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Man, imagine being this daft to purposefully not understand a movie's allegorical message simply because it's uncomfortable for you.



I'm glad we live in a reality where this poor soul has zero influence or sway. /s

f***ing movie got skewered because it had a TITANIC budget and was....OK, for having done so. Giancarlo did Giancarlo things, Stanley Tucci's incredible as always in the villain role. The younger actors were alright, the writing was...OK. But the concept is fantastic. Did not expect to be won over by Woody Harrelson as Mr. Peanut so fast.
 
To give you an insight from where I come from......lol.....

My dad got into watching Resident Alien and is convinced that the sheriff is Cleavon Little from Blazing Saddles. I just don't have the heart to tell him Cleavon died in f***ing 1992.

Also his mum claimed to have danced with Sammy Davis Jr. at the Penthouse. At this point I'm only convinced she danced with the only black dude there. LMAO.
 
Am i the only one who thought Rachel Zegler is pretty cute? Definitely not overly beautiful, but i dont think she is as ugly as everyone claims she is either.

Would i have cast her as snow white? No, but thats another topic.
 
Vancouver_2010 said:
Am i the only one who thought Rachel Zegler is pretty cute? Definitely not overly beautiful, but i dont think she is as ugly as everyone claims she is either.

Would i have cast her as snow white? No, but thats another topic.
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She's cute. And I didn't even realize she was half-Latino until people started pissing on her with seriously racist comments.

Are actors going to have to go through DNA tests to ensure they're white enough to lead in classics so that a certain crowd doesn't get pissy? Like, for f***s sake.
 
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Jyrki said:
She's cute. And I didn't even realize she was half-Latino until people started pissing on her with seriously racist comments.

Are actors going to have to go through DNA tests to ensure they're white enough to lead in classics so that a certain crowd doesn't get pissy? Like, for f***s sake.
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There are better things to be concerned about IMO.
 
Jyrki said:
She's cute. And I didn't even realize she was half-Latino until people started pissing on her with seriously racist comments.

Are actors going to have to go through DNA tests to ensure they're white enough to lead in classics so that a certain crowd doesn't get pissy? Like, for f***s sake.
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It's not racism. The character is Snow White, the name of which is a direct reference to her snow white skin lol. That and she's kind of a brat. People just don't like her and don't like the casting, that's all.
 
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Reverend Mayhem said:
Man, imagine being this daft to purposefully not understand a movie's allegorical message simply because it's uncomfortable for you.



I'm glad we live in a reality where this poor soul has zero influence or sway. /s

f***ing movie got skewered because it had a TITANIC budget and was....OK, for having done so. Giancarlo did Giancarlo things, Stanley Tucci's incredible as always in the villain role. The younger actors were alright, the writing was...OK. But the concept is fantastic. Did not expect to be won over by Woody Harrelson as Mr. Peanut so fast.
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My family and I watched the movie. While I wouldn't call it great, it wasn't terrible (and certainly not as astoundingly awful as I saw people online calling it). I am definitely shocked it cost so much money.
 
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Bought a PS5 today.

Also downloaded Part 1 and upgraded Part 2 Remastered.

I am ready to be destroyed again... 💔 🥺 😢


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I'll always keep a console just to kill evenings where i don't feel like being productive tbh. I'll cycle through fifa or nhl, and then whatever assassins creed or RDR type games that are out at the time.
 
Mr. Canucklehead said:
My family and I watched the movie. While I wouldn't call it great, it wasn't terrible (and certainly not as astoundingly awful as I saw people online calling it). I am definitely shocked it cost so much money.
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Overall it wasn’t bad, but looking at the budget and the finished product…as a business person I wouldn’t have greenlit that…

I find that a lot people who do these reviews as the video market is over saturated, mostly have pre-existing expectations that colour their critique. Same kind of people who are shocked to find that actors can act…guess that’s the world we live in where JLaw, Pratt, the Rock essentially have made hundreds of millions playing the same exact character one blockbuster to the next.
 
Reverend Mayhem said:
Overall it wasn’t bad, but looking at the budget and the finished product…as a business person I wouldn’t have greenlit that…

I find that a lot people who do these reviews as the video market is over saturated, mostly have pre-existing expectations that colour their critique. Same kind of people who are shocked to find that actors can act…guess that’s the world we live in where JLaw, Pratt, the Rock essentially have made hundreds of millions playing the same exact character one blockbuster to the next.
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I used to really enjoy Roger Ebert’s reviews. Even if we didn’t agree on the movie being good or not, he always articulated thoughtful reasons for whether he did or didn’t like something. I find a lot of reviewers these days - especially on social media - just go to lowest common denominator buzz words and cliches to drive clicks.

