Yeah, I think over complexity was the primary downfall for Avengers 2. And it's a problem that will always be close by with a cast to juggle of that immense size. Too much and nothing feels connected. Too little and you never feel like any of the characters were fleshed out in the first place. WBs track record so far has been just BAD. DC was my first love. I'm afraid I may die never having seen it truly brought to the silver screen...
I don't know how well it would work, what with comics being popcorn movies and all, but I wonder if DC would do well to stretch out their movies by another half hour or so, to allow more time for plot/character development. Hell, it takes a whole day to watch the extended version of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and apparently people enjoy the hell out of doing that.
20 times in theaters man. 20 times for RotK. And over 100 extended views with the fam. I like me longer movies. Feel like you get your money's worth. Except Titanic. But it's the exception the proves the rule. But I concur with your synopsis. The plotskimming ruins most movie adaptations when trying to condense. And I hate it.
I really can't judge you on that. I literally used to watch the Star Wars Trilogy so much as a kid, I could recite all three movies, line for line, start to finish.20 times in theaters man. 20 times for RotK. And over 100 extended views with the fam.