Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (March 24th, 2016)

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

One problem I have is it looks like the whole movie or a majority of it takes place at night. All the fight scenes I have seen are in the dark.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of all those night scene fights...but Batman is a nocturnal character.

 

[kryptonianmutie]

37% when I just checked. Not going back because it's starting to make me sad now. Can't believe Bibbiani didn't even like it. He's as big a geek as it gets.

 

[Gully Foyle]

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[Kamandi]

I've never seen "Stop or my Mom will Shoot". Holy crap. What did I just watch?

 

[Rulk]

1. X-MEN APOCALYPSE
2. CAPTAIN AMERICA CIVIL WAR
3. INDEPENDENCE DAY
4. TMNT2
5. BATMAN V SUPERMAN
6. GHOSTBUSTERS

I'm calling it

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Ultimately, we're just really weird creatures. We sit in a dark room with a bunch of strangers and escape our own lives by watching people get paid to pretend that they're other people with different lives for entertainment, while eating dehydrated corn and drinking carbonated syrup. But that's not enough; no. We have to go ask random people, whose only purpose is to watch these recorded facsimiles of life and tell us whether we should watch them, if it's worth giving them our paper in order to see these people play make-believe.

well said.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Review: Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice - Movie News | JoBlo.com

But by far my biggest complaint about BATMAN V SUPERMAN? It's just not fun. It may please the superhero fans who prefer their movies brooding and depressing, but for me I wouldn't mind if there were at least a few moments of levity here and there. Every event is glum, almost everyone is humorless and solemn. Even Nolan's famously dour Batman movies had some bounce to them; the action provided pizzaz, and they weren't afraid to bring optimism to the forefront every once in a while and ease off the bleakness. BATMAN V SUPERMAN left me feeling depressed and uninvolved, and far from excited about what's the come in the many (many) movies to follow. I wanted to like this movie, was rooting for it, and it didn't deliver. 5/10

People just want to have fun

I don't think Batmeh V Supermeh: Yawn of Justice will make $200 million on opening weekend.

 

[cmiller99]

Well... I just finished watching it.

Yup.

Sallah

Oh dear.

Or the City Hunter....I'm looking at you Gaspar

No, not this again. Please, we beg you!

 

[Victοr]

Man, the whole damn internet is in Defensive Mode-Overload at the moment. ComicVine, CBR, CBM. Threads made left and right, one after the other, claiming ignorance on the critics' part, and supporting the notion that BvS is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but it's that damn shady company that keeps getting in the way! Has anyone stopped and thought "hey, maybe there's no grand conscpiracy, maybe the film is just bad". Is that so "out of this world"? Why does everyone suddenly proclaim it a success and claiming that it's all someone else's fault? Is BvS God's perfect film and I'm not aware of it?

From the reviews I've read, all the complaints fit right in with what I was afraid of. I think people are mistaking "fun" for "cheesy one liners", when I think they mean something else. BvS takes itself too seriously. It's trying to be socio-political story about the corruption of power and the fear of the unknown, but since Snyder is just a "video-game" director, the action and the pseudo-intellectual story just don't click. That's what I'm getting from these anyway. Not that they're so hang up on the Marvel method, but that the film simply isn't well made enough to warant a higher score.

As for the "MCU Syndrome", I don't see why it matters. They're both doing their own thing. The MCU has jokes and corny one-liners because hey, that's how most comics are! Even acclaimed runs have such stuff in there. They're embracing the cheesiness and putting out a movie that embraces the colouful spirit of the Marvel Comic-Book Universe. Is this the one and only way? Hell no! DC should do it's own thing and they're trying to, so kudos for that. Thing is, they're trying too hard to appear different and philosophical, that in their attempt to merge that "depth" with the classic elements of the block-buster, they're left with an unholy alliance of mediocrity. I mean, you're telling me that this ain't trying too hard to be thoughtful, but it just comes off as cheesy:

Bruce Wayne/Batman: You're not brave. Men are brave. You say you want to help people, but you can't experience their pain...their mortality. It's time you learned what it means to be a man!

Now, I haven't seen it yet, as it still hasn't hit theatres here. I'll be going tomorrow, even if I have virtually no hype at all. It's just that, IMO, maybe we shouldn't blame the competition based on a hunch. Marvel started their universe with a C-Lister and a movie starring a has-been, and as of then, black-listed "drug addict". Yet, they made it work. They didn't have Spider-Man or the X-Men, but they made it work with Thor and Captain America. Even if you downright hate their movies, you've got to respect that... All I'm saying is, maybe it's just that the film itself, is indeed rotten. Maybe there's no grand-plan or people hiding in the shadows. Maybe, Zack Snyder, has directed yet another mediocre film. Just my 0.02$...

