Suicide Squad (Extended Cut / Blu-ray)

This is a movie that quite unfairly gets ragged on (mostly by critics), as most of the DCEU movies have. That said, it is not a perfect movie and would have been better (I think) if they would have stuck to director David Ayer's vision and not tried to make it a clone of Guardians of the Galaxy, and just had a bunch of misfits that quip at each other. The story is that ARGUS, headed by Amanda Waller (played wonderfully by Viola Davis) forces a bunch of inmates, some with metahuman abilities to covertly battle threats that the government cannot handle, knowing that the government can disavow them and throw them under the bus if things go sideways. And, to force their cooperation, nanite bombs are implanted in their necks, in order to kill anyone who wants to try and escape. The movie is set after Batman v. Superman and references Superman's death, and Ben Affleck does have a couple of cameo appearances as Batman. And, the movie does do a bit of setup for the Justice League movie. The movie is mostly an origin story for the character of Harley Quinn (played by Margo Robbie) and to some extent Deadshot (played by Will Smith), and partly a mission story of the team trying to take down a 1000-year-old witch (played by Carla Delevingne). The team is headed by Special Forces officer Rick Flag (played by Joel Kinnaman, best known for the series The Killing), who tries to keep the bad guys in line. The movie also reintroduces the live-action Joker, played by Jared Leto, whose take on the character was totally different from any prior version of the character. Almost a punk rocker version of him. Leto was apparently pretty crazy devoted to the role in real life and did a very good job being psychotic. The big controversy over the movie is the extensive reshoots that WB forced Ayers to do to make the movie more like an MCU movie. His version would have had much less comedy, no pop songs, and would have been much more of a dark drama/action combination. After the Snyder Cut of Justice League was actually released fans are now clamoring for an Ayers cut of this movie. Whether it will actually come to pass, remains to be seen. For those who get the Blu-Ray, the movie looks and sounds great in HD. There are over an hour's worth of extras including several making of and behind the scenes features and a gag reel. Definitely, a lot if you like going through the bonus material. There are also two cuts of the movie, the theatrical version, which clocks in at just over two hours including the credits, and an extended version that really just has some extended scenes in it, that adds about 12 minutes of footage. Overall, the movie is much better than it was made out to be. I do think WB would have been better served to follow the MCU format of introducing the main characters in stand-alone movies before they got to the team-up movies. I think this movie would have worked a lot better if there was a stand-alone Batman movie that introduced this version of Joker and Harley Quinn in order to set up her capture, and then had the Suicide Squad movie be a follow up to that, instead of just throwing a bunch of new characters into a movie that only fans of the comics or Batman the Animated series would be familiar with. That said, it is still a good movie that could have been great if the studio would have left it alone and let Ayer make the movie he wanted to.

Very good movie

Movie review: It's a fun movie about weird characters played top-notch actors. It's a movie that fully embraces the look and feel of a superhero comic-book. And the soundtrack's great. What more do you want? I've seen this movie three times by now and I've enjoyed it all three times. In fact, it's gotten better with each viewing. What stands out to me on my latest viewing is that Will Smith, Margot Robbie, and the rest are truly talented performers. Warner/DC have got themselves a remarkable squad here and I hope they get to return plenty of times in the future. If I had to be fair and complain about one thing about the film, it's that the action scenes are just okay standard action-movie quality - which is fine - but it's not on the same level as the gorgeously shot and exquisitely choreographed Zack Snyder-style we've seen in the other DC movies. What comes with this purchase? This set comes with three discs, the Extended Blu-ray, the Theatrical Blu-ray, and the Theatrical DVD. Also included is the Ultraviolet Digital HD redemption code. Don't neglect the digital code, because the most interesting special features actually come with the digital version (more on that below). All three discs contain the same special features (which is a shame, because they could have taken advantage of all those extra discs to give us different special features on each disc). The extended version is English audio only, whereas multiple language options - and also an English descriptive audio track for the visually impaired - are included on the theatrical disc. There's no audio commentary track though (look for my rant on that below). Extended cut: This cut is only about 10 minutes longer than the theatrical cut, so don't expect a substantially different version of the movie, a la the Batman V Superman Ultimate Edition. If you remember seeing many shots in the trailers that never made it into the theatrical cut (e.g., Katana's eyes turning black, Killer Croc apparently attacking Katana, Harley aiming her baseball bat like a shotgun, numerous Joker scenes, etc.), unfortunately most of those scenes are still missing, because for some reason they failed to make it into this Extended Cut. Thankfully, the funny bar scene, where Harley's taking everyone's orders, did make it in though. I was waiting for that scene when watching in the theater and was upset that it wasn't in the movie, so I'm glad that's back. In addition to little added moments throughout the film, the biggest added scenes are a flashback scene of Harley & Joker involving a motorcycle chase and a couple of walking-talking scenes where all the characters are conversing and getting to know each other better. Special Features: Do not make the mistake of thinking all the special features are on the disc. The special features on the disc may seem a little bit lacking - it's just a few standard behind the scenes featurettes and a short gag reel (unfortunately no deleted scenes) - but the most interesting special features are actually part of the digital version. I redeemed my digital copy through VUDU, where you can access the special features by clicking on the Theatrical Version and choosing "Extras Plus" from the menu screen. There's a whole bunch of interesting extras in here, image galleries, videos that aren't on the disc, and more. The highlight has to be the cool 360° viewer feature, where you can move your phone/tablet device around in order to view Suicide Squad themed environments all around you through your device. They really should have advertised that these cool digital features are, in fact, included with this purchase, because I didn't even realize I had access to these features myself until I stumbled across them. Major complaint: Once again, this Blu-ray lacks a commentary track. I say once again, because the Batman V Superman Blu-ray also didn't have any commentary track. This is weird, because previous DC/Warner movies, Man of Steel & Watchmen, actually have the best commentaries I've seen for any home version release of any movie. Warner Bros releases used to do what they called a "Maximum Movie Mode" which is a director's commentary, combined with featurettes, for an interesting and immersive behind-the-scenes look at the movie that was better than a regular commentary. It's upsetting enough that we no longer get that feature, but the complete lack of any regular audio commentary at all is a big negative for this Blu-ray. I wanted to hear what David Ayer, and the actors, etc. had to say about the movie. Whoever's in charge of these releases, you're making a mistake leaving out the commentaries.

