MOVIE REVIEW - JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE SNYDER CUT - TO WATCH, OR NOT TO WATCH?
WE WANT TO START THIS REVIEW OFF BY SAYING THAT THE BEST PIECES OF ART SOMETIMES COME OUT OF TRAGEDIES.
WE GET HURT, THEN WE GET LOST INTO OUR ART FORMS. SOMETIMES, IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO JUMP BACK FROM HURT (TO CREATE), AND AT TIMES, WE EVEN DEDICATE THOSE SAME AMAZING CREATIONS TO THE PAIN THAT HURT US IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS FILM IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT. WE COULD ONLY IMAGINE THE PAIN THAT THE SNYDER FAMILY ENDURED WITH THEIR LOSS, BUT TODAY, WE ARE CELEBRATING A VICTORY WITH THEM.
THE MOVIE WAS MADE AVAILABLE LAST THURSDAY ON CRAVE, BUT IT LITERALLY TOOK US 3.5 DAYS TO FINISH THE ENTIRE FILM (KEPT FALLING ASLEEP), BUT TO BE HONEST, WE SECRETLY DIDN’T WANT TO FINISH IT. WATCHING THIS EXTRA EXTENDED CUT OF A FILM THAT WAS NOTHING MORE THAN LACKLUSTER BACK IN 2017 HAD US GUSHING OVER THIS AT-HOME EXPERIENCE THAT WE NEVER THOUGHT IN A MILLION YEARS WE’D GET TO EXPERIENCE. IF IT WASN’T FOR SARTING THE FILM PRETTY LATE EACH NIGHT, WE WOULD HAVE COMPLETED OUR 4 HOUR MISSION IN ONE SITTING.
YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE 2017 JUSTICE LEAGUE ALREADY, BUT WATCHING THE SNYDER CUT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE WATCHING A BRAND NEW MOVIE IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME.
THIS VERSION OF THE FILM ISN’T AS EASTER EGG HEAVY AS LET’S SAY A MARVEL FILM WOULD BE, SIMPLY BECAUSE ALL OF THE EGGS ARE SERVED TO YOU ON A PLATTER (IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT/BEING PRESENTED WITH). NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT WORKS FOR THE FILM.
THE SURPRISES WE GET IN THIS FILM ARE TRULY ODES TO ALL OF THE WHISPERS AND THEORIES WE HEARD AND HAD OF THE 2017 VERSION OF THE FILM, SO YOU GET A SATIFYING FEELING WHEN WATCHING…LIKE WHEN YOU COMPLETE ALL THE CHAPTERS IN THE LATEST BOOK THAT YOU ARE READING.
A FEW OTHER THINGS THAT STICK OUT THE MOST FOR US IN THE FILM ARE THE ENHANCED CHARACTER DESIGNS, ADDITIONAL INTENSE ACTION SEQUENCES, AMOUNT OF VIOLENCE AND SWEAR WORDS (CHEERS TO THE R RATING) AND THE CHARACTER BUILDING THAT WE DIDNT GET IN THE FIRST ONE…. SHOULD WE HAVE STARTED WITH THIS INFORMATION????
WE TOOK AN OATH WHEN WE DECIDED TO INTRODUCE OUR REVIEWS TO THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAME TO MOVIES….AND THAT WAS TO NEVER SPOIL A FILM FOR OUR READERS. WE’D RATHER YOU PUT THE PHONE DOWN FOR A SECOND, GET A BABYSITTER FOR YOUR KIDS AND TAKE 3 DAYS TO WATCH AND REWATCH THIS LONG AWAITED REAL LIFE COMIC BOOK ON YOUR OWN.
BE SURE TO STAY BACK FOR THE POST CREDIT SCENSE AS WELL!
CHECK OUT OUR PROS AND CONS BELOW AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF THE FILM.
JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE SNYDER CUT IS STREAMING ON CRAVE / HBO MAX NOW!
WELCOME TO THE AGE OF HEROES……
PROS:
LONGER AND BETTER
MORE CHARACTER BACKGROUND FOR KEY PLAYERS IN THE STORY
UBER SURPRISES IF YOU’RE A COMIC BOOK FAN
BETTER CHARACTER DESIGNS
CONS:
GRAPHICS SEEM TO BE A BIT OUTDATED…BUT NOT COMPLAINING!
IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE STORY OR COMIC BOOKS, YOU’LL BE LOST IN THE SAUCE
TOO LONG, OR NOT LONG ENOUGH? (YOU DECIDE)
NO SEQUEL ANNOUNCED
In conclusion…
WATCH
- ARYS DÉJAN, THE WHO & HOW CLUB
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