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Sep 29, 2019
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Lemmiwinkz (13 KP) rated Suicide Squad (2016) in Movies
Jun 27, 2017
A Mess
I'm a fan of David Ayers work but this film did nothing for me. It felt like DC are still living in the Marvel model's shadow and trying to replicate the success without much luck. Felt more like the Margot Robbie and WIll Smith show than involving a "Squad".
Add to that Jared Leto's Joker which was needless and the film wouldn't have changed without him. All the hype of the media with "Jared Leto sent dead rats to cast members" and it felt like DC were just trying anything to get people to the cinema.
The difference is with how Marvel have approached this is that they have had years of solo films introducing characters and DC going straight in with this mega team up whilst not ever exploring any of the characters.
I really hope DC sort this all out soon as they have some arsenal to play with but just feels like they are trying way too hard right now to play keep up.
Add to that Jared Leto's Joker which was needless and the film wouldn't have changed without him. All the hype of the media with "Jared Leto sent dead rats to cast members" and it felt like DC were just trying anything to get people to the cinema.
The difference is with how Marvel have approached this is that they have had years of solo films introducing characters and DC going straight in with this mega team up whilst not ever exploring any of the characters.
I really hope DC sort this all out soon as they have some arsenal to play with but just feels like they are trying way too hard right now to play keep up.
ashezbookz (32 KP) rated Renegades in Books
Jul 5, 2018
Whew talk about a long read. Granted I could read 10 page in under 10 minutes so it's not like the page pace was slow. I just could not for the life of me hit my page goal for the day. The story was alright, it wasn't the best story I've read - I like the superhero aspect but I got a lot of vibes from current superhero movies so it was a bit cliche for me.
I know there's only so many ways to write a superhero but I read along and was like, wow, thats iron man or wow thats the joker, etc. there were a few cool ones but nothing to write home about.
The ending was so predictable - I was hoping for a shocker so I could rate it higher but I was so disappointed I almost rated he book a 2 but I like her writing style enough after reading the lunar chronicles and it's an easy pace to give it a 2.5-3 star rating.
I really hope book 2 picks up ..............
I know there's only so many ways to write a superhero but I read along and was like, wow, thats iron man or wow thats the joker, etc. there were a few cool ones but nothing to write home about.
The ending was so predictable - I was hoping for a shocker so I could rate it higher but I was so disappointed I almost rated he book a 2 but I like her writing style enough after reading the lunar chronicles and it's an easy pace to give it a 2.5-3 star rating.
I really hope book 2 picks up ..............
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Eleanor Luhar (47 KP) rated Batman Beyond Vol. 1: Escaping the Grave in Books
Jun 24, 2019
Another story from DC's Rebirth universe, set several decades from now in Neo-Gotham - or Jokerz Town as it's been dubbed. There's a new Batman on the streets and a whole gang of Jokerz. Terry, having been trained by the late Bruce Wayne, is wearing the cape and cowl now. The new clown-crazed criminals need to be dealt with - especially when they kidnap Terry's old girlfriend, Dana.
Terminal, an old school friend of Dana and now the leader of the Jokerz, has a mad plan in action. It involves the original Joker, who everyone believed to be dead.
There are several big surprises in this novel. It's a really interesting volume, definitely enticing you to read on. The readers aren't the only one being surprised, though - every character is dealt their fair share of shock in this story!
I like what I've seen of Terry so far, and his relationship with his little brother. I look forward to learning more about them. And I'm super interested to see what happens after the final plot twist was revealed. This seems like a really interesting comic, and I'm giving this issue 4 stars.
Terminal, an old school friend of Dana and now the leader of the Jokerz, has a mad plan in action. It involves the original Joker, who everyone believed to be dead.
There are several big surprises in this novel. It's a really interesting volume, definitely enticing you to read on. The readers aren't the only one being surprised, though - every character is dealt their fair share of shock in this story!
I like what I've seen of Terry so far, and his relationship with his little brother. I look forward to learning more about them. And I'm super interested to see what happens after the final plot twist was revealed. This seems like a really interesting comic, and I'm giving this issue 4 stars.
Bob Mann (459 KP) rated Suicide Squad (2016) in Movies
Sep 29, 2021
The length of time itâs taken me to catch this one at the cinema belies my lukewarm interest in the material: Iâm not a âfan boyâ for either Marvel or DC properties. As it turns out, writer/director David âFuryâ Ayerâs Suicide Squad is just plain frustrating in cinematic terms.
The story concerns the efforts of Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) to assemble â for reasons that make almost zero sense! â the âworse of the worstâ out of US prisons to form a fighting force to combat the perceived threat of an âanti-Supermanâ villain that *might* appear in the future.
SUICIDE SQUAD
Viola Davis wondering Why? Just Why?
Among these super-villains are Deadshot (Will Smith) and Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie). Harley is the girlfriend of The Joker (Jared Leto) and they would be a great match on Match.com since both are several sandwiches short of a picnic.
