In the theatrical cut, the whole thing with Lois’ trip to Africa and the subsequent framing of Superman for some murders there seemed like a weird tangent because it never went anywhere and there was never any explanation given for why anyone thought Superman had randomly murdered some civilians. What’s most shocking about it is that they had all this stuff before and removed it. What the extended cut of “Batman v Superman” adds is nothing less than all the skeletal structure it needs to make sense as a story. In the process, it only makes the original cut even more inexplicable and terrible.Īlso Read: Ben Affleck Is Batman and Daredevil: 17 More Stars in Both Marvel and DC Movies (Photos) And, lo and behold, somehow “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has become something that approaches a functional movie. The nerd apologists embraced the idea - which was exactly what WB was hoping: No, for real, the longer version will be better, totally. Talk about a home video cash-in! A longer cut seemed desperate, after the film didn’t become the box office mega-juggernaut Warner Bros had hoped it would. Now we have the “Batman v Superman: Ultimate Edition,” which itself seemed like the ultimate kind of cynicism: R-rated, inexplicably, and 30 minutes longer than the theatrical version. It gave everyone a bad vibe.Īlso Read: Every Batman Movie Ranked Worst to Best, including 'Batman v Superman' Ultimate Edition Usually those messes are crowdpleasing ones, like “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” “Batman v Superman” was oddly negative, cynical, angry. It felt like all that badness was on purpose, that it was the filmmakers’ intent as artists, by way, of course, of the demands of studio executives.īut “Batman v Superman” was a different kind of mess than you’d normally expect from a big-budget blockbuster with many hands on the wheel. It didn’t make sense and all the character motivations were obscured, and I knew something was missing - but I could only imagine what.
It was nonsense, but I couldn’t really put my finger on why. Just a heads up.)Īfter I first saw “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” back in March, I was kinda at a loss to describe exactly why I hated what I had just seen. (Major spoilers for “Batman v Superman” ahead.
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