I don’t think you’ll find anyone who regards it as the best. Better reviewed than 2, but not anywhere near the praise as the first film.

And General Ross sent armed soldiers in to the middle of a college campus to capture one of the most dangerous beings in the world.

So basically, it all boils down to snarkiness.

This was posted on a reddit by someone who signed an NDA not to disclose this.

Right, but you said that marketing isn’t clued into things.

This isn’t the marketing department. It’s a research/focus-group that you have to sign a NDA to receive information and surveys.

Oh dear, Warner Bros.

Likeness rights.

Probably likeness rights. Would’ve cost a mint just for those.

Bleh. What a dumb move.

You’ll never hear another peep about BvS if it’s a really good movie. They’ll move on to something else to hate on.

Wait, why has io9 been banished to the sub-blogs and new readers have to dig through gizmodo to get to here?

Based on presales, not just presales. I’d recommend reading the articles linked in his and my replies.

That $150-200 million is total opening, not just presales. I think it might be pretty high, especially since WB’s own predictions are at around ~$110 million. But if it’s as good as some people are saying it is, word of mouth could spring it above expectations.

Turn the TV on when the show starts. Turn it off as soon as the show’s over.

People are that dumb.

Ditto. Which is why I’m glad Goyer’s influence seems to be gone from the new film.

This one says ~150 million:

I think it is OK, but the press and public reactions seem biased towards negative