archer Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 Watched through the trailer twice and still didn't spot Nathan Fillion. I think his role was Arms Fall Off Boy. https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Arm-Fall-Off-Boy_(Pre-Zero_Hour) I've been looking forward to hearing him say whatever catchphrase they come up for him. Christopher R Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 Quote And yet, this is the only actually *fun* DC film series now? I'm getting the impression that this isn't a sequel so much as a full reboot. As in "here's how we should have done this the first time" but without Joker. I really like the Suicide Squad concept (at least, as Ostrander built it in the 80s) but its not supposed to be full of fun. Its one of DC's darker titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Christopher R Taylor said: but the CGI on the weasel and King Shark look pretty weak the CGI is always getting polished until release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Christopher R Taylor said: Sending them against Starro is just a bit over the top, why not send them out against a more modest threat the first time out, then give them something really awful in the sequel?? Because it's the Suicide Squad. They go up against whomever Waller says they're going up against. 4 hours ago, Christopher R Taylor said: Sending them against Starro is just a bit over the top, why not send them out against a more modest threat the first time out, then give them something really awful in the sequel?? Because it's the Suicide Squad. They go up against whomever Waller says they're going up against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 Quote Because it's the Suicide Squad. They go up against whomever Waller says they're going up against. I'm talking about plotting and crafting an effective story, not "can you explain why they are doing this in the setting" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 The entire comic series tended to be based around them doing whatever Waller told them to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 3 hours ago, DoctorImpossible said: Big dumb violent fun. That also describes the aspirations of the first Suicide Squad movie. It was dumb and violent, but it wasn't much fun. I'm skeptical that even James Gunn can elevate the core premise to the point where it escapes its intrinsic dumbness and delivers on the fun. But I'm willing to be proven wrong. Christopher R Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 On 6/25/2021 at 3:14 PM, zslane said: But I'm willing to be proven wrong. I lost that ability a long time ago, when the track record shows it's a massive long shot especially. Or when, like here, you're offering up that hope as a form of damnation by faint praise. At least if you ask me to pony up $9 and an afternoon of my time. Maybe if it shows up on Prime Video. It's a little easier to find a time slot to watch a movie, and obviously, I get to do it from home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 Wait a few days, until people you trust see the movie first and read or listen to their reviews before you decide to see it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 I doubt anything will come out that I will want to see in the theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted June 27, 2021 Report Share Posted June 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Christopher R Taylor said: I doubt anything will come out that I will want to see in the theater. I can't argue with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted June 27, 2021 Report Share Posted June 27, 2021 I am already planning to see Black Widow, Shang Chi, Ghostbusters, and Free Guy. That's about the limit for me. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted June 27, 2021 Report Share Posted June 27, 2021 I am more curious about Eternals than I am about Black Widow or Shang Chi, but even there the teaser was underwhelming, and I really expect/want to be whelmed. C'mon Marvel, you can do better than this! (Oops, sorry, this is the DC thread...) There isn't anything from DC I am eager to see. I had cautious hope for Matt Reeve's Batman movie, but having seen what they did with their so-called "Riddler", I am less enthused about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 27, 2021 Report Share Posted June 27, 2021 I think they should stop making Batman movies and do a TV show of him doing low end detective street work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted June 27, 2021 Report Share Posted June 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Christopher R Taylor said: I think they should stop making Batman movies and do a TV show of him doing low end detective street work. They already did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 27, 2021 Report Share Posted June 27, 2021 And they could do so again, following that kind of pattern and concept. Batman should be a detective, not a martial artist with a plan. "World's Greatest Detective" and all that. That animated series is the best thing that has ever been put on screen for Batman. They got the character right, they understood the setting. slikmar and Ternaugh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted June 27, 2021 Report Share Posted June 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Christopher R Taylor said: That animated series is the best thing that has ever been put on screen for Batman. Well, yeah, they got the spirit of the character and setting right, but the execution was just plain awful in so many ways. It is actually kinda sad that any of us feel compelled to agree with the above statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 10 hours ago, zslane said: There isn't anything from DC I am eager to see. I had cautious hope for Matt Reeve's Batman movie, but having seen what they did with their so-called "Riddler", I am less enthused about it. Rumor is, and stop me if you heard this before about a DC movie, that early reviews are ripping it so much, there is a lot of reshoots going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 Has Whedon been brought in to supervise the reshoots? Too soon? Matt the Bruins, pinecone, Lawnmower Boy and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 6 hours ago, Bazza said: Has Whedon been brought in to supervise the reshoots? Too soon? He'd just Wash out. dougmacd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorImpossible Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 7 hours ago, mattingly said: He'd just Wash out. I don't really think DC was trying to poach Whedon to take over their film department for any long term basis. He was just there for that brief time and then gone, in and out like, oh I don't know... ...a leaf on the wind? CaptainCoulson and DeleteThisAccount 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 hour ago, DoctorImpossible said: I don't really think DC was trying to poach Whedon to take over their film department for any long term basis. He was just there for that brief time and then gone, in and out like, oh I don't know... ...a leaf on the wind? I certainly don't think that they would Book him again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 James Gunn managed to get hired at WB (and rehired at Disney), so anything is possible. Especially in Hollywood. The general public has a rather short memory, even if hardcore fans do not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Its not impossible that in a few years Disney will buy Time/Warner... and DC in the process. Let that sink in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 So we get a decent Superman film with Henry Cavill because Kevin Feige is producing? Matt the Bruins, Grailknight and archer 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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