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Suicide Squad: Hated by the critics but lots of people wanted to watch it.
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See also: Transformers, Fast and Furious, Twilight . . . etc etc
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#477 |
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Finally going to see this today. It had better not be shit
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Well it wasn't shit
![]() Started off and i thought "Ugh..I'm going to hate this" because I think I was ready to pick holes in it and let it irritate me but I decided to just watch it and, for once, not look to pick holes and it actually turned out ok. Not fantastically brilliant but certainly ok. However .. Leto's joker was terrible. Just didn't work at all for me. Cara Delevigne can't act. Even the wibbly, wobbly dancing bit at the end made me cringe. Glad I saw it though. |
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congratulations. you have the ability to enjoy your life lol
i liked the joker myself, just wasnt in it enough! |
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Finally going to see this today. It had better not be shit
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Well it wasn't shit
![]() ![]() I felt your anxiety in the build up and I revelled in your relief at the outcome. Thanks. ...and just in case it isn't clear, I'm not being sarcastic. ![]() Still gonna wait for the DVD though (figure of speech, I'll rent it off the telly). The pictures are expensive these days. Had I read this a month ago, I might just've chanced it. |
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Batman is probably my favorite Superhero next to Spiderman.
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I wish all reviews were like this.
![]() I felt your anxiety in the build up and I revelled in your relief at the outcome. Thanks. ...and just in case it isn't clear, I'm not being sarcastic. ![]() Still gonna wait for the DVD though (figure of speech, I'll rent it off the telly). The pictures are expensive these days. Had I read this a month ago, I might just've chanced it. .I'm the same though, I do have to pick and choose films nowadays because it's so expensive to go to the cinema. I think this is probably why I waited so long before I eventually saw it as I couldn't quite make my mind up. |
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Saw it yesterday.
Funny how David Ayer doesn't seem to be mentioned much regarding this. There's always been something too on-the-nose about his films, and the bludgeoning obviousness is more than apparent here. But in truth this is so studio/producer-driven it could be any old journeyman behind the camera really. Most of its bad points have been noted by others, but suffice to say Suicide Squad dearly wants to be different yet can only stumble and clatter between all the usual stools. Minus even Snyder's eye for comic book tableaux, we have an oddly bland, muddily-shot, haphazard mess of a film - the worst DC of recent. I see it's done well enough not to sink the ship for Warners, but of itself this dithering vessel was clearly in need of much better guidance. What a terrible waste. 4/10 |
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I'm glad my concise review helped.. heh
.I'm the same though, I do have to pick and choose films nowadays because it's so expensive to go to the cinema. I think this is probably why I waited so long before I eventually saw it as I couldn't quite make my mind up. |
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I saw Suicide Squad recently. Whilst I thought it probably doesn't deserve the almost universal bashing from the critics, I was rather underwhelmed. It wasn't as fun as I expected it to be. Harley Quinn was always going to be the star, and I felt Margot Robbie was probably the film's main saving grace. Captain Boomerang was quite fun too.
Not entirely sure what to make of Jared Leto as the Joker, I was largely indifferent to him and his performance throughout. Other than that, I don't think it was terrible but not as good as I would have hoped. On a completely shallow note, Joel Kinnaman was quite nice to look at, and even nicer to listen to. |
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Saw this last night. Wanted so much to like it. Love the premise, like the lead actors. Sadly it was another train-wreck. Poor script, poor plot, terrible verging on criminal editing. The pacing was all worng, the flash-backs disjointed and so many plot elements were completely irrelevent or rendered so by the obviously brutal editing process. Once or twice there were signs of what it could have been but they were far too few and far between. It may be a financial success but it just shows that WB haven't fixed what ever is wrong in the DC films dept. I suspect the only reason it's managed to do reasonable box-office business is because there's been sweet FA else of any merit to see over the summer.
I took it as a light hearted & fun film with a backdrop & lead-up for forthcoming DC films & it did not disappoint me on that front. I also liked the soundtrack & it's clear that WB/DC have been watching Marvel films & taking notes. DCs films tend to be darker & more depressing & whilst that has its place, you need an element of humour in superhero films & that's what Marvel does best. DC have finally learned that, after being scared off by the panning that the admittedly poor Green Lantern got. It will never be remembered as a classic, but the way some people have talked about, you'd be forgiven for thinking that it was one of the worst films ever to hit the screens & it was far from that. |
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It will never be remembered as a classic, but the way some people have talked about, you'd be forgiven for thinking that it was one of the worst films ever to hit the screens & it was far from that. Here is the thing, some people want a film to be actually good and the best it can be and some people just want "a bit of mindless fun" and ravel in mediocrity. Sadly Hollywood is predominantly catering to the latter these days and it will never change until people raise their standards. |
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Urgh how may times do we have to listen to such nonsense?