PS: Now, since I haven't been to see it yet, maybe I'll end up playing a different tune tomorrow. It's just that I'm really tired of seeing folks diss something else when their preffered movie/game/comic just doesn't come out as good. It's petty and downright like an "argument" from elementary school...

 

[EVILFACE]

37% when I just checked. Not going back because it's starting to make me sad now. Can't believe Bibbiani didn't even like it. He's as big a geek as it gets.

36%....

 

[crows]

From what I have been reading about the film it seems like a comic lovers dream. That could be the problem. If your not a fan of knowledgable about the comics you may not get it. How many movie reviewers are comic fans?

That's the only thing I'm hoping for.

I'm waiting to hear the reviews from the nerdy critics on YouTube.
I trust them more than critics that don't care for comic movies.

That and difabio's review of course. That's the one I look for the most

Just for clarification... what would make this movie a "failure"? A crappy RT score? Less than $1 billion worldwide box office? I'm genuinely curious. Because all it needs to do is make about $500 million worldwide total to start being profitable, and that's not even counting for almost $200 million in guaranteed money from promotional partners and even more from merchandising. So what is it? Do people really put that much stock in RT scores and critical consensus opinion? I suppose so.

I still fully believe a majority of fans and moviegoers will like it. And it will make money. So I don't understand the early grave digging.

No... 500 wouldn't be enough.
Not globally, if it made 500 USA then maybe.

It does need 1 billion to make bank.

The good thing is that international audiences dont care about bad acting or cheesy moments.
A lot gets lost in translation. Specially if the audience doesn't speak English.

That's why pixels made money, that's why terminator genesys made profit. That's why pacific rim was saved.

This will be trashed but globally it might be loved. Specially since superman and batman are so loved. Or people just checking wonder woman.

The reviews might be low but I think they will not have profit problems.

Even amazing Spiderman 2 was saved because foreign audiences were just happy to see spidey

 

[greygoose]

Critic reviews is all politics anyway. If Nolan had directed BvS it would be up there in the high 80% score. TDKR has a score of 87% yet is so depressing and morbid and features about 21 minutes of Batman.

 

[cmiller99]

Critic reviews is all politics anyway. If Nolan had directed BvS it would be up there in the high 80% score. TDKR has a score of 87% yet is so depressing and morbid and features about 21 minutes of Batman.

Well, if it were so it would probably be a better film anyway...

 

[crows]

She loved the film....but she's a big comic fan.

This... THIS is a biased reviewer. Probably the most biased, she said months ago that she was going to support this no matter what.
She also said she would support Ghostbusters no matter what

No matter what. Do not believe a single word of her lies

 

[Gully Foyle]

If Nolan had directed BvS it would be up there in the high 80% score.

Well, if it were so it would probably be a better film anyway...

"Hey, if Picasso had painted this it'd be worth $80 million more than a painting signed greygoose!"
Logic. We gots it.

I've never seen "Stop or my Mom will Shoot". Holy crap.

Don't . . . it's an hour and fifteen minutes you'll never get back.



YoAdrian . . .
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[EVILFACE]

I hate what she does with her eyes. Just another annoying chick.

 

[cmiller99]

36% now...

 

[crows]

There is no way this is worse than the first hulk...

There is no way this is worse than Thor 2.... No way. No, I don't believe it. I don't. I don't.
No
No.
This can't be worse than ninja turtles... No. NO!

I was the one that talked the most about trusting reviews, and if the movie is bad then its bad.

But tho can't be worse than amazing Spiderman 2...... I don't believe that.

I think people are choosing this to just hate on Snyder. Or maybe finally comic movie exhaustion has reach critical levels.
Maybe Some critics just had enough. Not all of them but maybe some are choosing this to finally kill superhero movies.

 

[Rorywan]

So it seems like all those *haters* the members here that were seriously not impressed with the trailers and prerelease material, were not actually *haters* at all, just film fans with a little more clarity and objectivity to the material being presented.

You see no one has the higher ground when it comes to entertainment. One mans garbage is put on another mans mantelpiece.

For the record, I think the reviews are too harsh. Anyone who has been into this movie up until now will still have a great night at the movies.

 

[cmiller99]

There is no way this is worse than the first hulk...

There is no way this is worse than Thor 2.... No way. No, I don't believe it. I don't. I don't.
No
No.
This can't be worse than ninja turtles... No. NO!

I was the one that talked the most about trusting reviews, and if the movie is bad then its bad.

But tho can't be worse than amazing Spiderman 2...... I don't believe that.

A DENIAL A DENIAL





I do seriously hope that the movie isn't this terrible though. Kinda bummed, especially because I expected this to happen.