By Perfect Blue Go To PostOh yeah I forgot about that Fincher movie starring Fassbender. Hope it’s good we need Fassy back.Mann needs to be back on his A game here too, Public Enemies was awful and by all accounts, Blackhat too lol
By Freewheelin Go To PostMann needs to be back on his A game here too, Public Enemies was awful and by all accounts, Blackhat too lol
wat
By Freewheelin Go To PostMann needs to be back on his A game here too, Public Enemies was awful and by all accounts, Blackhat too lolI have very little faith
By Perfect Blue Go To PostOh yeah I forgot about that Fincher movie starring Fassbender. Hope it’s good we need Fassy back.Is this a threat?
By Perfect Blue Go To PostI have very little faith:(
By s y Go To PostIs this a threat?Lmaoooo ffs
By Crusher Go To PostLike Fassbender as an actor but he’s a real cunt irloh no how do you live knowing this knowledge
excited about mann’s new film. driver’s going to be incredible.
fincher has a new film coming out, too? cool. had zero interest in mank, but i hope this is a return to form.
fincher has a new film coming out, too? cool. had zero interest in mank, but i hope this is a return to form.
By reilo Go To Postoh no how do you live knowing this knowledge
Sometimes you meet a person and while you don’t go as far as wishing for misfortune you kind of get a kick out of it you know what I’m saying?
He’s a great actor, and you’re right that it’s all you can really demand out of this relationship.
By bud Go To Postexcited about mann’s new film. driver’s going to be incredible.Yeah, Mank was...very dull.
fincher has a new film coming out, too? cool. had zero interest in mank, but i hope this is a return to form.
By Crusher Go To PostSometimes you meet a person and while you don’t go as far as wishing for misfortune you kind of get a kick out of it you know what I’m saying?You met Michael Fassbender? That's cool. Hope he wasn't too big of a cunt to you.
He’s a great actor, and you’re right that it’s all you can really demand out of this relationship.
By reilo Go To PostYou met Michael Fassbender? That's cool. Hope he wasn't too big of a cunt to you.
I did, and he wasn’t no, not to me.
Barbie (7/10)
The best possible Barbie movie you could make. Gerwig and Baumbach's script is smarter than it is funny, some of the duffer lines leaning into too much self-awareness (almost to a point of embarrassment) of its concept and not landing (although some of that is in part to some overtly broad and weak performances from some of the supporting cast, in particular Liu, Ben-Adir and McKinnon). It's an awkward first twenty minutes or so, and bits of the film's politics and messages seem entirely incoherent throughout; I think the film does itself a disservice by having the 'real world' be quite so cartoonish as it is, when it should be distinguishing between the utopia of Barbieland and the Real World more*. The all-male Mattel board is funny, and there are moments when subtle points are made that work, but it jars uncomfortably up against slapstick or ridicule, and the tone is inconsistent enough for it to stand out. Gerwig hits the nail on the head in the scene in the car dealership; it's that insidious nature of male patriarchy that makes it so dangerous, but then... that's probably not a movie that Mattel would feel comfortable making - better to go broader and bigger and more overtly absurd.
However, it's often incredibly smart, especially when it comes to the female experience; Ferrera's monologue in the Weird House is impeccable in terms of both its delivery and in hitting its target. It IS impossible to be a woman, and the final line of the film is perfect in regards to the reality of being one. There's some very good stuff particularly about existentialism and individualism, as well as capitalism, and Gerwig is adept at pointing out the flaws in that system and subverting the nature of a Barbie movie's existence in the first place.
Robbie is great throughout, acting as both a perfect stereotypical Barbie and then nailing the emotional aspects of her journey later on. The production - costumes, sets, Prieto's cinematography etc. - is uniformly superb. Real MVP is Gosling, who is genuinely outstanding; it's a performance of real physical and vocal superlatives, every look and line reading surely the best way to do it. After The Nice Guys came out, I questioned why he doesn't do more comedy. Now I exclusively want him to do so.
Wants to have its cake and eat it a little too much, but is mostly pretty darn good tasting so why wouldn't it?
Also - being in the cinema made me realise how online I am lol. So many parents bringing 4 and 5 year old girls to this film, I assume because it's a Barbie movie and why wouldn't a Barbie movie be for kids? I'm sure most of this film went over anyone under 16's head - there were audible gasps when she announced she doesn't have a vagina.
edit: see asterisk* - I suppose the point Gerwig is making is that Barbieland isn't a utopia, and that any sense of absolutism or complete -archichal control is wrong... but then you have ostensible heroes like Weird Barbie or Allan (god bless Cera in this) wanting to go back to the way things were, or President Barbie turning the Kens down for a seat on the court. It's simultaneously trying to say 'boo down with men, it's women's turn' and 'there should be no sense of gender-based superiority, we are all individual' plus 'all men are stupid, look at this entire idiotic boardroom and every single Ken' and 'actually Ken has depth and understands he needs identity outside of Barbie' and 'here's a joke I wrote for Helen Mirren to say about Margot Robbie to prove that yes, I get the high wire act I'm trying to do is nigh-on impossible'. Can't fault Gerwig for trying, though.
