See it twice!

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2016)

Okay, I'm an adult and have been collecting Comic Book memorabilia (mainly Superman) but also Captain America, and others for 25 years. I lived in San Diego for many years and attended Comic Con religiously. The Death of Superman was what got me reading and collecting again in the early '90's. I thought MOS was good despite some of the popular criticism.
I took off work two hours early today with the intent of seeing the movie a couple times today and maybe again tomorrow. I promised my friends no spoilers but the first thing I did after seeing it the first time was text and basically say that the movie sucked. I also said a few choice things about WB execs.
Particularly I was irritated at the origin and appearance of Doomsday. Bad enough they screwed him up in the comics over the years, and don't even get me going on how bad he was represented in both the JLU animated series and that terrible DCU Movie! I felt Snyder's version was just rushed and terrible, I won't say more.
I also hated the fact that at the end Superman was "dead." Sure the dirt rose and he'll be back. The issue with this is that if they think people had an issue with an omnipotent MOS running around imagine how they'll feel when he returns from the dead! Seriously, won't people be a bit freaked out?!
So, I walked out the first time really disappointed. Having already committed to sitting through it again I did so. When watching it the second time it was actually much more enjoyable. I'm not sure what it was but it was just better the second time around. Maybe it's just the Superman fan in me wanting a good Supes movie, or the fact that I would really like to see DC movies do well. I'm not sure.
I decided to forgive them for the ridiculous version of Doomsday with the red EMP and tearing his skin off, or that he was somehow Zod and Luthor's love child. I let it go, this wasn't THE Doomsday that I loved seeing thrown into the end of time (how perfect) in Hunter Prey #3, this was just something cooked up for the movie that slightly resembled him. I also forgave the "death."
Some good stuff - this was the best Batman in my opinion. It wasn't Affleck, it was just Batman. I enjoyed the twists I didn't see coming like the Kryptonite coming from the world engine, and that the Senator was a Superman fan and not plotting with Luthor. I enjoyed the scene at the Capitol and didn't see that coming. I loved how Superman found out Batman's identity. The movie was a series of very short special moments all placed one after the other. I think that Gal Gadot was a great WW, even though she could use a little more meat on her lower half - kinda scrawny legs for a "Wonder Woman." Eisenberg was as good as they let him be although I wish Lex could have stayed focused a little more instead of sometimes seeming like a babbling idiot - he should have had moments of clarity where he just come across straight, focused, and evil instead of seeming like his mind was eighteen other places all the time (also messed up that he literally knows everyone's "secret" identity!). I did not think Batman was too violent and I don't think Superman acted too out of character. I enjoyed the interaction between Martha and Batman even though it was sort of cheesy how Batman stopped fighting when Superman mentioned the name. I think the entire cast was superb. Lawrence Fishburn was awesome reading Clark the riot act!
There were deeper moments that can be appreciated and that I feel will be important later, like Batman talking about how he "failed him in life." Pretty much Bruce realizes he had Superman all wrong and I am sure this will play into their future friendship. Evidently Superman had to literally die in order for people to believe he was a good guy.
So after seeing it once I was pretty disappointed but after my second viewing I got over the couple things I thought I had a problem with and see all of the really neat things that the movie has invested in. I'll see it again tomorrow after sleeping on it and am pretty sure it will be even more enjoyable.
As the title of this review says I think it is worth a second viewing if the first one really has you disappointed as I was. Or, read a few other reviews with spoilers so you can get used to all the things that will irritate you and go into it already with them in mind, or don't go at all.