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Full Throttle
08/07/21 12:31:45 PM
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Do you think this is a bomb?


It appears the much anticipated and highly rated Suicide Squad Reboot directed and written by James Gunn was not as spectacular with the viewers as once thought after the 4.1 million thursday previews and the movie only surmounting to a 12.1 million opening in 4002 theatres with a mid high 20M range which is under the 30M projected by Warner Brothers and others were eyeing.

It's been weeks tracking high with it being the only super hero movie opening but the movie ended up even opening LOWER than BIRDS OF PREY which was a disappointing result as well at 33M

Many are expecting the fan front loading with an expected drop on Saturday and some are wondering if the delta variant is scaring away viewers or if the property is not as strong as once thought despite a strong 100+ million opening for the original Suicide Squad that was much more hated by critics.

The country is at its highest for theatre reopenings since the pandemic started and the theatre businesses can't be happy with this result and Gunn's reboot only received a B+ cinemascore, the same as David Ayer's rendition

It is however playing on HBO Max which may eat into sales but DC movies are still playing catch up to Marvel which Black Widow made 3x the number this movie made in its opening weekend and with a budget of over 200 million it needs to earn a lot to be profitable

Do you think this movie bombed?

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Judgmenl
08/07/21 12:34:23 PM
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Okay?

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Gaawa_chan
08/07/21 12:36:37 PM
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I mean, "Suicide Squad" is inextricably linked with "sucking ass" at this point, so... It doesn't help that Covid is STILL a big issue, what with people refusing to get vaccinated+the new strains.

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BlackScythe0
08/07/21 12:36:40 PM
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I hadn't even seen commercials for it.
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Nichtcrawler X
08/07/21 12:40:55 PM
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Pretty sure most people are not really back into cinema mode and they should not be.

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streamofthesky
08/07/21 1:03:12 PM
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I heard this one is actually really good. But the name hurts it badly b/c the original Suicide Squad was so damn terrible. Poor movie probably never had a chance, they should've rebranded or something, the name is just box office poison now.
It's best hope is good word of mouth carries it in the following weeks to have minimal drop off and it does well in the long haul. That can happen, just as a hyped up movie can have a huge opening weekend, turn out to suck, and lose 80% of the audience by weekend 2.

Nichtcrawler X posted...
Pretty sure most people are not really back into cinema mode and they should not be.
Yup. Which is why thinking that releasing to online streaming badly hurts ticket sales is ridiculous. Plenty of people are just not willing to go to a theater w/ a new wave of the virus spreading.
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Kyuubi4269
08/07/21 1:07:14 PM
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Who reboots after the first go? People probably thought it was a rescreening.
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faramir77
08/07/21 1:16:25 PM
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I can't think of any other movie that has been remade as soon after the original as this. This is kind of sad and I have absolutely no desire to see it.

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08/07/21 1:33:00 PM
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faramir77 posted...
I can't think of any other movie that has been remade as soon after the original as this. This is kind of sad and I have absolutely no desire to see it.
How long did Hulk take?
I'm now realizing this is a reboot...if that's correct. Could have sworn this was the third and they were going the Fast and the Furious route for naming movies all funny.

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IronTusk
08/07/21 1:58:12 PM
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With the delta variant surge, I'm not yet comfortable sitting in an enclosed space for 2+ hours with unmasked and unvaccinated people just to watch a comic book movie.
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Zeus
08/07/21 2:09:04 PM
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The pandemic is still a big thing, so movie openings are meaningless right now.

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Mead
08/07/21 2:45:50 PM
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Because it is releasing on streaming? Is this topic really so stupid?

I havent gotten the chance to watch the entire thing yet but the parts Ive watched have been hilarious and pretty cool

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Mead
08/07/21 2:48:36 PM
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And unless Im wrong the movie is both a reboot AND a sequel

The last movie was liquid shit, this one seems to be better, so folks should chill I think

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wolfy42
08/07/21 3:11:31 PM
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I mean, this is the opening weekend right now. Sat isn't even over, so how can they know how well it will do, especially due to it streaming as well (and only for $15 AND you get HBO max for a month as well).

Seriously it makes NO sense to see it in the theaters unless you just freaking LOVE theaters and even then, you may already have it for free at home.

Black Widow isn't even the same as you had to pay seperate to watch that on Disney ($30 I think).

This movie is FREE if you have HBO, and $15 max if you don't....while going to the theaters is generally at least $11 now and if you buy anything at all more than $15.

I want to see it, I may even see it in the theaters, but I ain't doing it on the weekend for sure. I have not decided if i'll get HBO max (even though there isn't really anything I wanna see on it, it would give me a few more options), or watch it on Tuesday if they still have $8 matina prices etc.

Anyway, it looks good to me.

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08/07/21 3:12:33 PM
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KodyKeir
08/07/21 5:48:11 PM
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Careful, making a Topic about Suicide Squad will get you modded because pointing out that it is available to stream online is considered piracy now.

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Nichtcrawler X
08/07/21 6:27:01 PM
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Which service is streaming it? I cannot find it between the 5 I have access to.

