The Lego Batman Movie (2017) review

Everything is still awesome in the Lego movie world, as The Lego Batman movie delivers a frantic barrage of pure fun. An Absolute joy to watch from start to finish, full of references to the Batman mythos including previous films, shows and comics, as well as other pop culture references that all providing many little laughs throughout. It has the same impressive Lego animation style seen in the Lego Movie, so it looks absolutely stunning, though every now and again the  does get a little too cluttered but it all still looks good. This also got a big cast of well known actors and celebrities doing the voice work and they all do a good job, I particularly loved Michael Cera and Will Arnett who are both top notch as Robin and Batman.
Overall this was a blast and almost on par with the Lego Movie, just lots of fun. ****

Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016)

So here it is, the much anticipated superhero film directed by Zack Snyder and I'm just gonna jump right in and say that the film is a bit of a mess, but I enjoyed the hell out of it.
First off, I really liked Ben Affleck's take on Batman and how he is much darker and grittier than before. I know a lot of people hated it when he was first cast, but I thought he'd do a good job and he certainly did, Jeremy Irons as Alfred was also a good choice too.
I also really liked Jesse Eisenberg's portrayal of Lex Luthor, being a much more energetic mad scientist version of the character, that I think is a good contrast to the much sterner heroes. Henry Cavill is also still fine as Superman and the rest of the cast is pretty good too.
The film unfolds at a good pace and is never boring despite it's 151 minute runtime and includes a few unexpected moments and interesting dream sequences. It has a lot of great visuals and really good action too though the final fight does admittedly go on a little too long. It does actually go a little over the top in it's last act which will probably put a few people off, but I was totally on board with it. Soundtrack is good too and I still love Zimmer's Superman theme.
In terms of detractors it is a little over saturated and messy, there were a few points that could have been focused on more and handled a little better and it could have used with more of an emotional core. But other than that, I really enjoyed this and thought it was an epic thrilling spectacle.****