"Suicide Squad" Beats "Guardians of the Galaxy" For Highest Opening Weekend August Release, Despite SJWs Trying to Talk Down the Movie as "Misogynist"

I'm not sure why the SJWs have such an anti-hard-on for the movie-- I guess because Harley Quinn is "sexualized," unlike, say, Black Widow. (Or any of the male characters -- but SJWs approve of that.)

Not sure if this is their attempt to get vengeance for the dropping-like-a-rock Ghostbusters reboot misfire. "You're going to keep women out of the important STEM field of Ghostbusting? Okay, we're going to try to talk down the box office of your traditional-gender-expectations eye candy HateFilm."

If they're trying to keep men away by warning them that the film sexualizes Margot Robbie's ass, they're failing.

Seems kind of a counterproductive line of attack, really.

The film made $135 million domestically (beating February's Deadpool, itslef a huge hit) and another $132 million in 57 foreign markets. (It's not opening in China -- too dark, and apparently the film features witchcraft.)

Reviewers seem to dislike it, calling it dark and disjointed, and both too lazy and too ambitious in introducing so many characters in one film.

I guess I'll see it. To be honest, I kinda forgot it was opening this weekend -- when you don't watch too much tv, that happens.

Oh, and Matt Damon's hypocritical Bourne movie dropped 62%, which is a big drop from first week to second week. Probably indicating short legs. Like Matt Damon.

By the way: The Ghostbusters idiots -- and I don't mean Sony so much as I mean the You Go Grrl fangirls who are determined that this movie will be acknowledged as a hit, despite the fact it's, you know, a flop -- are claiming the movie is "officially a hit" because it made back its production costs by grossing $158 million so far (or as of a few days ago).

Um, No, John Sexton explains. The actual budget of a film -- and this is the number always used to represent its actual cost, except for now, because the SJWs need a lower number, and because they can't do math -- is production costs plus advertising and prints costs.

Usually they say "double the production costs for the costs of the entire venture, including advertising and getting 5000 expensive prints out to theaters across the world."

Ghosbusters is reported to have a production cost of $144 million or something like that, and is rumored to have an advertising and prints cost of another $100 million (which sounds a little low to me, going by the "double the production cost" guideline).

So it has to make at least $250 million to break even.

This guy frantically tries to make the case that despite not making much (or any) money, Ghostbusters is still a success because it relaunched the brand.

Um, if the movie doesn't make any money, or just barely does, how on earth does that re-launch the brand? It buries the brand, Hoss.

The Green Lantern movie grossed $220 domestically. Add in foreign receipts, and I'm sure it made some money too -- a tiny bit.

Notice there was no Green Lantern 2: The Rise of Sinestro, though.

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1 1st?

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 08, 2016 02:37 PM (qbcrG)

2 I'll get the others

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 08, 2016 02:37 PM (qbcrG)

3 Corgis called

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 08, 2016 02:37 PM (qbcrG)

4 Is Steve Guttenburg in any of these?

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2016 02:39 PM (c1srJ)

5 Calling something misogynist is stupid, since over half the population has no idea what that means, nor cares to find out.

Posted by: Roy at August 08, 2016 02:39 PM (VndSC)

6 I hate superhero movies

Posted by: Floyd Winston at August 08, 2016 02:39 PM (0CKeS)

7 Im commenting on a thread and in that time a new one pops up

Posted by: Skip at August 08, 2016 02:39 PM (bksJQ)

8 -One Ping Sent-

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 08, 2016 02:39 PM (6gk0M)

9

Well, this is very disappointing.

Posted by: John Baptist Emanuel Zorg at August 08, 2016 02:39 PM (61kRb)

10 "Is Steve Guttenburg in any of these?"

I don't think he's been in a movie in 30 years.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 02:40 PM (cKiti)

11 John Sexton? Wasn't he in "Mitchell!"?

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 02:40 PM (7HtZB)

12 It is true. Manbusters did not have Margot Robbie's ass in the film at any point. Margot Robbie's ass sold a lot of tickets. Plus, you know, Suicide Squad's producers and makers actually went out and sold the movie as something we nerds would love to see. As opposed to say, telling all us nerds to go die in a fire because we thought the trailer was super-lame and didn't think the fat chick was funny.

Posted by: exdem13 at August 08, 2016 02:40 PM (ry4ab)

13 Ace, how do they get movies out to theaters? I would assume cd-rom?

They don't use film......

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 08, 2016 02:40 PM (qbcrG)

14 is production costs plus advertising and prints costs.

They still print movies? I thought theaters were all digital by now.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 08, 2016 02:40 PM (zc3Db)

15 6 I hate superhero movies
Posted by: Floyd Winston at August 08, 2016 02:39 PM (0CKeS)

I'm gettin' a little tired of them.

Posted by: Beaten Rented Mule at August 08, 2016 02:40 PM (72N6L)

16 I'm more worried that Disney is screwing up Rogue One. I have high hopes for that film. But hearing that Disney made them reshoot 40% of the movie makes me worried. I hate Disney.

Posted by: MacGruber at August 08, 2016 02:40 PM (C278+)

17 SJW are pissed off by everything, only start wondering if it doesnt bother them in any way.

Posted by: Skip at August 08, 2016 02:40 PM (bksJQ)

18 John Sexton? Wasn't he in "Mitchell!"?

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 02:40 PM (7HtZB)

John Sexton was the Seven Million Dollar Man ... which now comes out to mean nothing more than someone who had a broken arm set.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 08, 2016 02:41 PM (zc3Db)

19 15 6 I hate superhero movies
Posted by: Floyd Winston at August 08, 2016 02:39 PM (0CKeS)

I'm gettin' a little tired of them.
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Me too.

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 08, 2016 02:41 PM (oDCMR)

20 And she's climbing a stairway to Heaven.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With More Je Ne Sais Quoi! at August 08, 2016 02:42 PM (Nwg0u)

I can't wait to see the feminist response to "Wonder Woman" movie. Will it be 'you go, grrrrl!' or just 'meh' because Gal Gadot is IDF (and already getting criticized for pro-IDF comments)?

Posted by: Lizzy at August 08, 2016 02:42 PM (NOIQH)

22 Good thing Jef Rouner is not running a business. "Sir, our revenues are below our expenses for this quarter but is more than your salary." "Whoo hoo, I am a success."

Posted by: Gman at August 08, 2016 02:42 PM (VXoTW)

23 There could be worse things in life then being sandwiched between Tina Fey, and Lilly from ATT.

Has nothing to do with this thread.
Just wanted to share.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 08, 2016 02:42 PM (ptqRm)

24 Black Widow was sexualized? Until I see pics of Scarlett Johansson in a leather bikini jello wrestling with Mary Jane Watson, I won't believe it!

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 02:42 PM (7HtZB)

25 "I don't think he's been in a movie in 30 years."
-Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 02:40 PM (cKiti)

Sharknado 3 should not count. Because it might have been Sharknado 4 and I would have mostly ignored it.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 08, 2016 02:42 PM (6gk0M)

26 I didn't like the new Ghostbusters because, come on, chicks can't be scientists. Suspension of disbelieve much?

Posted by: Straw McMahon at August 08, 2016 02:42 PM (UPYhp)

27 nd apparently the film features witchcraft

Aroo??

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Soothie! at August 08, 2016 02:42 PM (evdj2)

28 >Oh, and Matt Damon's hypocritical Bourne movie dropped 62%, which is a big drop from first week to second week.

The one person I know who saw that movie said it was disappointing because it was basically the same as all the other movies. I liked the other ones, though, so I don't know if that would be disappointing or not.

Posted by: Lea at August 08, 2016 02:42 PM (lIU4e)

29 Manbusters did not have Margot Robbie's ass in the film at any point. Margot Robbie's ass sold a lot of tickets.

Just saw her in Z for Zachariah on Shudder this weekend.

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 08, 2016 02:43 PM (qbcrG)

30
Break even means you get to make another movie.

You can totter along as a non profit for a very long time, especially with some tax breaks and some subsidies.

Posted by: Krugleman at August 08, 2016 02:43 PM (61kRb)

31
What I like is Star Trek Beyond has shit the bed.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 02:43 PM (TfoPg)

32 I love superhero movies, but Suicide Squad was simply a bad movie.

Posted by: Grim at August 08, 2016 02:43 PM (REoK5)

33 Saw it Sunday morning at the 10:45am showing in Marietta GA.

THE THEATRE WAS PACKED.

And Margot Robbie rocked it as Harley Quinn. And her ass rocked it too, along with other parts...

Oh yeah...lots of guns...LOT OF GUNS. ha...

So... GUNS + HARLEY QUINN ASS CHEEKS = AWESOMESAUCE.

SJW's can suck it..but given how many of them are fugly bags of hot smelly gas..no thanks I'll pass TYVM...

Posted by: Volchek at August 08, 2016 02:43 PM (zRiIt)

34 "I hate superhero movies "

I like the "Batman" series. Well, when it's not Ben Affleck. And Christian Bale's tenure was probably the greatest.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 02:43 PM (cKiti)

35 Yeah. "Let's make Ghostbusters with an all female cast and a boring predictable plot to go with that gender ritual . That will be a sure hit".

Said nobody ever.

What kind of asshole got paid millions to come up with that stupidity.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 08, 2016 02:44 PM (MktOj)

36 Suicide Squad might see a massive drop off too unfortunately. No guarantee but Saturday was lower than Friday and that's typically not a good indication I guess. But its competing this week with what? Pete's Dragon?

And hopefully this also will end DC shooting itself in the foot. They'll likely do an "extended cut" dvd release that will fill in a bunch of the disjointed gaps similar to BvS.

Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2016 02:44 PM (bMG0w)

37 Saw the new Bourne movie last weekend and was disappointed. Used to be a good series.

Script is a lazy paint by numbers rehash of parts of the 2nd and 3rd, with silliness. I half expected Roger Moore's James Bind to make a cameo near the end.

Matt Damon was clearly bored and only doing it for the money. I started rooting for "The Asset."

Alicia Vikander is the new new thing, but she failed at channeling Joan Allen's Pam Landy character.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 08, 2016 02:44 PM (r1fLd)

38 >>Black Widow was sexualized? Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 02:42 PM (7HtZB)

I really liked ScarJo and Chris Evans together in the second CA movie, but then they went and put her randomly with hulk dude in the avengers movie so that was kind of a bust.

Posted by: Lea at August 08, 2016 02:44 PM (lIU4e)

39 Ace, how do they get movies out to theaters? I would assume cd-rom?

They don't use film......

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 08, 2016 02:40 PM (qbcrG)

I asked that question a few weeks ago and "Christopher Taylor" responded that the studios send hard drives with all of the video and audio data to each movie theater.

It makes sense, and might even be true.....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 02:44 PM (Zu3d9)

40 I haven't read much SJW muttering about Suicide Squad, just a lot of "this is really poorly done, with little to no plot, horrible pacing, loud music in the place of story, and boring combat scenes."

In other words, its just bad, not some political statement.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 02:45 PM (39g3+)

41 From WZ:

A Change.org petition has been created asking the Cincinnati Bengals to change their name to the Cincinnati "Harambes."

Harambe was the gorilla who was shot and killed after a young boy climbed into his pen at the Cincinnati Zoo, sparking outrage.

The petition, created on Saturday is asking the Bengals change their name and is collecting signatures via Change.org. And if you're wondering the reasoning behind the petition, creator, Julian Ortiz, writes:

The Cleveland Browns named their team after a former Coach who made a great impact on their city so why can't the Bengals do it as well in honor of a hero who made an impact on their city too!

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Well, they do look like a bunch of gorillas to me.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With More Je Ne Sais Quoi! at August 08, 2016 02:45 PM (Nwg0u)

42 I posted a movie review of Suicide Squad from a blog friend who, like me, isnt a comics fan but likes fun movies.
Verdict was mixed.
Link in nic

Posted by: @votermom's phone at August 08, 2016 02:45 PM (7lVbc)

43 Related to this: Will Wheaton was all "Making the Star Wars and Rogue One movies with female protagonists was awesome because giving young women strong female role model is IMPORTANT!" [note, these gals shoot guns at people]

And yet, when Ginny Thrasher won the 1st Rio gold medal/1st US gold medal he was all: "Eeek, another American school shooter!!"