I don't see why all the critical hate for Suicide Squad. It was an unexpected entry in the DCEU (Yes I know there's the comic book series but never thought there were be a film, but had been announced in 2015. The movie itself feels like a lighten up extension to Batman v. Superman, whilist Ben Affleck's Batman makes a brief cameo in a total of 5-6 minutes of screen time. But I would say the film was more of a Harley Quinn and Joker movie than a movie with villains of the DC universe not many people know much thereforeof, with the exception of Deadshot and Killer Croc. It feels as though this is part of Batman movie chronology when you think about it: Joker, Harley, Deadshot and Killer Croc in this along with villains I have heard of before like Diablo and Katana. As for Enchantress, I didn't like her as a character or her overall aesthetic. Her actress sucked. And her character being a villain to the villains that end up being anti-heroes at the end. Very misunderstood but confusing. The #1 reason I know people (fans) love this movie is for Margot Robbie's performance as Harley Quinn. Well, it needed to happen. After all, it's been almost 20 years since WB had tried in attempts to put one of my favorite female villains of DC ever in a film part based in Batman, part DCU overall. Margot is a good choice but many fans online I know wanted many bigger name actress to be the clown princess of chaos aside with Jared Leto's Joker. The movie pretty much for the most part actually feels less like a movie called "Suicide Squad" rather "Harley Quinn and Friends" or "The Joker and Harley Quinn Movie featuring Batman, and........ Whoever these so-called Bad Guys of DC Comics Are. (Rated PG-13)". That's how I see it. Robbie's Harley is even eye candy for almost everyone in the audience. Not just the male audience. You got the female demo. of fandom geeks out there doing cosplays of Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn everywhere almost you go. Whereever if in person at a convention or on social media doing cosplay selfies. I have also heard not many people in the audience like Jared Leto's interpetration of the Joker. Maybe it had to do with still many people worshipping the late Heath Ledger's monumental version from Christopher Nolan's 2nd Batman film that in which changed the current landscape of comic book movies - The Dark Knight (2008). I also took noticed after watching this film that there were many scenes with Leto's Joker that got cut that should've expanded the movie and the overall plot. If they wanted to do a Harley and Joker film, they should've separated the two and be in their own movie and let Deadshot and the others be the Suicide Squad. Actually, it wouldn't make sense. Joker and Harley are part of the Suicide Squad as well so if they were to be removed from the film completely, it would not be the same; like for the comic series that's ongoing. There weren't that much action scenes. Just character interactions and character backstories all around. I guess I would have to say in last thoughts, Suicide Squad - like Batman v. Superman before it - is a complicated, but farely worth watching film in the comic book movie genre. Flawed at best, complicated at worst. I personally find this movie to be better than Dawn of Justice since well at least this movie isn't as overlong as that movie where DoJ had an extended cut that went on for 3 hours which that in itself should've been the true version of that film. When I purchased the Blu Ray in time for Christmas, I only watched the Extended Version of this movie. Never saw the theatrical version. Like Batman v. Superman, the theatrical version of Suicide Squad isn't good neither. It's best skip over it in favor of the Extended/unrated cut which I personally believe is the true version of the movie. The Extended version we get some coherent character development but the sloppy and clunky direction and writing from the main cut is still in effect. Still, an okay but flawed entry in the DCEU.

