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This past week, a small number of lucky people got a chance to attend an early screening of DC/Warner Bros. Batman v. Superman: Dawn of justice. And while those fans shared their wild enthusiasm with nothing but positive feedback after the screenings in Mexico City and New York this past week, many critics were waiting for the embargo imposed by Warner Bros. to share their view on the final product by Zack Snyder that is meant to kick off the DC Extended Universe.
And while the film has some good qualities, it is sad to say, the majority of the critics reviews have been pretty harsh. Like almost any film, no matter how perfect it might be, it has its flaws.
Not amongst those though, is the universal praise of Ben Affleck's portrayal as Bruce Wayne/Batman, and Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman.
Do not take my word for it though, see for yourself in some of the snippets from reviews from critics all over the country.
Let's start this off with a small sample from several reputable critics from national/international newspapers and entertainment magazines/websites and close off with the closing statements of life-long fan, and whom one could say the authority on everything Batman, Bill "Jett" Ramey.
If you want to read the full reviews you can click on the author's names cited for each quote.
And while the film has some good qualities, it is sad to say, the majority of the critics reviews have been pretty harsh. Like almost any film, no matter how perfect it might be, it has its flaws.
Not amongst those though, is the universal praise of Ben Affleck's portrayal as Bruce Wayne/Batman, and Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman.
Do not take my word for it though, see for yourself in some of the snippets from reviews from critics all over the country.
Let's start this off with a small sample from several reputable critics from national/international newspapers and entertainment magazines/websites and close off with the closing statements of life-long fan, and whom one could say the authority on everything Batman, Bill "Jett" Ramey.
If you want to read the full reviews you can click on the author's names cited for each quote.
"Snyder is not without skills, or ideas, but when a critic finds himself at odds with almost every aspect of a director's visual approach to material like this, material like this becomes pretty joyless. Compare the first big sequence in "Batman v Superman" featuring the Batmobile in action, to the Bat Cycle/semi-trailer truck game of chicken in Nolan's "The Dark Knight." The latter builds beautifully, and shows off the toys and old-fashioned, non-digital effects with serious class. The "Batman v Superman" equivalent is pure, empty noise: fireballs: the usual overdose of insane automatic gunfire: and absolutely no rhythm.
"You don't owe this world a thing," Lane tells Superman at one point. Maybe so,. But at this point in the twinned mythologies of two extremely hardy DC heroes, humankind deserves a better blockbuster."
"As superhero spectacles go, Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a grand one, with a mondo-operatic climax and a final shot infused with quivering, exhilarating molecules of grace. It's also not much fun...
But then, fun isn't what we're after when we venture out of the fairly jaunty Marvel Universe and nto the relatively irony-free DC Comics one...
Why, oh why, can't we just get what we came for? That is, a good, meat-and-potatoes showdown between a brooding vigilante in a pointy-eared mask (Ben Affleck's Batman, a.k.a. asocial rich guy Bruce Wayne) and a simpler, sunnier protector of humankind (Henry Cavill's Superman...)
Batman v Superman lunges for greatness instead of building toward it: It's so top heavy with false portent that it buckles under its own weight."
"While "300" maestro Snyder puts together some very striking scenes - which may be enough for many fanboys - they never really cohere into a whole. He literally throws in the kitchen sink in a film that frantically introduces characters and concepts while never clearly establishing the rules of the DC Comics universe.
More problematic, even on a comic book level, there is no credible sense of danger like there is in the "Batman" movies directed by Christopher Nolan..."
"Snyder has mistake 'seriousness' for the absence of joy, but a movie can have heart and even humor while still being serious. Seriousness comes from the stakes, and Batman v Superman bends over backwards to create them and still turns out to be a complete and utter mess that relies on coincidence and senseless actions.
...Batman v Superman is a movie that will have apologists working overtime to explain the constant stream of nonsensical actions.
There's so much movie and so little of it matters."
