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TeggerooJun 3, 2017

Not much action (mostly talk talk talk), a stupid villain, and a final that makes no sense at all. I expected the battle between Batman and Superman to have been initiated in a different way and it was not a long fight.

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Smashbomb999999Feb 9, 2018

Im interested as to how anyone could've given this movie anything above a 5, aside being generous.

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WalterKovacsDec 26, 2017

A film with talented actors and a big budget that is nothing more than action vomited up on the screen. I regret having paid money to watch this film and not having waked out before the final scene. A movie to avoid even for fans of the genre.

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wannabedirectorJan 3, 2018

What an intelligent piece of cinema. A movie where an Amazonian woman can be there without it making sense or adding anything to the plot. A movie where a nonsensical dream sequence can be followed by the worst cameo in film history. A movieWhat an intelligent piece of cinema. A movie where an Amazonian woman can be there without it making sense or adding anything to the plot. A movie where a nonsensical dream sequence can be followed by the worst cameo in film history. A movie where a rich guy dressed as a bat fights an alien with a negative reaction to rocks, but also has "meaningful" symbolism. What a great movie. Wow. Good job, Snyder.… Expand

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hardcorekiddJul 30, 2018

It's been nearly two years since Superman's (Henry Cavill) colossal battle with Zod (Michael Shannon) devastated the city of Metropolis. The loss of life and collateral damage left many feeling angry and helpless, including crime-fightingIt's been nearly two years since Superman's (Henry Cavill) colossal battle with Zod (Michael Shannon) devastated the city of Metropolis. The loss of life and collateral damage left many feeling angry and helpless, including crime-fighting billionaire Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck). Convinced that Superman is now a threat to humanity, Batman embarks on a personal vendetta to end his reign on Earth, while the conniving Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) launches his own crusade against the Man of Steel. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice smothers a potentially powerful story -- and some of America's most iconic superheroes -- in a grim whirlwind of effects-driven action. I'll give Batman vs Superman Dawn of Justice a C-.… Expand

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LivingTribunalApr 23, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the worst movies in DC history. Quotes:
Superman: I have to save Martha!
Batman: Why did you say that name?
Lois: It's his mother's name.
Batman: I don't want to fight. I don't want to fight with every people whose mother's name are Martha even though they are the biggest threat in the world.(made up)
Is this a real batman? Every people who expected more than 'Batman Begins' or maybe just better than 'Constantine', they completely failed. People, we got faked by all trailers.… Expand

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sexysNov 5, 2018

Where to begin, I had very little hope for this movie. It was worst than fifty shades of grey. Ben Affleck as batman no way, he was as boring as watching paint dry. I could not finish watching this movie that I rented on Netflix. What a wasteWhere to begin, I had very little hope for this movie. It was worst than fifty shades of grey. Ben Affleck as batman no way, he was as boring as watching paint dry. I could not finish watching this movie that I rented on Netflix. What a waste of 30 minutes.… Expand

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AgentZJan 3, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible movie. An even bigger sleep-inducing film than Man of Steel. This movie was super extremely boring. It was so boring and terrible that it put me to sleep. One of the worst superhero movies ever made and one of the worst movies I have ever watched. This movie didn't even really have a plot, just a bunch of boring, random, and badly tied scenes put together and extended to 2 and a half hours and/or 3 hours long. The story is full of countless plot holes and almost everything in BvS does not make sense. The pacing is horribly slow. Jesse Eisenburg's acting was terrible and over-the-top. He made a horrible Lex Luthor. Eisenburg was horribly miscast as Lex Luthor. Batman and Superman only fight each other once for like 5 or 8 minutes. The "Martha" scene was horrific and incredibly dumb. BvS is a huge mess. Unwatchable garbage. Snoresville!… Expand

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PhilipBlakeMay 10, 2019

Then first why the hell on earth Bruce Wayne's parents are portrayed by Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Loren Cohan is beyond me. Well Snyder is fan of Walking Dead that's fine, but please keep that for yourself that's not even a funny cameo and thatThen first why the hell on earth Bruce Wayne's parents are portrayed by Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Loren Cohan is beyond me. Well Snyder is fan of Walking Dead that's fine, but please keep that for yourself that's not even a funny cameo and that does not make any sense. Same about Batman cast, Ben Affleck? I mean seriously? Even after all this Daredevil mess? Wes Bentley would be a good Batman but anyway in all this joke of a movie that's better for his career he wasn't cast. But if the movie only missed at this point, that would not be a huge mistake. The entire film was a total mess, just as Man of Steel was. No plot, ridiculous and cliché characters, pretty pathetic original score by overestimate Hans Zimmer and his fellow pal Tom Holkenborg, awful color treatment as for Man of Steel, boring CGI action and unscripted action sequences made this a total moron crap. Both Warner and Snyder definitely lose where Buena Vista literally lead on the market with the Marvel Universe. There's some good elements at some point but overwhelmed with high octane blockbuster action as it was a Dwayne Johnson movie or another Fast and Furious entry. I loved many pictures directed by Snyder before, his reboot on Dawn of the Dead was really fresh and Watchmen is definitely awesome, but since Man of Steel his filmography was utterly useless. I've keep ratings like 0 or 1 for Asylum productions but I've definitely got more nice moments on Sharknado 3 than this awful crap. I still can't believe this movie wasn't rated poorly as it deserved. Barely anything is unlikeable and a poor attempt to make some money against the Buena Vista unstoppable machinery.… Expand

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Manu9751Jul 29, 2019

Could anyone really believe that batman can beat superman?.... Really?.... Just one punch and batman will be ripped into shred.. .. The guy fights with Gods. Lets be serious here.

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byazrovJun 24, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My eyes were bleeding when I was watching how one of my favourite heroes since I was child being destroyed by the worst actor on Earth Ben Affleck. The movie is plain bad, unwatchable. Luckily for me, I took an antidote right away: Chris Nolan's Batman saved my sanity.… Expand

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CalebHoNov 19, 2017

A convoluted mess with so many sub-plots and a lot of holes to go along with them. So many dreams, so many unnecessary scenes, and so many dumb dialogues. Seriously, who approved this mess of a mess?

And by the time THAT scene comes along,A convoluted mess with so many sub-plots and a lot of holes to go along with them. So many dreams, so many unnecessary scenes, and so many dumb dialogues. Seriously, who approved this mess of a mess?

And by the time THAT scene comes along, you know, the one that totally takes us for fools, I gave up. How can a movie with such a dumb premise ever be good to some people, I seriously can't comprehend. Avoid this like the plague. And oh, Batman looks fat and goofy and Superman looks flat and wooden, and that seems to be the least of its problems.… Expand

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ILoveBF1May 5, 2019

Plot holes and stupidity galore. Cant believe a name (Martha) can stop a fight. DC writing is trash af. Cant take this movie seriously.

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Ej_mupasOct 31, 2017

Okay, this movie had millions of people disappointed! The hype of this movie was really at the top but didn't make up to expectations. You can't really understand the movie but some of it was good. The fight scenes between Batman and SupermanOkay, this movie had millions of people disappointed! The hype of this movie was really at the top but didn't make up to expectations. You can't really understand the movie but some of it was good. The fight scenes between Batman and Superman and against doomsday!… Expand

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JudahReviewsNov 11, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Batman's biggest traits are that he's the world's greatest detective, and that he has an unshakable sense of morality. Movie Batman is neither of these things, getting fooled by Lex's terrible plan, ignoring logic and literally everyone by trying to kill Superman, and killing people when he really doesn't need to.

After that, there's problems with Batman's motivations. People say he has PTSD etc, but he sees Superman saving thousands of lives every day for the last two years. He says that he believes that Superman is a threat to mankind, and therefore must be killed. He makes a huge scene when stealing the kryptonite and ends up having to steal it stealthily anyways, which is the most Batman style thing he does and its off screen...He gets the kryptonite, makes a spear and gas instead of a bullet. He then places the spear in a building far away from where he baits Superman, and only ends up in that building because Superman throws him on top of it. He finds out Superman is more immune than he expected to the kryptonite, the only weapon that can hurt him, which makes him even more of a threat. Despite all this, he doesn't kill Superman, just because he finds out he's a normal guy with an earth family. He's killed tons of humans in the movie; him just being a normal guy shouldn't matter, and Superman poses more of a threat than all of them combined, plus he's running out of kryptonite. This is probably his last chance to be a threat to Superman. As an aside, the fight itself is pretty stupid; Superman tosses Batman around for 2 minutes and 15 seconds, without even telling him about why he's there. This is an experienced Superman, but he doesn't tell Batman why they're fighting, or just immediately kill him with heat vision or by flying him into space, thereby accomplishing neither peace nor saving his mom.

Either Batman's initial conviction to kill Superman isn't enough, or his reasoning to spare him is too weak. Superman is still extremely powerful. Learning about his mother doesn't actually change the threat he poses at all, which is the entire reason he wants to kill him. Edit: Batman kills people that are just normal people throughout the movie. That doesn't change the fact that Superman is an even greater threat now that the element of surprise with the kryptonite is gone and he's running out of kryptonite.

