what they *did* show in that, was amazing. I liked that it wasn't the LOOK AT HOW MUCH CGI WE HAVE fest the MCU has become to hide their 5 page scripts. The characters/actors who are missing from this world ending story, are explained, and in some cases critical to the story playing out. I expected this movie to be standard DC mess, and it turned out to be the complete opposite. Go see it, stay for the end.
When you say swan song I assume you mean since WB boss said they are rebooting the entire franchise? So no one in these movies will be in the next live action dc?
is it true about 3 deaths. i accidentally got spoiled listening to a review in my car and zoned out before i tuned back in and heard things. Kind of makes me not want to see it if it is true.
I love this review, so happy to find someone seeing this movie for what it is. Many people bash on it because it got low box office turnout, but the thing is, I deliberately avoided seeing this in theaters because I didn't want the experience to be ruined for me. Movie theatres oftentimes have obnoxious teenagers being territorial, no chance to safely take a bathroom break during a 2-3 hour movie, and the possibility of being elbow to elbow with people on dates who don't want you there. I waited to see it at home where I could actually enjoy it without distractions, and I thought it was brilliant. Its not a flop! This movie is the most ambitious, cohesive, and funny event churned out by DC in a long time, and it was worth the wait. They avoided so many of the tropes of good vs evil that make these types of movies formulaic and boring, while still hitting on some of the same themes we've seen before from intricate creative new perspectives. I absolutely loved this movie and am excited to see what DC has in store for us next. Their main obstacle is integrating the most OP character of all comics (Superman) without drastically warping him into something less than the striving perfectionist with the heart of gold that he was always meant to be. Thanks for keeping it real and seeing past the hype (both positive and negative) in your reviews.
Thanks for your insights, Chris...I was initially hesitant to be hyped about the film, but after watching your review I am now looking forward to watching it on the big screen! Please continue cranking out those honest, grounded reviews, they are very much appreciated.
The Flash has always been my favorite. I also enjoyed the 1990 show with John Wesley Shipp. I was thrilled when they brought him back to play Barry's dad and an alternate Flash in this gen's show. I'm really looking forward to watching this film.
This review is exactly what Chris Stuckmann now does in every review. He does not say anything of substance about any film. He sometimes says how he liked Roger Ebert reviews yet when Stuckmann reviews any new film he just makes the review as neutral and as soft as possible. He essentially refuses to criticize even the most glaringly bad things about any given movie that should be criticized. He does not do this vanilla reviewing out of some good intentions either. He started doing it when he started to get sponsorships and donations for his own movie project (the money IMO he does not deserve) plus when he got millions of followers now he does everything just to please as many viewers as possible. This is a very bad thing because it makes it a waste of time to watch his reviews.
But you just want him to be negative, be honest with yourself. If he went hard and said all that you perceived, you'd just clap and giggle like a goblin.
@@Super_Broly yes, I think any people who watch movie reviews want to have both, the negative and the positive opinions. Just like Sisley and Ebert at the movies had the two thumbs (up or down) system. If the audience knew that they were only reviewing the movies which they give TWO THUMBS up to then it would not be interesting to hear their movie reviews.
I just bought this movie digitally as me being a new father keeps me from going to theaters quite a bit. Man i just throughly enjoyed this movie. I would not have been disappointed to see this in theatres.
@@user-rz1cw1td4k big difference was RDJ had gotten help, gone to rehab and was continually working on himself at the time. Ezra Miller has done none of this.
there's no good reason to watch this movie - all it is, is a pointless movie to explain a reboot that would of been smarter to just ... reboot, don't need a timeline event to cause it cause it simply doesn't matter - ezra in no way should get a movie on all the things he did, the fact at all its still going is insane to me and basing the rebooted era on him is insane - why would the audience go, its not branding, its not ezra, its not flash fans, its not social media crowd its not comic fans, i can't see how the bar is so low to watch it just cause it exists by rich company
@@marcusclark1339 it's a good movie, it has Michael Keaton's Batman, it's a (kinda-sorta) live-action adaptation of Flashpoint. Ezra's acting in this is good btw
The part where they help super girl out of the facility gives me the same vibe of when wolverine, quicksilver and professor x helped magnito out of the facility in x-men days of future past
Flashpoint story must be one of the most ambitious In all DC Universe. Definitely someone will make a new version of this in the future and I'm gonna be too old or dead to see it. This was a missed oportunity, but I think to make a great story they need to make a two part movie like Avengers Endgame. And making a story like this one when you don't have a Superman and there are no actors from the Justice League attached to the project is just bad timing. It's to difficult to messup with this story, cause the foundation of it is the Flash growing and accepting his faith. But there are things that don't make sense.
