As a hardcore advocate of Comic Book movies and TV shows, I can't help but wonder why DC comics can't make a decent movie besides Batman and Superman. During this year, multiple CBM have come out: Thor, Green Lantern, Captain America, Transformers, Conan, X-men First Class, etc. Now I saw atleast 3/4 of these movies for the main reason of them being childhood memories of super powered crime fighters kicking some ass. But am I the only who has noticed that DC comics can't do anything right?
To begin let's leave Batman and Superman out of the equation. Green Lantern for instance, I personally have yet to see this movie due to it's awful reviews. Which actually upsets me due to the fact that GL is one of my top 5 Justice League members. Originally, I remember a couple of years before they decided to make this movie they were planning on doing a full fledged Justice League movie with rapper Common playing John Stewart which would've been a much better film in my point of view. I'm pretty sure that this film doesn't give us comic book nerds any hope for a JL movie, which is a huge shame. Watchmen was another movie that I personally didn't find all that great. Sure there was a lot of action and the plot was somewhat good, but in my opinion I think the hype that people built for this movie was too much.
Now what is it about Marvel that makes the majority of their movies great? I think that what makes them different from the rest is that, they fit a realistic level. For instance, while watching Captain America, you could actually imagine that happening to soldiers back in the 1940's. I mean sure certain things aren't possible like Mutants with special powers destroying the world but it does set your imagination ablaze. That's why Chris Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogies have been so amazing. They capture the reality of certain situations, sure certain things are a little far-fetched but a lot of that could possibly happen. With some good however, there must also be some bad and Marvel has made some very bad moves(i.e. Daredevil, the first Hulk, Spider-man 3, Blade 3, etc) So to conclude I believe that if DC wants to step up the competition, they can't just rely on the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel for the entire fight. Like me personally, I'd love to see a Flash movie. I will say this though with the success of all of his movies, Chris Nolan will surely make the new Superman movie insanely good. So DC now you know, if you want to somehow win the fight for ultimate CBM master, just hire Chris Nolan to bring all of your heroes to the big screen.