Barbie | July 21, 2023 | Warner Bros | Margot Robbie is Barbie. Ryan Gosling is Ken. | Second most profitable movie of 2023

[interiorgatordecorator]

21 minutes ago, vale9001 said:

 

Why?. Are you Piers?. 

 

dont think a Barbie with mainstream feminist themes is really making anyone upset, no one has a right to be surprised by that, so I'm a bit worried about what that "upset" line might be referencing

 

cant also ignore how that might affect its BO

Edited July 10, 2023 by interiorgatordecorator

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

3 minutes ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

 

if it goes too far it might affect my enjoyment of what seems like a very enjoyable movie; I also dont think a Barbie with mainstream feminist themes should "make a lot of people upset", so I'm slightly worried about what that could mean 

 

cant also ignore how that might affect its BO

Grow up

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

 

[Bobzaruni]

22 minutes ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

 

uh oh (that last reaction scares me a bit)

The people who have certain social perspectives were never gonna like it, it's good that the movie tackles what it does

[Bobzaruni]

I think the reception confirms what I thought though, the people who love this movie are gonna love it wholly i.e. it has an in-built audience that'll bat for it and that helps rewatch too, while the people who don't like campy stuff won't appreciate it as much.

Edited July 10, 2023 by Bobzaruni

[vale9001]

No nowadays people can write "some people Will be upset" cause a character says "women should have more rights"

 

Sadly this Is where the discourse is now.

I don't if the worst are these now obsessed people (they would try wokeness in every movie in the past they loved) or these supposed progressive (i would Say Just normal people) feeding them with their "people couldn't like It" for literally nothing 🤣

Edited July 10, 2023 by vale9001

[HesAPooka]

So the only critic to see it was mixed on it and some of the other influencers seem to be into more for the messaging than the actual movie. 😬

[interiorgatordecorator]

17 minutes ago, Bobzaruni said:

The people who have certain social perspectives were never gonna like it

 

that is correct, but when it's the one thing they mention in their reaction, its fair to ask why

 

there are a many possible answers: some good, some insignificant, and some not particularly good 

Edited July 10, 2023 by interiorgatordecorator

[Last Man Standing]

So both reviewers (Perri and Sharronda) seemed to have reservations, not great.

[stephanos13]

Unless it's unwatchable, I don't think reviews will matter for Barbie. Even if reviews are mixed on RT it will be critic proof.

[HesAPooka]

Just now, stephanos13 said:

Unless it's unwatchable, I don't think reviews will matter for Barbie. Even if reviews are mixed on RT it will be critic proof.

Wont matter for opening weekend, but I do think it'll matter long term. I thought this movie would open well (although nowhere near as well as it looks like it will be opening) but I always expected a big second weekend drop. Maybe that doesn't happen, but if it's too political most parents wont want to take their kids and most kids wont enjoy it.

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

9 minutes ago, Last Man Standing said:

So both reviewers (Perri and Sharronda) seemed to have reservations, not great.

Lol Kyle Buchanan is a former film critics, novelist and writes for the NY Times.. he enjoyed the movie.

 

You people live in an alternate dimension

[HesAPooka]

1 minute ago, BestPicturePlutoNash said:

Lol Kyle Buchanan is a former film critics, novelist and writes for the NY Times.. he enjoyed the movie.

 

You people live in an alternate dimension

It's just a movie relax, no need to get defensive.

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

2 minutes ago, HesAPooka said:

It's just a movie relax, no need to get defensive.

You went from "too political" to "its only a movie" that quickly because you were called out for being wrong/misinformed? 

[HesAPooka]

Just now, BestPicturePlutoNash said:

You went from "too political" to "its only a movie" that quickly because you were called out for being wrong/misinformed? 

I have no idea what you're talking about, but goodnight. Hope you enjoy the movie.

[Last Man Standing]

9 minutes ago, stephanos13 said:

Unless it's unwatchable, I don't think reviews will matter for Barbie. Even if reviews are mixed on RT it will be critic proof.

For sure, this movie is already a big success in my eyes, I'm speaking more from a quality perspective.

[Last Man Standing]

7 minutes ago, BestPicturePlutoNash said:

Lol Kyle Buchanan is a former film critics, novelist and writes for the NY Times.. he enjoyed the movie.

 

You people live in an alternate dimension

So the two actual critics who reacted had reservations, but because a former critic (current culture blogger) didn't, "us people" (??) live in an alternate dimension, what?

[lab276]

10 minutes ago, stephanos13 said:

Unless it's unwatchable, I don't think reviews will matter for Barbie. Even if reviews are mixed on RT it will be critic proof.

 

I don’t really want it to be “better than unwatchable” or critic proof, I want this movie to be awesome, and walk out loving it!

[vale9001]

The problem is imo you call "mixed" reactions that seem a good 7-7.5 (same for the Time magazine reaction).

 

By being a Greta gerwig movie now seems everything doesn't say the movie is perfect and a triumph is "mixed".

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

1 minute ago, Last Man Standing said:

So the two actual critics who reacted had reservations, but because a former critic (current culture blogger) didn't, "us people" (??) live in an alternate dimension, what?

Yes because you didnt mention him since you're trying to frame a narrative that only exists to you