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wolfy42
08/07/21 6:30:45 PM
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Nichtcrawler X posted...
Which service is streaming it? I cannot find it between the 5 I have access to.

HBO MAX

It's 14.99 a month if you don't have it, but you can get a free month I think if you have not had it before.

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Nichtcrawler X
08/07/21 6:34:40 PM
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Ziggo has a contract with HBO for distribution here, so it should come eventually.

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JixHedgehog
08/07/21 7:18:45 PM
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I think Hollywood needs to start thinking about lowering their movie production budgets for the next few years if dual at-home / theater releases continue to be a thing

The real test of theaters will happen when the next Spider-Man comes out.. it sounds like it wont be offered on any streaming service

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KodyKeir
08/07/21 7:42:43 PM
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JixHedgehog posted...
it sounds like it wont be offered on any streaming service

Does Sony even have it's own streaming service still?

*googles*

Yep, PSN is still a thing somehow. They made one show and cancelled it after two seasons. It says there are 109 Million active users, but they are including the Gaming side of things in that total.

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Sycophant
08/07/21 7:45:38 PM
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It was such an amazing movie. I was shocked to see very few in theaters with us. I highly recommend it to anyone via HBO max or theatres.
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IronBornCorps
08/07/21 7:47:11 PM
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I definitely had a good time watching the movie. I have HBO Max, and I'm sure that cut into sales.
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Sycophant
08/07/21 7:53:58 PM
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IronBornCorps posted...
I definitely had a good time watching the movie. I have HBO Max, and I'm sure that cut into sales.
Well Birds of Prey didnt do to well either despite being good as well (not as good as suicide squad).

DCEU got a really bad reputation and Margot Robbies harley Quinn now has a bad reputation even though she did good.

Idris Elba is amazing as is Viola Davis.

John Cena and Margot Robbie provide an entertaining presence as well.
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IronBornCorps
08/07/21 8:12:57 PM
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Yeah, I liked Birds of Prey too.

Harley Quinn has just had bad luck, first movie was slow and bloated and she arguably the best part of that movie. Second and third movie are both affected by Covid.

I will give credit to the DCEU in that I think it has more intriguing women than the MCU. I am curious how they will bring Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn together. I think Marvel has some great stuff on the way, but their two featured movie leads were military veterans with a mysterious past who make smart little quips. I like Wanda, but I think Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman were both successful characters for different reasons, fuck Amber Heard though.
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Sycophant
08/07/21 8:17:30 PM
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IronBornCorps posted...
Yeah, I liked Birds of Prey too.

Harley Quinn has just had bad luck, first movie was slow and bloated and she arguably the best part of that movie. Second and third movie are both affected by Covid.

I will give credit to the DCEU in that I think it has more intriguing women than the MCU. I am curious how they will bring Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn together. I think Marvel has some great stuff on the way, but their two featured movie leads were military veterans with a mysterious past who make smart little quips. I like Wanda, but I think Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman were both successful characters for different reasons, fuck Amber Heard though.
Yeah I didnt think Wonder Woman 1984 was terrible it just was inferior to the first and rather mediocre but atleast it tried something new.

Birds of Prey was just an awesome story by an awesome director with an awesome cast.

I am excited for Shazam 2 as well even though it will definitely not be as good as the first
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InfernalFive
08/07/21 8:19:14 PM
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I don't think any movies should be released solely in theaters right now. I hope every theater-only movie crashes and burns.

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Sycophant
08/07/21 8:21:54 PM
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InfernalFive posted...
I don't think any movies should be released solely in theaters right now. I hope every theater-only movie crashes and burns.
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KodyKeir
08/07/21 8:25:56 PM
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Sycophant posted...
am excited for Shazam 2 as well even though it will definitely not be as good as the first

It's going to be funny to see Zach in his muscle suit opposite pure unadulterated Dwayne as Black Adam

Sycophant posted...
Yeah I didnt think Wonder Woman 1984 was terrible it just was inferior to the first and rather mediocre but atleast it tried something new.

Same, it leaned into the '80's hard and then they tried to say that Maxwell Lord was not a parody of Trump (I can see their reasoning, Maxwell Lord actually loves his son)

Sycophant posted...
Birds of Prey was just an awesome story by an awesome director with an awesome cast.

I hope we get another, but I doubt we will.

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KodyKeir
08/07/21 8:27:29 PM
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KodyKeir posted...


It's going to be funny to see Zach in his muscle suit opposite pure unadulterated Dwayne as Black Adam

Actually, it would be pretty funny if they gave Dwayne a muscle suit too.

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Lynyrd_Skynyrd
08/07/21 9:11:28 PM
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Mead posted...
Because it is releasing on streaming? Is this topic really so stupid?

I havent gotten the chance to watch the entire thing yet but the parts Ive watched have been hilarious and pretty cool
It's a great superhero/villain movie. I'm sure being able to see it for no added fee on HBO Max instead of going to sit with the unvaccinated played a role as well.
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Mead
08/10/21 11:51:46 AM
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Finally got around to watching it last night. Loved every minute of it

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helIy
08/10/21 12:01:12 PM
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it's because no one knows if it's a fucking new movie or not

who the fuck names their sequel the exact same thing with no differentiation

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ArvTheGreat
08/10/21 12:07:38 PM
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Sycophant posted...
Well Birds of Prey didnt do to well either despite being good as well (not as good as suicide squad).

