Giving 10/10 for the "Ultimate Cut" Fanedit

Rating: 10/10 (5 May 2018)

I would give the theatrical more like 8/10, maybe even 7/10, because I did like some of the things in it.
Whedon tries to turn this into a MCU film, which he is good at. But the story that Snyder developed was something a lot different than the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Death of Superman is the quintessential DC Storyline. It's the darkest thing they've ever done. Whedon tries to lighten it up too much, but the scenes which Snyder had shot conflict with that. There certainly is a big difference between Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon. This was a story that deserved to be told by the original director, just for continuity's sake. But the theatrical version fails to tell the continuation of the same story from BvS. The Ultimate Cut Fanedit, however, does.
The only issue with the Fanedit is of course, the fact that it's a fanedit, and you have to go out and look for it, it's not hard to find, but it is difficult to get. And the guy who edited it, messed up the continuity in a few spots. But it does give us a good idea of what would have happened had Snyder been able to finish the work he had started 7 years earlier. It would have finished his Man of Steel trilogy. I'm hoping at some point, Snyder will be able to make his cut of this film, we had to wait almost 25 years for Richard Donner to do his original vision for Superman II. And that was worth it. On that day when Zack Snyder is able to make his version of this, that will also be a great day. I hold out a great hope for this.
An official Snyder Ultimate cut would explain why dreams are not really dreams and why The Flash has to say "Is it too soon?". Is The Flash mucking with Time in BvS?
I did not really like Batman v Superman, until I saw the Ultimate Cut. I did not really like Justice League, until I saw all of the missing scenes that explain what's happening. Snyder's concept for Steppenwolf, shown in the BvS ultimate cut, is a lot more menacing. I've seen some Snyder previz footage that has a very frightening image of Steppenwolf. But the Steppenwolf in the film, I don't know who is responsible for it, some have told me this was Snyder's imagery. But it does not fit, so I have always thought it was Whedon's work.
The "Ultimate Cut" has a continuation of this "Dream", but as if from Cyborg's POV. Something even worse, somebody even worse than Steppenwolf is coming. I hope that when that story is told, it is told as well as Man of Steel and Batman v Superman.
I understand the immense disappointment with this film, it mirrors my sadness that the Filmmaker who created this vision was not able to complete it.
I encourage anyone who wants to see how this film could have gone to search out the Fanedit. It's worth it.
It occurs to me, if Whedon had treated this film more like his "Serenity", it might have worked better.