Blue Beetle

Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: August 18, 2023

6.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 223 Ratings

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darocaboAug 29, 2023

Blue Beetle: The hispanic cliches... the movie was full of hispanic cliches, probably the mexican population in the US identify to it, I don't. But that was pretty much the whole core of the movie, an hispanic super heroe. There is no heartBlue Beetle: The hispanic cliches... the movie was full of hispanic cliches, probably the mexican population in the US identify to it, I don't. But that was pretty much the whole core of the movie, an hispanic super heroe. There is no heart or really something that mattered around the super heroe. The relationship of the hero and the suit was inexisting, they just bonded by the end of the movie.… Expand

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TheKuraJohnSep 7, 2023

Generic like every superhero movie in the last 4-5 years, not a surprise to be honest, the writing its bad, the action was boring or barely there.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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bmaster4616Aug 27, 2023

Well, it was ass. Straight garbage with a first half that tricks you into thinking it'll be good, but then nose dives off a cliff into unfunny mediocrity. The beginning of the film wasn't a super grounded film or anything but felt like weWell, it was ass. Straight garbage with a first half that tricks you into thinking it'll be good, but then nose dives off a cliff into unfunny mediocrity. The beginning of the film wasn't a super grounded film or anything but felt like we were getting a cool idea for an SH film, surrounded by a tight family group, but then the cliches started pouring in. Also, with cringe/unfunny jokes about a spaceship making farting noise to a joke that was so unfunny the first time, they preceded to make the joke over and over like beating a dead horse. After the cliches and terrible jokes came the awful plot holes. From a person's motivation to people's decisions, blue beetle just kept getting more and more atrocious. It's remarkable how a film that started off pretty well spiraled into such mediocrity that I was rolling my eyes constantly throughout the end of the film.

Overall, Blue Beatle isn't Wolverine origins or Fan 4 stic levels of awful, but it's one of those SH stuck in the past and wasting potential. This could have been like a spiderverse with cool minority characters and a strong family movie (which they had 2 scenes with all of them together), but got painted over with the typical bad SH cliches. Next time, if you're going to make an SH like this, at least take the good cliches of SH films and not the ones that make people roll their eyes.

4.5/10
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P.s. of course, geneal audiences like this.

Cliches ✔️
No risks taken ✔️
Unfunny jokes to make kids laugh even though the adults think it's funny to✔️
Another example of people lying when they say, "I want something original, Hollywood has run out of ideas"… Expand

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mspurgeonAug 20, 2023

A generic superhero movie you've seen many times before. Likely a 7 0R 8 if it was made 10 years ago but today this has been played out. I didn't hate it but there not much here to want to rush out to watch it.

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Maverick_2023Aug 27, 2023

I was just bored by all of it. Wasn’t expecting much and unfortunately I was proved correct. Found the fight scenes very non engaging. Just a load of endless bang crash wallop.

2 of 3 users found this helpful21

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sholidayAug 18, 2023

Generic and predictable. Does nothing new and takes no risks. Felt like it was made on a conveyor belt as the standard superhero origin story you’ve seen a thousand times already. Family dynamic is the only thing that saves it from going lower.

7 of 11 users found this helpful74

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bertobellamyAug 18, 2023

Not terrible, but still very generic and predictable. The story has some heart, although it's got every Latino cliché you can think of. As always, we got the most boring and unidimensional villains. But I can't deny I laugh at some jokes.

8 of 13 users found this helpful85

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Habibiehakim123Aug 18, 2023

I found Blue Beetle as the most basic teenage superhero origins story that are no longer special, and it leaves me no impress whatsoever because we all already way too familiar with this type of story, it's predictable and literally nothingI found Blue Beetle as the most basic teenage superhero origins story that are no longer special, and it leaves me no impress whatsoever because we all already way too familiar with this type of story, it's predictable and literally nothing new, it's bland and the action was boring, my face was literally straight the whole time, and the villain was also meh, what i like about Blue Beetle was the family dynamic that's definitely there, and the family itself as their own was good enough, Bruna Markuezine was good, including Xolo Maridueña himself was good and just if his story wasn't the same like most of teenage superhero origins story, Blue Beetle would've been something else because what i do like again was some of the cinematography, editing, the Blue Beetle suit was amazing and i really love it, and the special effects for the most part was good, but again overall i just can't found something new in terms of story, and it would've been just an ok movie but it's too bad that the action was boring and the comedy also didn't work, the villain wasn't that good, so it is what it is unfortunately, Blue Beetle is not a bad movie, it's a basic teenage superhero origins that fills with ok performances but a predictable and unoriginal story and also boring action and uninteresting villain.… Expand

5 of 10 users found this helpful55

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SplitMindAug 28, 2023

Very average, chocked-full of the usual superhero tropes. It's nice to see Mexican culture and inequality get a look-in but that's about it.

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

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JLuis_001Aug 19, 2023

Generic is the name of the game. Without exception, all elements fit the familiar patterns of the superhero genre. It's not about cleaning house, or starting from scratch, or forging a new path.
If anything, it's the second-to-last step thatGeneric is the name of the game. Without exception, all elements fit the familiar patterns of the superhero genre. It's not about cleaning house, or starting from scratch, or forging a new path.
If anything, it's the second-to-last step that will seal the fate of a now dead cinematic universe.

