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Zack Snyder is currently gruelling at work on his next movie , Rebel Moon . The director retooled his unproducedStar Warsmovie into a sprawl original sci - fi epic for Netflix . A principal - studded hurl include Sofia Boutella , Charlie Hunnam , and Anthony Hopkins has been assembled for what promises to be one of Snyder ’s most electrifying and ambitious films yet .
Netflix has yet to confirm a acquittance engagement forRebel Moon . In the meantime , Snyder fans have plenty of movies that can be enjoy over and over again . Some of his films , like300,Watchmen , and his surprisingly satisfy remake ofDawn of the Dead , warrant more rewatches than others , likeSucker Punchand the overlongBatman v Superman .
Sucker Punch (2011)
Released in 2011,Sucker Punchis one of Snyder ’s most universally pan out moving picture . It ’s his least rewatchable movie because it scarce holds up to a individual viewing . The playscript starts off with an interesting assumption about using fantasy worlds to escape from a harrowing reality , but it does n’t have a compelling write up to tie it all together .
Cinematographer Larry Fong brought arresting visuals to the proceedings . Sucker Punchdips its toes in various exciting genre sandbox , but the characters are too lightly drawn to carry the movie .
Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole (2010)
Snyder ’s first animated pic tell a sugared tale about right - natured bird of Minerva banding together to escape from evil owls . Legend of the Guardians : The bird of Minerva of Ga’Hooleis astonishingly morose for a family celluloid .
alas , gorgeous , atmospheric invigoration and the game efforts of A - inclination voice actors like Helen Mirren and Sam Neill do n’t have interesting characters or an engaging narrative to back them up .
Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016)
Snyder ’s second entranceway in the DC Extended Universe , Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice , is a lot of different picture show roll into one : aMan of Steelsequel , a Batman reboot , aCivil War - trend superhero dust - up , a preliminary toJustice League , and an adaptation ofThe Death of Superman .
It ’s let down by more than a few fallible spots , like the ill-famed “ Save Martha ! ” picture and Jesse Eisenberg ’s bafflingly freaky turn as Lex Luthor , which evokes the Joker more than Supes ’ mischievous - nemesis . Still , fromBen Affleck ’s debut as Batman(complete with delightfully brutal battle scenes ) to Gal Gadot ’s debut as Wonder Woman , there are some save graces inBvSthat warrant a couple of rewatches .
Army Of The Dead (2021)
Netflix saved one of Snyder ’s mania projects , Army of the Dead , from the fervour and brimstone of development blaze . Army of the Deadhas a great high - concept premise – it ’s an action - packed Vegas heist thriller set in the thick of a zombie apocalypse – but its bloated runtime dilute that premise far too lean .
There ’s tidy sum of blood - soaked undead activeness and Snyder put together a terrific ensemble dramatis personae admit Dave Bautista , Ella Purnell , and a green - test - in Tig Notaro replacing Chris D’Elia . But the pic is way too prospicient at two - and - a - half hours ; its genre - flex assumption is more suitable to a lean 90 - minute runtime likeEscape from New York .
Man Of Steel (2013)
Superman got the Christopher Nolan treatment inSnyder ’s reboot , Man of Steel , a gritty , semi - naturalistic retelling of the last son of Krypton ’s descent story . Man of Steelwas controversial for its depiction of a brooding Clark Kent who mow around , unsure of whether or not he wants to help the great unwashed in need ( not to note its portrayal of a Superman who kill ) .
Like most superhero origin motion-picture show , Man of Steeltakes a while to get to the action . But when it does , there are some great sequences , like Supes ’ breathtaking first flight . Disappointingly , the movie culminate in a loud , messy final conflict that total Metropolis and undermines all the seditious storytelling that came before .
Watchmen (2009)
Alan Moore ’s seminal graphic novelWatchmenwas famously look at to be “ unfilmable ” for long time before Snyder adapted it for the big screen . Snyder ’s perfectly regurgitate movie convey the iconic lineament to living , but it misses the point of the comic .
The comic satirizes superhero worship with superheroes who should n’t be idolized , but those characters are shamelessly glorified by Snyder ’s sumptuous motion-picture photography and tedious - apparent movement action episode . Still , at least Snyder did n’t shy out from the swarthiness of the source cloth . Some of the violence is unmanageable to watch , so some viewer are less prepared to revisit this one , but it ’s full of spectacular imagery .
Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)
The legendary “ Snyder cut , ” finally released in 2021under the titleZack Snyder ’s Justice League , is surprisingly rewatchable for a four - hour movie . It ’s a vast improvement over the theatrical slice , with a dainty equalizer of wittiness and dramatic event .
The theatrical version turned all the character into Marvel - manner quipsters , but the Snyder gash has much more distinctive characterization for each of these iconic heroes . Snyder ’s version has more stress on Cyborg ’s emotional arc as he reckons with becoming a machine and trying to forgive his father .
Dawn Of The Dead (2004)
It ’s unremarkably considered unorthodoxy to refashion a timeless horror chef-d’oeuvre by a legendary film maker like John Carpenter or Wes Craven or George A. Romero . But Snyder ’s reimagining of Romero ’s terrifyingsatire of consumerism , Dawn of the Dead , is a rare exclusion .
Snyder ’s revamp keep the shopping mall setting , but changes pretty much everything else . The irony is n’t as sharp as the Romero original , but the thrills are more acute .
300 (2007)
Snyder ’s ultraviolent historical epic300is interminably rewatchable . A fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae,300is essentially a feature - duration military action sequence . This movie established Snyder ’s penchant for slow - motion bloodshed .
The optic style of300is truly unique . Snyder practically used the original comic book as a storyboard . He applied a superimposition saturation key technique to cheer the sour visuals of the source fabric .
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