The SUICIDE SQUAD: Every Easter Egg and Reference + Guardians of the Galaxy Connection | BREAKDOWN

[@ScreenCrush]

What villains do you want to see appear in the next Suicide Squad?

[@bonsloweffect1449]

I want to see Kate man as the big bad

[@cheesysofa]

Gotta see Captain Cold or my fav pick Sports Master

[@Iamdirty_2023]

Deadpool 1 & 2 is on my fire stick 😊

[@Isaacisaperson4677]

condiment king

[@EverettBurger]

Solomon Grundy

[@f25mart]

"I enjoyed just floating in space & looking at the stars" ....was not expecting to feel so bad for Starro...another captive soul in the story

[@guyjperson]

Hey. That starfish didn't have starfish horde armpit drones just to float around in space, my dude. That was a badguy starfish.

[@paullukis3315]

@@guyjperson Agreed. Don't pretend he didn't come from a whole species that enslaves others.

[@yungjose3369]

@@paullukis3315 "enslave" isn't a term that exists in nature. Starro is just a foreign species that does what it do best to survive.

[@HobbyMikes]

Starro is just another victim

[@GRAFFIXCLAN666]

@@paullukis3315 he would not of got so big if the thinker didn't feed him so many people. And by feed is put that creepy ass starfish eye on eveyone. LoL

[@e.j.leonard2379]

Did anyone else have that "Oh shit, Waller really is a monster" moment when they realized the reason she wanted to "Turn Bloodsport into a leader" was connected to the plan of team 1 being cannon fodder? Not just that she needed a leader plausible leader for each team but that she specifically decided that Flag was expendable and Bloodsport would be her preferred field leader going forward (similar skill set and experience, but that Flag's more developed moral compass made him harder to control). On top of this she almost certainly knew the people who had `captured Flag' that she sent squad 2 to `rescue him' from, were rebels and not actually a threat to Flag. What she was really worried about was the idea that if Flag worked with the rebels they might get hold of the information she wanted covered up, so `rescuing him' was more about getting him back under her control. So nasty.

[@shoe7ess2]

I caught the first one, no way Waller didn't know about a prisoner contacting the government (and strategically "distracting" the majority of their patrols/army to one centralized area). I didn't even think of the fact that she most certainly knew he was taken by rebels, especially since when they find him he's having tea, and had most likely communicated his circumstance back with base before Team 2 got there.

[@josephnoto3648]

When he shouted, "It's your mom!" The first thing I thought was, "Screencrush is gonna love this!".

[@hamsterdunce]

Mine too, and Ryan saved its acknowledgement as the best-for-last easter egg. Great job as always.

[@wille4w]

Same!

[@gumzito]

Right?! LoL

[@TheGr8tPlays]

Im surprised he didnt see that them being expendable and Sylvestor Stallon being in the Expendables franchise wasnt a nod

[@viniciusguedes6443]

SAME!

[@garrettbradley5513]

A couple things I noticed: Jotunheim (obviously home to the Frost giants), is translated a "giant." The name of the complex is a reference to the "giant," that it is housing. Also, after Harley kills the general, she says "killing kids, kinda red flag." Foreshadowing that the Peacemaker shouldn't be trusted since he is willing to kill children for "peace."

[@ajrocmotionpicture1138]

Marvel in DC universe? Frost giants only exist in marvel.... I don't even think Jotunhiem was cold, it was like spring and had roots every where in the epics.

[@tristan6672]

@@ajrocmotionpicture1138 Jotunhiem is a place in actual Norse mythology, not just marvel. Giants as well. It’s just symbolic

[@ajrocmotionpicture1138]

@@tristan6672 "epics" did I not clearly say that.... unless marvels writing epic poems? Also he says "(obviously home to the Frost giants)" referring to specifically frost giants from marvel. So I am pointing out "It’s just symbolic" by saying "Frost giants only exist in marvel". You just said exactly what I did, but could not comprehend that I was saying its not a marvel reference and there are only "giants" in the epics... seriously? There are also dwarfs and fairy's, but no frost giants.

[@schylerlanders7566]

I noticed a few foreshadowings too when bloodsport and rat catcher said they would save each other and idk if this was really one but when Waller said she would make bloodsport a leader. I found it weird that Rick flag was still around because well there can’t be two leaders lol.

[@birju4333]

@@ajrocmotionpicture1138 what? What's with u r colonist ideas? Giants. Frost giants etc r norid/ norse real world traditions. Not funny movie me up. Grow up.

[@pz47]

One thing I learned from MARVEL and DC is never underestimate *A RAT*

[@ajrocmotionpicture1138]

or a cat that may not be a cat.

[@rognema]

or a rabbit. aka raccoon

[@linwenrr2649]

what is the one in marvel?

[@dxhunter12]

@@linwenrr2649 The one who brought back Ant Man from the Quantum Realm in Endgame

[@thaIllYankee]

Well played

[@shivayoupandey3915]

This is just my headcanon, but Waller sent every returning member from the first movie to die as a distraction because they all crossed her and disobeyed her in the last movie.

[@AmirAli-qh8ui]

she must've been pissed when she realized harley survived.

[@njsoapdish]

It's not really headcanon, that's pretty much exactly what happened. I think she even let Blackgaurd try to set them up so the others could infiltrate more easily.