Only *some* female role models are allowed!

Posted by: Lizzy at August 08, 2016 02:45 PM (NOIQH)

44 Steve Guttenberg is ~~in a movie~~ still alive?!

Stop the presses!!!

Posted by: zombie Johannes at August 08, 2016 02:46 PM (H9MG5)

45 I just saw his this weekend in Lavalantula (2015) an even worse Asylum type rip off of an actual Asylum film.

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Soothie! at August 08, 2016 02:46 PM (evdj2)

46 Will Smith can EATADIK with Matt Damon. That dickhead Liqm Neesom too.

I'm running out of actors I can actually watch without getting TV rage and punching the flat screen.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 08, 2016 02:46 PM (MktOj)

47 dammit. Forgot to mention that him is Steve Guttenberg.

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Soothie! at August 08, 2016 02:46 PM (evdj2)

48 "Sharknado 3 should not count."

If he was in that I totally missed it......or forgot about it.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 02:46 PM (cKiti)

49 Kind of like how Hitler relaunced the German brand.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at August 08, 2016 02:46 PM (4ErVI)

50 SJWs probably don't like the idea of an "empowered" woman character solving her life's problems with a baseball bat, or, horrors(!) a firearm. And apparently only straight white guys can be villains. And probably according to SJWs Harley Quinn is a perpetual victim because of her relation with a hetero (very) white dude who is not her beta-male footstool. Whatever.

Posted by: exdem13 at August 08, 2016 02:47 PM (ry4ab)

51 43 Related to this: Will Wheaton was all "Making the Star Wars and Rogue One movies with female protagonists was awesome because giving young women strong female role model is IMPORTANT!" [note, these gals shoot guns at people]

And yet, when Ginny Thrasher won the 1st Rio gold medal/1st US gold medal he was all: "Eeek, another American school shooter!!"

Only *some* female role models are allowed!
Posted by: Lizzy at August 08, 2016 02:45 PM (NOIQH)

Wil Wheaton is a mewling quim. I personally know two women that he's propositioned at sci-fi conventions with the promise of free weed.

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 02:47 PM (7HtZB)

52 Ghostbuster's is like every other George Clooney movie.

What? George Clooney's not in it? And it still failed? Odd...

Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 08, 2016 02:48 PM (4ng05)

53 "If he was in that I totally missed it... or forgot about it."
-Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 02:46 PM (cKiti)

That's about right.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 08, 2016 02:48 PM (6gk0M)

54 Outside of the Star Wars and Star Trek movies, I can't think of a movie series that I have watched beyond the first two. There must be more than that.

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 02:48 PM (6IPEM)

55 they went and put her randomly with hulk dude in the avengers movie so that was kind of a bust.

It made sense, conceptually, but since they left out the entire "lets get together and try to make this thing work" sequence, it seemed jarring and sudden.

Whedon was trying to present Black Widow as a horribly scarred person with a very nasty past, so she's a monster inside. Hulk is a man who has a monster inside, too that manifests and causes terrible things: so they are like each other!

But since he didn't have time to develop this concept, have them show any sort of connection, and become close, all you got was a "Black Widow is terrified by the Hulk, then falls in love next scene" feel.

Her and Daredevil actually had a thing in the comics. They worked well together, although she would cross lines he would not. Also in the comics, she's very old: she was a kid in WW2.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 02:48 PM (39g3+)

56 Don't forget that in the end the studio gets from 50-55% of the box office receipts, movie theaters get the rest.

So Ghostbusters has made 160 million? Okay, the studio has made about 80 million, maybe a little bit more. They don't need to double the gross so far to break even, they need to at least triple it.

Posted by: deepelemblues at August 08, 2016 02:48 PM (jteju)

57 Margot Robbie - Couldn't stand the affected way of speaking.
Will Smith - Not bad, nothing special
Jay Hernandez - Interesting, not much screen time.
Jared Leto - Distant third to both Heath Ledger and Jack Nickolson
Viola Davis - Interesting character

Movie 5 out of 10 at best.

Posted by: JB1000 at August 08, 2016 02:48 PM (16OL0)

58 SJW's exist to be ignored.

That said, I won't be seeing the movie. Because I see very few movies.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Get Your Beach Blanket Statements and Other Vacation Supplies at The Outrage Outlet! at August 08, 2016 02:48 PM (hLRSq)

59 I know nothing of comics and not big comic book movie fan but just from seeing the previews, Quinn / Robbie rocked that part hard .

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 08, 2016 02:48 PM (sNESL)

60 There are no more print costs. 35mm is dead. It's all digital "prints" now, that are distributed on secured hard drives which are re-usable.

Posted by: Rusty Nail at August 08, 2016 02:48 PM (S2VsH)

61 Team America:World Police was Matt Damon's best movie. After that it was all downhill.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 08, 2016 02:49 PM (MktOj)

62 I asked that question a few weeks ago and "Christopher Taylor" responded that the studios send hard drives with all of the video and audio data to each movie theater.

Thanks CBD. It's one of those things you don't think about.
It's been so many years since I've seen film burn up in a projector at a theater.

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 08, 2016 02:49 PM (qbcrG)

63 54 Outside of the Star Wars and Star Trek movies, I can't think of a movie series that I have watched beyond the first two. There must be more than that.
Posted by: L, Elle
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Rocky XVII is coming out soon.

Posted by: Roy at August 08, 2016 02:49 PM (VndSC)

64 It's the human condition...nothing complicated about it, but the SJWs keep denying its reality.

And for every dude who goes to a movie to see some great T and A, there is a woman doing it for the beefcake.

So silly.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 02:49 PM (Zu3d9)

65 Outside of the Star Wars and Star Trek movies, I can't think of a movie series that I have watched beyond the first two. There must be more than that.

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 02:48 PM (6IPEM)

Bond, James Bond

Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 08, 2016 02:49 PM (493sH)

66 "Outside of the Star Wars and Star Trek movies, I can't think of a movie series that I have watched beyond the first two. There must be more than that."
-Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 02:48 PM (6IPEM)

Lord of the Rings?

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 08, 2016 02:49 PM (6gk0M)

67 Best buddy saw this over the weekend. Said the weakest part, the part that made things drag most, was...

The Joker.

THE F***ING JOKER.

Jared Leto...get your f***ing shinebox.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 08, 2016 02:50 PM (9krrF)

68 65 Outside of the Star Wars and Star Trek movies, I can't think of a movie series that I have watched beyond the first two. There must be more than that.

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 02:48 PM (6IPEM)

Godzilla! Of course, most of that series I watched from ages 7 to 12 on Saturday afternoons.

Posted by: deepelemblues at August 08, 2016 02:50 PM (jteju)

69 There must be more than that.
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Rambo - Thirtieth Blood

Posted by: Roy at August 08, 2016 02:50 PM (VndSC)

70 51 SJWs probably don't like the idea of an "empowered" woman character solving her life's problems with a baseball bat, or, horrors(!) a firearm. And apparently only straight white guys can be villains.
Posted by: exdem13 at August 08, 2016 02:47 PM (ry4ab)

I watched "Nick of Time" over the weekend. It was neat little 90s thriller with Johnny Depp as an ordinary guy blackmailed into assassinating a governor. But even back in the 90s you could see the virtue signaling - all the people in the conspiracy were white males, and all the people trying to help Johnny Depp were people of color.

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 02:50 PM (7HtZB)

71 I don't know why the latest Bourne movie isn't doing well. I mean, guys who like action movies and guns are totally in the tank for some Australian style gun confiscation.

Posted by: Azathoth at August 08, 2016 02:50 PM (DRWGY)

72 33

And Margot Robbie rocked it as Harley Quinn. And her ass rocked it too, along with other parts...

Oh yeah...lots of guns...LOT OF GUNS. ha...

So... GUNS + HARLEY QUINN ASS CHEEKS = AWESOMESAUCE.
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I do believe that was the appeal of the film right there.

Posted by: exdem13 at August 08, 2016 02:50 PM (ry4ab)

73 Margot Robbie - Couldn't stand the affected way of speaking.

Well, she's Australian so...

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 08, 2016 02:51 PM (qbcrG)

74 Thanks Roy. I've seen all the Rocky movies too even the bad ones. And all the First Blood movies and The Expendables movies. I love Stallone

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 02:51 PM (6IPEM)

75 Fast, Furious, Fast, Furiouser, Faster, Most Furious...

Posted by: Roy at August 08, 2016 02:51 PM (VndSC)

76 >>Wil Wheaton is a mewling quim. I personally know two women that he's
propositioned at sci-fi conventions with the promise of free weed.

What a loser!

I just think that Will's response perfectly captured how these SJW's think:
Rey is a kick-ass character who takes care of herself!! Real-life teen who is proficient in guns - burn the witch, she's all that's wrong with guncrayzee 'Murica!!!

Posted by: Lizzy at August 08, 2016 02:51 PM (NOIQH)

77 Maybe Ghostbusters should skip the sales of CDs and blue rays and release everything in BETA then they can relaunch 2 brands!

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at August 08, 2016 02:51 PM (/HC6x)

78 So Ghostbusters has made 160 million?
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There is that Hollywood accounting.

When you say the movie made X dollars, I presume you mean the movie made X dollars not that the gross receipts for ticket sales was X dollars to be divided amongs all the players.

No wonder the movie never makes anything.

Posted by: Krugleman at August 08, 2016 02:51 PM (61kRb)

79 I asked that question a few weeks ago and "Christopher Taylor" responded that the studios send hard drives with all of the video and audio data to each movie theater.

I know several dudes in the movie theater biz, including my brother. Those old huge reels you had to change and get just right are a thing of the past.

Still, its not free to process and send these things. And according to experts, it costs 100-150 million to advertise, distribute, and show films worldwide, so your worldwide earnings have to be more than that just to break even there, too.

Ghostbusters is a loss, so far, and probably will remain so.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 02:51 PM (39g3+)

80 Sure. Watch Matt Damon give that fag interview and show how anti Second Amendment he is and then go to the theater and watch him shoot one bad guy every five minutes.

Movie Acting- how does it work?

Posted by: Marcus T at August 08, 2016 02:52 PM (MktOj)

81 60 There are no more print costs. 35mm is dead. It's all digital "prints" now, that are distributed on secured hard drives which are re-usable.
Posted by: Rusty Nail at August 08, 2016 02:48 PM (S2VsH)

Secured servers? Like in a bathroom?
:hic:

Posted by: Hilary Clinton at August 08, 2016 02:52 PM (7HtZB)

82 >>Outside of the Star Wars and Star Trek movies, I can't think of a movie
series that I have watched beyond the first two. There must be more than
that.

Fast and Furious
*cough* Transformers *cough*

Posted by: Lizzy at August 08, 2016 02:52 PM (NOIQH)

83 "Team America:World Police was Matt Damon's best movie. "

Here, here.......

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 02:52 PM (cKiti)

84 41
From WZ:

A Change.org petition has been created asking the Cincinnati Bengals to change their name to the Cincinnati "Harambes."

Harambe was the gorilla who was shot and killed after a young boy climbed into his pen at the Cincinnati Zoo, sparking outrage.

city too!

Well, they do look like a bunch of gorillas to me.
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About 80% of the Cincinnati Bengals are Black or Samoan. This petition drive will not end well.

Posted by: exdem13 at August 08, 2016 02:53 PM (ry4ab)

85 GUNS + HARLEY QUINN ASS CHEEKS = AWESOMESAUCE.

I figured that was the whole screen play. And now go improvise it. Annnnnnd Action!

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Soothie! at August 08, 2016 02:53 PM (evdj2)

86 Crap, my memory is failing. All the Lord of the Rings except The Hobbit and many Bond movies. I think I saw 3 of the Narnia movies

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 02:53 PM (6IPEM)

87 61 Team America:World Police was Matt Damon's best movie. After that it was all downhill.
Posted by: Marcus T at August 08, 2016 02:49 PM (MktOj)

It was also Ben Affleck's best movie, but you have to see the deleted scenes to watch his performance.

