But, that’s a “mistake” concerning financial considerations, but not necessarily a mistake in terms of “art.” Disconnected by financial and world-building requirements, this cut is an ambitious three-star oddity that somewhat qualifies as "good." As a would-be universe opener, it is almost hilariously misguided, and that the film only makes sense by the addition of even more violence is a testament to that. The mistake was in allowing Zack Snyder and friends to make a Batman v Superman like this in the first place. The mistake here wasn’t in not releasing this superior version of Batman v Superman into worldwide theatrical release. I am not so stupid to recommend something similar for Dawn of Justice. Sucker Punch should have gone out into release in its original 124-minute R-rated version. That fantasy (which I like more than you) was an R-rated movie that had to get whittled down into the PG-13 box, leaving a less comprehensible PG-13 theatrical cut that nonetheless felt like an R-rated movie. This film ironically suffered from the same problem as Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch. There is no way in hell that Warner would have released this version into theaters, and it’s silly to presume otherwise. After all, this “Ultimate Edition” is still a three-hour and very R-rated Superman movie. should have released this version into theaters three months ago either. That also means that I am not going to rant about how Warner Bros./Time Warner Inc.
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