peanutbutterlatte
Member
"We're not putting in that scene where Harry shows he's matured by calling out Lupin on his deadbeat Dad bullshit, but here's Harry and Hermionie dancing in a tent for no real reason"
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Suicide Squad Review Thread: As Fresh As Green Lantern!
- Thread starter Future Foundation
- Start date
- Status
"We're not putting in that scene where Harry shows he's matured by calling out Lupin on his deadbeat Dad bullshit, but here's Harry and Hermionie dancing in a tent for no real reason"
broncobuster
Banned
I feel bad for Drew. Reports negative DC news, accused of being Marvel shill by DC fans. Reports positive DC news, accused of being DC shill by Marvel fans.
Why would WB want an R rating for this movie?
Contractual obligation caught on film
IonicSnake
Banned
Just got back from watching the movie and... I actually really liked it and it sounded like the rest of the people watching did as well, my sister loved it. I mean I wouldn't put it up there with Guardians of the Galaxy but I enjoyed it more than the latest X-Man movie.
The first 10 minutes or so did feel like a, well it pretty much was a montage introducing the cast. I went in thinking this movie was butcherd in the editing room but other than some scenes during the first half it wasn't as bad as I thought.
I was worried about Will Smith but he was good as Deadshot and Margot Robie did very well as Harley Quinn. Jared Letos Joker though... I wouldn't say he was as bad as Jessie's Lex but I didn't like it that much and the laughs he does was nowhere near any Joker, he felt like a messed up gangster that saw Joker and thought he's was going to try and be like him. Ben Affleck, awesome Batman, can't wait for his movie. Then there was a
Even Jai Cortney was alright most of the times.
Story wise, it's very simple. I thought it worked for what it was.
So yeah, I would say if you're interested go see it, it is corny here and there, don't expect a Avengers movie and have a good time. I'd give it a B-.
The first 10 minutes or so did feel like a, well it pretty much was a montage introducing the cast. I went in thinking this movie was butcherd in the editing room but other than some scenes during the first half it wasn't as bad as I thought.
I was worried about Will Smith but he was good as Deadshot and Margot Robie did very well as Harley Quinn. Jared Letos Joker though... I wouldn't say he was as bad as Jessie's Lex but I didn't like it that much and the laughs he does was nowhere near any Joker, he felt like a messed up gangster that saw Joker and thought he's was going to try and be like him. Ben Affleck, awesome Batman, can't wait for his movie. Then there was a
scene with the Flash busting Captain Boomerang in a flashback and man did that hype me for the Flash movie.
Story wise, it's very simple. I thought it worked for what it was.
So yeah, I would say if you're interested go see it, it is corny here and there, don't expect a Avengers movie and have a good time. I'd give it a B-.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
I hope so too as despite not enjoying BvS, I thought the film worked better with the extended cut.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Affleck looks like he's telling Leto how things will go down when he's calling the shots.
"No funny business."
"No funny business."
Ugh. Fuckin' Yates.
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
Geico Caveman meets one of the Winklevoss twins.
L
Lord Virgin
Unconfirmed Member
"Imma damage his fucking head if he is this bad in my Batman movie"
DecoReturns
Member
More like Leto to ben "...so your going to fix this mess right?"Affleck looks like he's telling Leto how things will go down when he's calling the shots.
"No funny business."
GravityInsanity
Member
Affleck looks like he's telling Leto how things will go down when he's calling the shots.
"No funny business."
Ugh. Fuckin' Yates.
Is he giving Leto the sad Affleck face?
That scene was the best thing in any of the Yates movies. It was two friends trying to keep their spirits up in the face of overwhelming despair. Just because Harry and Hermione danced with each other, doesn't mean they fucked. Hermione is Harry's second best friend, it was right to show a more mature, sincere moment of affection between them. Whether it was in the books or not is irrelevant.
L
Lord Virgin
Unconfirmed Member
They should get rid of Johnson asap. Dude is bad and so are his movies. Couple that with DC's trajectory so far, 1%RT incoming.
Kinda wish they did.
Skiptastic
Member
Maybe you should have made it a good movie so the fans would have had a lasting love for it instead of just loving the trailer.
EDIT: Sorry, I thought I was in the other thread. I've said I saw it already in here.
Expendable, your site's review was far too kind. It's a D at best.
When she gets to the
Harley dream part
That's what it was REALLY suppose to be like.
I hope you do have fun, sincerely.
I can't pay good money knowing an "ok/decent" time is the best-case scenario forecast.
I also don't like contributing to figures that encourage more shitty movies being made.
Doubtful. It passed with no cuts here (Ireland) and in the UK and was slapped with a 15 rating. If that were the case it would've been a 12 here at most. It sound's more likely it was a victim of WB both rushing the production schedule and butchering whatever footage they had to make what they felt was a somewhat presentable product - and failed miserably.
Anyway, I was looking forward to this since it was announced but I'll be going in to it with very low expectations on Friday.
As much as I love superheroes, I have been very cool on the Marvel and DC comics, but Invincible may be one of my favorite superhero comics, and Mark Grayson is probably in my top five list of favorite superheroes (Spidey and The Flash are still GOAT #'s 1 and 2, respectively).
A Netflix Invincible series would be so good. Holy shit, I'm going crazy thinking about a season long version of "Conquest." People give The Walking Dead show all the love, but I think Invincible is more jaw dropping than it. Kirkman is an insanely talented writer. The Walking Dead comic is still amazing, but that show...jesus. Realistically, a network with a budget would have to do Invincible. There's enough character drama and charm to limit the crazy superhero stuff to a manageable level, but eventually they'd have to have an episode 9, GoT style epic battle before the season ends. They'd probably drastically shrink the universe and supporting cast as well. A single season adaptation of the first two volumes of the series would be perfect.
