The Batman | March 4, 2022 | Warner Bros. | Certified Fresh on RT | 7th Most Profitable Movie of 2023

[RRA]

16 minutes ago, cax16 said:

 

 

 maybe not then lol. 

Could it have been Black Adam?

 

(though that being 3 hours long seems absurd but who knows?)

[belblazer]

Maybe it was Black Adam. A raw version of the movie since it finished filming weeks ago..

[cax16]

33 minutes ago, RRA said:

Could it have been Black Adam?

 

(though that being 3 hours long seems absurd but who knows?)

People on Twitter are saying it was Black Adam but who knows at this point.

 

With regards to the run time, remember what @grim22 was saying yesterday. If it was 3 hours it’s probably just lots of footage they’re testing and that wouldn’t be the films final runtime. 

[Macleod]

4 hours ago, RRA said:

Could it have been Black Adam?

 

(though that being 3 hours long seems absurd but who knows?)

EARLY TEST SCREENINGS/ASSEMBLY CUTS RUN LONG...BECAUSE THEY INCLUDE NEARLY EVERYTHING DEEMED WATCHABLE.   NEARLY ALL MOVIES START OFF "LONG." 

Edited August 28, 2021 by Macleod

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

He’s wrong. It was Batman

[Napoleon]

15 hours ago, RRA said:

And Endgame was 3 hours. People can like spandex films that long.

 

(hell the Snyder Cut was 4 hours and that got decent reviews.)

 

 

And The Snyder Cut has the best audience score in the DCEU, so general audiences have no problem with long movies

[WittyUsername]

Speaking of the Snyder Cut, Snyder has said that he had a rough cut of JL that was 214 minutes long, but from what I understand, that cut was never screened for test audiences. I’ve never been in any test screenings, so I’m not sure what the standard protocol is for how long these things are compared to the finished movie.

[lorddemaxus]

 

 

 

[Lucas]

If it was indeed The Batman, any word about how people reacted to it?

[Macleod]

The studios must really hate the Twitter-verse, because every mention of any possibility of an early studio screening of material that somehow leaks out (because nerds can't keep their mouths shut) gets extrapolated into an atomic moment in the creative process as if it won't be one of many, many screenings, of many, many edits, for many, many different reasons, for many different kinds of audiences (internal, executive, creative, friends-family, tests for marketing, journalists, general public).  The processes have existed since the beginning of the film industry, nothing has changed here, other than more intrusion from nerdy fanboys on superhero movies who seem to feel some sacred duty to "protect" the properties they love.  So-called "journalists" are now playing this game, too...it gets boring fast.  

Edited August 29, 2021 by Macleod

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

9 minutes ago, Macleod said:

The studios must really hate the Twitter-verse, because every mention of any possibility of an early studio screening of material that somehow leaks out (because nerds can't keep their mouths shut) gets extrapolated into an atomic moment in the creative process as if it won't be one of many, many screenings, of many, many edits, for many, many different reasons, for many different kinds of audiences (internal, executive, creative, friends-family, tests for marketing, journalists, general public).  The processes have existed since the beginning of the film industry, nothing has changed here, other than more intrusion from nerdy fanboys on superhero movies who seem to feel some sacred duty to "protect" the properties they love.  So-called "journalists" are now playing this game, too...it gets boring fast.  

Screenings have been canceled because some idiots have publicly posted and tweeted about them. The Matrix recently canceled a screening due to this 

[WittyUsername]

According to ViewerAnon, his source that initially told him the test screening wasn’t for this movie lied to him. Apparently, WB is taking measures to keep any leaks about this movie to a minimum. 

[belblazer]

I know it's hard for a WB product but hopefully nothing will leak. The way everything about DC movies always leaks is annoying.

 

[Gavin Feng]

 

😶

 

[RRA]

3 minutes ago, Gavin Feng said:

 

😶

 

#RockPower

[cax16]

30 minutes ago, Gavin Feng said:

 

😶

 

One of the most toxic accounts on Twitter, I’ve had that person blocked for so long. 

[SnokesLegs]

41 minutes ago, Gavin Feng said:

 

😶

 

So this guy wants a probably badly paced, 3 hour, work in progress workprint? I swear these idiots don’t have a clue what the term “editing” means.

[TestPattern]

It turns out it was the Batman after all.

 

Also, do the Snydercut people not understand how movie editing works?

[SpiderByte]

2 hours ago, Gavin Feng said:

 

😶

 

When people inevitably bitch when it's two hours because that's how early cuts work remember this comment.

[Macleod]

2 hours ago, TestPattern said:

It turns out it was the Batman after all.

 

Also, do the Snydercut people not understand how movie editing works?

It doesn't even matter what movie it was.  It's the same process.  And it's not just Snyder fans -- most people don't have a clue about how much WORK actually goes into making a movie -- ANY kind of movie, from indie $200,000 to the latest Batman opus.  Writers toil over scripts sometimes for years.  Producers/Studios hash them out for a couple more years.  The logistics of production that involve designing how the story will work on screen, what locations will work for each scene, how to book locations, how much to shoot on studio/greenscreen, who designs the sets, who designs the costumes, once you get to location, figuring out how you may want to/have to reconfigure the shoot, once shot, assembling a cut of what "works," reshooting/pick-ups if necessary, assembling more edits, going through test screenings, going through Editors/Editing bays maybe 25-50 times (or more), taking notes from Studio Execs, Actors, Producers, Directors... and that is a mere snippet of the humongous process.  Many posters on this forum know these things, but much of the general public and even fanboys don't really understand *anything* about what it takes to make "a good movie" or "a film of quality."  They seem to think it gets shot and the director/studio magically pumps out a movie, or a cut that that fans have to "save" from "awful studio meddling."  It's just ignorance.  And then they have the "cojones" to accuse actors of "playing pretend for a living."  ::head in hands::   And like I said, so-called "journalists" who use Twitter know better, too, and they should stop playing this game in the endless drive for a "scoop"...what will that mean on their tombstone?  "Here lies Kris Tapley, who on Aug. 28th, 2021, proved that The Batman had a test screening."  Silliness.  

 

OK, rants over.  Back to The Batman.  

I admire Warners for seemingly attempting to keep this shit closer to their chests lately, with this Batman, The Matrix, etc.  

Edited August 29, 2021 by Macleod