DCEU got a really bad reputation and Margot Robbies harley Quinn now has a bad reputation even though she did good.

Idris Elba is amazing as is Viola Davis.

John Cena and Margot Robbie provide an entertaining presence as well.
Cenas in the movie?

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Mead
08/10/21 12:09:35 PM
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helIy posted...
it's because no one knows if it's a fucking new movie or not

who the fuck names their sequel the exact same thing with no differentiation

absolute madlads

the entire theme of the film is FUCK IT. If it bombs then oh well itll be a cult classic and James Gunn is off to do another Guardians movie lol

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EchoBaz
08/10/21 12:31:52 PM
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I haven't seen a DC movie since Batman V Superman, having pretty much given up on them since they kept giving them to godawful directors, and the executives kept making things even worse.

Then a few days ago I watched Suicide Squad with someone VERY dear to me, along with the pilots for Harley Quinn, and Doom Patrol.

Then I watched Joker with my mom(who is also very dear to me.)

It's nice be able to enjoy DC again.

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Blighboy
08/10/21 12:34:12 PM
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helIy posted...
it's because no one knows if it's a fucking new movie or not

who the fuck names their sequel the exact same thing with no differentiation
They probably should have just ditched the suicide squad name all together tbh.

Call it the Goon Platoon or some shit.

Doubling down and giving it literally the exact same name is...bold. and dumb as fuck.

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Mead
08/10/21 1:08:44 PM
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The film is bold to be sure

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DANTE20XX
08/10/21 2:14:52 PM
#39:


EchoBaz posted...
It's nice be able to enjoy DC again.
You missed Wonder Woman which came out right after Batman V Superman. That was pretty sold film for the most part.

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Mead
08/10/21 2:33:31 PM
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DANTE20XX posted...
You missed Wonder Woman which came out right after Batman V Superman. That was pretty sold film for the most part.

its ok, mostly dull with a few highlights

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Metalsonic66
08/10/21 2:35:46 PM
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Wonder Woman was good but the ending was disappointing.

Birds of Prey was pretty bad in terms of portraying the characters, but a surprisingly upbeat movie

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Mead
08/10/21 2:38:15 PM
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I really enjoyed Birds of Prey

it was not at all the movie I expected

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EchoBaz
08/10/21 2:43:42 PM
#43:


DANTE20XX posted...
You missed Wonder Woman which came out right after Batman V Superman. That was pretty sold film for the most part.

Yeah, after finding out that WW ASSAULTS SOMEONE in the second movie, I don't wanna touch that version of Wonder Woman with a 10 foot pole! Plus I looked into the director, and yeah, just no!

I wanna watch Shazam and Aquaman though. Along with Birds of Prey. And a bunch of the animated movies that Zack Snyder had nothing to do with.

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Metalsonic66
08/10/21 2:45:41 PM
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Aquaman was cliche as fuck
The fights were pretty cool though

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Sycophant
08/10/21 7:03:46 PM
#45:


EchoBaz posted...
Yeah, after finding out that WW ASSAULTS SOMEONE in the second movie, I don't wanna touch that version of Wonder Woman with a 10 foot pole! Plus I looked into the director, and yeah, just no!

I wanna watch Shazam and Aquaman though. Along with Birds of Prey. And a bunch of the animated movies that Zack Snyder had nothing to do with.
Birds of Prey is amazing, so is Shazam.

I have no comment on aqua man. I never saw that one

animated wise under the red hood is really good

the first Wonder Woman is pretty good but I am surprised it has the highest aggregate score on rotten tomatoes of all dceu movies
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Phantom_Nook
08/10/21 7:30:42 PM
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I'm willing to wait until I can watch it for free on HBO Max.

Also Aquaman sucked but Shazam was pretty good.
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LinkPizza
08/10/21 7:36:28 PM
#47:


faramir77 posted...
I can't think of any other movie that has been remade as soon after the original as this. This is kind of sad and I have absolutely no desire to see it.

Idk. Everyone at work that has seen it as been talking about how good it was...
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Sycophant
08/10/21 8:04:59 PM
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LinkPizza posted...
Idk. Everyone at work that has seen it as been talking about how good it was...
Its really good and more of a soft reboot than a remake.
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DANTE20XX
08/10/21 9:22:57 PM
#49:


EchoBaz posted...
I don't wanna touch that version of Wonder Woman with a 10 foot pole! Plus I looked into the director, and yeah, just no!
Yeah just watch first one. Its solid except for the end. Fairly accurate portrayal. Its still the best dceu movie according to most people.

EchoBaz posted...
And a bunch of the animated movies
Nearly all of these are solid. DC has done amazing animated stuff even now. That includes Wonder Woman 2009 animated!

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ReturnOfFa
08/10/21 10:50:04 PM
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I'm gonna see it for Flula. Flula is one of the funniest guys around.

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