[@steveoconnivo9666]

I mean literally it was just flagg Harley and boomerang who were returning characters. Deadshot killer croc and katana weren't even mentioned unfortunately. But they were clearly the disposable squad. I dont think Waller specifically wanted flagg dead

[@octopusthegreat794]

@@AmirAli-qh8ui i believe so, too.

[@octopusthegreat794]

@@njsoapdish can't believe how fast life spirals. Its already movie 2 🖤

[@superactionstuff]

Taika was offered the directors chair for GOTG 3, but turned it down out of professionalism towards Gunn. I’d like to believe his small role in the film was a thank you from Gunn.

[@djfleish]

Do you have a source for this? Because the whole reason Gunn could even do it is he was released from his contract by Disney.

[@alexh4319]

This is an unsubstantiated rumor. Taika was never approached for Guardians Vol. 3.

[@Matt-bg5wg]

@@alexh4319 Taika confirmed he was never offered the job, but did say he if was he would turn it down out of respect. classic case of broken telephone.

[@Manoj-ho2hx]

Gunn and Gotg series is true love No one can break it Gunn is born for gotg series I want gotg 3 to make its 1st billion and make a good impression on peter quill after events of IW

[@133spartan117]

now if guardians 3 was a Thor teamup movie and co directed by both .....

[@warrioreon11]

I think in the scene where Rick Flag is about to die, and he says "Peacemaker, what a joke", it was a nod to the character The Comedian from the Watchmen comics, who's character is based on Peacemaker.

[@TJ52359]

I thought the same thing... had I not seen your Post I was going to cite it myself

[@TheMrsmartass13]

Dude I was thinking the same thing, it's so perfect too as a scene.

[@lucknskill2]

Exactly what I thought too. Everyone should see watchmen...so underrated

[@warrioreon11]

@@lucknskill2 *Read*

[@distinguishedallureproduct879]

Also...I didn't even notice Milton was in "Getting the Team Together" Rain Scene 🤣😅

[@CyGea]

I did, it's when I realized he was going to die. He wasn't staying near the bus.

[@distinguishedallureproduct879]

@@CyGea Yeah when I saw him putting up bombs and grabbing Flags shotgun I was like yeah he's dead soon...but I never noticed him in the walk up rain scene lol

[@AtotheDamn]

I think it's funny that the name Milton was so prevalently brought up in an Office space....hm....

[@aprilplatt4125]

Me either 😂🤣

[@TJ52359]

Flag took the gun away on the Bus, then the next time I remembered him was "8 minutes earlier" where it showed him on the 'bomb team'... so yeah I missed him in teh 'rain scene' too

[@ricofed439]

I really liked how all the chaos in the opening scene being seen from Savant's point of view really drove home the reality of how brutal the "suicide squad" is supposed to be and every single member felt like an expendable bad guy and not safe like in the previous movie, where they were basically all untouchable superheroes.

[@brianpotter8252]

Bloodsport was a replacement for Deadshot because Will Smith didn't join the cast. Deadshot in the first movie had a great relationship with his daughter and surrendered rather than show his ugly side in front of her. Its all very cliche. Bloodsport gets brought to see his daughter, and at first it looks like it will be a straight repeat of the same father-daughter dynamic. Then the twist hits and its clear the two have a dynamic completely different. Perfect example of the difference between the two movies.

[@guyjperson]

The daughter pay off is sort of lousy here. It feels tacked on. I thought this movie was great, and their opening scene together also great. But that later scene was "meh"

[@notmephisto1375]

There are many other differences too, like the music feeling more like a natural extension of the director and not a playlist put together by a high schooler. Also the members of the squad were actually useful until they weren't and they died.

[@randydecker4797]

TSS was a master class in how to properly "subvert expectations" while also not pissing on what came before.

[@thepistolguy859]

Cuz will knew the movie was gonna be shit. 😆

[@aspect57]

@@thepistolguy859 or they weren't willing to pay and got a better actor anyway!

[@RichSmithson]

"I was happy floating in space staring at the stars" - Starro Got to admit i kinda felt sorry for Starro.

[@plaaplaa6367]

same

[@NamLe-gr6xp]

Yeah but at the same time he was going to destroy a country and presumably the rest of the world

[@aanyamallick7747]

@@NamLe-gr6xp yea🥺🥺 Edit: wait,No. He said the CITY was his. Not the world

[@NamLe-gr6xp]

@@aanyamallick7747 considering his species, he was probably going to move on to the country

[@xygdra]

@@NamLe-gr6xp that is intergalactic racism right there though if such a thing exist lol. I think hero academia poked fun at a troupe that public would assume someone is automatically a villain because they have a scary power.

[@thenerdwithoutfear8378]

Starros ending kinda destroyed me. He got experiemented and torturred for 30 years and the last thing he said was "I enjoyed just floating in space and looking at the stars" - he doesn't wanted all of this. He was literally a hurt/trapped animal :/

[@heysilly1341]

Like a, wait for it… BIRD

[@cosmicnative6135]

Sounds like average human

[@RichSmithson]

Yeah i felt sorry for him when he said he liked floating in space. Also he said "This city is mine" not "This planet is mine" so i dont even think it would have had aspirations to take the Earth. He just wanted to be left alone.

