[Batman v. Superman] Dawn Of Justice

A terrific thrill!

True villainy is often unrecognized in the light of day and monsters thrive at night. Twenty years ago, from tragedy, a vigilant nightmare was born. Eighteen months ago, terror fell from the heavens. Now, deadly menace is threatening, people cry for justice, the world is in conflict, and heroes battle against impending doom...!

The intrepid reporter, Lois Lane is determined to ferret out the demon responsible for a coup in the middle east which nearly cost her life, a coup for which Superman is blamed. Clark Kent is determined to expose the bat vigilante terrorizing the criminals of Gotham. Bruce Wayne would like nothing more than to reveal the demon supplying extraordinary weaponry to terrorists and criminals alike. But, it is the sinister machinations of Lex Luther with which they all should be most concerned...!

This film is well performed and well directed, with a decent story and fantastic settings. This is the beginning of something special.

{DC Comics readers will recognize: "The Death of Superman"; "The Dark Knight Returns"; and, "Trinity War"!}

Starring:
  Ben Affleck; Henry Cavill; Amy Adams; and, Jesse Eisenberg
Featuring:
  Diane Lane; Laurence Fishburne; Gal Gadot; Jeremy Irons; and, Holly Hunter
With:
   Tao Okamoto; Rebecca Buller; Harry J Lennix; and, Christina Wren
Plus:
   Michael Shannon; Carla Cugino; and, Kevin Costner

Director: Zack Snyder
Writers:  David Goyer and Chris Terrio
From The Works of:
  Frank Miller; Roger Stern; Louise Simonson; Dan Jurgens; Jerry Ordway; Ray Fawkes; Matt Kindt; and, Geoff Johns!

B / PG2
Reel Reviews By Frank Jaymes
reposted from 27 March 2016

Watchmen

You’ve never seen super heroes like these!

The year is 1985. President Richard Nixon has been elected to his fifth term in office. The world is on the brink of nuclear armageddon. The masked heroes of old are gone. Humankind’s one hope is Dr. Manhattan, a nuclear man who has lost all his humanity, believing human life is parasitic and pointless. Tonight, in the city, a comedian is killed. And, tomorrow the world will end.

This film is brilliantly written, though with great foreboding and dread. The direction here is spot-on, exactly what readers of the graphic novel would expect. Most impressive are the performances, especially Jackie Earle Haley and Billy Crudup!

{Why Alan Moore demanded his name be removed from this production is beyond my comprehension!}

B / R

Starring: Malin Ackerman; Billy Crudup; Jackie Earle Haley; and, Patrick Wilson
Featuring: Matthew Goode and Jeffrey Dean Morgan
With: Matt Frewer and Carla Gugino
Writer: Alex Tse [from the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons]
Director: Zack Snyder

Reel Review by Josef