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 02:54 PM (7HtZB)

88
You know what's better than all the Marvel movies and most of the DC movies?

That silly Teen Titans cartoon on Cartoon Network. It's funny as shit.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 02:54 PM (TfoPg)

89 Just watched the Half In The Bag review of Suicide Squad. They didn't like it much. Apparently it was edited by committee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePoxmPMwJNQ

Posted by: Original Roy at August 08, 2016 02:54 PM (3je81)

90 I think I saw 3 of the Narnia movies

They only put out 3

The big studios bailed on it after it wasn't making them hundreds of millions, and as near as I can tell its all just on hold now, just when the best books are coming up.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 02:54 PM (39g3+)

91 My 18 year-old daughter was crazy to see Suicide Squad; we had both seen an awesome trailer more than a year ago a were looking to have a fun Summer weekend night at the movies. I didn't go into the theater expecting to watch The Seventh Seal.

The movie made no sense and at one point, my daughter had to explain to me what had just happened. Also, I didn't see anything in it that was sexist, but what I did see was that the villian ( the Delevingne chick ) was just plain old ugly even when she was supposed to be seductive. At one point, I was wondering why, in a movie that is pretty much aimed at guys was there not MORE overt feminine sexuality. It's as if women have to tone it down these days. I am a woman and I am sick of people telling me that folks like Michelle Obama and the fat chick from Girls or females who have bodies like adolescent boys are pretty or womanly or beautiful or whatever. Just. stop.

Posted by: RondinellaMamma at August 08, 2016 02:55 PM (oQQwD)

92 88
You know what's better than all the Marvel movies and most of the DC movies?

That silly Teen Titans cartoon on Cartoon Network. It's funny as shit.
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 02:54 PM (TfoPg)

It is pretty good. Something that kids can enjoy, but jokes that only grown-ups will catch, too. Like the old Bugs Bunny cartoons.

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 02:55 PM (7HtZB)

93 Yeah, Lizzy, every single one of the Fast and Furious movies. Only the Tokyo Drift one sucked. I guess I like guy movies.

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 02:55 PM (6IPEM)

94 Outside of the Star Wars and Star Trek movies, I can't think of a movie series that I have watched beyond the first two. There must be more than that.

The Thin Man series, the Planet of Apes (with Roddy McDowall)

Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 08, 2016 02:55 PM (493sH)

95 Wait. Harley Quinn had sauce on her ass cheeks?

Or did I get that wrong?

Posted by: Marcus T at August 08, 2016 02:55 PM (MktOj)

96 "A Change.org petition has been created asking the Cincinnati Bengals to change their name to the Cincinnati "Harambes."

You're fcuking with us, right?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 02:56 PM (cKiti)

97 That silly Teen Titans cartoon on Cartoon Network. It's funny as shit.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 02:54 PM (TfoPg)

You actually like that abomination?

Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2016 02:56 PM (bMG0w)

98 I watched all the LOTR movies. They only show them every week on TV so I couldn't help seeing them all. Watched all the Rocky's.

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 08, 2016 02:56 PM (sNESL)

99 >>>The Green Lantern movie grossed $220

Seems, um, low.

Posted by: math at August 08, 2016 02:56 PM (gfJWV)

100
Star Trek is already being pulled rapidly from theaters. Ghostbusters, too.

Unfortunately, Hillary's America is also being pulled from many theaters despite it's respectable performance for a small independent film.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 02:57 PM (TfoPg)

101 90 I think I saw 3 of the Narnia movies

They only put out 3

The big studios bailed on it after it wasn't making them hundreds of millions, and as near as I can tell its all just on hold now, just when the best books are coming up.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 02:54 PM (39g3+)

Lewis's Mars books would be great movies.

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 02:57 PM (7HtZB)

102
You actually like that abomination?

I hated it until I gave it a chance one day.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 02:57 PM (TfoPg)

103 Here's my review of SS from last week:

Saw "Suicide Squad" today.

The beautiful and perceptive Mrs naturalfake wanted to see it, so off we went.

We both enjoyed it.

This movie will make a lot of money because it's one thing that the DC movies have not been -

Fun!

Honestly, I'm not getting the whole movie is disjointed and confusing thing, I saw in reviews-

cuz the story's pretty damn linear with character flashbacks interspersed.

I think where the confusion might come in is that the mission changes 3 times during the course of the movie as circumstances change.

Maybe they needed to hit this aspect harder in the dialogue. But, it is spelled out in the movie.

Overall, the writing is serviceable with some really nice moments throughout. And the actors are all good in their parts.

Where that falls apart a bit is when they face the Big Bad, and Deadshot has a moment that is poorly handled cause there's too much stuff in too short a time- I suspect Will Smith Inc's writers tried to jam in too many "Moments!" for Smith.

Harley Quinn is handled well in my opinion. And her moment of pledging her love to the Joker is a very well written scene that is performed well.

The Joker is an interesting version of the character cuz he's really not funny or clever at all. He's pretty much a straight up psycho with (and this is an interesting touch...Phyllis Diller's laugh.)

I thought I'd hate the Joker as a character, but actually he fits very well into the movie.

There's some ambition in the writing as it compares and parallels 3 of the Suicide Squad's relationship with their significant others. And this is used nicely in some key moments.

So....fun time at the movies. Go see it.

The downside I would say is that the director, maybe editors have zero idea how to handle a group action scene.

It winds up being a big gamisch each time and that makes the movie seem repetitive,

when we should be seeing an escalation of the action and cooperation as the Suicide Squad approaches the Big Bad.

Check it out.

I still stand by that.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 08, 2016 02:58 PM (0cMkb)

104 You know, when I first saw American Pickers, I thought, those guys must be gay - what with two grown men collecting antiques together. But then, I hear they like girls. So, sometimes you have to fine tune your Gaydar.

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 08, 2016 02:58 PM (oDCMR)

105 Best superhero cartoon was Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Great reboot of the original comics, with a very nice streamlined storyline. Sadly, it was canceled after 2 seasons to reboot for a crappy series that is more in line with the Ultimate/cinematic universe that the new Marvel editors like better. Its lousy.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 02:58 PM (39g3+)

106 >>>Crap, my memory is failing. All the Lord of the
Rings except The Hobbit and many Bond movies. I think I saw 3 of the
Narnia movies
Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 02:53 PM (6IPEM)<<<

All three of the Indiana Jones movie?

Posted by: yes, there are only three! at August 08, 2016 02:58 PM (H9MG5)

107 Black Widow makes zero sense with Brooding Hulk.

Mostly because Rufalo or whatever his name is is so damn unlike able. It what, 7 movies or something that Hulk's been in he had one good line. Puny God.

Everything else is just so boring and whiny. Might as well call him Hulk Holden.

Posted by: Lauren at August 08, 2016 02:58 PM (EPWpk)

108 Had a few friends who went to see Suicide Squad. They've all panned it. It'll be interesting to see if the movie can keep up its good numbers next week.

And as far as sexualizing goes, iirc the helicopter scene in Civil War (you know which one, if you've seen the movie) was specifically arranged the way that it was so that Chris Evans could show off his physique.

Obviously, for all of the straight guys watching the movie.

And if the male characters in the setting were making comments about Black Widow along the lines of the comments we regularly hear female characters make about Thor, then the SJWs would shriek so long and so loud that they'd all go hoarse.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2016 02:59 PM (amCAe)

109 I liked the new Star Trek movie. Much more in the Trek spirit than the first two. It's worth seeing.

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 02:59 PM (7HtZB)

110
The new Power Puff Girls is terrible. Awful.

The original Power Puff Girls was pretty good. Not as good as Dexter's Laboratory, tho.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 02:59 PM (TfoPg)

111 104 You know, when I first saw American Pickers, I thought, those guys must be gay - what with two grown men collecting antiques together. But then, I hear they like girls. So, sometimes you have to fine tune your Gaydar.

Usually they aren't buying late 19th century lace lampshades or whatever. Usually it's toys, car/motorcycle stuff, car/motorcycle themed signs, etc. 'Manly' shit. But yeah at first glance I think a lot of people would think hey these two guys bicker like an old married couple hmmm...

Posted by: deepelemblues at August 08, 2016 03:00 PM (jteju)

112 Why is the Star Trek doing so bad?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 03:00 PM (cKiti)

113 Posted by: RondinellaMamma at August 08, 2016 02:55 PM (oQQwD)

Was it entertaining in an uncomplicated way?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 03:00 PM (Zu3d9)

114 American Pickers never gave me a gay vibe but Property Brothers, those guys scream queer. Not for each other, but independently.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 03:00 PM (39g3+)

115
It what, 7 movies or something that Hulk's been in he had one good line. Puny God.

I am groot.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 03:00 PM (TfoPg)

116 That Houston press article hanging a lot on toys and rebooted animated series.

But there was a Ghostbusters video game not that long ago, and there have been several rebooted animated series through the year (Extreme Ghostbusters for example.)

You didn't NEED the movie to relaunch this stuff, indeed often it's done without it.

Posted by: tsrlbke PhD(c), rogue bioethicist at August 08, 2016 03:01 PM (dzmBR)

117 112 Why is the Star Trek doing so bad?

Three movies in and the Klingons have been on-screen for about two minutes is probably part of it.

Posted by: deepelemblues at August 08, 2016 03:01 PM (jteju)

118 What the crap do you call an anti-hardon? A dilated vagina? Dilated butthole?

Posted by: Sporkatus at August 08, 2016 03:01 PM (eXSOZ)

119

I've have all four of the aliens movies.

and all the predator movies

and all the aliens and predators movies

and I have all the terminator movies on dvd

Posted by: Krugleman at August 08, 2016 03:01 PM (61kRb)

120 If they're trying to keep men away by warning them that the film sexualizes Margot Robbie's ass, they're failing.

I clicked that link, looking to see some sexualized ass. Nada. Even played the lame 4 minute music video. Sausage fest. Zero sexualized Margot Robbie ass. Sad!

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 08, 2016 03:01 PM (R+30W)

121 Per my short review above, the new Bourne movie isn't good.

But we can push the meme that the falling box office is because of a 2nd Amendment boycott.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 08, 2016 03:02 PM (r1fLd)

122 "All three of the Indiana Jones movie?"

Who hasn't?

And if you haven't, you're a .....

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 03:02 PM (cKiti)

123 How many Planet of the Apes movies were there? I saw the ones with Mark Wahlberg and James Franco, only the one scene with Charleston Heston delivering the Damned Dirty Apes line.

Also, the Jack Ryan movies. I've seen at least 3 of those and then I had to stop.

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:02 PM (6IPEM)

124 Sure. Watch Matt Damon give that fag interview and show how anti Second
Amendment he is and then go to the theater and watch him shoot one bad
guy every five minutes.
>>>

From the trailer I saw they also killed a whole crap load of innocents during the car chase scenes with a big ass truck.

Posted by: Buzzsaw at August 08, 2016 03:02 PM (Mxs5H)

125
Why is the Star Trek doing so bad?

Because the previews scream shakey camera and bad acting. It's hard to "care" about what happens in these JJ Abrams Star Trek movies.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 03:02 PM (TfoPg)

126 Saw Suicide Squad. I'm mulling a long review but, it's ok.

It's the first superhero movie that teenaged boys can wank to. I mean that in a good way.

Plot and editing problems are pretty bad but some good performances and some small grace notes that keep it from being Batman V Superman bad.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at August 08, 2016 03:02 PM (NdM46)

127 American Pickers never gave me a gay vibe but Property Brothers, those guys scream queer.

AP - Extreme Nerds

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 08, 2016 03:02 PM (qbcrG)

128 "What the crap do you call an anti-hardon?"

I think they called it a softon in the Male Feminist sketch from portlandia.

Posted by: Lauren at August 08, 2016 03:02 PM (EPWpk)

129 If you or some project is expected to meet a goal, meeting the goal is not a hit.

If I were expected to earn $X and then earned $XXX that's a hit. Otherwise, you are doing what you expected, no more, no less.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 08, 2016 03:03 PM (voOPb)

130 You actually like that abomination?

Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2016 02:56 PM (bMG0w)

That show sucks. Although I do find myself laughing at it occasionally, even though I don't want to.
I actually like We Bare Bears - it pokes fun at internet-loving hipsters.

Posted by: MacGruber at August 08, 2016 03:03 PM (C278+)

131 Matt Damon sock, Barrel duty

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:03 PM (6IPEM)

132 @
105 Best superhero cartoon was Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Great reboot of the original comics, with a very nice streamlined storyline. Sadly, it was canceled after 2 seasons to reboot for a crappy series that is more in line with the Ultimate/cinematic universe that the new Marvel editors like better. Its lousy.
-------------------

They killed it because the execs in charge of kids programming don't like cartoons that have a seasonal arc. They're of the opinion that it makes it too hard for kids to start watching mid-season.