Here is the thing, some people want a film to be actually good and the best it can be and some people just want "a bit of mindless fun" and ravel in mediocrity. Sadly Hollywood is predominantly catering to the latter these days and it will never change until people raise their standards. What you might consider to be good, others might not & that's just how it is & has nothing to do with your own perceived standards. The fact that you don't like Suicide Squad doesn't mean anything to the rest of us & does not reflect on Hollywood as a whole or the thoughts & tastes of folk who disagree with you. By all means criticise a film if you don't like it, but don't patronise other people just because they don't share your opinion. |
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The thing is, we are all different & expect different things.
What you might consider to be good, others might not & that's just how it is & has nothing to do with your own perceived standards. The fact that you don't like Suicide Squad doesn't mean anything to the rest of us & does not reflect on Hollywood as a whole or the thoughts & tastes of folk who disagree with you. By all means criticise a film if you don't like it, but don't patronise other people just because they don't share your opinion. No one actually thinks SS is a great film. Even the people who do like it admit it's somewhat mediocre or severely flawed. You yourself didn't think it was all that amazing and that is what I'm talking about. So maybe people with lower standards who don't mind bad films all that much because reasons should stop patronizing people who expect more. When I go to the movies I wanna see a good film not a "work in progress". Sue me. |
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Again with the nonsense.
No one actually thinks SS is a great film. Even the people who do like it admit it's somewhat mediocre or severely flawed. You yourself didn't think it was all that amazing and that is what I'm talking about. So maybe people with lower standards who don't mind bad films all that much because reasons should stop patronizing people who expect more. When I go to the movie I wanna see a good film not a "work in progress". Sue me. What is nonsense is to say that no actually thinks SS is a great film, because you haven't met everyone to ask them. I haven't patronised you (remember, it isn't me calling your opinion nonsense & decrying the whole of Hollywood because they don't meet my 'standards'); I respect your opinon on SS, even if I have different one. By all means, go & see whatever film you like & don't expect me to sue you anytime soon, because I couldn't care less. |
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Is every opinion that you don't agree with, nonsense?
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The thing is, we are all different & expect different things.
What you might consider to be good, others might not & that's just how it is & has nothing to do with your own perceived standards. The fact that you don't like Suicide Squad doesn't mean anything to the rest of us & does not reflect on Hollywood as a whole or the thoughts & tastes of folk who disagree with you. By all means criticise a film if you don't like it, but don't patronise other people just because they don't share your opinion. "this isnt how it happened in issue #118!" as for the film its good. enjoyable and had a good cast. its all added up to huge box office numbers. not really much else to be said. |
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Isn't it madness when you can buy the DVD for less than the price of two of you seeing it at the cinema.
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Suicide Squad has officially passed $700 Million Worldwide:
https://twitter.com/DavidAyerMovies/...99797480554496 http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dc2016.htm |
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I'd imagine that'll mean a sequel then, although it'll obviously have to come after the solo movies they've mentioned.
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Suicide Squad has officially passed $700 Million Worldwide:
https://twitter.com/DavidAyerMovies/...99797480554496 http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dc2016.htm |
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no guys you dont understand!
the budget was probably 600m so this film has flopped loool |
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Suicide Squad has officially passed $700 Million Worldwide:
https://twitter.com/DavidAyerMovies/...99797480554496 http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dc2016.htm |
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Again with the nonsense.
No one actually thinks SS is a great film. Even the people who do like it admit it's somewhat mediocre or severely flawed. You yourself didn't think it was all that amazing and that is what I'm talking about. So maybe people with lower standards who don't mind bad films all that much because reasons should stop patronizing people who expect more. When I go to the movies I wanna see a good film not a "work in progress". Sue me. How often are films truly great? Suicide Squad is liked by many people. So I'd say that it delivers for a lot of people and I think that the studio will make a huge mistake if they value the professional critics' opinions over the cinema going audiences. |
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Not bad for a film that 'nobody' likes.
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