Oldfaithful
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I just got out of the movie theater for it.
It was a ton of fun. Sure, I'm a comic book fan, but I went into it with 0 expectations whatsoever but was pleasantly surprised. It didn't suck ass. The team actually works pretty well together and all of them have great chemistry. It made me want to see more of Ezra Miller, Jason Mamoa, and Ray Fisher. All in which honestly nail their roles to a fucking T. Diana and Bruce get some very solid developement, and Henry Cavill is actually properly used for once. There are moments that you can tell that Snyder had little say in, and it was for the better.
The one major gripe from me is that this villain is pretty anticlimactic... As are most villains in comic book movies nowadays. It's CGI heavy, but what are you to expect? It's effects are pretty similar to wonder woman's, which weren't fantastic either. But the CGI actually kind of works.... What, do you want practical effects for an alien invasion? The movie's CGI isn't that bad. Better word is inconsistent tbh. The movie is kind of self aware of how ridiculous this whole superhero thing is and it uses it to it's advantage. Again, kind of like Wonder Woman in that regard.
But this bad guy is so one note. Ultimately, he's better than say the villain from Thor the Dark World or Iron Man Three, or Captain America 1, or Iron Man 2 because he actually poses a threat, but his motivations are shit and his character is the definition of basic. He drags the personal watchability rating down a lot for me sadly. He was clearly a threat for the league on a danger perspective, but really was so monotone that it wasn't funny.
Pacing wise, the movie doesn't really drag like Batman v. Superman did. It actually didn't really have a problem with pacing until the end of the film. It's because of a stupid mandate from Warner Brothers stating that they had to cut the end of the film. The ending was rushed, which kind of made me upset given that they were really doing well up to that point.
Otherwise. I'd probably rank it as the second best movie in this universe. Wonder Woman is clearly better... And along with Logan, the Avengers, and Deadpool, Wonder Woman is in the running for the second best superhero movie to come out since the Dark Knight(with Logan being my personal pick). But this movie is better than Batman v. Superman, which is honestly a total mess even if I liked it, it's better than Man of Steel, which had MAJOR thematic issues even if the action sequences were awesome, and... Well Suicide Squad is probably the worst film I've seen in years... If we are being totally honest.
Is it amazing? No... Saying it's a mess is a bit harsh though. It's not bad. It's good, but suffers a little from a shit bad guy. It's got some good character development, a much better tone(people say it's as lighthearted as a marvel movie, I disagree. This is more akin to Wonder Woman's tone. For the most part hopeful, but Dark when it needs to be). It could be a hell of a lot better, but this movie showed a ton of potential for the universe going forward. I'd say it's better than most of the overrated films in the MCU(yes, I like the MCU, but it really only has 3 or 4 amazing movies out of the many they've put out. They've become formulaic. Hopefully Thor Ragnorock can change it when I see it this week. MCU hasn't really hit a home run since Winter Solider tbh. Civil War upon a rewatch you can see several flaws) such as the Iron Man sequels, the first two Thor movies, the first Captain America, Doctor Strange(yes.. That movie upon rewatch is incredibly flawed.. Hilarious ending though), Ant Man, Guardians 2(even though I thought it was pretty good.. This was better), etc).
I'd give it a solid 7/10. The action sequences are great, and the team itself has great chemistry. Suffers from a rushed ending and a weaker bad guy, but otherwise.. It's a ton of fun. I might honestly see it again.
