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DC Extended Universe |OT2| A League of xX-=DaMaGeD=-Xx Gentlemen
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SJRB
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Batman has Chun Li thighs, didn't you know? Dude can crush a watermelon with those legs, man.
I'm with you. I don't get the hate for it. Was it what I hoped it would be? Not really, but I thought it was a fun/not very deep movie. I don't think it was the colossal mess people made it out to be. I'd put it over X-Men AoA, for example.
bryanee
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Finally saw Squad. I enjoyed it. Pretty straight forward movie tbh. Boomerang and Quinn are great. Leto's Joker was fine and I love the look in the movie itself but man you can tell things were changed in regards to his relationship with Harley.
They tried to do what Assault on Arkham did with the character intro's at the start but boy did they cock it up.
They tried to do what Assault on Arkham did with the character intro's at the start but boy did they cock it up.
It's the most poorly reviewed movie of all of them. It also happens to be the most recent. Unlike BvS UC edition, which greatly elevates the material, SS isn't a good movie.
Smokey_Run
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I just don't think it's a good movie. I walked out of the theater feeling 100x better about BvS than I did SS. I knew there was 30 minutes waiting in the wings to smooth out most of my issues with the theatrical cut. SS didn't get that benefit, because the only footage talked about in the press cycle was the "OMGz deleted Joker footage worthy of an entire movie!" Sorry, but Heroin Joker wasn't saving that movie. It was just a mess.
Yet if ask the average filmgoer they'd probably say it's the best of the three.
I thought reviewed didn't matter when BvS got savaged.
It's not just poorly reviewed, but it is fundamentally bad in many aspects. The average filmgoer likes it the most because it's the most fun out of them. But we here in this thread like a little more depth.
Are you specifically trying to antagonize the thread? Why are you asking about reviews for BvS?
Better or more enjoyable? Those are two different things.
evil solrac v3.0
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Suicide Squad was a fun movie, enjoyable. it was never meant to be "deep"
you guys are being unfairly harsh and most people disagree with you. now let's go back to defending BvS, that's something worth defending.
you guys are being unfairly harsh and most people disagree with you. now let's go back to defending BvS, that's something worth defending.
SJRB
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I dunno man, I went with 6 people going in fearing the worst based on reviews but in the end everyone liked it. Sure it's not a masterpiece by any stretch, but it certainly isn't the complete dumpsterfire that some people claim.
I think more people are upset with the movie not living up to their expectations or the potential of a Suicide Squad movie, rather than judging the movie on its own merit. I guess.
Poodlestrike
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This is definitely true for me; compared to the vision of SS I had in my head, the actual article was toothless and impressively poorly put together.
Did anyone see the new Kong trailer?
Man of Steel and BvS weren't the only Warner movies to get savaged for taking themselves seriously.
Tarzan (which I have not seen) was knocked for being "too dark". Their upcoming Jungle Book is already getting hit with that label.
If what was presented in the 2nd King Kong trailer is a an accurate sample of the new kind of humor infused, crowd pleasing entertainment WB is gonna be serving up...
Well I just hope the first trailer is more indicative of the movie and the second is overcompensating.
Man of Steel and BvS weren't the only Warner movies to get savaged for taking themselves seriously.
Tarzan (which I have not seen) was knocked for being "too dark". Their upcoming Jungle Book is already getting hit with that label.
If what was presented in the 2nd King Kong trailer is a an accurate sample of the new kind of humor infused, crowd pleasing entertainment WB is gonna be serving up...
Well I just hope the first trailer is more indicative of the movie and the second is overcompensating.
I think the first trailer was just a teaser of the tone. The second trailer goes in line with what the director has been saying he wanted it to be. That and it being a Universal production with WB only being distributors.
Smokey_Run
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Watched it when it dropped last night and thought it leaned into the goofy too much. I watched it today and it didn't play as goofy. The dumbest parts are the explosions reflected in the glass near the beginning and John C Reilly talking about the name of the creatures. The other things don't play so goofy the second time around.
broncobuster
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Kong trailer made me sad Larry Fong won't be back for Justice League. Supposedly there's a new trailer attached to that new Star Wars and i'm curious to see something more representative of the final film.
