With Enough Prep Time Episode 1 Batman V Superman The Fall And Rise Of The DCEU

After the obnoxious and venomous introduction for this video, I will not be watching it just to see more angry, biased and irritating opinions that last over 30 minutes... and you say this is just part 1?!!!????!??!?? This long after the release of both films, what could you possibly add to the discussion that needs such a lengthy and clearly butt-hurt introduction, let alone potentially more than an hour of video rantings?

Look... it's fine to have and share your opinions, but your delivery is so abrasive and long-winded that it makes people not want to listen to you. I think you'll find a larger audience for your op ed pieces if you lose the attitude and keep your videos less than 10 minutes.

Ok... in fairness, I started trying to watch the video. And after the intro, you are very mellow. Why the trash-talking and caps-locking in the article then? It really made me want to dismiss this as a butt-hurt fan b!tchfest video before giving it a chance.

Anyway, when you finally get to the discussion (which is at around the 4-minute mark!) you are discussing the editing of the film and you said that folks were too not-picky when critiquing this aspect. Then, as an example, you use the fact that in the film, everyone thinks Superman killed the terrorists in the beginning. And you even admit that only in the extended blu-ray cut of the film do they explain that the bodies were burned to make it look like Superman heat-visioned them all to hell. You then admit that this scene did not exist in the theatrical release. In the theatrical release, points are made that the terrorists are killed by bullets from LexCorp. So people think Supes is going around pushing bullets into people?

This is the very definition of bad editing. They edited out a part of the film that made the plot make sense, and then, in turn, expected the audience to correctly surmise the proper plot points. And you are saying that those who feel editing in this film are wrong and we are nitpicking? And this is your first point of discussion where you admit an important plot point was edited out but it was there in a different version so we should instead watch that? Why should we have to re-watch a movie and then watch an extended cut to make the film make sense? Make a good film, release it in the theaters as the final cut. That's how this business is supposed to work. The critics critiqued the version in the theater. Not the super-long edition.

So, anyway... I can't watch anymore. It took you 4 minutes to finally start discussing BvS and when you did, you immediately admitted that there were huge editing problems in the theatrical release. I can't find an argument that makes sense for me to spend another 30 minutes to watch you refute your own arguments.

Wow...

BvS was disappointing to me- there wasnt one particular thing over another but it felt like it just didnt know what kind of film it wanted to be, or what story line it wanted to follow.
It took various pieces from, arguably, two of the most significant story lines in DC history- Death of Superman and Dark Knight Returns without getting into what made those two story lines important.

Not too mention that our first introduction to Batman and he is bitter and distrusting, driven to the point where he is not thinking clearly- Even his motives for confronting Superman were weak and trite, built on false hoods and suppositions- and thats not really Batman.

I could go on and on, but why bother when I can sum it up by saying, overall, I enjoy Marvel movies more than I have DC movies because, quite simply, I feel they capture the spirit of what makes comic books fun. DC has not. I would love to see DC get their act together and put out a truly great CBM for their shared universe.

If Marvel's "being safe" means CB movies that actually portray the characters we have always wanted to see done reasonably faithfully on screen, while also building a huge story arc and developing characters all the while entertaining us with the kinds of CB movies I have waited all my life for then I guess I will take it.

ONce I saw the Avengers I harbored a dream that DC could not give us a GREAT JLA franchise. Something I have wanted to see for 50 years as good if not better than the Avengers (not the same but just as, if not more entertaining, stupendous and thrilling as that first time) but alas DC has done none of that. The direction they choose to go has been beyond disappointing. And before signing off I will say DC has played it safe. They went the tried and true Nolan route and the overdone and safe "realistic" way where the heroes are dull, disappointing bare whisps of the real thing. That has been the way for years so yeah......they did "play it safe." If they REALLY wanted to take a chance and go for it they could have been more faithful to the source. Not slavish but at least by keeping the core of the DC universe and the essence of the characters. It is something Marvel has done 100 times better. Sorry but this is a dumb article/video.