[@burgerbandit3646]

Starros only regret was being captured. He did it to himself. He WANTED to take over the planet, he just failed and torture was the outcome.

[@hellohogo]

exactly. that's why Gunn's writing is so good.

[@Omarvel1992]

TDK is actually a character Arm Fall of Boy. So I don’t think he’s a new character

[@Getwright-]

Yeah arms fall off boy has similar powers, but hes a good guy, has a different personality, lives in a different time, and has a different name, so you could say there different characters. But ones definitely inspired by the other. (Also gunn has stated that TDK can detach his legs too lol)

[@mojomogul]

I think it was a deliberate ripoff of AFoB hence the Mr Pibb. Also Fillion was cast as a fake Wonderman in Marvel TV so that could be a reference as well. Either way, Gunn gets points for this one. Best DCEU film yet.

[@UnanimousDelivers]

I thought it was a company that made cassette tapes.

[@NYcDcG]

@@UnanimousDelivers I’m old enough to understand that reference 👍🏽😞👵🏽📼

[@BoinkySiwinski]

Arm Fall Off Boy couldn't fly/control his arms - he could just hit people with them (well really only 1 of them, else he wouldn't be able to hit them with the other arm)

[@ukietheoverlord3159]

The whole Starro thing for me feels like.. anything can be seen as a monster when it's not fully understood... or respected enough to be left alone.

[@thedoctor2871]

I enjoyed Harley's completed character development being tested in this movie.

[@TonoG90]

the post credit scene when Weasel wakes up made me think about how he looks like the famous "chupacabras" a folklore legend based on latin american countries, exactly where he is and well since he is now running free, who's gonna stop him from eating more....people

[@mluna1271]

Lol my wife thought the exact same thing

[@oleander7635]

Omg I thought the same

[@braynewash6208]

Me too brother me too

[@chibiusa4072]

Same! I said "And thus begins the legend of the chupacabra" out loud.

[@andrewpersaud4144]

Weasel was heading off to guardians of the galaxy auditions.

[@travisbrown9769]

I might be in the minority but I was really bummed when Flag died. Seeing his relationship with Harley and how it could've grown from there into a genuine friendship or possibly more is such a missed opportunity.

[@TJ52359]

right before Peacemaker picked up the Shard, i was literally thinking 'This is going to become "his" Franchise...

[@thaIllYankee]

Kinda wish it was Flagg they saved in the post-credit scene instead of Peacemaker

[@travisbrown9769]

@@thaIllYankee I'm hoping it's one if those things they'll keep underwraps

[@Hypperr.]

All that needs to be said about this movie is that its the first Dc movie in a VERY long time that you can watch, and then want to watch it again after. God bless James Gunn!

[@aanyamallick7747]

Well. I would watch this and Man of Steel agn and agn

[@xavmanisdabestest]

I think it's the only one for me. Others are less kinetic so wouldn't want to watch it again right after

[@sportyjALTf5]

i'd say this and atleast three of the dcau movies

[@tjpowell234]

I watched Snyder JL 3x

[@misaelmartinez2115]

Yup, watched twice in 3 days and i wanna watch it again

[@GMSpada]

I think the weasel post credit takes place DIRECTLY after everyone has left the beach.. there's no way he was 'dead' for 2-3 days.. it just makes more sense that he thinks he's still on mission..

[@santiagoroldan2293]

It's still night so probably the same night when the movie starts

[@deathsticksaddict7756]

But then wouldn't his vitals pop back up on that little screen during the mission?

[@santiagoroldan2293]

@@deathsticksaddict7756 well why make it night during that scene? If they wanted to indicate the passage of time, they would've made it day already. If he looses vitals, he cannot stay long in that state or else he would just die bc of lack of oxygen to the brain

[@cuppaht161]

@@deathsticksaddict7756 They mark him down as dead on that little screen manually once blondie say he’s dead

[@scrub1967]

@@santiagoroldan2293 had to wait a few days for the full moon. That shit dont happen every night.

[@dontlookatthis]

This movie is so funny I can't believe **insert 80% of the characters here** died

[@noobvr1962]

@@tarsemkk3615 it broke me

[@JoeHoeDoesSomething]

@@noobvr1962 Same

[@juliovillalobos2133]

I really genuinely liked polka dot man 😢

[@JoeHoeDoesSomething]

@@juliovillalobos2133 He died as a hero

[@benjamint.reynolds8208]

@@JoeHoeDoesSomething He died as a SUPERHERO

[@robertguchereau1412]

James Gunn is incredible. This is the 2nd time he took comic book characters that we, the people, just knew would never be successful on the screen.... and he fucking pulls it off again. I loved it. Every scene with King Shark was hilarious. The banter between Ilba and Cena was hilarious. All the different personalities mixed together to create a helluva great time at the movies.

[@ChederFlims101]

I felt Captain boomerang was wasted. In the comics, the whole joke behind his character is that he is the worst on the team and can't do anything, but yet survives every single time because he always comes back. I feel as though he could have had a great arc too. Still loved the movie though.

