can you imagine a fucking snyder starrowe'd have to listen to it fucking monologue and proselytize about the moral arc of the universe
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 8 August 2021 02:28 (two years ago) link
lmao at all the characters who snuffed it before the actor's name appeared in the opening credits.
― making splashes at Dan Flashes (Neanderthal), Sunday, 8 August 2021 03:16 (two years ago) link
yes! that was hysterical
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 8 August 2021 03:16 (two years ago) link
I'm 57 minutes in and it's all sad backstoriesnow they're bonding in a nightclubok I'm still only halfway through this movie?
― lukas, Sunday, 8 August 2021 03:26 (two years ago) link
he just made that section boring to make the Harley breakout more funlike walking through the narrow tunnel that leads to the Forbidden City
― lukas, Sunday, 8 August 2021 03:34 (two years ago) link
you know we watched it right
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 8 August 2021 04:00 (two years ago) link
don't worry I'm in no position to criticize
― lukas, Sunday, 8 August 2021 04:01 (two years ago) link
also when King Shark had that head in his mouth & the camera pulls in & the eyes are still movingmy troma heart grew two sizes <3
my troma heart grew two sizes <3
― Nhex, Monday, 9 August 2021 03:40 (two years ago) link
easily the finest feature-length DC adaptation shot in the past 30 years
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Monday, 9 August 2021 04:16 (two years ago) link
I suppose The Dark Knight Rises is kind of Knightfall, and Dawn of Justice is kind of The Dark Knight Returns? Other than that (and Watchmen), I'm not sure what's on the shortlist there.
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 9 August 2021 07:09 (two years ago) link
If you just mean that it has DC characters in it, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies would like a word.
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 9 August 2021 07:11 (two years ago) link
This was terrific. The perfect dumb, gory fun and some absolutely gorgeous sequences.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 9 August 2021 13:56 (two years ago) link
I do kinda miss the Ron Funches version of King Shark from the most recent Harley cartoon
― there's too much fucking shit on me (Neanderthal), Monday, 9 August 2021 14:24 (two years ago) link
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, August 9, 2021
i carved out room for Watchmen by specifying feature-length. probably could have extended the window to 35 years or whatever to include the Burton Batman. mostly just leaving room for Superman II lol.
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Monday, 9 August 2021 16:07 (two years ago) link
this movie would have to be very gay to be better than batman returns
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Monday, 9 August 2021 16:12 (two years ago) link
i'm excited to see it tho, troma superhero movie sounds like my kind of thing
Sgt Kabukiman, NYPD was kind of one
― there's too much fucking shit on me (Neanderthal), Monday, 9 August 2021 16:25 (two years ago) link
is Michelle Pfeiffer in this
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 9 August 2021 16:34 (two years ago) link
no but you get to see a faceless Pete Davidson
― there's too much fucking shit on me (Neanderthal), Monday, 9 August 2021 16:39 (two years ago) link
also a random flaccid penis on some dude in the background who is promptly murdered for laughs
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 August 2021 16:42 (two years ago) link
Jake Gyllenhaal?
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 9 August 2021 16:43 (two years ago) link
why do you always ask this
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 August 2021 16:45 (two years ago) link
I'm just being a dick about the fact that none of these are adaptations.
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 9 August 2021 16:48 (two years ago) link
I'm with the conventional wisdom, it was both fun and too long — there were a couple of intermediary fight scenes that could have been saved for the MORE GORE cut, and there was a tendency for the battles to make me feel like I feel when I watch my kids play video games — I understand that somebody is having fun here, but I'm aware it's not me.
It does feel very much like they just told Gunn, "Make us a Guardians of the Galaxy movie, but with these characters," and he delivered as ordered.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 9 August 2021 20:04 (two years ago) link
... apart from the bit where he had full choice over which characters?
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 10 August 2021 07:56 (two years ago) link
lol ok — “Make us a Guardians of the Galaxy with whichever of these characters you want, except obv Harley Quinn has to be in it.”
