Joker: A fat man review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this review.  Today I am going to talk about the newly released Joker flick.

Overall this flick was AMAZING!  While not a complete origin story, because as we all know there is no real origin story to Mr. J, it does a good job of giving a base story...a POSSIBLE origin for him.  We have several others of course, the story from The Killing Joke, the one from the original Batman flick in 92 and others.  They did a good job of mixing a lot of those. 

And honestly aside from Ledger this is a perfect live-action Joker.  This was a subdued Joker because he is just coming into his own.  Like a preteen who has not figured out just who he is yet.  You see him "age" and "come into his own" which is great.

The casting of Thomas Wayne and Murray Franklin was fantastic.  Easily one of my favourite DeNiro's performances especially near the end. 

I do not want to go into too much detail and spoil things but they throw a few curveballs and "possibilities" that I have not seen in Batman lore before. 

I am honestly not sure what else to say about this.  It is perfectly dark and light at the same time.  However I have one complaint, they make Joker almost sympathetic.  Without giving too much away what starts Arthurs turn into Joker is almost, ALMOST, not his fault.  His reaction to the situation is, again, ALMOST normal.  This is what made Heath Ledgers portrayal perfect because there was nothing redeeming or good about his Joker. 

Also, I find it interesting that the director has said that this will not cross over into the DC Cinematic Universe.  This is the first of DC's one-off movies.  It will be interesting to see who else we see in this type of flick and if they do end up in the DCCU. 

I am going to say that this is a 10/10 while IMDB has it at 9/10.  I LOVED THIS FLICK and will be purchasing the Blu-Ray when it comes out!

Movie Review: Suicide Squad

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you happen to read this.  I am back and today I'm reviewing the newish flick Suicide Squad.  It stars Will Smith, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie.  "A secret government agency recruits a group of imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency, which inevitably leads to chaos."

It was an interesting flick to say the least.  Let first say it was nice to see Zuul in a summer movie this year!

Okay seriously now talk about this flick.  First off I don't like this version of the Joker!  Animated Jokers face is the same as mine was when Joker first shows up in this flick.

This isn't a shot at Leto at all.  He was fantastic in what he was given but I didn't like the complete lunatic version of Joker.  I liked the Animated Version and/or the Dark Knight.  Goofy as a pet coon as Jim Ross would say but not completely insane.  This version however, just over the top.  Also I HATE the idea of the tattoos.  I don't know why I just do.  Its not that I hated it but I did dislike it.

While talking about things I disliked the flick was a little long in the tooth.  IMDB lists it at 2 hours and 5 minutes and it felt that way for sure.  There were several things that could have been cut.  The Borderlands-esc introductions for example.  However to be fair it could be that I was/am extremely tired.

Lastly I didn't like the casting of Amanda Waller.  Much like Leto, Viola Davis did a fantastic job but I always envisioned CCH Pounder in the role.  She did the voice on Justice League and Assault on Arkham and she fits the role well.  That is just me nitpicking things however.

I really liked the main groups casting of Captain Boomerang, Deadshot and Harley.  All three were awesome, especially Margot.  She was perfect in the role and fit the character perfect.  Even the voice/accent was perfect.  I'd give her performance 11/10 for sure!

That isn't to say that Smith as Deadshot wasn't good.  He was great as the bad guy with a heart of gold.  Unfortunately he didn't say "I've got to get me one of these" which was wrong.  I mean that is his catch phrase!

The storyline was slow and plotting yet felt rushed as the sametime.  They had one character who we knew nothing about and was dead almost before he was on the screen.  Also the inclusion of Katana felt odd and unneeded.  I'm sure it is for future storyline but it just felt odd.

Overall I enjoyed it but it wasn't anything special, so I'd give it a 6/10.  It wasn't a Marvel flick but it was enjoyable.  I'd like to see a spinoff for both Deadshot and Harley, especially if you can get a good storyline for Harley.

This isn't a flick that needs to be seen in the theaters but worth checking out if you like DC or "superhero" flicks.

Oh one more complaint...where the fuck was seal boy?

Until next time...please remember this important thing...

Gotham Episode 2: Knock, Knock

Hello again and I am back.  This time with my review of Gotham Season 2 Episode 2:  Knock, Knock.  You can catch up on Gotham at my Amazon Store here.  The description for this weeks episode is "Gordon investigates the inmate escape from Arkham Asylum while Galavan plots his next move. Bruce's quest to unlock the secrets of his father's office leads him to an old family friend." Lets go watch!

• I'm going to miss the old Commish, really enjoyed him
• I find the actress playing Barbara extremely attractive
• Why does the Mayor have random box on her head?
• Blood AND fire?  
• "Joker" is interesting
• The phrase you're looking for is "YOU'RE FIRED", that is what you should say Bruce
• NAILED IT
• Cameron Monaghan is fantastic!
• Greenwood reminds me of Booger from Revenge of the Nerds
• Nygma/Gollum is interesting.  I wonder where they'll end up going with the character
• Well that was anticlimatic
• This is kind of awkward, meeting at the train station and all
• Is Alfred hitting on Lucius?
• Sunshine? That is one my favorite things to say.  I am suddenly a huge fan of Alfred
• I feel like this episode should be over yet we have 1/3 or so left, interesting.  Not sure if that is good or bad
• Jim, you're smarter then this
• Again I wonder if we're seeing the beginnings of Harley Quinn
• The body count is really something thus far, I am liking this group of bad guys
• Harvey?
• What is with that reporters hair?

Well that was something wasn't it!  I'll admit when we saw Jerome last year I wasn't happy.  I thought he was a weak character that didn't fit the mythos of Joker.  I hoped it wasn't him and only a red herring.  Now I'm glad because they've done a great job of making him what I want out of the "Joker".  That is a real life version of the animated version.  He has great facial expressions that mix Heath Slater and the cartoon.  His deliver is also a great mix.  A big fan here!  I also like the slow burn with Nygma.  Overall I've liked both episodes thus far.  My hope is that we don't suffer from multiple breaks like we did last season.  Until next time, Abyssinia!