Gunslinger
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So what does
do in this movie? I know
Batman
Batman has a cameo. And Ben affleck is playing the Batman. Does the movie set up the upcoming Batman movie?
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[SPOILER THREAD] Suicide Squad
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He catches Deadshot and Harley and that's about it. I guess you could say it sets up the Batman movie in that in the cameos that he does have, it just leaves you wanting more.
He shows up in the mid-credits scene getting a folder with information on Meta-Humans from Amanda Waller that sets up Justice League.
By the way this is the spoiler thread, no spoiler tags needed.
heliosRAzi
Banned
They could have excised the Joker entirely and it wouldn't change the bearing of the movie in any way. Even when he shows up at the building, he's quickly gone again. The helicopter they were going to take is quickly replaced. Harvey comes back. He doesn't even disable the other bombs.
The Hamburglar
Banned
Lol just seen this now and what a drag. Terrible plot, terrible characters, terrible villain. Is dead shot some famous dc villain? It felt more like will smith playing will smith, is will smith the new Michael cain? The movie should have been called deadshot Harley's suicide mission.
Hilariously I didn't reconise jai k at first and made me laugh a few times... Jay fucking k people...
Worse than batman vs superman definitely.
This whole meta human angle is just pure shit. Man of steal tried to keep it realistic in the sense it was just aliens, but this dc expansion and meta human stuff just doesn't fit with the world they built, it's so stupid.
Hilariously I didn't reconise jai k at first and made me laugh a few times... Jay fucking k people...
Worse than batman vs superman definitely.
This whole meta human angle is just pure shit. Man of steal tried to keep it realistic in the sense it was just aliens, but this dc expansion and meta human stuff just doesn't fit with the world they built, it's so stupid.
andythinkpad
Member
Question for people who actually think there is a script
* When Rick Flag cracks his dead-iPhone and say your guys can go, doesn't Captain Kangaroo haul his ass out of the bar in 1 second flat?
How come he shows up in the next scene?
* What the fuck is the deal with the brony plush. Is that from comic or that's Ayer's idea of funny?
* When Rick Flag cracks his dead-iPhone and say your guys can go, doesn't Captain Kangaroo haul his ass out of the bar in 1 second flat?
How come he shows up in the next scene?
* What the fuck is the deal with the brony plush. Is that from comic or that's Ayer's idea of funny?
Captain kangaroo lmao.
He comes back cause he's a boomerang...get it...a boomerang.
I'll show myself out.
heliosRAzi
Banned
It's probably in a deleted scene like Diablo's realization that the squad is his new family now.
Major Gripex
Member
Nah, I think the scene worked. He was in isolation so long and traumatized by what happend to his family that he grew attached to the Squad in the short amount of time he spent with them.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Guys, I know Peter Parker didn't have an arc in this film, it's because Marc Webb is playing the long game, and going to give us a fuller, more enriched arc that will be further touched on in the sequel!
That's the worst. Don't tell me "this completely out-of-character action makes perfect sense if you watch this scene cut from the movie", I want to know if there is anything IN THE THING I JUST WATCHED to justify this.
ARE YOU SERIOUS
Xamtheking
Member
I wanted to see more of Diablo's ultimate form or whatever
That shit looked cool!
That shit looked cool!
heliosRAzi
Banned
He barely interacted with them. He didn't do much with them until right before the third act. I see what they were going for, but they didn't nail the execution.
How did they make Amanda Waller a damsel in distress. How.
Why were special forces people sent along with the Suicide Squad. What was the point of the Suicide Squad if you've got two dozen other soldiers.
Jared Leto is the worst. It's like if Prince played the Joker but instead of it being Prince, it's a forty year old white man with no charm.
Harley and Deadshot were fine, I guess.
Why were special forces people sent along with the Suicide Squad. What was the point of the Suicide Squad if you've got two dozen other soldiers.
Jared Leto is the worst. It's like if Prince played the Joker but instead of it being Prince, it's a forty year old white man with no charm.
Harley and Deadshot were fine, I guess.
andythinkpad
Member
They deletes scenes... that create... continuity error...literally within a 3 minute span...
Yeah that's this garbage movie in a nutshell.
heliosRAzi
Banned
It's hard to believe that they didn't have someone fresh looking at this cut and realizing that some motivation is missing, but here we are with this piece of shit
No one really knows why.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
To you, and everyone who "deciphered" this basic-ass gag in the moment. So like, pretty much everybody.
heliosRAzi
Banned
That is the corniest "joke" ever.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Sure, but to ask why the guy called Capt. Boomerang came back is either another corny ass joke or plain ignorance.
heliosRAzi
Banned
It's not ignorant. People expect these characters to act like humans, not literal walking punchlines.
What is Harkness' reason to come back? Because he's a boomerang? That's shitty writing.
Strife In a Teacup
Member
I thought he got well appreciated by the end, I liked him a lot. I actually think the final battle gave a nice bit of appreciation to most of the characters except probably Cap'n Boomerang.
