BronsonLee
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Yup. You can tell there's a great movie in there, but it just doesn't quite get there.
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Suicide Squad Review Thread: As Fresh As Green Lantern!
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Yup. You can tell there's a great movie in there, but it just doesn't quite get there.
Killer Queen
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They only "have" batman off the books, flash is doing his own thing and I doubt Batman could've done more than Diablo lmao.
Agreed so hard.
Brian_FETO
Banned
I was kidding, friend. Hoped it was obvious lol
This is one the most accurate and sensible things you've ever written
BronsonLee
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It was not.
This is the most accurate and sensible thing you've ever written here
My brand is accuracy and sensibility
Just watched this. I give it a solid meh. Deadshot and Harley did carry the movie, and had the most chemistry. The actor who played Diablo was good, but wasn't given enough dialogue to really shine. Everyone else aside from Waller and Joker was totally forgettable.
Funny in parts, but I recommend friends wait for rental on it.
Funny in parts, but I recommend friends wait for rental on it.
Killer Queen
Banned
I also wanna say that the original soundtrack is pretty fire. Especially Heathens and Sucker for Pain. Gangster isn't bad either neither is the action Bronson song or the Skrillex one and most of this is totally out of my range of tastes. Think I'm gunna grab the soundtrack.
orthodoxy1095
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George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
I'm going to dismantle your brand.
This is a pretty decent summary for how I felt, except for the Joker, who I'll follow up on below.
The soundtrack had some really bizarre tonal shifts to me. There was the stuff you mention, but it would randomly bounce between that, Jimi Hendrix, Queen, and so forth. I would have probably preferred sticking with one or the other.
Anyway, I saw the movie tonight myself. I've heard the phrase "persistent dumpster fire" used to describe recent DC universe movies, and I kind of agree after watching both BvS and Suicide Squad in theaters. I didn't even mind Man of Steel much as far as I recall, but since then it's been downhill. Suicide Squad thoughts:
- Soundtrack was all over the place tonally as mentioned above -- shifting styles and sudden changes. Editing was likewise kind of abrupt in places, almost as if they had people who normally edit trailers working on it.
- Special effects were passable. Camerawork wasn't awful. Costumes were decent.
- Writing was ok for some characters (or else Will Smith just really sells his lines) and baaaaad for others (Enchantress had some Power Rangers level stuff).
- Plot and villains were kind of lame. The first 40 minutes drag out, the second 40 minutes are fun, and the last 40 minutes are kind of mindless fighting, smoke, and slow motion.
- Characters were good besides the really useless guy (
).Boomerang, I guess he was the comic relief?
- Acting was decent, I felt, besides Jared Leto. The standouts were Margot Robbie and, surprisingly, Will Smith. I feel like Will Smith did his best in quite some time.
- I really didn't like Jared Leto's Joker. It was just weird, awkward, and distracting. I guess he was going for the gangster Joker voice but it was sort of all over.
Specifically about Jared Leto, my girlfriend loves him and didn't mind his Joker. She said every scene, she imagined him without the makeup. Despite that, she didn't like the overall plot and said she'd really hoped it was going to be a better movie.
Overall I'd say it is quite mediocre, maybe 5/10 for me. I enjoyed it more than BvS at least.
KoruptData
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That's my biggest fault with the movie.
lol, can you blame him? They've spent the better part of a year talking up the crazy shit he's been doing to get in character, and nearly everything he shot gets cut from the movie.
"Film critics showed up to see a film, not validate their obsession with a fucking action figure."
oh lawd
Good for legs!
Doesn't this argument lose weight considering most popular things are popular because it's basically action figures or a turn your brain off movie like Transformers.
ROUGE_BLOCK
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Just saw it, was not very impressed overall. The movie had some funny bits, Robbie steals the show as Harley but that was about it really for me.
Plot was very muddled, cgi Egyptian monster should have not been in there and the eyebrow girl playing the witch looked ridiculous with the Hawaiian belly dancing near the special effect of doom. Which looked like the one in fan4stic but thankfully this movie never sinks that low. Like the only time Enchantress looked menacing was at the end.
Leto wasn't a very captivating Joker, he fell kinda flat for me. Maybe Batfleck movie can get more out of him.
Plot was very muddled, cgi Egyptian monster should have not been in there and the eyebrow girl playing the witch looked ridiculous with the Hawaiian belly dancing near the special effect of doom. Which looked like the one in fan4stic but thankfully this movie never sinks that low. Like the only time Enchantress looked menacing was at the end.
Leto wasn't a very captivating Joker, he fell kinda flat for me. Maybe Batfleck movie can get more out of him.
CassidyIzABeast
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oh my damn.
