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Post by Hit Girl on Feb 10, 2020 12:36:17 GMT -5
Should have called it "Harley Quinn" and marketed it entirely about Margot Robbie's ass.
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Post by Cela on Feb 10, 2020 13:07:59 GMT -5
I saw it last night. It wasn't great.
Casting was pretty off (I prefer my Cassandra Cain as a mute death machine instead of Artful Dodger), plot was all over the place, Harley wasn't anything close to a character to root for, and all the henchmen forgot how guns worked.
Fights were interesting though. Lots of Luchador Judo.
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Post by darbus alan on Feb 10, 2020 15:47:39 GMT -5
Uh hell yes a global health crisis is going to affect movie theater attendance in the country that's essentially ground zero for the outbreak.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Feb 10, 2020 16:33:45 GMT -5
At this point I don't think its out there to suggest there's no one root cause of the film's under-performance. The Coronavirus is affecting Chinese box office, the Birds of Prey group is too unknown to the public, the R-Rating turned away many potential teenage fans of Harley, elements of Suicide Squad the general public liked aren't in this, hardcore comic cans may have been turned off hearing the adaptational changes, and the dubious marketing cast a shadow that even positive word of mouth hasn't allowed the movie to get out of (so far). Add to that the distraction of current political events as well as a campaign against the film by the incel dorks and yeah, perfect storm
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Post by Hurbster on Feb 10, 2020 17:53:49 GMT -5
I would not have thought that Birds of Prey would do well in China anyway, without breaking board rules - it's not really a PRC - type of film. I believe that Suicide Squad wasn't even released there. I would imagine that the most affected markets would be those that are popular with Chinese tourists, such as Singapore and Thailand.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2020 18:31:31 GMT -5
Yeah I'm seriously wondering why they named this movie Birds of Prey, when its clearly a Harley Quinn solo film and it was marketed that way, but people really will look at all that and not go see it cause they don't know who Birds of Prey are.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Feb 10, 2020 19:21:13 GMT -5
Yeah, somebody should've told them to do this the moment Margot Robbie pitched the original release title.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2020 20:29:02 GMT -5
Yeah, somebody should've told them to do this the moment Margot Robbie pitched the original release title. Ouch. That’s up there with Ghostbusters: Answer the Call & Edge of Tomorrow: Live, Die, Repeat. Normally they don’t do this till they hit dvd.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Feb 10, 2020 21:44:49 GMT -5
I mean It's a more accurate title...
this is very much a Harley Movie where the Birds of Prey appear not a Birds of Prey movie with Harley Quinn.
but the Marketing for this movie is bad... I don't think the title really had anything to do with it
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Post by BRV on Feb 10, 2020 21:58:23 GMT -5
I'm just one person, but I can tell you I didn't see "Birds of Prey," nor will I see "Birds of Prey," because "Suicide Squad" sucked and Harley Quinn was the worst thing about that movie. After seeing the movie in 2016, I posted: "Her zany and wacky quips and one-liners grew tired after about the first half-hour. I couldn't stomach a full movie of "Something serious just happened, whoops, here comes Harley with a joke." So yeah, not super interested in a full-length starring role for that character.
Again, just one person, but that's why the movie grossed $33 million instead of $33 million and 10 dollars.
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Post by darbus alan on Feb 10, 2020 22:16:59 GMT -5
I mean It's a more accurate title... this is very much a Harley Movie where the Birds of Prey appear not a Birds of Prey movie with Harley Quinn. but the Marketing for this movie is bad... I don't think the title really had anything to do with it Part of the marketing was making the movie's full title Birds of Prey and...whatever the f*** the rest of the movie's title is in commercials. Should've just called it "Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey" from the getgo.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Feb 10, 2020 23:11:43 GMT -5
I mean It's a more accurate title... this is very much a Harley Movie where the Birds of Prey appear not a Birds of Prey movie with Harley Quinn. but the Marketing for this movie is bad... I don't think the title really had anything to do with it Part of the marketing was making the movie's full title Birds of Prey and...whatever the f*** the rest of the movie's title is in commercials. Should've just called it "Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey" from the getgo. Birds of Prey and Mister Magorium's Wonder Emporium
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Feb 10, 2020 23:19:21 GMT -5
Y'know, I'm not going to shed too many tears for a film that takes a character like Cassandra Cain and totally ignores every single part of her character and just used her name because, "Hey, she was in the comics!"
I hate that shit.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2020 23:28:00 GMT -5
Part of the marketing was making the movie's full title Birds of Prey and...whatever the f*** the rest of the movie's title is in commercials. Should've just called it "Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey" from the getgo. Birds of Prey and Mister Magorium's Wonder Emporium Birds of Prey and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day.
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Post by darbus alan on Feb 10, 2020 23:31:17 GMT -5
Birds of Prey and Mister Magorium's Wonder Emporium Birds of Prey and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day. Miraculous: Tales of Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Feb 10, 2020 23:40:42 GMT -5
Birds of Prey and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day. Miraculous: Tales of Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey Birds of Prey and The Incredibly Strange Creature Who Stopped Living and Became One Mixed-Up Harley Quinn
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Post by thechase on Feb 11, 2020 5:19:13 GMT -5
Harley Quinn and the Songs of Praise.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2020 7:39:08 GMT -5
If they don't greenlight, film and release a 4th wall breaking "Harley Quinn vs. the Coronavirus" short film within the next few weeks, then I don't think they get the modern fascination with the character at all.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2020 7:52:05 GMT -5
Miraculous: Tales of Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey Birds of Prey and The Incredibly Strange Creature Who Stopped Living and Became One Mixed-Up Harley Quinn Birds of Prey... and Stairs.
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Post by Dub H on Feb 11, 2020 8:02:39 GMT -5
Just to add I love Harley,I love bird of prey.
I have 0 interest on watching this,not a fan of the mix and of Movie Harley.
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