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Wonder Woman 84 vs Birds of Prey - which was more disappointing?
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WW84 easily for me.
I was mildly disappointed in Birds of Prey, I'll admit that much. But I don't know if I would say it was a bad movie. It was a fun movie that had the potential to be a whole lot better. I could see what they were going for, even if I thought it was very...Disney Channel (to me).
But WW84 just...so little about that movie worked for me. And as a huge fan of the first movie (final act and all), disappointed isn't even the word. Legitimately a movie that had me mouthing What Happened??? at my computer screen when I finished it and tried to contemplate what must have gone wrong between 84 and the first movie.
I was mildly disappointed in Birds of Prey, I'll admit that much. But I don't know if I would say it was a bad movie. It was a fun movie that had the potential to be a whole lot better. I could see what they were going for, even if I thought it was very...Disney Channel (to me).
But WW84 just...so little about that movie worked for me. And as a huge fan of the first movie (final act and all), disappointed isn't even the word. Legitimately a movie that had me mouthing What Happened??? at my computer screen when I finished it and tried to contemplate what must have gone wrong between 84 and the first movie.
WW84 and frankly it's not even close.
Didn't find BoP disappointing, way better than trash like Suicide Squad imo.
Didn't find BoP disappointing, way better than trash like Suicide Squad imo.
Harley Quinn: Escaping an abusive relationship is empowering
WW84: Isn't rape romantic? *Looney Tunes theme*
WW84: Isn't rape romantic? *Looney Tunes theme*
Why is this about WW84 and BoP, and not WW84 and cinematic sensation Suicide Squad, you know, the worst reviewed movie of the DC slate?
Haven't seen WW84 yet but heard terrible things.
Birds of Prey for me was ok at best. I enjoyed it while watching but I can barely remember anything about it now.
I would say it surprises me how much praise it gets here but then I remember everyone here raving about WW (good but overrated) and Aquaman (stupid fun, entirely forgettable except for some of the terrible performances).
Birds of Prey for me was ok at best. I enjoyed it while watching but I can barely remember anything about it now.
I would say it surprises me how much praise it gets here but then I remember everyone here raving about WW (good but overrated) and Aquaman (stupid fun, entirely forgettable except for some of the terrible performances).
Didn't really enjoy either of them but Birds of Prey was better I guess, they were both disappointing but Wonder Woman moreso because it was a bigger movie and just failed just about every where.
I don't think Birds was panned either, it wasn't highly rated like the 1st WW or some MCU movie but it wasn't trash like BvS or Justice League.
I don't think Birds was panned either, it wasn't highly rated like the 1st WW or some MCU movie but it wasn't trash like BvS or Justice League.
Lol really...
I'm happy it's that lopsided
Both movies were fine, I've seen WW84 about 4 times and it never gets old. It's a great love story. I think the hate is overblown. Although I did expect way more blockbuster action out of the anticipated sequel, I'm happy with what we got. I'll be able to look back at the film one day and be happy it was made. (Kinda like with BVS) right movie wrong time.
They are both bad films. I guess higher expectations because WB delivered another awesome trailer for WW, BoP never looked good. I really didn't like Birds of Prey, just overly messy even if they tried to do something interesting with Harley, it's so dull and god awful to listen to and look at, the characters could be anyone. WW84 plays it simple and it's maybe not awful for the beginning except how the events happen, I thought the story was half interesting with the wishes but it's a film out of time, why are you making it like an old film and god it goes on forever, just end already.
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WW84 was bad, overly long, rapey, and very disappointing.
Birds Of Prey was not panned. It was stylish, fun, and wholesome despite the gore and dark comedy. Ewan McGregor and Margot Robbie were fantastic. There were some really good action sequences, far better executed than many DC and Marvel films.
Cathy Yan did a great job for just her second film.
Birds Of Prey was not panned. It was stylish, fun, and wholesome despite the gore and dark comedy. Ewan McGregor and Margot Robbie were fantastic. There were some really good action sequences, far better executed than many DC and Marvel films.
Cathy Yan did a great job for just her second film.
