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Suicide Squad Review Thread: As Fresh As Green Lantern!
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ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Not sure how Ghostbusters got a higher RT score than Suicide Squad ¯_(ツ_/¯
Well go watch both movies and you'll know why. Ghostbusters is simply the better movie
GravityInsanity
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You're actually right, he wasn't.
xXCrazyCostaXX
Member
That's what I thought. Kinda hope it stays that way
Charles Alan Ratliff
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It sounded like he maybe was but that it was set at a really low level of distortion.
I think the biggest factor is that Civil War is a Capt America movie. Not an Avengers movie.
If any movie had a real impact on CW, then I'd say it was AoU not setting the world on fire like Avengers did.
imo Civil War being more serious and less of a romp cut some potential. No Hulk (and to a lesser degree Thor) as well.
People had no idea how bad this year would be at the box-office. Though Disney is thriving.
Agreed.
I can see that. I think they recovered pretty damn impressively from that though, Spidey and Ant-man helped.
matrixman92
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i just saw it and absolutely hated it. So sloppy, and jared letos joker was ridiculously bad imo
A few of the characters were great through. Harley was really good, and El Diablo(who I knew absolutely nothing about before seeing this). If only they were in a good movie
A few of the characters were great through. Harley was really good, and El Diablo(who I knew absolutely nothing about before seeing this). If only they were in a good movie
But that Black Panther and Spiderman though. Civil War set them up for that ally opp
CaviarMeths
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No one even saw that shit and it came out almost a year earlier.
BvS without doubt had more impact.
bananafactory
Banned
WELP
that was a movie
that was a movie
DecoReturns
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These impressions are making me laugh.
There all over the place, make you want to see for yourself
There all over the place, make you want to see for yourself
GravityInsanity
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Was it better than Ghostbusters?
How would you rate Enchantress dance move?
illmatic22
Banned
For real, you can't tell me they didn't expect to hit a Billion with the Trinity appearing in a movie together. They fell well short of that mark while Nolan hit that mark twice. BvS wasn't a bomb but it had to be a disappointment.
Oh definitely. I'm more hyped for Homecoming than I've ever been for a Spider-man film (kind of faint praise). They had me at John Hughes.
Does diablo have his own comic? I feel I need more.
Strider_Blaze
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Well here is the Andre Meadows' (the Black Nerd) review on the film.
He warns of minor spoilers in the review.
He at least considers it better than BvS.
He warns of minor spoilers in the review.
He at least considers it better than BvS.
I didn't hate it but I definitely didn't like it and would never watch it again. The characters didn't feel like characters except for Deadshot, Harley, and maybe Flag. The rest were just kinda there. Killer Croc was especially bad. It felt like his whole shtick was "he's a big black guy." The
was just...wow. Will Smith was great most of the time and Margot was ok as Harley. Leto as the Joker though? Hated him. He comes off as a tryhard glorified gangster. It's not intimidating in the slightest. Why is he always growling? Idk what Leto was even going for with him. His laugh was every bit as bad as it was in the trailers. Speaking of trailers, remember the chase scene and how everyone thought it was edited and cut down? It wasn't. It was that poorly edited. The whole first 30 or so minutes we're just very choppy. The film fortunately recovers from this eventually.
The best thing I can say about it is that it's not boring. BvS almost put me to sleep but as bad as this was, it wasn't boring. It wasn't that entertaining but it'll at least hold your attention.
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The best thing I can say about it is that it's not boring. BvS almost put me to sleep but as bad as this was, it wasn't boring. It wasn't that entertaining but it'll at least hold your attention.
New 52 version yes. It's on sale along with some other SS digitally on comixology right now.
bananafactory
Banned
Deadshot was great. I'd watch a Deadshot spin-off. Whoever boomerang dude is got some laughs from me, I enjoyed his ridiculousness
Everyone else was boring or bad. No interesting characters. Why should I give a shit about any of these people? I just found Harley annoying to be honest, I have no idea if that's just how the character is but she did nothing for me
Speaking of Harley, my audience was really fucking pervy or something because every time there was a shot of her from behind (and even when she was introduced) the men in the theater would hoot and catcall. It just made the viewing experience really uncomfortable.
The tone of the movie was super weird. So many overused soundtrack songs played for 30 seconds at a time for no reason only to cut to another one. Then in the second half they mostly just disappear entirely as it gets more serious and tries to go dramatic
I have lots of questions about things that I'll post in the spoiler thread but...yeah. I can't recommend this
Everyone else was boring or bad. No interesting characters. Why should I give a shit about any of these people? I just found Harley annoying to be honest, I have no idea if that's just how the character is but she did nothing for me
Speaking of Harley, my audience was really fucking pervy or something because every time there was a shot of her from behind (and even when she was introduced) the men in the theater would hoot and catcall. It just made the viewing experience really uncomfortable.
