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Post by TheLastDude on Aug 6, 2016 17:25:28 GMT -5
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Post by TheLastDude on Aug 6, 2016 17:32:56 GMT -5
I'm about 80% sure Wonder Woman is going to be the best movie of the series... if only because the first three have been so bad so far. I'm not excited for Wonder Woman at all. I honestly was into it until I saw the trailer, and I guess I was one of the few that was not wowed by it. I don't want to see another period piece about a superhero coming into their own after joining the American side of a war conflict. Out of everything DC has done so far, I believe Wonder Woman will be the first film to be in direct competition with a Marvel movie. Were you referring to the fact that from the trailer it really, seriously feels like this is DC's version (see: ripoff) of First Avenger or WW's actual release date? If it's the former, I agree completely...if it's the latter...GOTG2 opens a month before WW. Now...WW does open a week after the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie, AND it opens the same day as Bad Boys 3. So, still stiff competition for the amazon princess.
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Post by Cameron Stone on Aug 6, 2016 17:45:10 GMT -5
I liked the Wonder Woman trailer, and I love the character. I thought Gadot did a good job for what she had in BvS.
And I love that it's set in WWI. It separates it from the other films, hopefully leaving a lot less forced connections to a bigger universe. Also it will feel a little more unique.
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Post by cordless2016 on Aug 6, 2016 17:49:53 GMT -5
Just saw SS. I thought it was fine. Yes it had editing issues and some corny writing but nothing that was incredibly offensive like in BvS. Ending was somewhat disappointing but overall it entertained me. 7/10 for an average score for me.
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Post by Professor Sparlin on Aug 6, 2016 20:27:32 GMT -5
Just saw SS. I thought it was fine. Yes it had editing issues and some corny writing but nothing that was incredibly offensive like in BvS. Ending was somewhat disappointing but overall it entertained me. 7/10 for an average score for me. I don't know what people were expecting. They are characters the have a lot of depth and not a lot of time to get an in depth look at all of them. I love the puddy people reference to the generic bad guys, but I don't how you could put the SS in legit danger, even in the comics they are fighting generic fighters. Let's not forget that if this was a silent hill movie those puddles would be scary AF and a survivor would have been axed. My real grip is that the main plot was brought on by the lack of control of her (Waller's) assets. It's forgivable because this is an introduction story. I don't know anyone that can cite a comic movie as life changing. By the end of the movie I felt for these characters and want to see another chapter in the tales of the Suicide Squad. For my money, it was a fun movie that was good. That said, people that are complaining about narrative are right, but remember it's almost I two hour movie, not a comic that span several volumes with even more adventures. I'll say this too; I'm a father and my oldest is 7. I think children can watch this movie unless you take a hard stance to exposure to violence and cursing. They didn't over sexualize Quinn. I'm very excited for Wonder Woman. I love origin story's as it helps with the general audience. After watching Smiths performance as Deadshot (which I was iffy about), I would love to see a Deadshot movie.
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Post by The Best on Aug 6, 2016 21:46:44 GMT -5
Really enjoyed SS and most of the characters. I absolutely hated Leto as the joker. I'm glad he didn't get a lot of screen time because every time he appeared it was cringeworthy. In my opinion of course.
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Post by marino13 on Aug 6, 2016 21:49:20 GMT -5
Going to see Suicide Squad in a bit. Does it take place before, after, or during BVS? After.
