Suicide Squad 2 to be directed by James Gunn

[GreenRanger-Kush]

Just finished the movie, 7.9/10. Better than the previous one. But the gore got boring after awhile. It being only 2 hours is refreshing.

Will rewatch again with a huge joint, should be fun.

 

[greygoose]

Or the obvious is that Marvel is way better. No one likes to acknowledge that Harley Quinn is a box office disaster.

The only DC villain the general audience cares for is the Joker - and that film made over 1 billion.

It would be like Marvel putting Loki on screen for the first time but without the Avengers. The general audience wouldn't care for it, pretty much like they don't care for Harley.

 

[Mogli]

$26.5 million opening
Recent R-rated openings are Conjuring 3: $24 million, Mortal Kombat: $23.3 million, both with HBO Max release and about 1,000 less theaters than The Suicide Squad.

 

[Wor-Gar]

No one has mentioned that Taika is in everything now. He's the new SLJ.

He's the new Andy Serkis.

 

[matticus]

The only DC villain the general audience cares for is the Joker - and that film made over 1 billion.

It would be like Marvel putting Loki on screen for the first time but without the Avengers. The general audience wouldn't care for it, pretty much like they don't care for Harley.

The Marvel brand is powerful. I think a Loki movie would do better than what you think.

Doesn't move thwaters split box office earnings? Must not be that bad of a move if you are taking in all the money on your streaming platform. Problem is it is free on HBO MAX and not have to pay an extra fee like with Widow, so not totally sure what the execs are doing.

 

[jye4ever]

There is a reason why Warner Media dumped WB and their CEO was fired lol

 

[greygoose]

The Marvel brand is powerful. I think a Loki movie would do better than what you think.

It would do OK now yes but with regards to Harley Quinn - it would be like Marvel dropping a Loki solo film in 2009/10, or even a Thanos film pre-Avengers. It just wouldn't work or do the numbers.

Black Widow only works now because she's gradually become popular over the 10 or so years.

 

[matticus]

It would do OK now yes but with regards to Harley Quinn - it would be like Marvel dropping a Loki solo film in 2009/10, or even a Thanos film pre-Avengers. It just wouldn't work or do the numbers.

Black Widow only works now because she's gradually become popular over the 10 or so years.

Harley will never work in it's current iteration cause the character is dumb and trashy like Leto Joker. BW would've been a box office hit post-CW/pre-Endgame. Captain Marvel made 1 billion, no cameo before. The MCU connectivity is a big deal.

Harley just brings some cringe-y comic relief and should be regulated to playing off the Joker. BW is a Russian assassin. People tend to forget Harley was a former psychiatrist that all of a sudden knows how to mow down hundreds of well-trained men. The WB/DC dropped the ball on building the general audience and won't recover the current DCEU.

 

[greygoose]

Captain Marvel made 1 billion, no cameo before. The MCU connectivity is a big deal.

Captain Marvel only made that because as you say - because it's Marvel and people knew Endgame was next. The film is utter crap. Just because it's MCU doesn't excuse it from being bad. The MCU is littered with mediocrity.

 

[matticus]

Captain Marvel only made that because as you say - because it's Marvel and people knew Endgame was next. The film is utter crap. Just because it's MCU doesn't excuse it from being bad. The MCU is littered with mediocrity.

But the brand sells. That's the point. The good will built up is still paying off - with mediocre material right now.

 

[greygoose]

But the brand sells. That's the point. The good will built up is still paying off - with mediocre material right now.

It's the fans that ultimately suffer because of the success. Guardians 3 aside, there's nothing else I want to see in the MCU Phase 4. Not even watched Loki or Winter Soldier series - I just have no interest, which is rather sad tbh.

 

[Otomofan]

I will never understand the appeal or fascination with Harley Quinn as a character in any of her forms.

I bought the complete Batman: The Animated Series bluray last year and re-watched every single episode. As soon as Harley came on screen, I'd groan inside cause I knew the next 22 minutes were gonna be a chore to sit through.

She's utterly obnoxious and has the most grating voice in cartoons outside of Tress MacNeille. I never found her cute, funny, sexy, or interesting. Just annoying. She pretty much ruins all the Joker episodes. Even when the show first aired, I just never understood why nerds thought she was cool and was excited that she was coming to the regular DC Universe.


Ever since they changed her costume from that stupid jester thing to basically something a hooker would wear, she's even worse.

I like Margot Robbie. She was great in "Wolf of Wall Street" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." But every time she opens her mouth in character as Harley it's like nails on a chalkboard. And she doesn't come off as "crazy"....just sub 80 IQ stupid.

I could almost understand the fascination cause Bruce Timm draws "sexy" girls, and on the cartoon Harley looked fine when she wasn't wearing the costume. But the costume is so stupid looking. Why did nerds in the 90s find that sexy?? Why did King Nerd Kevin Smith like this dumb character so much he named his only child after her?

I'll never understand. I can tell you this though...next time I re-watch B:TAS I'm skipping any episode with her in it.

 

[Asta]

 

[matticus]

All I can think about after the movie:

Spoiler

 

[Wor-Gar]

I will never understand the appeal or fascination with Harley Quinn as a character in any of her forms.

I bought the complete Batman: The Animated Series bluray last year and re-watched every single episode. As soon as Harley came on screen, I'd groan inside cause I knew the next 22 minutes were gonna be a chore to sit through.

She's utterly obnoxious and has the most grating voice in cartoons outside of Tress MacNeille. I never found her cute, funny, sexy, or interesting. Just annoying. She pretty much ruins all the Joker episodes. Even when the show first aired, I just never understood why nerds thought she was cool and was excited that she was coming to the regular DC Universe.


Ever since they changed her costume from that stupid jester thing to basically something a hooker would wear, she's even worse.

I like Margot Robbie. She was great in "Wolf of Wall Street" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." But every time she opens her mouth in character as Harley it's like nails on a chalkboard. And she doesn't come off as "crazy"....just sub 80 IQ stupid.

I could almost understand the fascination cause Bruce Timm draws "sexy" girls, and on the cartoon Harley looked fine when she wasn't wearing the costume. But the costume is so stupid looking. Why did nerds in the 90s find that sexy?? Why did King Nerd Kevin Smith like this dumb character so much he named his only child after her?

I'll never understand. I can tell you this though...next time I re-watch B:TAS I'm skipping any episode with her in it.

Tells you more about the audience than the character.

 

[matticus]

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/suic...-or-something-else-to-blame-a187047#gs.7xr8z2
https://www.comicbookmovie.com/suic...ide-squad-and-birds-of-prey-a187048#gs.7xr94p

 

[Johnny Utah]

We get it Matticus. You hate the film.

 

[matticus]

We get it Matticus. You hate the film.

Discussing a film on a forum, yes.

 

[greygoose]

Discussing a film on a forum, yes.

 

[matticus]

We get it Matticus. You hate the film.