That's one of the reasons why Young Justice was killed, as well.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2016 03:03 PM (amCAe)

133 >>All three of the Indiana Jones movie?

Posted by: yes, there are only three!

There is only **1** Matrix movie.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 08, 2016 03:03 PM (NOIQH)

134 FUNNY

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at August 08, 2016 03:03 PM (evdj2)

135 Was it entertaining in an uncomplicated way?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 03:00 PM (Zu3d9)

For me it was a "meh". I like the premise: get a bunch of loser villains together and turn them into heroes, but this film just seemed...amateurish. Hey, trust me when I say I know how to appreciate low brow entertainment; I LOVED the first Expendables.

Posted by: RondinellaMamma at August 08, 2016 03:04 PM (oQQwD)

136 I think the Cincinnati Harambe petition started out as a joke, the hashtag is #dicksoutforharambe.

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 03:04 PM (7HtZB)

137 Saw it Saturday night and had to wait in line to get in.

Thought it was great. I'm old enough that Margot Robbie's but was not a big selling point but the way she played Harlequin was. Talk about an absolute nutball! She pretty much stole the show.

Posted by: mark at August 08, 2016 03:04 PM (41TuE)

138 Per my short review above, the new Bourne movie isn't good.

Yeah that's my understanding as well, its just bad.

As for Star Trek, I suspect that after Abrams crapped all over the previous one, people just don't care any more. The bad press with Takei of all people telling them not to queer up Sulu didn't help either, I suspect.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 03:05 PM (39g3+)

139 There is only **1** Matrix movie.

---

and I have all three of the Matrix movies.

Or if you would rather, the Matrix movie in three parts.

Posted by: Krugleman at August 08, 2016 03:05 PM (61kRb)

140 Why is the Star Trek doing so bad?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 03:00 PM

You mean 3 FAST 3 TREK ?

I can't imagine why the fans aren't filling the seats in droves.

Posted by: Rusty Nail at August 08, 2016 03:05 PM (S2VsH)

141 Guardians of the Galaxy II will easily get back the record.

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 08, 2016 03:05 PM (sNESL)

142 Apparently we're all supposed to be outraged now because Truml said all those Somali immigrants in Minnesota might be an issue.

Posted by: Lauren at August 08, 2016 03:05 PM (EPWpk)

143 I saw Suicide Squad last Friday. I thought the pacing was awful, but the movie had some genuinely good moments, not just because Margot Robbie looked amazing either.

Posted by: physics geek at August 08, 2016 03:06 PM (MT22W)

144 Unfortunately, Hillary's America is also being pulled from many theaters despite it's respectable performance for a small independent film.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 02:57 PM (TfoPg)

It had the highest bodycount of any summer flick, too bad it was all production staff.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Get Your Beach Blanket Statements and Other Vacation Supplies at The Outrage Outlet! at August 08, 2016 03:06 PM (hLRSq)

145 The new Star Trek TV series has shit show written all over it. Only available as a CBS subscription service, and the CGI looked worse than the first season of ST:NG.

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 03:06 PM (7HtZB)

146 >>> The Green Lantern movie grossed $220 domestically. Add in foreign receipts, and I'm sure it made some money too -- a tiny bit.
Notice there was no Green Lantern 2: The Rise of Sinestro, though.

I'm still waiting for my Van Helsing sequel; crazy take on the monster genre but very fun.

*goes and sits sadly in the corner*

I also loved the Narnia films, I was sad when they shelved the other books.

And yet, Ghostbusters is guaranteed a sequel even if it fails.

SMOD, save us!

Posted by: LizLem at August 08, 2016 03:06 PM (hvf9s)

147 The wife and I are huge sci-fi and nerd fandom types, so we went. Not sure if the 3D was worth it, but Margot Robbie looks great in IMAX. We really liked it, especially some of the Joker/Harley interplay. We both get kinda weird when the other one isn't around, so yeah, it had an unexpected case of the feels. 1

Solid movie. Did a good job of launching a lot of character backstory from mostly the B and C lists of the DC universe. Not only are DC's characters other than the JLA bigs less well known, but DC itself takes a back seat to Marvel except for Bats.

Yeah, wish the resolution had gone a little differently. One character you want to see more of is pretty much off the board, and I know enough about military explosives breach techniques that a couple blasts in that movie were like "Uh, no, fuck no, C-4 does not do that....", but in all I really did enjoy myself.

Posted by: Colonel Kurtz at August 08, 2016 03:07 PM (Ko3Ow)

148 @125 Because the previews scream shakey camera and bad acting. It's hard to "care" about what happens in these JJ Abrams Star Trek movies.
---------------

Haven't seen it myself, but a friend of mine liked it so much that he's seen it twice.

Also, my understanding is that Abrams wasn't involved with this one (since he's now working on Star Wars).

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2016 03:07 PM (amCAe)

149 It has been decided by Top.Women that all movies will star a strong female lead who is an inherent expert at everything without any indication of prior aptitude or training who's purpose is to be a role model for young women and avenge women against the patriarchy. This character will be supported by a black male who is competent but does not overshadow the greatness of the lead and who admires the lead for her understated and not sexualized strong, independent femininity. There should also supporting male and female characters of indeterminate sexuality. Any heterosexual male role must be portrayed as a) an older man who is shown how his archaic macho-ness is outdated and inferior to the lead, or b) female eye candy that is subservient to the lead

Posted by: Damiano at August 08, 2016 03:07 PM (71OEY)

150 Part of why I refuse to even bother with the Teen Titans show is because I watched the original series which was actually quality. And also because that shit is still on but they cancelled Young Justice.

Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2016 03:07 PM (bMG0w)

151 I have the feeling that the extended-super-dooper cut of Suicide Squad will probably be better than the theatrical release.

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 03:07 PM (7HtZB)

152 >Whedon was trying to present Black Widow as a horribly scarred person with a very nasty past, so she's a monster inside. Hulk is a man who has a monster inside, too that manifests and causes terrible things: so they are like each other!
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 02:48 PM (39g3+)

Actually, that kind of sounds like why they were not perfect for each other! Same is boring.

Morally grey with super soldier moral guy worked much better, because they could play off each other. Plus they were fun, and the hulk thing was mopey.

Posted by: Lea at August 08, 2016 03:07 PM (lIU4e)

153 I watched "Nick of Time" over the weekend. It was neat little 90s thriller with Johnny Depp as an ordinary guy blackmailed into assassinating a governor. But even back in the 90s you could see the virtue signaling - all the people in the conspiracy were white males, and all the people trying to help Johnny Depp were people of color.
Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 02:50 PM (7HtZB)

"A bleeding heart makes a very big target, Governor."

I liked "Nick of Time" too, but that might be mostly because of Christopher Walken.

Posted by: The Institute at August 08, 2016 03:07 PM (nGsFZ)

154
They killed it because the execs in charge of kids programming don't like cartoons that have a seasonal arc.

Well in an age of Netflix and binge viewing, that's about dumb as hell.

It doesn't surprise me that Harley is great, she's always been such a crazy, fascinating, cute, dangerous character.

She's really capable, loony, but fun and scary solo, but when she's around the Joker she turns into the ditzy battered girlfriend who never gives up on her love. Its a really, really fascinating concept, and played well yeah. Its gonna win.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 03:08 PM (39g3+)

155 One interesting observation, at least to me, is that some of the most talented actors/actresses never do sequels. I'm thinking Nicholson, Spacey, Denzel, even Streep. I wonder why that is?

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:08 PM (6IPEM)

156 Asking the important questions. Which actress best fills out black spandex?

ScarJo as Black Widow?
Anne Hathaway as Catwoman?
Diana Rigg as Mrs. Peel?

Any write-ins.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 08, 2016 03:08 PM (r1fLd)

157
Ok, since it's an open movie thread.

I would like some opinions on
Divergent
Insergent
and
all the Hunger Games.

Posted by: Krugleman at August 08, 2016 03:08 PM (61kRb)

158 Hey, trust me when I say I know how to appreciate low brow entertainment;

Posted by: RondinellaMamma at August 08, 2016 03:04 PM (oQQwD)

Clearly not....you don't come to the NY/NJ Moron Meet-ups.....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 03:08 PM (Zu3d9)

159
The sequel, Parental Guardians Of The Galaxy, should be good.

It's about reluctant foster parents and their foster kids in a space ship encountering evil aliens.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 03:08 PM (TfoPg)

160 Tell me at the end of the movie that Harley Quinn sprints down the street throwing hand grenades down the sewer drain holes blowing up all the bad guys who were hiding in the sewers.

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 08, 2016 03:08 PM (sNESL)

161 Which actress best fills out

Halley Berry : Swordfish

Posted by: Krugleman at August 08, 2016 03:09 PM (61kRb)

162 "You mean 3 FAST 3 TREK ?"

Is that a "Fast and Furious" kinda reference?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 03:09 PM (cKiti)

163 Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 03:09 PM (cKiti)

It might be.

Posted by: Rusty Nail at August 08, 2016 03:09 PM (S2VsH)

164 149 It has been decided by Top.Women that all movies will star a strong female lead who is an inherent expert at everything without any indication of prior aptitude or training who's purpose is to be a role model for young women and avenge women against the patriarchy. This character will be supported by a black male who is competent but does not overshadow the greatness of the lead and who admires the lead for her understated and not sexualized strong, independent femininity. There should also supporting male and female characters of indeterminate sexuality. Any heterosexual male role must be portrayed as a) an older man who is shown how his archaic macho-ness is outdated and inferior to the lead, or b) female eye candy that is subservient to the lead
Posted by: Damiano at August 08, 2016 03:07 PM (71OEY)

Hahaha!

THIS!!

Posted by: RondinellaMamma at August 08, 2016 03:09 PM (oQQwD)

165 Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 03:07 PM (7HtZB)

Full frontal nudity is almost always better....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (Zu3d9)

166 Posted by: Ignoramus at August 08, 2016 03:08 PM (r1fLd)

Chick from Underworld, Kate Beckinstal sic

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (sNESL)

167
Also, my understanding is that Abrams wasn't involved with this one (since he's now working on Star Wars).

Oh you're right.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (TfoPg)

168 Asking the important questions. Which actress best fills out black spandex?

ScarJo as Black Widow?
Anne Hathaway as Catwoman?
Diana Rigg as Mrs. Peel?

Any write-ins.

Olivia Newton John in Grease.
Only actress I know that was SEWN into her pants.

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (qbcrG)

169 What do you guys make of Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, the Ancient Alien guy with pooft hair? He went to Ithaca College. Gay or Straight?

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (oDCMR)

170 Also Deniro has never starred in sequels that I can recall. Outside of the Godfther movies neither has Robert Duvall or Pacino.

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (6IPEM)

171 "Morally grey with super soldier moral guy worked much better, because they could play off each other. Plus they were fun, and the hulk thing was mopey."

Bingo. Hulk is just such a shoe gazing emo kid.

A month him and Black Widow will be off hooking up with...literally anyone else.

Posted by: Lauren at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (EPWpk)

172 I liked that Suicide Squad condensed everyone's origin story into a 3 minute montage narrated by black female Basil Exposition, rather than dragging it out for half the goddamn movie like every other superhero movie does.

"Harley Quinn: Joker's psychiatrist. She fell in love with him. Helped him escape from Arkham. She's crazy" Boom. Done. We get it. Move on.

Posted by: Cave Johnson at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (zUs0s)

173
Not as good as Dexter's Laboratory, tho.
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 02:59 PM

They should make a Justice Friends movie.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (IqV8l)

174 155 One interesting observation, at least to me, is that some of the most talented actors/actresses never do sequels. I'm thinking Nicholson, Spacey, Denzel, even Streep. I wonder why that is?
Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:08 PM (6IPEM)

Denzel dies in a lot of his movies, I've noticed.

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 03:11 PM (7HtZB)

175 so Ghostbusters relaunched the brand making it successful, and providing a vehicle for a sequel....

still waiting for the relaunched brand of the A-Team sequel, maybe if they did it with 4 women it might have a chance

Posted by: Rick in SK at August 08, 2016 03:11 PM (/CIN4)

176
Divergent wasn't too bad because it exposed the Left's "utopia" they have in store for us in the future. Just like The Giver.