Superman does almost nothing in the movie other than question himself. He saves people with his godlike powers, but complains and mopes while doing it. He literally says that he's only Superman out of obligation to his dead father. He leaves when he's disheartened (comic Superman would never, ever do that), and it takes hallucinating Pa Kent to get him to come back. That's not Superman at all, that's just some dude that happens to have these powers. The idea of Man of Steel was to end with Superman being Superman. In BvS, most of the character development was undone and Superman doesn't solve any of the things that are bothering him, instead just dying. In Superman: Birthright, Lex has a much better plan and it works, turning the entire city against Superman and broadcasting kryptonite radiation. Despite this, he refuses to leave and risks himself to save the people that fear and attack him. Meanwhile, in BvS, people question him and he outright leaves to hallucinate his dead Earth father, only coming back when people directly connected to him are in trouble. Also, if he could sense that Lois was in danger multiple times in the movie, why couldn't he just find Martha within a full hour?
Lex still gets caught at literally every step of his plan (the middle-eastern attack, kidnapping Lois and Martha, blowing up the senate, and creating Doomsday). He leaves Lois, an accomplished reporter, alive twice, even after seeing his face. At the one point where Lex's plan to discredit Superman succeeds and Superman actually leaves, he kidnaps Lois and forces him to come back... Poor Jesse's portrayal of Lex was also outright awful. There's almost nothing of the comic character in the way he's portrayed or written. Lex is suave, the smartest person on the planet, very complex, steps ahead, and always manipulating. The only similarity movie Lex has to this is that he's manipulative, but it's executed so poorly that it doesn't save anything.

These are just some of the overreaching problems with the three main characters of the movie. Batman isn't a detective and is easily manipulated, while also trying to murder someone he sees saving thousands all the time over 2 years. Other people argue about Superman, but he himself barely does anything. Lex's plan is absolute trash and he throws his entire life and corporation away based on very weak motivations against Superman. Lois takes up screen time in a bloated movie and accomplishes almost nothing and has no arc. Character decisions make no sense. It was disappointing to say the least.… Expand

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jfj5Feb 12, 2018

Boring, jumbled, and convoluted. Ben Affleck is the only one giving 110%. The only action scenes that were decent were the ones that involved Batman, except for the big "versus" fight that, really could have been avoided if common sense wasBoring, jumbled, and convoluted. Ben Affleck is the only one giving 110%. The only action scenes that were decent were the ones that involved Batman, except for the big "versus" fight that, really could have been avoided if common sense was used, but just turned into an episode of WWE.… Expand

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lazapanFeb 16, 2018

I was soooo excited when this movie was announced. Went to see it twice in theaters cuz I couldn't accept how truly awful it was the first time I saw it. Just bad, bad filmmaking all around and that third act was complete garbage. WonderI was soooo excited when this movie was announced. Went to see it twice in theaters cuz I couldn't accept how truly awful it was the first time I saw it. Just bad, bad filmmaking all around and that third act was complete garbage. Wonder Woman was great but so unnecessary to the movie.… Expand

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GeorgeCross23Feb 26, 2018

Batman V Superman is such a mess. They had everything going for them, it didn't matter that Man of Steel was a mess, they could've fixed it, but they had to cram in Doomsday, they had to cut out essential scenes and Zac Snyder ruined a greatBatman V Superman is such a mess. They had everything going for them, it didn't matter that Man of Steel was a mess, they could've fixed it, but they had to cram in Doomsday, they had to cut out essential scenes and Zac Snyder ruined a great idea once again.… Expand

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KnightshadowMay 19, 2018

just terrible, I don´t know why people compare marvel movies with dc movies, the dceu is trash

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bertboy93Jun 28, 2020

At times a very entertaining movie!
at times also a very boring movie!
The story is not that good so once there is no action you don't give a sh*t about what they are talking about! doomsday was a very weird villain ( i gues i can call it)At times a very entertaining movie!
at times also a very boring movie!
The story is not that good so once there is no action you don't give a sh*t about what they are talking about!
doomsday was a very weird villain ( i gues i can call it) still ben Affleck is f*cking GREAT as Batman, again henry cavil is also realy good as superman, just as gal gadot as wonderwoman. The fight between batman and superman is great even though is does not make a lot of sense. ( why is batman over there, at that time?) at times the movie is little bit messy. The action sequences and cinematography is realy good. overall this movie is OK.
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MooselooseSep 15, 2018

At the start of Batman Vs Superman Bruce Wayne sees the city being destroyed, a space craft hangs in the sky, tower blocks crumble, his first reaction is to drive towards it at top speed. What does he hope to achieve? He calls his company,At the start of Batman Vs Superman Bruce Wayne sees the city being destroyed, a space craft hangs in the sky, tower blocks crumble, his first reaction is to drive towards it at top speed. What does he hope to achieve? He calls his company, the office workers are beavering away whilst out the window the mass destruction ensues, he tells them to go home, nice chap. Superman meanwhile is inadvertently killing bystanders with gay abandon as he tangles with a superpowered foe. So far, so ridiculous. The feeble storyline meanders aimlessly, I eventually had to stop viewing. As a fan of Reeves superman and keatons batman this was just cgi pornography for the undiscerning masses… Expand

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hejtyjaaOct 11, 2018

If i could unsee one movie to experience it again it would be Dawn of Justice just to remember how much and for what i hate Warner Bros.

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QuintonKnightMar 23, 2019

Two of the most beloved superheros battling on screen and the other characters are Wonder Woman, Lex Luther, and a surprise epic reveal of Doomsday. What could go wrong?

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BrunoVn00Mar 30, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I haven't seen a superhero movie this convoluted, unfocused and boring before. What should've been the greatest superhero crossover that every superhero and comic book fan waited for their entire life ended up being a mess of a movie. Really, a superhero movie about the fight between Batman and Superman shouldn't have been hard to do, but it seems that director Zack Snyder just made an unnecessarily hard work. My review contains spoilers, but I think it doesn't matter because the trailers gave the ENTIRE movie, ALL the spoilers, they just needed to show the death of Superman too, but I still indicate this contains spoilers, even if I don't need to.
I'll start with the bad.

The Bad:
-DC just wasted too many good storylines with potential in their SECOND installment of their attempt to compete with the MCU, they wasted the Dark Knight returns story, they wasted a Batman vs Superman movie, they wasted the Death of Superman, oh my GOD. Just imagine if after Iron Man, Marvel released Civil War, that introduces Captain America, Bucky, Spider-Man and all the other characters and Zemo creates the Red Hulk from Iron Monger's dead body and Cap and Iron Man team up to fight it and Iron Man dies at the end sacrificing himself, don't you think that sounds convoluted? Wasn't this movie called "Batman v Superman"? Then why do the trailers showed that they end up teaming up with Wonder Woman to fight Doomsday!? Such a misleading title then.
-This is just made to promote the DCEU, people payed to see a two and a half hour long ad for the DCEU, with unnecesary cameos of characters (don't worry this is also a problem some MCU movies also have) just to set up future movies.
-The movie is overall just boring. It has a non-sensical plot, bland acting by most of the actors (specially from Henry Cavill) and I guess I can't blame them because the cast has actually talented actors but the material they have to work with is so awful.
-Just like with Man of Steel, Superman's personality is just so boring, and he is not a superhero, he's barely shown actually saving people, isn't that the point of a superhero movie? Showing the superhero doing heroic stuff? He couldn't even save his own mother, Batman did, I just hate this version of Superman. Making him not cracking a single smile or joke doesn't make him "realistic", it just makes him a bad character.
-Why not just make this an adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns? Just without the death of Batman.
-Jesse Eissenberg as Lex Luthor.
-Martha.

The good, I think:
-This Batman is just so cool. I think the best scenes of the movie are with Batman which makes me think that if this was a standalone Batman reboot, it would've been SO much better, the warehouse fight is just the best scene of the movie, hands down. Ben Affleck's acting as the dark knight is amazing,and fits the role, too bad he was wasted in Justice League.
-Even though the "Batman vs Superman" scene is very short for a two and a half hour movie, I think it's actually very cool, it's a moment in cinematic comic book history, it's obviously ruined by the laughable Martha thing.
-The cinematography, by that I mean the color palette...I liked it. Zack Snyder tries to make this movie look dark (even though this doesn't fit Superman's character) and he actually did a good job in that regard, proving that he's a visual guy, not a good director.

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tlove7856Apr 12, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is movie was a terrible mess. Terrible pacing, terrible character development, and story is too dark. Superman is too moody and depressed not hopeful like he is in the comic. The story doesn't explain why Batman's super edgy. Lex Luthor was like The Joker without the makeup. Really? Jimmy Olsen is a **** CIA officer and dies in the beginning of the film. Killing off Superman without introducing the Supermen. Doomsday looks like Lord of the Rings troll and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle reject combined. The only saving grace was Wonder Woman. How did Lex Luthor knew about the other future members of the Justice League? Where was the seventh member of the Justice League? This is movie was like trying to catch up with The Avengers. DCEU needs soft reboot or retcon stuff from Man of Steel and this movie.… Expand

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ajzeg01Sep 19, 2019

Metacritic won't let me leave a rating so here's a review. It sucks. It's ugly, it's unfocussed, it's boring, it's pointless. Given the direction that the DCEU is going in nowadays, you have no reason to watch this anymore. Just let historyMetacritic won't let me leave a rating so here's a review. It sucks. It's ugly, it's unfocussed, it's boring, it's pointless. Given the direction that the DCEU is going in nowadays, you have no reason to watch this anymore. Just let history forget this mistake of a movie.… Expand

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GuizmoDec 4, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is a disaster. An absolute disaster. It has everything! Plot-holes, bad direction, terrible pacing, dumb characters, a disaster of a story, mediocre to bad acting, and it ruined not one, not two, but THREE DIFFERENT COMIC STORIES! (Dark Knight Returns, Injustice and The death of Superman). Let's start from the beginning. Why does Superman and Batman fight in the movie? Superman has no reason to hate him at all in this movie, so he fights him because he needs to save his mother... What? Are they kidding? This is Superman's motivation to fight Batman in this movie? A cliche like that? So, instead of showing us how both Superman and Batman, despite both being crime fighters, have diverging ideologies and they clash due to one of them starting to act in really extreme ways and the other deciding to stop him for considering him dangerous, we are going to get a fight between two cardboard pieces where one is fighting because his mother is in danger, what a letdown and Batman motivation is even worse, he thinks Superman is a menace to mankind so he wants to exterminate him, which is stupid because Superman was on Earth for a long time, so how did Batman ignored all the good stuff he did on all of that time!? Isn't he one of the smartest men in the world and world greatest detective!? They turned such a memorable fight in the comics, into a forced and boring confrontation in the movies, which is unforgivable. Another thing the movie dropped the ball was Wonder Woman, I don't know what they were thinking, she was going to have her origin movie right next to this one! Why she needed to be here!? She adds nothing and she actually makes the movie worse, because at the end of the movie if it was only Batman and Superman against Doomsday, we would have the idea of the enemies now became allies to defeat a bigger evil, since they are the only people around to stop it, but with Wonder Woman there, this doesn't happen, and we also got a ridiculously easy and unclimactic end fight as a result, what a joke. Doomsday..... What the hell? They took a terrible character from the comics and made it worse, his creation makes no sense, his existence in the movie is almost random, his CG is terrible, he sucks while fighting, and the way he died was really stupid, a complete disaster of a character.
I could spend more time saying how the story had even more plot holes, how Lex Luthor character was terrible, all of the pacing problems, but I don't feel like it and even if I had, I doubt I would have space to write down all of this. 1/10. Terrible in every way imaginable.… Expand

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AugustoEduardoSep 23, 2021

Batman v Superman pudo ser de las películas más épicas de la historia y al final termino siendo de las más pretenciosas que existen.

