Apr 29, 2015

 

Apr 20, 2015

Hard to see, but there's our new Joker!

 

Apr 18, 2015

 

Jan 26, 2015

Im excited for some new Batman movies, but I can't imagine how difficult it must be to try and establish a continuity and be able to include the depth of the rogue gallery and supporting characters without undermining a handful of different qualities.

I'd like to see a Court of Owls type story for the first solo Batman. It already has Batman and his most notable supporting characters established. Grayson as Nightwing, though still acting as an intricate part of the Bat-Family, Barbara as Bat-Girl, and I'd keep Jason Todd dead to establish the link between Batman/Joker. Plus the potential set up for a Red Hood storyline. The Court of Owls and its connection to the Waynes, Gotham, and Haly's Circus would all provide backstory without having to retread the same origins we're all familiar with.

 

Aug 9, 2016

its almost as if GotG writers were used for like 30 percent of this film and the rest of the mediocre parts were the fault of the WB writers

 

Aug 8, 2016

I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy parts of this, but overall I'm pretty sure I enjoyed this less than Batman vs. Superman (It certainly lacks Snyder's visual sense of nerd grandeur). Like B. vs. S., Suicide Squad is DOA at the script stage and even more haphazardly stitched together with the seams showing at every turn. A Dirty Dozen-esque team of supervillains formed as a response to escalation (escalation a key theme in Nolan's TDK trilogy) is a decent idea in concept, but is executed here in the most formulaic of ways.

First, it begins with 20 minutes of character introduction that plays like the cinematic equivalent of a Powerpoint presentation, including on-the-nose and grating musical cues. It then inserts inoffensive hordes of faceless zombie monsters for our team to massacre, comfortably without any moral complication (Aliens or robots would have also sufficed). What's left of the plot includes yet another giant sky portal, by now a superhero movie go-to, and excessively and laughably CGI-ed villains with no personality whatsoever.

On the plus side, there is some fun to be found in the performances of Will Smith and Margot Robbie, both of whom easily elicited the strongest reactions in the theater. Smith is a certified blockbuster star and, even coasting, he is a charismatic screen presence that elevates what he's given. Though her character isn't all that interesting on the page (her one motivation is reuniting with the Joker), Robbie displays excellent comic delivery and plays Harley as a deranged, Brooklyn-accented gun moll, one who wears a mask a childlike naivete. Other characters aren't give much else to work with, but some other moments are effective (e.g. Captain Boomerang's sudden exit in one scene scored a big response).

However, for a movie whose big sell is a team of "bad guys", this squad of killers becomes a likable band of misfits on a dime (WB execs clearly were taking notes from Guardians of the Galaxy.) These hardened criminals are very quickly softened as the movie goes on (Deadshot's daughter, Diablo's history, the team's general concern for one another) and it's this aspect where the movie most reeks of studio guidance, if not interference. As for the much hyped performance from Jared Leto as the Joker, Leto is...not great. His brief turn makes the Joker feel more like a rudimentary gangster than iconic villain, though I'm willing to cut Leto some slack as the script renders him a one-note plot device, one that's barely even connected to the main story.

For the studio who distributed last year's Mad Max: Fury Road, a truly singular, bizarre vision that racked up critical acclaim and Oscars, WB comes across as distinctly risk averse in comparison when it comes to its own DC properties. Like Batman vs. Superman, Suicide Squad feels like the inevitable result of competing priorities and ideas and a rushed production by a studio playing catch up with its rival.

 

Mar 23, 2016

That heath ledger death stimulus too strong

 

Mar 22, 2016

Really? Winter Soldier is a great movie

 

Dec 1, 2015

Ben Affleck will be great as Batman. You heard it here first.

 

Jul 13, 2015

 

Jul 12, 2015

 

Jul 11, 2015

 

Jul 11, 2015

You can thank me for this now or later, I don't mind

 

Jul 11, 2015

If it wasn't obvious enough lol

 

Jul 11, 2015

This looks amazing. I hope Joker is in this film. It could be like the animated Batman/Superman movie special from the late 90's early 2000s. Also, All I want from DC is to make a Static Shock movie. The show was so great and he deserves a solo film. Same goes for Deathstroke/Slade. Would love a solo film with Manu Bennet.

 

Jul 11, 2015

HOLY s---. Looks Amazing. Love MOS. Pumped for this.

 

May 24, 2015

Don't know how this slipped though the cracks

 

May 11, 2015

batwing promo art

 

May 5, 2015

I DGAF about the costume... i just want her

 

Apr 30, 2015