Quote:I hated Hackman's portrayal of Luthor.  Lex is not a character that is funny and one to surround himself with dimwits.  I still don't think Lex has been portrayed correctly in any of the live action films even this one.  Michael Rossenbaum's Lex was the best portrayal I've seen of Lex in the Smallville series. 

 

With that said I loved the movie.  I love that the took pieces from various story arcs in this movie from Doomsday and The Dark Knight Returns and it looks as though parts from Flashpoint Paradox are included as well.  DC is gearing more towards their fans than trying to please all the crowds and I don't mind that one bit. 

 

I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment of Luthor. Eisenberg's Luthor was arguably my least favorite thing about this movie but it wasn't his fault. Had his character been more controlled and not impending on a psychotic break, I might have actually liked him...even in spite of the age disparity. I always got the sense that Lex was, relatively speaking, slightly older than Clark Kent in the comics.

 

I'm going to dissent slightly with your second point. I think where a lot of comic book movies trip themselves up comes from trying to amalgamate too many divergent storylines into one 2-hour movie without sufficient build up/explanation. All it does, as in this case, is end up confusing and/or boring Joe Average and pissing off the fans when it's done poorly (see: X3). Doomsday inclusion at the end as a glorified jobber did him a disservice (and don't get it twisted, I HATE Doomsday as a character concept).

 

I will say this, if done properly, the next movie should be more humorous (since critics panned BvS because it wasn't funny) than this one IF Darkseid is the main antagonist. Darkseid himself is NOT funny in any way, shape nor form..although someone eating an Omega Sanction is always a good time. His minions, however, are hilarious. Granny Goodness alone could be worth the price of admission. Too bad we're seemingly stuck with boring Barry Allen (gotta rep the Silver Age...still...after all these years) as the Flash...

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