The Suicide Squad won't release to HBO Max and theaters until August 6, and is poised to make more than $30 million for its opening weekend in the US alone. Not everyone is enthusiastic, however. The movie is being "review bombed." Typically, this is internet phenomenon where disgruntled fans flock to leave negative user reviews of a movie they haven't seen in an attempt to harm its sales or popularity. While review bombing is relatively common, writer-director James Gunn has responded to it on Twitter, which is somewhat unusual. "I'll live," said Gunn on Twitter. "Stuff like this means nothing in the big picture."
Gunn only spoke up about it because a fan asked him about it, and why he thinks it's happening. Per the tweet above, Gunn says "I'll live" and thinks "it's only a few who feel it's worthwhile spending their time doing stuff like this." Continue Reading at GameSpot
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