This movie was marketed like a cheap whore because it failed at being a good movie.

I know for a fact that many people went to see this movie only because it was directed by Zack Snyder, "the director who brought you 300."

I know for a fact that many more had not even read the comic book -- oops, I mean "graphic novel" -- before watching this movie, and many more than that will definitely not read the graphic novel after watching it.

Approximately 50%, if not more, of all the violence is already shown in the trailers and related marketing material. People who expected more from the director of 300 were instead presented with the most formulaic sequence of "character development" seen in the history of cinema yet, not to mention that they were dull anyway.

The CGI wasn't even that great. I've seen Wii games with better graphics.

I am glad that for once a movie deserves its failure to meet ticket sales expectations, if not fail financially altogether...