[@pink-a-palouza7888]

Yea I was thinking that too Like he just half ass things and by end that when he did thing

[@sinteleon]

weasel sorta fills in that role here though. :P

[@trekgreenwood6743]

When I saw “It’s your mom” in the theater, I knew you were gonna use it in your video! 🤣

[@commandZee]

It was lots of fun, good pacing, pretty much what a good summer blockbuster flick should be. In my book it's now WB/DC's best film.

[@aprophetofrng9821]

It's definitely the best DCEU film hands down. Second best is maybe Wonder Woman? But ya, this shoots above it pretty far. I could see it being people's favorite DC film, but mine will most likely always be either Dark Knight or Superman Returns (mainly from nostalgia for Superman Returns). But Suicide Squad 2021 is definitely top 5, probably top 3 for me.

[@KidAstronaut]

Agreed

[@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom]

It's the best DCEU movie for me. 2nd is Shazam.

[@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom]

@B A "Everyone is an idiot except me"

[@aprophetofrng9821]

@B A Ah, was it too brightly colored and lacking 30 minutes of useless slow motion?

[@thedoctor4327]

Not sure how intentional it was but Peter Capaldi as The Thinker felt like an extended homage to his time as The Doctor on Doctor Who (although the cursing was his Malcolm Tucker leeching through). Like the Doctor he was an expert on an alien life form and served as a exposition on said alien, he’s often seen in the company of young attractive female companions, and there’s a monster he fought called the Dream Crab with similar abilities to Starro (parasites that attach themselves to victim’s faces and use them as puppets

[@Haggis1983]

Ryan probably didn’t catch that, because he has admitted in the past that Dr. Who is a fandom he has yet to explore.

[@jacobharvey2946]

I had a similar thought. With Capaldi, it almost felt like an R rated Doctor Who episode at the end during the “alien invasion.” Of course he was gone… couldn’t talk his way outta that one.

[@nerdfatha]

@@jacobharvey2946 yeah, can't regenerate after being turned to total mush.

[@pink-a-palouza7888]

He almost when off like how the doctor scolds humans when they messed with other Aliens

[@dovelove1920]

When Blood sport told Polka Dot Man that Starro was his mom, I thought of you 😂

[@SocialEXperimented]

i really like James Gunn's Polka dots character, I want to see more of him in DC universe. It kinda upset me that he got killed off to fulfill his story arc.

[@guyjperson]

Well. He mentions that he has brothers and sisters. Perhaps they're clones. Maybe we get another Polka Dot Man, depending on interest

[@Timeothy]

At some point he dropped something and yelled Aww Fiddlesticks That was the moment I loved him

[@jorgegavino7458]

The biggest FU from Gunn is the whole "But the children" lines. Harley kills the General because he wants to kill kids, Flag and Ratch Catcher turn against waller because they experimented on children. It's commentary the moral line in the sand us jokes about children.

[@MadeByDW]

I’m not watching the Peacemaker show. I’ll never get over what he did lmao

[@chuapcabra2011]

Literally what I said walking out of the theater 😅

[@cademckinnis831]

I was mad as hell walking out that theater after that

[@jv7x]

So crazy that Gunn made me care about Flag when I couldn't care less about him in the first.

[@Matt-bg5wg]

Rip Flagg

[@sithlordalex]

I hope he gets resurrected by The Enchantress

[@adamtamer8767]

2 Fun Fact I realised on the rewatch - 1st when Waller introduced Peacemaker to bloodsport he asked her why he was recruited since they both do the same thing, waller never answered because Peacemaker wasn't recruited for his skills but because he is the backup for Waller 2nd - in the same scene Peacemaker said that he does the same thing as bloodsport but better, he told bloodsport he uses smaller bullets to hit the center of the center, at the end Bloodsport took the advice and killed Peacemaker using smaller bullets and hitting the center of the bullet

[@zeroblade6599]

I feel this is also a nod to bloodsport being basically the same character as deadshot and people saying that and immediately hearing the movie repeat that with a third version of that character

[@jinpolscorner]

The Toxic Avenger scene was the one shown on the telly after introducing and recruiting Ratcatcher 2. You can see it during the scene when Bloodsport declines Sebastian's handshake..😁

[@JustinStarrPhotography]

Regarding the music, a fun observation: While the fictional island of Corto Maltese is a Spanish-speaking nation, the leader of the freedom-fighting rebels is played by the fantastic Brazilian actress Alice Braga. When we first meet her and she’s listening to the radio, we do not hear singing in Spanish. We hear the Brazilian artist Ceu’s “Samba na Sola” singing Portuguese.

[@eliasmertens9313]

I REALLY hope that DC was able to get Gunn to do at least one or two more movies for them. I think his Suicide Squad could be what we needed to see in the DC universe and what we need to see more of.

[@deathsticksaddict7756]

I don't know about future movies but James Gunn is coming back to work on the Peacemaker spin-off series.

[@Porco1984]

I had such a blast watching The Suicide Squad, James Gunn needs to be let loose more often! :D

[@ajrocmotionpicture1138]

I was not for me, but it was way better then the last one and anything John Cena has done before.

[@jesseRya]

When you go to prison you wear Crocs bro... it's not a reference to anything, except living in prison.

[@bigbadvicHo]

I wore orange plastic slides

[@patb00y]

i wore Jordan’s

[@bigbadvicHo]

@@patb00y how are you alive?

