If it weren't for Watchmen I'd probably agree.
You could be right. Especially if we are talking about the Director's Cut.
Of all superhero movies made in the past 15 years, i have watched only these more than once:
Iron Man (twice. Very enjoyable. Still the best Marvel movie, in my opinion. Excellent characterization)
Batman Begins (probably around 10 times, once on a bus in Peru in Spanish because why not?)
The Dark Knight (15ish times? Opening night in legit IMAX, 2 days later in regular cinema)
The Dark Knight Rises (Twice, opening night in legit IMAX, once in home theater to allay fears of it being trash (nope, it is). Bane was awesome, the entire rest of the movie was really bad, imo)
Man of Steel (5ish times. Love the score, the sequence with Clark trying to find himself while saving fools on the oil rig platform, Krypton's portrayal was interesting and Jor-El was great. The Smallville fight and Metropolis fight remain the most convincing super-powered superhero fight ever. Only thing I didn't love was forced romance with Lois, which never seemed grounded in real feelings, and the fact that she looks 20 years his senior.)
Watchmen (3 times, opening night, Blu-ray directors cut twice. Incredible movie across all aspects. Cinematography and fight choreography are top notch, so many panels were translated perfectly to the screen. The ending was improved from the comics. People say things like, "Snyder knows visually what he is doing, but totally misses the point of each scene" but I simply cannot understand that mentality. I had read through the comics right before the movie and thought it was absolutely amazing. Earley, Crudup, Morgan, and Wilson are incredible.)
Batman v Superman (3 times, theatrical opening night, Ultimate Cut in home theater twice. I enjoyed the theatrical cut, but could recognize the inherent problem in editing, and the way many plot lines were butchered, but could feel an underlying excellent movie. Seeing the Ultimate Cut at home on Blu-Ray on my 110 inch screen and blaring surround sound made me appreciate the film so much more. Amazing score, and overall soundscape. Cinematography is best in all comic book films and it's not even close. Warehouse fight best in all of comic book movies. UC fixed all issues with the editing, pacing, and character motivations. My one gripe is how confusing the dream/vision sequence is, even for someone with a cursory knowledge of comic book characters and backgrounds. The fight scene when Batman is in the desert is really overly scripted, too. Every move is so telegraphed, it looks like TDKR.)
Nothing else about CBMs have ever grabbed me enough to force a rewatch. Marvel stuff to me has been way more bad than good, barring Iron Man, Dr Strange, Captain America, and GotG.
I am not a big comic nerd and don't care if histories and character archetypes aren't translated to the screen 100% intact. What I do care about is watching an excellent film that makes me feel and think. I get that on spades with BvS.
I have not seen Suicide Squad, and may not for quite some time, because it looks so crappy. I hope the critical consensus is as wrong about SS as it is about BvS, but it doesn't appear as if that will be the case.
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