The new Suicide Squad trailer has dropped and man is it awesome. From its sterling use of Bohemian Rhapsody to the insane action and very-welcome comedic gold, it just looks like a damn fun time at the cinema. Its also a complete guide on how to market a film; youd be hard-pressed to find someone who wasnt at least intrigued by the film having seen that trailer. Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, on the other hand, is very much looking like it will be a divisive film when it's released on March 25th. Theres too much about it that suggests it could fall flat on its face. Put simply, it may just be too big to succeed - thanks to too many characters, an overwhelming grimness, or, heck, ending up just being a bit silly. So, if anything, Suicide Squad's trailer couldn't come at a better time. You get the feeling that no matter how let-down people may end up being by Batman V Superman, they will be at least a bit happy to have Suicide Squad to make up for it. Here are some of the big mistakes from Dawn Of Justice's marketing, and bigger downsides of the film in general, that appear to have been rectified by David Ayer's Dirty Dozen-esque villains-day-out flick.
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