What do you think of the actress playing you in the movie??????

kpowers said:

EmmaMcG said:

kpowers said:

What do you think of the actress playing you in the movie??????

She's good. Nowhere near as good as the animated series version though. The accent seems to come and go at will. But when she looks as good as she does, it's tough to be too hard on her. I've always liked Margot Robbie. Even back when she was in Neighbours (the Australian soap opera, not the shit Zac Efron movie) Have you seen Suicide Squad yet? [Edited 8/6/16 23:52pm]

not yet, so far behind on movies

kpowers said:

EmmaMcG said:

She's good. Nowhere near as good as the animated series version though. The accent seems to come and go at will. But when she looks as good as she does, it's tough to be too hard on her. I've always liked Margot Robbie. Even back when she was in Neighbours (the Australian soap opera, not the shit Zac Efron movie) Have you seen Suicide Squad yet? [Edited 8/6/16 23:52pm]

It's funny, I've read reviews where it was written that she had the ONLY great performance in the movie. The critics demanded she get her own feature film centered around her character. No doubt sexy actresses often get more attention than they should, simply because of their looks. But at times they are not given due credit for a great performance, simply because they are so attractive.

I plan to see this movie this week, will let you know what I think

Pokeno4Money said:

EmmaMcG said:

Like I say, she's good, just not as good as the animated series version. Giving her her own movie would be pushing it a bit but I could definitely imagine her and the Joker as villains in the next Batman movie. Personally, I thought Jared Leto gave the best performance. He's different from Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger but kind of like what you'd get if you crossed the two of them and added a bit of Mark Hamill. Shame most of his scenes were cut... The lady who plays Amanda Waller is fantastic too. And even Will Smith, who I don't like, was good.

That's true about Jared, the critics said the same thing ... great performance but way too small a part to have much of an impact on the film.

I enjoyed this movie very much. It was like watching the animated series coming to life, once again. The direction established with Man of Steel and BvS is felt throughout the film. Any of these characters can easily slip into one another's movies with ease. I did not know anything about Suicide Squad before viewing this film. Harley Quinn, Killer Croc (animated series) and Katana (Beware the Batman), were the only characters I was familiar with.


First things first… the most obvious standout of the film, Ms. Harley Quinn. Margot Robbie, NAILS IT!!! I couldn’t imagine any other actress, bringing Harley to life, at this magnitude. With an awesome performance by Jared Leto as the Joker, I was watching the “Mad Love” comic book come to life on the big screen. It was amazing, and I am super impressed!!! Jared Leto… WOW! There is no comparing him with previous actors, as he took the Joker in a completely different direction than ever shown before. He made the role unique, and completely his own! He wasn’t scheming against Batman or Gotham City, he was simply trying to get his Harley, yet there were scenes established, that you could see this Joker, killing Jason Todd. His presence throughout the film, reminded you why Harley does what she does.



Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, Diablo, Echantress, Amanda Waller, Rick Flag, Killer Croc (Hitu from Ace Ventura When Nature Calls), were all well cast and played their parts well. None of them seemed to be miscast and a waste of a good character, like Mercy Graves in BvS. I have to applaud the film makers for having the balls to stick to comic book source material, even more so than Marvel does with their films.

Batman’s presence was felt throughout the film and tied the universe together. It made the story better for me as well.

TheBatman said:

EmmaMcG said:

Yeah, I thought Jared Leto was really good but he wasn't in it enough. Hopefully he'll be the main villain in the next Batman movie. Esepcially if they're doing that Arkham Asylum movie that's been rumoured. I could definitely imagine him and Harley taking over the Asylum. And before Batman can get to them he'd have to get past the other inmates. I agree that it was very much like the animated series, which to me, is still the definitive Batman. Is the Mad Love comic you mentioned similar to the Mad Love episode of the animated series?

Yes, the animated series did an episode based on the book.

I disagree about the Joker's screen time. It helped the movie imo. Since he is not part of the "Squad," his character had enough time to convince you that Harley loved this maniac. But I do agree with you, they would be perfect as the villains in any upcoming Batman film.