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BullyMaguireDec 6, 2021

Almost gave this movie a 3 but I went with a 4 instead. The movie is not well written and the villain Lex Luther was terrible. The plot was very broken and the movie just felt forced and contrived. The action was pretty good and the actorsAlmost gave this movie a 3 but I went with a 4 instead. The movie is not well written and the villain Lex Luther was terrible. The plot was very broken and the movie just felt forced and contrived. The action was pretty good and the actors for the most part are doing a great job aside from Jessie Eisenburg. The action was also pretty cool and Wonder Woman was great in this movie. Other then that I'm very mixed about this movie.… Expand

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SahilSantiMar 28, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow, all the buildup to this movie, the PR people must be well paid because they bamboozled everyone. This movie was so ultimately boring!!the first hour was mind-numbing, Lois Lane was awful, Bruce Wayne is just an angry, sulking sullen spoilt rich kid with no personality, and superman is now a lovesick puppy bodyguarding his girlfriend with whom he lives and cooks for. WTH!! . He's a God in the DC universe!!! Yet again the American parliament is portrayed as so powerful they can
call a man who they have built a statue in honour of to answer for his
actions...the actions which he undertook with the full support of the
American military in the first place!! All it portrayed was how fickle
the US government is and quick to turn on their saviour. Bruce Wayne says something ultimately moronic about even if there's a one percent chance Superman is their enemy it must be taken as a certainty...WHAT THE F@#@$#@$??! Any rational person would say we're lucky that 99% of a God is on our side. Also thanks for re-inventing the character of Batman completely, now that he shoots and kills people it makes it that much more entertaining, even though it flies in the face of Batman's one and only rule that has been his anchoring trait in every battle of his crime-fighting career since the inception of the character. Lol, Superman flying with the kryptonite spear, he gets marks for spunk, but since kryptonite to him is like cyanide to us, it is rather confusing. Lets not even get into the fact that they let Superman 'die', not only that but long enough that they could plan a funeral for him :D. We ALL KNOW superman is a major part of the Justice League, why waste anyone's time making us go through false sorrow just so some girl can squeeze onto her dates arm giving him the signal that maybe he's in the running to get some after the movie. ...use the time to maybe throw in another action sequence to add to the other 3 scenes. Very disappointing!Especially since this is hot on the heels of probably the best superhero movie ever, Deadpool. Deadpool was extremely entertaining. I expected colossal action sequences in BvS, instead, it felt like a spy film noir exercise. The most entertaining thing of the movie was finding new pockets of salt at the bottom of my popcorn. The dream sequences were so moronic, wow. how did they get through the storyboard stage? What was the point of them?! they just wasted our time. Literally. They were a pure waste of time. How much money did those scenes cost? Exactly from where did Bruce come across anyone or anything that would cause him to dream of someone warning him that 'Lois is the key'...which wasn't a cliche vague line at alllll. Lois Lane had no reason to exist in this film other than to make the female viewers hold their boyfriends arm that much tighter saying aww he's so sweet. She added no value to the plot or even Superman's character. Lex Luthor...wow...one of the iconic villains in all of comics is now a kid who inherits his dad's company and plays basketball like a hipster in his lobby. Oh and just a quick mention of the actual fight between batman and superman. ... Done..that's what the fight felt like. One, Two, done. DC are really losing the plot. Deadpool has officially killed the DC Cinema universe. Dark Knight, ironically, was a shining bright spot of DC cinema.… Expand

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zdesertMar 28, 2016

The first half of the movie and most of the lead up focusing on batman was excellent, however; the movie fails to deliver on it's one most important promise. Batman Vs Superman. With the failure of this central point all the other weaknessesThe first half of the movie and most of the lead up focusing on batman was excellent, however; the movie fails to deliver on it's one most important promise. Batman Vs Superman. With the failure of this central point all the other weaknesses in the plot come apart and cascade to the floor like paper-mache rubble on a warnerbrothers sound-stage.

At a certain point in this movie you, the audience member, get it. You can understand why batman needs to confront superman. You don't really understand why superman will need to fight batman but you can hope there will be a reason, you can see why they would fight. You can see the divide between them. in the moment of truth after all the lead up. After the movie has all but convinced you that a conflict is not only inevitable but nessisary... that conflict never happens.

Oh we see superman and batman fight once, but while batman is fighting for what he truely believes in, fighting for the reasons most of the movie has told you he must fight. Superman is fighting because (spoilers) a villein told him to do it 30 seconds before hand. Once this evil villeins plan is made clear to batman (8 minutes later) suddenly batman and superman become instant friends. That philosophical divide between them that the movie spent so much time establishing is still there, all the many real reasons for batman to require the destruction of superman are still there. But they are ignored because there is suddenly a villein... and then another villain and then another villain... This whole sequence is made worse becuase in this moment of "truce" where batman realizes that a villain is manipulating superman. the two characters never actually communicate, superman and batman never even share a single line of dialog they never come to understand each-other and their differences.

the following 45minuets of visual effects showing batman and superman join forces is nothing more than an emotionless theme park ride. the movie convinced us that there was a deep fundamental divide between these two characters that needed to be reconciled but instead of reconciliation or rivalry or understanding or actual invested conflict.. the entire film excuses the characters from actualy even attempting to resolve their differences.

watch a super powered villin destroy yet another city in a brawl with superman. watch batman make sacrafices and compromises in a crusade that is in the end made for no purpose. see flashy fights and the best bruce wane we have ever seen... but dont expect to see character development. dont expect to see emotional pay off.

watch the first 20 min and go home haveing seen a pretty good batman short.

watch the last 20 minuets and see a terriblely rushed rendition of the (spoilers) "death of superman" comic book

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crazyblurMar 28, 2016

disjointed , illogical , zero fun. managed to turn batman from the worlds greatest detective to the worlds greatest thug . he literally punches his way through any problem , to the point alfred has to remind him that he got more done as brucedisjointed , illogical , zero fun. managed to turn batman from the worlds greatest detective to the worlds greatest thug . he literally punches his way through any problem , to the point alfred has to remind him that he got more done as bruce wayne . no compelling reason for a deathmatch ? they should have made this Dawn of justice . Superman meets batman .… Expand

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tylerdurden1Mar 26, 2016

Scene transitions were a mess, lex luthor was ridiculous, batman isn't very smart in this incarnation and superman still fails to instill hope. Cramming Frank millers non-canon TDKR's with death of superman was maybe the worst way they couldScene transitions were a mess, lex luthor was ridiculous, batman isn't very smart in this incarnation and superman still fails to instill hope. Cramming Frank millers non-canon TDKR's with death of superman was maybe the worst way they could have approached this considering they still got the rest of the league to introduce.… Expand

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tegApr 29, 2016

Sadly, i have to say this movie did not live up to expectations.

Pros - ehh batman and superman are in it? cons - TERRIBLE dialogue, plot holes everywhere, not enough action, and lex luthor was ridiculously awful (it's like the actorSadly, i have to say this movie did not live up to expectations.

Pros - ehh batman and superman are in it?

cons - TERRIBLE dialogue, plot holes everywhere, not enough action, and lex luthor was ridiculously awful (it's like the actor tried being heath ledger's joker half the time, and a genius the other half).

