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8 hours ago, filmscholar said:
Certified Fresh.
Critics Consensus
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence remain good company even when Bad Boys strains to up the ante, proving there's still life left in this high-octane franchise.
Critics have never "Loved" this Franchise mostly because they loathe Michael Bay. But Audiences have always given Bad Boys high scores. "Bad Boys" and "Bad Boys II" got trashed by critics but audiences like them. "Bad Boys For Life" got the best critical reviews of the Franchise.
Yup all 3 films have an A cinemascore.
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It's so funny to me how awful and lame all of Sony's post Raimi Spiderman films have been...with Venom being the only highlight. Tom Hardy is the secret sauce!
Venom 3 looks like a blast, only CBM im excited for this year.
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Not surprised, this was one of a SMALL handful of In Comp titles that wasn't extremely polarizing. Hyped to see it!
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Absolutely astonishing film, stunned for most of it. I'd put it below Fury Road and Road Warrior (10/10s) but this is a super strong 9/10 for me. I certainly felt the length and slower pacing but was never bored. It's a different beast to Fury Road and if anything...closer to the original Mad Max if anything. I dont have high hopes in general audience reception.
Miller's filmography has always been obsessed with and about mythology but Three Thousand Years of Longing and Furiosa ARE mythology.
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On 5/21/2024 at 8:32 AM, Firepower said:
What's the point in making a 3 hour setup? I think Kevin might forgot he was supposed to do 4 movies, not 1 overlong 12 hour movie or limited series. Movies have to be standalone.
I mean you could make this exact argument for other Part Ones like Dune, its not standalone...just set up. You can debate the merits of doing the project like this but Part 2 is only a month and a half later.
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1 hour ago, Macleod said:
https://deadline.com/2024/05/francis-ford-coppola-megalopolis-new-deals-1235927358/
Everywhere else...except for the USA! Very odd... Diminishes my faith further in US studios/distributors...
Hollywood is in the pits right now, Linklater did an interview where he said even Hit Man (a crowdpleaser that only cost 10m to make and had RAVE reviews...the major studios didn't wanna task a risk on for buying).
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2 hours ago, AniNate said:
MC is 49, that's worse than RT's average rating right now
I'm aware but 49 vs 14% gives off a vastly different view of the film. Most people who use the site just see the score and not click to see the actual average.
1 hour ago, Avatree said:Not sure all the complaints about it serving as a setup are fair when the second part releases only 8 weeks after the first part. Maybe they should have screened both parts together at Cannes?
Bilge Ebiri's review is the only one I've seen acknowledge this, it's very weird. "At the same time, it would be silly to pretend like the rest of the film doesn’t exist; it clearly does, we just haven’t seen it yet. Horizon: An American Saga is Dune: Part One for dads (and, hi, I’m dads), and that film also seemed to stop just as it got going".
I agree they should've screened both parts, it would've been much easier for critics to assess it. Even in the positive reviews, they all acknowledge it's impossible to properly guage it without the rest since it's literally just an act 1 of a larger story.
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1 hour ago, interiorgatordecorator said:
the best received 14% on RT I've ever heard of
Ultimately the failing of RT as a website, it is in no way a good indicator of quality on the surface. Metacritic is significantly better (and doesnt have youtubers or funko critics in their system).
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3 hours ago, lorddemaxus said:
I don’t even care much for Costners body of work as a director (Dances with Wolves is a bore and whatever bits of Waterworld I watched as a kid looked stupid) but I am rooting for it just because I’d like to see an old school western become a hit
If any western has a shot at breaking out...it's this one. I fully expect it to surprise since the majority of its audience is offline and older.
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On 5/18/2024 at 1:16 AM, JustLurking said:
It is bad. There are some solid stunts here and there but the script is abysmal, the photography is terrible (and I don't mean it in a "it's 1979 kind of way": its sequel came out 2 years later but feels 30 years later), Most of the performances are also pretty weak and most of the film is plain mundane, might be the least post-apocalyptic post-apocalyptic film I've ever seen. A bunch of the runtime is spent on max going on vacation with his family ffs lmao.
It's hard to defend it even as a product of its time when its own sequel a mere 2 years later trounces it in every way possible. I'm sorry to hear you didn't enjoy Fury Road, but this film ain't it.
I mean the first Mad Max isn't a post apocalypse film though, it's pre-apocalypse, a society teetering on the edge but still clinging on to what they can. The biggest issue facing the OG these days is the franchise association, because it's very much it's own thing. Had the sequels not existed, in a bubble it's just a great Ozploitation flick.
