Definitely could have been a lot better, but not total crap. I was hoping for more story and what I got was too much CG. Marvel has shown us what top of the line CG looks like, I would expect DC to do the same. Unfortunately, the special effects looked like they were done in 2010.
I did really like the way Batman moved. I know that was all CG also, but that was done pretty well. Steppenwolf, however, was done horribly. He looked like a stripped down version of the Orcs from the first Lord of the Rings movie.
Ezra Miller as the Flash was pretty cool. I still would have rather seen the guy from the CW show. I guess the big surprise for me, after having seen the previews, was that Aquaman wasn't as bad as I expected. The previews lead me to believe that he was going to be portrayed like some surfer-frat boy. There were a couple of scenes where that was accurate. But for the most part he just seemed like they took a few different version of Aquaman from different comic and mashed them together. To me it seemed liked he just enjoyed battle. He got a real kick out of kicking ass. I liked that he seemed to not really care about the surface dwellers. He was cocky, but I think it was because he hadn't fully taken the reins of Atlantis.
Cyborg was fun to watch, but still wasn't done very well. I did enjoy his character though. I was happy to eventually see his classic form. He and the Flash made a cool alliance, probably because they were the newbies. They also did keep with Wonder Woman being the badass that she is in the books.
I guess this is just the typical Zack Snyder film done all over again. It seems that Warner Brothers and DC believe he can do no wrong. This theory isn't going to hold fans attention much longer. His direction of the action is really good, but his story telling is subpar and should be viewed as such. We, as comic book fans, need to hold these studios to a higher standard.
I know there are a lot of people who blame Joss Whedon for ruining Snyders film. That this movie would have been much better if it was finished by Snyder. While I think the film would have definitely been different, I can't say if it would have been better. Hopefully we will be given the chance to see Snyders version, along with an extended cut of this version when it hits blu-ray.
I guess, overall, it's not horrible, but it's also just not that good. I'm sure that DC will put out a directors cut on blu-ray and it will a bunch of additional footage that will make the film better. I say, save your money for that. It's appropriate for anyone over 10 years of age. Oh, and there are 2 end-credit scenes, So stay in your seats!
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