Super Sweet Movie Discussion Thread

[SpitfireV]

Come on man for fuck's sake you're reading way too much into this. The movie has its genesis in the comic book from the 60s- not exactly a great time in black/white relations. The language is from that and is a direct reference to the books.

And let's be honest- colonisation hasn't exactly been a wonderful thing for Africa.

 

[R.Caerbannog]

Come on man for fuck's sake you're reading way too much into this. The movie has its genesis in the comic book from the 60s- not exactly a great time in black/white relations. The language is from that and is a direct reference to the books.

And let's be honest- colonisation hasn't exactly been a wonderful thing for Africa.

The film made some painfully obvious jabs at the USA, CIA, and western society for oppressing people of color. Heck, the beginning of the film contained a monologue about the aforementioned and the main villain's motivations were based on the same ideology to get back at the west.

Again, when I go to the movies I want to enjoy myself and escape via the medium of story telling. I'm not paying money to see a political message wrapped in the guise of a superhero film.

Let's be honest, colonialism happened hundreds of years ago and African nations have had plenty of time to get their houses in order. The whole modern collective trauma regarding colonialism is getting old and reeks of Marxism.

 

[Frank S.]

I think I'll definitely bring "Black Panther" in via Netflix.

 

[Topkick]

I'm not paying money to see a political message wrapped in the guise of a superhero film.

The Hollywood message about white people and cops being the cause of every evil in the world is certainly getting old.

 

[R.Caerbannog]

The Hollywood message about white people and cops being the cause of every evil in the world is certainly getting old.

What's crazy is that for some reason Hollywood isn't stopping there. If a film or television series doesn't pander to the the SJW crowd, or doesn't fit the narrative that Hollywood wants, it tends to get killed in the reviews by professional critics.

A good example is the series 'Altered Carbon' and the film 'The Outsider', both of these works were deadpanned by critics but were well received by audiences.
How Altered Carbon Handles Its Unique Whitewashing Issue
Netflix's Jared Leto Yakuza movie The Outsider sparks backlash over 'whitewashing'

What I'm seeing, is that story telling is taking a backseat to political ideologies and Hollywood, along with the MSM, is leading the charge.

 

[policemedic]

Who cares what a critic says? I pay them no mind when deciding to see a film. Siskel and Ebert were entertaining but I chose which movies to see regardless of what they said.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

One more shout-out for iTonya. What a great flick.

 

[racing_kitty]

I usually make it a point to see a movie that critics have absolutely hated. The worse the review, the more likely I am to see it in theaters. More often than, not, that approach serves me well. The last time I chose a movie just because the critics liked it, I left just after the halfway point. It was like serving me a mimosa with Mom’s Secret Ingredient: cyanide.

 

[medicchick]

I usually make it a point to see a movie that critics have absolutely hated. The worse the review, the more likely I am to see it in theaters. More often than, not, that approach serves me well. The last time I chose a movie just because the critics liked it, I left just after the halfway point. It was like serving me a mimosa with Mom’s Secret Ingredient: cyanide.

So Hurt Locker then?

 

[racing_kitty]

So Hurt Locker then?

Well played, ya mouldy cunt.

 

[Florida173]

Depending on where you are in the world, Annihilation is available on Netflix.

 

[Kraut783]

Some really good reviews of Spielbergs "Ready Player One" ....looking forward to checking it out.

 

[racing_kitty]

I just saw the trailer for The Avengers: Infinity War the other day. April 27th can't get here fast enough.

 

[Blizzard]

Saw Tomb Raider over the weekend. It's a rental.

 

[ThunderHorse]

Logan Lucky pretty good

 

[Gunz]

I, Tonya

What a great rent. It's Wolf-of-Wallstreet on ice with Margo Robbie as Tonya Harding. The woman who plays her mom won an Oscar. Guns, rednecks, a fur coat made out of rabbits she shot, and Margo Robbie in skating outfits telling the judges to "Suck my dick."

LMAO

 

[CDG]

I, Tonya

What a great rent. It's Wolf-of-Wallstreet on ice with Margo Robbie as Tonya Harding. The woman who plays her mom won an Oscar. Guns, rednecks, a fur coat made out of rabbits she shot, and Margo Robbie in skating outfits telling the judges to "Suck my dick."

LMAO

I was more impressed at how unfuckable they made Margot look. Lol.

Tanya Harding, IMO, is a piece of shit. However, you can't deny that she was bucking the odds trying to be anything else. Her mom was a real piece of work.

 

[Gunz]

I was more impressed at how unfuckable they made Margot look. Lol.

Tanya Harding, IMO, is a piece of shit. However, you can't deny that she was bucking the odds trying to be anything else. Her mom was a real piece of work.

My wife wanted to watch this and I thought, y'know, fuck, a chick skating movie...but after the first few minutes I was hooked.

The fat guy, the bodyguard--and his "operatives"? Undoubtedly dudes who'd post on SS prior to reading site rules, would argue with mods and be banned in 56 minutes lol

 

[digrar]

The woman who plays her mom won an Oscar.
LMAO

Allison Janney, she was already 39 or 40 when I first saw her in the West Wing. She must have been something when she was younger, 6 foot tall too.

 

[SpitfireV]

I really enjoyed I, Tonya. I think the fact she succeeded in spite of herself is a testament to her skating skill.