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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

Or....maybe some of us have felt that Marvel has been releasing the same movie over and over since Iron Man 3, just with different characters

I'm not sure I understand where this is coming from, and I very much want to. I get it if you don't like them, and to each his own, but they've taken great pains to ensure the precise opposite of what you're alleging. Civil War and Guardians of the Galaxy and Black Panther are the same movie, really?
I wonder if this opinion comes from the fact that several of the characters cross over and are consistently themselves? Robert Downey chews up the scenery and I get why some people may not appreciate the fact that the camera loves him. I'm obscenely pleased that those people are a very small minority, though. But if that's the case, I get what you'd be saying, there.

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

Despite the backlash against them, I think DC has killed Marvel in this regard. Man of Steel and BvS were not masterpieces by any regard, but they were entertaining (for me anyways) because I liked the darker take that Snyder had on them.

I'm going to help you out. When highlighting the quality of DC's movies, Batman vs. Superman belongs nowhere near that paragraph. It was inane garbage by every objective measure.
Wonder Woman was pretty good, I'm surprised to see you say that you didn't like Justice League because that would also be an adequate example to use here. So anything with humor is bad, is what I'm taking away from what you're saying. I can respect the opinion of those who don't want it in their superhero movies, but people have to relate to how absurd these things are on some level. That's why DC is attempting to move away from a lot of the clenched teeth grimdark edgelord circle jerk stuff into lighter fare, because you're gonna lose the general audience with it. And I think they'll be better off for it. The reviews reflect that, the money reflects that. These things have to be self-aware.
And again, if you don't personally enjoy Marvel's approach, that's totally fair. I don't think they're really the same movies unless they're direct sequels, but you like what you like and I see a lot of dudes on this forum that are kinda generally angry about Marvel's movies. But you are the first person I have ever seen or heard say that DC "kills Marvel" with its approach in Batman vs Superman.
There is not enough booze in the world to move me towards that kind of thinking.