Insurgent was full of goofy teen angst.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 03:11 PM (TfoPg)

177 Clearly not....you don't come to the NY/NJ Moron Meet-ups.....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 03:08 PM (Zu3d9)

Hey, if it weren't for my low standards, I'd have none...

Posted by: RondinellaMamma at August 08, 2016 03:12 PM (oQQwD)

178
They should make a Justice Friends movie.

That was a great crossover.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 03:12 PM (TfoPg)

179 "Full frontal nudity is almost always better...."

It's never not better.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 03:12 PM (cKiti)

180 155 One interesting observation, at least to me, is that some of the most talented actors/actresses never do sequels. I'm thinking Nicholson, Spacey, Denzel, even Streep. I wonder why that is?

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:08 PM (6IPEM)

++++

Nicholson did The Two Jakes (Chinatown sequel). But, your point is good. Mostly, sequels are just a rehash of what they already did, so for some, they would rather do something fresh.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 08, 2016 03:12 PM (R+30W)

181 I actually like We Bare Bears - it pokes fun at internet-loving hipsters.

Posted by: MacGruber at August 08, 2016 03:03 PM (C278+)

Ice Bear agrees.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Get Your Beach Blanket Statements and Other Vacation Supplies at The Outrage Outlet! at August 08, 2016 03:12 PM (hLRSq)

182 Actually, that kind of sounds like why they were not perfect for each other! Same is boring.

Yeah, its pretty lazy writing really, and Black Widow comes off as pathetic and whiny rather than strong and interesting. He introduced her so well with her taking out an entire Russian gang while interrogating them on the phone, but it went kind of downhill from there.

Her interaction with Steve Rogers is her best stuff, since he's such a good guy and she's so shadowy, he actually helps her be a better person and she helps him think through some things alien to his understanding.

I liked some of the concepts in Van Helsing but it was awful overall.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 03:12 PM (39g3+)

183 They killed it because the execs in charge of kids programming don't like cartoons that have a seasonal arc. They're of the opinion that it makes it too hard for kids to start watching mid-season.

That's one of the reasons why Young Justice was killed, as well.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2016 03:03 PM (amCAe)

Ummmm, you do realize that the Avengers replacement series, as well as the Ultimate Spiderman series, and Guardians of the Galaxy are all doing multistory arcs. Star Wars Rebels also has season long story arcs.

Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2016 03:12 PM (bMG0w)

184 Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (6IPEM)

Meet the Fockers

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 08, 2016 03:12 PM (sNESL)

185 170 Also Deniro has never starred in sequels that I can recall.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (6IPEM)

"Analyze This" and "Analyse That."

He may have been in "Meet The Fockers" as well.

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 03:13 PM (7HtZB)

186 Chick from Underworld, Kate Beckinstal

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (sNESL)

It's leather, not spandex.

That's an entirely different conversation....And one we should be having.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 03:13 PM (Zu3d9)

187 The linked story says that "Suicide Squad" is ". . . based on the 1959 DC comic in February 2009." Is that right? Nineteen fifty-nine?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 08, 2016 03:13 PM (txdEq)

188 I miss Coke Bear.

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2016 03:13 PM (c1srJ)

189 Let's see, how old is the femiNazi man-hating, anti-male sex drive movement? 50 years call it.

How old is homo sapiens sapiens? 'Bout 200K yrs, give or take. How far does the genus homo go back? Million or two, there. Sexual reproduction goes back, don't know how, maybe a billion or so.

The thrill we get from seeing Harley Quinn's ass goes a way back in time, it's hard wired, and I do mean hard. That shape fires up low level circuits that go back millions of years.

They ain't gonna so squat agin' that.

Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 08, 2016 03:13 PM (DW+jj)

190 "Also Deniro has never starred in sequels that I can recall. Outside of the Godfther movies neither has Robert Duvall or Pacino."

Lightning didn't strike three times because Duvall said he wanted the same money as Pacino instead of the insulting opening offer. Without Duvall as Tom Hagen, the Godfather had little to play off, and the script suffered.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 08, 2016 03:14 PM (r1fLd)

191 I saw Suicide Squad Friday night. I didn't have any trouble following it, but that's because I knew most of the characters from the 1980s comic series, which was a good blend of political thrillers and superperson stuff.

Will Smith was the Fresh Prince with a gun.

Margot Robbie looked great and did a great job with the mediocre script she was given.

Viola Davis nailed the part of Amanda Waller, who has always been a badass of questionable character.

Captain Boomerang could have been written out and I wouldn't have missed him. That's too bad, because in the books, he was one of the standouts.

I wanted to see more of El Diablo.

Croc...meh.

WB should have just had a CGI Joker voiced by Mark Hammill. It would have been better than Leto.

I do appreciate the bits of humor, whether thrown in at the last minute or not.

6 out of 10. Go in with low expectations and you might be mildly surprised.

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at August 08, 2016 03:14 PM (rJUlF)

192
I like We Bare Bears, too. Especially Pedo Bear.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 03:14 PM (TfoPg)

193 It's never not better.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 03:12 PM (cKiti

"Oh really?"

--Lena Dunham

Posted by: tsrlbke PhD(c), rogue bioethicist at August 08, 2016 03:14 PM (dzmBR)

194 I can't believe Social Justice has grown to the point where defending Hollywood blockbusters is the hill to die on. Now an obvious flop has to be a hit, or else the patriarchy wins.

"It's Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy's biggest opening!"

Just barely edging past every other Feig/McCarthy movie, but with triple the budget.

They gave Feig a massive budget, a big IP, all the support and marketing possible, with the intention that Ghostbusters would be their summer tent pole and spawn a huge franchise...

And it performs the same as every other Paul Feig movie. That's not just a flop, it's a disaster.

And all the little Justice bloggers are too stupid to realize they're just repeating talking points put out by Sony PR to save the Execs' collective asses over this disaster. But that's Social Justice now. Slavishly providing ass cover for the rich, dumbass hacks running the worst studio in Hollywood.

Turns out Ghostbusters really was the funniest comedy of the year.

Posted by: JT at August 08, 2016 03:14 PM (CZaQB)

195 Kate Beckinsale is teh hawtness.

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2016 03:14 PM (c1srJ)

196 >>> Clearly not....you don't come to the NY/NJ Moron Meet-ups.....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 03:08 PM (Zu3d9)

speaking of...

Did the annual huge MoMee in VA happen this year? I was MIA for this summer a bit. Or do we use Yahoo group to announce these now and not in the threads?

Posted by: LizLem at August 08, 2016 03:14 PM (hvf9s)

197 Hubby wanted to see "Suicide Squad" so we went. Like others on this thread, I thought it was a fun popcorn movie, not the best movie I've ever seen in my life but both Will Smith and the Harley Quinn character were fun. Don't know why the SJWs were bitching, the black woman in charge of the whole operation shot four or five white military people dead (because they knew too much, I think, I don't pay much attention to the plot in superhero movies) so that should have made them happy.

Posted by: MaureenTheTemp at August 08, 2016 03:15 PM (ePcUK)

198 170 Also Deniro has never starred in sequels that I can recall. Outside of the Godfther movies neither has Robert Duvall or Pacino.

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (6IPEM)

++++

Godfather II drills a big fat hole in your theory for all 3 of those names.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 08, 2016 03:15 PM (R+30W)

199 It's never not better.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 03:12 PM (cKiti)

Wanna bet?

Kathy Bates in "About Schmidt."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 03:15 PM (Zu3d9)

200 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 03:13 PM (Zu3d9)

I stand erected.

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 08, 2016 03:15 PM (sNESL)

201 still waiting for the relaunched brand of the A-Team sequel, maybe if they did it with 4 women it might have a chance

My diversity money is on a reboot: "The Gay-Team"

Posted by: wooga at August 08, 2016 03:15 PM (5urXt)

202 166 Posted by: Ignoramus at August 08, 2016 03:08 PM (r1fLd)

Chick from Underworld, Kate Beckinstal sic

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (sNESL)

Kate Beckingsdale in Van Helsing...

Posted by: Don Quixote at August 08, 2016 03:15 PM (qf6WZ)

203 Did the annual huge MoMee in VA happen this year? I
was MIA for this summer a bit. Or do we use Yahoo group to announce
these now and not in the threads?

Posted by: LizLem at August 08, 2016 03:14 PM (hvf9s)
If it did, I didn't hear about it. Bannion was busy moving to the left coast and was unable to do the legwork, I believe.

Posted by: physics geek at August 08, 2016 03:16 PM (MT22W)

204 187 The linked story says that "Suicide Squad" is ". . . based on the 1959 DC comic in February 2009." Is that right? Nineteen fifty-nine?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 08, 2016 03:13 PM (txdEq)

Seems to be. A version first appeared in 1959, then was redone in 1987, which is the version the movie was based off of.

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 03:16 PM (7HtZB)

205 >>Godfather II

The Re-Boringing

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2016 03:16 PM (c1srJ)

206
Looks like Twitter banning Milo seemed to sufficiently silence him.

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 08, 2016 03:17 PM (TfoPg)

207 >> I'm thinking Nicholson, Spacey, Denzel, even Streep. I wonder why that is?

Think there's an Equalizer II in the works?
More Denzel is always good.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 08, 2016 03:17 PM (NOIQH)

208 ""Oh really?"

--Lena Dunham"

Dammit. Can we a klaxon around here?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 08, 2016 03:17 PM (cKiti)

209 Godfather II drills a big fat hole in your theory for all 3 of those names.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 08, 2016 03:15 PM (R+30W)

Was DeNiro in "The Godfather?" I think not....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 03:17 PM (Zu3d9)

210 Asking the important questions. Which actress best fills out black spandex?

ScarJo as Black Widow?
Anne Hathaway as Catwoman?
Diana Rigg as Mrs. Peel?

Any write-ins.

You already got smacked for leaving Kate Beckinsale out.

Also, Gemma Arterton in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters.

...yeah, I enjoyed it, what do you want of me...

Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 08, 2016 03:17 PM (9krrF)

211 172 I liked that Suicide Squad condensed everyone's origin story into a 3 minute montage narrated by black female Basil Exposition, rather than dragging it out for half the goddamn movie like every other superhero movie does.

I liked that too. I didn't get the complaints about that intro that I read online. Get the background out of the way, then get to the story.

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at August 08, 2016 03:17 PM (rJUlF)

212 Suicide Squad is the Dirty dozen without Nazis.

Posted by: Buzzsaw at August 08, 2016 03:18 PM (Mxs5H)

213 The Re-Boringing

The Re-Insisting.

Posted by: Peter Griffin at August 08, 2016 03:18 PM (2WoCi)

214 Looks like Twitter banning Milo seemed to sufficiently silence him.

Without a million followers on twitter, you are nobody.

Posted by: Fester Dystro Pian at August 08, 2016 03:18 PM (61kRb)

215 Finally saw the new Star Wars film. Its okay on one level as fun popcorn space opera stuff. Very forgettable and way too much crammed into too short a film, but kinda fun.

In another level it didn't feel very much like Star Wars to me, Abrams doesn't seem to have the visual feel down quite right. And there are many, huge, painful plot holes, irrational leaps, and "what the??" moments. All the new characters are really forgettable -- I literally can only remember the bad guy's name and he was a lame emo spotty teenager.

The only really good scene in the entire film was Han Solo getting killed, and that's because Harrison Ford is so damned good. Chewey came across as kind of pathetic, and Princess Leia was just... boring, poorly acted, and like she was distracted from her real interests in life to do a few scenes.

And that last scene? With whatserface the Mary Sue earnestly reaching out with the light saber toward Old Bearded Luke, for like five silent minutes? Holy Anime, what a crappy end to a film.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 03:18 PM (39g3+)

216 How many Planet of the Apes movies were there? I saw the ones with Mark Wahlberg and James Franco, only the one scene with Charleston Heston delivering the Damned Dirty Apes line.

Also, the Jack Ryan movies. I've seen at least 3 of those and then I had to stop.