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 10 August 2021 12:34 (two years ago) link
I kept thinking "why is Deadshot called Bloodsport in this?" but ddg'd and found that there is a Bloodshot, but he is a different character, and they just called Deadshot Bloodsport in this
this is not 1/16th as good as Batman Returns or Lego Batman or TTG!TTM, and not gay at all, but it is a p dece troma
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 07:04 (two years ago) link
Batman Returns is overrated
― there's too much fucking shit on me (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 14:00 (two years ago) link
https://www.tacticaltoolsusa.com/batman/images/PENGUIN-2.gif
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 15:29 (two years ago) link
I like how they made Starro look cartoony and clumsy, it reminded me of Maggie in her little star-shaped baby grow.
― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 15:36 (two years ago) link
Gregg Turkington looking good
― there's too much fucking shit on me (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 17:00 (two years ago) link
I've seen like one capeshit movie in the last 10 years but everyone keeps comparing this to Troma. Would I like/understand this?
― my Least Favorite Writer (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 17:07 (two years ago) link
In the way that someone "understands" Hobo with a Shotgun, sure
― there's too much fucking shit on me (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 17:08 (two years ago) link
I liked Hobo With a Shotgun!
― my Least Favorite Writer (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 17:11 (two years ago) link
Good! It rules
― there's too much fucking shit on me (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 17:12 (two years ago) link
Whiney I think you would like itIt doesnt take itself v seriously — and you dont have to know the characters to enjoy the movie as presented, it gives you a lot to enjoy as is
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 17:18 (two years ago) link
from my personal experience not knowing the comics & not seeing the other leto movie
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 17:19 (two years ago) link
I went to piss during Leto's first scene in the first one.
Then didn't go back into the theater
― there's too much fucking shit on me (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 17:20 (two years ago) link
Which was actually on an airplane
i imagine you'd not regret having watched this whiney but not betting anything beyond that
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 17:38 (two years ago) link
Christ, this was really, really fucking funny. I was laughing very hard at some of the needle drops.
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Thursday, 12 August 2021 08:13 (two years ago) link
As for the length, somebody mentioned elsewhere that this felt like reading a proper 6- or 12-issue trade, and I agree with that, and enjoyed it b/c of it
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Thursday, 12 August 2021 08:18 (two years ago) link
This was fun! Felt more like a 2000AD sensibility than a DC one (i.e. thrilling immoral violence, lightly done) but that's probably why it works. It was MUCH TOO LONG though.
God bless Pete Davidson, he can't even act falling down dead well
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 12 August 2021 19:24 (two years ago) link
https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/who-plays-shark-king-comedian-steve-agee-actually.html
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 12 August 2021 20:58 (two years ago) link
i love it when Agee gets to do cool shit like thishe’s the best
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 12 August 2021 23:48 (two years ago) link
I know some actors have doubled up on Marvel characters (eg Brolin, a Chris), but is Taika the first person to play three headlined speaking roles across bigtwo flicks?
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Friday, 13 August 2021 00:03 (two years ago) link
(Sean Gunn and Agee doing both face and mocap notwithstanding)
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Friday, 13 August 2021 00:05 (two years ago) link
btw kept thinking "why is Deadshot called Bloodsport in this?" but ddg'd and found that there is a Bloodshot, but he is a different character, and they just called Deadshot Bloodsport in thisturns out that Deadshot was in the first one!! but he was played by Will Smith and Idris didn’t want to play a character previously played by Will Smith, so that is why Deadshot is called Bloodsport in it, instead of being called Deadshot, or the character Bloodsport being in it (and called Bloodsport)next time AT&T should just buy Valiant’s deal from Sony and put Vin Diesel in as Bloodshot
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Friday, 13 August 2021 00:15 (two years ago) link
lol they will get Diesel in one of these DC films, i bet
It feels like they totally wrote it originally for Deadshot, what with the whole motivation being to help his daughter out that was shown in the first movie, but thankfully they changed their characters just enough. The jail conversion between the Bloodsport and his kid was hilarious and wouldn't have happened with the Smith incarnation of Deadshot, who is pretty much Assassin Dad of the Year in SS '16.
also by changing it they've said it's so they can bring back Smith for a SS3 if it happens
― Nhex, Friday, 13 August 2021 01:48 (two years ago) link
This movie was great, agree with the Troma comparisons (OK this is like a somewhat subdued version of Troma), I have not ever watched a DC movie that didn't have Wonder Woman in it and didn't feel like I needed to in order to follow this, highly recommended if you like multiple decapitations
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 20 August 2021 04:44 (two years ago) link