The Demon In The Dark

February 11, 2016 10:45 AM

Secret Six / Batman fan film. Gail Simone likes it, so you must too.
posted by signal (7 comments total)

Not bad at all for the budget involved. Though, like all DC movies, it needs King Shark. Like all movies, period, it needs much more King Shark.
posted by delfin at 11:20 AM on February 11, 2016 [3 favorites]

The acting was painful in places, the plot confusing and not thought through, but I loved the GL/Black Adam fight, just kinda happening in the background. Silver Banshee and Giganta were the highlights, well portrayed and downright terrifying (and put away far too quickly. More swinging around cement mixers and stomping city traffic, less annoying-male-leads trying hard to be clever, plz).
posted by Slap*Happy at 12:41 PM on February 11, 2016 [1 favorite]

Yeah, I was like, "Uh, OK, you're supposed to be Deadshot? No, you? Well, then, who's Catman? Uh... OK." Bane was good, but he was the first to go. Also, did anyone else notice that Giganta was played by Dominique Swain?
posted by Halloween Jack at 2:35 PM on February 11, 2016 [1 favorite]

Dollar for dollar, better than the Nolan trilogy. Although, given that they only had 16 minutes, maybe the secret four would have been a better plan.

I liked how so much of the super-powered stuff happened mostly off-screen -- it obviously stretched the budget, but it also gave a "relatively normal person's view" of superpowers. Something quickly glimpsed while you are running away.

As it should be.
posted by GenjiandProust at 2:50 PM on February 11, 2016 [3 favorites]

That's not Bane.
posted by Docrailgun at 3:03 PM on February 11, 2016 [1 favorite]

That was a lot of fun. I'd love to see DC/WB doing a bunch of 10-15 minute short films like this.
posted by Guy Smiley at 6:43 PM on February 11, 2016

Well, I just got finished watching Bad Blood, so, sure.

Dollar for dollar, better than the Nolan trilogy.

Is that... difficult?
I'm betting it's better than Batman Vs Superman too.
posted by Mezentian at 3:38 AM on February 12, 2016 [2 favorites]