The tone of the movie was super weird. So many overused soundtrack songs played for 30 seconds at a time for no reason only to cut to another one. Then in the second half they mostly just disappear entirely as it gets more serious and tries to go dramatic
I have lots of questions about things that I'll post in the spoiler thread but...yeah. I can't recommend this
bananafactory
Banned
The Hemsworth dance scene in the credits alone was more fun than this
10/10, she nailed it
Edit: oops, didn't mean to double post
GravityInsanity
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El Diablo felt like a character that belongs in the MCU. Such a missed opportunity to not give him more screen time.
PushTheButtonMax
Banned
Just got out. You've got a wonderful set of characters (Joker included imo) surrounded by a shit-tier movie. I don't regret seeing it but I hope this cast can get the movie they deserve in the future.
Atraveller
Banned
Can't wait for Enchantress gifs.
npanciroli
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I straight up enjoyed it. Deadshot was awesome, humour was good but movie kept it's serious tone. Joker was okay, last 30 min a bit lame and i wish it was more violent. First half a 10/10 second half a 6/10.
MoS 6.5/10
BvS 7/10
SS 8/10
For reference, Guardians of the Galaxy 9.5/10. Civil War 8/10.
MoS 6.5/10
BvS 7/10
SS 8/10
For reference, Guardians of the Galaxy 9.5/10. Civil War 8/10.
Thanks.
I need to catch up. I overheard batman became
a god
broncobuster
Banned
In fewer words, those are my thoughts. Overall I didn't like it, but it's frustrating more than anything because nearly all the characters are good to great. If WB ever stops meddling with these films, or maybe they give it to a bold filmmaker who is willing to be bold, I'd take a Suicide Squad 2.
How do you report users for posting piracy?
AlfredX1990
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Silently adds npanciroli to the "You are dead to me" list
Atraveller
Banned
You like girls dirty huh
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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npanciroli
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Where are you at with the cheap Tuesday? I'm in Salt Lake City and we have it here too. I'm curious to know how many other places do it.
Hehehehe. That's actually the reason.
Discount Tuesday is a Canadian tradition. Vinny watches everything on Tuesday.
Thatonemoor
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I just got back from seeing it. It was ok, not as bad as the tomato meter is showing but it isn't a good movie. Will Smith was the best thing about the movie. Harley was fun but I hated, and I mean hated, the joker. He was just being weird for the sake of being weird. There was nothing more to him other then how weird he was.
Anyway I think the movie show be closer to a 50 on rt. It was fun in places but other places felt try hard. Also I liked the music at first but after a while it got on my nerves.
Anyway I think the movie show be closer to a 50 on rt. It was fun in places but other places felt try hard. Also I liked the music at first but after a while it got on my nerves.
bananafactory
Banned
We have it Canada. Pretty sweet you can get a 3D movie in IMAX for 13 bucks when they're usually 20
I don't know about 3D/Imax movies but on Tuesday here all regular showings are $5 at all theaters.
Papacheeks
Banned
Ghostbusters was complete garbage, SS actually represents most of its source material well. Ghostbusters was like watching pixels with bridesmaids bad humor and a queefing joke. And bridesmaids was way more entertaining than that piece of shit film.
He's a Ghost Rider rip-off
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The old version seems like a completely different character (and yes he had his own comic):
GravityInsanity
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Spoilers
I think I've found the in-universe connection between DC movies.
bananafactory
Banned
Lex is Joker?
CaviarMeths
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Your review would be counted as negative on RT (bringing its % even lower) and your assessment of about 5/10 matches up with the average critic score almost exactly. You don't disagree with the consensus.
Mr. PlayStation
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Just got back after watching the movie. I'm convinced critics are never ever going to appreciate DC, it's characters and the tone the current DCEU is taking. All I have for those who bashed the movie in RottTomat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EG6apxGWqw
Anyways, tonally it's not as dark and serious as BVS(which is a little disappointing) and it's not entirely over the top fun. It's somewhere in the middle. Will Smith nailed it as Deadshot, had fanboy moments seeing Batfleck in the movie during certain moments. Wish they could've gone a different route with the script, regarding who the villain has to be. One thing which is crucial for movies like this is the dialogues, and I could hardly understand what the hell Joker was saying. He was there, he looked crazy, but i couldn't understand what crazy things was he saying during his moments in the film. DC needs to hire a good dialogue writer to keep the flow going.
Anyways, tonally it's not as dark and serious as BVS(which is a little disappointing) and it's not entirely over the top fun. It's somewhere in the middle. Will Smith nailed it as Deadshot, had fanboy moments seeing Batfleck in the movie during certain moments. Wish they could've gone a different route with the script, regarding who the villain has to be. One thing which is crucial for movies like this is the dialogues, and I could hardly understand what the hell Joker was saying. He was there, he looked crazy, but i couldn't understand what crazy things was he saying during his moments in the film. DC needs to hire a good dialogue writer to keep the flow going.
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