The best possible Barbie movie you could make. Gerwig and Baumbach's script is smarter than it is funny, some of the duffer lines leaning into too much self-awareness (almost to a point of embarrassment) of its concept and not landing (although some of that is in part to some overtly broad and weak performances from some of the supporting cast, in particular Liu, Ben-Adir and McKinnon). It's an awkward first twenty minutes or so, and bits of the film's politics and messages seem entirely incoherent throughout; I think the film does itself a disservice by having the 'real world' be quite so cartoonish as it is, when it should be distinguishing between the utopia of Barbieland and the Real World more*. The all-male Mattel board is funny, and there are moments when subtle points are made that work, but it jars uncomfortably up against slapstick or ridicule, and the tone is inconsistent enough for it to stand out. Gerwig hits the nail on the head in the scene in the car dealership; it's that insidious nature of male patriarchy that makes it so dangerous, but then... that's probably not a movie that Mattel would feel comfortable making - better to go broader and bigger and more overtly absurd.
However, it's often incredibly smart, especially when it comes to the female experience; Ferrera's monologue in the Weird House is impeccable in terms of both its delivery and in hitting its target. It IS impossible to be a woman, and the final line of the film is perfect in regards to the reality of being one. There's some very good stuff particularly about existentialism and individualism, as well as capitalism, and Gerwig is adept at pointing out the flaws in that system and subverting the nature of a Barbie movie's existence in the first place.
Robbie is great throughout, acting as both a perfect stereotypical Barbie and then nailing the emotional aspects of her journey later on. The production - costumes, sets, Prieto's cinematography etc. - is uniformly superb. Real MVP is Gosling, who is genuinely outstanding; it's a performance of real physical and vocal superlatives, every look and line reading surely the best way to do it. After The Nice Guys came out, I questioned why he doesn't do more comedy. Now I exclusively want him to do so.
Wants to have its cake and eat it a little too much, but is mostly pretty darn good tasting so why wouldn't it?
Also - being in the cinema made me realise how online I am lol. So many parents bringing 4 and 5 year old girls to this film, I assume because it's a Barbie movie and why wouldn't a Barbie movie be for kids? I'm sure most of this film went over anyone under 16's head - there were audible gasps when she announced she doesn't have a vagina.
edit: see asterisk* - I suppose the point Gerwig is making is that Barbieland isn't a utopia, and that any sense of absolutism or complete -archichal control is wrong... but then you have ostensible heroes like Weird Barbie or Allan (god bless Cera in this) wanting to go back to the way things were, or President Barbie turning the Kens down for a seat on the court. It's simultaneously trying to say 'boo down with men, it's women's turn' and 'there should be no sense of gender-based superiority, we are all individual' plus 'all men are stupid, look at this entire idiotic boardroom and every single Ken' and 'actually Ken has depth and understands he needs identity outside of Barbie' and 'here's a joke I wrote for Helen Mirren to say about Margot Robbie to prove that yes, I get the high wire act I'm trying to do is nigh-on impossible'. Can't fault Gerwig for trying, though.
time for a debate
i say rdj is great in tropic thunder but the film is bad
wooden says not a single good performance in that film
time to vote lads
i say rdj is great in tropic thunder but the film is bad
wooden says not a single good performance in that film
time to vote lads
Rdj was sensational but is it okay to say it outloud ?
Kindly advice
Jack was really funny too I thought, but I just love the guy so I'm biased.
Brandon T. Jackson with what do YOU mean you people delivery was so good
Kindly advice
Jack was really funny too I thought, but I just love the guy so I'm biased.
Brandon T. Jackson with what do YOU mean you people delivery was so good
By n8 dogg Go To Posttime for a debateMovie was ahead of its time with how franchises were made and the jokes are probably more prescient now than back then because it was pre-MCU and live action Disney remakes.
i say rdj is great in tropic thunder but the film is bad
wooden says not a single good performance in that film
time to vote lads
By n8 dogg Go To Posttime for a debateyou stfu.
i say rdj is great in tropic thunder but the film is bad
wooden says not a single good performance in that film
time to vote lads
thats my vote.
By n8 dogg Go To PostohWhere is Fassbender?
i read it as ‘man’
like ‘fassbender (that man)’
kill me
Did he get blacklisted?
By Kabro Go To Postyou stfu.
thats my vote.
i will add it to the spreadsheet
Does the Barbie movie mention gay nightclub Ken?
By Daz Go To PostWhere is Fassbender?Busy riding Alicia Vikander.
Did he get blacklisted?
By Pedja Go To PostBusy riding Alicia Vikander.Is that a full-time job?
Why isn't there a Nice Guys 2? Surely Crowe would be down for it. Hell, offer Tom Cruise the role as the villain and keep him out of any promotions like Tropic Thunder.
By KimoSan Go To PostWhy isn't there a Nice Guys 2? Surely Crowe would be down for it. Hell, offer Tom Cruise the role as the villain and keep him out of any promotions like Tropic Thunder.“In August 2018, Black reiterated his desire to make a sequel, although noted the film probably did not gross enough at the box office to make it likely.”