Birds Of Prey (And The Fabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn)

Fantabulous, not fabulous. Damn autocorrect.

It appears to be bombing, which is depressing considering it's trying to do something different with the superhero genre. And of course, whatever colorless and boring bullshit Marvel releases next will make a billion dollars. Sad.

Bump.

It's bombing so bad they changed the title to Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey.

I'm sick of R-rated superhero movies that don't have any nudity in them. It's a waste of a rating.

Robbie looks kinda old here.

[quote]It's bombing so bad they changed the title to Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey.

Good. The original title was twee as fuck.

It has a fairly good cinema score for those who saw it. People just don't seem to be interested.

I've read multiple places that the "R" rating was totally unnecessary, and most likely kept a large amount of potential moviegoers (14-16 crowd) at home.

[Quote] and most likely kept a large amount of potential moviegoers (14-16 crowd) at home.

I don't personally see that as a bad thing.

I saw this today and it sucked. Bad writing. Stupid kid actor (who can't act for shit and just opens her mouth and looks pissed) and is unfortunately in almost every scene. What's gross is that a major plot line is that she ate the diamond they were after...so every scene was about whether she'd shit out the diamond or not (I'm not kidding). Margot's acting consisted of her baring her huge yellow Chicklet teeth and talking in a terrible NYC accent. I thought this would be a billion dollar film but after seeing it, it totally deserved to flop. Mary Elizabeth was good but barely in it. Jurnee was excellent and the only saving grace of this atrocity.

They’re trying to expand the audience for these shitty comic book movies. It worked for Black Panther (black audience) but is failing for this flick (teen girl audience).

But don’t worry because Hollywood will try again. And again. And again.

I liked it a lot. It’s fun, VERY violent, and a perfect showcase for Robbie. It was the movie I was hoping “Suicide Squad” would be.

It’s a shame it’s underperforming, because I want “Gotham City Sirens” as a sequel. It definitely should have been called “Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey,” but i’m not sure if the title is the issue here.

[Quote] It definitely should have been called “Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey,” but i’m not sure if the title is the issue here.

It's not the main issue, just one of many.

Wow. This is not obvious at all.

R14 Sweetie, do you honestly think DC's PR people give a single fuck about a gay forum site from the 90's?

I can't believe this film bombed so hard. I thought it would be a billion dollar picture (and I'm pretty sure Margot thought the same thing).

I really enjoyed it. Chris Messina and Jurnee were great. They should have had Renee spewing more 90s cop lines lol

R16 When it comes to predicting what movies will become a success, I have no fucking clue anymore. I thought Alita Battle Angel would be a billion dollar franchise (and still think it deserved to be) and that Sonic the Hedgehog would bomb.

I also thought Doctor Sleep would be a hit.

R18 Yeah, I'll say. Anyone with a brain could've seen the flops of Alita and Doctor Sleep from a mile away.

Didn't they keep delaying the release of Alita?? That's not usually a good sign.

R21 The film was great. It had everything that should appeal to mass audiences, great action, amazing special effects (including some stunning set pieces), sincere drama, and some lighthearted moments, and an attractive cast. Why the film was ignored when masturbatory fare like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood made bank is still a mystery to me.

R22 Because the movie going public are now slaves to Disney-Marvel and ignore any DC films made in a post-MCU world.

It’s starts off loud and stupid (like Suicide Squad), with annoying narration/exposition, but then mellows out after the first 30. Botoxed Ewan McGregor is a RIOT as the typical Gen-X DL’r, and the autistic lesbian Huntress was hilarious too. Another DL’r perhaps? She probably runs an animal rescue. I stayed still the end, thanks to those two.

R24 - Mary Elizabeth Winstead was the only good thing about that picture.

That awful asian Cassandra Kain killed it for me. She was in every scene and just had her mouth open being "surprised" or whatever.

The writing was so bad too. Like, they kept focusing on that taxidermied hedgehog with a tutu and like...what did it mean? what did it signify? It's like the stupid screenwriter was just watching deadpool and was like "okay, I need to have a quirky random thing! Okay, a stuffed hedghog in a tutu. Check! I will make a billion dollars!"

Honestly, people kind of hate Margot Robbie. Everyone I knoe has been like... "Who is she?", "Where did she come from?, "Why are her teeth so big and yellow?"

She was a fucking Australian soap opera actress. LOL

I thought it was fun to watch but not much of a movie. MacGregor was awesome and hilariously campy, as was his sidekick assassin. Loved the Huntress character and the cop was funny. Robbie herself was borderline annoying but she pulled off a few cute moments and her '80s LES aesthetic was amusing. The kid was awful, alas.

MEW reminds me of a young Sigourney Weaver. I love her! I would have rather have seen a movie starring her as the Huntress vs. Ewan MacGregor. Margot Robbie seemed to be channeling Audrey from a middle school production of Little Shop of Horrors. Very unpleasant.