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Post by cordless2016 on Aug 6, 2016 21:57:52 GMT -5
Just saw SS. I thought it was fine. Yes it had editing issues and some corny writing but nothing that was incredibly offensive like in BvS. Ending was somewhat disappointing but overall it entertained me. 7/10 for an average score for me. I don't know what people were expecting. They are characters the have a lot of depth and not a lot of time to get an in depth look at all of them. I love the puddy people reference to the generic bad guys, but I don't how you could put the SS in legit danger, even in the comics they are fighting generic fighters. Let's not forget that if this was a silent hill movie those puddles would be scary AF and a survivor would have been axed. My real grip is that the main plot was brought on by the lack of control of her (Waller's) assets. It's forgivable because this is an introduction story. I don't know anyone that can cite a comic movie as life changing. By the end of the movie I felt for these characters and want to see another chapter in the tales of the Suicide Squad. For my money, it was a fun movie that was good. That said, people that are complaining about narrative are right, but remember it's almost I two hour movie, not a comic that span several volumes with even more adventures. I'll say this too; I'm a father and my oldest is 7. I think children can watch this movie unless you take a hard stance to exposure to violence and cursing. They didn't over sexualize Quinn. I'm very excited for Wonder Woman. I love origin story's as it helps with the general audience. After watching Smiths performance as Deadshot (which I was iffy about), I would love to see a Deadshot movie. I went into the movie expecting Smith to play himself so I was fine with this version of Deadshot. Even though Boomerang and Croc were underdeveloped I still enjoyed both and want to see them play a bigger role in future films. Leto was fine but I want to see more of him before I make any judgements. Margot was good as Harley so no complaints there. I liked the scene with them and Batfleck and look forward to seeing them share more screen time in future movies. Katana was a major "WTF?" as she appeared out of no where and didn't really need to be in this. I agree about the "generic" villains and they didn't bother me as much as it did others. My bigger problem was during the fight scenes it was just guys shooting guns and stabbing with knives. I was hoping to see more signature gimmicks like Captain using his boomerangs more. It has its problems, especially with editing, character development, and story, but I still felt it was an entertaining action flick. It's nothing great but I'd defiantly put it above the worst Marvel flicks (Iron Man 2 & 3 and Thor). DC is still looking for their first "home run" but I feel this movie is at least a step in the right direction for them. Being that this is generally considered the best of the three movies I'm hoping it's one step closer to getting Zach Snyder out of the DCCU (I can dream lol).
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Post by cordless2016 on Aug 6, 2016 22:01:59 GMT -5
I really feel that Leto is going to split fans and audiences. Either they love him or hate him. There won't really be an in-between. I felt he was fine but we didn't see much of him. I want to see him as the main villain for a full movie before I make a final judgement on this version.
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Post by Professor Sparlin on Aug 6, 2016 22:27:47 GMT -5
I really feel that Leto is going to split fans and audiences. Either they love him or hate him. There won't really be an in-between. I felt he was fine but we didn't see much of him. I want to see him as the main villain for a full movie before I make a final judgement on this version. Katana did get shafted, I'll give you that. However, the little background info we got, especially when she talks to her sword, had me interested in getting to know more about her via comics. I'm a big fan of Leto and I enjoyed what we got, especially at the end... I know they are psychos, but I love love lol. I agree, but I hope people take to his incarnation of Joker and he is well received. I was one if those "Why isn't Grant playing Flash?" Guys, but seeing the Flash suit and JL trailer, I think I'm going to be okay, or even blown away, with Ezra Miller. In my opinion that's the movie that will had a lot of eyes on it. You have comic fans and TV fans that will tear it apart.
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Post by J12 on Aug 6, 2016 23:40:01 GMT -5
Saw Suicide Squad this evening and thought it was just flat out bad. Not good bad, not enjoyably bad, just bad. The kind of bad where you look at your watch hoping it's almost over but it never seems to be close.
Margot Robbie was the highlight, and I didn't even like her as much as I expected to. The characters were undercooked, the plot was thin and uninteresting, and the editing was absolutely piss poor. I lost count of the number of times I rolled my eyes.
Probably didn't help that it looked awful in my theater, too. Crushed blacks, horribly flat and all around drab in the laziest of ways.
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Post by Word™ on Aug 7, 2016 0:07:41 GMT -5
I'm not excited for Wonder Woman at all. I honestly was into it until I saw the trailer, and I guess I was one of the few that was not wowed by it. I don't want to see another period piece about a superhero coming into their own after joining the American side of a war conflict. Out of everything DC has done so far, I believe Wonder Woman will be the first film to be in direct competition with a Marvel movie. Were you referring to the fact that from the trailer it really, seriously feels like this is DC's version (see: ripoff) of First Avenger or WW's actual release date? If it's the former, I agree completely...if it's the latter...GOTG2 opens a month before WW. Now...WW does open a week after the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie, AND it opens the same day as Bad Boys 3. So, still stiff competition for the amazon princess. Bingo, I should have been more clear. It will be compared to The First Avenger, no doubt in my mind.. I was really excited for a Wonder Woman movie until I saw the trailer.. The trailer left me feeling like I've already seen it before.
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Post by Word™ on Aug 7, 2016 1:25:47 GMT -5
One thing about the release of Suicide Squad, just like the release of Batman vs. Superman.. Reading things on the internet is pure entertainment all in itself.