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:02 PM (6IPEM)

There were 4 sequels to the Chuck Heston Apes movie. Each one getting a little more creaky. Another movie series were the Frankie and Annette Beach movies. Which were all basically the same movie.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 08, 2016 03:18 PM (493sH)

217 170 Also Deniro has never starred in sequels that I can recall. Outside of the Godfther movies neither has Robert Duvall or Pacino.

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:10 PM (6IPEM)

Deniro: Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, and I don't know how many movies are in that unfunny series?

Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2016 03:19 PM (bMG0w)

218 You know, when I first saw American Pickers, I thought, those guys must be gay - what with two grown men collecting antiques together. But then, I hear they like girls. So, sometimes you have to fine tune your Gaydar.
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 08, 2016 02:58 PM (oDCMR)

Mike Wolfe married his girlfriend of 10 plus years a few years ago and they now have a young daughter.

Frank Fritz, the other guy, is single, but always on the lookout on the show for women.

They specialize in auto antiques, and Mike is an expert Indian Motorcycle collector and appraiser.

Watch a few shows and "ghey" will not cross your mind. Frank has heated up sandwiches on their engine while driving, they tell fart jokes, and both will always try to buy the antique girlie car and beer posters.

Re: Property Brothers.
First, they are twins, with an older brother. They grew up on a ranch in Alberta, Jonathan the contractor who does the actual work, has been married and divorced, and is definitely straight. Drew, the realtor brother currently has a girlfriend who lives in their house they remodeled in Las Vegas.

It's odd, because most men seem to have the same reaction. Mr. Jen argued with me every time I had their show on that they were gay. Having watched the series when they went back to Alberta and remodeled a ranch home that was located on the first ranch their parents managed, and their parents and brother visited during the build, he's finally convinced they really are brothers, but he still doesn't like them,LOL.

Posted by: Jen the original at August 08, 2016 03:19 PM (Vee9K)

219 Virtue Signaling.

In the past this has been called being "sanctimonious".

Nowaways though the worship is directed toward the in-group and the self.

Posted by: simplemind at August 08, 2016 03:19 PM (JTwsP)

220 Ummmm, you do realize that the Avengers replacement series, as well as the Ultimate Spiderman series, and Guardians of the Galaxy are all doing multistory arcs. Star Wars Rebels also has season long story arcs.
Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2016 03:12 PM (bMG0w)
---

Since you mentioned Rebels, I was really glad to see they are bringing back Grand Admiral Thrawn. Too bad Lucas didn't have the sense to make a sequel series from Timothy Zahn's Thrawn triology instead of the prequels. But then again , he probably would have ruined them too.

Posted by: Serenity Now! at August 08, 2016 03:19 PM (BDZWU)

221 209 Godfather II drills a big fat hole in your theory for all 3 of those names.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 08, 2016 03:15 PM (R+30W)

Was DeNiro in "The Godfather?" I think not....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 03:17 PM (Zu3d9)

++++

No, he was not in the original. But, he was in the sequel, which is the point.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 08, 2016 03:19 PM (R+30W)

222 Rohna Mitra in Doomsday.

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 08, 2016 03:19 PM (sNESL)

223

National Enquirer has pics of Margot Robbie topless on the beach. Less than a mouthful but still mighty fine.

Posted by: In Vino Veritits at August 08, 2016 03:19 PM (qul7b)

224 Posted by: Jen the original at August 08, 2016 03:19 PM (Vee9K)

I think the older brother is gay.

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 08, 2016 03:20 PM (sNESL)

225 "Analyze This" and "Analyse That."
He may have been in "Meet The Fockers" as well.
Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 03:13 PM (7HtZB)
******
That's right. I forgot those. I think that can be explained maybe that he has rarely taken on comedic roles and enjoyed doing those. Or else it's the easy moms thing. He is one of the few actors I can think of that can convincy play both a hero and a villain. He was so evil in Cape Fear. That movie gave me terrible nightmares

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:21 PM (6IPEM)

226 >>National Enquirer has pics of Margot Robbie topless on the beach. Less than a mouthful but still mighty fine.

and you come here without Link?

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2016 03:21 PM (c1srJ)

227 There were 4 sequels to the Chuck Heston Apes movie. Each one getting a little more creaky. Another movie series were the Frankie and Annette Beach movies. Which were all basically the same movie.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 08, 2016 03:18 PM (493sH)

Ah would have to disagree....

Posted by: Eric Von Zipper at August 08, 2016 03:21 PM (qf6WZ)

228 >>> Margot Robbie looked great and did a great job with the mediocre script she was given.
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at August 08, 2016 03:14 PM (rJUlF)

If you can see Z for Zachariah do, she has to carry the film and she is great. Stellar cast. The hamfistedness of the symbolism in the story is annoying and seems to drive the characters more than actual spontaneous events, but I still was glad I saw it. I'm exited to see where Robbie's career goes. Hope she does not go full SJW like Jennifer Lawrence did and ruin it.

Posted by: LizLem at August 08, 2016 03:21 PM (hvf9s)

229 Wasn't there a second Meet the Fockers?

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2016 03:21 PM (c1srJ)

230 I can't believe that Gill's "birth" through a chainsaw created gash in the side of a whale shark (that burned up during reentry. REENTRY!) in Sharknado3 didn't draw the SJWs feminist ire.

It was a full scale proto-vaginal assault.

Posted by: Mortimer at August 08, 2016 03:21 PM (vm7SG)

231 * money, not moms

That seems worth correcting

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:21 PM (6IPEM)

232 Ronin II - The Re-Scowlening

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2016 03:21 PM (c1srJ)

233 Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:21 PM (6IPEM)

Robert Duvall plays a very good bad guy too.

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 08, 2016 03:22 PM (sNESL)

234 I dread the Blade Runner reboot with Decker as a woman because no, just no.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Get Your Beach Blanket Statements and Other Vacation Supplies at The Outrage Outlet! at August 08, 2016 03:22 PM (hLRSq)

235 Posted by: Puddin Head at August 08, 2016 02:58 PM (oDCMR)

Mike is happily married with at least one kid.

Posted by: Suppressed Flasher at August 08, 2016 03:22 PM (X+nFp)

236

Didn't link to protect the HQ... could be tagged pron or something...

Posted by: In Vino Veritits at August 08, 2016 03:22 PM (qul7b)

237 Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2016 03:21 PM (c1srJ)

I sort of liked "Ronin."

And the Irish chick was hot, with an adorable accent.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 03:23 PM (Zu3d9)

238 Wasn't there a second Meet the Fockers?

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2016 03:21 PM (c1srJ

There were like 3 or 4 of those movies.

Posted by: tsrlbke PhD(c), rogue bioethicist at August 08, 2016 03:23 PM (dzmBR)

239 Pacino was in Ocean's 13, 2nd sequel to Ocean's 11.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 08, 2016 03:23 PM (R+30W)

240
The only really good scene in the entire film was Han Solo getting killed, and that's because Harrison Ford is so damned good.

Well. Guess I can skip right over THAT one.

Posted by: Mortimer at August 08, 2016 03:23 PM (vm7SG)

241 I don't think B Cups warrant protection.

I'll check the StyleGuide.

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2016 03:23 PM (c1srJ)

242 Seems to be. A version first appeared in 1959, then was redone in 1987, which is the version the movie was based off of.

Right, the original series was more a Dirty Dozen kind of thing, and the reboot was the original "Amanda Waller takes supervillains from a secret super prison and uses them to fight bad guys" concept. Really well done in the comic, too, great idea.

I have a real yen for Ann Hathaway, so her as Catwoman really worked for me. Really, really worked. And I love how they used the goggles to give her little cat ears.

Otherwise, pretty lousy film.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 03:24 PM (39g3+)

243 Ronin was awesome.

What with the "self surgery" and great car chases and ambushing a dude with a cup of coffee.

Also... I didn't die in this one.

Posted by: Sean Bean at August 08, 2016 03:25 PM (H9MG5)

244 Posted by: Serenity Now! at August 08, 2016 03:19 PM (BDZWU)

Yes.... but of course.. they had to put a Disney Princess as the main character...

SciFy channel is going the same way....

Its a FEMALE inherits Wyatt Earp's gun (which kills demons)...

and will be a FEMALE Van Helsing...

Its getting old....

Posted by: Eric Von Zipper at August 08, 2016 03:25 PM (qf6WZ)

245 They all do sequels if the money is right. But, for the top names, they can usually get the money for doing something new. Of course, if the money is truly stupendous for the sequel, they will cash that check.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 08, 2016 03:25 PM (R+30W)

246 The real problem with the CBS Star Trek is that ship is an Andorian design. Flat as a pancake. Couldn't bribe a Sol based construction firm to build that cheap crap.

Do I have a real life? Well, no, not really. Is that important?

Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at August 08, 2016 03:25 PM (FtrY1)

247 238 Wasn't there a second Meet the Fockers?

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2016 03:21 PM (c1srJ

There were like 3 or 4 of those movies.

At least three of the Fockers.

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 08, 2016 03:25 PM (qbcrG)

248 Midnight Run II - The Re-Grodining

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2016 03:25 PM (c1srJ)

249 I liked the movie but thought it poorly edited. My girlfriend hates superhero movies but--unusually for her--really liked this one. She felt Margo Robbie stole the show.

Posted by: troyriser at August 08, 2016 03:25 PM (OGbEB)

250 If you can see Z for Zachariah do,>>>

I watched that on Amazon prime over the weekend. And yes some of the symbolism was hamfisted and the ending was kind of abrupt and weird. But I did enjoy the movie overall.

Posted by: Buzzsaw at August 08, 2016 03:25 PM (Mxs5H)

251 @105. Imma let you finish, but the DCAU was the best Animated Superhero series OF ALL TIME.

Posted by: Dr. Mr. Badman at August 08, 2016 03:25 PM (cfjq1)

252

No one likes Halle Berry in Catwoman?

Posted by: Fester Dystro Pian at August 08, 2016 03:26 PM (61kRb)

253 I got a free ticket for Suicide Squad's opening day from T-Mobile so I went. I thought the movie was fair. But what killed it for me was how self centered and evil Waller was. She should have been morally ambiguous, but she played the character as vile, and much more evil than any member of the Squad and only slightly better than the main bad guys who wanted to distroy the world.

Posted by: MoralAmbiguousTheHappy at August 08, 2016 03:26 PM (paHBV)

254 Clint Eastwood unfortunately did those monkey movies. I can forgive him for that bc of the Dirty Harry ones.

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 03:26 PM (6IPEM)

255 Saw it this weekend and really enjoyed it. The opening bit was a little choppy, but once I got into the world it was a lot of fun. Could have used more Joke, hopefully there will be an 'ultimate' cut.

Posted by: Emile Antoon Khadaji at August 08, 2016 03:26 PM (rvzMR)

256 >>Also Deniro has never starred in sequels that I can recall. Outside of the Godfther movies neither has Robert Duvall or Pacino.

Analyze This
Analyze That

Posted by: JackStraw at August 08, 2016 03:26 PM (/tuJf)

257 It's odd, because most men seem to have the same reaction. Mr. Jen argued with me every time I had their show on that they were gay.

New Horde game: "Gay or Canadian?"

Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 08, 2016 03:26 PM (9krrF)

258 237 Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2016 03:21 PM (c1srJ)

I sort of liked "Ronin."

And the Irish chick was hot, with an adorable accent.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 03:23 PM (Zu3d9)

I absolutely hate car chase scenes in movies but the chase in Ronin was spectacular .

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 08, 2016 03:26 PM (sNESL)

259 Two of my comic book faves seem to be on no studio's radar-

Doom Patrol

and

Dial H for Hero

too bad because they could make some excellent popcorn movies.

OTOH, they would both be EFX heavy so expensive for movies about 3rd(?) tier characters from the superhero world.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 08, 2016 03:26 PM (0cMkb)

260 I see your car chase and raise you a ski-chase.

What's suspunseful about that shit? Can't go downhill forever.

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2016 03:28 PM (c1srJ)

261 Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad --- the first U.S. Olympian
ever to wear a Hijab during the Games --- has just been eliminated from
individual competition at the Olympics.
Muhammad began the fencing competition by defeatingOlena Kravatska of Ukraine 15-13 early Monday. But she lost her round of 16 match to France's Cecelia Berder 15-12.

Bummer.
Maybe CNN can petition the IOC to give her a medal anyway.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 08, 2016 03:28 PM (NOIQH)

262 "What do you guys make of Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, the Ancient Alien guy with pooft hair? He went to Ithaca College. Gay or Straight?"