Wow, we got to see so much old faces i know it wasnt ultra polished but seeing Cage and reeves as superman and the adam west and jay gerrick flash was insane for multiverse purposes.
Literally Flash and Batman are by far my 2 favorite DC characters. Having a movie with both, combining the nostalgia of my childhood and that its really good is such a relief. I wanted this to be good soooo bad. Cant wait to see it!!
It's been a while since I have seen a movie in the cinema but the flash and Nolans most recent project have pulled me back in. Thanks Chris for an honest opinion 👍
It's ironic how this film is described as a second No Way Home, given the original writers before leaving to make Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves wanted to create a grounded Flash origin.
Man... It's depressing to find out who were supposed to be directors/writers for the Flash movie. 1. Rick Famuyiwa 2. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (These two made the two spiderverse movies) 3. Grant Morrison I'm curious what their Flash movie would have been like. We could have got an actual Flash solo movie, instead of this whole multiverse thing.
DC is marvelous. It transfers better to the screen than the actual comic's I think. Thanks for this, I had no idea of Keaton's role as Batman, in this one.
I watched the film and liked the story, the acting, and the action sequences. I just hate the "setup" or "way" Ezra chose for his lead into his running scenes with that weird pose and hand placement. I mean after watching the TV show since 2014 and then you see Ezra's interpretation comparatively. I'm surprised more people have not said anything tbh.
My exceptions were low for a DC movie, but it turned out surprisingly good. The story was engaging with it's twists and turns and how they integrated the past. Michael Keaton role and Ben Affleck's cameo were unexpected. Sasha Calle, was a jaw dropper, does the alpha poses like no other.
I love the fact that Chris is always able to give you his honest and grounded opinion about a movie compared to nearly all reviews nowadays that are biased before and after a movie comes out Also that little hesitation to not spoil what he wants to say is funny, you feel that he wants to share what he liked and enjoyed but can't do it in a spoiler free video 😂
Really dude Chris loves almost every movie that comes out now in days to me he reminds me of the episode of Batman when commissioner Gordon was taken over by a robot and Chris stuckman says it's fine! Damn does Chris hate any movie now in days!
there's no good reason to watch this movie - all it is, is a pointless movie to explain a reboot that would of been smarter to just ... reboot, don't need a timeline event to cause it cause it simply doesn't matter - ezra in no way should get a movie on all the things he did, the fact at all its still going is insane to me and basing the rebooted era on him is insane - why would the audience go, its not branding, its not ezra, its not flash fans, its not social media crowd its not comic fans, i can't see how the bar is so low to watch it just cause it exists by rich company
@@TheFLAMEXD that's questionable, the director kept him on ,WB kept him on, they say things like his performance is so good you'll forget his crimes, half the people working on this movie are in denial and support a criminal, they're just as bad.
It’s amazing miller committed a bunch of terrible crimes( WITH ALL THE EVIDENCE) and he was allowed to make this movie and no recast yet a few actors get falsely accused by women (proved to be false accusations) and they cancelled or their roles taken away from them.great job WB!!!!
Most of Miller's scenes were already shot when his first incidents began to surface. And almost every scene contains Miller, often playing two characters. To recast would have been to literally re-shoot a 200 million dollar movie.
haven't seen the film yet, but my guess on why the director disclosed the cameo, is because most people might not know that, that one actor was supposed to play the specific character long ago, but the movie was scrapped.
Chris, funny you mentioned the Flash pilot back in the 90s with former Guiding Light & As the World Turns star, John Wesley Shipp. I loved not only the pilot but the entire 1 year series. I remember how I was in college and working full-time and my mother did me a huge solid and recorded the pilot for me on VHS. All I need to say is she did a good job as I talked her through on how to setup a VHS recording over the phone. Mind you, my mom is now 81 and baby boomers and technology do not mix. But the pilot was good and JWS was a good Barry Allen. Loved how the CW Flash w/Gustin brought back JWS, Amanda Pays, and Alex Desert. The CW did huge shout outs to the CBS series and JWS had a nice run as Henry Allen and as OGJay Garrick. I loved this new movie and the cast was great. Keaton was exceptional but like you stated the CG was very amateurish in a lot of the movie. TBH, that has always been a drawback in many of the DCEU movies.
