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  1. I mean, it's campy female detectives...with the right cast I think that can work anytime, regardless of if people even know what the tv series is. Had this starred Zendaya, Lili Reinhardt, Lupita, Emma Stone, JLaw, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Awkafina, it'd probably have been fine.  You could even keep KStew and just go bigger with the other two. 

     

    But this was never going to sell with just KStew and two nobodies. And I do think Naomi Scott WILL be big eventually, but this was too soon to expect her to have any audience draw.

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  2. Emilia was fine in S8, but there was nothing extraordinary. She had some great facial expressions during Dany's downfall, but the actual talking scenes were as stilted as ever. Take away her wig and costumes and you basically have the same meh performances she's given in every film role she's taken on. 

     

    I do think she has a likeable presence and I enjoy her interviews as herself, so I'm fine if she makes a post-GoT career for herself, but based on her output, it's just hard for me to imagine. The comparison to Emma Watson is pretty spot-on, tbh. They played iconic female roles that played to their strengths, but there's a certain stiff, forced quality to their acting when they try to expand their range.

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  3. I think most of the younger GoT cast are pretty bad actors, tbh. The writers learned to write for Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner, but neither has much range. Harington and guy who played Bran were both so bad that I think it affected Jon Snow and Bran's arcs, because both characters are way more complex in the books. Emilia's performance was like 50% wig/aesthetics/cgi dragons. Madden was the only one who lived up to/surpassed what was in the books. I'm pretty sure they'll all disappear in the next 5 years. 

  4. 5 minutes ago, LouisianaArkansasGeorgia said:

    One thing is quite clear from this Brie Larson thing: when the press tour for the sequel stars, I bet you that she will have a meeting with Marvel studios so they ensure that none of her interview responses include ANYTHING about any social group, social ills, or social issues, period.

     

    lol, sure. 

     

     

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  5. This review has to be trolling though, right?

     

    http://www.pajiba.com/film_reviews/review-ava-duvernays-a-wrinkle-in-time-is-a-radiant-miracle-.php

     

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    There are times in our life where art saves us. Where it feels like a piece of work was made just for you, just for this moment. It feels like a gift and a miracle. Ava DuVernay’s beautiful and gripping A Wrinkle In Time is that miracle.

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    I spent the first half-hour on the brink of tears because my heart was so full of overwhelming love and hope. Then I broke, and wept openly for the next 79 minutes

     

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  6. Hyping bad projects is why actors get the big bucks. I think most would agree that part of the job is usually harder than the actual filming. I don't begrudge them doing whatever they have to to sell, sell, sell. 

     

    That said, the Time thing really was ridiculous. That's not an EW cover. It's assuming a level of cultural relevance that wasn't earned. Black Panther earned its cover. 

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  7. http://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/a-wrinkle-in-time-review-ava-duvernay-oprah-1201936784/

     

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     It almost doesn’t matter that the movie is too emotionally prescriptive to have any real power, or too high on imagination to leave any room for wonder; DuVernay evinces such faith in who she is and what she’s doing that “A Wrinkle in Time” remains true to itself even when everything on screen reads false.

    Mess. This is a ridiculous way to review. 

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  8. Nah, there was no way to make this franchise good. The first one gets a pass from people for the novelty of the lifestyle and literal porn, but after that there was just nothing left. The acting and storyline were just as banal there, but it was new and not exhausted yet. 

     

    I see the studios underselling this BIG TIME so they can pretend that a $40 million OW will be a huge number. 

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