Which Suicide Squad Movie Is Better?
2. Fan Appeal
As maligned as Ayer's movie has been in the five years since its release, it does nevertheless have its passionate defenders, especially more hardcore DC fans who appreciated its place in the wider DC Extended Universe.
For better or worse, 2016's film certainly feels like it's part of a bigger picture, what with meaningful appearances from The Joker (Jared Leto) and Batman (Ben Affleck) setting up a future clash between them - albeit one that never actually happened.
Elsewhere, there's an amusing cameo from The Flash (Ezra Miller), and the story makes a few curious references to the outcome of Batman v Superman.
The Suicide Squad meanwhile, perhaps sensibly, feels almost entirely self-contained, making virtually no references to previous DCEU films and providing only a brief mention of Bloodsport (Idris Elba) having previously put Superman (Henry Cavill) in the hospital.
WINNER: The 2016 movie finally gets a point here, though it's probably for the best that Gunn's film didn't bog itself down with larger franchise concerns.