Everyone has said all that there is to say about "Suicide Squad". It's a fun ride, for better or worse, without much to offer in terms of serious content. If you're watching the "Snyderverse", in fact, it's very skippable as other than very brief Batman and Flash cameos it has nothing to do with the events between "Batman v. Superman" and "Justice League". What drew people to the film was the bonkers tone of it and the characters featured, and of those everyone was mostly looking forward to Joker and Harley Quinn. There are 11 minutes of 'new' footage added to this version of the film, and each new minute made me more irritated than the one before it because there was absolutely NO reason to cut them in the first place. There's in fact two full scenes that are restored that weren't extended, just fully cut, and both of them enriched Harley and made Jared Leto's unbearable performance as the Joker more memorable. One features Harley chasing after Joker that led to the infamous acid bath scene that really highlighted the obsessive and abusive nature of their relationship, and another had a bored Harley unleashing her psychotherapist training as a weapon against her new 'teammates' that was actually fantastic. Her burgeoning friendship with Deadshot got extended, and Deadshot himself coming together with Flagg in the end made a lot more sense with the extended scenes. As with most "extended cuts", this won't change your opinion of the overall film itself, but if you did enjoy "Suicide Squad" and wanted more reason to 'root for the bad guys' this is the version that should have hit theatres in the first place.

Before I start let me point out that when it comes to movies and books, I am a person who loves interesting settings and interesting characters. I STILL need a story to hold it all together but let's face facts - a great story or a original story is unlikely from today's Hollywood. So I have to give Suicide Squad a lot of points for the characters and setting. But then the movie gets dragged back down by the story and the ending. I mean, when you take into account all the barriers and problems the movie had during the creation process - being re-written how many times? - it turned out pretty well. Now, as for the Joker, I think he was in the film just enough. I think more scenes with him would have turned it into a Joker film and less scenes would have messed up the story. Now I am talking about the Theatre release, so many the extended version is different and maybe improves on it a little. Over all, I have to say, for a Marvel Fan, I enjoyed this film for what it was. I enjoyed the characters, settings, music, and even the actors/actresses. I just wish they had worked MORE on the story which had some flaws that just COULD NOT be overcome by even the best acting or special effects.

The movie starts out with a bang and eventually fizzles away to where you want to quit watching. I watched the movie twice to make sure I wasn't missing something and I still feel the same about it. Save your money and wait until you can rent it (If I could return it for a refund, I would). Here’s the breakdown: It’s a typical superhero/villain movie. They are outcasts looking to get time off their prison sentences/other exchanges for taking on villains who are attacking the city. I won’t go into more detail about the specifics as I don’t want to give spoilers. They did a good job on the background of the characters for the most part. It would’ve been nice if there was a little more detail on some but I imagine that will come with future movies. The cast did a wonderful job with what was given to them (script was lacking in some parts- not enough laughs and there was plenty of opportunity to make it happen). The two characters you will remember are Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and Joker (Jared Leto). They were the saving grace to this movie. The only character I felt was miscast was Will Smith as Deadshot. It wasn't that Will Smith did a bad job, or maybe he did, either way something was "off" with him portraying this character. It didn't sit right or stand out. They didn’t give enough screen time to other characters- or too much screen time to the wrong ones. Killer Croc’s screen time was limited- why they didn’t make better use of him, I’m not sure. Placing Captain Boomerang along side Harley Quinn instead of Deadshot would’ve made the movie more entertaining on many different levels. (I have no love for one character over another/have no previous knowledge of the characters) Visual effects were good- kept you engaged. Music was better than expected- would buy the soundtrack in a heartbeat. As for the ending, it was long, drawn out, and a bit cheesy. This was not meant to be a film for the entire family and that's where they failed. Had they made it rated R and gone darker, this could have been the biggest hit of the year. If there’s a sequel, hopefully they go this route. Overall, I can’t give the movie more than three stars. There was ample amount of time for a movie this long to make it great but they failed in multiple areas. Should you see it? Yes, but wait until you can rent it.

