Photograph by Courtesy of HBO MaxBetween the hours of 5 PM and Midnight on Thursday, I watched nothing but Justice League. First, I watched the original two-hour theatrical run of Justice League and then followed that with the four-hour Zack Snyder’s Justice League. And you know what? I feel robbed of a truly great movie. My Geeky Credentials For all the people who need to know geek credentials, I present the following. I’m a lifelong DC fan, I prefer Superman to Batman, Batman to Iron Man, and despite those facts, I do like Marvel as well. If you made me pick a favorite Green Lantern, that’d be John Stewart followed closely by Kyle Raner. That leaves me spending a lot of time watching shows like Young Justice, and just old enough to have grown up on Batman the Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited, in addition to my time spent reading comic books. But to say I went in expecting to be disappointed by Zack Snyder’s Justice League would be an understatement. What could possibly live up to the hype? A Brief History of Two Movies Can you tell that this movie is darker yet from the coloring alone? Photograph by Courtesy of HBO MaxWe can’t get into Zack Snyder’s Justice League without at least a brief overview of how we got here. In 2013, Zack Snyder kicked off a new DC Extended Universe (DCEU) with Man of Steel, the first decent Superman film since 1978’s Superman. It didn’t nail Clark Kent farm boy, but it was an excellent start. That led to a… Click below to read the full story from How To Geek
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What We’re Watching: ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ is Two Hours Too Long
