Enchantress' brother and his armies were "well known?" I must have missed that because in the movie I watched they were brand new threats that basically appeared out of thin air.
And who SHOULD they have sent instead of Harley? The army? They did. But they didn't know if the army would be enough. So they went with the crazies as well. And do you know that even Green Berets sometimes freeze up in combat? Watch that documentary series "No Man Left Behind" if you want to see a real life example or two. Harley demonstrated time and again to US law enforcement/the government that she could clear a room of highly trained combatants without breaking a sweat AND she was guaranteed to never freeze up like that guy on the stairs in Saving Private Ryan. And these were literal monsters they were going up against, not human terrorists. As she so eloquently said in the film she's actually used to see such nightmares anytime she goes off her meds. In an insane world she was the sanest choice, it's how these movies work.
And they didn't need "origin" movies to establish these characters as villains first. Did we get prequels before the bad guys went to work in The Dirty Dozen or Escape from New York? Of course not.
I also love the notion that Batman won't ever apprehend a criminal who has a kid with him.
"New rules sir?"
"Yeah, the guy who murdered hundreds is taking a walk with his kid so I have to let him go."
"Why exactly?"
"Because of my parents Alfred, because of my parents."
"But you aren't going to murder him. You're just going to take him to jail right?"
"But...the child..."
"You dress as a ****ing BAT and literally scare the **** out of people for hours on end every night, probably quite a few kids too, are you really going to just let him go to kill and orphan hundreds more? Isn't that helping the criminals?"
"We've always been criminals Alfred."
Yeah, **** that.
I prefer:
SWOOP KICK PUNCH
Kid: "Aiiieee!"
Batman: "Sorry you had to see that kid, but your dad had it coming. His victims weren't so lucky." *disappears*
As it stood in the actual film Batman gave Deadshot the option to go quietly so that the kid wouldn't be traumatized anyway and *he did* so even then it's a non-issue.
I know you probably haven't read many Batman comics considering you hadn't read The Dark Knight Returns until BvS came out, but there isn't one instance in which Batman has done that. Didn't do it in the comics, didn't do it in the cartoons, didn't do it in the other films. In fact, there have been instances in the comics in which he goes out of his way to make sure a criminal's kid isn't around. Batman understands more than anyone how losing a parent affects a child (especially when it happens in front of them)--not only with his personal experience but three Robins also went through it. Now it's ok because Batfleck? The writers messed up writing him as a hero that would intentionally risk putting a child in the middle of a potential fight just so the audience could see how much Deadshot loves his daughter. And I still don't see why Batman would need Waller to give him a head's up on Deadshot's whereabouts in Gotham except to further the ****** plot device that Batman and Waller need to work together because reasons.
She liked his story arc and felt bad for him. She said it was a "really exciting movie". She really enjoyed Batman v Superman, but she liked all the different characters in this film too. She said she wanted me to take her again before it leave the theaters lol. 
Just got back from seeing it again. I took my parents to this showing since they enjoy the DC shows & films as well as Marvel's films. They're 50 and aren't geeks by any means, they only know what they've seen in the films & shows. Here are there thoughts:
Mom: Really liked Harley! Thought she was the best character. She thought all the actors did a good job, and thought that Leto's Joker was more sinister than the others. She thought he looked scary, especially with his "weird teeth". Her 1st question when the lights came up was about Diablo, she was asking if he was really gone
Dad: He really liked the film, better than BvS. He thought BvS was kind of slow. His favorite parts were the Batman scenes, he thinks Affleck is the best part about these new films. He said that Leto's Joker was very different than Jack and Heath's, but he said he like the mobster feel he had to him. He said he liked all the action and the fire effects. He wants to see more Deadshot, said he was his favorite character in the squad. He said all the characters were really interesting and that the movie "had something for everyone" with the characters being different in personality from one another.
Side note: They got REALLY excited when the saw the Wonder Woman trailer. They said that I have to take them to the Thursday night showing with all my friends (I usually take them on Sunday afternoons when its slower). Lol, it was fun to see them so excited for a comic film.
Just got back from seeing it again. I took my parents to this showing since they enjoy the DC shows & films as well as Marvel's films. They're 50 and aren't geeks by any means, they only know what they've seen in the films & shows. Here are their thoughts:
Mom: Really liked Harley! Thought she was the best character. She thought all the actors did a good job, and thought that Leto's Joker was more sinister than the others. She thought he looked scary, especially with his "weird teeth". Her 1st question when the lights came up was about Diablo, she was asking if he was really gone
Dad: He really liked the film, better than BvS. He thought BvS was kind of slow. His favorite parts were the Batman scenes, he thinks Affleck is the best part about these new films. He said that Leto's Joker was very different than Jack and Heath's, but he said he like the mobster feel he had to him. He said he liked all the action and the fire effects. He wants to see more Deadshot, said he was his favorite character in the squad. He said all the characters were really interesting and that the movie "had something for everyone" with the characters being different in personality from one another.
Side note: They got REALLY excited when the saw the Wonder Woman trailer. They said that I have to take them to the Thursday night showing with all my friends (I usually take them on Sunday afternoons when its slower). Lol, it was fun to see them so excited for a comic film.
Great! Laughed at the "weird teeth"
This is tough to watch
omg. 
Great list.I really like some of those songs in the film.
youre a star Thank you for making this list
I can see SS2 not having Harley especially if they at gonna do that Harley lead film maybe Gotham City Sirens. Also she will probably appear in the solo Batman film.
How can anyone defend this garbage
This is so embarrasing for both of them
How can anyone defend this garbage
This is so embarrasing for both of them
