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    WEEKEND THREAD: No one went to the Danger Zone :( 145M JWD, 51.8M TGM, EEAAO reaches 61 DOM

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    31 minutes ago, Eric the Last Dinosaur said:

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    @noknobs You don't have to like these movies, but you don't have to go after others for what they decide to watch, especially since plenty of viewing patrons are giving out criticisms toward the movie. Don't do this again.

     

    Anybody else want to act like a fool right now? Because I'm ready for it.

    What on earth are you talking about, I didn't go after anyone. I tried to answer someone's question. Sorry you don't agree, but not liking my opinion is no reason to issue me a warning. 

    WEEKEND THREAD: No one went to the Danger Zone :( 145M JWD, 51.8M TGM, EEAAO reaches 61 DOM

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    55 minutes ago, Xavier said:

    Just finished JWD and my worst fears were realised. This was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Granted, I fell asleep a couple of times somewhere in the middle, but I saw enough to seriously wonder what the hell they were thinking. How did they manage to make dinosaurs an afterthought, all the callbacks so tedious and forced (Nedry's canister? REALLY??) and the OG cast so charmless and redundant (Poor Sam Neill, he must be so embarrassed after this and also they tried to make Ian Malcolm an action hero (?)).

    Where has all of Chris Pratt's charm gone? I guess he is just the most boring white str8 male protagonist ever now? 

    How can they have ten (TEN!) people trying to get away at the end? Who were we supposed to identify and care for more? Why was the acting so wooden, the pacing so off and the direction so lacking? Is there a new trope about strong black lesbians in blockbusters nowadays? Do they think that's LGBTQI representation?

     

    Jurassic Park was one of the first movies I saw in cinemas and the experience has been very precious to me. Of course this new, hopefully last, sequel is not enough to ruin my childhood or anything, but it is so sad to see that magnificent idea devolve into this. It doesn't deserve to do well at the box office,  and I hope it plummets.

     

    Sorry for the rant.

    I think the answer to most of your questions is that you, along with millions of other people around the world, keep buying tickets and it will gross well over 1b worldwide. People don't hold lazy/shitty filmmaking accountable if there are dinosaurs. They know this, so might as well try to appeal to the lowest common denominator and throw shit at the wall.

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    Weekdays Thread (6/6-9) // 12.4m Mon // 13.76m Tue // 12.4m Wed // 9.0m Thurs

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    14 minutes ago, awkwardaardvark said:

    It’s a nightmare when the posts are small. Each post is sandwiched between four identical ads for washing machines for me on mobile, so I often just scroll past them. 

    The desktop version is much better, yeah. 

    I get them on both my phone and laptop. I understand the necessity for having the exact same ad in between posts 3 times, you know just in case I missed the first 2, but once we get to 4 or 5 it becomes a bit excessive.

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    Jurassic World: Dominion | June 10 2022 | 6th Most Profitable Movie of 2023

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    35 minutes ago, Brainbug the Dinosaur said:

    39% at 112 reviews

     

    4,9/10 average.

    Some of my favorite comments so far:

     

    "In an almost impressive display of ineptitude, Dominion combines the very worst vices of its predecessors in addition to a few new ones for good measure."

     

    "There’s not a single moment of genuine dread, fear or even mild unease."

     

    "At one point Ellie looks at a captive Whateverasaurus and gushes that the wonder of seeing dinosaurs “never gets old.” It’s not really a good sign when a movie has to narrate for its audience what they are supposed to be feeling…especially when there is such a disconnect between what the characters say they feel and what emotions the film actually elicits."

     

    "It’s not so much a movie as an extinction-level event for the franchise..."

     

    "'Jurassic World Dominion' is a disaster 29 years in the making."

     

    "I can’t imagine this is the last we’ll see of the franchise. As they say, life finds a way. Hopefully next time they’ll have actually figured out what they’re doing."

     

    "Dominion becomes its very own Jurassic Park: Designed to thrill and enchant, it instead becomes a ride to survive."

     

    "The few moments that do involve dinosaur and human interactions are repetitive chases that do little but reaffirm the invincibility of headliners and the utter impotence of what are supposed to be ultimate killing machines."

     

    "Orchestrating two bland, wholly disconnected plotlines, Jurassic World Dominion reduces all of its legacy characters into blank sheets of paper walking through plot developments..."

     

    "To quote Dr. Malcolm, “That is one big pile of shit.”"

     

    "Turgid, messy, and hilariously stupid..."

     

    "The Jurassic World franchise may have willingly chosen extinction with this final entry, but Dominion would've killed it off anyways."

     

    "If anyone actually wants to see a genetic locust biochemical farming movie with their dinosaurs, Jurassic World: Dominion is the only genetic locust biochemical farming dinosaur movie of the summer."

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    Weekdays Thread (6/6-9) // 12.4m Mon // 13.76m Tue // 12.4m Wed // 9.0m Thurs

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    1 hour ago, Cheddar Please said:

    Where are people getting <60m from? Like this is a common narrative I see on Reddit as well, why do people think that another wide release will suddenly kill all the momentum that this film, one that has overperformed all and any expectations prior, in it's third weekend. Like I just can't grasp how people are still lowballing even after all the massive prediction blowouts

    How on earth is $60m now considered lowballing!? Wtf

    Mission: Impossible - Fallout | July 27 2018 | Paramount | Reactions coming in | "Best action movie since Fury Road"

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    3 hours ago, dudalb said:

    Don't believe for a minute that Cruise...or any other star of an action movie..does all  his own stunts.That is crap.  The studio is not going to risk really serious ,permanent injury to a star. The finiancial risks are simply too high. They only do relatively safe stunts, where the worse risk is maybe a broken bone and three weeks in a cast. The really dangerous stuff they do not do.

     

     

    You should watch this video in its entirety, I think you'll change your mind.

     

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    Arrival | Nov 11, 2016 | Villeneuve/Adams/Renner | First Reviews Have Arrived.

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    14 hours ago, MinaTakla said:

    How were the actors and the story? 

     

    The acting was fantastic I thought, especially Adams. Like I said, I thought the story had a lot of interesting and unique ideas about if something like this were to happen. I won't give any specifics obviously but suffice to say I just thought it was intelligent and compelling. Will need to see it again.

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    Hacksaw Ridge | Nov 4 2016 | Lionsgate | WWII movie directed by Mel Gibson. Starring Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer. The movie gets the BOZ/Tele/WB seal of approval.

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    3 minutes ago, RichWS said:

    Who the f— cares? We agreed nothing. You agreed. You just f—— expect s—. Go to the g–damn jacuzzi yourself, go down to the f—— jacuzzi. You have no f—— soul! My soul is screaming because you don't have one to join mine. You have no f—— soul. I left my wife because we had no spiritual common ground. You and I have none. Zero. You won't even f—— try. (huffing again) You don't care. You don't care.

     

    I hope this film helped soothe Mel's screaming soul.

     

    Get over it.

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