re: Obtuse Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice TD review thread (SPOILERS p5+)

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im really at a loss for you. I feel like you are stuck in the Matrix and are okay with not seeing the truth. You would rather live in the perfect world and ignore the reality of what is actually happening.

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Seriously, this movie is amazingly flawed. No way that I would recommend it to anyone that didn't really enjoy superhero movies. You would have to cut it into two full length films to fix the problems in storytelling and flow.

But it has some amazing performances. I smiled painfully through the Burton and Schumacher films with their cartoony Batmen. And I was forgiving when it came to Nolan (though DK is amazing). But even with Affleck's Batman being damaged and willing to kill to get the job done, it was still the best version of Batman on film by far.

Superman is another story. This isn't a great Superman but at least he's trying in this movie. He's saving people around the world, coming to Lois' rescue, he's pushing Doomsday immediately into space as Superman should, instead of fighting in the city. And there's no Jor-el fricking up the story and dead Pa Kent is more sensible than live Pa Kent.

It's a messed up film but the story is way better than Man of Steel. And it's packed with nods to Justice League and Darkseid. There are plenty of great moments and performances.

It's far from a total package but it's not the worst thing ever. We've had much worse Superman and Batman movies.