100 Movie Challenge 2016 - # 90: Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

Director: Zack Snyder
Genre: Action/ Adventure/ Fantasy/ Science Fiction
Runtime: 151 minutes
Year: 2016
Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Jeremy Irons, Laurence Fishburne, Holly Hunter, Gal Gadot, Scoot McNairy, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kevin Costner

Description: Fearing that the actions of Superman (Henry Cavill) are left unchecked, Batman (Ben Affleck) takes on the Man of Steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs.

Review: Let’s be honest: the DC comics is a little behind on Marvel when it comes to their movies. Marvel had their standalone films for Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor and Captain America and eventually teamed them up in “Avengers”. DC Comics is now bringing Superman and Batman together, two of the biggest superheroes ever.
Bruce Wayne saw his building for Wayne Enterprises fall and many people died because of it. This battle was fought by Superman and ever since then Bruce wants justice. Superman is still loved by people, but also hated by many others.
The character of Superman feels dynamic and human. Henry Cavill carries this role very well. Ben Affleck plays Batman for the first time. He is an excellent Bruce Wayne, but he didn’t completely convince me as Batman. And I don’t know if it’s just me, but his voice as Batman really annoyed me. We are introduced to Wonder Woman, who doesn’t really get a lot of screen time. But what we get is good. Jesse Eisenberg is a good villain.
“Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice” is the spectacle that we were promised. And it’s visual very stylish. This film has hardly any humor in it, it’s a very dark and serious film. But the movie feels a little but messy at some points. And the emotional climax is overshadowed by the promise of a Justice League film.

Rating: 3/ 5

Movie Trailer Sunday (197)

Here are this weeks trailers.

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

Description: Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City's own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis' most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it's ever known before.

Director: Zack Snyder, Scoot McNairy

Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Jesse Eisenberg, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Ezra Miller, Holly Hunter, Cal Gadot

Trailer: Trailer "Batman V Superman Dawn: of Justice

Comment: The comic con trailer came out. Still not used to Ben Affleck as Batman. The trailer got me more excited though.

Goosebumps

Description: A young kid teams up with the niece of young adult horror author R.L. Stine (Jack Black) after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Greendale, Maryland.

Director: Rob Letterman

Starring: Jack BlackAmy Ryan

Trailer: Trailer "Goosebumps"

Comment: Not quite how I remember the books, but okay.

The Finest Hours

Description: The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.

Director: Craig Gillespie

Starring: Chris Pine, Eric Bana, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster

Trailer: Trailer "The Finest Hours"

Comment: This could be just a great as "Pearl Harbor", so.... *sarcasm*

Jenny's Wedding

Description: Jenny Farrell (Katherine Heigl) has led an openly gay life - except with her conventional family. When she finally decides to start a family and marry the woman they thought was just her roommate, the small, safe world the Farrells inhabited changes forever. They are left with a simple and difficult choice - either change with it or drown

Director: Mary Agnes Donoghue

Starring: Katherine Heigl, Tom Wilkinson, Alexis Bledel

Trailer: Trailer "Jenny's Wedding"

Comment: This actaully looks really good.

Brooklyn

Description: In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Ellis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan) has to choose between two men and two countries.

Director: John Crowley

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen

Trailer: Trailer "Brooklyn"

Comment: A movie I really want to see.

Movie Trailer Sunday (186)

Here are this weeks trailers.

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

Description: Plot still unknown

Director: Zack Snyder

Starring: Diane Lane, Jeremy Irons, Laurence Fishburne, Jesse Eisenberg, Holly Hunter, Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Scoot McNairy

Trailer: Trailer Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice"

Comment: The long awaited trailer, but Ben Affleck as Batman just doesn't get me excited.

Star Wars: Wpisode VII - The Force Awakens

Description: Set 30 years after the events of "Return of the Jedi."

Director: J.J. Abrams

Starring: Harrison Ford, Andy Serkis, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Max von Sydow, Adam Driver, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Lupita Nyong'o, Crystal Clarke, Pip Anderson, Christina Chong, Miltos Yerolemou

Trailer: Trailer "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens"

Comment: Yet another teaser, but when I saw Han Solo and Chewbaca I lost my mind!

Terminator Genisys

Description: When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger), dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future…

Director: Alan Taylor

Starring: Sandrine Holt, J.K. Simmons, Byung-hun Lee, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, Matt Smith, Michael Gladis, Emilia Clarke, Dayo Okeniyi

Trailer: Trailer "Terminator Genisys"

Comment: The new trailer showed us so much more and I'm more excited now! Looks like Emilia Clarke is a good choice for Sarah Connor.

Dope

Description: Malcolm (Shameik Moore) is a geek, carefully surviving life in The Bottoms, a tough neighborhood in Inglewood, CA filled gangsters and drugs dealers, while juggling his senior year of college applications, interviews and the SAT. His dream is to attend Harvard. A chance invitation to a big underground party leads Malcolm and his friends into a, only in Los Angeles, gritty adventure filed with offbeat characters and bad choices. If Malcolm can persevere, he'll go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.

Director: Rick Famuyiwa

Starring: Kimberly Elise, Forest Whitaker, Zoe Kravitz, Blake Anderson, Tony Revolori, Shameik Moore, Kiersey Clemons

Trailer: Trailer "Dope"

Comment: Looks like fun.

Learning to Drive

Description: As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.

Director: Isabel Coixet

Starring:Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber, Grace Gummer

Trailer: Trailer "Learning to Drive"

Comment: I just know I will love this movie, because I love Patricia Clarkson.