Yes, let's objectively quantify the concept of "fun".
Right? This argument is ridiculous.
Yes, let's objectively quantify the concept of "fun".
But what was fun about it?
The Cretan
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I rewatched some scenes from Suicide Squad and I found some interesting things in them. Can I post them here? Maybe there is a minor spoiler I could hide.
Post away. I think pretty much everyone here has seen it.
The Cretan
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Alright, here we go.
As you can see on the image below, Captain Boomerang was arrested by the Flash. That means Flash is active before the events of the Suicide Squad and he's established as the Flash.
However, Barry's name and date of birth is unknown to Waller. I remember some posts over the internet about Flash's fingerless gloves and how he would leave fingerprints, but it seems that isn't the case. You can see his file in the image below.
On the other hand, Aquaman's real name and date of birth are known to Waller. Also, there is the word "ICELAND" written in a box of his file. Note that in Justice League trailer, when Bruce founds Arthur, everyone in the scene is heavily dressed and a shooting location of Justice League was Iceland (maybe I'm wrong, though). So, the Bruce and Arthur scene could be set in Iceland.
broncobuster
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Iceland was indeed a location they filmed at and one specific to the Atlanteans. Amber Heard and Willem Dafoe filmed their scenes there.
Related, James Wan is scouted locations for Aquaman and posted this,
Related, James Wan is scouted locations for Aquaman and posted this,
Wait a second... So they have freaking Aquaman's DOB, but don't have Flash's real name or DOB? How is that possible when you have a picture of the dude in your case file? I also hate it when movies and TV use character bio pics and they're just screen caps from a scene in the movie/tv show where it's impossible to have a camera recording them in their world. They should shoot real "spy" photos of the actors in other locations so they look legit when we see them on the screen.
Ehhhh, Bruce has went to her multiple times for information he couldn't readily recieve.
It seems like Aquaman is a bit more open about his powers, just judging by the trailer. I mean the dude hangs around the area with no mask or anything. The birthdate is a little odd though.
I think he's more of an open secret. I think as the comics portray, he really doesn't have a secret identity/double life. He's Aquaman/ Arthur Curry, King of Atlantis, 24/7.
So everyone in the town just knows him? And they keep him secret since they respect him?
See this is what happens when DC allows Batgod to exist, lol.
it would seem so from the trailer we got.
Anecdotally, none of my friends who saw SS were particularly hot on it. As weird as it sounds, my impression online and among friends is that MoS is the the most liked of the 3 DCEU films.
Smokey_Run
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New rumor or what?
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Smokey_Run
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Cool. I still think
Channing Tatum is a GL based on the Twitter follows of Famuyiwa.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Famuyiwa is no more.
YES
Smokey_Run
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I know. I'm talking about the mass following he did of everyone involved in the DCEU and then a random Channing Tatum in the middle of the list.
How people discovered Famuyiwa was the Flash director in the first place.
Kenzodielocke
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Isn't it more likely him being Shazam than GL?
Apparently, form the new trailer? Coming December.
http://www.nolanfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=15686&start=820
Edit: picture is not real.
Smokey_Run
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I don't think so. I don't have the brightest outlook on Shazam. I still think the project being at New Line instead of WB proper is all you need to know about it. If people at WB proper wanted it, it'd be there with them (it might be now and we just don't know) and not a production company with all the DC stuff that is a wink and a nod connected to the JL stuff.
broncobuster
Banned
Thematically I like how they're playing with dawn and the sun rising with posters.
Isn't it more likely him being Shazam than GL?
Apparently, form the new trailer? Coming December.
http://www.nolanfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=15686&start=820
Poodlestrike
Banned
I want them to composite Hal and John into one interesting (black) character. Also, go super nuts with the constructs; I want a scene with a GL at the heart of a literal army of green glowing whatevers.
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