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This article was originally published on May 27, 2021.
It has been updated to include Zack Snyderslatest film,Rebel Moon Part Two,now streaming on Netflix.
Nobody has a measured opinion about Zack Snyder.
You either love his hyperintense, hypermasculine aesthetic or you absolutely despise it.
But theres no disputing that films like300andWatchmenare graphic novels brought to life.
He digs this shit on a profound, molecular level.
Sadly, Snyder hasnt made headlines just because of his divisive films.
Clearly, Snyder has gone through enormous anguish.
But even so, how you felt about his work before that tragedy probably has not changed.
Below, we rank them from worst to best.
But thispseudoStar Warsspace operais where his hyperadrenalized aesthetic really hits its nadir.
Even worse:Part Twois coming our way in 2024. then puffed up with such tortured gravitas that it made it nearly impossible to root for either combatant.
Sure,Batman v Supermanlooked cool all Snyders films fulfill that basic requirement.
But his bro-tastic excesses never seemed so painful.
Snyders CGI-smudge sci-fi universe is still an eyesore, but at least this sequel moves a little.
(The last hour is basically one gigantic, gaudy action sequence.)
Are theStar Warshomages still blatant?
Yes, but theres also someAvengers: EndgameandSeven Samuraito go along with it.
If you slogged your way throughA Child of Fire,The Scargiveris the pew-pew, big-explosions, stupid-spectacle payoff.
The girls are in a brothel performing for men in the dark.
In the fantasy sequences, the men in the dark are us.
The men in the dark are basically me: dorky sci-fi kids.
Just yo dont tell us thattheres a directors cut of this one, too.
Legend of the Guardiansis Snyders one foray into family entertainment.
Its like his heart isnt in it.
Whatever Snyder was trying to prove here, it didnt take.
6.Army of the Dead(2021)
Sorry, but werent we promised fun Snyder?
So why is this sodull?
But Snyder the writer does Snyder the director no favors.
Also this movie is at least40 percent longer than it needs to be.
This is definitive proof: There is no stripped-down, fun Snyder.
5.300(2006)
300highlights Snyders signature insight, such as it was.
(Which may have been another insight.)
The movie is ridiculous in every way, but it is sincere in its ridiculousness.
And its ambitions can be thrilling, along with its graphic-novel solemnity and dark-hued visuals.
Is there any returning to this guy again?
Does Snyder even remember him?