But the more I read and the more I think the more I really am happy with Ben Affleck being Batman.. The guy is a driven, creative force in the film industry.. Like I said earlier in this thread, he can pack a punch when it comes to writing/directing film.. Not only that, the guy LOVES Batman. He is a fan of Batman, he grew up on Batman.. ONE OF HIS BEST FRIENDS IS KEVIN SMITH.
If I was WB I would be ready and willing to back a dump truck full of money onto Ben's doorstep.. Give him full creative control and request he pump out a trilogy.
Out of all the bad sh*t that is currently happening with WB/DC, I can handle it knowing that eventually I believe we will get a Ben Affleck directed Batman trilogy.. And I truly believe a Batman film with Affleck behind it and starring in it centered around Leto's Joker, will be able to rival The Dark Knight in terms of quality.
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Post by Cameron Stone on Aug 7, 2016 3:13:20 GMT -5
I want Leto in it, but I really want it focused on Riddler. Never liked the Carrey one at all would love a proper, serious Riddler done finally. Do something like Joker raising hell in the criminal underworld and Riddler giving the police fits, and Batman has to try to deal with both.
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Post by JokerFC on Aug 7, 2016 6:36:23 GMT -5
One thing about the release of Suicide Squad, just like the release of Batman vs. Superman.. Reading things on the internet is pure entertainment all in itself. But the more I read and the more I think the more I really am happy with Ben Affleck being Batman.. The guy is a driven, creative force in the film industry.. Like I said earlier in this thread, he can pack a punch when it comes to writing/directing film.. Not only that, the guy LOVES Batman. He is a fan of Batman, he grew up on Batman.. ONE OF HIS BEST FRIENDS IS KEVIN SMITH. If I was WB I would be ready and willing to back a dump truck full of money onto Ben's doorstep.. Give him full creative control and request he pump out a trilogy. Out of all the bad sh*t that is currently happening with WB/DC, I can handle it knowing that eventually I believe we will get a Ben Affleck directed Batman trilogy.. And I truly believe a Batman film with Affleck behind it and starring in it centered around Leto's Joker, will be able to rival The Dark Knight in terms of quality. great post.....I agree completely. I brought some of the younger crew to see Suicide Squad last night and they all enjoyed it too......looks like its gonna do gangbusters at the box office too. I see Smith getting heaps of praise for his performance as Deadshot...but he was just Will Smith. If Mike Lowry from Bad Boys had gone rogue and became a hitman? Then Smith would have been bang on point. but since he didnt? Smith missed the mark by a yard. Since I expected this from Smith(who was horribly miscast here) I had no nasty surprises. The movie 100% belongs to Robbies Harley & to Letos Joker when he is onscreen. I now LONG for a Bat movie where he is up against these two....Letos Joker will be even better the next time.
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 7, 2016 11:06:13 GMT -5
How age appropriate is Suicide Squad do you guys think? My nephew is 7 and wants to go? He saw BvS but I wasn't sure if this was pushing the limits more of the PG-13 rating.
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Post by LtD73 on Aug 7, 2016 11:11:09 GMT -5
Suicide Squad opened to 267 million dollars worldwide
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Post by cordless2016 on Aug 7, 2016 13:10:37 GMT -5
How age appropriate is Suicide Squad do you guys think? My nephew is 7 and wants to go? He saw BvS but I wasn't sure if this was pushing the limits more of the PG-13 rating. My GF and I brought her 9 year old brother to see it. I don't think there's anything crazy inappropriate in this movie besides language or tamed violence.
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Post by J12 on Aug 7, 2016 13:12:50 GMT -5
How age appropriate is Suicide Squad do you guys think? My nephew is 7 and wants to go? He saw BvS but I wasn't sure if this was pushing the limits more of the PG-13 rating. I'd call it a "hard" PG-13 because of language and suggestion of violence. There isn't any real gore or anything, but it's implied. There's also a ton of gun violence, if that's of concern. I've seen movies get an R rating for less, but it's not terribly off the mark at PG-13.
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Post by NYdream™ on Aug 7, 2016 22:45:38 GMT -5
Obviously it's all matter of opinions but I have loved everything in the Dceu up until now and Suicide Squad is my favorite movie yet! Jared Letos joker is my favorite joker portrayal I've ever seen. But I never was a huge fan of Ledgers performance anyways.
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