Caught Suicide Squad last night, the old one from 2016.
It's DC's anti-Justice League. It shouldn't work on screen but somehow parts of it did.
Like Marvel, DC, being an old comics house too, has lots of lesser-known and in some cases completely unknown characters to fool around with. Slipknot is one. Who?
Yep, Suicide Squad is a ragtag of B and C-List jailbird metas tasked with disciplining the uber-evil slinky Enchantress. The squad includes interesting super-villains like Deadshot and Diablo.
Besides Harley Quinn, Killer Croc is the probably most famous. The unknown Slipknot only lasts five minutes. Still, he did get a whole five!
But, predictably, it is Harley Quinn who steals the show. It might as well have been her film, played brilliantly by the screen-chewing Margot Robbie, clearly on a roll as she went to do more Harleying in Birds of Prey (yet to see it).
Other high points in SS were Jared Leto's Joker, which he does so well. After Heath Ledger's untimely death it was hard to find a plausible Joker, but Leto pulls it off superbly with his insane slow cackle and gangsta teeth.
Another treat for Affleck fans is the short cameo of our Ben's fantastic Batman, who, like Henry Cavil's Superman, defined the roles for a new generation. I'm with them and a real treat to see the Bat again in this flick.
I've yet to see the latest bash at Suicide Squad. It requires payment so I'm waiting. This is Yorkshire!
Have you seen the Squad?
Yes, ive seen it, its a bit clunky, David Ayer directed it, fresh from Fury which is incredible, Suicide Squad was supposed to be all practical effects with the Joker being the main villain, Warner Bros interfered with the finished cut after the popularity of the Bohemian Rhapsody trailer created by a separate company that just create trailers, compare the trailers from the first teaser to the final trailer
ReplyDeleteInteresting Mish, I didn't know about the trailers. Bohemian Rhapsody is in the film for a few seconds isn't it. Fury is the Brad Pitt tank film isn't it.
DeleteI meant MJ! Oops!
DeleteIts not the best film, but probably better than Birds of Prey, which was irredeemably charmless. Will Smith gets far too much screen time, whereas Harley Quinn and Rick Flagg really make the film. Enchantress doesnt really get much explanation, so you just have to roll with it all. Jared Leto is fabulous as the Joker, truly menacing and quite psychotic. However, I much prefer the second version (even though I dont understand why it came about) - its gory as hell, but fantastically good fun (with a proper villain!) and feeds into the fabulous 'Peacemaker' series (which has just finished Season 2). Its well worth paying for! Bill
ReplyDeleteThat's not me commenting about Bohemian Rhapsody Woodsy, that's Marky Bats.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen Suicide Squad.
My bad!
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