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[phanphare]

That Katana intro scene on the helicopter was a warning for all of this.

everyone should have seen this coming when the only good trailers were because of quick cuts and music

anytime they actually showed the movie it looked baaaaaaad

 

[aBarreras]

Critics have something against DC comics movies, I'm convinced I tell ya.

not only critics, just read the threads for the justice league and dr strange trailers from comic con.

i mean i know dc movies arent freaking the godfather or the exorcist, but c'mon! neither are marvel ones

 

[Glass Shark]

If you liked the scene in Batman v Superman where Bruce Wayne watched YouTube videos about the future members of the Justice League, you’ll love Suicide Squad.

nooooooooooooooo

Oh well, at least I get to see it for free.

 

[Sorcerer]

Can't believe this has happened twice in a row for DC. Our only hope is Wonder Woman because I don't think Justice League is going to turn things around.

Wonder Woman is going to get crushed based on 2 terrible movies before it. Its got a stigma of stink by association.

That will probably help crush JL as well.

 

[Htown]

How on earth are they that high.

they're fun movies with genuinely likable characters

 

[GravityInsanity]

 

[Einchy]

The marketing department has been brilliant.

Thats why this movie will still make tons of money regardless of bad reviews.

Yup, they did a fantastic job. Oh wait, I mean, I knew this movie was gonna be shit from day one cus the trailers were terrible!

 

[icespide]

Dark Knight Rises was critically acclaim. Even if you hate it, it was better directed then BvS

lego batman will be better than dark knight rises, is what I'm saying

 

[Scientist Supreme!]

Via Vanity Fair's review:

First off, I can't believe this.
Secondly, what is WB going to do? This is their third shot at this thing and they're all shit. The audience is going to stop caring.

 

[Kibbles]

*Trump voice* there's something going on here

 

[Diprosalic]

Dark Knight Rises was critically acclaim. Even if you hate it, it was better directed then BvS

It was but it was so devoid of any good that i enjoyed something that's terrible more. At least i felt something after BvS while TDKR was like watching paint dry.

 

[brianmcdoogle]

I made a movie which started the whole world crying....

 

[GAMEPROFF]

DC movies are worth it for the title Changes alone

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Movie might be shit but are really gonna start pretending that the trailers were shit? They were extremely well edited trailers, maybe they should've gotten their editors to edit the actual movie.

Everyone wants to be on the right side of history. I bet people that gave positive impressions before the reviews dropped start backing away and reeling in what they said.

*shrug* I thought the trailers made the movie look really fun. It's actually the opposite of what was going on with Batman v Superman. The second trailer for that was good, then closer to release we got another that had more Lex and the reveal of Doomsday. So alarm bells were going off right there. But this had a great marketing campaign.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

they're fun movies with genuinely likable characters

Iron Man maybe... But Thor 2? Who was fun and likeable in that?

 

[Count Dookkake]

pls xplain

He'd rather make his own movie and fail than be reduced to making something that apes the Marvel template.

 

[PBY]

not only critics, just read the threads for the justice league and dr strange trailers from comic con.

i mean i know dc movies arent freaking the godfather or the exorcist, but c'mon! neither are marvel ones

There's no conspiracy.

 

[Kalentan]

Alright so... Was there a chalkboard thing ever made for the DCEU?

You know? Where new stuff gets crossed off at the top it says something like: "Will save the DCEU"?

Cause at this point... I think it's needed.

Which sucks cause I was hoping this was going to be good...

 

[orthodoxy1095]

omg

 

[Plywood]

lmao

He'd rather make his own movie than be reduced to making something that apes the Marvel template.

I took it as more of a "fuck WB corporate," but I suppose that might be the same thing.

 

[Ithil]

Keep seeing people talking about an extended cut for Blu Ray. Did that cut make BvS a good movie?

No.

 

[Data West]

As much as I hate a lot of the Marvel formula and don't really have interest in superhero films






I can't wait to see a Thunderbolts film blow this fucking thing out the water.

 

[Nirolak]

‏@DavidAyerMovies
Prefiero morir de pie que vivir de rodillas - Emiliano Zapata


https://twitter.com/DavidAyerMovies/status/760512803270721536

Yes, releasing a shitty movie is definitely comparable to leading the Mexican Revolution.

