Suicide Squad

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This is hilarious.

HEY the hands of blue are in this one!

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Finally got around to seeing it, and it wasn't the dumpster fire many have tried to claim. At least, I don't think it was. I liked it. I see where it was greatly lacking , in several parts. Many characters were woefully under developed and / or lines came off as weak or empty.

Again, I'm not so much the comic book afficanato, less so w/ D.C. comics than Marvel - That I'm more vested in Marvel has a bit to do w/ feeling allegiance to Joss and The Avengers, but I digress...

Killer Croc - Huh ? Something about 'evolution' giving him some sort of reptilian abilities... No Spiderman like backs story, like he was bitten by a radio active baby croc or something ? Meh.

Katana - no clue who she was. They just dropped her in there, and it's " I'm dressed like a bad guy, but I'm a good guy. Got it ? " . Nope, not really. Chick talks to her sword.

El Diablo - Don't know much about him, but he's actually the sort of character I've been longing to see for a very long time. Someone who has ' abilities', but when faced w/ a big bad, turns those powers up to 11. They did him right, imo.

Of course, Harley and Deadshot were kickin'. REALLY liked Harley - duh. Save for one thing... how does being crazy turn one into a near River like killing machine ? I get she's fearless, but the ability to fight and take out all manner of enemies... that doesn't come from just being tortured. Maybe for River, but not a clinical psychologist.

Anyway, sorry for you D.C. fans who thought you were getting a 5 star movie and only got a 2 or 3 star one instead. I thought it was pretty good, actually. Not Deadpool good, but then , what is ?

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

Finally got around to seeing it, and it wasn't the dumpster fire many have tried to claim. At least, I don't think it was.

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The problem was that I think a lot of people were expecting that the bad guys would have a win, because even losers can once in a while and maybe even find a little redemption, and it wasn't about that so much as Harley's and Jokers' irrational relationship. Like at the last minute they realized girls might watch it.

And then all those people you list who don't seem to BE all that bad and really have no reason to be there to begin with. A stereotypically bad doomsday weapon that took no unique abilities to defeat...wow dynoMITE.
No good reason why ANY other team couldn't have handled it.

So many movies these days are visually entertaining, but lack the poetry and art of an actual STORY, and sadly, we're all so desperate we've stopped caring... and they know it.

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Hey Rappy,

Once again we find ourselves at the precipice - and we agree. Seriously, what's going on? Lol........just kidding. I know you enjoy movies as much as the next guy, so we seem to be on the same page, or, at the very least, the same book.

You're right, this is no Deadpool, not by a long shot. But parts of it were well done and I agree that it should get 2 or 3 stars (closer to 2.5). But, above all, it was not the total disaster it was reported to be. Overall a 27
is a bit harsh (Rotten Tomatoes), after all parts of it were brilliant.

Killer Croc - totally agree. He was airlifted into this movie, but I must admit, I know little of his story. And, after seeing this movie, that still holds true.

Kitana - Ditto. Know nothing about this character, now I know a little bit more. Chick talks to her sword - I thought that was cool, but no development
whatsoever, so no one is emotionally involved.

El Diablo - I really liked how they developed his back story. A repentant sinner and former gang member who sees the light, so to speak. The director, Ayer, grew up around this way of life (he wrote and directed Fury, End of Watch and wrote the screenplay for Training Day), so he has a good track record in writing successful movies. So imagine my surprise when I hear that
Squad is terrible.

Anyway, I digress. I think this character is as close as
Ayer will come to presenting his case on the big screen. He identifies closely with El Diablo. I found his story, and the actor, to be very
interesting. One of the few highlights in this movie. The bar scene was so
well done.

I know I'm jumping all over the place, bare with me. One that you didn't list, although it was a strange role - Amanda Waller, the government agent.
Viola Davis was awesome, but somewhat over the top, which made me question
how bad were these "Dirty Dozen" crew. She was out there.

But, let's face it, this was built to be a Will Smith/DeadShot and Margot Robbie/Harley Quinn movie. But, IMHO, this turned out to be a Robbie homerun.
Harley Quinn was everything and then some, and Robbie stole this movie while
polishing her nails. Brilliant and cool all rolled into one dynamic performance - she was worth the price of admission. Sorry Will.

To be clear, nothing is going to knock off DeadPool from the hilltop. Of course, we have to wait and see how Rogue One will perform in the winter.

Standby!


SGG

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

Finally got around to seeing it, and it wasn't the dumpster fire many have tried to claim. At least, I don't think it was. I liked it. I see where it was greatly lacking , in several parts. Many characters were woefully under developed and / or lines came off as weak or empty.

Again, I'm not so much the comic book afficanato, less so w/ D.C. comics than Marvel - That I'm more vested in Marvel has a bit to do w/ feeling allegiance to Joss and The Avengers, but I digress...

Killer Croc - Huh ? Something about 'evolution' giving him some sort of reptilian abilities... No Spiderman like backs story, like he was bitten by a radio active baby croc or something ? Meh.

Katana - no clue who she was. They just dropped her in there, and it's " I'm dressed like a bad guy, but I'm a good guy. Got it ? " . Nope, not really. Chick talks to her sword.

El Diablo - Don't know much about him, but he's actually the sort of character I've been longing to see for a very long time. Someone who has ' abilities', but when faced w/ a big bad, turns those powers up to 11. They did him right, imo.

Of course, Harley and Deadshot were kickin'. REALLY liked Harley - duh. Save for one thing... how does being crazy turn one into a near River like killing machine ? I get she's fearless, but the ability to fight and take out all manner of enemies... that doesn't come from just being tortured. Maybe for River, but not a clinical psychologist.

Anyway, sorry for you D.C. fans who thought yo

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