batman v superman. stuff goes boom.

Rating: 3/10 (26 March 2016)

So I just watched Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, and to sum it up in one word it would be "disappointing". Characters made needlessly dumb decisions, the exposition was incredibly lazy, and the action was jumbled and filled with some of the worst CGI i've seen in years. If you are a fan of the comic books (as I am) approach this film with low expectations. Zack Snyder seems to think that dark = intelligent and it is painfully obvious that he doesn't understand these characters. My favorite parts of the movie were Wonder Woman and Alfred, but they had the least amount of screen time(this may be why I liked them so much). 3 stars out of 10. (SPOILERS) Some quick spoiler thoughts about things that were dumb. -why did superman need to stab doomsday himself with the kryptonite spear? Wonder Woman (and to a lesser degree batman) were nearby and could have easily helped him out. -Superman not telling batman about his mother's kidnapping and Lex Luthor's plan was so dumb. The entire fight could have been avoided if he told batman the situation as soon as he arrived. -the big Justice league reveal was so lazy and disappointing. Instead of introducing us to the characters of the flash, cyborg, and aqua man in a meaningful way that actually moved the plot forward and that helped us get to know these people on a personal level, we are treated to some random security footage that was conveniently left on Lex Luthor's Computers. -waaaaayyyy to many random dream sequences that really screwed with the movie's pacing. As soon as one starts the plot comes to a stop. They are also obvious Justice League Setup scenes, but they are so ham fisted and intrusive. I miss the days when a movie could just be a movie, and not a set up for five other movies. -If superman was close enough to Lois to catch her falling from the Lexcorp towers then why couldn't he rescue her sooner? -Lex Luthor was an absolute lunatic, but not in a good way. He did not come off as intelligent, but instead as an annoying rich kid. -Batman leading Doomsday to Gotham was dumb. He could have retrieved the spear himself and returned to the UNINHABITED Island where doomsday was to Finnish him off. -Batman straight up murders people. He shoots cars that blow up, he shoots a flamethrower that then explodes on the wearer (He also does a lot of shooting which is against type). This just shows Snyder's lack of understanding of the characters. -It was way too easy for lex to convince the Kryptonian Ship to create doomsday. (also why do kryptonian ships have so much kryptonite?)