Sure... if you think it's impossible to make a good film about said action figure.
bananafactory
Banned
Worst film I have seen in ages. For real. Total fuckng mess. Huge disappointment from Ayer. 100% dud. Wtf happened?
Damn
Worst film I have seen in ages. For real. Total fuckng mess. Huge disappointment from Ayer. 100% dud. Wtf happened?
But is it worse than Fantastic Four?
BvS legs here we go.
Yeah well that line was in relation to fanboys freaking out over rottentomatoes and shitting on film critics.
Worst film I have seen in ages. For real. Total fuckng mess. Huge disappointment from Ayer. 100% dud. Wtf happened?
Yeah I'm definitely not biting the bullet for this movie.
This is sounding actually a lot of like Fant4stic. Watched that thing a few days ago. Not interested in watching something like that ever again.
I wasn't dumb enough to watch that. Lol.
B- for The Nice Guys, smh
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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It really is. The last act shits the bed just as bad as F4, and meanwhile the first act is cut like a bad music video.
Amazing Spiderman 2?
No it isn't good lord
Killer Queen
Banned
I feel like I watched a different movie from some of you.
DryEyeRelief
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Worst film I have seen in ages. For real. Total fuckng mess. Huge disappointment from Ayer. 100% dud. Wtf happened?
didn't you go to see gods of egypt or whatever?
Boomerang is brilliant, don't hate.
broncobuster
Banned
Don't look up the Mad Max score.
In terms of badness, I would easily compare this to Maleficent and Transformers 2. The problem is that the entire movie is a mess and not an interesting mess. It feels like all the interesting parts got chopped out and all the lameass boring Syfy stuff was left over.
Terrible editing, awful flow, bland as fuck cinematography, crappy effects. Nothing works smoothly at all. Even the music is shit. Good song selections but the entire soundtrack feels like a series of music videos cut together instead of something that enhances and complements the film.
Terrible editing, awful flow, bland as fuck cinematography, crappy effects. Nothing works smoothly at all. Even the music is shit. Good song selections but the entire soundtrack feels like a series of music videos cut together instead of something that enhances and complements the film.
Some elements were quite nice, especially Harley Quinn(?) was executed quite nicely but I couldn't give less of a shit about the rest of the squad members. They're all so lame, and the editing was quite crappy. The first 30mins was just too exhausting, who really wants to hear the greatest hits of the last 50 years? It's just so predictable and shit.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
I've seen enough negative impressions to make me think this isn't worth the time or money for a cinema trip.
Ugh, I really wanted this movie to be good.
Ugh, I really wanted this movie to be good.
neoism
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wtf lol is ther any news on a directors extened cut for DHD or bluray if soo will wait for it like BvSUC
D
Deleted member 30609
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Maleficent is a surprisingly apt comparison.
Yeah. That was pretty bad. I think this might be worst. Well, I guess at least it isn't racist. Gods of Egypt was a bad corny film which made sense. Suicide Squad is a bad messy film which doesn't make much sense. I don't think there was a single scene of daylight in this either. Really unpleasant.
"Jared Leto's version of the Joker was honestly the best part of the movie, in the same way that Eddie Redmayne was the best part of Jupiter Ascending."
GodDAMN.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Do you see?Worst film I have seen in ages. For real. Total fuckng mess. Huge disappointment from Ayer. 100% dud. Wtf happened?
DO YOU SEE?
shoplifter
Member
I liked it, and would pay money to see a Bonnie and Clyde style "Harley Loves Mista J".
As a film it's a mess, But Digger Harkness on the big screen was a treat. In fact, I'd love to see more DC villains get their own movies. It's one area that DC shines.
Edit: I thought Leto was actually good, but I guess a lot of people are going to compare his Joker to Ledger's. They're two completely different versions of the character but both are accurate to how J had been portrayed at one point or another. I think it's fair to take a punt on him though until we get the scenes that were cut.
As a film it's a mess, But Digger Harkness on the big screen was a treat. In fact, I'd love to see more DC villains get their own movies. It's one area that DC shines.
Edit: I thought Leto was actually good, but I guess a lot of people are going to compare his Joker to Ledger's. They're two completely different versions of the character but both are accurate to how J had been portrayed at one point or another. I think it's fair to take a punt on him though until we get the scenes that were cut.
Lion Heart
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I wanna review this review. It's easy to make things sound bad, you just take quotes out of context and and play them after building the anticipation that its cringy. Basically telling the audience "this is going to be bad ready! Now listen to this!". Dark isn't bad, it fits the tone of the movie (or the tone it tries to convey). Harley was great and so was Deadshot.
Anyway, solid 6.5.
I'm sorry I doubted you man. Jesus, how did Ayer fuck it up this bad?
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