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Sunday, March 27, 2016

Sheep Movie Review: Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice
Directed By: Zack Snyder
Rated: PG-13
Cast: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Lawrence Fishburne, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot and Diane Lane

Plot:
Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) share the screen in this Warner Bros./DC Entertainment co-production penned by David S. Goyer and Chris Terrio, and directed by Zack Snyder. Amy Adams and Diane Lane return as Lois Lane and Martha Kent, respectively.

As a whole, I'm not a rabid DC Comics fan. I don't really dislike the franchise per-say, my tastes tend to sway in the ways of Marvel. It's like saying you like Coke or Pepsi. Most have one they prefer and that's just the way it is. That said, I did really and truly want to see this film and I didn't go into it with any judgement or hate. Just overall love and support for comics and of course hot men in tight suits. Rarr!

Batman v Superman is jam packed with multiple themes, strife and struggle. The Alien who can't find his place in the universe and the aging vigilantly with a chip on his shoulder. It's all well and good but, on the big screen, in a couple hour time-frame, there is a ton to take in. So be ready to process scenes quickly and small little queues. We're on a ticking movie time clock folks!

As the story moves along we have two alphas trying to almost vie for top dog of Gotham. I mean, can't we play with our toys nicely boys? In walks our soon to be Wonder Woman and she sure can take on just about anything it seems. I liked her character a bunch and if you're familiar with the Fast and Furious franchise you will recognizer her too.

Amy Adams kinda drew the short straw on this one. She's so talented but her character is almost lack luster and unable to communicate at moments. Lois needs to get saved by her main squeeze more then twice and that's just too much in my girl-power book! Points lost on that front for sure.

There's tons of CGI action afoot, was it to the point of overabundance....yeah sometimes but isn't that the way of super hero movies? Don't comic pages often take the reader on epic journeys? Shouldn't the film do the same? I think they can make those liberties and while I am not one for the over the top, I do like some bang bang for my buck. Give me good dialog, action, struggle and some actors who can bring their A-Game! THEN I'm a happy movie goer.

While I wont spoil this fill, I will say there are tastes of the other DC charters who are getting their own movies soon(ish). Hey no one can ever be Michael Keaton as Batman in this gals book, but they can all sure try. Heads up, there was no extra scene after the credits.


Getting 3 Sheep
KD

13 comments:

  1. I remember Micheal Keaton's Batman fondly as well. It was just crazy how they did those movies. How can you have the same continuing storyline with 3 different actors? The way that they did the trilogy with Christian Bale was handled much better IMO. Thanks for the review!

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    1. I was a fan of the Bale ones too. I prefer the darker story lines. I hope to catch this one this coming weekend :)

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    2. I'd love to hear what you think too. And if you bring one of your kids their opinion is welcome too of course ;) I count on you guys for movie info LOL!

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    3. Will do. We always take our 14 year old daughter with us, but she had no desire to see London Has Fallen...

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  2. Loved the Bale Batman, love the dark storylines, although the 3rd movie dragged on forever. I've been looking forward to Batman vs. Superman. Believe it or not, I'm a Ben Affleck fan. Henry Cavill, not so much.

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    1. I like Henry Cavill but I haven't seen him in a lot of movies yet. I'm an Affleck fan too but not when he's a superhero based on his Daredevil performance.

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    2. Lol, he made a mistake there, but people thought the same of Ryan Reynolds after his Green Arrow disaster he pulled off Deadpool! Henry is just nice to look at...and I've got a girl crush on the new Wonder Woman look.

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  3. Thanks for the "no scene after the credits" comment! that'll save me some minutes after the 3-hour stay ;)

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    1. I wonder if that was because it was a DC movie. Isn't usually the Marvel movies that do the end credits scene?

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  4. I think I prefer the Marvel universe to the DC one because DC has been done and redone so many times already. It's like, oh look, another Batman.... another Superman... whoop dee do.

    I am very interested in finally seeing Wonder Woman hit the big screen, and can't wait for her movie... Oh and of course, Jason Momoa as Aquaman... Hells Yeah! The rest I will probably pass on.

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  5. Finally had some time to come in and comment. Thanks for this review Katie, it has been the most helpful. You covered my main question about girl power because aside from Wonder Woman, I'm not keen on the "Help me I'm a helpless female" bit. Especially since there have been a slew of tough and likable female characters in movies and tv now. I want female superheroes saving the guys for once dang it!

    DC has been mostly a miss with me over the years with the Bale version of Batman being one of the few hits. Overall I'm not impressed with the casting on these movies so it has taken away from my enjoyment of characters I loved as a kid.

    I think I'm one of the very few that doesn't like Cavill as Superman. I don't even get what all the massive fuss is over him. He was spotted in my hometown at a gym awhile ago and I swear heads exploded here. I'm sure he's a good fit for other movies but as Superman, nope. I think I'll skip this one until it's at the dollar movies because I am curious to see if I'll like it or if I'll hate it. I think my expectations will be very high for Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman because she is so not what I pictured. She looks a bit like Kim Kardashian to me.

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  6. Good review! This is on my to watch list, though I tend to be a Marvel gal, myself :)

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