The Will Smith/Martin Lawrence action comedy stole much of the buzz from Birds of Prey both as an R-rated biggie, the post-Christmas event movie and the first biggie of the year. The bat-outta-hell R-rated action sequel vastly overperformed even optimistic guestimates, partially because it was much better than expected. And yes, it’s ironic that a sequel to a massively successful Will Smith movie sans Will Smith got hammered by… a sequel to a massively successful Will Smith movie starring Will Smith.
If you’re an infrequent moviegoer who only goes to the big/event movies, there’s a good chance you already used your periodic theatrical engagement for Sony’s well-reviewed and well-like Bad Boys for Life (or 1917, I suppose). If Joker, Green Book and The Lion King make big bucks while Birds of Prey, Widows and Tomorrowland don’t, that’s what will get made at a theatrical level. And, sure, you can say that “ Tomb Raider wasn’t that good” or “ Darkest Minds got lousy reviews,” but money is money. Usually I complain about this in regard to non-comic book or non-franchise flicks that played to empty theaters. It’s possible that we mistook the copious online interest in Birds of Prey (and the Harley Quinn character) for general audience interest, especially among adults. The relative under-performance of Birds of Prey is another example of audiences not showing up for the thing they claim (or at least the media claims) they want from Hollywood. Online excitement doesn’t equal mainstream interest.
Her comments about the Joker were particularly amusing considering that many viewers were not fans of Leto’s interpretation of the character in Suicide Squad.5. The freedom to include more crass language also made the film funnier similar to Deadpool, Birds of Prey allowed Harley to break the fourth wall and speak directly to the audience, lampooning cliches in the comic book genre. The brutal R-rated fight scenes between the newly formed “Birds of Prey” and Black Mask’s criminal gang were much more enthralling than the CGI-ladden destruction of Metropolis in Man of Steel. If the success of the John Wick and Mission: Impossible franchises had proven anything, it’s that audiences appreciate practical stunt work. The excellent choreography created more grounded, small scale fight scenes that featured intimate hand-to-hand combat. Related: Every DCEU Movie Ranked from Worst to Best Including ShazamĬonsidering her background in horror films, Yan was the perfect filmmaker to take on the film’s mix of violence and action. While some may have felt that this was too drastic of a tonal shift, it fit perfectly for such a zany character like Harley. The film proudly embraced its older viewers with ridiculously graphic violence, crude sexual jokes, and frequent crass language. However, Birds of Prey was unafraid to tackle an R-rating after the success of Deadpool, Logan, and Joker. This set a confusing tone for the DCEU, as it was clear that they were intended for a more adult audience the edits required to tone down the R-rated content made both films more confusing. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League received subsequent R-rated director’s cuts upon re-release, both films were initially theatrically distributed with PG-13 ratings.
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