He's Centauri. They're kinda strange.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at August 08, 2016 03:28 PM (SN7FX)

263 he's finally convinced they really are brothers, but he still doesn't like them

Yeah I know they are brothers, and twins. But they give off a really strong gay vibe. Interior decorators who dress like models and have carefully sculpted hair?

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 03:28 PM (39g3+)

264 I dread the Blade Runner reboot with Decker as a woman because no, just no.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Get Your Beach Blanket Statements and Other
Vacation Supplies at The Outrage Outlet! at August 08, 2016 03:22 PM
(hLRSq)

To be set in a shiny happy future?

Posted by: Burnt Toast at August 08, 2016 03:28 PM (P/kVC)

265
259 Two of my comic book faves seem to be on no studio's radar-

Doom Patrol

and

Dial H for Hero

too bad because they could make some excellent popcorn movies.

OTOH, they would both be EFX heavy so expensive for movies about 3rd(?) tier characters from the superhero world.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 08, 2016 03:26 PM (0cMkb)

Haunted Tank!

Posted by: Don Quixote at August 08, 2016 03:29 PM (qf6WZ)

266 "Ibtihaj Muhammad --- the first U.S. Olympian
ever to wear a Hijab during the Games --- has just been eliminated from
individual competition at the Olympics. "

Meanwhile Phelps already has another gold.

Posted by: Lauren at August 08, 2016 03:29 PM (EPWpk)

267 Another thing I like about what the DC universe is doing: the Joker seems to be an ongoing concern, rather than just some guy who went on a weeklong crimespree once like in the previous Batman movie series.

I also think people are being too harsh on Leto. Nicholson was just being Nicholson, and Ledger's Joker was a unique "darker" take specifically for those movies, but I thought Leto did a good job as a straight-up comic book villain. (It may help that he's the only Joker so far that actually looks like the Joker).

Posted by: Cave Johnson at August 08, 2016 03:30 PM (zUs0s)

268 Meanwhile Phelps already has another gold.

He wouldn't have all those medals if he had to compete wearing a Hijab!!

Posted by: MSM at August 08, 2016 03:30 PM (JTwsP)

269 Movie-crazy stepson saw it. Didn't like it at all. But said it was at least better than Batman vs. Superman, which he thought was plain awful. Has nothing to do with SJW stuff. And everything to do with his honest opinion.

Posted by: K-E at August 08, 2016 03:30 PM (RUFG7)

270 Yeah I know they are brothers, and twins. But they give off a really strong gay vibe. Interior decorators who dress like models and have carefully sculpted hair?

IOW, pretty boys.

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 08, 2016 03:30 PM (qbcrG)

271 "Ibtihaj Muhammad --- the first U.S. Olympian
ever to wear a Hijab during the Games --- has just been eliminated from individual competition at the Olympics. "

It must have been due to racism and that anti-Muslim backlash we keep hearing about

Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 08, 2016 03:31 PM (493sH)

272 SciFy channel is going the same way

Well, from a business standpoint, it works. Guys will watch a show with a hot girl lead, just to see hot girl, and more than a few women will go out of their way to see grrl power stuff, because fight the patriarchy and all that crap. Strong girl books and films, etc... they sell. Its one of the ways to get a book contract: strong female character with grrl power who kicks ass while being hawt.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 03:31 PM (39g3+)

273 Gotta go with CT on this ... the Property Bros give off a strong gay vibe.

Posted by: ScoggDog at August 08, 2016 03:31 PM (nw6G5)

274 Jared Leto's Joker ripped off both the voice and the petty sadism of Gary Oldman's Mason Verger in Hannibal (the cinema version, not the TV series).

Posted by: Spellcheck at August 08, 2016 03:31 PM (HKBpI)

275 >>Meanwhile Phelps already has another gold.

"White privilege!!!!!!"

Posted by: Lizzy at August 08, 2016 03:31 PM (NOIQH)

276 >>> Bummer. Maybe CNN can petition the IOC to give her a medal anyway.Posted by: Lizzy at August 08, 2016 03:28 PM (NOIQH)

Well they are letting Russians that test positive for doping agents back into the games, so why not? That must have been SOME backsheesh.

Is going to make for an interesting showdown tonight in women's swimming, since the American swimmer threw shade at the Russian swimmer yesterday over it.

Posted by: LizLem at August 08, 2016 03:31 PM (hvf9s)

277 Yeah I know they are brothers, and twins. But they give off a really strong gay vibe. Interior decorators who dress like models and have carefully sculpted hair?
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 03:28 PM (39g3+)

Amazingly they both have pretty good looking Significant others. (One of the GF, I forget which looks pretty short, but my understanding is those guys are well above 6 foot tall, so it may just be juxtaposition, she may be on the low side of average.)

Posted by: tsrlbke PhD(c), rogue bioethicist at August 08, 2016 03:31 PM (dzmBR)

278 I thought Suicide Squad was another feature of ObamaCare. Y'know, like Death Panels.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 08, 2016 03:32 PM (Pby3z)

279 I checked, for research purposes, if the professional porn industry capitalized on Harley Quinn in August. Yes, Riley Reed is Harley Quinn. Riley Reed is a very naughty girl from my research.

Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at August 08, 2016 03:32 PM (pOqmx)

280 Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 03:31 PM (39g3

When Tom Schalfly discusses setting up his beer company, he notes something similar. The label design was more or less targeted at working class/blue collar people.
They did some studies that showed hipsters and craft beer lovers would drink stuff with a working class label, but it didn't work the other way around.

Posted by: tsrlbke PhD(c), rogue bioethicist at August 08, 2016 03:33 PM (dzmBR)

281 Opinion seems fairly split on Suicide Squad. Some comic book fans really like it. Some absolutely hate it.

Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2016 03:33 PM (bMG0w)

282 >>>"Ibtihaj Muhammad --- the first U.S. Olympian

ever to wear a Hijab during the Games --- has just been eliminated from

individual competition at the Olympics. "

Meanwhile Phelps already has another gold.
Posted by: Lauren at August 08, 2016 03:29 PM (EPWpk)<<<

That's the fencer, right?
Surprising. Mohammedans are usually very good with a sword.

Posted by: Lone Wolves of London at August 08, 2016 03:33 PM (H9MG5)

283 "A Change.org petition has been created asking the Cincinnati Bengals to change their name to the Cincinnati "Harambes."
"

I totally signed that shit!

Posted by: Roland [OMITTED] at August 08, 2016 03:34 PM (QM5S2)

284 Apparently the company that edited the trailers, which got a ton of likes on YouTube, were handed the keys to re-edit the first half of the movie. And the reviewers say it shows because the whole first half of the movie feels like a series of trailers slapped together with one campy song after another. Then, you can tell exactly the part leading into the second half where the executives finally let off trying to rework everything and the story settled down into a more coherent narrative.

Posted by: HeftyJo at August 08, 2016 03:34 PM (ckQml)

285 @223 You realize "Wolf of Wall Street" has her in nude scenes...right?

Posted by: Dr. Mr. Badman at August 08, 2016 03:34 PM (cfjq1)

286 the property brothers design style isn't my cup of tea, but i think they're good guys. and funny.

the picker guys are annoying.

Posted by: concrete girl at August 08, 2016 03:35 PM (jTJaJ)

287 "Ibtihaj Muhammad --- the first U.S. Olympian
ever to wear a Hijab during the Games --- has just been eliminated from
individual competition at the Olympics. "

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So does the hijab mean that the Mullahs will kill her less for participating in manly sports?

Posted by: Mortimer at August 08, 2016 03:35 PM (vm7SG)

288 That filthy infidel wouldn't just kneel and let me saw off her head with my foil. Probably a Joo!

Posted by: Ibtihaj Muhammad at August 08, 2016 03:36 PM (0yvhn)

289
93 Yeah, Lizzy, every single one of the Fast and Furious movies. Only the Tokyo Drift one sucked. I guess I like guy movies.

Posted by: L, Elle at August 08, 2016 02:55 PM (6IPEM)

I've only seen ONE of the FandF films.

Guess which.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 08, 2016 03:36 PM (Xv6Y5)

290 the picker guys are annoying.
Posted by: concrete girl at August 08, 2016 03:35 PM (jTJaJ)

The family of super freaks in Alaska are annoying.

Posted by: Suppressed Flasher at August 08, 2016 03:36 PM (X+nFp)

291 272 SciFy channel is going the same way

Well, from a business standpoint, it works. Guys will watch a show with a hot girl lead, just to see hot girl, and more than a few women will go out of their way to see grrl power stuff, because fight the patriarchy and all that crap. Strong girl books and films, etc... they sell. Its one of the ways to get a book contract: strong female character with grrl power who kicks ass while being hawt.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 03:31 PM (39g3

Remember when the SJWs and Feminists worshiped Amazing Amy from Gone Girl until the same majority stepped in and said no she is a homicidal psychopath. And then they all shut up at once.

Good Times.

Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at August 08, 2016 03:37 PM (pOqmx)

292 Mike's website for Antique Archeology is really interesting and includes his lineup of songs he's listened to on his 25 years of picking travels. He often introduces more obscure but really good artists. He has inroads on this having a store and home in Nashville.

http://www.antiquearchaeology.com/blog/category/pickin-corner/

Posted by: Jen the original at August 08, 2016 03:37 PM (Vee9K)

293 And you Zionist scum gave me a hash that looks like oy veh! Islamophobes!!!!!

Posted by: Ibtihaj Muhammad at August 08, 2016 03:37 PM (0yvhn)

294 Since the American swimmer threw shade at the Russian swimmer yesterday over it.

Posted by: LizLem at August 08, 2016 03:31 PM (hvf9s)

The breaststroker from Indiana! She was great. Her name is Lilly King.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 08, 2016 03:37 PM (Zu3d9)

295 That's the fencer, right?
Surprising. Mohammedans are usually very good with a sword.

That's only when the other guy is tied up.

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 08, 2016 03:37 PM (qbcrG)

296 Naturalfake: Dial H for Homo? Seriously?

To be fair, Robby Reed returned for one issue in the Silver Age miniseries and saved the entire JLA. Oops, spoiler.

Sockamagee!

Posted by: Spellcheck at August 08, 2016 03:38 PM (HKBpI)

297 "Ibtihaj Muhammad --- the first U.S. Olympian
ever to wear a Hijab during the Games --- has just been eliminated from individual competition at the Olympics. "

How does Nelson Muntz say 'Ha-ha!' in Arabic?

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 08, 2016 03:38 PM (Pby3z)

298 "Surprising. Mohammedans are usually very good with a sword. "

Against an opponent with a sword?

Usually it's a stationary neck, or a Jewish grandmother on a public street.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 08, 2016 03:39 PM (ptqRm)

299 Supposedly the executive producer of suicide squad is Trumps finance director.

All SJW criticism is political . It has nothing to do with ideals.

Posted by: simplemind at August 08, 2016 03:39 PM (JTwsP)

300 "Ibtihaj Muhammad --- the first U.S. Olympian
ever to wear a Hijab during the Games --- has just been eliminated from individual competition at the Olympics."

When she gets the attention for being special as a Muslim, it means attention isn't given elsewhere.

Alexander Massialas just won a silver in Men's foil, the first US individual fencing medal since 1984. He's still in college and was ranked #1 coming in. His father is Greek and fenced for the US and coaches his son. His mom is Taiwanese.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 08, 2016 03:40 PM (r1fLd)

301 Expedition Unknown is a pretty good show on Travel Channel.

The host, Josh Gates, doesn't take himself to seriously.

Posted by: Suppressed Flasher at August 08, 2016 03:40 PM (X+nFp)

302 In fairness to Green Lantern, Deadpool only succeeded because they put a bag over Ryan Reynolds' head. Whobelse has hired Reynolds twice?

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at August 08, 2016 03:40 PM (Kucy5)

303 272 SciFy channel is going the same way

Well, from a business standpoint, it works. Guys will watch a show with a hot girl lead, just to see hot girl, and more than a few women will go out of their way to see grrl power stuff, because fight the patriarchy and all that crap. Strong girl books and films, etc... they sell. Its one of the ways to get a book contract: strong female character with grrl power who kicks ass while being hawt.

