Suicide Squad

[Sir Slash]

I wonder what Lego Boobies look like? Do you reckon they attach or are they painted on?

[BanzaiCat]

Painted, no doubt. But if you Google it...the Internet will not disappoint.

[bayonetbrant]

But if you Google it...the Internet will not disappoint.

yep
http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-8-worst-x-men-ever_p2/

but unfortunately this is now Schrodinger's Porn: The act of publicly observing that there are none guarantees someone will create some.

[Sir Slash]

Those look more like Star Wars Blasters than boobies. But OK, snap-on.

[Staggerwing]

Lego Fembot?

[Centurion40]

I saw Suicide Squad tonight and would rate it as fair. It looked good, the performances seemed fine, but it was missing something. It just didn't take off as I would have hoped. 40Jr gave it 10 out of 10; he's 12. I'd say it was on par with the Ghosterbusters reboot.

Oddly, I found the climactic battle in Suicide Squad more similar to the climactic battle in the original Ghostbusters than the climactic battle in the reboot Ghostbusters!

[mirth]

Just back from seeing with the kids. They loved it. I'd give it a 'B'. It's on par with some of the lesser Marvel movies (both Thors, Cap 1). Here are my initial thoughts:

Plot: There is one. It's pretty much irrelevant. Don't give it any thought, the movie surely doesn't.

Margot Robbie is great. She owns the Harley Quinn role the way Heath Ledger owned the Joker or Mark Ruffalo has done with Banner/Hulk. It's hard to imagine anyone else in the role.

Jared Leto was underwhelming as the Joker. Not terrible and he tries to give it a fresh take, but it's hard to not compare him to past great Jokers (Ledger, Hamill) and find Leto's performance lacking.

Will Smith is pretty much Will Smith. If you like him in everything else you've ever seen him in, you'll be happy with him here.

Viola Davis is fantastic. She absolutely owns this movie. Take her out of it and the entertainment value drops by half. She makes Sam Jackson's Nick Fury look like a pussy. I hope she has a significant role in future DC movies.

The rest of the cast is kinda just there. Diablo is more interesting than most and this is the first movie with Jai Courtney that didn't make me hate Jai Courtney (mainly because he is unrecognizable as Jai Courtney).

Not a great movie, but a solid entry. They haven't quite figured out the print money formula of Marvel, but DC is definitely trying to universe build and succeeding for the most part.

[mirth]

Oh and at least 30 minutes could have been cut out of Suicide Squad without losing anything.

[mirth]

This article pretty much nails the situation for DC/Warner.

http://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/suicide-squad-box-office-1201832235/

[Steelgrave]

Great review, Mirth. Sounds like a movie I might take in if I find time, but more likely I'll catch it on Amazon down the road.

[mirth]

Great review, Mirth. Sounds like a movie I might take in if I find time, but more likely I'll catch it on Amazon down the road.

You can definitely wait for it, Steelie. I mainly went for the kids. These comic book movies are like crack for their little brains  ;D

[Centurion40]

Good review mirth, but I didn't buy Viola Davis' performance at all. I found it one dimensional. And Enchantress almost made me chuckle at one point. She would fit well into the Ghostbusters reboot.

[mirth]

Good review mirth, but I didn't buy Viola Davis' performance at all. I found it one dimensional.

We'll have to agree to disagree then. I thought she delivered what the part required - serious badassery.

TBH,  I thought the only character with any nuance was Diablo. The rest were pretty standard tropes.

[mirth]

I totally agree about Enchantress. The bad guys were an after thought. Completely without threat. Mr Stay Puft would have been more menacing.

[airboy]

Ghostbusters was not very successful at the box office.

See: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2016

Suicide Squad has already out-earned it.