I came back from watching the Suicide Squad movie.
This is a really good movie on several levels.
This movie is a cross between Deadpool film the Dirty Dozen.
This film is filled with nods and injokes. One injoke is that cruel things are hinted to happen towards small stuffed unicorns. If you seen the Deadpool film, you know what I am talking about. But the, “by who”, is the funniest part.
One of the best direct nods of respect in this film is the brief shot of a live action version of a work of art of Harley Quinn and the Joker by the comic artist Alex Ross.
The cast and acting are solid.
Will Smith and Margot Robbie steal the show. Mr Smith plays a solid villain.
I am not sure if the accent slip by Ms Robbie the end was intentional, as a diversion. So, I am not judging that.
The rest of the cast are good. Jay Hernandez nails the quiet, introspective El Diablo perfectly.
The music is good. Great mix of old and new songs.
The plot. Oh, this plot.
I guess this could be considered an act of karmic justice, because the plot of this movie is what I would have hoped for the Ghostbusters remake.
This movie plays like a psychotic version of a Ghostbusters remake. But, in a very good way.
This could be why the SJWs hate this film. The Suicide Squad film did the Ghostbusters genre better than them, without any trying.
I predict that Honest Trailers will likely nickname this movie some version of, “Psycho Ghostbusters”, or “Psychobusters”.
The stinger scene in the middle of the credits is just icing on the cake. And there is no stringer scene after the credits. Just that one scene.
Now, while this movie is about villains, Waller takes the case as the move villainous person in the movie. She is a stone cold psychopath.
Flagg is not that far behind Waller, but he has a few redeeming traits.
It is shown a number of times, that as twisted as they are, that underneath all their psychosis Harley and Deadshot are still decent human beings. That this is hope for them. Though, the movie sometimes takes this to the point of it being heartbreaking for those two characters, and El Diablo.
Now, the Joker. Jerod Leto’s interpretation of the Joker is something to be seen.
While Jack Nicholson’s Joker was a stone cold killer, murdering people just for laughs.
And Heath Ledger’s Joker is a sick deranged madman trying to deal with a sick joke about the world that only he knows.
Jerod Leto’s Joker is different. Jerod Leto’s Joker is a monster. But, unlike other interpretations, there are still a few shreds of humanity left in this Joker. There are scenes in this movie, where the Joker does something very bad, but then he is scene literally fighting himself, with him them deciding to do the right thing, even though the right thing is done in a very twisted manner.
I look forward to see Jerod Leto’s Joker in the future. His look is a little off from the usually Joker. But, there is depth in this interpretation of the Joker, and this Joker is not an empty shell. In this Joker, you can see glimpses of what Harley sees in the Joker that makes her love him so much.
My one complaint about the production of this movie is the editing. It is a two hour movie, but there are some very sharp, abrupt edits. And the worst part is there are a few jokes in the previews that were not in the film.
For example, we still do not know what Deadshot asked to drink at the bar.
As such, I give this film a 7 out of 10. But, should they release a Director’s Cut of this movie, with those scenes put back into the film, I would give that version of Suicide Squad a solid 8 out of 10.
Faust For Science 3 years, 5 months ago.
