OT: Ben Affleck Schadenfreude (re Batman v Superman)

Submitted by 74polSKA on

I have not seen Batman Vs Superman. I have no opinion regarding how Zack Snyder may or may not have ruined the movie. However, I do have an irrational dislike of Ben Affleck and enjoyed this video of him having a sad immensely. If you are a jerk like me, enjoy. Or discuss the movie, whether or not you will/have seen it, etc. NO SPOILERS!!!

MGoGrendel

March 25th, 2016 at 3:30 PM ^

During the movie previews, the director asked us not to give out any spoilers, so I won't.  Only because he asked so nicely.

I am not a Ben Affleck fan, but I did like him in this role.  He was moody enough to play Batman.  The dude had some serious muscle mass, too.  Plus all the cool Batman toys.

I love anything that Jeremy Irons does and he played Alfred very well.  Huge man-crush here, similar to what many on this blog have with Harbaugh.

I liked the movie!  They did a really good job developing the reason for the hate between Batman and Superman.  And the twist that brings about the fight.  Like all movies that are made for sequels, this one teases out what we all know from the comic books.  This is the next movie:

 

BornSinner

March 25th, 2016 at 4:15 PM ^

Affleck made Cavill look like a cardboard cutout. What a terrible Superman. Don't even get me started on the shitty casting for Lex Luthor.

Eisenberg played Lex Luthor better in his role in Social Network than he does in this movie. What horrible writing/acting.

Goyer and Snyder are garbage. DC is screwed if they keep them. Now I see why Nolan left as producer. He knew Snyder ruined Superman as a character and now Snyder killed Batman's entire premise. Smh.

klctlc

March 25th, 2016 at 3:20 PM ^

My brother in law's college roommate  married Jennifer Garner's best friend a couple of years ago.  

They let the couple use their Bel Air (?) estate for the wedding.  It was a two day affair that my brother in law attended.

He met Ben/Jen and said they were extremely polite and down to earth (at least over the two days he saw them).  They let people walk around the house, met their kids, etc.

They did ask people not to go around taking pictures and such, but he did get to touch the oscar for Good Will Hunting. It was actually the time Affleck was working out to get in shape for his Batman role.

That being said, the reason I think some people thing Ben can be a douche is how political he appers to be. 

WichitanWolverine

March 25th, 2016 at 2:58 PM ^

I'll admit that was pretty funny, but why does everyone hate Ben Affleck so much? He's had a hand in some of my favorite movies. Good Will Hunting, Gone Baby Gone, The Town come to mind. Just don't get why people are constantly shitting on him.

Wolverine In Iowa 68

March 25th, 2016 at 3:02 PM ^

In my case it's not hate towards Ben, it's the idea of Ben Affleck as Batman.

He was ATROCIOUS as DareDevil, who used to be one of my favorite heroes.  After the Affleck Abortion, I don't like the character anymore.

When you lay an egg THAT BAD, getting a shot to play one of the most iconic heroes in history....well, it makes no sense.

gmoney41

March 25th, 2016 at 3:31 PM ^

I didn't like Captain America at all, and it is mostly due to Chris Evans.  He isn't the worst, but I just don't find the guy to be a great actor.  I also don't really like the Avengers, I find them all quite dull.  On the other hand, I am loving the Netflix Daredevil show, and enjoyed Guardians of the Galaxy a  ton.   I saw B V S last night.  It wasn't the worst or the best thing ever, it was just ok.  A little too long for me.  But  Affleck was pretty damn good as Batman. 

Ty Butterfield

March 25th, 2016 at 3:11 PM ^

You are probably thinking of Gone Girl. Gone Baby Gone is co-written and directed by Affleck but he isn't in the movie. His brother Casey plays the main character and Amy Adams nabbed a best supporting actress nomination for her performance. It is very well done and I recommend checking it out if you haven't seen it.

turtleboy

March 25th, 2016 at 4:08 PM ^

I do think it was those 2 teen cult classics that cemented him as the douche you love to hate. He just did it so well in both those early movies it's hard to imagine him any other way. He's been a great actor in some great movies, but admittedly that's kinda offset by being in some really, REALLY terrible movies.