I was quite into the DC animated movies about 10 years ago, but then they overproduced an insane amount of them (with wildly differing voice casts between them) I eventually lost track and interest. Recently, after the theatrical release of The (rather lame) Killing Joke I've been trying to get back into DC animation, and despite the live-action movie being terrible, the Suicide Squad has been knocking it out of the park.
The plot here is kinda stupid, involving a literal "get out of hell free" card that various supervillains want to get their hands on. But it doesn't feel the need to apologize for such an eccentric MacGuffin and thus it works without shame while taking itself seriously enough. The usual anti-hero team plus a few new faces are featured here. Though I'm not really sure why Harley Quinn is ever a part of the team outside of satisfying thirsty fanboys who have a thing for her. What exactly is her special ability other than being a bit unhinged and swinging around a bat/mallet? It's hardly an effective weapon considering the opponents they regularly face.
For the entire movie I was wondering who was voicing Deadshot. "Who IS that?" I kept thinking, trying to rundown a list of 60+ years old actors who'd match that kind of voice. Then the credits roll and...Christian Slater? He's sound ooooold!
The animation is bold and colorful with a wide variety of locations. Written by DC heavyweight Alan Burnett, the movie is never once boring despite being one of the longer entries. In-house composer Robert J. Kral provides an above average score, with some nice passages too. The violence is also frequent and bloody, so it doesn't shy away from being truly adult in nature. There's even a bit of full-frontal female nudity. I happy to announce that Suicide Squad has set the president for animated shaven haven in a mainstream franchise from a major studio. Very happy!
I honestly think that Warner should just abandon trying to make this work as a live-action movie and stick to excelling with these animated efforts. This is a great formula and I look forward to more in the future.
The plot here is kinda stupid, involving a literal "get out of hell free" card that various supervillains want to get their hands on. But it doesn't feel the need to apologize for such an eccentric MacGuffin and thus it works without shame while taking itself seriously enough. The usual anti-hero team plus a few new faces are featured here. Though I'm not really sure why Harley Quinn is ever a part of the team outside of satisfying thirsty fanboys who have a thing for her. What exactly is her special ability other than being a bit unhinged and swinging around a bat/mallet? It's hardly an effective weapon considering the opponents they regularly face.
For the entire movie I was wondering who was voicing Deadshot. "Who IS that?" I kept thinking, trying to rundown a list of 60+ years old actors who'd match that kind of voice. Then the credits roll and...Christian Slater? He's sound ooooold!
The animation is bold and colorful with a wide variety of locations. Written by DC heavyweight Alan Burnett, the movie is never once boring despite being one of the longer entries. In-house composer Robert J. Kral provides an above average score, with some nice passages too. The violence is also frequent and bloody, so it doesn't shy away from being truly adult in nature. There's even a bit of full-frontal female nudity. I happy to announce that Suicide Squad has set the president for animated shaven haven in a mainstream franchise from a major studio. Very happy!
I honestly think that Warner should just abandon trying to make this work as a live-action movie and stick to excelling with these animated efforts. This is a great formula and I look forward to more in the future.