The Super-Ffleck in Hollywoodland.

The world has collapsed into near chaos after the earth shattering announcement from Warner Bros. that Ben Affleck will play Batman in the Batman/ Superman "mash-up" movie. People have taken to Twitter, a website, as well as several other websites, and voiced unhappiness and anguish over the inevitable arrival of the "Batffleck".

Many people have pointed to the ill-fated Daredevil film made in 2003. Yes, that was a bad movie, but the main problem was the movie itself sucked. The real Daredevil could have starred in it and it would have still blown the proverbial chunks. Many people have also pointed to the film Phantoms (1998), to which he has mockingly been called "the bomb" by himself in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001). Again, the main problem was that Phantoms sucked, and yes, Affleck was admittedly horrific in it, but had it starred Matt Dillon or Matt Damon it still would have stunk up the bathroom.

Not the bomb.

And many people have pointed to Gigli (2003) with J Lo, and I have not seen this movie but it is common knowledge a root canal is more pleasurable and entertaining then this mockery of our senses.Still, other people have brought up the film Jersey Girl (2004), and that can be explained by the fact Kevin Smith made this movie. And others have pointed to Pearl Harbor (2001), the Michael Bay epic. Yes, he starred in that too.

Do you know when the next bus arrives?

However, many people have pointed out that he has not ruined his last couple movies simply by being in them, he even won an Oscar for directing Argo (2012). And also, let's not forget that Beetlejuice was cast as Batman in 1989. One could argue that Beetlejuice is awesome, even the bomb, but let's face it, he didn't seem to be a valid choice to play the Dark Knight, and yet he did a good job, especially as Batman himself. Plus Heath Ledger was frowned upon as the Joker initially, until people realized dude could play more then one character, like, he's an actor or something.

Woah, man.

Is Affleck an actor? A good enough actor to play Batman? He was sure funny as the stoned bartender/ drug dealer in Extract (2009). He played a good drinking/ fight buddy to Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (1997). Maybe this new Batman is stoned or drunk, or like an awkward jerk? Or maybe it will be like the internet cartoons where Batman and Superman sit in the cafe and talk about stuff? Idk man.

-Kris W.
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