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Vangelis didn't compose either of the scores for Legend. Jerry Goldsmith's was supplanted by the studio's whim to have an electronic score for the film, for which they tapped Tangerine Dream.
Tangerine Dream? Vangelis? What's the difference? It's Pepsi vs Coca Cola.
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Have you ever heard the score for Sorcerer (1978) by Tangerine Dream? You can check it out on YouTube. If you like Fiedel's music for The Terminator, I reckon you'll like Sorcerer. It's awesome.
Was that the Roy Scheider movie? I haven't seen it in ages and ages. I'll check it out though. Thanks!
No, the consensus does not say Leto's one of the worst things about the film.
Consensus says there isn't enough Joker in the film. That's what most people who are bitching seem to be bitching about.
Again, I disagree. It was never meant to be a Joker film. He's not THE villain of the movie. People were misled not by DC, but their own preconceptions about what the film should entail.
Max von Sydow's role as King Osric in Conan the Barbarian is a cameo. Yes, he's good, but he's not the reason why that film's a classic.
I think DC misled them. Joker was in a lot of the advertisements.
I haven't seen the movie. Waiting for rental. But that is what I have read about.
It happens. For months, I'd been duped by Disney into thinking The Force Awakens wasn't a retread of A New Hope. Then I noticed Son-of-Death Star in the poster, and lowered my expectation setting from a 7 to a 4. It wasn't low enough.
Do you know why I prefer to use it? Because the RT critic score, not audience score, is the one so frequently cited. It's like people can't differentiate between the two. Please tell me how a mundane film like Ant-Man has 81%.
Easy. Ant-Man as a film is of a higher grade and better value than say, BvS or Suicide Squad. It's like having two essays, one of which only has a great hook, but the other has good writing and structure. Which essay gets the better grade?
I can actually depend on your fingertips emitting birds, butterflies, and melodies whenever you write about DC. So it shouldn't be that difficult for someone to discern the credibility of a site like IDMB, where members - regardless of whether they seen the film or not - can deliberately inflate (or deflate) a rating because of some polarized allegiance or blind aggressive devotion, all the while waiving cultural criticism - not even offering an honest cinematic-thematic-literary evaluation. No thanks, I'll stick with the professionals.
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Your turn.
I've said it before. Since birth, I have been captivated by DC/WB. *For superhero animated series, DC leads Marvel 9-2. DC just does it better - Batman: The Animated Series, The Batman, Batman Beyond, Superman: The Animated Series, etc. *For live action television series, DC leads 3-1. Somebody saaaaaaaave me! I haven't consumed any of the MCU television series, which is why I've never commented on them. *For comic book characters, DC leads 3-2. In addition, WB has properties like Scooby Doo, Looney Tunes, Cartoon Network, and Supernatural which in my opinion, easily eclipses anything comparable of Disney. That is to say, I have no real desire to see WB/DC fail, and I have no malice towards them, it's just that Marvel makes better movies. Period.
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'Suicide Squad' Threepeats at #1, While 'Ben-Hur' Becomes Latest Big Budget Flop
It's a repeat at the top of the domestic box office as Suicide Squad and Sausage Party finished one and two respectively for a second weekend in a row and serving as the third straight weekend at number one for the DC Comics adaptation. The rest of the top five is made up of the weekend's three new wide releases—War Dogs, Kubo and the Two Strings and Ben-Hur—as this weekend's top twelve was down 25% from last weekend, though, compared to last year, the top twelve is up nearly 30% with a cbined gross of just over $118 million.
As already mentioned, with an estimated $20.7 millionSuicide Squad took the number one spot at the weekend box office. The film's domestic cume is now up to $262.28 million, ranking fifth among all DC Comics adaptations. Internationally the film added another $38 million this weekend bringing its international total to $310.4 million for a worldwide cume totaling $572.68 million, ranking eighth among all 2016 releases.
imo, Suicide Squad is a bad movie. The film really underserved Will Smith/Deadshot and Margot Robbie/Harlet Quinn as both talent and characters. Most of the squad was useless and unnecessary. The villains were outright ridiculous and silly. A legitimate question is, where was Superman, Batman, Flash and Wonder Woman during all of this "end of the world" plot? Two of them were actually responsible for the capture of some of the squad members, but totally absent when the cartoonish villains try to take over the world. Sigh. Jared Letos joker was lifeless and disappointing. They could have done the whole film without him.
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imo, Suicide Squad is a bad movie. The film really underserved Will Smith/Deadshot and Margot Robbie/Harlet Quinn as both talent and characters. Most of the squad was useless and unnecessary. The villains were outright ridiculous and silly. A legitimate question is, where was Superman, Batman, Flash and Wonder Woman during all of this "end of the world" plot? Two of them were actually responsible for the capture of some of the squad members, but totally absent when the cartoonish villains try to take over the world. Sigh. Jared Letos joker was lifeless and disappointing. They could have done the whole film without him.
I'm not sure how I felt about this film. I'm still trying to process it. However, I do agree with the happy guy that most of the squad was useless and unnecessary and ridiculous and silly. Also, if it wasn't for the fire guy, then the squad wouldn't have stood a chance against the brother and sister villains. Well, at least not the brother, even though minus the fire guy, the rest of the squad defeated the sister.
But as far as where was Superman, well you must have missed what was said near the beginning where Amanda Waller explained how Superman, who shares our values, his death left a vacancy for having a super ally available to fight against any super threat that would come against Earth. But apparently, Batman, the Flash, and Wonder Woman weren't considered to be powerful enough to be able to fight off the type of threats that Waller had in mind. Although you're probably asking... and the squad was? lol But I guess with the fire guy, apparently Waller thought that the squad was powerful enough. However, now that the fire guy is dead, does that mean that there won't be a Suicide Squad 2?
Also, I do have to admit that the crossover elements for the DCEU were excellent in this movie. From everything such as the explanation of Superman's death and how that was the foundation for this movie(and yes, Superman really is dead in the DCEU, and it has had an affect on the DCEU), to showing how Batman captured Deadshot and Harely Quinn, to showing the Flash's encounter with Captain Boomerang.
But as far as Jared Leto's Joker was concerned, I didn't think that he was lifeless, however, he seemed to lack that "fun" element that Heath Ledger's Joker had. And that even Jack Nicholson's Joker had. Both of their Jokers had funny, silly, and even goofy elements that could make you laugh or smile(because after all, they are Jokers), even though they were psychotic and dangerous. However, Jared Leto's Joker was just outright mean, psychotic, and intimidating. And I think that the silver teeth added to that.
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which in my opinion, easily eclipses anything comparable of Disney. That is to say, I have no real desire to see WB/DC fail, and I have no malice towards them, it's just that Marvel makes better movies. Period.