Zack Snyder - you have said time and time again you didn't make this movie for critics, but for fans. Well, I'm a fan of Batman Vs. Superman, and I have to say, you did a pretty garbage job.… Expand

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J4n0Apr 3, 2016

It's like 4 movies on one, none told correctly.
The character development is poorly made, specially because is over simplistic: This guy is good because is good, this guy is bas because is bad.
The way the characters react and interac,It's like 4 movies on one, none told correctly.
The character development is poorly made, specially because is over simplistic: This guy is good because is good, this guy is bas because is bad.
The way the characters react and interac, seems like a soap opera or a cheese sitcom from the 90's , because you know, everything could be solved by speaking 5 minutes.… Expand

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ElectroNickApr 8, 2016

Batman V. Superman left me cold. I had never felt so joyless in for a film before. Despite the numerous problems with Man of Steel and some of the production problems I had high hopes for this film. It actually wasn't as bad as I thought itBatman V. Superman left me cold. I had never felt so joyless in for a film before. Despite the numerous problems with Man of Steel and some of the production problems I had high hopes for this film. It actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be... It was worse. Not only did Zack Snyder learn nothing from the criticism people had with Man of Steel but he also added more problems. For starters there is no point to this film being in 3D. It added nothing to the experience and even gave me a headache with the excessive use of shaky cam. The shaky cam even gotten worse than it was at Man of Steel. The visuals are also tinted in an ugly grayish-brown kind of color which makes everything look drab and lifeless. Unfortuanlty the technicals are the least of this film's problems. The characters barely resemble their original comic counterparts. The Superman in this film is even more apathetic than in the previous film since he nonchalantly smashes through buildings and kills civillians in a careless manner. The film tries to display his actions as morally gray and tries to provoke questions about how super heroes will fit in a realistic situation. I appreciate the attempt to have this be an allegory for how Muslims are treated based n the violent acts of a few members of thier community. This allegorical approach could have had potential if it wasnt for the fact that Superman himself is partially responsible for the destruction in Metropolis. Amy Adams as Lois Lane has even less to do in this film than in the last. She is only present for no other reason than to start an investigation with an obvious answer and as someone for Superman to save. At first the film fools you into thinking that she has a place by achieving a krypotinite spear only to realize that she threw it in herself . Batman didn't fare much better as the caped crusader who was heavily established to have a moral code against killing has no problem shooting people down with his batwing machine gun. It is a shame sense Ben Affleck does have a knowledge for the character and does bring a performance which is an improvement over Christian Bale's. Wonder Woman did have her moments but she barely had any presence in the film and her parts could have been cut from the film and it wouldn't have made a diffrence. The biggest misfire though is Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor. It seems that the Joker was originally supposed to be in this film and that his personality was merged with Luthor. His main motivation has a lack of focus and is so unclear that it becomes maddening. He was horribly miscast and would have played an excellent Jimmy Olsen if Snyder's idea of fun wasn't to kill off a beloved Superman Side character. Snyder was the wrong pearson to lead the direction of the DC cinematic universe and the fact that it is confirmed that he would also direct the upcoming Justice League movie is very problematic. I still have hopes for Suicide Squad and the upcoming Wonder Woman movie… Expand

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Sshaban1Apr 28, 2016

This film was just awful, the whole thing is confusing and at time you don't understand what the hell is going on. They basically shot a bunch of scenes and threw them in a random order. It's sad because it could've been so much better.

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drumbunnyApr 2, 2016

Probably the worst superhero mvoie to date.
There is no emotional attachment to any of the characters, the whole movie is just a bunch of scenes thrown together with no flow.
Everything explodes over the top and of course there has to beProbably the worst superhero mvoie to date.
There is no emotional attachment to any of the characters, the whole movie is just a bunch of scenes thrown together with no flow.
Everything explodes over the top and of course there has to be the monster at the end which is very badly made imho.… Expand

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CarribeanDeanApr 28, 2016

very poorly made. most parts make no sense at all. It was just a big jumble of scenes and sequences, very boring dialogue very boring fights. Action scenes were as put together by a child. Gal Gadot was excellent probably the only positivevery poorly made. most parts make no sense at all. It was just a big jumble of scenes and sequences, very boring dialogue very boring fights. Action scenes were as put together by a child. Gal Gadot was excellent probably the only positive thing I can say.… Expand

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Xan_RyilMar 28, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We were not so over Batman after The Dark Knight Rises even though it had a perfect ending. That gave the edge to lingering Warner Bros to scope even more out of it. There practically was no reason for both of these power houses to go against each other but you know Zack Snyder, he tried to create one and this movie is all about his failure to do so.

Movie has a beginning which is quite remarkable and thrilling, but that is all there was to offer, as the questions started to raise, movie started to drop. Bruce Wayne, who is known to be very controlled and logical person, forgets everything to raise an idiotic rage inside him against superman. Superman on the other hand for unknown reasons finds the work done by batman to be against law and prejudicial to his own judgement. And for these false alarms they turn against each for no good of the town. Meanwhile the real evil, Lex Luther, whom writers assumed everyone would be quite familiar with, is up for his own adventure cheating on government and audience with cheap technological advantage he creates a quite dark situation. As the movie movies moved towards it's climax, i realized it had been only 75 minutes into this movie which is said to have length of 150 minutes. Which simply meant I was only half way through.

Roles in the movie are so vague and poorly drawn. Lois Lane has absolutely nothing to do in movie except wander in empty dark buildings for no reason. And the fact that Amy Adams was wrongly cast in a role which should have been gone to atleast 10 years younger and more cheerful actress. Amy is a great actress but she is way too strong and mature for the role against a decade younger actor. Wonder Woman could have been a pleasant addition , much like Catwoman in TDKR, but she was waste too. I wonder if they could have swapped Amy for wonder woman and Gal Gadot for Lois Lane. Ben Affleck is terrible as batman. Actor does not possessed the authority in his body language and voice to convince the audience. Henry Cavill, the soul of the movie, was not given much to do. The titular character was through out confused about the direction of the movie.

One of the worst thing they did was the casting, ben affleck, gal gadot and jessie eisenberg were never good choices. They did cast Jeremy Irons and wrote his character more like Tony Stark, even his getup was reminiscent of Robert Downery Jr. Another below standard sequence was to add introduction of future spin off of lesser known characters.

Before movie starts, Zack Snyder requests Fans to not give away the plot twists however he should have requested to not disclose Plot Holes which it had plenty.

I went to be disappointed and still I was disappointed, that was the real disappointment.… Expand

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Pyramid_BlueMar 29, 2016

I have returned to comment again. After watching the movie, at first I was disappointed, then I was sad, and the next day I am angry.

Others have commented that the movie was true to the original comic book roots. This is not true.I have returned to comment again. After watching the movie, at first I was disappointed, then I was sad, and the next day I am angry.

Others have commented that the movie was true to the original comic book roots. This is not true. Everyone knows that Batman hates guns because his parents were killed by one. Everyone knows that Superman does not kill unless he has no choice. These two basic character traits were changed, and for what ? Some commenters say the cinematography was good. How do you know when 90% of the movie is in the dark ?

The producers had a reported $250 million dollars to use, they had two of the most iconic characters in history and they had the good-will of every movie goer who wanted this to be a great movie. How was it possible to make a bad movie with all this going for it ? This is incompetence or arrogance which is almost criminal. Batman should appear on their roof and arrest these filmmakers.… Expand

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brodo3Mar 30, 2016

The movies fails to deliver valuable reasons that should put the 2 superheroes one against the other, and leaves a confused spectator to wonder how came that Batman became the dumbest character ever seen in an action movie. The few quotesThe movies fails to deliver valuable reasons that should put the 2 superheroes one against the other, and leaves a confused spectator to wonder how came that Batman became the dumbest character ever seen in an action movie. The few quotes from Frank Miller's masterpiece leave an even more bitter taste of profanity into the audience mouth.… Expand

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hypercriticXXXLMar 31, 2016

this was a terrible attempt by Zack Snyder. the movie was all over the place and the plot was too scattered. it lacked proper direction and focus. a lot of elements were just shoehorned into the whole thing. its like Snyder ran out of ideas,this was a terrible attempt by Zack Snyder. the movie was all over the place and the plot was too scattered. it lacked proper direction and focus. a lot of elements were just shoehorned into the whole thing. its like Snyder ran out of ideas, grabbed the kitchen sink and threw it right in the blender. the result was a steaming pile of cow s**t..going forward, this guy should not be allowed to direct JL. he will ruin it for sure. the M Night Shyamalan of action movies. I can go on and on but hey.........what movie am I criticizing here? is this how forgettable this thing really is? hmmm… Expand

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willmJul 2, 2016

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is the worst movie I have ever seen. In a world where Jesse Eisenberg sucked too much helium, Ben Affleck is still a bad actor playing a Batman that is somehow more monotone and boring than his personality,Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is the worst movie I have ever seen. In a world where Jesse Eisenberg sucked too much helium, Ben Affleck is still a bad actor playing a Batman that is somehow more monotone and boring than his personality, and Henry Cavill who is still playing the goody two shoes Superman from Man of Steel. Instead of taking the criticism that was received from Man of Steel, Zack Snyder decides to enforce the problems in Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice. I can understand suspending my belief for a movie but oh my God does this movie make absolutely no sense. If someone could actually tell me why in the hell Batman and Superman actually decide to fight, I will pay them a thousand dollars because out of the three screenings I've seen, I have had no **** idea. There was no redemption in this movie, it was sloppy and was obviously built to set up the Justice League movie coming out to compete with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I will with no doubt give this movie a 0/10. It was absolutely atrocious and may God forgive us for this train wreck.… Expand

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lord_batmanAug 20, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A disgrace to batman... and all of its fans... Why make a movie about batman and superman having a fight when everyone and their mom knew batman was going to be the winner?… Expand

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MKOBANERMar 29, 2016

Pure farbage, If you want to watch batman using submachine guns, superman that tries to breath oxygen, braindead heroes who can get manipulated like puppets by an average teenager, than this is the movie for you. I couldnt suffer to watchPure farbage, If you want to watch batman using submachine guns, superman that tries to breath oxygen, braindead heroes who can get manipulated like puppets by an average teenager, than this is the movie for you. I couldnt suffer to watch after second halfs 10 minute. Many left saloon before me.

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SpangleMar 27, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is hard to place my finger on what Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice truly is as a film. Before I begin tearing it apart scene-by-scene, let me state the positives. The acting is phenomenal. Jeremy Irons, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Laurence Fishburne, Henry Cavill, Jesse Eisenberg, and Amy Adams, are all very, very good here. The film's score is terrific. The sound in the film is great as well. IMAX is the best way to view this one and truly get the full sound experience. Additionally, it is greatly entertaining. Immediately after leaving the theater, I was tricked into thinking I liked it more than I did because the film truly feels epic and the film has the weight and entertainment level it desperately needed. It is a truly cinematic experience that needs to be experienced in theaters, even if I think the movie is bad. As with all Zack Snyder films, the film's look and feel is incredible. It looks gorgeous and really is a visual splendor. Finally, Superman's best scene here is when he lands in a crowd of people after saving a child in Juarez. The people all crowd around just to touch him. Brilliantly chill inducing scene.

