Username1198
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I liked green lantern.
Am I in the minority here?
Am I in the minority here?
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Suicide Squad Review Thread: As Fresh As Green Lantern!
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Killer Queen
Banned
No directors cut is disappointing. I hope that if enough people keep asking for it that itll get released.
scoobs
Member
Oh wow I can't believe this is real. Ya, this is bad.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
I think this point right here just sum's up that entire trilogy. Actually, save for Ewan McGregor's Kenobi, there's that - that was one positive, maybe the only one.
call_kotaku
Member
I actually kind of liked the first act, because the Green Lantern corps stuff is corny as fuck but the movie didn't seem embarrassed or bothered by it
But the rest of the movie is just incredibly bad, yes
ShutterMunster
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Discotheque
Banned
yeah dude looks great. pity i hear his performance aint all that hot though. maybe i'll enjoy it though who knows. i'm 50/50. didn't like the clips i saw but i love the look.
bananafactory
Banned
Which one?
His look is unfortunately the most interesting thing about his take
peanutbutterlatte
Member
All that chit chat's gonna get him hurt
Killer Queen
Banned
Nah, I do agree about Ewan, one of the best parts of star wars by far. But I think showing how the empire got into power by playing both sides to eliminate the republic was great along with the obi vs Jango fight and watching the republic crumble in RoTS everything else though isn't really worth anyone's time. But it did give us Clone Wars which is everything the prequels shouldve been.
Midway City
Oh damn.
I think the general idea, and the bones of that story were solid - it's just the poor execution that really fucked that film. Agreed on the Obi-Wan and Jango fight though, it's one of the few decent parts, oh, and that asteroid chase even if only for the sound of the Seismic Charge detonating.
TheSecondSpitter
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There are dozens of you. DOZENS.
Well, I just read the article and it basically comes down to all the jokers cast have been pretty great. So Leto kind of loses out just by being in a movie where the Joker isn't the focus.
Figured it wasn't in one of the main ones.
Thanks.
It's shitter cus he put SO much work into it, even if he did a bunch of dumb shit, it's still his blood and sweat and when you see the movie, it makes it seem like he could've shot all his scenes in a couple of days.
I'd be ticked too, it's clear he was supposed to be in way more, and was probably cut so the film didn't suffer the BvS problem of trying to do too much at once, which it still kinda did. The resulting scenes with him are sloppy, incoherent because there's obvious pieces missing, and largely pointless.
Honestly more of him wouldn't have helped, he was corny as hell.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Just got back.
It's like they made a film where everyone's persona is just this guy:
More intricate thoughts later.
It's like they made a film where everyone's persona is just this guy:
More intricate thoughts later.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Also a film where Joker doesn't interact with the Batman at all is a new and weird idea really.
GravityInsanity
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Officerrob
Banned
I actually didn't mind Leto's Joker. What I didn't like was the Joker being shoehorned into the movie
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Take away the tats and grill, and Leto Joker looks a lot like TAS Joker with shorter hair. It's the lack of eyebrows.
I'm fine with the grill, the tattoos are super weird.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
DC'S version of Nick Fury showing up at Iron Man's house. Batfleck telling Waller "My friends are coming"
Came back from it.
No.
No.
Nononononononono there's no way this is anywhere near as awful as BvS. It's a fun ass movie and the strengths of it don't even come from any of the action sequences. Just having these characters have a dialogue with each other and giving (some of) them exploration was what makes it all entertaining.
Cast was good, even Jai Courtney was fun to watch for once. Just glad Will Smith is back in action. Robbie really did do well as Quinn, looking forward to her return. Neat mid-credit sequence, too.
All in all I expected nothing but had a fun time. It's much better than ID4-2 or BvS if we're comparing these blockbusters.
No.
No.
Nononononononono there's no way this is anywhere near as awful as BvS. It's a fun ass movie and the strengths of it don't even come from any of the action sequences. Just having these characters have a dialogue with each other and giving (some of) them exploration was what makes it all entertaining.
Cast was good, even Jai Courtney was fun to watch for once. Just glad Will Smith is back in action. Robbie really did do well as Quinn, looking forward to her return. Neat mid-credit sequence, too.
All in all I expected nothing but had a fun time. It's much better than ID4-2 or BvS if we're comparing these blockbusters.
Anton Sugar
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The performance wasn't bad but it had zero context. We know nothing about the Joker other than he...kinda likes Harley? And is crazy, of course.
Like, the whole:
"I want you to die for me. No no, I want you to live for me."
*Harley interprets this as jumping into acid*
*Joker almost leaves her(???) but then rescues her*
*Harley interprets this as jumping into acid*
*Joker almost leaves her(???) but then rescues her*
What the hell are we supposed to get out of that exchange?
I understand that their relationship is full of topsy-turny twists and betrayals, but if they're trying to establish a core to that relationship, they need to commit to it. We have no idea what makes the Joker tick, even if it's chaos ala TDK and other interpretations. It seemed like they were more going for a crime lord angle but, jeeze, what a mess.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Brian_FETO
Banned
I can agree with that
If anything I would've liked if they just kept him in flashbacks. I really liked the
Ace Chemicals sequence
What I like about his performance was that it's about what I expected, a Joker closer to TAS version fed through the Heath Ledger version. It's definitely drawing from the grittiness of Ledger but there's a lot more wackiness and flamboyance
I can see it not being everyone's thing but on the whole the look/feel of the movie reminded me of that fake Mortal Kombat movie trailer that came out like 6/7 years ago, which I really liked and didn't see captured as well in the webseries stuff they did
One scene that is badly hurt by cutting so much stuff out is the Ace Chemicals scene.
In the movie Harley is walking up stairs, looks down and she randomly has a flashback scene where we see her jumping into the chemicals. Apparently in the early version, that scene was the ending to a much longer scene between Joker and Harley, where she asks him how he ended up like that and that's why he takes her there.
In the movie Harley is walking up stairs, looks down and she randomly has a flashback scene where we see her jumping into the chemicals. Apparently in the early version, that scene was the ending to a much longer scene between Joker and Harley, where she asks him how he ended up like that and that's why he takes her there.
outunderthestars
Banned
Just got back and really liked the style of the movie but it seemed like a bit of a mess. Oh, and the crocodile guy was jar jar binks level of horrible/racist on my opinion.
That said I loved Jared Leto's joker, Will Smith's character (though I can't remember his name) and Harley Quinn. Every other member of the SS seemed to be varying degrees of silly and/or useless.
Overall it seemed like they were trying to make an Avengers movie with characters that just don't work in that "us against a massive weave of enemies" setting.
That said I loved Jared Leto's joker, Will Smith's character (though I can't remember his name) and Harley Quinn. Every other member of the SS seemed to be varying degrees of silly and/or useless.
Overall it seemed like they were trying to make an Avengers movie with characters that just don't work in that "us against a massive weave of enemies" setting.
CaviarMeths
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Guardians did it right by only giving Starlord back story, and even that was just a single scene at the beginning. The rest of the characters have a few lines of dialogue each explaining who they are and what happened to them. It helped a lot that all 5 of them had character motivations that led them directly to the main villain. Easy way to develop them all at the same time.
That's a tight, focused, and well-written script. Maybe the best one in the MCU.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Good to read this. Going with the fam in a few hours! *fingers crossed*
Officerrob
Banned
That was desperately needed.
BronsonLee
Member
Stop stealing my impressions ya f l o p
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Nonsense about the TAS/Ledger thing. He resembles neither.
Brian_FETO
Banned
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Is the scene where Harleen and Joker argue on the street in the movie?
GravityInsanity
Member
Nope! All that filming for nothing.
BronsonLee
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