[@patb00y]

@@bigbadvicHo Let’s just say I still don’t have those Jordan’s 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Tootenbocker]

This movie was truly great! I loved the action, the actual character development unlike the first and truly was a fun comic book movie! This in my opinion is one of my favorite superhero movie! Solid 9/10 in my words

[@Tootenbocker]

@B A sure ok 👌🏻

[@timmettler]

Harley’s sequence pulled a cinematic cord that recalls Scottie’s nightmare sequence from Hitchcock’s Vertigo. The bouquet transitions in Vertigo from the photographic to the animated in a flash, albeit from a dated perspective, similarly as the suspension of the viewer’s belief in the reality of the screen that we get right as Harley unleashes her radial mandala of trauma and beauty with guns blazing . The stories transition’s accomplish the jolt we all love to indulge in giving us a bumpy ride through each character’s formal realities. Either Gunn or Hitchcock, both serve up glorious escapism!

[@RoachOnAFennec]

What a wonderful catch!

[@aanyamallick7747]

"THE" suicide squad had a better group dynamic. We actually SAW the characters backstory instead of having it narrated all the way through. Omg and can we talk about the BEAUTIFUL cinematography of ratcatcher telling her backstory and we saw it through the van windows???!!! Nd that ending where she asked her dad "why rats papa?" 🥺🥺🥺😫 And how bloodsport is gonna be a better dad because of her Plus in this movie Harley wasnt just crazy. She was funny,badass,athletic,a great fighter,crazy, was dressed that suited her comic looks better ughhh Loved it🖤❤🖤❤ I love other thing too lol, LOVEEE king shark. I didmt even know he was a demi god lol. Thats awsome

[@badgirlhollywood9741]

I liked the OG suicide squad

[@mickbohannon1104]

Corto Maltese is a series of adventure and fantasy comics named after the character Corto Maltese, an adventurous sailor. It was created by the Italian comic book creator Hugo Pratt in 1967. The comics are highly praised as some of the most artistic and literary graphic novels ever written and have been translated into numerous languages and adapted into several animated films.

[@DucNguyen-bd5ir]

Order of magnitudes better than the first. It used it's R Rating perfectly. I normally find flash back annoying, but you barely feel it in the movie. I love that throughout the movie you always get the perspective of the team members polkadot man's mother, harley's hallucinations, etc. It is a mad, fun, and furnetic ride and needs to be seen by everyone ... even your mother.

[@72thekel]

Calendar-men was the best cameo, i laughed my ass off at that joke 😂

[@TJ52359]

"Peacemaker? what a Joke." as noted elsewhere in the thread is a Watchman reference I also liked that Harley just straight up drops 'el Presidente' post coitus because because his monologue sets off alarm bells rather than it being a part of any assignment and her shock at the gun being loaded, implying that she was expecting a dry fire, and that he'd have been allowed to clarify his position (or attempt to kill her) confirming her suspicions/diagnosis

[@ajrocmotionpicture1138]

I can see Rorschach saying that as the Dr.Manhattan kills him

[@TJ52359]

@@ajrocmotionpicture1138 Peacemaker = Comedian Question = Rorschach Capt. Atom = Manhattan Blue Beetle (1&2) = Nite Owl (1&2) As I understand the story: DC bought Charlton Comics (pre-Crisis) and was going to use (what eventually became) 'Watchmen' as a Post-Crisis relaunch of the 'Charlton Universe'... somewhere in the development process, either DC or Moore Realized just how 'Alan Moore' the project was becoming and it was decided to give them a fresh coat of paint...

[@ajrocmotionpicture1138]

​@@TJ52359 That's really cool to know, I wonder if the ending is connected too? watchmen ends with a giant octopus exploding and suicide squad ends with a giant starfish exploding.

[@TJ52359]

@@ajrocmotionpicture1138 One never knows (unless you ask the writer) for my money I'd wager Starro was chosen more for being the First Justice League Villain (as a general mythology gag, but possibly to signify the 'restart'

[@ajrocmotionpicture1138]

@@TJ52359 yea with Gunn he could just have chose the most insane one. I wonder if star fish were scary in the 1960.

[@GwfiDB]

Milton's name came up while they were hiding in cubicles... Office Space anyone?

[@Haggis1983]

Yes, and much like Milton from Office Space he was forgotten by his employers.

[@bonsloweffect1449]

Blood sport in this movie was the best 🙌😌

[@twodumbgamers9285]

King Shark! 🦈

[@andrewsanchez7084]

Weasel was

[@twodumbgamers9285]

@@andrewsanchez7084 his walk got me everyone! 😂

[@moondough6010]

@@twodumbgamers9285 king shark and Sebastian were hilarious

[@chucklebutt4470]

That friggin' hybrid gun-bow-flamethrower weapon was really cool! Reminds me of the Service Weapon (I think it was called that?) from Control!

[@taraeasley1447]

The second Bloodsport said "It's your mom", I just knew Ryan was probably jumping up and down and yelling at the screen!!!!

[@1Animax]

Nom Nom 🦈 ??

[@xuxon24]

It feels weird seeing a DCEU movie and not feel disappointment at the end of the movie. Great ride and great seeing Harley being Harley. DC definitely needs a Feige type of guy, good directors are around that could do great things with their property but they just continuously mess up.

