After receiving a rather lukewarm reception in theaters, Batman vs Superman comes home in a new R rated “Ultimate Edition”. As Batman and Superman brawl, more cohesive story telling is added to give a bit of depth to the new characters introduced, including Affleck’s Batman/Bruce Wayne.

Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice is an 2016 superhero, action film, it is produced by DC Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne.

Let’s get this little rant (I guess?) out of the way. First of all, Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice isn’t a flat out horrible film, there’s a lot of fun moments in fact. However, the original version of the movie is so confusing with certain characters, you’d have to be a complete DC nut to understand the film you’re seeing. Thankfully, the Ultimate Edition actually does help construct thing a lot better than the original theatrical release.

Justice is born.

THE GOOD: As previously pointed out, Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice has some fun moments. The action is great, Ben Affleck as Batman is amazingly well performed, and the OST is enjoyable as hell to listen to for a superhero film. Wonder Woman even manages to feel important despite a rather late introduction.

Batman and Superman battle.

THE BAD: It’s incohesive for non-comic book/DC fans, and then some.  While the three lead characters get some good screen time, including Wonder Woman, the others felt a little “just because”, and it often feels like the film is trying to do a little too much, in too little time.

Superman stands trial.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Batman vs Super: Dawn of Justice is a solid film that could have been great a little more time and effort put into it. The Ultimate Edition really helps differentiate a more true vision to the theatrical release so for only about 30 minutes of extra footage, that’s a hell of an edit job done. Otaku Dome gives Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition an 77 out of 100.