And the “review bombing” of movies is a fad i could do without. Like, I had no intention of watching the new Snow White (much as I haven’t watched any of the other “live action” Disney remakes except for Jungle Book), but I am 100% certain that it isn’t as bad as a 1.6 out of 10 on IMDB that would rank it below the Human freaking Centipede.
 
I bought this cheap cotton t-shirt 27 years ago in the spring of 1998 from Canadian Tire in Courtenay.

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Mr. Canucklehead said:
I used to really enjoy Roger Ebert’s reviews. Even if we didn’t agree on the movie being good or not, he always articulated thoughtful reasons for whether he did or didn’t like something. I find a lot of reviewers these days - especially on social media - just go to lowest common denominator buzz words and cliches to drive clicks.

And the “review bombing” of movies is a fad i could do without. Like, I had no intention of watching the new Snow White (much as I haven’t watched any of the other “live action” Disney remakes except for Jungle Book), but I am 100% certain that it isn’t as bad as a 1.6 out of 10 on IMDB that would rank it below the Human freaking Centipede.
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Do you think this movie was an early victim of unfair, politically charged, review bombing?



 
Mr. Canucklehead said:
My family and I watched the movie. While I wouldn't call it great, it wasn't terrible (and certainly not as astoundingly awful as I saw people online calling it). I am definitely shocked it cost so much money.
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I just don't get how Netflix can profit from a $320M film on streaming. I get it's all about subscribers but would their subscribers really look that different if Electric State didn't exist? I doubt it. It likely hasn't moved the needle much at all so it's not like they're making money back through a bounty of new subscriptions. I feel like something's fishy about a lot of these movies' budgets these days but that's another story.
 
Mr. Canucklehead said:
I used to really enjoy Roger Ebert’s reviews. Even if we didn’t agree on the movie being good or not, he always articulated thoughtful reasons for whether he did or didn’t like something. I find a lot of reviewers these days - especially on social media - just go to lowest common denominator buzz words and cliches to drive clicks.

And the “review bombing” of movies is a fad i could do without. Like, I had no intention of watching the new Snow White (much as I haven’t watched any of the other “live action” Disney remakes except for Jungle Book), but I am 100% certain that it isn’t as bad as a 1.6 out of 10 on IMDB that would rank it below the Human freaking Centipede.
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It surely isn't that bad but I don't think it can be summed up as incels trolling or whatever is being said either. I think people really just want to get their message across to studios because lately it's as if they're not listening. So much crap coming from Hollywood now and the messaging isn't resonating with the general public.

I haven't seen the new Snow White but my sister took her kids to see it and she said it was just dreadful. The kids connect to the characters better in the 1937 version than today's version. Feels like Disney takes all the magic out of these films and makes them for activists instead.

I'm a film business enthusiast so I have lots to say on all this stuff lol. I just think Hollywood needs a massive course correction if they want audiences to show up to anything that's not based on all their favourite brands. But I digress.... 😂
 
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Do you think this movie was an early victim of unfair, politically charged, review bombing?



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Is there a story connected to this that I’m missing? (Haven’t seen the movie)

Jay26 said:
It surely isn't that bad but I don't think it can be summed up as incels trolling or whatever is being said either. I think people really just want to get their message across to studios because lately it's as if they're not listening. So much crap coming from Hollywood now and the messaging isn't resonating with the general public.

I haven't seen the new Snow White but my sister took her kids to see it and she said it was just dreadful. The kids connect to the characters better in the 1937 version than today's version. Feels like Disney takes all the magic out of these films and makes them for activists instead.

I'm a film business enthusiast so I have lots to say on all this stuff lol. I just think Hollywood needs a massive course correction if they want audiences to show up to anything that's not based on all their favourite brands. But I digress.... 😂
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I think there is a broad point here about studios missing the mark with audiences and churning out some soulless, unimaginative and formulaic movies rather than venturing into new or uncharted territory.

I think the horror genre has actually had this figured out for a while. The movies are low budget and usually lovingly made and passionately acted, and they make bank for their studios. Not billions of dollars, mind you, but still handsome profits.

The rest of the industry should be taking notes.
 
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