Now the spoiler packed negatives. The film runs two and a half hours and is way overlong. There are so many filler scenes it is incredible. For example, the four dream sequences are idiotic. Having, I think, the Flash tell Batman in a dream that "Lois Lane is the key" is pointless and does nothing here. Plus, why is the Flash here already? Wonder Woman watches videos of the other Justice League members for nearly 3-5 minutes right before the climax of the damn movie. Is that some sick joke? It is almost like Zack Snyder has a blue balls fetish and figured his audience did too. The film opens with Batman's origin story, yet the audience already knows it and it is largely inconsequential (except for one stupid scene that needed to be reworked anyways). The entirety of the trial in the film can be cut out. The bombing at the capitol building is quickly forgotten and the throngs of people who hate Superman and thinks he needs to be brought to justice are swiftly forgotten when he dies and everybody loves him again in five seconds. The same happens with Batman. He hates Superman for the destruction he caused in Man of Steel, yet he finds out their mothers share the same name (yep) and that Superman is trying to save his mom from Lex Luther, so he decides to team up with him and become friends. What a serious cop out. There is a dream sequence in which Superman speaks with his dead father and it adds nothing to the movie. Also, Batman walks past the graffitied outfit of Robin here as he does in the trailer, but it has no point in the movie. He glances at it and moves on quite quickly.

Speaking of Lex Luther, Eisenberg does a great job, but I have no idea what his point is. He hates Superman and wants to get his hands on kryptonite to kill him for some reason. Oh and he wants him to fight Batman for....what? So that way the movie sells more tickets? Maybe to get rid of the only other person who would stop him, but I still have no idea why he hates Superman. Then he creates Doomsday, but has no way of controlling what he does and for some guy who is portrayed as being really smart, he is really dumb. Speaking of poorly constructed characters, what an abomination Lois Lane is. As with Man of Steel, she just follows the plot and almost dies repeatedly, only for Superman to save her. Just let her die at this point.

They kill Superman here, but let you know he's alive at the end because, well, how can you just kill Superman like that amirite? The plot keeps moving, but only begrudgingly. For a film that is too long, it really could have stood to be longer. The editing is incoherent and scenes are just thrown together because, well, why not. If this is really the version of the film we are getting and nothing will be cut, then something seriously needed to be added to give characters more depth and for me to just better understand what happened beneath all the Justice League hype up nonsense. Why does Lex Luther do anything here? The tragic answer is because he needs to in order for the rest of the movie to happen, even if it motivations are unclear.

Most egregiously, the religious symbolism is off the charts. There is literally a shot where Superman extends his arms and tilts his head like Christ on the cross. The the number of crucifixes is off the charts. This is no Superman. This is a Bible adaptation and Henry Cavill plays Jesus Christ. Seriously. Watch the movie and tell me otherwise.

Overall, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a mess. Incoherent noisy nonsense that demands a change in direction. Zack Snyder is clearly enthusiastic about the material, but has no idea how to realize his dream film here. Instead, we get this mish mash of, possibly, three different movies. Yep, seriously. That said, Gadot is so good that Wonder Woman will be a must watch in 2017. Disappointing, yet fun.… Expand

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mugen_is_hereJun 5, 2016

This movie is a **** It's confusing, the only discernible plotline sounds like a 4 year old's story, the dialogues don't make sense, the story doesn't make sense, there are way too many thing unexplained which makes the whole experienceThis movie is a **** It's confusing, the only discernible plotline sounds like a 4 year old's story, the dialogues don't make sense, the story doesn't make sense, there are way too many thing unexplained which makes the whole experience chaotic.

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MD5774Aug 24, 2016

I finally got around to seeing this movie and had to write a real review. Batman vs Superman is a 2 out of ten , and that's bring real generous . The only thing that saved this movie from being one of the worst super hero films ever was theI finally got around to seeing this movie and had to write a real review. Batman vs Superman is a 2 out of ten , and that's bring real generous . The only thing that saved this movie from being one of the worst super hero films ever was the half bake superhero hero team-up against a so called ogre , oh I mean Doomsday. To say Jesse Eisenburg ruined this movie is a super super super understatement . He was terrible . Zack Snyder is terrible from directing this mess and the Justice League movie will be ten times more terrible if Lois Lane or Eisenburg are anywhere near the movie . This is easily one of the worst movies of the last Two years , not just this year.… Expand

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MegaMiyamotoJul 26, 2017

According to all known laws
of aviation, there is no way a bee
should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think isAccording to all known laws
of aviation, there is no way a bee
should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get
its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care
what humans think is impossible. Yellow, black. Yellow, black.
Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Ooh, black and yellow!
Let's shake it up a little. Barry! Breakfast is ready! Ooming! Hang on a second. Hello? - Barry?
- Adam? - Oan you believe this is happening?
- I can't. I'll pick you up. Looking sharp. Use the stairs. Your father
paid good money for those. Sorry. I'm excited. Here's the graduate.
We're very proud of you, son. A perfect report card, all B's. Very proud. Ma! I got a thing going here. - You got lint on your fuzz.
- Ow! That's me! - Wave to us! We'll be in row 118,000.
- Bye! Barry, I told you,
stop flying in the house! - Hey, Adam.
- Hey, Barry. - Is that fuzz gel?
- A little. Special day, graduation. Never thought I'd make it. Three days grade school,
three days high school. Those were awkward. Three days college. I'm glad I took
a day and hitchhiked around the hive. You did come back different. - Hi, Barry.
- Artie, growing a mustache? Looks good. - Hear about Frankie?
- Yeah. - You going to the funeral?
- No, I'm not going. Everybody knows,
sting someone, you die. Don't waste it on a squirrel.
Such a hothead. I guess he could have
just gotten out of the way. I love this incorporating
an amusement park into our day. That's why we don't need vacations. Boy, quite a bit of pomp...
under the circumstances. - Well, Adam, today we are men.
- We are! - Bee-men.
- Amen! Hallelujah! Students, faculty, distinguished bees, please welcome Dean Buzzwell. Welcome, New Hive Oity
graduating class of... ...9:15. That concludes our ceremonies. And begins your career
at Honex Industries! Will we pick ourjob today? I heard it's just orientation. Heads up! Here we go. Keep your hands and antennas
inside the tram at all times. - Wonder what it'll be like?
- A little scary. Welcome to Honex,
a division of Honesco and a part of the Hexagon Group. This is it! Wow. Wow. We know that you, as a bee,
have worked your whole life to get to the point where you
can work for your whole life. Honey begins when our valiant Pollen
Jocks bring the nectar to the hive. Our top-secret formula is automatically color-corrected,
scent-adjusted and bubble-contoured into this soothing sweet syrup with its distinctive
golden glow you know as... Honey! - That girl was hot.
- She's my cousin! - She is?
- Yes, we're all cousins. - Right. You're right.
- At Honex, we constantly strive to improve every aspect
of bee existence. These bees are stress-testing
a new helmet technology. - What do you think he makes?
- Not enough. Here we have our latest advancement,
the Krelman. - What does that do?
- Oatches that little strand of honey that hangs after you pour it.
Saves us millions. Oan anyone work on the Krelman? Of course. Most bee jobs are
small ones. But bees know that every small job,
if it's done well, means a lot. But choose carefully because you'll stay in the job
you pick for the rest of your life. The same job the rest of your life?
I didn't know that. What's the difference? You'll be happy to know that bees, as a species, haven't had one day off in 27 million years. So you'll just work us to death? We'll sure try. Wow! That blew my mind! "What's the difference?" How can you say that? One job forever? That's an insane choice to have to make. I'm relieved. Now we only have to make one decision in life. But, Adam, how could they never have told us that? Why would you question anything? We're bees. We're the most perfectly functioning society on Earth. You ever think maybe things work a little too well here? Like what? Give me one example. I don't know. But you know what I'm talking about. Please clear the gate. Royal Nectar Force on approach. Wait a second. Oheck it out. - Hey, those are Pollen Jocks! - Wow. I've never seen them this close. They know what it's like outside the hive. Yeah, but some don't come back. - Hey, Jocks! - Hi, Jocks! You guys did great! You're monsters! You're sky freaks! I love it! I love it! - I wonder where they were.… Expand

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ijy101Mar 28, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When I say this movie makes little sense it's not because the story-line is confusing it's because the way it was edited and the order certain scenes were put in it's just bewildering. Confusion is not the only sin this movie commits, but it's a big one. Scenes that make little sense are just shoved in and sometimes never referred to again or explained at all so we have no idea what they mean (unless you're a hardcore comic buff) . Beyond the poor explanations given we still have no idea why most of the things that are happening happen, they just kind of do. The motivations are non sensible and ever changing. To add to that when we are given a character's motivation it just comes across as ridiculous. Really the whole movie comes across as dumb and I won't spoil anything for you but the big reason why Batman at the last second doesn't kill Superman is one of the most ill advised, ludicrous examples of bad writing I have ever had the misfortune of witnessing. The entire script is so dull and lifeless and while it tries to be epic and pompous it just comes across as bland. None of the characters really rise above their script either, Superman's character is completely uninteresting, Batman even ends up being kind of dull (though he's by far the best) and Lois Lane just might as well not be there, it wouldn't make much of a difference. Lex Luthor is easily the worst incarnation of the character ever written into existence. This goes beyond the casting of Jesse Eisenberg as Luthor, the character as written comes across as a combination of The Joker and Luthor and while at first it's kind of charming, after two and a half hours of it you just want to duck tape his mouth shut so you won't have to listen to him preach on about his daddy issues, or his weird hang up with god or whatever else he's prattling on about. Believe me, this movie is a catastrophe on every level, but there are parts of it that seem like they could be really interesting, but Lex goddamn Luthor steps in and ruins them. People are of course going to talk about the action and how could they not? It's Batman vs Superman so of course it's going to be an epic fight. And I guess yeah the fights are kind of cool, but they're really short and the CGI looks pretty bad for the most part. Doomsday looks awful and the way they mashed together the stories of The Dark Knight Returns and The Death of Superman could not have been done in a more awkward way. The worst part is though that they don't even understand the characters they're trying to develop. No one in the movie seems to give one **** about the civilian casualties and Superman is honestly kind of a horrible person in this. Batman is dark and brooding, check, but he's not much of a detective and he's certainly not a hero. For kids who are seeing this movie they are probably going to enjoy this, and to be honest I hope they do because I know how much I wanted this to be good being an adult, but being a kid who loved superheros I know how much I wanted to love every superhero movie I saw.

