Rebel Moon - Chapter One: Chalice of Blood

"Somehow, Zack Snyder’s Netflix Movies Got Worse" 

"The Director's Cut is longer, bloodier and fixes practically none of the things wrong with the first draft. It is very much the same, not worth watching again, not worth watching for a first time if you waited." 

"The Rebel Moon director’s cut proves it’s franchise-worthy (...) If you can indulge Snyder’s mannerisms — and I think you should — the Rebel Moon director’s cuts are a flex of his creative power." 

"In its new form, “Rebel Moon” now seems mediocre where it used to be outright bad, a frequently monotonous fable that confuses volume with intensity and generally resembles cut scenes from a video game that you’ll never get to play." 

"[There] are scenes and moments of really satisfying science fiction. You just gotta get past all the space junk that surrounds them" 

"Zack Snyder's 2-Part Sci-Fi Epic Gets Bigger, Not Much Better (...) Snyder's "Seven Samurai" in space for Netflix is now twice as long as its inspiration, but still underwhelming." 

"Rebel Moon has transformed from a decent sci-fi epic into an overlong but still decent sci-fi epic, albeit one with a lot more viscera and nipples on display (...) Six hours of visuals with only four hours of story (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"