Katana with the action on Enchantress' brother and the only one actually fighting Enchantress h2h. Harley with the sword slice/heart steal, Croc with the throw, Deadshot with the...well shot on Croc's throw. And of course with the El Diablo Kukulkan ownage, which was pretty sweet I must say.
I guess Flag was kinda just Flag, but he was kind of a jobber the whole film. With that Will Smith, "Oh shit they got Flag again..." lol. Least he got that heart crush at the end to own up to her wishes which ended up in his favor. Rope guy should have lived instead of him almost.
I can kinda see why they might have cut out some of the Joker scenes though. Don't want to blow your load on the first movie, but rather edge it for the inevitable Batfleck solo movie climax.
And possible Assault on Arkham Suicide Squad 2.
I liked it, but I'm a Bruce Campbell type of fan.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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I was hoping Amanda Waller would have died.
When she shot all the dudes in her command center, I was like, this cunt needs to die.
Sad it didn't happen.
When she shot all the dudes in her command center, I was like, this cunt needs to die.
Sad it didn't happen.
Metalingus5150
Member
So Diablo used the power of friendship to unleash his power?
Strife In a Teacup
Member
Was never going to happen. They want that Suicide Squad 2.
They didn't kill her off on Arrow for nothing.
What did he mean by this?
Member
Walking out the theater, my single largest complaint about the movie issss....
Harley Quinns eyeliner makeup in the bar scene. Who the FUCK dropped the ball???
She looked like chipmunk!
Harley Quinns eyeliner makeup in the bar scene. Who the FUCK dropped the ball???
She looked like chipmunk!
She was just coming out of the rain breh
She was sitting in the rain dude. Like... heavy ass rain
What did he mean by this?
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No, no, not even the makeup. The lighting on her face was dreadful. Looked smushed up and baggy under the eyes and the chipmunk nose ughhhh
Also, the flipflop on the Joker/Harley dependency relationship is pure character assassination.
Also, the flipflop on the Joker/Harley dependency relationship is pure character assassination.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
You can argue whether its shitty writing or not, say its bad character development, whatever, but you can't also have people asking why he came back given his name. You would have to be willfully dense or amazingly unobservant not to notice or acknowledge that. Also, someone mentioned he seemed like the one true wildcard of the bunch in one of these threads so if you don't like the easy, obvious reason then here's another: he left and came back because he felt like it.
Glass Shark
Banned
Yes and that friendship also apparently granted him the ability to speak the same language as Enchantress and her brother
heliosRAzi
Banned
There's no arguing it. That's completely shitty writing if the only reason he comes back is because of his name. And he has that name, a name he didn't choose, because he uses boomerangs, not because he comes back to wherever. It might be a tongue-in-cheek from Ayer, but there's stretching a character for a joke and then just outright breaking them.
Pretty sure that was just him speaking spanish. Unless I'm mistaken?
What did he mean by this?
Member
He came back to bang Katana, to show he had honor, because uhhh the world would end anyways might as well go out fighting who knows
This an even lamer complaint than mine but I agree that his scenes got cut up. To be fair, its Jai Courtney
This an even lamer complaint than mine but I agree that his scenes got cut up. To be fair, its Jai Courtney
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Really? Outright breaking them? Come on, man. 95% of people take it for the harmless--and easily understood--gag it is. Capt. Boomerang was one of the better characters.
neurosisxeno
Member
He was, and I believe their cave was in Central America so odds are when they were last around Spanish was actively spoken.
heliosRAzi
Banned
Yeah, it breaks his character. Him leaving makes complete sense, but he comes back because of his name. That is Boomerang's burden, I suppose, his power. His ability isn't that he uses sharp boomerangs and he's Australian, it's because he always returns. I can't wait for his solo movie where he leaves a bad place but returns because his name is Boomerang and that's what Boomerangs do.
He was originally cast as Flagg. Though, I have to admit Joel Kinnaman wasn't half bad.
Wow really? Yea Kinnaman was fine but bad role for Hardy. No wonder he dropped out
Xamtheking
Member
i would watch the shit out of that
heliosRAzi
Banned
I would, too. He leaves in the middle of something and then just returns for no reason. When asked, "I'm Captain Boomerang, mate!"
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
You're picking an odd thing to hang onto but I'd fund your Boomerang movie.
broncobuster
Banned
Hardy would've killed in the eating a chicken leg scene.
Xamtheking
Member
in the middle of a fight scene he just isn't there anymore but then at the end of it he's back
EdibleExplosives
Member
If the Capt. Boomerang thing was an actual gag, the execution was awful. Actually, the idea is awful too.
I really doubt that shit was on purpose.
I really doubt that shit was on purpose.
heliosRAzi
Banned
"Oi, had to go put a shrimp on the barbie, but I gotta go flip them in a few, aight?"
I'm so sorry.
It's not odd at all. Characters must have motivation. If they don't have that, then they're just plot points. It is the definition of forced writing. It wasn't even played up as a gag. It just happened and that screams deleted material to me.
Xamtheking
Member
All fights must take place in an Outback Steakhouse
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