I have not read anyone else's reviews.When I wrote this I had not. I have now. See bottom for addition(s).
Initial thoughts:
1) Called it. Batman being unmasked by Supes = a dream sequence. You can't see it, but I just fist pumped.
2) Wait. Is that a gun? Like a gun gun? Really? Really? Did we just pull a MILLER's Dark Knight?! FRANK freaking MILLER?
That seriously bugged me. All the death and gun violence by BATMAN. I just... it's just, Batman's cool enough he DOESN'T need guns. He's that freaking awesome. In the end I decided that this Batman is from a different universe. It's now MY canon that they'll have a cross over with the real batman and Batfleck will get chewed out for using guns. Crisis solved.
3) WW kicks butt. My biggest complaint about the BvS trailers were that they made WW out to be a Cap analog, mainly with the shield placement and all that jazz. (No. I'm not going to recap that argument here.) But I'm glad that seeing the fight scene actually made her NOT a Cap analog and true to WW instead. They didn't quite do her justice (it never could in a movie not about her) but it did well for her first big screen appearance.
4) Lex. Where do I start with Lex? I really loved his rendition. At first. Lex was creepy. Just a little off. Not so much that you'd immediately label him psychotic or a freak. But enough that just being around him made your skin start to crawl. He's spent his entire life amassing power out of fear. He fears everyone and that drives him to gain more power. I love that he knows Bats and Supe's true identities. But he doesn't run the press on it. He keeps it secret until it can be properly utilized. That's my Lex Luthor. He's insane yes but not full on psychotic like how he ended up.
5) Setting up the team. Unlike some, I don't mind the quick set up. I was very very happy to see Flash and Cyborg make an appearance. Especially Mr. Stone at star labs. Joe Morton better be in the next freaking movie or I'm starting a boycott. What's not to love about this man?
Overall I enjoyed the movie. I think it did far better in pacing than his earlier Superman film where the final battle stretched out too long. I like the focus more on the non-super side of these characters. EG. Alfred and Bruce, Clark and Lois. Even WW and her desire not to be dragged into a cause she doesn't believe in. I also enjoyed Flash and the
Flash Point Paradox we kind of saw. It really makes me want to watch the next movie to see what might happen to Lois. Especially if somehow Batman has been having strange prophetic dreams. In which Supes may or may not go all Injustice on them if Batman fails to save Lois. (No pressure Batman. No pressure.) Now that's the type of forethought I love to see in my movies.
EDIT:
I have now read all the other spoilers. We have hashed out point #2 quite well. We can avoid rehashing that for now. Seriously. :) I just really wanna talk about the dream sequences man. Those were the best!
Which in and of itself would be a clunky title before you throw in the subtitle. There's the first red flag.