"With Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the movie division of DC Entertainment and the parent studio, Warner Bros., have given the fanboys and the Nolanoids what they crave - and lo, it is impressive and, lo, it is godawful.*
It's a shame that Batman v Superman is also a storytelling disgrace. It has maybe six opening scenes and jumps so incessantly from subplot to subplot that a script doctor would diagnose a peculiarly modern infection: "disjunctivitis."
There's enough going on to keep you watching - and, as I said, to keep fanboys wowed by the scale of the production and pretension."
"There's a lot that works well, but there's plenty that doesn't, and the bulk of its failures are in the plotting and tone. It's obvious that Snyder, Terrio and Goyer are well aware of the pitfalls, and do their best to avoid them, but in doing so they create entirely new problems.
The film is so determined to keep us grounded in the nearly real reality of Man of Steel that it feels afraid of the capital CB Comic Book stuff it's going to have to put it.
If you're getting the impression that the film is a mixed bag, you're exactly right.
It is intermittenly rewarding, but ultimately a bit dissapointing."
"The film's problems include a script, by David S. Goyer (of the "Dark Knight" series) and Chris Terrio ("Argo"), that hits a few real-world hot buttons for relevance before devolving into absurd dream sequences, mommy issues, and over-plotted mayhem.
The story's parts never quite fit together, and Snyder still has difficulty directing an action sequence with logic and flow."
"I get this mano a supermano story line is a sacred text among comic-book aficionados, but Dawn of Justice doesn't do the tale any favors. It's overstuffed, confusing, and seriously crippled by Eisengerg's over-the-top performance.
Dawn of Justice starts off as an intriguing meditation about two superheroes turning to an all-too-human emotion: hatred out of fear of the unknown. Two and a half hours later it winds up somewhere very far from that..."
"...film is a bit of a mess.
...it lacks the moments of wonder that made past Superman films uplifting and fun.
Too much of Batman v Superman's story is convoluted, and too many of the actios taken by characters seem to serve the plot but make no sense for the characters themselves.
It almos seems like the filmmakers needed a certain object and a certain person in a certain location and could not come up with a belieble explanation of how to get them there. The actions of the character serve only to lead them to where they are needed for the plot's purposes, and nothing more."
"It's almost crazy how flimsy and poorly constructed the first hour of the film is.
The movie hops around from Batman to Superman to Lex Luthor to Lois Lane willy nilly, with no regard for the pacing or with building any kind of momentum.
This lack of structure makes the entire first half of the film feel like a bloated montage; everything is disjointed, nothing is clearly connected to anything else.
Half the film feels like deleted scenes that were added back for no reason."
"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a flawed film. It has some great moments, but also fails to live up to the lofty standards of the best films in the crowded superhero genre."
"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Warner Bros.'s most anticipated superhero slugfest in history, is not great. The goodwill that Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale, and the late Heath Ledger fostered in the studio's Dark Knight trilogy feels like a relic from eons ago.
In their place is a stink bucket of dissappointment, a sad and unnecessary PG-13 orphan fight that director Zach Snyder beliebes is an homage to DC Comics' most iconic heroes but is more along the lines of a home invasion perpetrated on comic book cultre..."
"You cannot convince me that Batman v Superman is anything more than a stupidly beautiful, hollow movie. It's characters ae miscalculated - Batman isn't analytical, Superman is too grim and joyless, and Lex Luthor is just junk. Meanwhile, Snyder doesn't explore the heavy-handed themes he presents."
"You cannot convince me that Batman v Superman is anything more than a stupidly beautiful, hollow movie. It's characters ae miscalculated - Batman isn't analytical, Superman is too grim and joyless, and Lex Luthor is just junk. Meanwhile, Snyder doesn't explore the heavy-handed themes he presents."
"...what's perhaps most surprising is that BVS is at its best when its heroes are apart. When it comes to the clash itself, there's an inescapable feeling of anti-climax. Not only does the animosity between the pair never feel fully earned, but the eventual bout doesn't quite justify the pre-release hype, or make the most of its historical significance.