I watched this with very low expectations after the mediocre reviews but as much as I didn't want to like this film, I'm surprised to be fully converted. First, the art direction and stylized action to match has no current rival, it's that good. I was blown away right from the opening sequence (hell, I could tell I was in for an artistic treat from the studio logo). The reboot neon 80's palette with dark 2016 themes, beautiful. Second, the Joker's portrayal is absolutely perfect from the makeover to the ambiguous backstory to the sadistic relationship with Harley Quinn to the hilariously (anti)climactic action. The story, while understandably criticized, intentionally breaks down over and over, very postmodern. Deconstruction in film, I loved how much it irritated and disturbed me, which presumably was the intention. I believe that the dislike for the plot and unraveling may be a generational problem: mature crowds prefer the epic of epics for super-hero movies... which would be totally inappropriate way to portray Suicide Squad. BTW, I'm 40 so I'm not saying this from a stubborn millenial perspective. Take the Batman films for example, it focuses on the backstory and slowly building pacing. Yes, that is a tried and true method for hero arcs but Suicide Squad takes homicidal maniacs, their tragic and difficult stories and melds it with a trippy art direction. Mark it here, Suicide Squad is the future of film for a rising millenial generation. Grit your teeth about it now, but it's here to stay. Delightfully post-postmodern and deconstructive with art direction that should win awards

David Ayer's 'Suicide Squad' came out at a time when it felt like the internet seemed determined to beat down on DC movies. 'Batman v Superman' had just trundled out to overly-serious effect, and before it even hit screens, web articles seemed overly keen to suggest 'Suicide Squad' would be another 'bomb'. It was at this point that I decided to try to avoid any more marketing or articles about the movie, in the hope of avoiding preconceptions. This is something I hope you can do too, as coming at it cold (and admittedly with VERY little knowledge of the comic-book characters involved except the obvious major names), it has a lot of fun surprises. The plot as laid out in the trailers and back cover is pretty simple: following the events of Batman v Superman, Amanda Waller (Viola Davis - hard as nails) decides to create a super-team out of nasty supervillains, forcing them to use their dubious skills for national security by means of coercion and blackmail. Davis' 'Waller' is a wonderful character, so morally murky and manipulative that you wonder if anything is considered 'off-limits' when it comes to the Greater Good. Kinnaman is decent as team leader and mostly decent guy Rick Flagg. Will Smith gets a lot more story and character mileage than suggested in the trailers as hit-man 'Deadshot', and we also get Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, having a ball as the sassy quip-machine with a lethal approach to baseball bats and a wardrobe that'll have teenage boys (and many grown men) drooling into dehydration. Jay Hernandez's Diablo is a brilliantly portrayed blend of humility, self loathing and fearsome power. The film manages to be a veritable cameo-fest, including appearances by Batman, and of course Jared Leto's much discussed take on The Joker. His 'Mister J' is a fascinating creation: unpredictable and genuinely dangerous, blending psychoses, impulsiveness and malice in equal measure, but darker and nastier than any before him. You genuinely feel like this is a Joker you'd be scared to be captured by, for fear of hideous torture and death, rather than the seething anarchy of Ledger's take, or the bonkers collateral damage of Nicholson's. He's used little, but it turns out to be just enough, as the real threat is nowhere near as weak as I feared from early naysayers. The real big-bad of the film is best left unrevealed, except to say that Ayer has a ball with some very sinister and utterly astounding character and costume design, presenting a threat serious enough to warrant a team of bad guys to deal with it. The film isn't without flaws - some small, some major. The plot is ridiculous. In essence there's very little that really happens in terms of story once the drama hits the fan, and the entire thing could have (and should have) been easily avoided by anybody as competent as Waller. There are also major issues with how one bad guy gets taken down; seemingly with pretty much the same equipment other people have been throwing at it all film long without success. Some of the super-team serve little or no purpose. Killer Croc does essentially nothing. So does Captain Boomerang...and Katana fares little better, while Delevingne's 'June Moone' gets to show so little personality it's impossible to see why Kinnaman's character cares for her to begin with. Luckily, Ayer manages to bring some astounding directing chops to the table. Aided by heavy-duty charm and quips from Robbie's Harley Quinn (basically steals the film), soul from Deadshot and fear from The Joker's sparse appearances, he pumps the film full of macho posturing, brutality and violence. Barely ten minutes of the film's second and third acts pass without a few hundred rounds of ammunition being fired or dozens of characters being brutally slain, and the ending, when it comes, is a protracted fireworks display that looks like a beautiful merger of Ghostbusters and Michael Mann's supernatural horror The Keep. In 3D (nicely effective and well executed throughout), it's even more impressive. The film isn't perfect - blockbusters rarely are, especially when under such heavy-duty weight of scrutiny and expectations - but by the end it manages that rare feat: you feel almost like you've just sat through a genuinely unusual and surprising cinema visit, even when watching at home. For a blockbuster, you surely can't ask for much more than that.

Good movie, and it worked

A tiempo, cumple con las expectativas

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