[@kidalex77]

It's good to see Ryan's mom is everywhere.

[@Dwellis73]

Peace Makers End credit scene was set up nicely when Walher goes to blow up the squad be for she is knocked the F out. On the box you can clearly see that Cena is still lit up. Showing that he still had vitals.

[@sir-maqionsandy8682]

Peacemaker wasn't my fav from the comics but somehow James was able to make him a bit btr. This movie was just AMAZING

[@andrewshandle]

John Cena was ridiculously good in this movie. The degree of difficulty for his character was a lot higher than Dave Batista's Drax in the Guardians movies (the first one anyway). Gunn sure knows how to get the best out of people. Flagg was so much better in this movie as well, there was a lot more joy in Kinnaman's performance this time around.

[@theclaybeartravels3596]

Haha, his arm that came through the hole in van was massive. Scared the crap out of me.

[@GRAFFIXCLAN666]

@B A bet you are fun at parties.

[@andrewshandle]

@B A Did you see the movie or do you just hate him due to thinking Wrestling is real?

[@andrewshandle]

@@theclaybeartravels3596 The way he kept smashing that guys head into the roof of the truck cabin for a solid minute was such a fine attention to detail by Gunn. Great stuff.

[@theclaybeartravels3596]

@@andrewshandle yeah, that friggin arm. If John Cena was T.D.K. I think I'd actually be worried

[@williamyu8479]

Finally a movie where “That’s your mom” joke actually makes it in the movie. Literally thought of you when Bloodsport said it

[@Timartyn]

Obviously, we all know David Dastmalchian (Polka-Dot Man) has had a dozen other DC related roles, and appeared in Ant-Man. However, it's interesting he voiced Calendar Man in Long Halloween which released a month ago (who shows up in this movie mocking Polka-Dot Man). And in The Flash, he played Abra Cadabra who appeared inside the STAR Labs facility, which he also references being inside as a kid in The Suicide Squad.

[@Adnaan-Bread]

Honestly one of the best superhero movies I've seen! I absolutely loved the chemistry of the characters and the chaotic violence of the movie! Felt quite like a Quentin Tarantino superhero movie! Can't wait to see what else James Gunn can produce 10/10 for me

[@moe61806]

Best DCEU movie yet! However, you didn't call out the Josh Brolin cameo. The guy with the over the top mustache, in the armored truck. Shame!

[@Neb_Raska]

That was him? Damn

[@guyjperson]

Are you sure about that? He looked a lot like him, but not quite, I thought.

[@moe61806]

@@guyjperson Absolutely! The last time the two of them shared a scene, the killing was the other way around.

[@guyjperson]

@@moe61806i have three screen shots up as I type this. It's not him. You're talking about the guy who offers up a cigarette. That's the same guy from Harley Quinn's limo. Similar. But not him. Would have been a cool thing, though. I did a similar thing when I SWORE Kurt Russell was in the pilot of Deadwood.

[@betteryou7hanme]

The guy who tortured Harley is the guy who told Zemo he wasn't welcome at the Bar in Madripoor.

[@etriganthedemon666]

Woah Fun Fact thx dude

[@betteryou7hanme]

haha I recognized him and my ocd took over. thank God for imdb

[@pandanganmatiyn1487]

Ohh for real? Thats why he looked familiar.

[@jacobscott2514]

A few things I noticed: - With the exception of previously established characters like Harley, all of the actors used their natural accents, even when it may appear contradictory, like having Ratcatcher 1 speak with a NZ accent while his daughter speaks with a Portuguese accent. - There are all kinds of little cinematic nods to other directors, including in a lot of the in-world setting establishing text (like the elevator button felt a little Wes Anderson-ish) but I think conceptually that idea was also to link to the comic books in the way they often add titles into the art. - Other cinematic homages I noticed were small scenes and moments that felt like Edgar Wright visual gags, some Tarantino style zoom shots, and probably the most blatant- much more vibrant and interesting slow-mo action shots that seem targeted at Zack Snyder, with the extreme slow-mo frame-as-a-painting style but that are more funny and pretty than the usual badass Snyder style. - The film definitely felt more like it was picking up the tone, visual style, and storytelling techniques from Birds of Prey far more than anything else in the DCEU, and that film deserves more credit for setting this up than even Ayer's Suicide Squad.

[@poopyaxe]

I almost cried everytime when Nanaue got hurt. He is so cute

[@Itsgriffeys]

The bunny on Rick Flags shirt has a “UB” for Ultra Bunny, not a WB for Warner Brothers

[@BranUGalen]

Which could be a reference to Bugs dressed as Superman in the 90s McDonald's toy line.

[@Jacksabbath44]

@@BranUGalen James Gunn has stated that he created this character previously and chose him to replace Wile The Coyote, mainly because he felt it was too in the nose to use WB characters in a WB DCEU movie xD

[@TheMichiganMisfits]

This movie was amazing. Bring on more R Rated DC movies!!

[@Jibba]

Im surprised that he cared that much about milton considering everyone looks like his mother

[@guyjperson]

Maybe that means he's healing. Maybe poor Milton was the first person he saw as just Milton. That's why he cared about him so much.

[@petergresh516]

I was deeply sad as well

[@NatrixNate]

maybe he resembled his mother the least idk

[@EverettBurger]

Just watched the Robot Chicken sketch with Starro. Nathan Fillion was in both.