... there are some spectacular clobberings dispensed, but it doesn't feel like, as Lex pitches it, 'the greatest gladiator battle in the history of the world'. "
"While I enjoyed chunks of this film, there are as many that just didn't resonate with me. Some story threads went on too long and some were resolved too quickly. The CGI was annoying and or distracting at time (i.e. Doomsday). I'm honestly struggling to pin a specific letter grade for this film. In fact, I might not place one on this movie (but if I didm it wouldn't be an F, D or A).
BATMAN v SUPERMAN was OK... but i wanted to love it. I wanted it to blow me away and move me emotionally. It did not."
Tom Butler of Yahoo! Movies had the chance to interview the cast and directior of the film while they were out in the UK promoting the film and ask them for their take regarding the bad reviews from critics.
The last part of the original video has Amy Adams, who plays Lois Lane in the film, making the following statement: "I know that Zack (Snyder) doesn't make the movies, or none of us, are making the movies for the critics. You can't go into it with that perspective. I know we really hope the fans like it and so far the reaction has been really positive on that front. If you're interested in a film you should see it and form your own opinion rather than just going on the word of somebody."
I might be very ignorant but, what does that even mean?
In a way,critics are fans, and fans are critics. For one, if I as a fan, do not happen to like the film, am I supposed to not say anything bad about it to my friends or relatives? Am I supposed to bite my tongue and keep quiet? Should I lie instead and let them waste their time and money on a product that is subpar?
Yes, I know what you're thinking, what I might not find entertaining or up to par doesn't necessarily mean that someone else will share that point of view.
Certain people might actually even love the film and go as far as to claim that it could be the greatest CBM of all time.
But when a product is having bad reviews almost unanimously, I or anyone else for that matter will have reservations about said product.
Batman v Superman is currently sitting at a 30% rating from critics and a 73% audience score on rottentomatoes.com.
Metacritic.com has the film scored at a 44 while it boasts a 7.3 user score.
With that being said, as of the time of this writing, Batman v Superman is doing very well at the box office. Thursday night's early preview recorded a $27.7 million intake, while Friday's official wide release saw it collect an estimated $82 million from 4,242 theaters.
International box office revenue isn't too shabby either as it has made $44 million on that front.
It is projected to end it's opening week with a massive haul of $170+ million at the domestic box office.
Batman v Superman is currently in theaters worldwide. It is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for "intense sequences of violence and action throughout, and some sensuality".
I might be very ignorant but, what does that even mean?
In a way,critics are fans, and fans are critics. For one, if I as a fan, do not happen to like the film, am I supposed to not say anything bad about it to my friends or relatives? Am I supposed to bite my tongue and keep quiet? Should I lie instead and let them waste their time and money on a product that is subpar?
Yes, I know what you're thinking, what I might not find entertaining or up to par doesn't necessarily mean that someone else will share that point of view.
Certain people might actually even love the film and go as far as to claim that it could be the greatest CBM of all time.
But when a product is having bad reviews almost unanimously, I or anyone else for that matter will have reservations about said product.
Batman v Superman is currently sitting at a 30% rating from critics and a 73% audience score on rottentomatoes.com.
Metacritic.com has the film scored at a 44 while it boasts a 7.3 user score.
With that being said, as of the time of this writing, Batman v Superman is doing very well at the box office. Thursday night's early preview recorded a $27.7 million intake, while Friday's official wide release saw it collect an estimated $82 million from 4,242 theaters.
International box office revenue isn't too shabby either as it has made $44 million on that front.
It is projected to end it's opening week with a massive haul of $170+ million at the domestic box office.
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Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City's own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis's most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wresles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it's ever known before.
(Warner Bros.)
Batman v Superman is currently in theaters worldwide. It is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for "intense sequences of violence and action throughout, and some sensuality".
Starring:
Henry Cavill: Clark Kent/Superman
Ben Affleck: Bruce Wayne/Batman
Gal Gadot: Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
Amy Adams: Lois Lane
Jessie Eisenberg: Lex Luthor
Jeremy Irons: Alfred Pennyworth
Laurence Fishburne: Perry White
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