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Since at least MOONRAKER in 1979?

I don't think this is two hours long? Pretty sure it's in that normal 90-100 minute area.

Making this thread as the film opens in a few markets today and rolls out a bunch of places tomorrow. I have two things to say: MGM is nuts for rolling this out a week ahead internationally, and (Don't click this till you've seen it )

I’ll be honest that I have no idea where it’s going to end up. I walked out of the Chinese theater to find two dudes loudly arguing about it in the courtyard. It’s going to be divisive but REAL divisive, where people both love it and hate it; not Online divisive where everyone’s meh to varying degrees.

I’ve never seen Archer

Woah.

I'm praying to every deity there is it ends up at something like 80% fresh with critics and 20% rotten with audiences... a score that is almost backwards, you could say...

Yes the score is absolutely fantastic.

Everything I said about test screening reactions was accurate. I’d also like to point out that I was founding member of Team “See Malignant in theaters because you’ll have a blast” well before critics started seeing it. Anyway, from THR’s review… The straight face is absolutely why MALIGNANT works in the capacity it does. It would’ve been insufferable if it called itself out and winked at the audience. I can’t WAIT for the CinemaScore. One way or the other I doubt we’re looking at a boring B.

How dare you imply I would ever delete my tweets. The narrative around reviews is interesting. It's a slasher movie with a body count in the dozens and dozens... in normal times a 56% would be really good for that kind of movie?

My only disappointment with the final cut is they added a new opening scene that gives too much away too early. I’d recommend coming back from the popcorn line just as the opening credits are rolling.

160-ish.

I thought it was a lot closer to RELOADED’s brand of pacing and exposition than the original’s.

WHAT IS THE MATRIX would have been an exceptional title to hook an audience.

HEY WB...

I think DUNE is absolutely going to drop, at least a little. Some critics I know have been whispering that they didn’t like it. (I don’t mean to imply this will be a WW84 collapse! Just that based on what I’ve heard I would personally bet it ends up somewhere in the 70s on RT)

At least some critics are seeing it but they’re embargoed until the day of release.

Prepare yourself because nothing in the movie is directly supernatural.

This x100. If you want to pick it apart you can. If you go with it emotionally it’s a hugely satisfying ending, both viscerally and thematically.

This is a pure horror/thriller. It’s not making a play for Oscars and I wouldn’t expect unanimous praise. Wright is doing something very specific with it that will not be everyone’s cup of tea.

“Giallo slasher haunted house horror action comedy splatter” 😂 Someone Twitter DM’d me today asking if I could be “real” because I’ve said Malignant is embarrassingly terrible and also begged people to see it for a great experience. Which one is it? All I could say was “Yes!”

I hope you all know I watch this thread like I watch football. “Oh! Oh! Get there! GET THERE!”

Power of the Dog is GREAT Letterboxd reviews have compared Card Counter to Twin Peaks: The Return, which significantly piques my interest

I don't think its too graphic for its own good. The graphicness and silliness compliment each other in a very dumb way. I really can't wait for you all to see it. I've been dying to talk about various twists and scenes for over a year.

I totally stole @Lucas' pics of Travis' comments and put it 'em on Twitter. It's funny he would be that obvious about what he saw. This is a graphic little flick, it's definitely an 18 cert.