[@gojira54]

Pibb is a call back to James Gunn's movie Slither which Henry Gregg gives the classic Pibb speech.

[@MrPerfs]

Naaaaah, it couldn't possibly be a reference to Slither... those movies are completely unlike each other... well except for the part where the protagonists have to fight an alien hive mind that takes over a town...

[@kazetoame]

Isn’t Mr. Pibb the preferred soda of James Gunn, so it is a double Easter egg?

[@Mexicanandwill]

You're right, the score when Ratcatcher saves the day is unexpectedly beautiful! My daughter pointed out that she holds Bloodsport too, because she knows he'd be terrified. 😭

[@Jmaul85]

Greatest "it's your mom" gag yet!

[@mattpyfe]

King Shark sneaking up on the guy at the camp....priceless!!!

[@Phanthief95]

4:36 Actually, TDK is based off of a character from DC comics known as Arm Fall Off Boy.

[@BenChanNYC]

The first DCEU Waller was supposed to have been Angela Bassett.("Green Lantern") But we know how that turned out.... (nice to see it didn't stop Waititi from rejoining the DEU though)

[@brucelau2023]

Even in a flashback but yeah

[@KingfisherTalkingPictures]

I’d forgotten he was in GL.

[@njsoapdish]

Honestly, I don't really like Viola's Waller. She feels unstable and out of control, which is the opposite of the Wall I know and love from the comics and cartoons.

[@BenChanNYC]

@@njsoapdish I think it's more about the script. I agree that she shouldn't lose her cool so easily (and caring about her golf game to impress some senator?), but I thought she was more on point in the the first one.

[@njsoapdish]

@@BenChanNYC I agree, the script doesn't help her and the direction could be pushing her in that way, too. Regardless, she loses me in the scene where Bloodsport threatens her. Rather than screaming, she should have stayed calm yet menacing and in control of the situation.

[@dawsonphillips9662]

Corta Maltese is also where the league of assassin's have they're base of operations in the show Arrow

[@JoeKerr019]

Also when rick says "Peace maker...what a joke." i think its one of the meta jokes of the movie, since The Comedian (Watchmen) was inspired by Peacemaker. Also, the guy who makes fun of polkadot man is Calendar man, the actor who played Polkadot, also played Calendar man in The Long Halloween

[@strontiumblog]

I’m pretty sure there’s a Crazy Quilt reference in the prison - a female prisoner is covered in multicoloured diamonds.

[@thelostpawn]

That was my first thought

[@sithlordalex]

No that was Kaleidoscope . a DC villain from the 50s.

[@strontiumblog]

@@sithlordalex Oh, nice! I stand corrected

[@petergresh516]

That was Kaleidoscope her actress confirmed it on Instagram

[@TheKratos646]

The mom part in this video was just timed perfectly but also im glad they had mom jokes in this movie cuz they literally did the job for you lol

[@jamesbentgen5572]

When they say I’m going to get you out of here alive is a fore shadow to when she gets saved from peacemaker and and she saves him at the end with the rats.

[@shotpack8374]

As a man who lives in Folsom it’s cool to see Folsom get some recognition in some way

[@rkrushenick]

I think you missed a lot. Like when Harley mentions an ex “killing her dogs” which might mean the hyenas are dead.

[@sekkular]

I feel like this was a fun watch, the movie was very well done while still sticking true to the source material and simultaneously leaving it in the rear view mirror 8.8/10

[@IAmMightyMike]

I seriously can't believe how good this was.

[@IAmMightyMike]

@B A ..what's wrong with YOU?

[@RehctubNomis]

Fun fact where you're talking about birds, the birds in the cage with Harley are "Rainbow Lorikeets", native's of Australia, a bit like a certain actress ; )

[@aldobramantio1763]

Why am i in love with Ratcatcher 2

[@dawidscheffler7152]

The birds, to me, also paid homage to the "bird men of Alcatraz" with the whole angle that even the most cruel of human being would never kill a bird. This lines Savant up as a pure monster from the get-go (same with the General).

[@MorwenWhyte]

There are also a lot of references to Argentine culture: the national flag colours are spotted in some graffiti, the use of regional expressions like "che" or "boludo", the empanadas and the most noticeable: Argentine comic's character Mafalda keychain in Milton's van. Also Corto Matese (the comic character created by Hugo Pratt) has a whole issue that happens in Argentina.

[@RukiAlvarez]

The Fernet they drink at the bar

[@MorwenWhyte]

@@RukiAlvarez yes indeed but it must have been served with Coke! XD

[@Jacksabbath44]

Corto Maltese is supposed to be an Island Nation near Mar De Plata, even when it looks totally like a caribbean country xd

[@MorwenWhyte]

@@Jacksabbath44 but hey, at least we got Joaquín Cosío yelling "boludo" XD

[@tobiascardozo5801]

Fun facts: There's several Easter eggs to Argentinian culture - The famous comic strip Mafalda in Milton's car keys - In the bar the team drinks fernert (A famous italian drink we love to drink with some coke) - When they are on the roof threating The Thinker, Polka Dot Man is eating empanadas, another famous food in Argentina - When Amanda's Waller team help defeat Starro, they said to avoid Medrano's avenue, (it's a famous street in our capital city that has as you may guess a terrible traffic ) - Finally the expression "che" or "boludo" is Argentinian slang (mostly from Buenos Aires) that some soldiers use all around the movie I know it's because Corto Maltese is near the coast of Argentina in the comics but is really fun seeing finally some good Argentina's culture representation, James Gunn really did some homework. 🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@yoda908]

Both funny and interesting how Gunn was let go of Marvel but yet once WB snatched him for suicide squad they hired him back. If I recall Disney was struggling to find a director for GOTG 3.