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Seems one of the chief complaints is that it's not really a standalone film and very much serves as just set up, laying the foundation for Chapters 2-4. I can def appreciate that as an issue but also, Chapter 2 is a month and a half later, not multiple years like other Part Ones as of late
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11 hours ago, BigBoxOfficeBucks said:
I thought IGN would only give Marvel movies (not after Endgame though) "masterpiece" type of praises. LOL
Same critic who got sacked from covering the MCU D+ shows at IGN because he kept getting crap from readers for giving them bad reviews lol.
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3 hours ago, AniNate said:
I could see this happening for a limited release maybe? (That IMAX run only being in 22 cities makes this more plausible)...but def not wide. Unless, THIS is why he needs 100m for distribution! Pay all the actors globally!
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Basically what I expected, very polarizing, love it or hate it. Can't wait!
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When should we expect first reactions?
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2 hours ago, Maggie said:
People on Letterboxd saying it's miles better than the 3rd one. Will Smith saving summer box office again
The trailer looked it, 3 was decent but 4 looks like it's upping the crazy ala BB2.
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The Guardian article is bad because the sexual harassment claims are by far THE most serious thing in that article...and it's buried at the end beneath paragraphs of stupid petty grievances and nonsense. Shameful and gross if true, I'll wait for more info though.
The timing of these articles has been consistent since the early screenings, a guy self funding a film outside of the system for artistic reasons not to make a profit is gonna be frowned upon hard by the industry.
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2.5-3 hours is what I always expected from these? So not surprised at all! It's going to be truly EPIC.
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(He's seen Kingdom and it's one of the 8 good ones)
I went through the original Apes films a few years ago during lockdown and it's true, Apes is a stupidly consistent franchise, I'm glad they've kept their streak up with Kingdom!
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17 minutes ago, Eric the Fall Guy said:
Seen a few "takes a while to get going" reactions that do make me go "hmm". Still, enough enthusiasm in these early reactions I suppose? Maybe? I dunno, this part of the marketing run always causes stress.
It's the longest Apes film iirc, 2.5 hours. I can def see reviews still being good but people saying it's overlong.
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3 hours ago, SpiderByte said:
Ah fuck now the performance is gonna be framed as a reaction to this isn't it.
It's the only joke my (very lively) crowd didn't react to but its also sandwiched between two other larger, showier gags and its said fairly quietly under someone's breath. Most aren't gonna remember or notice it, I suspect.
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Saw this tonight and really enjoyed it much to my surprise given my history with Leitch's work (Deadpool 2, Hobbs & Shaw and Bullet Train were among my least liked of their respective years) but I think this is probably his best work! Some of the humour is still bit cringe in the Bullet Train way but waaaaay more if it hits than doesn't. What also really helps is the romance at its core and genuine love for the stunt profession that this film is dedicated to, Leitch's passion comes through and that earnestness goes a long way. Only major negatives I'd say is it takes a little bit to get the ball rolling and it does have the same issue as other recent films (Fast & Furious, Mission Impossible) where actual practical stunts look CGI because of what they've done in post.
A definite crowd pleasure though, should have strong WOM.
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I went to see this because of all the raving I saw online towards its style and formal experimentations but...it's mostly just the final 10-15 minutes when it gets REALLY interesting. The rest was fine, didn't find any of it bad perse but nothing engaged me, I'll forget about it by the end of the week. Zendaya remains a better presence than she does an actor.
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Not too surprised this tanked, it's style and humour is very much going for the Reddit/Deadpool audience but it's too small a film marketing wise to breach that demo, and the people who DO champion smaller/indie action films (especially ones starring Yayan Ruhian and Andrew Koji) were...mostly turned off by said style and humour.
Anecdotal but I fall in the latter camp and skipped this, a lot of the critics and writers I follow who focus more on the action genre expressed similar disinterest or disdain towards it. Might find an audience on Netflix?
Bad Boys: Ride or Die | June 7, 2024
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That was a ton of fun, biiiiig step up from For Life (liked it but very generic). Probably the craziest and coolest camerawork I'll see all year, at least tied with Challengers, Adil and Bilall shoot the hell out of this movie. Very much a crowdpleaser, the audience (and myself) were laughing a lot throughout. I wish there was a bit more action though, felt a bit sparse but what we do get was great.