Post Shazam...Rank the DCEU

[Starcat]

1. Aquaman
2. Wonder Woman
3. Shazam!
4. Man of Steel
5. Justice League
6. Suicide Squad
7. Batman v Superman

 

[frankgutz]

I recently watched all the DCEU movies so here’s my personal favorites, regardless of objective quality:

1. Batman v Superman
2. Man of Steel
3. Wonder Woman
4. Aquaman
5. Justice League
6. Suicide Squad
7. Shazam

Rorsch u made my cry, almost like mine, BVS at 1

 

[Juan1193]

1) Wonder Woman
2) Shazam
3) Aquaman
4) Suicide Squad
5) Justice League
6) Man of Steel
7) Batman vs Superman

My top 3 will likely change with time as I like them all equally, for different reasons. It's great to see DC producing good films, enjoyable films again!

 

[KillerMcQueen]

1. Wonder Woman
2. Batman v Superman UC
3. MoS
4. Shazam
5. Aquaman

6. Justice League
7. Suicide Squad

Only ones I dislike are JL and SS.

 

[LoganPool]

1. Shazam 9/10
2. Wonder Woman 8/10
3. Suicide Squad 6.5/10
4. Man of Steel 6/10
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5. Justice League 4/10
6. Aquaman 3/10
7. Batman V Superman 1/10

 

[Spider-Aziz]

1. Aquaman
2. Wonder Woman
3. Shazam!
4. Man of Steel
5. Justice League
6. Suicide Squad
7. Batman v Superman

I haven't seen any of the top three, still unable to muster the effort to sit through anyone of them.
The rest are in the order I'd place them in as well.

 

[-Arya-]

I haven't seen any of the top three, still unable to muster the effort to sit through anyone of them.
The rest are in the order I'd place them in as well.

Why?

 

[nodecision]

1. Wonder Woman, by some distance. Loved it when I first saw it in the theatre, loved it even more on repeat viewings. I think what worked for me personally was the tone of the movie - serious but good-humoured - and the fact that it really managed to get me to care for the characters. Sure, the final act wasn't as good as the rest of the film, but by then I was so invested in the characters that it didn't really bother me. I also liked the balance of action and drama in the film. It doesn't quite have the best action scenes of the DCEU - that distinction goes to Aquaman - but I thought every action moment felt earned, and Gadot delivered big time too. Got me seriously hyped for WW84.

2. SHAZAM!. Without the benefit of multiple viewings, would say this is easily my 2nd favourite of the DCEU movies. I think its story is more moving than WW's, but where SHAZAM! lacks is in the action department. Also I thought it took a little long to get going - I was somewhat bored until Levi showed up, but then I was hooked until the final, overlong and slightly underwhelming battle. Hopefully the sequel comes soon as the kids are adorable.

3. Aquaman, almost by default. A gorgeous spectacle of a movie that I really enjoyed when I first watched it in the theatre. However, I found myself getting bored on 2nd and 3rd viewings. I think Aquaman's problem for me was that it felt empty underneath the spectacle and action. Momoa is very charismatic as the eponymous superhero, but somehow I never really cared for him or any of the other characters that much. The romance between Aquaman and Mera also felt forced and unnatural; I don't think Momoa and Heard have great chemistry. That said, it has pretty great fight scenes.

4. Justice League. A mess of a movie, but an entertaining one. Enjoyed pretty much every JL member other than Batman, who was seriously mishandled in my opinion (no way would Batman's jaw drop in delight when he sees Superman!). Henry Cavill was great in his limited screen time. Have some issues with the relative power levels of the various JL members though, although I appreciate the aversion of "Batgod".

5. Batman V Superman (theatrical cut). Didn't like it. Joyless till WW entered the picture, and by then the film had already been ruined for me. However, it gave us an instant classic Batman fight scene reminiscent of the Arkham games, for which I will always be thankful that BvS exists. Might one day attempt to watch the Ultimate Edition given the online clamour about it being a misunderstood masterpiece.

The rest:
Man of Steel is a hard one. I've never managed to watch the film in its entirety as I found it boring, but based on what I've read about it, I suspect there's an intelligent, reasonably well-crafted movie in there. Might try watching it again one of these days.

Didn't watch Suicide Squad, and have no plans to for now as I have little interest in the characters.

 

[psylockolussus]

I haven't seen any of the top three, still unable to muster the effort to sit through anyone of them.
The rest are in the order I'd place them in as well.

