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| Title | Blue Beetle | |


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| | Genre: | Comedy | | MPAA Rating: | PG-13 | | Runtime | 02:07:00 | | Release Date (USA): | August 18, 2023 | | Director: | Angel Manuel Soto | | Main Cast: | Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, George Lopez | | Summary: | After Jaime Reyes graduates from college and returns to his hometown Palmera City, he is chosen to become a symbiotic host to the Scarab, an ancient alien biotechnological relic that grants him a powerful exoskeleton armor, turning him into the superhero Blue Beetle. |

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[–] JasSmith@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (5 children)

This looks so dumb. B grade schlock. Anyone want to bet on the budget of this train wreck? $120M.

[–] Skua@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like I just watched the entire movie in three minutes. There was even a final fight where the hero is on the brink of losing and uncovers a new well of power through desperate determination. And I still feel like I wasted my time.

I've never seen a trailer go that far, even the "1 day earlier" seems superfluous for a trailer but by the end of it there is literally nothing left untold

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 year ago

That does look tacky. The suit having a genetic monotone computer voice, calling out all that typical computer stuff is cliche as hell.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

It's the 2nd best live action comic book movie this year after Guardians of the Galaxy 3, but granted that's a low bar compared to Shazam 2 and Quantumania.

[–] Deftdrummer@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A monumental flop that craters the entire "superhero" genre. As if there wasn't enough fatigue as it is. Nail meet coffin.

[–] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I wish, but unless I am a PR victim, I read this thing is getting good early response from test-viewings.

[–] June@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I just got out and really enjoyed it.