# "The Flash" movie breaks record for a DCEU test screening **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [August 20, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014 "2022-08-20T22:53:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/1 "2022-08-20T22:53:27Z")
According to _World of Reel_ the upcoming _Flash_ movie had the highest score of any test screening of a DCEU movie on 8/11. > [@](#): > > Directed by Andrés Muschietti, “The Flash” is said to be one of the better DCEU movies, and a recent 08.11.22 test screening of the film only enhanced Zaslav’s confidence in the finished product. I’m told “The Flash” earned the highest test-score ratings in DCEU history. > > Miller is said to be perfect in the role. The film is also Michael Keaton’s grand return as Batman, and he is said to play a very important role in the plot, appearing in more than half of the film’s 140 minutes. > > Along the way there are cameos from Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, and Jason Momoa. There is also a CGI-ed version of Christopher Reeve as Superman. One reviewer called it "Humorous, thrilling and emotional.” > **[Ezra Miller’s ‘The Flash’ Sets Record Test Scores For A DCEU Film — World of...](https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2022/8/sh50c7v6o6tpter43e18ly4nmfqqq1)** > > A source deep inside Warner Bros is telling me that staff are quite perplexed by the way things have been going ever since new CEO David Zaslav was hired. So it looks like Warners has a hit on its hands despite all of the delays and star Ezra Miller’s shenanigans. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/2 "2022-08-21T02:00:38Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Ezra Miller’s shenanigans. They’re accused of a bit more than “shenanigans.” Some very troubling behavior, and the studio is hoping the movie and a hollow apology sweeps it under the rug. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/3 "2022-08-21T03:11:09Z")
They CGId Christopher Reeve? That’s enough to make me not want to watch the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/4 "2022-08-21T03:22:57Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > They CGId Christopher Reeve? That’s enough to make me not want to watch the movie Why in the world would they ever do _that_??? That’s crazy. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/5 "2022-08-21T03:28:33Z")
Best score of a _DCEU_ movie is a pretty low bar to jump. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/6 "2022-08-21T03:39:53Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Why in the world would they ever do _that_??? Well, his agent hasn’t been taking their calls, for starters. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/7 "2022-08-21T04:00:20Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > According to _World of Reel_ the upcoming _Flash_ movie had the highest score of any test screening of a DCEU movie on 8/11. > > (…) > One reviewer called it "Humorous, thrilling and emotional.” > > So it looks like Warners has a hit on its hands despite all of the delays and star Ezra Miller’s shenanigans. Nah, according to World of Reel **they were told** the film had ”the highest score” etc. And that quote from “one reviewer” sounds like the most generic snippet of praise to ever appear on a movie ad. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/8 "2022-08-21T04:04:05Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > And that quote from “one reviewer” sounds like the most generic snippet of praise to ever appear on a movie ad. “Anyone claiming this movie is humorous, thrilling and emotional ought to be publicly horsewhipped.” ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/9 "2022-08-21T17:06:19Z")
I know the actor has a ton of personal issues but I loved Ezra Miller as the Flash in every movie he has been in and have been looking forward to this for a long time (it was pointed out recently that this movie was first announced around the time the Flash TV show premiered and that show is now about to have it 9th and final season so yeah it’s been a while). ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/10 "2022-08-21T18:09:07Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Best score of a _DCEU_ movie is a pretty low bar to jump. Jump, hell. That’s a “crawl over.” ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/11 "2022-08-21T18:21:03Z")
Best DCEU movie _is_ a high bar. Average DCEU movie is as low as it can be. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/12 "2022-08-21T18:50:35Z")
Nah. WW fell apart in Act 3. Up until then you had a very valid point. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/13 "2022-08-21T18:53:09Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > They CGId Christopher Reeve? That’s enough to make me not want to watch the movie. One word: “multiverse”. They could have Supermen and Batmen from a number of different productions. Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck and George Clooney could all be Batman. Think of the appearance of “the Illuminati” in Dr. Strange 2 as an example. Little more than cameos. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/14 "2022-08-21T19:40:58Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Best DCEU movie _is_ a high bar. Average DCEU movie is as low as it can be. Yeah, I mean the latest Suicide Squad movie was good and I liked the Harlequin movie they had about a year or two ago. If it is better than those, should be neat. Not sure how interested I am in Ezra Miller, though. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/15 "2022-08-21T23:18:50Z")
I thought the Suicide Squad remake was a B-/C+ movie. I think Wonder Woman is the clear DCEU best movie, and while I agree that the third act is weak, it’s still a good movie. IMO the only DCEU movie I would say is good while it would be middle of the pack for MCU. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/16 "2022-08-21T23:30:44Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > IMO the only DCEU movie I would say is good **Shazam** , though uneven, was surprisingly enjoyable. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/17 "2022-08-22T13:51:26Z")
I loved Shazam. A lot of “What if this actually happened?” moments. Like if a kid actually gained super powers there’d be a lot of "Okay, can I do _this?"_, and the scene where they he first meets bad guys and stops them from robbing a convenience store: “Hey, girls, I have super powers! Woooo!” And they lampshaded a scene that’s always bugged me in movies: Super Hero and Super Villain floating above the city, 200 yards apart. Villain begins to taunt hero, and… “What? I’m sorry, I can’t hear you. At all! You’re like a couple of football fields away. What?” . PS: I first saw Ezra Miller in the Flash crossover. He did “confused” very well: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WQgu7mBuz1o/maxresdefault.jpg "Crisis on Infinite Earths Cameo | DCEU Barry Allen meets Barry Allen Scene") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQgu7mBuz1o) ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-movie-breaks-record-for-a-dceu-test-screening/970014/18 "2022-08-22T20:39:12Z")
“A source deep inside…” Sure. Ok. I believe you. _World of Reel_? More like _World of Really?_