Super Sweet Movie Discussion Thread

[Gunz]

Saw the movie, Napoleon. Ridley Scott will always gets the benefit of the doubt with me, but this was Joaquin Phoenix in a funny hat, a script that dumbed-down history, gave us Josephine hiking up her dress to show Nappy the magic puss...and skimmed through the highlights of his rise and reign like a series of elaborate CGI flashcards. Having said that, visually some pretty cool battle scenes.

Now, truth be told, I like boobs just as much as any man and Vanessa Kirby looked pretty good in a low-cut--really low cut--Empire dress; but let's face it: the movie was shot in its entirety in 62 days. That's two months on an epic about a dude who did more crazy world-changing shit in his 51 years than...well, just about anybody.

I can say this honestly. Napoleon Dynamite was far more entertaining.

 

[AWP]

Vanessa Kirby looked pretty good in a low-cut--really low cut--Empire dress; but

5 out of 5 canisters of grape shot. The rest of your review doesn't matter.

 

[Box]

Saw the movie, Napoleon...

...I can say this honestly. Napoleon Dynamite was far more entertaining.

I thought we were talking about one movie...

UNCLE RICO: How much do you want to bet I can throw this football over the Austrian muountains ??

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: Mountains? Well among mountains, there are everywhere numerous positions extremely strong by nature - which we should abstain from attacking...
...jeez

UNCLE RICO: Napoleon, it looks like you don't even have a job, so why don't you get out there and feed Tina

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: Well, if you want a thing done well; do it yourself...
...idiot

...or I may have it confused with that Rocky movie where Rex Knowdo and Klubber Lang join a fight club - who can tell

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[ThunderHorse]

This looks like a fun Sunday afternoon flick.

 

[Gunz]

This looks like a fun Sunday afternoon flick.

I hope Russell Crowe doesn't get PTSD operating that drone.

 

[Blizzard]

Just say no.
Tom Cruise to return as Maverick in ‘Top Gun 3’, reports say

 

[AWP]

The Stranger on Netflix. The guy who wrote Fool Me Once has an 11 billion series or something deal with Netflix; currently he has 4 or 5 of them available. We watched The Stranger based on the Netflix description and to see if Harlan Corben is kind of a one hit wonder.

He's not.

Solid casting, great premise, and very good writing. He even ties up some subplots and relates them to the main story even if it at the end; everything plays a role. The end has a twist, so I think that might be his "thing" in storytelling, but we'll find out. 8 episodes, very binge worthy because it, like Fool Me Once, ends every episode with a hook or cliffhanger.

4 out of 5 cell phones.

 

[RackMaster]

Now this looks good.

 

[Topkick]

You want to make a movie about something, cool. Make a new one. No need to mess with the classics. I fucking hate reboots....

The Wizard Of Oz and It's A Wonderful Life to get 'diverse' reboot

 

[Devildoc]

You want to make a movie about something, cool. Make a new one. No need to mess with the classics. I fucking hate reboots....

The Wizard Of Oz and It's A Wonderful Life to get 'diverse' reboot

And 'diverse' reboots are sooooooo successful. It'll be a flop.

 

[Raptor]

You want to make a movie about something, cool. Make a new one. No need to mess with the classics. I fucking hate reboots....

The Wizard Of Oz and It's A Wonderful Life to get 'diverse' reboot

Who was even asking for these? I want whatever those hollywood execs are smoking.

 

[AWP]

You can add some diversity without making it a preachy spectacle. You can alter the location without making a massive socio-political statement which will alienate audiences.

But this is Hollywood...and that shit ain't happening. Mahershala Ali would be an amazing Jimmy Stewart replacement. You can make the Tin Man Black or Latino or whatever, but you can best believe that Cowardly Lion is going to be White.

The Wizard set in a Black community can work if it is written neutrally. But this Hollywood in 2024. A Black Dorothy in the suburbs of Insert City Here can work.

But this is Hollywood in 2024...

 

[Devildoc]

You can add some diversity without making it a preachy spectacle. You can alter the location without making a massive socio-political statement which will alienate audiences.

But this is Hollywood...and that shit ain't happening. Mahershala Ali would be an amazing Jimmy Stewart replacement. You can make the Tin Man Black or Latino or whatever, but you can best believe that Cowardly Lion is going to be White.

The Wizard set in a Black community can work if it is written neutrally. But this Hollywood in 2024. A Black Dorothy in the suburbs of Insert City Here can work.

But this is Hollywood in 2024...

They did The Wiz, which WAS a smash hit, for the reason you mentioned:

The Wiz (film) - Wikipedia

 

[Box]

They did a Wizard of Oz diversity reboot - it was called "The Wiz."

Richard Pryor was the Wizard
Dianna Ross was Dorothy
Michael Jackson was the scarecrow
Nipsy Russel was the Tin Man


edited to add: DAMN IT - YOU BEAT ME TO IT !!!

 

[Topkick]

They did a Wizard of Oz diversity reboot - it was called "The Wiz."

Richard Pryor was the Wizard
Dianna Ross was Dorothy
Michael Jackson was the scarecrow
Nipsy Russel was the Tin Man


edited to add: DAMN IT - YOU BEAT ME TO IT !!!

I'd watch anything with Richard Pryor in it.

 

[RackMaster]

This looks promising.

 

[AWP]

This looks promising.

It has John Cena in it, so it can fuck all the way off.

 

[Devildoc]

Maestro, on Netflix, Bradley Cooper. Really great biography about Leonard Bernstein. Well done.

 

[Topkick]

No need to reboot a classic like Roadhouse. Also not a big Jake Gyllenhaal fan, but this actually doesn't look too bad.

 

[Blizzard]

No need to reboot a classic like Roadhouse. Also not a big Jake Gyllenhaal fan, but this actually doesn't look too bad.

I couldn't think of a bigger pussy of an actor to put in a tough guy role. That's Hollywood for ya. No clue.