Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

I'm going to keep this brief. I loved this film, truly loved it. I found that most negative reviews have been about an expectation of their characters and story of Batman v Superman to be the defining flaws they find within the film. Lex Luthor wasn't the stoic business man they were expecting, they hated it. Batman wasn't the strict but golden hearted man, who would never kill out of some strange moral code, they hated it. Superman wasn't iron strong in his beliefs and forever the optimist in human kind, they hated it. What I found is each of these characters were in a spot which was just outside of their normal character traits and this film proved the turning point for them to become or re-become that quintessential super hero. Batman is passed his prime, and after years of being tormented by various villains and losing one too many close friends and family members, he has all but given up on saving those who do wrong. He is in the game because he saves the innocent, and be damned with the guilty. Superman is yet to find himself, still tormented with the death of Zod and his battle for identity. Between the human who loves Louis and the alien who has become both feared and revered. Lex is the arrogant know it all, who thirsts for power, but isn't quite mature enough yet to take it by more practical means, and thus the throws en-genius tantrums against society and those he can't control.This story is a battle of ideologies, Superman trying to save a world which he doesn't believe wants him, and batman living in a world which wants him but he doesn't believe can be saved. The fight itself is short, but the fight is just a representation of the climax between the two, and to remove spoilers, i wont say who won. But the man or alien who believed in their cause stronger, took the win. The action on all ends of this film was brilliantly choreographed and I personally had no trouble following any of it. This film more than any other felt like gods battling among-st us.By the end of the film, Batman had a small part of his soul restored, faith in people to do good slightly restored and a glimmer of prime batman flickered at the end. Superman understood that this world did need him, and the world responded in kind, his faith restored stronger than before.Finally, I'd like to add, unlike a Marvel film, which I do love. Please look at this film with depth, think about each characters actions and the acting on display. Don't watch this film with preconceived notions of how they should behave, because this is a lived in world, prime batman has come and gone, prime superman hasn't even begun. This universe has started itself in the middle of a real world, rather than the beginning of the world, like with Iron-man. The acting was superb, the CGI for 90% of the movie was on point, major risks which we have yet to see from marvel have been taken in this film and it honestly feels like a refreshing breathe of fresh air. Although i don't require it, i do wish more critiques saw it the way I did. I do hope this bad spell for DC doesn't dumb down their future content and they manage to find a suitable middle ground for future films. 10/10, The night is darkest before the dawn, I cannot wait for suicide squad, wonder woman, infinity war part 1 and the rest of DC's cinematic universe.

How would the world react to an alien being, seemingly invulnerable, suddenly living among us?18 months have passed since that fateful ending to Man of Steel. The world has, to a certain extent, grown used to sharing the planet with Superman, but doubts still remain over his true intentions and no one is more suspicious than Batman (played expertly by Ben Affleck). He has no trust at all in mankind, so an alien has no chance. And he has a point. If Superman was to decide to fry us all he could without any resistance. It's a scary thought. What if Superman was to turn against the human race? What could we do?Well Lex Luthor (perhaps the most irritating character ever portrayed in a film) has a plan but that plan involves turning the already fearful and suspicious Batman further against the man in blue by manipulating the world around them. He brings them together, sets things in motion, and ultimately forces the two protagonists into a fight to the death. Black v Blue, Man v God as Lex puts it. It's a subtle take on our own real-world conflicts and it works very well. The reason for the end of the fight is a little questionable, but I can let that slide.Wonder Woman is, of course, introduced in this film as are several of the other characters from the DC universe. Aquaman (thankfully not the same as the one portrayed in Entourage), Cyborg and Flash all make brief appearances setting the tone for the next film. It's well done and doesn't appear forced at all.Henry Caville does another excellent turn as the conflicted, confused and quite often misunderstood Superman. He doesn't have many lines in this film with a count of just 42 so he can mostly be seen using facial expressions instead but he's more of a supporting character in this film with Batman taking most of the limelight this time around. But it's still an excellent performance that sees him go from the persecuted to worshiped as the film goes on with convincing turns at each step.All in all, if you're looking for something to sink your teeth in to, something that offers the escapism of a superhero movie but that also throws your way a more meaningful and thought-provoking spectacle than just two men hitting each other then I cannot recommend this film highly enough. Yes, there is violence aplenty but it's all there for a reason that the other superhero movies don't give you. This is dark, menacing, expertly written and directed and should not be missed.

Coming to this film long after its release (2016) and having seen very little DC since .. this film did what was expected with enough good acting and faaaairly intelligent script to balance up that it is at heart a super hero cape fest.Ends up with a typical slug fest where most of the intelligent build up is kinda wasted ... but Afleck & Cavill worked well and the action sequences are well shotFelt a little bad for Amy Adams'Lois Lane ... started off as an intelligent character with good agency but by the end was pretty much an accessoryAnd Laurance Fishburne was completely wasted on this!!Oh and Gal Gadot has a few scenes making her mind up to actually do something!!!So if you're up for an alpha male head to head and especially if you're a fan of the Frank Miller original comic you'll should have some fun with this!

I have been trying to buy the extended version on DVD for ages and you can only buy for Blu-ray.in extended form. This is the only way I could see the full thing! Would rather have the actual DVD to be honest!

I actually prefer the shorter version of this film to the Ultimate cut. The reason being, is that the length of the fight described in the title is nowhere near long enough to justify the longer film's length. With that said, BvS is fun enough. Especially the final battle with Doomsday. In fact, I think that they maybe should have called it Superman vs Doomsday or something like that because what happens is far more accurate, title wise.This one may have come too soon in the lead up to the creation of the Justice League. But it's now as bad as people make it out to be.