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Where the theatrical cut is a 2.5-star disaster, the Ultimate Edition is a solid 3.5-star epic. It is the Kingdom of Heaven Director’s Cut of the superhero genre. It does not change the plot points, but it changes the emotional logic .

The Extended cut breathes. The infamous "Knightmare" sequence (the post-apocalyptic vision with Parademons) is extended and contextualized. The Warehouse Rescue—arguably the greatest live-action Batman fight ever filmed—is given an extra 45 seconds of brutality. The sound design by Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL (remixed for the longer cut) allows for prolonged silences and swelling crescendos that the theatrical mix rushed through. Is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) – The Ultimate Edition a great movie? That depends on your tolerance for grimdark aesthetics and philosophical pretension in your superhero films. Batman.v.Superman.Dawn.of.Justice.2016.EXTENDED...

It is still a bizarre narrative choice, but the Ultimate Edition earns it through sheer atmospheric pressure. Director Zack Snyder is a visual maximalist. The theatrical cut suffered from frantic editing to hit the runtime, resulting in action sequences that felt like music videos rather than coherent battles. Where the theatrical cut is a 2

For years, fans have argued that a four-hour Snyder Cut of Justice League would be better (and it was— Zack Snyder’s Justice League is now a benchmark). That movement started here. The demand for the Snyder Cut began because fans watched the Ultimate Edition of BvS and realized: There is a great movie buried in the wreckage of Warner Bros. executive decisions. If you are writing off Batman v Superman because you walked out of the theater in 2016 confused and bored, you are justified. The theatrical cut is a failure. The Extended cut breathes

But is it a coherent movie?