Batman v Superman: No Justice

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Wow!
Reese who did this edit is nothing short of a genius of storytelling!
To go through the complete mess that is BvS, and see a clean narrative that makes the film, not only watchable, but pretty damn good, is the work of a master editor!
I will recommend this edit to as many as I can, because this needs to be seen!
The only complaint I have is the omission of Wonder Woman, because in my opinion, she was one of the very few, very good things about the original film. The problem with her part is that she is so tightly tied to the Doomsday, Justice League, Death of Superman parts of the film. But I would be interested to see if Reese can find a way to squeeze those parts back in and what magic he could perform with his legendary scissors to tighten those flabby storylines up as well.
I shall keep my eye peeled.
Thank you! :)

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Despite all the groaning awkwardness, terrible forced plot points and lack of characterization in BvS I love the characters and enjoy the film, but I had no idea how much more I could love it until I saw this edit. Cutting out all the JL references and removing the awful Doomsday 3rd act, replacing it instead (and rightly) with the titular battle between Bats and Supes, this is a far superior cut. I actually prefer this film far more and it leaves me wishing WB/DC would just stop connecting their films and trying to emulate Marvel and just make good, standalone films. If Chris Nolan taught us anything it is to make a film stand alone, complete. If you were ever on the fence about the original BvS, watch this and enjoy it for what it always should have been. Great work.

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Exceptional work on a film I did not believe could be redeemed. A bloated narrative that only passively delivers on the 'versus' component of the story is no longer. Bruce's irrational, but somehow understandable hatred of the Man of Steel shines through without distraction and Alfred's disappointment rings with more weight than the original. The cold and distant Superman remains, but the question that lingers gives us pause. Can an all-powerful alien be trusted to always do what's right? Does every being have a price, a breaking point? The lost characters are perfectly removed and an appropriately timed story remains. The scope feels smaller and more personal and while no longer an epic fantasy, leaves a far more enjoyable one.

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Really a phenomenal edit, the type that you wouldn't even notice had you not seen the movie before. Transitions are professionally done both in the sound and shot selection. No story loopholes created by the editing, and brighter visuals than the original. I will say that as for the movie itself, its just good enough to be considered ok to decent and this is no fault of the editor as he only has the finished product to work with. Without the editing however, the original is a massive train-wreck in story telling and its amazing how much better it is when its cleaned up a bit. I think its safe to say the critics would not have been nearly as harsh on this film had it been released in this form.

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Would love to see Reese edit a short film (10-20 minutes) that would bridge the gap between his edit and Justice League. Perhaps, it begins with a cold intro that explains a leftover fragment of the kryptonian ship had a super weapon inside of it and then cuts right into the beginning of the battle with Doomsday, afterwards showing supermans funeral and Bruce's pledge to form the League or even the few scenes introducing Diana at the museum or something. I do agree with his decision to leave this out of his final product however, I'd be cool if he could find a way to bridge his edit with the rest of the DC movies.

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This is my first review for a fan edit so I'm going to try and dwell only on the editing itself, rather than any inherent problems with the source film.

Batman v Superman: No Justice addresses many of the complaints I had with the two official cuts; too much clutter and several odd takes on well-known characters. First of all, this film whips along at a decent pace. I originally only intended to watch the first twenty minutes or so (it was getting pretty late) but, before I knew it, I had sat through the whole thing. Reese keeps things moving and, even though it's nudging over the 100 minute mark, it never gets bogged down with jarring B-plots or distracting setups for future films in the franchise.

I was pleased to see that Amy Adams gets a lot more screen time as Lois and doesn't feel like the 'damsel in distress' she did in the theatrical cut. The Batman scenes and the titular fight are still present and correct and the edit does an excellent job of setting up the climax to the film. Also, Lex Luthor has been toned down significantly. It's still not entirely apparent why he was doing what he's doing but there's definitely less quirky, over-the-top hamming from him.

From a technical standpoint, I can't really fault the edit. I've seen other fan edits where it's apparent that a scene has been truncated or that dialogue has been clipped, or scenes have been repurposed as transitions instead; not so here. Everything fits together well and I'd be very interested to watch this film again with someone who has never seen BvS, just to see what they made of it. One *minor* thing that didn't sit 100% right with me was the transition from Lex Luthor's fundraiser to the Superman rescue montage. It's clear that Reese was aware of this as well; they used a scene from Man of Steel to try and bridge the gap as well they could but it's only a very minor detail and it certainly doesn't ruin the overall experience.

Because the entire Doomsday fight is omitted the film does wrap up a little abruptly at the end but, again, this might be something I'm only noticing because I have seen the official cuts. The ending is certainly a lot more upbeat, too, which goes some way toward lifting the rather dour tone of the source material.

One last thing; Wonder Woman is (almost) completely removed from the cut but there is one brief little scene where she appears in the background and I thought this was a very smart move by the editor. It feels like an 'easter egg', a subtle appearance by Diana Prince that you might not notice if you didn't know what you were looking for and it plays out much more organically than the, "Hey look, it's Wonder Woman!" approach of the official releases. Considering that the standalone Wonder Woman film has been received so well, I would even go so far as to say I much prefer this subtle nod to future films, rather than the cheesy, hero montage we got in studio cuts. Less is more, as they say.

Anyways, two thumbs up and I will almost certainly be watching this again and keeping an eye out for other edits by Reese. Good job.

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