Blue Beetle undeniably falls into the category of a minor film. Its original intention to be released on HBO Max is obvious in its quality, and its essence resembles a fusion of a typical DC series from CW, albeit backed by a higher budget.

It's my belief that this movie was on track to encounter a fate similar to that of Batgirl. However, it seems that Warner Bros. recognized the potential to tap into the Latino audience in the US, and this perception likely drove their decision to take the gamble of a theatrical release.

Now as I said, Blue Beetle has nothing to offer that hasn't already been seen before and thus regardless of its status as the first film in DC's new cinematic universe, it will only be more rewarding for a casual audience who aren't looking to see twenty movies before to understand it and also for those who obviously watch any movie with a superhero as the main character, but if you're tired of that and this isn't your concept of entertainment, don't waste your time.

I doubt this character will reappear in the future, but we'll see.… Expand

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Quiet_Spark87Aug 19, 2023

6.5/10

Entertaining with great action and a cool protagonist but wholly unoriginal story-wise. It’s Iron Man(2008) except Tony gets his nanotech suit immediately and all the struggle that built up his character is replaced with instant6.5/10

Entertaining with great action and a cool protagonist but wholly unoriginal story-wise. It’s Iron Man(2008) except Tony gets his nanotech suit immediately and all the struggle that built up his character is replaced with instant expertise. It honestly feels like a TV sitcom half the time thanks to George Lopez highjacking every scene he is in. The villains were forgettable at best and one was just a stereotypical evil corporate strawman.

What’s a real shame is the Original Blue Beetle Teddy Kord who was a sort of ramshackle batman without the wealth and used repurposed 80’s tech to fight crime would have made an infinitely better story for Jaime Reyes that would have given him the opportunity to actually struggle and grow as a character. I feel like the focus was more on Jaime being and struggling as a Latino than as a individual young adult granted powers by a dangerous alien weapon he doesn’t yet understand(this is a superhero movie after all). Speaking of the Beetle it’s origin as a world destroying alien weapon is never expanded on which would have made Jaime fighting for control more interesting and provide a definite separation between him and Iron Man.

I really wish they would have leaned far more into the 80’s power ranger vibe as well.

Lastly, apparently one can curse infinitely in a PG-13 movie as long as it’s in Spanish? George Lopez was dropping C bombs nearly every scene he was in.… Expand

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alanpotter17Aug 18, 2023

Com uma velocidade ágil, mas linear o suficiente para não ser uma bagunça feito "The flash", o filme certamente agradará o seu público com alguns efeitos bem interessantes (a quebra de um ônibus em movimento, a transformação do besouro) e umCom uma velocidade ágil, mas linear o suficiente para não ser uma bagunça feito "The flash", o filme certamente agradará o seu público com alguns efeitos bem interessantes (a quebra de um ônibus em movimento, a transformação do besouro) e um clímax bem construído.
Ao transpor parte do universo para tons mais latinos, alguns marcadores podem soar caricatos, como a sensualidade de seus personagens, a relação com a música e com a dança, ou mesmo a relação familiar e religiosa. Esse apego a uma certa irracionalidade mundana foi visto, por exemplo, no Namor de "Pantera negra", como se a América Latina não conseguisse passar a imagem racional de outras regiões (EUA, Europa).
Contudo, ainda que problemática tal abordagem, no filme o carisma dos personagens salvam o projeto, e há aqui uma tentativa de mesclar personagens secundários em seus tempos de tela suficientemente coesos o bastante para lembrar dos melhores momentos de "Guardiõe da Galáxia", oq eu é um elogio de respeito.
É impossível, no entanto, não destacar o papel da brasileira Bruna Marquezine neste filme, que está linda demais, e com uma interpretação que, por diversas vezes, engole o próprio besouro. A garota é uma estrela realmente, talentosa, com cenas enérgicas também, é uma coadjuvante de peso.
Divertido, porém não passa de um produto apenas correto. Não se arrisca, apela para o velho paradigma familiar para criar a ligação do herói com os demais e fortalecer seus objetivos. O vilão, por mais que melhor do que a média, não oferece real perigo. É um filme nitidamente engessado, que apenas faz seu feijão com arroz para não decepcionar.
É uma pena que as tentativas de sair do óbvio para a DC, com "The flash", ficaram muito aquém do que uma história pode oferecer, e esta aqui apenas ratificou que os sucessos de blockbusters pode seguir velhas formas, que o público irá certamente prestigiar pela familiaridade da linguagem. Mas não sei se já há um quê de saturação, não sei se o "besouro" será capaz de manter boa bilheteria, o fato é que a DC não passa por um momento tão bom assim, e se por um lado o filme não se arrisca, por outro, ao se manter numa posição confortável, joga com o risco equilibrado.
Vamos ver como saíra nas bilheterias, mas vejo que está sendo bem morna a recepção.… Expand

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teogaijinAug 21, 2023

What to say? The movie is fine, basically the whole plot revolves around that blue beetle thingy. Some actions, some dramas, a tiny bit of emotion here and there. Computer graphics are fairly made, well, we are in 2023 aren't we? hahaha
TheWhat to say? The movie is fine, basically the whole plot revolves around that blue beetle thingy. Some actions, some dramas, a tiny bit of emotion here and there. Computer graphics are fairly made, well, we are in 2023 aren't we? hahaha
The beetle being blue is also a good point for this movie.… Expand

0 of 3 users found this helpful03

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