I highly recommend Wonder Woman and Aquaman. If you're a completist, then I guess watch Shazam! too.

 

[Grommers]

Im stuck, Man of Steel is one of the greatest superman stories of all time for me, with some miss steps by not having supes talk more, the villain being un-memorable (although hes probably the most imo out of the DCEU so far). However makes up for it in many other ways.

Shazam, may be my #1 now though, because the Tone of movie for this character was spot on, the montages were great, Silvana was a solid villain in my opinion, he's just not one of my favorite characters.

But my list goes

1/2 Shazam/MoS
3. BvsS
4. WW
5. Aquaman
6. Suicide Squad.

And thats it, we don't talk about the other one.

 

[Luigi]

1. Shazam!
2. Aquaman
3. BVS
4. Wonder Woman
5. Man of Steel
6. Justice League
7. Suicide Squad

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Why?

I highly recommend Wonder Woman and Aquaman. If you're a completist, then I guess watch Shazam! too.

I don't like Greek mythology, I almost despise some of their characters, so I wouldn't want to watch Wonder Woman because of that character's associations with such a terrible thing. I mostly blame it on how extremely horny and violent Zeus is for that.

Batman V Superman broke me when it comes to DCEU, rewatching Justice League was a chore although I enjoyed it the first time knowing well what I should expect. Then I made the mistake of watching BvS again to see if it is a bit better than the experience I had three years ago, and that was a terrible mistake.

 

[Aurakles]

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
Man of Steel
Wonder Woman
Suicide Squad
Justice League
Aquaman
Shazam!

 

[Kane52630]

1. Shazam! 9.5/10

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2. Aquaman 6/10
3. Suicide Squad 5/10
4. Man of Steel 5/10
5. Wonder Woman 5/10
6. Justice League 4/10
7. Batman Verses Superman Colon Dawn of Justice 2/10

 

[jolldan]

1. Shazam 9/10
2. Wonder Woman 9/10
3. Aquaman 8/10
4. Batman vs. Superman 7/10
5. Man of Steel 7/10
6. Suicide Squad 5.5/10
7. Justice League 5/10

 

[Lantern Venom]

1. Man of Steel
2. Aquaman
3. Batman vs. Superman
4. Justice League
5. Wonder Woman
6. Shazam
7. Suicide Squad

 

[FunkMiller]

7. Batman Verses Superman Colon Dawn of Justice 2/10

Always makes me chuckle, this

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

1) Wonder Woman 9/10
2) Shazam 8.5/10
3) Man Of Steel 8.5/10
4) Batman vs Superman Dawn of Justice Ultimate Cut 8/10
5) Aquaman 7.5/10
6) Suicide Squad 6/10
7) Justice League 4/10

 

[Joe Von Zombie]

Saw Shazam again today. Not only is it the best film in the DCEU, it's arguably the best source to screen adaptation in the franchise to date.

 

[Rorschach2012]

I agree with the second statement

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I did enjoy Aquaman a bit more on my 2nd viewing so I’d say it was on par with the BvS UC for me now.

 

[Joe Von Zombie]

Not to be "that guy", but still don't understand the love for Aquaman. It was pretty, but not much else. In the main Aquaman thread I said it felt like a 150 million dollar episode of Hercules The Legendary Journeys... I didn't mean this as a compliment. Maybe if I had seen the spectacle of it on big screen, my opinion might be different but after being disappointed by suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, and Justice League, I wasn't about to give Warner Bros anymore of my money.

 

[frankgutz]

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
Man of Steel
Wonder Woman
Suicide Squad
Justice League
Aquaman
Shazam!

this one is beautiful

 

[frankgutz]

2. Aquaman 6/10
3. Suicide Squad 5/10
4. Man of Steel 5/10
5. Wonder Woman 5/10
6. Justice League 4/10
7. Batman Verses Superman Colon Dawn of Justice 2/10

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Not to be "that guy", but still don't understand the love for Aquaman. It was pretty, but not much else. In the main Aquaman thread I said it felt like a 150 million dollar episode of Hercules The Legendary Journeys... I didn't mean this as a compliment. Maybe if I had seen the spectacle of it on big screen, my opinion might be different but after being disappointed by suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, and Justice League, I wasn't about to give Warner Bros anymore of my money.

I certainly found the same upon my first viewing. But after watching it at home my liking of the movie has gone up. You can appreciate the quieter moments a bit more at home, were as they kinda got lost in the spectacle in my first viewing.