Recently, we saw Batman Versus Superman for the first time.
Superman the Movie was pretty decent despite being dated. Superman 2 was very tedious and boring. Lois & Clark (season 1) remained great fun and boasted easily the best Lex Luthor I've ever encountered.
The initial Batman versus Superman trailer looked good but the CGI monster trailer didn't so we gave it a miss. This years Wonder Woman trailers made us reconsider watching Batman versus Superman and we had very low expectations. Surprisingly it was pretty good. Not perfect but certainly good.
So, we ordered a cheap second hand Man of Steel DVD and gave it a second try... Hey, after Batman versus Superman it really made sense and worked. This darker Superman works well in our modern society. It isn't the 1950's anymore or even Reeve's 1970's.
People speak about the old Superman movies from memory. They seldom re-watch them with modern eyes. Superman 2 onwards were bad movies; each one worse than the previous one. Superman Returns was overhyped and poor. Smallville was not really worth mentioning.
So, Zack Snyder's vision gets a thumbs up from me!
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