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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Published 2021-08-28

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Film info

  • Title Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
  • Director Zack Snyder
  • Year 2016
  • Run time 2hr 32m
  • Genres Adventure, Action, Fantasy
  • Tagline Justice or revenge
  • Cast Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Jeremy Irons, Laurence Fishburne

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City's own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis's most revered, modern-day saviour, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it's ever known before.

Live blog

TimeComment
6:06Can't believe that guy Jack needed to be told to evacuate when aliens are blowing up the streets.
11:53"I'm not a lady, I'm a journalist."
18:05Oh my god, he got into the bath with clothes AND shoes on. This is the worst scene ever.
22:13What is a phantasm?
31:23Since WHEN does the Daily Planet report on Gotham???
41:52We literally both cheered upon seeing Gal.
43:28I really need a map of how Gotham and Metropolis relate to each other. Hop the harbour, Lex says. So they're next to each other?
47:32"What are we talking about here?" he asks, and I answer: "The Sokovia Accords."
52:50I'm just realising that Marvel don't really do secret identities whereas that's all DC seems to do. It's quite frustrating when the main players don't know who each other is.
1:03:07Ugh, why aren't the Batmobiles attractive cars anymore?
1:15:44I like calling him but he's just sat on the balcony already.
1:21:21Chrysalis and metamorphosis doesn't sound good.
1:22:10KEVIN!
1:39:40I don't believe Perry would sanction the helicopter like that. But it's not the least believable thing I've seen so far.
1:54:23"I figured. The cape."
2:03:04It is preposterous that they're saying it's unkillable having only tried firepower.
2:08:16At this point, you're just like FFS Lois.
2:15:48Oh no, Clark Kent died the same day as Superman. Talk about being overshadowed in the newspapers.
2:19:33Ben Affleck is basically Nick Fury then.

Thoughts

At first, I thought this movie might be okay, it wasn't really making a heap of sense but it was really well shot and good to look at, and there seemed to be some proper moral debates at work.

But it soon descended into nonsense and there is no better way of describing it than The Guardian's review: "Batman v Superman is 153 minutes of a grown man whacking two dolls together."

Rating: 1 / 5

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