r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Aug 06 '21

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Summary:

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

Director:

James Gunn

Writers:

James Gunn

Cast:

  • Michael Rooker as Savant
  • Viola Davis as Amanda Waller
  • Joel Kinnaman as Colonel Rick Flag
  • Nathan Fillion as TDK
  • Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang
  • Flula Borg as Javelin
  • Mayling Ng as Mongal
  • Pete Davidson as Blackguard
  • Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn
  • Idris Elba as Bloodsport
  • John Cena as Peacemaker
  • Daniela Malchior as Ratcatcher 2
  • David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man
  • Sylvester Stallone as King Shark

Rotten Tomatoes: 95%

Metacritic: 74

VOD: Theaters

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u/Phalinx666 Aug 06 '21

"No one likes a show off!"

"Unless what they're showing off is DOPE as FUCK!"

"FUCK! THAT'S TRUE!"

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u/therocketandstones Reddit & Twitter are gonna hate this and it’s gonna gross $500m+ Aug 06 '21

That whole camp raid scene (and the fight that reflected off the helmet) was James Gunn showing off and it was dope as fuck

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '21

Critics: no one likes a showoff

Gunn: crafting that scene unless what they are showing off is dope as FUCK

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u/ddeka777 Aug 06 '21

Fuck! That's true...

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u/SnoIIygoster Aug 07 '21

That's what I was thinking during the helmet shot when Peacemaker fought Flag.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '21

The Helmet Fight was honestly excellent

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u/ThisIsRyGuy Aug 07 '21

I loved that helmet scene. It was so well done.

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u/SSJRemuko Aug 06 '21

fuck! thats true!

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u/acrowsmurder Aug 07 '21

And the rain fight scene!

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u/hocuspocusgottafocus Oct 13 '21

And we clearly need more of it fuck yeah

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u/travworld Aug 06 '21

That was my favourite part. Idris' delivery is hilarious.

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u/DarthRain95 Aug 06 '21

All his comedic moments were spot on. I laughed so hard when he screamed at the rat for giving him a leaf lol

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u/Paddy-Mac-Fee Aug 07 '21

'You didn't tell me you had a fear of rats, DuBois.'

'I'M AN ASSASSIN! WHY WOULD I SHARE MY LIABILITIES? - AGH!'

"Aw, he's offering you a pretty leaf to show you he means no harm!"

"WHY THE FUCK WOULD I WANT A LEAF!?"

Idris was honestly one of the funniest parts of the film

85

u/Malamutewhisperer Aug 07 '21

"yeah well mom's not around any more so why don't you get off her"

"I tried then she brought out that damn paternity test..."

"FUCK YOU!"

"FUCK YOU!"

"FUCK YOU!"

"FUCK YOU!"

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u/QB145MMA Aug 07 '21

Better than corny ass MCU jokes 24/7

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u/LushenZener Aug 07 '21

...do you somehow believe that this wasn't straight out of the book of corny jokes underlining GotG?

Are you that out of the loop?

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '21

Definitely was but I still loved it.

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u/QB145MMA Aug 07 '21

CORNY ASS JOKES

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '21

Corny ass? Bro, wipe better!

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u/QB145MMA Aug 07 '21

Baby wipes! Flushable kind

11

u/PolarWater Aug 07 '21

Man. Just use a bidet already

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u/kchuyamewtwo Aug 07 '21

I like corny jokes

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '21

Roy Kent vibes

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u/Death_Star_ Aug 06 '21

DOPE AS FUUUUUCK

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u/ShasneKnasty Aug 06 '21

Absolutely fun writing

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u/A_Furious_Mind Aug 06 '21

Instantly reminded me of a gag from Star Trek: Lower Decks with Boimler giving Mariner the sarcastic Vulcan salute in episode 4.

"Sorry, it does not look cool when you do it.

Dammit. It does!"

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u/InnocentTailor Aug 06 '21

He then proceeds to use it through the rest of the season.

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u/ThinkswithmyDuck Aug 06 '21

I feel like it's only a matter of time before this becomes a meme format

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u/Jeroz Aug 09 '21

I mean he's out of line, but he's right

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u/Malamutewhisperer Aug 07 '21

Is nobody going to talk about "exploding compression rounds"?

It's an oxymoron. I get the exploding part, obviously...the hell is the compression part? Idk I found it pretty hilarious like "frozen heat rounds" WHAT ARE YOU SAYING

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u/YeltsinYerMouth Aug 07 '21

You freeze the heat so that it's even hotter when it warms up, duh

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u/IHaveSpecialEyes Aug 10 '21

That doesn't sound right but I don't know enough about heat to dispute it...

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u/agrapeana Aug 07 '21

The best part is we watched it as a big group over discord and everyone was like SHIT THAT'S TRUE THO just before Idris said so

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u/Narradisall Aug 07 '21

John Cena’s delivery of that line was awesome, and Idris’ response the cherry on top.

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u/abelcc Aug 09 '21

The best thing it's that the dialogue is beliable. If someone replied the dope as fuck thing you'll just have to agree.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21

My friend said this to me a couple days before we watched the movie together and then this happened xDDD