TRAILER PARK: SUICIDE SQUAD

Yes. Yes! YES! Ladies and gentleman, THAT is how you make a trailer!

The new Suicide Squad trailer debuted during CW's DC Films Present The Dawn of the Justice League special, which included advance looks at Batman V.Superman and Wonder Woman. But I think it’s safe to say that Suicide Squad stole the show.

There are at least two-dozen pause-worthy moments in this trailer and, quite frankly, shows just how sloppy and uninspiring Batman V Superman’s December trailer really was.

This new trailer gives us (slightly) extended looks at Killer Croc (0:46), The Joker, Harley Quinn, and shows Will Smith’s Dead Shot in action. We also get a better look at Jai Courtney (Terminator: Genisys) as Captain Boomerang and Joel Kinnaman (Robocop) as Rick Flagg — two actors who’ve been pretty underwhelming on the big screen so far. Hopefully this is a turning point for both of them.

What’s not given away (thankfully!) is the supernatural element in the trailer — specifically the character with extending tendrils at 1:44 and 1:52 and …something at 2:03. There’s some insane damage to a cityscape at 1:06, and we see henchman wearing strange armor at 1:48 going up against Dead Shot. I’ve read articles that assume Joker will be the main antagonist of Suicide Squad but these shots suggest otherwise.

I’ve officially written more posts about Suicide Squad than any other movie, and I’m going to go out on a limb and say this is the best trailer to come to the Trailer Park. It gives us a great glimpse of most of the Squad without giving away too much of the plot, there’s a tasty sprinkling of action without giving away the climax, and every shot looks outstanding. And, of course, Bohemian Rhapsody is a nice touch. It might be too soon to say, but I think hiring David Ayer to direct Suicide Squad is going to pay off for DC in a big way.

Step aside Captain America: Civil War. Suicide Squad is my new most anticipated movie for 2016.

There. I said it. Now let’s keep watching this trailer on repeat.

Suicide Squad debuts August 5^th, 2016. But, if you can’t wait that long, I highly recommend Assault on Arkham for some animated Suicide Squad action.