Review by vinaldo7
If you ever needed a lesson in not listening to reviewers and making your own mind up about a movie, this is it. The Suicide Squad is brought to life by David Ayer in this summer blockbuster. It is 2+ hours of hard hitting FUN, with incredible portrayals of comic book favourites. Will Smith IS Deadshot, Margot Robbie IS Harley Quinn, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje IS Killer Croc, Jai Courtney IS Captain Boomerang... and The Joker??? I WANTED MORE!!! Well the biggest compliment I can pay to Jared Leto is that I didn't think about Heath Ledger once, it was a completely different yet interesting portrayal.
In this fun action flick, the bad guys are sent to take down a greater evil. Critics of the big bad in this movie seem to have completely missed the point. The big bad in this movie is merely a plot device, to help us get to see our protagonists form as a team. If anything the real villain of the piece is the one who forms this team of misfits. Amanda Waller is portrayed DIABOLICALLY by the incredible Viola Davis and the part where she turns on and guns down her own employees is SHOCKING . Complaining about the villain in a movie where the protagonists are bad guys is akin to complaining about the villain in Deadpool... THAT'S NOT THE POINT OF THE MOVIE!
This movie leaves you with a thirst for more of these characters, and some shots such as when Will Smith is stood on top of a car and gunning down henchman after henchman after henchman look like they have just been ripped out of a comic book and put on screen by the wonderfully talented David Ayer.
If you are a comic book fan, or a DC movies fan, heck even if you are just an average movie watcher... watch this movie! It is SO MUCH FUN!!!
UPDATE: Just seen the Extended Edition and I really enjoyed the new scenes. This extended version doesn't change the nature of the movie in the way the Ultimate Cut did for BvS but I found it let's the movie breathe a little and solves some of the editing problems people complained about. I still love the theatrical release but my recommendation is to watch the extended version of this movie!
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@vinaldo7 Only actors had fun filming this and getting shitload of $ ... Funny moment are funny but cheep brief fun. Movie has no plot no soul nothing. Watch Deadpool for instance, that is explanation of fun!
Most of the episode was good story with exceptional acting, but the ending makes no sense, unless you are a TV show writer that needs June to be in constant danger next season too.
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@klti I feel the same way... Inconsistent writing to make sure June stayed in for season three. Doesn't make sense for her character... This series could end badly; I hope not, but I think that's what'll happen. I would have gone the route of June getting out and building a resistance from the outside involving Serena and the other women, but hey, we need to see more suffering from June.
Yeah, this doesn't happen and the misconception about the tradition is once again skewed to the bias of American eyes.
Granted I'm from Belgium and the tradition is slightly different from the Netherlands but still.Even the Dutch don't do whatever the hotel staff and public was doing unless they were in character of Zwarte Piet. Which, they were not. I know this show is satire and shows an extreme view of things but still...
Good episode, just don't fuck with Zwarte Piet
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@mansemat no one cares, dude. Shit was funny.
Man fuck Tony's mom. The worst human being in a show where gangsters, corrupted cops and rats reign supreme.
Overall a great episode of looming tensions and ambiguity of the unknown.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one. Man she's one pain in the ass beautifully done character
I watched it at 1.25x and yet it felt slow like the previous 2. It looks like theories about Marion was right.
Finally last episode is coming, hope it can redeem itself after 3 filling episodes.loading replies
@tinod Who watches a series at 1.25x speed and thinks that can judge it? Especially one as incredibly rich in detail, subtext and amazingly nuanced performances as Better Call Saul. I mean... I'm at a loss.
@mewn You're right -- it's exactly not real. It's much more akin to the ending of Brazil -- Dre escapes into her own mind. We already know she was captured by the police and was being held, waiting for the detective to come talk to her...
Midge and Susie both mentioned a certain Jackie, maybe those three episodes will be about him. Because really, the story already looks finished.
By the way, both Joel Gray and Philip Roth are real people, like Leni Bruce.loading replies
They are referring to Jackie the manager of The Gaslight, the actor Brian Tarantina passed away and they did a season 4 episode about the character passing
