On reflection I think Whedon could just about convince me to go to the cinema to watch a DC movie. That in itself is a positive because the last time I did that was The Dark Knight, which I regretted. Since then I have probably paid to see 80% of the other high profile comic book movies excepting DC and mostly been happy. Especially as I avoided the F4 disaster and didn't bother with Doctor Strange or Thor 2.

The Whedon influenced Avengers movies were both great IMO and CA:CW could have done with a sprinkle of his brand of pixie-dust because it was muddled and overly earnest. Then again, so was Logan so that is becoming a problem in cinema at the moment. I can forgive an awful lot if the filmmakers don't take themselves too seriously. The minute they start to drift into "adult themes" my critical side kicks in because they are then trying to compete for a wider cinema audience. Given the choice of High Rise or Logan I would choose High Rise every day. I would choose all of the X-Men movies over another dark toned DC movie.

I have tried twice to sit down and watch Suicide Squad and both times had to switch it off mainly because I was finding my attention drifting to household chores or my phone. A friend twisted my arm with BvS extended version one evening when nothing else was on and I hated every moment of the experience. It left me wondering how awful the original cut must be if people were comparing this one favourably.