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Poor Things actually wasn’t cut. The BBFC gave advice to the distributor based on an unfinished version of the film where they requested the reframing of a scene involving under 18’s being present during a sex scene. For the final theatrical version these changes had been made, and this is the version that released worldwide.

I thought it was summer 2022 and I was in the Avatar 2 thread for a second there.

This is probably the only film that can still probably get away with using them without inducing groans though. Trailer looked great. Glad to see them going for the R rating with such glee. The Feige/cocaine bit at the end is perfect.

A shame (particularly for Abigail), but I’m not entirely surprised given how empty the cinema seemed earlier. I was there for a 30th anniversary re-release showing of Speed and it was the only busy screen, the rest were very quiet.

It definitely is. If these had come out prior to the film’s release and been used as key art for cinema quads and one sheets then I could understand the anger, but they’ve put them out a week after the film came out and aren’t using them anywhere other than social media where they’ve posted them once. It was definitely meant as a joke (maybe in bad taste all things considered, but still a joke).

Good spot! I somehow missed that myself.

It definitely has political things to say, it’s just not the political things that some people going into the film expect it to say based on their preconceived notions of what they think the film is/should be about.

Saw this last night and thought it was excellent. Very tense throughout with a hell of a third act. The whole controversy around the film “needing to take a stand” or “choosing a side” feels so obsolete when you actually watch it. It’s very purposefully not about taking a specific side and just viewing it from the perspective of journalists who are just there to observe and get the best photographs, the characters don’t care who wins, they just want to be there to document it and so they’ve stuck with the side that is least hostile towards journalists. It’s also much more interesting to see a film like this set in the US rather than an actual real life war zone, if this had been set in the Middle East it’d have been far less interesting (at least to me), whereas setting it in a developed first world country gives it a surreal sense of familiarity to the events. It also didn’t need to be “red vs blue states”, never once did I question the story’s internal logic of who ended up siding with who, you just accept that in a catastrophically divided fictional America, maybe Texas and California might have something in common in terms of uniting against a dictator president who self declares himself the winner of a third term. For me this was a strong return to form for Garland after how much I disliked Men. Hope he returns to directing after he’s done writing the 28 Days Later sequels.

If you like the first two, it’s worth watching Alien 3, but make sure it’s the longer Assembly Cut and not the theatrical version. It’s not as good as the first two obviously, but it’s well worth watching if you’re invested in Ripley.

This was excellent, and it’s a shame that it seems to be underperforming. Loved the slow, creeping dread, and the last third really had my heart racing. Nell Tiger Free was outstanding too, she was fantastic in THAT scene outside the church. Without spoiling anything though, I do feel like it should have ended two minutes earlier than it does. That final scene wasn’t needed and felt kind of tacked on. Easily the second best in the franchise after the original, and I’d love another one if they can make it as strong as this.

Apparently Todd Phillips clarified at the panel last night that it’s not a full musical, but music is an “essential element”. I can probably get on board with that.

Similar near me, looks like cinemas might have been a bit overly enthusiastic about its chances. Expecting a jukebox musical about a woman slowly dying from drug abuse was never going to be the crowd pleaser that Bohemian Rhapsody was, especially with less than glowing reviews. It'll still probably be number 1 though, Civil War doesn’t seem to be faring too well based on pre-sales either.

I’m intrigued, but not sold. It really depends on just how much of a musical it ends up being. If it’s La La Land with the Joker then count me out. For what it’s worth, I think @Porthos is right about:

Yeah I’m glad about the delay. Saw X was better than it had any right to be, I’d hate for them to undo all of that goodwill by crapping out something weak just to make a yearly release schedule.

Can you imagine her reaction if Garland DID take a stand? “HOW DARE THIS ENGLISH MAN TRY TO TAKE A SIDE IN AMERICAN POLITICS!! WE KICKED YOU OUT IN CIVIL WAR 1!!”