Crazy Rich Asians | August 15 2018 | Jon M. Chu directing. Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Constance Wu and Ken Jeong to star

[AJG]

This doesn't look that good at all. I'll probably still see it because I like RomComs but I mean really... the finger bowl gag in 2018

 

Yoou guys say the book is great so hopefully the film is decent.

[Valonqar]

Constance is doing wonders with Rachel. Such a bland character in the book (it's really all about supporting characters) such a lively, charismatic presence in the trailer. 

[Jonwo]

Decent trailer, not sure on its box office prospects but I imagine it's been done on a fairly modest budget say $40-50m. 

 

This is a bit of a weird question but why do Nick and his siblings have English accents? I assume it's because they've been sent to schools in England.

[Eric Duncan]

@MrPink we need your input on this bro

[Valonqar]

11 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

Decent trailer, not sure on its box office prospects but I imagine it's been done on a fairly modest budget say $40-50m. 

 

This is a bit of a weird question but why do Nick and his siblings have English accents? I assume it's because they've been sent to schools in England.

Yes, that's a part of it. The book starts with the family going to a posh hotel that mistook their accents and last name (Young) for Brits. When the manager saw they were Asians he refused to give them the presidential apartment that they booked. What happens next is why they are Crazy Rich Asians. 

[Spidey Freak]

Constance YES! I was worried her calling out Casey Affleck last year would get her marginalized in the industry but thankfully the entire landscape changed some months later. Anyway dat charisma  

[Morieris]

"I know this much.....you will never be enough." goddamn Eleanor.

[StevenG]

Slowly but surely things are getting more...colorful in Hollywood, and I could not be any happier. I hope this is a huge hit, and I hope that one day (soon), having all Latino, all Asian, all-black, all First Nations, all-LGBTQ and/or all-female casts in major Hollywood films will be commonplace.

[Morieris]

OH what's his name is here too!! The guy who gives Rachel the rundown at Ah Ma's party alongside Astrid!!

[ban1o]

34 minutes ago, AJG said:

This doesn't look that good at all. I'll probably still see it because I like RomComs but I mean really... the finger bowl gag in 2018

 

Yoou guys say the book is great so hopefully the film is decent.

lol I'm not rich at all and I've been to  restaurants that have finger bowls. I don't think the gag is realistic. 

Edited April 23, 2018 by ban1o

[Morieris]

 

[MrPink]

29 minutes ago, CoolEric258 said:

@MrPink we need your input on this bro

 

I'm pretty sure the last half of the trailer featured variations of lines I've heard Asian parents say  in my lifetime

 

Looks OK. Jon Chu is a...less than good director. 

[SLAM!]

I want this to be the film that relegitimizes romantic comedies. It'd be a shame if an entire genre fell by the wayside, especially one with so many memorable, diverse, cherished films (Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally, 500 Days of Summer, Say Anything, Silver Linings Playbook).

Edited April 23, 2018 by slambros

[StevenG]

 

1 hour ago, Morieris said:

 

How long before the thinkpieces about how the movie's title perpetuates the demonization of neurodivergent individuals and people with mental illnesses? You know that "crazy" has been appropriated by...certain people, and now is an 'offensive' word... SMH 

Edited April 23, 2018 by StevenG

[AJG]

7 minutes ago, StevenG said:

 

How long before the thinkpieces about how the movie's title perpetuates the demonization of neurodivergent individuals and people with mental illnesses? You know that "crazy" has been appropriated by...certain people, and now is an 'offensive' word... SMH 

 

What? Is this about the people that got offended by the word “colonisers” in Black Panther?

[Valonqar]

1 hour ago, Morieris said:

OH what's his name is here too!! The guy who gives Rachel the rundown at Ah Ma's party alongside Astrid!!

OLIVER!!! 

[WrathOfHan]

Looks like a generic studio comedy.

[Valonqar]

 @Morieris Will Fan Bing Bing play Pan Ting Ting in China Rich Girlfriend? 

 

I hope they go for it.

Edited April 23, 2018 by Valonqar

[Chewy]

Asians bringing the romcom back after Katherine Heigl buried it

[CoolioD1]

Finally Asians get their own version of A Christmas Prince.