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Alexander, perhaps in your rush to write up a few more snarky comments about Batman v Superman, the facts got lost along the way. Collider reported that the extended version of the film will be released *digitally* on June 28th, while the Blu Ray and DVD editions will be on sale starting July 19th.

For the record, I liked the movie and look forward to seeing more of it.

Egg on my face, you’re right and I’m wrong!

I’m glad you enjoy the film. I didn’t, particularly. Not trying to take the piss out of anyone who likes it. I was really looking forward to it and was sorely disappointed, so I find my peace in criticizing the work. I won’t ever criticize its fans.

What a gracious reply. Thank you for the distinction. Sorry the movie wasn’t your cup of tea.

Remember UNBREAKABLE? It’s my favorite superhero movie (and Grant Morrison’s), and it wasn’t big and bombastic like the current Marvel and DC movies. Glad to see someone else remembers:

“15 years ago, UNBREAKABLE became the superhero movie we need now”

http://www.avclub.com/article/15-years-ago-unbreakable-became-superhero-movie-we-228635

UNBREAKABLE’s anti-heroic lack of bombast is precisely one of its (many) problems: after two hours of build-up, all we got was Bruce Willis strangling one bad guy to death by grabbing him in a chokehold from behind.

George: I read that article a few days ago and it made me think of what the latest Fantastic Four might’ve been if the studio hadn’t gotten scared and wanted a bombastic SFX fight scene at the end.

Oliver: Maybe the real problem with the finale is that we’re trained to expect bombast on the big screen. Maybe if Unbreakable had been a Netflix series we would’ve been okay with it.

In terms of Geoff Johns’ involvement, I wonder if he’s half the problem, being that he’s helped set the tone of the current comic universe where grimderp is confused for depth.

I suspect if they set up Bruce Timm in a Kevin Feige role, the cinematic DCU would be much improved.

Unbreakable? That piece of neowerthanian anti-comics propaganda?

Without giving away many spoilers, you’ll notice that the comics readers in the movie are either murderers (Mr. Glass) or potential murderers (Bruce Willis’ son). Yeah, great comic book movie that one.

Not that between it, Comic Book Villains and Kick-Ass movies have painted a flattering view of comics fans, of course.

“Oliver: Maybe the real problem with the finale is that we’re trained to expect bombast on the big screen.”

Every superhero movie now climaxes with a big CGI battle (explosions galore) and they’ve become increasingly similar.

I paid to see UNBREAKABLE in the theater after reading a positive review on AIN’T IT COOL NEWS and how this was one of the best superhero movies ever made. Man, do I regret listening to that review and paying money to see that boring as hell movie. If I had watched that movie on TV for free, I might have enjoyed it more since the movie seemed like a made for TV movie. I don’t go to superhero/fantasy movies to be bored to death by endless scenes of talking heads with little or no action.