I've just seen the film and on the plus side I have to say it I prefer this film to Batman Vs Superman, not once did I look at my watch (usually when I do that in a movie theatre that means I'm losing interest in what I'm watching). Margot Robbie is a scream as Harley Quinn, she should get her own film with the Joker....like a Bonnie & Clyde type of film. Is Jarad Leto better than Heath Ledger as the Joker? The answer is No, but he made the role his own, with the amount of time he had on the screen. But the stand out for me was Viola Davis as Amanda Waller....she is a cold hearted bad ass and the real villain of the film. I think she is an amazing actress (How To Get Away With Murder? is one of my fav shows......give her another Emmy Now!) Everyone else was solid as well. The only negative for me was the overuse of songs in nearly every scene, and a cliché ending. I would like liked so see the Squad join forces with the Enchantress and that would have been a cool cliff hanger, and a great lead into The Justice League Film. I give it a 4 out of 5 I will now look forward for the Blu Ray to watch all the extras etc when its released later this year.

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Yes we are quite a litigious society these days ...

http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/08/09/suicide-squad-moviegoer-suing-warner-bros-for-falsely-advertisin/

Disgruntled by Suicide Squad's so-called false advertising, the moviegoer is sharing his plans to sue Warner Bros. & DC Entertainment for wrongly showing some of The Joker’s scenes in its preview trailers.

Posting to r/movies, the user had lots to say about how fed up he is with Suicide Squad and Hollywood’s tendency to delete scenes shown in trailers. He writes, “Suicide Squad trailers showcased several SPECIFIC Joker scenes that I had to pay for the whole movie just so that I can go watch those SPECIFIC SCENES that WB/DC had advertised in their trailers and TV spots...Non [sic] of these scenes were in the movie. I drove 300 miles to London to go watch these specific scenes they had explicitly advertised in their TV ads...and they didn't show them to me.”

Pokeno4Money said:

I spent all year looking forward to this movie, but I'm a sucker for checking reviews (bad habit) and they completely put me off. Plus, it seems Jared Leto's part is quite smaller than I thought, so I may just wait and catch this later on

thekidsgirl said:

As I find out more about the Suicide Squad team and the comics, I am even more impressed with the film. They really adhered to the comic book material.

In this day and age of superhero movies, it is extremely refreshing to see these movies being brought to life, directly from the pages. I have to scratch my head, at what seems to be such harsh criticism of the movie. It's a comic book movie, what the hell do you want??? They are well done as just they are!

I love both world's of DC and Marvel. But the Marvel films usually fall flat (except Winter Soldier), and do not follow the comics as well as DC films have been doing, ever since Snyder took the helm. I'm looking forward to ALL the DC films coming down the pike!

TheBatman said:

EmmaMcG said:

EmmaMcG said:

TheBatman said:

As I find out more about the Suicide Squad team and the comics, I am even more impressed with the film. They really adhered to the comic book material.

In this day and age of superhero movies, it is extremely refreshing to see these movies being brought to life, directly from the pages. I have to scratch my head, at what seems to be such harsh criticism of the movie. It's a comic book movie, what the hell do you want??? They are well done as just they are!

I love both world's of DC and Marvel. But the Marvel films usually fall flat (except Winter Soldier), and do not follow the comics as well as DC films have been doing, ever since Snyder took the helm. I'm looking forward to ALL the DC films coming down the pike!

There seems to be some concerted effort to sabotage the DC movies. Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad are far from perfect but they are enjoyable movies and nowhere near as bad as a lot of reviews have made out. Though even the bad reviews have praised Ben Affleck as Batman and Jared Leto as The Joker so I wonder what excuse they'll use to criticise the next Batman movie.

now with all this drama surrounding Wonder Woman (2017) it makes you go https://www.yahoo.com/mov...84726.html IMO the trailer looked really good to me (and I loved the 70s tv show with Lynda Carter).

Despite the mixed reviews it made alot of money 'Suicide Squad Passes $500 Million At Box Office' http://www.forbes.com/sit...f647b97dcb

Goddess4Real said:

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