 

[bananafactory]

Wonder Woman and Justice League are happening, guys.

 

[benzy]

Take Snyder off the whole universe, give all reigns to Affleck.

 

[Strangelove77]

I wonder if the same 5 people who defend the fuck out of BvS in the OT will migrate to defend Suicide Squad in that OT.
I'm entertained by that more than these movies.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Bloody hell

 

[Rhaknar]

yeah i saw that "film isnt nearly as fun and colorful as the trailer sugest" tweet and its the one that hurt the most :/

oh ffs lol >_<

 

[BumRush]

In a movie centered around the villains of DC, why would the Joker be in it less than 1/10 of the time?

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Going great!

holy SHIT

 

[Carcetti]

Sounds awful.

I dunno, I'm kinda burning out on superhero films but this one was like 'eh, okay' for me. That said, there are some major issues in it. But it's not dreary and self-important like most DC supers films.

 

[Nabs]

Arrow had to die for this movie, yo.

 

[icespide]

fuck it just make everything lego

 

[GAMEPROFF]

I love you

 

[Gloam]

Will write-up a review in the coming hours. For now, brief thoughts. For the first act the movie isn't really a movie, it's a series of vignettes that don't really match up with one another. There's a constant barrage of jukebox music, the filmmakers seem to worry that the audience will realize that things ain't so edgy.

So, folks punch other folks, that's how they show they're bad. Lots of people get knocked out and these sequences are the closest the film gets to being in any way funny. The problem is that the movie can't show its characters to be as bad as it you'd like. There's an underpinning of morality to it, the film is very careful not to tip over the 12a rating.

Everything feels very cynical, calculated and not anarchic at all. Not worth your time.

 

[Tactics18]

I wonder what Zack Snyder is thinking right now.

 

[Vanish]

MCU is at 13 films over the past 8 years and not a single one of the DCEU movies have yet to surpass the lowest rated MCU movie – Thor: The Dark World. For shame, DC/WB. I had high hopes for this one.

 

[WaffleTaco]

It's a @ what 38%?? Down two more points and I correctly guessed it.

 

[Sephzilla]

So what happens if Wonder Woman is also a dud? Does WB just send Justice League out to die and start over?

 

[- J - D -]

A lot of pressure on Wonder Woman now, which by looking at it seems like a tenuous gamble to put all your hopes in.


Maybe its time DC had the Flash rewind time and start the DCCU over with the only one that we can still hope to save us: Affleck and his Murderman.

 

[inky]

RIP DCEU

 

[AAMARMO]

 

[bananafactory]

everyone should have seen this coming when the only good trailers were because of quick cuts and music

anytime they actually showed the movie it looked baaaaaaad

The editing and music got me. I feel like such a fool.

Still seeing this Thursday.

 

[Chris1]

making money isn't it? Just keep releasing profitable shit until people are numb to it and see it as acceptable.

But it could be making far more money with a good reboot.

I think they'll reboot it after Justice League is no doubt a disaster judging by how things are going.

 

[Phased]

I hate to say it but im getting bad vibes from Rogue One aswell, as someone who loves star wars with all his heart, this could be a bad year for cinema.

It's tempting to start thinking that but aside from some outliers like Iron Man 2 and Thor, which are kinda boring at worst, Disney has taken really good care of their properties so far.

Until they produce something that's BvS level bad I think they deserve the benefit of the doubt for awhile yet.

That other shoe will surely fall eventually and we'll get a bad one, but it hasn't happened yet. Everything has been great.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Amazing.

 

[Alex Stroud]

Sounds like a "Redbox and a bottle of wine" kind of movie. Especially if Vanity Fair's FF remark is on point.

 

[Darrenf]

Not surprised by these reviews. The trailers did nothing for me.

 

[Geist-]

tfw Ghostbusters is the best movie of the summer.

Did Star Trek suddenly not happen?

 

[Kurdel]

THE DUDE HAS 'DAMAGED' TATTOOED ON HIS FOREHEAD AND THERE WERE PEOPLE ON THIS VERY FORUM WERE LIKE 'yeah man cool interpretation'

I mean what do you expect

You are right, judding an unreleased movie based on character design was really smart after all