In Defense of Batman v Superman: 8 Things It Did Right

Not the complete and total mess critic make it out to be.

I’m a fan, not a critic, which is why, more often than not, I appreciate the good in movies (well, more than your typical critic, at least), and that has never been more apparent than now, as I go against a tide of animosity in defense of Batman V Superman (BvS): Dawn of Justice.

Not the best, but still littered with great moments like this one.

While I agree with some of the points being raised against it – the strenuously convoluted plot, uneven pacing, occasional shoddy logic, shallow Batman and Superman conflict, shoehorned characters and Justice League content, and the general lack of anything more than what was shown in the trailers – I still don’t think it deserved the flurry of negative reviews that it got. It wasn’t the next TDK, but there were certainly still a lot to enjoy and appreciate. I don’t know, maybe it’s the fanboy in me.

Hail, Ceasar! The Anti-Movie!

Not gonna be everyone's cup o' tea.

Hail, Ceasar! is likely not a movie everyone’s going to enjoy. If you’re accustomed to the story-heavy, action-packed, tonally-consistent structure of “regular” movies, then this is not for you. Hail, Ceasar! almost feels like a sketch show (SNL, Bubble Gang) with a Hollywood in the 50’s theme than a full on movie.

Why Spidey's New Look Is Odd But Appropriate

He's back! Again!

There’s been a lot of buzz going around the interwebs about the latest Captain America: Civil War trailer, primarily because of the surprise appearance of our friendly neighborhood Spider-man. But just like Zoolander 2’s humor and Ben Affleck’s Batman casting, Spidey’s new, rebooted look was received with mixed emotions. Some like it (the fact that he even APPEARS on the trailer is enough to wet people’s loins), and other are just ‘meh’ and still prefer the Andrew Garfield’s Spidey uniform. (Eherm, present company included.)

'Allegiant' to Senselessness

Fuck no! That's not true at all!

The Divergent series has come full circle. They escaped their factions, they escaped their captors, they escaped the city, and now…they’ve come back to the city because it was where they belonged!! Hooray for progress! And THAT, my friends, is just one of the many hilarious and outright dumb logic this movie expects the audience to accept.

'London Has Fallen' is Discount 'Die Hard'

That poster is dope though, I'll give it that.

If you see past all the highly improbable coincidences, dumb movie logic, and 90’s action movie clichés, London Has Fallen could actually be a pretty entertaining action romp.

But then again, that’s a lot of IF’S.

6 other times Batman and Superman have fought!

The two arguably biggest superheroes are about to square off on the big screen! But this is hardly the first time Batman and Superman butted heads. With an idealistic and uncompromising world view like Superman’s, and Batman’s more pragmatic and hardened sensibilities, it’s clear that these two heroes, even in their shared pursuit of peace and justice, won’t always get along. In fact, there have been a handful of times that Gotham’s Caped Crusader and Krypton’s Last Son have clashed in comics, animated shows, video games and other what if/alternate universe stories. Here are 6 other times Batman and Superman have fought in other media: