The reasoning behind Coldwater’s petition is that “critics always give The DC Extended Universe movies unjust bad reviews.that affects people’s opinion even if it’s a really great movies”.
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As of now, there are 11,113 signatures out of a goal of 15,000. He added that by highlighting the percentage-based conclusion over the quality of a movie or series instead of the reviews that make up such numerical scores these type of websites “offer consensus as a substitute for assessment”.
Angry fans have taken to social media after watching new comic book film Suicide Squad, either shocked and disappointed at critical reviews, or distraught and outraged over Warner Bros defilement of their favourite characters.
Kevin Smith praised Jared Leto for his performance as The Joker. When Suicide Squad disappoints them, it’s just that – disappointment. So Ayer’s not quite as openly suggesting that the reviews are biased, but he’s definitely playing on that same critics vs. fans dynamic that was brought up in response to Batman v Superman.
On review site Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 31%, based on 115 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10.
The tepid response to David Ayer’s film has piled further pressure on Warner to finally produce a film to match the critical success of rival studio Marvel’s superhero universe. It scored 27 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, but still pulled $872 million at the box office worldwide. We’ll have to wait and see what “the fans” think after the movie debuts on Friday, but I have to imagine that what would really please fans most is a movie that’s actually good.
The phrase gained currency past year with the Islamist murder of 12 staff members of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, whose slain editor Stephane Charbonnier had used it in an interview wih Le Monde. Reviews, then, are meant to provide a guide for movie-goers who haven’t already chose to go to see the movie, but are also just the opinions of folks who love – or hate – movies in the exact same way every other film fan does: Individually. Made it for the fans. “Best experience of my life (sic)”.
The re-visited Suicide Squad trailer promises more laughs.
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Director David Ayer said at the United Kingdom premiere of the film last night that Suicide Squad was made for DC fans.