Waller assembles her motley crew. Unfortunately, another of the super-villains is June Moon aka âThe Enchantressâ (Cara Delevingne, her of the scary eyebrows) â an ancient God-like being that has possessed June and who has her/its own agenda that threatens the whole world.
So why is this movie so frustrating? Because for all its inane silliness the film does have its fair share of scenes that stick in the mind. Iâve seen comment that Jared Letoâs much-vaunted Joker is peripheral: a cameo only on screen for a few minutes. But I didnât find that⌠or at least his scenes were sufficiently memorable to seem much more substantial. The madness portrayed here is truly quite disturbing and threatening. Many of Letoâs scenes â such as the one with The Joker lying on the floor surrounded by weapons â are artfully done.
Margot Robbieâs Quinn although extremely sexualized â which will not be to the liking of some, but appeal to many male viewers â adds enormous charisma to her role. Will Smith also does his best with the material he has to inject some emotional heft into the father/daughter sub-plot.
Unfortunately this is all done against a fractured and frankly nonsensical story with inconsistencies and loose ends too numerous to list. (Oh, OK, Iâll do a few):
A super-being dispatches armies and nukes from hundred of miles away, yet canât swat a couple of inconvenient humans at 10 paces?
A large early part of the film is filled with backstories (which I donât necessarily object to for context) but here they are done in an extremely patchy manner: a number of the characters are sketched out so lightly that they might as well be wearing the red Star Trek shirts!
Wallerâs motivations (and certainly her sociopathic actions at some points in the plot) are nebulous and donât bear scrutiny. Why exactly does she thing a âbloke who can shoot wellâ can do diddly-squat against a super-being spewing gravity defying electrical displays on the other side of the city?
Is this really a âDirty Dozenâ? Many of the super-villains seem to be not so bad after all⌠you know⌠with consciences and everythingâŚ. (Iâm sure you could find ten times worse down behind Southampton docks on a Friday night).
And while some of the cinematography (Roman Vasyanov, âFuryâ) and lighting is memorable, there are some cinema basics (like dark subtitles on a dark background) that seem just plain careless.
With a huge BvS quotient of 0.7 this should really have been much better. To put it another way, you could have made ten of last weekâs 4-Fad film âThe Shallowsâ for the cost of this (and stuck a better ending on it with the change).
Memorable visuals, but not a memorable film.
The story concerns the efforts of Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) to assemble â for reasons that make almost zero sense! â the âworse of the worstâ out of US prisons to form a fighting force to combat the perceived threat of an âanti-Supermanâ villain that *might* appear in the future.
SUICIDE SQUAD
Viola Davis wondering Why? Just Why?
Among these super-villains are Deadshot (Will Smith) and Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie). Harley is the girlfriend of The Joker (Jared Leto) and they would be a great match on Match.com since both are several sandwiches short of a picnic.
Waller assembles her motley crew. Unfortunately, another of the super-villains is June Moon aka âThe Enchantressâ (Cara Delevingne, her of the scary eyebrows) â an ancient God-like being that has possessed June and who has her/its own agenda that threatens the whole world.
So why is this movie so frustrating? Because for all its inane silliness the film does have its fair share of scenes that stick in the mind. Iâve seen comment that Jared Letoâs much-vaunted Joker is peripheral: a cameo only on screen for a few minutes. But I didnât find that⌠or at least his scenes were sufficiently memorable to seem much more substantial. The madness portrayed here is truly quite disturbing and threatening. Many of Letoâs scenes â such as the one with The Joker lying on the floor surrounded by weapons â are artfully done.
Margot Robbieâs Quinn although extremely sexualized â which will not be to the liking of some, but appeal to many male viewers â adds enormous charisma to her role. Will Smith also does his best with the material he has to inject some emotional heft into the father/daughter sub-plot.
Unfortunately this is all done against a fractured and frankly nonsensical story with inconsistencies and loose ends too numerous to list. (Oh, OK, Iâll do a few):
A super-being dispatches armies and nukes from hundred of miles away, yet canât swat a couple of inconvenient humans at 10 paces?
A large early part of the film is filled with backstories (which I donât necessarily object to for context) but here they are done in an extremely patchy manner: a number of the characters are sketched out so lightly that they might as well be wearing the red Star Trek shirts!
Wallerâs motivations (and certainly her sociopathic actions at some points in the plot) are nebulous and donât bear scrutiny. Why exactly does she thing a âbloke who can shoot wellâ can do diddly-squat against a super-being spewing gravity defying electrical displays on the other side of the city?
Is this really a âDirty Dozenâ? Many of the super-villains seem to be not so bad after all⌠you know⌠with consciences and everythingâŚ. (Iâm sure you could find ten times worse down behind Southampton docks on a Friday night).
And while some of the cinematography (Roman Vasyanov, âFuryâ) and lighting is memorable, there are some cinema basics (like dark subtitles on a dark background) that seem just plain careless.
With a huge BvS quotient of 0.7 this should really have been much better. To put it another way, you could have made ten of last weekâs 4-Fad film âThe Shallowsâ for the cost of this (and stuck a better ending on it with the change).
Memorable visuals, but not a memorable film.
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