After the Suicide Squad movie came out, I heard a number of people point to the animated movie Assault on Arkham. It was suggested that Assault on Arkham was the movie that Suicide Squad should have been. So, I decided to watch it.
It was decent. Animated superhero movies have come a long way since the Superfriends. Still, I was rather underwhelmed. I wonder if it comes down to which movie you see first. Just as people who had seen Assault on Arkham first, compared Suicide Squad to it, I compared it to Suicide Squad.
If I had to choose between the two, I much prefer Suicide Squad. In particular, I though the portrayal of Deadshot and Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad was far superior to that of Assault on Arkham. Also, I found the plot of Assault on Arkham rather uninteresting. I like the idea of the Suicide Squad breaking into Arkham Asylum, but the idea of Amanda Waller focused on killing the Riddler and not all that interested in the Joker’s dirty bomb was a bit hard to take. And the Joker’s choice of the hiding place for the bomb not being noticed? I found the Suicide Squad’s ancient and insane sorceress easier to believe.
Having said all that, I liked the Black Spider. I wouldn’t mind seeing him in a future Suicide Squad movie.
Those are just my thoughts. What do you think?
