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I thought Suicide Squad was pretty good... a different take on the
villans.

Allen


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From: weberm@polaris.net

Are we seeing another Batman Vs. Superman (theatrical version, ahem)
all over again?

The first batch of Suicide Squad reviews has hit Rotten Tomatoes --
and they aren't that good.

Suicide Squad currently has 35% rating amongst the critics with 51
reviews accounted for. So that's only 18 that are considered "Fresh" / favorable.

Honestly, I don't really pay too much attention to these reviews:
After all they gave the Ghostbusters reboot a whopping 73% positive
rating.

They also gave Star Wars: The Force Awakens a 92% positive rating.
Once you get past the nostalgic factor that it's "Star Wars" (Phantom
Menace received glowing reviews at first), it's just an
average-at-best movie (we already seen it with New Hope). You're left
shaking your head.

If you do happen to give these reviews credibility, Batman Vs.
Superman netted a 27% positive score, so at least Suicide Squad would
be considered slightly better.

Last I checked, Suicide Squad was on track to have an August near- record-breaking-opening, with some estimates stating the movie may
open to around $145 million, so it doesn't seem all that bad.

"Suicide Squad" has an August 5, 2016 release date directed by David
Ayer starring Will Smith as Deadshot, Jared Leto as the Joker, Margot
Robbie as Harley Quinn, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Jai Courtney
as Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Viola Davis as Amanda
Waller, Adam Beach as Slipknot, Karen Fukuhara as Katana, Adewale
Akinnuoye- Agbaje as Killer Croc, Jay Hernandez as El Diablo, and
Scott Eastwood in an unknown role.

Synopsis:

It feels good to be bad. Assemble a team of the world's most
dangerous, incarcerated Supervillains, provide them with the most
powerful arsenal at the government's disposal, and send them off on a
mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence
officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will
do. However, once they realize they weren't picked to succeed but
chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will
the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it's every man for
himself?

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