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Then why didn't everyone see the new Ghostbusters? We had four women who are all beautiful in our own way!

Posted by: Melissa McCarthy at August 08, 2016 03:41 PM (zUs0s)

304 nood

Posted by: Suppressed Flasher at August 08, 2016 03:41 PM (X+nFp)

305 The other guys on TV that give off a really strong queer vibe to me are the Sonic ads. I know they've started acting like they want girlfriends, but... queer.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 08, 2016 03:42 PM (39g3+)

306 The Black Widow effect is when a female character is in a fight and comes out unhurt and her hair is perfect, because if they ever showed her black eye or a fat lip the SJW would go ape shit.

Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at August 08, 2016 03:42 PM (dKiJG)

307
"Ibtihaj Muhammad --- the first U.S. Olympian
ever to wear a Hijab during the Games --- has just been eliminated from individual competition at the Olympics."

By the end of the month, she'll have her CAIR-provided attorney file suit to have her losses vacated because the Olympic Committee allowed her opponents to compete WITHOUT the handicap of a hijab.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 08, 2016 03:43 PM (Xv6Y5)

308 Yeah I know they are brothers, and twins. But they give off a really strong gay vibe. Interior decorators who dress like models and have carefully sculpted hair?

IOW, pretty boys.
Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 08, 2016 03:30 PM (qbcrG)

LOL. Jonathan is a contractor, who has a builders license. Drew is a realtor. Neither are interior decorators.

Both, along with their brother, have dabbled in film, stage acting, singing, etc. so yes, the "entertainer" side of them shows in the perfect hair, clothes, etc.

Their production company they own is producing a couple television series this year.

http://www.thescottbrothers.com/about-us

Posted by: Jen the original at August 08, 2016 03:43 PM (Vee9K)

309 Movies pretty much defined "creative accounting." There have been lots of hit movies that made tons of money that, somehow, are unable to pay their writers or crew. William Peter Blatty said he never got a cent from The Exorcist profits, and he was the writer and producer.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 08, 2016 03:45 PM (AroJD)

310 Naturalfake: Dial H for Homo? Seriously?

To be fair, Robby Reed returned for one issue in the Silver Age miniseries and saved the entire JLA. Oops, spoiler.

Sockamagee!

Posted by: Spellcheck at August 08, 2016 03:38 PM (HKBpI)

Well, what was great about the comic was that he almost always dialed up a different hero,

and about half the time they were some lame-ass superhero whose powers didn't really work well against the villain so Robby Reid would have to figure out what to do.

So, you can see why it would make a great action comedy movie. Those scripts would practically write themselves. And could go dark to provide motivation if needed.

Sockamagee! indeed.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 08, 2016 03:45 PM (0cMkb)

311 @306 The Black Widow effect is when a female character is in a fight and comes out unhurt and her hair is perfect, because if they ever showed her black eye or a fat lip the SJW would go ape shit.
------------

The new Batman Telltale game violates this. Selina Kyle has a black eye when she's introduced (as opposed to when Catwoman is introduced).

One guess who gave it to her...

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2016 03:46 PM (amCAe)

312 Harley Quinn is so crazy she shoots a Chiappa Rhino!

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at August 08, 2016 03:47 PM (Kucy5)

313 Then why didn't everyone see the new Ghostbusters? We had four women who are all beautiful in our own way!

Posted by: Melissa McCarthy at August 08, 2016 03:41 PM (zUs0s)

However they needed to be beautiful in the viewers' way. And funny.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Get Your Beach Blanket Statements and Other Vacation Supplies at The Outrage Outlet! at August 08, 2016 03:47 PM (hLRSq)

314 >>> Harley Quinn is so crazy she shoots a Chiappa Rhino! Posted by: Richard McEnroe at August 08, 2016 03:47 PM (Kucy5)

Hillary had a cameo?

Posted by: LizLem at August 08, 2016 03:48 PM (hvf9s)

315 Posted by: Jen the original at August 08, 2016 03:43 PM (Vee9K)

Yeah for us guys "designer" and "interior decorator" are the same things.

Especially when he starts talking tile patterns.

Posted by: tsrlbke PhD(c), rogue bioethicist at August 08, 2016 03:48 PM (dzmBR)

316 When she gets the attention for being special as a Muslim, it means attention isn't given elsewhere.

She's the Michael Sam of this Olympics.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 08, 2016 03:48 PM (Pby3z)

317 If you were making an action comedy superhero movie, either Legion of Substitute Heroes or the Inferior Five.

Robby Reed would make a good 30 minute animated series. But no crossovers.

Posted by: Spellcheck at August 08, 2016 03:52 PM (HKBpI)

318 #297 to be fair, Muslim fencers do better with kneeling, blindfolded opponents.

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at August 08, 2016 03:55 PM (Kucy5)

319 Hate to say it, but the media and all their Muslim love and feel-goodness make me glad the hijab-clad US fencer lost.
Like I said, I hate to say it.

Posted by: JoeF. at August 08, 2016 03:55 PM (iFrz4)

320 Around where I live, all the fencers are Mexican. Roofers too.

Posted by: JoeF. at August 08, 2016 03:56 PM (iFrz4)

321 #265 Daddy, what's a dial?

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at August 08, 2016 03:57 PM (Kucy5)

322 Heading to a 3:40 screening. I will be objectifying Margot Robbies ass in 3d.

Posted by: Zakn at August 08, 2016 04:04 PM (d2pTe)

323 I watched Indy Jones and the Last Crusade with the kids this weekend. Still love it, but holy crap are many of the stunts totally cheeseball and the acting corny. I mean, Ford and Connery are great, and it's all in good fun, but if this was a modern movie we'd be comparing Spielberg to Michael Bay.

Posted by: Holdfast at August 08, 2016 04:13 PM (nNdYv)

324 Apologies if it's already been mentioned, but Ghostbusters reportedly has to make at least 300 mil in order to break even. The general rule is that a movie has to gross twice its production budget before it can begin to turn a profit.

And keep in mind that due to its subject matter(ghosts, the supernatural), the movie can't play in China. That market was key in turning Warcraft from a massive bomb(which it was domestically) into an actual hit worldwide. No such bailout coming for Ghostbusters.

Posted by: Adam at August 08, 2016 04:19 PM (m0Jrn)

325 SJWs were already mewling about Harley a few weeks before the movie, but when it started getting successful the shrieks got louder. If there is anything SJWs hate the most, it is beautiful capable people being successful. If they're white and have guns, all the more PRIVILEGE to shout about.
Deleted scenes are rumored to have more backstory for the characters, which was cut for length. Unlike "Batman vs Sadman" aka BvS, I might get the extended cut version of Suicide Squad when it's on Blu-Ray.

Posted by: Jon at August 08, 2016 04:21 PM (YE6k9)

326 Just got back from seeing "Suicide Squad". It's a decent enough film, not great, but not the train wreck the critics are making it out to be. As many have said, it has pacing and editing issues. One can hope there's an extended cut in the making to smooth out it's rough edges.

Posted by: Darth Randall at August 08, 2016 04:30 PM (6n332)

327 Another iteration in Ace-Kevin's dumb-bell fascination with comic book movies.

Posted by: Stay Golden Ponyboy at August 08, 2016 04:34 PM (SCUgO)

328

Jeezus Christ!

The guy at that Houston paper is apparently pretty twisted.

http://tinyurl.com/o9cs8bl

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz The Main Dude My Man Esq at August 08, 2016 04:36 PM (sItQg)

329 I liked the new Star Trek movie. Much more in the Trek spirit than the first two. It's worth seeing.

Posted by: josephistan at August 08, 2016 02:59 PM (7HtZB)

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I will second this.
The bad guy is under utilized, but it has some nice character moments for the leads. I think it is the best of the JJ Verse movies. Too bad it is dropping like a rock.

Posted by: Darth Randall at August 08, 2016 04:37 PM (6n332)

330 Actually, the film needs to make substantially more than the combined budget and PA costs to break even. The theaters showing the movie get a hefty cut of the box office take. And for studios increasing relying on huge ticket sales in China, the studio take there (albeit not relevant in this case) is a smaller percentage than usual due to their laws. Plus, if I'm not mistaken, the studios need to keep and spend that money in China.

It's possible that the "double the production costs" thing works because it assumes a generally predictable return from auxiliary markets (TV sales, home video, merchandise, etc.). But there's no way you break even on a worldwide box office take that merely matches the production costs.

Posted by: Ken Begg at August 08, 2016 04:38 PM (VFTxL)

331
I would rate Suicide Squad in the middle if the superhero movies. I think it's about on par with Deadpool. I would rank it above movies like BvS, Ant-Man, Civil War, and the recent Spider-man movies. It's not better than Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, or Winter Soldier.

Posted by: FoxHunt at August 08, 2016 04:48 PM (8SF+v)

332 The break-even point on the new Ghostbusters is actually $500 million. The HotAir article you link to makes this point. The studio only gets about 50% of the ticket revenue back, so they have to make twice the production and advertising costs to break even. The movie is, thus, likely to lose over $100 million.

Posted by: gts109 at August 08, 2016 04:59 PM (Deogo)

333 Ok, spent way, way too much time writing about Suicide Squad.

Linked.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at August 08, 2016 05:03 PM (NdM46)

334 You mean 3 FAST 3 TREK ?

I can't imagine why the fans aren't filling the seats in droves.

Posted by: Rusty Nail at August 08, 2016 03:05 PM (S2VsH)

It actually isn't like that. The trailers didn't help the film.

OTOH, the SS trailers had me intrigued but the reviews pretty much killed my interest.

Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 08, 2016 05:05 PM (Ee2nz)

335 Neither Ghostbusters nor Suicide Squad is being officially allowed into China, so the studios aren't counting on those numbers at all. No go on the ghosts and the witches.

Although, somehow the Pirates of the Caribbean ride is just fine at Shanghai Disney.

Posted by: vki at August 08, 2016 05:36 PM (qySNZ)

336 So it has to make at least $250 million to break even.

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Double it again, because the studio only take half the gross. The other half goes to the theaters.

Posted by: JSchuler at August 08, 2016 05:53 PM (HlV/4)

337
I was going to go see Suicide Squad until Will Smith opened his piehole and said Trump needs to be cleansed from America and how Hollywood can be used to counter the Fox News version of the muslim threat

Posted by: Flawless Male Logic at August 08, 2016 06:38 PM (lKyWE)

338 Margot Robbie and Will Smith absolutely stole the show. She's such a perfect Harley. Super funny. They did fuck around a bit with the Joker/Harley relationship, but I ate my popcorn and enjoyed the flick. 3D was sub par so don't spend for that.

Posted by: Zakn at August 08, 2016 07:14 PM (d2pTe)

339 "And yet, Ghostbusters is guaranteed a sequel even if it fails.

SMOD, save us!
Posted by: LizLem at August 08, 2016 03:06 PM (hvf9s)"

Nope. It's on track to lose Sony $100 million. And they have shareholders and investors they answer to. There will be no sequel.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at August 08, 2016 07:15 PM (PbcKj)

340 No GL 2 because Ryan Reynolds is a wimp. Hal Jordan is the man, you need someone who oozes testosterone and confidence. Granted a difficult combination to find in the Hollywood of today.

As for the Suicide Squad, so Villains act as heroes, how apt in this upside down world.

Posted by: Locke Common at August 08, 2016 07:51 PM (y4lrA)

341 I contributed to the weekend take.

Guardians was far superior, fwiw.

Posted by: Axeman at August 08, 2016 11:28 PM (2mC6G)

342 "Notice there was no Green Lantern 2: The Rise of Sinestro, though."

I'll tell you what would save the Green Lantern franchise... Green Lantern 2: Guy Gardner.

With Seann William Scott playing Guy.

I dare you to tell me that movie would not be awesome.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler... Ask not for whom The Donald Trumps. at August 09, 2016 12:36 AM (0OG8D)

343 With Seann William Scott playing Guy.

I dare you to tell me that movie would not be awesome.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler... Ask not for whom The Donald Trumps. at August 09, 2016 12:36 AM (0OG8D)
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That's a pretty good idea. I don't think Scott would do the bowl haircut though.

Posted by: Axeman at August 09, 2016 11:16 AM (2mC6G)

344 Give me a ping, Vasili. One ping only, please.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr0JaXfKj68

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