The truth of it is that we all wanted this movie to be so much more than it is, I could go on about this movie because there are so many things wrong with it, but the bottom line is that Zach Snyder doesn't understand Superman, Batman or the DC universe at all, this movie makes me miss Superman Returns, at least that movie made sense and had a good understanding of who Superman is supposed to be. Oh and Wonder Women turns out to be the best part of this whole thing and she's in it for all of 15 minutes (as Wonder Women and not just some strange women Bruce Wayne is flirting with). I'm not going to tell anyone not to see it, because you should, everyone should form their own opinion of it and to be honest I hope you like it more than I did because watching a movie like this should not feel like getting a tooth pulled out, but it did. Please, no more Zach Snyder Superman movies.… Expand

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houjo2000May 30, 2016

Lex is one of my all time favourite villains- and he alone turns an otherwise slightly above average movie into a cringe worthy mess. If they do a sequel and discover the Joker cut off his face and glued it to his own that might make sense,Lex is one of my all time favourite villains- and he alone turns an otherwise slightly above average movie into a cringe worthy mess. If they do a sequel and discover the Joker cut off his face and glued it to his own that might make sense, because Lex- while insane- is not the Joker.

Superman is dull- so they got that character right. They spoiled, literally, everything in the commercials that happens in the movie, so there will be no point where you will be even slightly surprised. Except, perhaps, at how inappropriately used the flashbacks are.

There is one, and only one, bright spot in this movie that gives some hope for the future. Affleck is a shockingly good Batman, I didn't see that coming. Though, I do wonder what happened to batman's big rule, as he goes on completely needless murderous rampages throughout the city- I can't say much bad about that though as his fights were the most entertaining parts of the movie.

That's about it though. Louis spends the movie being remarkably useless and needing to be saved over and over, even the one time she could have done something of value at the end she manages to prove her purpose in life is to put Superman/the world in danger playing a damsel in distress. Between the villain, government and heroes almost none of them make a rational or sensible decision from the very start of the movie, throwing into question the plausibility of any of this happening in the first place.

At the very least, we can safely say DC coming out with Justice League isn't copying Marvel's Avengers- because Marvel actually can make a good movie.

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kuehnauMar 31, 2016

Movies such as 'Freddy V Jason" in the past has shown that movies in this genre can be good. They may not always be award winning, but done properly, they can be decent films to watch, a kind of fan service to the people who have made theirMovies such as 'Freddy V Jason" in the past has shown that movies in this genre can be good. They may not always be award winning, but done properly, they can be decent films to watch, a kind of fan service to the people who have made their franchises popular for years.

Batman V Superman is slow, tedious and full of exposition. This isn't the way a super hero movie should be done. Super Hero shows, cartoons, movies and comics are supposed to be heavy on action and light on plot.

I don't know what the writer(s) or producer(s) thought when making this movie, but a movie about Batman fighting Superman is boring. In what universe would this ever be acceptable? The movie is more about the politics surrounding heroes then the heroes themselves and that's just sad.

Then there is the amount of messing around of classic cannon comic history they do that just ruins the movie even more. Back is the goofy voice for Batman when he is suited up, Lex looks like a fair skinned ginger in his late 20's and don't even get me started on Doomsday. This is all a huge joke and an insult to fans.

I didn't pay to see this movie and I'm glad I didn't, I would have wanted a damn refund. If they managed to do a proper Deadpool film, why haven't they been able to do a proper Batman OR Superman movie in the last 3 decades?!… Expand

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maliwMar 29, 2016

Loud, ugly, tasteless, poorly written, Batman v Superman is the definition of a modern blockbuster. Somehow even worse than Man of Steel, a tall order indeed, this assault on your senses incarnate can appease only millennials high on sugar rush.

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FunkGunnerApr 3, 2016

An open letter to Mr. Snyder,

17 years ago, The Phantom Menace proved to Hollywood that you can make money without striving for quality, as long as your movie can be marketed. Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice is the pinnacle of that kindAn open letter to Mr. Snyder,

17 years ago, The Phantom Menace proved to Hollywood that you can make money without striving for quality, as long as your movie can be marketed. Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice is the pinnacle of that kind of thinking. It reeks of studio misunderstanding of storytelling. Zack Snyder does not understand the source material he is working from. He is the ultimate pop trend follower that doesn't actually understand what they follow. He has convinced the studios that he knows about comic books, when he doesn't understand what makes a superhero. There are no heroes in a Zack Snyder movie. Everyone is to blame. Affleck, Nolan (producing), Adams, Fishburne. Any one of them could see that this was an awful movie. They either don't understand what they do for a living, or they don't care about the quality of the films they work on and don't care for your enjoyment. BvS is what happens when good people don't speak up when atrocities are happening. I just hope that this is the last dying gasp of this type of overblown, bombastic, illiterate, storytelling that has grown from the weeds of studio notes that should of been discarded. But I really know Snyder is to blame because this is his modus operandi. Misunderstanding the source material. At least with Suckerpunch he wasn't ruining anyone else material. Give up the superheroes. You only see them as super, and you never let them be real heroes. I want leaders with ideals worth following. I know it's not 1938 anymore, but that's the point. We need Superman because he stands for what is right. He stands for truth, justice, and the American way. If this is what you think is the American way, then you've lost your way. You don't understand anything about anything. You have squandered your chance to be immortalized for the fast and easy money. You could have made an amazing movie. You could have had the courage to try. But instead, you are content and having your entire career be a long, yellow line, down the middle of the road. Stop trying to look good and start being good. Be bold and brave and make big changes, but you know better than this. You are capable of more than this. Just try more. Just try at all. There was not one good moment in this whole movie. Affleck is not the best Batman by any stretch, he just seems like it because he's the best actor in this movie. That's not a hard task. You may think you are amazing, Mr Snyder, but I think you just can't let go of being right. Be open to being wrong and you can grow. We only learn from mistakes once we admit they are mistakes. 17 years ago The Phantom Menace proved that quality wasn't needed to make a lot of money. But 6 months ago The Force Awakens proved that marketing plus quality makes more money and results in real classics. Please, I implore you, try to really impress people on the next one. Don't just lean back and half-ass it. Get in. Be involved. Open your eyes. Admit your faults. Be great. Research. Learn.… Expand

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grkpektisJun 21, 2016

If I hadn't seen Fant4stic I would consider this POS movie the worst CB movie of all time. The Jolly Ranchers scene alone is more corny than anything in Batman and Robin. Just watch the animated movie instead of this crap avoid it at allIf I hadn't seen Fant4stic I would consider this POS movie the worst CB movie of all time. The Jolly Ranchers scene alone is more corny than anything in Batman and Robin. Just watch the animated movie instead of this crap avoid it at all costs. It's not even a so bad it's good movie it's just a complete train wreck… Expand

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Cold-PhoenixApr 2, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only moment of the film that felt 'human' was when Wonder Woman turns to Louis Lane after a certain thing happens, it was the one moment that was well acted.

The rest of the film felt flat and monotone without a counterpoint, every character was brooding or crazy (even WW), there was no 'logic' to most of the story just excuses to get the two main characters annoyed at each other (which either character could have seen through if they spent 2 seconds thinking about it).

Poor character development (everyone is the same as they started off, by the end they just want to form a team).

Poor understanding of the characters (Batman using guns? the very thing that he never does, Batman doing plenty to killing to replace the killing of man of steel).

Set work was boring, nothing really going on visually other than the main characters.

The 'nightmare' scene makes no sense, why would Batman have a psychic vision?

Overall rather than a rollercoaster of emotions this felt like sitting on a train, just going from one plot point to another, while it looks fun it gets boring quickly.… Expand

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SH1Dec 2, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I did not enjoy this movie. My biggest problem with it is that there are entire sequences where Batman mopes like some emo teenager. I am afraid that DC is taking a step backwards here, and that I will from now on ignore DC films as part of my boycott of the "remake industry".… Expand

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damien_k98Mar 28, 2016

The Good:
Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot, Jeremy Irons, & Jesse Eisenberg
The Score was great Action scenes were great The Bad: The movie was a massive mess, there were transition to scenes that dealed with other subplots, it just popsThe Good:
Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot, Jeremy Irons, & Jesse Eisenberg
The Score was great
Action scenes were great
The Bad:
The movie was a massive mess, there were transition to scenes that dealed with other subplots, it just pops up and your confused on how you got there
Movie was overlong and bloated
Lacks any sense of humor or fun(The final trailer was misleading)
Some dialogue issues
Spends too much time setting up the DCU rather than being it's own movie
Doomsday looks like Abomination from Hulk
The movie refused to end(Like Return of the King)
CGI is all over the place
The Batman V Superman fight was 4 minutes tops and the reason for the end of the fight was stupid
The reason Superman wanted to fight Batman was stupid
Verdict:
Batman V Superman is a terrible entry in DC's new Cinematic Universe, it tends to rush to the Justice League movie and set up the spin-offs with some mixed results. Zack Snyder wastes the potential of the story with a variety of unnecessary subplots.
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lorenzobenzo1Apr 1, 2016