I haven't seen it, but I've heard nothing but wonderful things about Bird of Prey. It also didn't exactly have a ton of….hype. Being a "sequel" of sorts to Suicide Squad
Wonder Woman had a LOT of hype being the sequel to the highly successful and loved first movie. And it wasn't very good. So Wonder Woman by far
Wonder Woman had a LOT of hype being the sequel to the highly successful and loved first movie. And it wasn't very good. So Wonder Woman by far
WW84, because I had no expectations for Birds of Prey, and it was kinda fun, not very good, but fun, WW84 is just pure garbage.
I expected Birds of Prey to be awful and had a great time with it.
After enjoying WW, I expected to enjoy WW84 and just hated it across the board.
After enjoying WW, I expected to enjoy WW84 and just hated it across the board.
I knew what I was going in for with Harley. With WW84, I was still gassed from the "No Man's Land" scene and story... so I was eh... shocked by the outcome 😂
WW84 was the bigger disappointment. Wish it wasn't that bad, but I renounce that wish.
Harley of Prey was actually not too bad.
WW84 was the bigger disappointment. Wish it wasn't that bad, but I renounce that wish.
Harley of Prey was actually not too bad.
They are both pretty bad but I wasn't lead to believe Wonder Woman would be good by the time I had seen it.
Birds of Prey was an aggressively mediocre movie that I mostly forgot about almost immediately.
But come on - WW84 was a hotly anticipated sequel to one of the best comic book movies out there. A good comparison would be Devil May Cry to Devil May Cry 2 or Mortal Kombat 95 to Annihilation. It's going to remembered as one of the all time worst sequels that we all had the misfortune of seeing.
But come on - WW84 was a hotly anticipated sequel to one of the best comic book movies out there. A good comparison would be Devil May Cry to Devil May Cry 2 or Mortal Kombat 95 to Annihilation. It's going to remembered as one of the all time worst sequels that we all had the misfortune of seeing.
I enjoyed BoP for what is was
legit hated WW after being a huge fan of the first one, so disappointed
legit hated WW after being a huge fan of the first one, so disappointed
I think most of the time she is solid but you definitely see the wheels turning at points and repetitive to a T cues. There is bad and average actors but they usually have charisma to carry them. It's not why her films are bad though.
lol those results.
The only disappointing thing about Birds of Prey is that the whole squad is only together at the very end. I would have loved more of them all bouncing off of one another.
The only disappointing thing about Birds of Prey is that the whole squad is only together at the very end. I would have loved more of them all bouncing off of one another.
I think Birds of Prey is def better than WW84... but I honestly think BoP was more disappointing.
Suicide Squad is one of my favorite movies of all time, and BoP was great, don't get me wrong... but it made a lot of creative choices that I wasn't a fan of, and the entire affair seems very low budget.
Still a great movie tho
Suicide Squad is one of my favorite movies of all time, and BoP was great, don't get me wrong... but it made a lot of creative choices that I wasn't a fan of, and the entire affair seems very low budget.
Still a great movie tho
Birds of Prey is an average/above average film with a fun cast.
Wonder Woman 84 is a bad movie and she rapes a man in it.
So I'm going to go with WW84 being more disappointing.
Wonder Woman 84 is a bad movie and she rapes a man in it.
So I'm going to go with WW84 being more disappointing.
I was like "Wonder Woman is going to overwhelming win when I see the results. Maybe like an 80-20." And I still got BTFO'd.
Birds of Prey had a bunch of fun stuff and was enjoyable to watch.
WW84 was an annoying slog to watch and basically every aspect of it was offensive or made no sense.
Quite the opposite!
WW84 was an annoying slog to watch and basically every aspect of it was offensive or made no sense.
Quite the opposite!
The first Wonder Woman movie is, imo, the best DCEU movie to date.
WW84 is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Right up there with Suicide Squad.
WW84 is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Right up there with Suicide Squad.
I didn't expect to like BoP after SS, BvS and JL, so I wasn't surprised when I didn't end up liking it. I liked WW and love the 80s, so obviously WW84 being horrible was way worse.
I don't buy it. I don't believe the woman who directed the first WW could fail to be aware of what an utter turkey the sequel was. One of these days the muzzle will come off, and we'll learn she was forced to make a terrible film by Shia LaBeouf or something.
I dunno, from her tweets it legitimately seems like it was entirely her vision and she thought it was good.
I think it's more that someone else wrote the first film and she wrote WW84.
