10-12-2016, 05:44 AM
Had a little bit of downtime on Sunday to catch up on movies courtesy of Kodi and the Exodus add-on. :-p
"Ghostbusters" - I really don't see what everyone's problem with this is. Sure, it was never gonna be the absolute CLASSIC that the original was, but it was a lot more silly and fun than I expected it to be. Probably a lot more over-reliant on CG effects than it could have been, and the "bad guy" was a bit lame, but this was still fun.
"Suicide Squad" - Eek, Warner manage to squander another opportunity in the DC universe. Obviously a reaction to Marvels "GOTG", unfortunately they try to introduce an entire ensemble cast into an already populated universe without giving enough relevance to these new chatacters. Taken as a standalone film though; yeah, fairly entertaining. Jared Letos portrayal of The Joker is superfluous to events here; he's not really threatening or unpredictable like his predecessors (Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson), I just thought he was a bit of a cunt. There's also a wasted opportunity to explore more of how Harley Quinn became so enamoured with him, and the whole cycle of abuse leading to Stockholm Syndrome. Margot Robbie played both aspects of the character so well, and that whole backstory would make a great movie on it's own... and might even give The Joker more of a sinister portrayal than this. Overall, a fun but very disjointed film. It jumps around too much and leaves the viewer wondering what the fuck happened.
"Ghostbusters" - I really don't see what everyone's problem with this is. Sure, it was never gonna be the absolute CLASSIC that the original was, but it was a lot more silly and fun than I expected it to be. Probably a lot more over-reliant on CG effects than it could have been, and the "bad guy" was a bit lame, but this was still fun.
"Suicide Squad" - Eek, Warner manage to squander another opportunity in the DC universe. Obviously a reaction to Marvels "GOTG", unfortunately they try to introduce an entire ensemble cast into an already populated universe without giving enough relevance to these new chatacters. Taken as a standalone film though; yeah, fairly entertaining. Jared Letos portrayal of The Joker is superfluous to events here; he's not really threatening or unpredictable like his predecessors (Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson), I just thought he was a bit of a cunt. There's also a wasted opportunity to explore more of how Harley Quinn became so enamoured with him, and the whole cycle of abuse leading to Stockholm Syndrome. Margot Robbie played both aspects of the character so well, and that whole backstory would make a great movie on it's own... and might even give The Joker more of a sinister portrayal than this. Overall, a fun but very disjointed film. It jumps around too much and leaves the viewer wondering what the fuck happened.