This movie clearly deserves this extremely low score, Batman kicking the man of steel around is pure and simple garbage. This movie director clearly does not hide that he supports Batman. I read an article about him speaking positively aboutThis movie clearly deserves this extremely low score, Batman kicking the man of steel around is pure and simple garbage. This movie director clearly does not hide that he supports Batman. I read an article about him speaking positively about the Dark Night and referring Superman as THAT OTHER GUY!
My point is with or without Cryptonite the man of steel can surely slap around Batman who has no super powers and is plain and simple just a regular human. There really was no need of embarrassing Superman like that! The ultimate disrespect was that Lois Lane had to beg Batman not to end Supermans miserable life. The only thing left was to see Batman riding around in his Batmobile whith Superman handcuffed in his trunk....… Expand

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hreggianiMar 28, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie is not good. Not at all. As a fan os Zack Snyder I enjoyed the way the photography and direction. The actors are good and play their role very well. However, the script is terrible. They just were more preoccupied with making big scenes and making the film like something huge than the conversations or giving actual reasons for each chacracter doing what they did. The scene that ends the battle between Batman and Superman is absolutely ridiculous. They were fighting each other and BATMAN just stops and feels sorry for superman because their mother have the same name? And Louis appearing in the middle of their fight was even worse. There are a lot of terrible scenes and conversations because they just did not care of making a movie that is well connected but only cared about big fight scenes and easter eggs so the comic fans would enjoy the references no one else does.… Expand

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basketmanSep 21, 2016

With an A-list cast, I wanted to like this movie but i couldn't. It felt too rushed to compete with with Marvel. They should have flushed out the characters and took there time.

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jc12Sep 15, 2018

This is easily the lousiest movie on the planet. The plot is horrible, there is no buildup of tensions between Superman and Batman before they fight. And Superman doesn't seem to know how to use his super hearing and super vision to saveThis is easily the lousiest movie on the planet. The plot is horrible, there is no buildup of tensions between Superman and Batman before they fight. And Superman doesn't seem to know how to use his super hearing and super vision to save people in this film.… Expand

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LeeleeleeDec 3, 2018

This is easily the lousiest movie ever! I couldn't even watch through half of it!

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chrisbellandMar 29, 2016

An awful incoherent mess, Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice is more style than substance. Plot is incoherent and while there were some pretty neat action sequences, even that felt like a disjointed mess at times. Henry Cavill still has theAn awful incoherent mess, Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice is more style than substance. Plot is incoherent and while there were some pretty neat action sequences, even that felt like a disjointed mess at times. Henry Cavill still has the acting range of a crumpet and while Ben Afflex was a decent Batman, the lack of coherent storyline did not help. This movie felt like it was made in panic as an attempt to catch up on MCU.… Expand

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FadeOutAgainMar 31, 2016

Disclaimer: I'm a Batman fan, I like Superman. I was disappointed by Man of Steel but love the Nolan trilogy (I don't expect this to be anything like Nolan).

What this movie does right: Great cinematography, sets the mood well Not tooDisclaimer: I'm a Batman fan, I like Superman. I was disappointed by Man of Steel but love the Nolan trilogy (I don't expect this to be anything like Nolan).

What this movie does right:
Great cinematography, sets the mood well
Not too much time spent on Batman's backstory, which would be a drag to most viewers. Instead he's fully formed at this point. I prefer it this way.
Batfleck is fine. He won't blow you away but he does a solid job
The action is a spectacle to behold
The Batman vs Superman fight isn't dumb

Now to the reason why this movie was a disappointment:
1. Pacing: Awful, there are parts that drag, parts that overwhelming. At one point you're wishing they just fight, so the plot actually advances
2. "The final boss": Shoehorned in, you probably know who through the trailers.
3. Writing: MELODRAMA GALORE. Some scenes just seem insulting to the viewer, they're melodramatic despite you knowing that the melodrama is pointless. The Lois and Clarke drama just isn't interesting.
4. Lex Luthor sucks. This is a personal opinion, so ignore it if you will.
5. Dream sequences. I know what they mean because I'm a fan of the medium, I know it's foreshadowing, but it seems out of place for most viewers, and doesn't seem to relevant to the plot. It provides much needed action, but that's a failure of the pacing rather than the strength of the sequences.
6. Batman's no killing rule. Most people see this as **** even in the Nolan films. Batman is a thug, and he beats on villains to the point that they might actually die. But in BvS it seems like a lot of scenes have Batman definitely killing (not the dream sequences, the Batmobile scenes). I don't mind if he kills, as long as it's explained or addressed. It just feels out of character and due to poor writing rather than a pivotal change in character.

In summary: It seems like everyone is trying really hard to make a good movie. It had potential to be a lot more, but it's flaws are fatal. Bad pacing and bad writing (some of it is good, but the bad parts stick out a lot more) really kill it for me. It isn't as fun as Marvel movies and it isn't as deep as the Nolan films (or even Watchmen). I wouldn't recommend the movie, but let's be honest, you're gonna see it anyway.… Expand

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FireOccatorJun 21, 2016

The soundtrack is the only good thing about the movie. The storyline is in chaos and the characters are butchered to the point of this not even qualifying as the DC universe. Also the character motivations are in chaos and the characters justThe soundtrack is the only good thing about the movie. The storyline is in chaos and the characters are butchered to the point of this not even qualifying as the DC universe. Also the character motivations are in chaos and the characters just do what the plot demands them to do. And finally, the camera has a low FoV, with a camera shake, and the color filters are oversaturated to the point of obscuring the image.… Expand

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inmythOct 22, 2016

The only exciting about this movie is when you bet with your friends who will get a Razzie. Ok let's break it down. This movie is derived from the big book of superhero cliches and unless you're 10 yr old you have seen it all. You want toThe only exciting about this movie is when you bet with your friends who will get a Razzie. Ok let's break it down. This movie is derived from the big book of superhero cliches and unless you're 10 yr old you have seen it all. You want to establish a superhero ? Get him to save a girl who's staring blankly while a ton of rubble is falling down on her head. For the whole 3 hour (!) you get to see many cliched scenes, melodramatic cliched scenes played in slow motion that at one point you just want to yell enough already I get your point. Now the cast. Well we have a Batman who's not exactly the Batman but a bad cop doing all sort of police brutality. Then there's Superman and his nemesis Lex Luthor. Between those three I'm willing to bet one them will win a Razzie although my money's on Lex or Superman. Superman is trying hard to look mellow. But with Cavill's act, there are times I cannot tell if he is sad or cringing. Then there's Lex. Lex here isn't the cool-headed calculating Lex but a rambling lunatic like The Joker. He speaks in incoherent manner which supposedly evokes the image of a mad genius. But the way he puts it, he's just simply incoherent. I'm pretty sure the extras in this movie didn't fake it when they put up the "wtf are you talking about" looks to his speech. And finally the plot. Well if you have watched Superman-Batman animated, Justice League or even the trailer then you'll get the backdrop of the movie. There's probably one or two reasons why people can begin to distrust Superman. Now how can one make something predictable worse ? One way is by making it ridiculous. By the time you get to the well-anticipated fight between the two superheroes you will say to yourself "What ?? Is that why they fight ?". Another Razzie for the scriptwriter.… Expand

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TyronJamesMay 21, 2016

Batman v Superman:Dawn of Justice supposed to have a great story for two of the most iconic superhero ever made but falls short because the film is busy setting up the future DC universe,cramming all potential plot points which wasBatman v Superman:Dawn of Justice supposed to have a great story for two of the most iconic superhero ever made but falls short because the film is busy setting up the future DC universe,cramming all potential plot points which was disjointed,characters that are misused and underdeveloped,a great fight which is supposed to be turned into just a minute tussle and and a villain which was over-the-top and has a confusing motives.The film has multiple endings,letting you ask when the movie will be over.Boring,unbalanced,confusing and all in all unsatisfying.… Expand

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TheOreoFillingApr 1, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a huge DC fan, I read the comics, I buy every animated movie that comes out the day of release, I have DC comic book character prints all over my apartment, I have a poster of the Justice league in my office where different groups call themselves different marvel teams such as the avengers, and X-Force. I'm a minority in the office and defend DC frequently. I even flew to Seattle to watch it with my brother. Nobody wanted this to be an amazing success more than me.

From the critics perspective I have a film studies minor from college, I spend and embaressing amount of time watching and reading about film. So From a critics perspective I feel I have a good understanding of where they're coming from.

Putting it simply, this movie is just bad. As the art of film goes its far too disjointed and confusing. The story has no continuity. They spend so much time setting up great ideas like challenging superman's authority by the government, Which is a fantastic idea, but right as it gets interesting and Superman is meeting with the senator. Boom, screw this storyline lets kill everyone and then never mention it again. Essentially making the first third of the movie a waste of time.

As a comic book fan I understand that they are setting up Injustice and darkseid and the nods to flashpoint paradox, death of superman, dark knight returns, death in the family. When flash comes to warn batman, it seems like it would be a bigger deal, but almost immediately after it happens its brushed under the rug, and forgotten. Batman's motivations to kill superman are completely thick headed. He fly's into a blind rage and wants to kill him without even talking to him. Then changes his mind when all the adrenaline is pumping and seconds away from killing superman because Superman has a mother. Despite how you think Batman should be, this is just not how someone described as the worlds greatest detective would act. He would act after carefully calculating his position and objective in the long run. Maybe, I don't know, talk to Superman and find out his intentions, but if Batman's fears were realized and superman really could rule or destroy the planet (which is obviously the case because the Flash tried to warn Batman of this exact future, but Batman ignores this highly unusual event), Superman would do these things regardless of his earth mother/family/friends, especially if lois died.

