"boredalways" (boredalway666)
02/26/2020 at 20:05 • Filed to: Movielopnik, Filmlopnik, Harley Quinn, Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey, Review, movie review, Carspotting |  1
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I don’t understand why this has underperformed, especially in the States. It has nothing to do with the studio butchered bastard that was Suicide Squad (at least the soft reboot will be R-rated and directed by James Gunn) .
It’s hilarious. It’s batshit crazy. It hasn’t been neutered. The energy of the film is highly kinetic with few slow, but necessary, moments. There are plenty of subtle sight gags, so much so that I had a hard time keeping up. Plus IMO, none of the characters on screen felt disposable.
And the carspotting in the movie was a pleasant surprise: Black Mask is chauffeured around in an old school Rolls, Black Canary, rocks a Jaguar XJS convertible, and Huntress rocks a Triumph Street Triple RS!
If you’ve been on the fence about seeing it, please try to see it on the big screen while you still can . Go for a matinee, or even a Tuesday discount day, but especially if you have an AMC or Regal subscription (since MoviePass murdered themselves to death ). If not, then at least do a digital rental.
It truly deserves a sequel!
Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> boredalways
02/26/2020 at 20:15 |
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Meh... I’ll wait for it to come out on Netflix and then watch it on my phone...
lol
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boredalways
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
02/26/2020 at 20:24 |
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Booo! See it at a theater that sells booze.
Chuckles
> boredalways
02/26/2020 at 20:30 |
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Birds of Prey is a great movie. I saw it opening day. It’s a lot of fun. I think that the timing was rough and it might have done better in the summer. I also rewatched Suicide Squad the night before. That movie was so bad that I can understand it keeping people away from BoP.
HammerheadFistpunch
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
02/26/2020 at 20:31 |
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The AV club equiv. Of "I'll buy it used in 5 years"
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Chuckles
02/26/2020 at 20:49 |
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I’m wondering if the original (pre reshoot) version of suicide squad will ever be released.
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boredalways
> gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
02/26/2020 at 21:53 |
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I hope so. At least the extended cut showed more of Leto’s Joker. But let’s be honest, David Ayers admitted that Joker should have been the main bad guy to begin with.
At least we have the animated thrill rides of Batman: Assault on Arkham and Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay!
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boredalways
> HammerheadFistpunch
02/26/2020 at 21:54 |
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No one said you had to buy it
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Chuckles
> boredalways
02/27/2020 at 08:38 |
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Jared Leto's Joker was the worst part of Suicide Squad. I am so glad that he didn't show up in Birds of Prey, and the whole abusive relationship with him and Harley was just bad.
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Chuckles
> gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
02/27/2020 at 08:39 |
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If there's more than 30 seconds of Jared Leto in that version, I'll pass.
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boredalways
> Chuckles
02/27/2020 at 14:43 |
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We may never know what Leto’s Joker truly was because the studio insisted on using so little of his work onscreen, then compounded the negative perception by using him as bait and switch to market the film.