I also love the Powers comic, and I watch the show because, well, it's there, but fuck if that's a property that didn't deserve a better budget and production values.
Oh man, sorry for getting so off topic!
I think at the end of the day, Suicide Squad is probably going to be like Ghostbusters. An entertaining movie that's not as amazing as we'd hoped, but also not the trainwreck we feared (I'm a huge GB fan, and I loved GB 2016. It was fun and dumb and entertaining). Me and reviewers hardly ever see eye to eye (usually Jeremy Jahns has somewhat similar tastes, but sometimes, as is when dealing with individuals with different tastes, his don't align with mine, so I just move on). I urge seeing the movie for yourself if it interested you, and passing on it if it didn't. If I don't see it in the theater, I'll check it out when it hits VoD.
He does solid business at the BO. One of the biggest action stars working today. WB is going to hang onto him.
Affleck looks like he's telling Leto how things will go down when he's calling the shots.
"No funny business."
Ugh. Fuckin' Yates.
what the hell is he wearing
I wouldn't be surprised if some high end fashion company already sells colorful ass, Cesar Romero Joker suiting
and when they reboot the DC universe in 5 years and need to design a new joker he's going to look straight out of 1966
broncobuster
Banned
not like I care about these people outside their work but yeah Ayer been losing points for me
"I made it for the fans" is about the stupidest shit you can say as "owning up" to the failure of it
oh so critics arent fans
oh fans don't care if a movie's good
etc etc
add a bit of a fuckin zapata quote as if in any way was applicable to fuckin hollywood million dollar movie talk
"I made it for the fans" is about the stupidest shit you can say as "owning up" to the failure of it
oh so critics arent fans
oh fans don't care if a movie's good
etc etc
add a bit of a fuckin zapata quote as if in any way was applicable to fuckin hollywood million dollar movie talk
L
Lord Virgin
Unconfirmed Member
^^Always wondered with those weird fashion shows: "Who the fuck buys this stuff and actually wears it?"
Now I know.
Now I know.
...
Oh my.
EDIT: Your avatar is also quite nice. I love to hate, and hate to love that guy.
Papacheeks
Banned
Who's drew? ANd no offense I'm a fan of comic book movies period. My collection of Batman the animated series, batman beyond among all the graphic novels I own would put me in comic book fan territory.
I just want the same attention done to DC films, regardless if they are connected or not. And recently outside of the great job they have been doing on the flash in comics recently, and tv show, they have done a piss poor job in their latest animated film, and their last 3 live action films.
I want consistency, of good dc movies that do a great job of representing the characters. The only consistency I've gotten from DC is that their last 4 films connected or other wise have been shit.
Me and others included are calling people out when a lot of news has come out on how this movie was chopped up edit wise, rushed to market, and took out what I might feel are pivotal scenes that elevated the film to being a great comic book movie. WB has too much of their non-comic book producers and the likes making changes, and focus testing screenings to make a product and not a film the well represents the source material.
Central Intelligence 5 will come out before Shazam.
Fast and Furious 10 and 10-2 will also come out first.
Xamtheking
Member
can't wait for the mobile game
Well on the bright side, Suicide Squad dropping the ball means that Marvel can still make a Thunderbolts movie without making it feel like a rehash.
It likely would be pretty different regardless, but it's another case of DC and Marvel having properties/characters with a similar enough premise that they will inevitably be compared, and now Marvel has an opportunity to capitalize on the premise in ways Suicide Squad didn't.
It likely would be pretty different regardless, but it's another case of DC and Marvel having properties/characters with a similar enough premise that they will inevitably be compared, and now Marvel has an opportunity to capitalize on the premise in ways Suicide Squad didn't.
Maintenance
Member
His face is killing me. Killing me.
Strangelove77
Member
Hahaha
Sho_Nuff82
Member
The real winner in this? Tom Hardy.
The real loser in this? Cyborg fans.
Cuz that shit is never getting released at this rate.
The real loser in this? Cyborg fans.
Cuz that shit is never getting released at this rate.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
if you a fan of Cyborg you used to carrying Ls
Kibbles
Member
Fuckkk
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
I don't even know any Cyborg fans
HA That's amazing.
Gordon Shumway
Banned
This thread actually spawned a Marvel critique thread..nothing crazy about that..
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
This thread actually spawned a Marvel critique thread..nothing crazy about that..
we're all damaged
Sanctuary
Member
Really?
http://www.superherohype.com/featur...rossing-superhero-movies-of-all-time#/slide/1
What Marvel has going for them is sheer output compared to most other studios since Iron Man. That, and they found a winning formula that they are sticking with for the most part in all of their movies.
edit: besides being mostly formulatic, they do tend to have a much higher quality control going on compared to the other studios as well. Having the funding that they have though can't hurt either.
I'd also argue that it has more to do with who is being shown, and not by whom. Why else do you think Batman v Superman made as much as it did, despite being so bad? It could have made much more than that if word of mouth and bad pressed had not prevented it after the first week or so. I'd be surprised if Suicide Squad breaks even 100 million. Primarily because they are for the most part an unknown group of characters and then secondarily because the people that actually did go to see it (and end up thinking it sucks) will tell those that are undecided.
Spike Spiegel
Member
From the OT:
Henry, Ben, and Jared huddled up + Aquaman and Flash taking over the Squad
This thread actually spawned a Marvel critique thread..nothing crazy about that..
Yeah that was telling. Sheesh.
- Status