[@TJ52359]

to say nothing of the general history of 'Trilogies' that switch Directors for "#3"... and IIRC there was talk about some actors on GoTG trying to leverage their contracts in support of Gunn

[@xuxon24]

Good thing all of that was left behind when Disney finally reconsidered. It's stupid firing someone for something stupid that happened in the past.

[@yoda908]

@@xuxon24Disney most likely was backed into a corner to rehiring Gunn back. I'm curious on what legal actions actually happened and we're discussed before Gunn agreed to come back. Gunn doesn't feel like the type to just let things go if there were legal problems involved. Especially since the heads at Disney spoke to him in a meeting or two to consider rehiring him back. Feige must've got him back on the payroll somehow.

[@Aslandesign]

So grateful that you now have a “it’s your mom” clip for all time - comedy platinum that one

[@efaulk13]

Bloodsport explaining "Dim Mak" was the best Easter egg in the movie.

[@khalled2419]

facts

[@iamu9006]

"If Senzo Tanaka is your Shidoshi then show us the Dim Mak" "What the hell is a Dim Mack?" "Death touch."

[@khalled2419]

@@iamu9006 Mannnnn what a throwback

[@leebishop7591]

Damn, remember when Screencrush had only 5,000 subs? Almost at a milli now, CRUSHing it.

[@gregghenderson3438]

Is flag really dead? I know no one ever really dies in comics. But it seems like they made a extra special point of showing that he got stabbed in the heart. Didn't him an enchantress have something to do with the heart.

[@elmandarin1002]

Once again, this movie is its own standalone thing. It’s not connected to the previous movie or any of the other DC movies really. It’s how Deadpool was to the Fox X-Men movies

[@petergresh516]

Flag also died in Jotunheim in the comic

[@gonzalvarodri]

@@elmandarin1002 that doesn't make so much sense, because here it respects more of the previous lore of the first movie and the league films, like the first movie survivors knowing each other, the presence of a superman. in Deadpool's you know its all different, starting in a different colossus, the absence of nearly all the xmen, the recasts...

[@Jacksabbath44]

@@elmandarin1002 It is and it is not, it has connections but it doesn't matter to any part of the movie, it's totally in the DCEU, the biggest contrast is the character development of Flagg, but even Harley Quinn references both Birds of Prey and the previous SS, she even call out Boomerang and mourns him because they have a bond from the previous film, but if you choose to ignore it, you can say it's just because they're criminals and stuff xd

[@cheesier5153]

TDK was not created for the movie, he was renamed, his original name in the comics was "arm-fall-off boy" but was also called "splitter" later on

[@blaqartist1162]

Figured TDK was arms fall off kid or at least based off of him. Kinda surprised that wasn't mentioned.

[@TJ52359]

as noted elsewhere 'Arm fall off Boy" is a hero in another 'timeline'... but yeah, especially in citing TDK as 'Original" you'd think an 'inspired by' citation would come up

[@Epommy]

I am from Folsom and got to watch this movie in our local theater. It's funny because we know that Cash's song is what visitors always like to sing or refer to while they visit, but to listen to it in a movie as internationally anticipated as The Suicide Squad was really cool. We were all in kind of a stunned silence haha

[@betteryou7hanme]

Can't wait to see NR recap this breakdown tomorrow.

[@xtraspecialmango]

Harley says her ex-boyfriend (yup) killed her dogs...Possibly a reference to Bud & Lou...Her pet Hyenas

[@TheVision-gd7np]

I liked Joel Kinnaman More In Altered Carbon He freakin owned the character

[@yadi4649]

"we don't care about Milton" excuse you i cried real tears over this man

[@jonathancampos1978]

Captain Boomerang's death hurt 😭

[@thelostpawn]

He seemed happy though. But yea, that was brutal

[@CGP_Films92]

That whole opening scene on the beach caught me completely off guard 😭😂 Boomerang was one character I was not expecting to be killed off, at least not in the first scene lmfao. That’s the part that told me nobody was safe in this film lol

[@KingfisherTalkingPictures]

Peacemaker is a Charlton Comics character DC got when they bought that line. Alan Moore talked about using the Charlton characters in Watchmen. (The Question became Rorschach, Blue Beetle became Nite Owl, etc. Peacemaker became mapped onto The Comedian.)

[@lucywillis4535]

When Harley sings 'i ain't got no body' she's using her psychiatrist training to resist her torture. Disassociating herself from her body....

[@panda_invention1810]

The next line is 'nobody cares for me' so go figure it yourself next time instead of torturing.

[@maniacalkoala]

When I was watching the movie, and Bloodsport said “IT’S YOUR MOM!” I freaking died laughing, and I KNEW that was coming in this video.