Luthor's motivations are unclear. I know why he hates superman in the comics, but the movie starts and Lex just hates him, Why? He just does. The world then just conveniently allows for all his plans to proceed. The kryptonian ship just gives him command because the plot requires it to happen. Batman just stupidly falls into line to fight Superman because the plot requires it. The creation of doomsday happened because the plot demanded it. Just throw some blood on zod and you get a doomsday, of course! The senator stands in Lex's way and he kills her without even the slightest difficulty. With all the terrorism these days, they had not preventative measures? His entire plan, falls into place because the plot needs it to happen.

Most of the movie is just throwing stuff to make fans happy, and set up other movies. The only motivation was money. True, they need to make money for the production and the a financial return, but does that have to be the only motivation? We can't make something that will be remembered? No true love for comics like Ryan Reynolds Deadpool? Just money... The tie ins for the other characters were entirely forced so they could set up the other movies. They didn't support the plot at all. Even Wonder Woman's inclusion was only there because they needed help to fight doomsday, she never explained what she was doing there she left the world of man, and now she's back, just because. Gal did a GREAT job in the roll but the character shouldn't have been there. She was just there because fans' want to see the holy trinity on screen. Killing Superman was completely wasted, everyone hates him in this world and killing him off now means nothing. People could have started hating him, and then over several movies start to love him and at the height of his popularity, then you kill him, and gather all the justice league, the whole world to mourn him just like in the comic. So when he comes back its far more memorable and we see why we love him so much. Maybe having the JL struggle to kill off darkseid, and when all seems lost, THEN bring him back as a symbol of hope. Killing him now is just to appease fans. Then the movie ends and everyone can rest assured because he didn't really die. With all Zack's CONSTANT Jesus symbolism you'd think superman's sacrifice would mean more. Why not have it end with everyone thinking he's dead, just like the comic."DID THEY REALLY KILL HIM OFF!" People would be dying to see the next film.

In the end, events of the film would all be avoided if someone listened to Superman for more than 5 seconds...… Expand

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CallskiMar 29, 2016

Go do yourself a favor, go take a dump and stare at it for a bit. Congratulations you've just watched something better than this film. The plot makes no sense. The character's motivations make no sense. This is a travesty to the legendaryGo do yourself a favor, go take a dump and stare at it for a bit. Congratulations you've just watched something better than this film. The plot makes no sense. The character's motivations make no sense. This is a travesty to the legendary work Christopher Nolan created. This is the most disappointing super hero film I have ever seen.… Expand

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einarpazAug 8, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unfortunately for the real fans, Batman v Superman is a bad movie simply because the director Sack Snyder and writer David Goyer didn’t understand the real motivations of the main characters. Batman doesn’t kill and Superman is a symbol of hope. Simple but complicated. And I ask you the next question: If Batman is able and wants to kill Superman because he is a threat for humanity, and considering that the Joker killed a Robin (Jason Todd) and the time Batman was working in Gotham, then why is Joker still alive? It doesn’t have any sense.… Expand

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DistortedSApr 6, 2016

Honestly, I went into the movie not expecting much due to Warner Brothers previous attempts at Superhero movies (they may have the odd golden egg but those are the exception as opposed to the norm).
However, even with my low expectations, IHonestly, I went into the movie not expecting much due to Warner Brothers previous attempts at Superhero movies (they may have the odd golden egg but those are the exception as opposed to the norm).
However, even with my low expectations, I still found myself disappointed at how boring it was to me. Even the fight between Batman and Superman left me bored.
I really do wish that Warner Brothers had managed to nail this movie, as that would've given me some hope for their upcoming Flash and Aquaman Movies... but instead I find myself simply growing more depressed at the likelihood of them failing to provide the movies I feel the characters deserve.
The fact that the animated DC Movies are generally good only makes my disappointment even greater.… Expand

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Cyberpunk4Jul 4, 2016

Epic disappointment,such a waste.Two greatest superheroes and this is what we get.Not made for adults,not made for kids,not made for anyone.This was supposed to be something special.
Dialogue is worthless.You cant force yourself to careEpic disappointment,such a waste.Two greatest superheroes and this is what we get.Not made for adults,not made for kids,not made for anyone.This was supposed to be something special.
Dialogue is worthless.You cant force yourself to care about anyone or anything that is happening.Had slight hope in the beggining,but it was crushed cruely with every ongoing second.Batman and Superman encounter was interesting at first (how could it not be) and then a second later it became so bad that i was bored amd irritated.Luthor was awful.No love,no creativity,no originality in this movie.I wish i never saw this.You end up with anger in the end hahh… Expand

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justinrocajonesNov 8, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Where to start? a few good action sequences do not a coherent story make - much like the derided MoS. Which is unfortunate, as you'd have thought Snyder and WB would have learned their lesson, or at least taken note of the things people (very vocally) found wrong with that movie. The plot in BvS at times is so thin as to beggar belief, relying on such flimsy plot points that you need to re-watch the movie just to figure out what they actually were, and the re-watch again just to make sure they were as **** as you thought they were. Which is a terrible waste - of time for you, of opportunity for WB/DC.

I literally hate Henry Cavill as Superman, with his one dimensional performance, Snyders horrible colouring that makes him look more like a character out of TWD than anything else, the horrible shiny suit, his over-bulked appearance, and that freaky dimple on his chin. The fact that they shoe-horned Lex Luthor, the Dark Knight Returns story and Doomsday (the death of Superman) into one movie - 3 major, major plot lines - just leaves my jaw having open. The fact that Doomsday is the worse CGI creation since jar jar binks is just another kick in the teeth to those who ever hoped to see these characters done justice on the big screen.

The sheer illogicality of the story is at times mind blowing. I won't go over all the times that you will very likely turn to whoever you're watching the movie with, a puzzled look on your face, just to make sure you saw what you think you saw, but suffice to say it makes less sense than a jigsaw puzzle of an incomplete scene with half the pieces missing.

Lois Lane and Lex Luthor are not even worth mentioning - suffice to say Amy Adams and Jesse Eisenberg are not the best choices, as great as those 2 might be in other roles.

I don't mind a dark tone - in fact i think at times it works well, in certain contexts. Not here, and not all the time, but once in awhile. But the biggest failing of this movie is not the dark tone, as so many love to point out, but the the shoddy, borderline incompetent storytelling and the humourless execution. There is very little to endear this movie to either fans or casual viewers alike.… Expand

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TobyAMBJan 2, 2017

Decided to give Batman vs Superman another go. Still an over stylistic modern noir with some seriously questionable casting, a nonsensical plot and absolutely no substance to speak of. A 10 hour long Affleck vanity project with a vaguelyDecided to give Batman vs Superman another go. Still an over stylistic modern noir with some seriously questionable casting, a nonsensical plot and absolutely no substance to speak of. A 10 hour long Affleck vanity project with a vaguely religious undertone that will be curing insomnia (permanently) for generations.… Expand

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limlim123Sep 15, 2018

This is such a terrible movie, I can't even sit through it. The pacing sucks, the colouring of the movie sucks and the movie was so freaking boring.

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CharleyNewmanJun 12, 2018

A truly terrible movie. If I'm being honest, objectively, this isn't the worst movie I've ever seen. Heck, it isn't even the worst Zack Snyder film I've ever seen; that honor remains reserved for Sucker Punch of course. But I have never had aA truly terrible movie. If I'm being honest, objectively, this isn't the worst movie I've ever seen. Heck, it isn't even the worst Zack Snyder film I've ever seen; that honor remains reserved for Sucker Punch of course. But I have never had a film break me like this one did. And I hope I never see another film that I have such intense and genuine hatred for, as I do this one. This is a movie that was not only an offense as a film; but to someone who is a genuine, and huge fan of these characters, this was a travesty and an iniquity of a movie. To see beloved children's characters twisted into monstrosities, and literally turned into the antithesis of what they have always been, was a real heart-breaker. I weep for myself, the fans of these characters, the general public who has always shown love for these characters, and most of all for the kids, who will grow up thinking this, this outrage is what Batman and Superman, and the DC universe is all about. Very important personal sidenote: To see Batman, a man who has always vowed to never take a life, no matter how evil the person may be, become a mass murdering serial killer was unforgivable.… Expand

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Dynexicon27Feb 17, 2021

ABSOLUTELY SOUL LESS. From the first 2 minutes on, NOTHING MAKES ANY SENSE! It is impossible to understand and develop a fondness for any of the characters because it’s so poorly written and directed. Superman still sucks, Batman is wateredABSOLUTELY SOUL LESS. From the first 2 minutes on, NOTHING MAKES ANY SENSE! It is impossible to understand and develop a fondness for any of the characters because it’s so poorly written and directed. Superman still sucks, Batman is watered down, Wonder Woman is a $&@?!%# mannequin and lex luthor is a joke. I can’t with this movie… Expand

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MahmusOct 21, 2020

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice suffers from a lack of believable motivations for any of the characters.

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IncredibilisMay 23, 2020

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drlowdonApr 12, 2016

There are some entertaining scenes, especially towards the end of the movie, but for much of its two and a half hour running time Batman Vs Superman is a mess. Seemingly learning nothing from the failures of Sam Raimi's third Spiderman outingThere are some entertaining scenes, especially towards the end of the movie, but for much of its two and a half hour running time Batman Vs Superman is a mess. Seemingly learning nothing from the failures of Sam Raimi's third Spiderman outing it tries desperately to introduce so many characters, including this latest version of Batman, that in the end you won't have much interest in any of them. Jumping from scene to scene with seemingly little thought for coherence you probably won't care much about the plot either and Batman's unbridled anger towards Superman never really feels earned at any point.

On the casting side Henry Cavill (Superman), Ben Affleck (Batman) and Gal Gadot (Wonderwoman) all play their characters well enough but Jesse Eisenberg is seriously miscast as Lex Luthor. Everything he does feels forced and he simply lacks the screen presence to make his character seem as dangerous and the movie wants you to think he is.

I was convinced by my brother to go to the cinema with him and watch this but I can't say I'd have been missing much if I'd just stayed at home.… Expand