Weekend Thread: weekend #s (Actuals) Dumbo $45.99M, Us $33.23M, CM $20.66M

[RichWS]

Just now, CoolEric258 said:

I saw The Favourite at the local arthouse, and it was clear the majority of the old people there did not expect the movie they watched lol

 

Best quote I heard walking out was "Uhhhhh, it was unique."

[filmlover]

1 minute ago, CoolEric258 said:

I saw The Favourite at the local arthouse, and it was clear the majority of the old people there did not expect the movie they watched lol

There were a lot of "WTF" comments from a bunch of unsuspecting old people whenever I saw The Shape of Water in theaters. It was glorious.

Edited March 31, 2019 by filmlover

[Nova]

Matthew Mcconaughey went from "Oscar winner" to "That's the dude from the Lincoln commercials!" real fast. 

[MrPink]

I think my entire audience for the Favourite stayed seated for the credits expecting a MCU post credits scene because they were clearly not ready for the film to end the way it did.

 

[Alli]

Loved The favorite. The Lobster is the yorgos film i didn't like...at all

[cdsacken]

I saw the White Crow yesterday it was good. Weird film but the acting was great.

[filmlover]

Just now, Nova said:

Matthew Mcconaughey went from "Oscar winner" to "That's the dude from the Lincoln commercials!" real fast. 

I wonder if he regrets turning down the Kurt Russell role in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 to make...The Dark Tower. Yikes.

[RichWS]

People ragging on McConaughey but thank goodness he's not making romantic crap anymore. You want him to go back to Fool's Gold? Good grief.

 

Are they hits? No. Are they all good? No, but it's different. 

[MrPink]

Just now, RichWS said:

People ragging on McConaughey but thank goodness he's not making romantic crap anymore. You want him to go back to Fool's Gold? Good grief.

 

Are they hits? No. Are they all good? No, but it's different. 

 

But...Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.

[filmlover]

Just now, RichWS said:

People ragging on McConaughey but thank goodness he's not making romantic crap anymore. You want him to go back to Fool's Gold? Good grief.

 

Are they hits? No. Are they all good? No, but it's different. 

I miss "playing bongos in the nude" era McConaughey.

[Alli]

Is "romantic crap" worse than "artsy fartsy" crap? At least the romantic movies made money. He's too old for that genre nowadays anyway

Edited March 31, 2019 by Alli

[ScoobyDoo21]

ew romantic comedies

[Alli]

Is the bongos in the nude thing an inside joke i didn't get or is it real?

[The Panda]

4 minutes ago, MrPink said:

I think my entire audience for the Favourite stayed seated for the credits expecting a MCU post credits scene because they were clearly not ready for the film to end the way it did.

 

Rabbits are becoming all the rage as a cinematic motif

[The Panda]

1 minute ago, Alli said:

Is "romantic crap" worse than "artsy fartsy" crap? At least the romantic movies made money. He's too old for tht genre nowadays anyway

“Artsy fartsy” is the dumbest name I’ve seen for the genre of “Movie that’s actually original and not a franchise or generic knock-off of previous big hit”

[filmlover]

2 minutes ago, Alli said:

Is the bongos in the nude thing an inside joke i didn't get or is it real?

lol it was real.

 

[MrPink]

Anyways, I think what McConaughey is experiencing here is also a bout of bad luck. On the surface, these choices make sense to me.

 

Sea of Trees - Movie from Gus Van Sant who's had a lot of critical success, ends up being a total dud

Free State of Jones - Gary Ross has had a steady career, probably didn't seem like much of a huge risk

Gold - Stephen Gaghan previously directed Syriana which got Clooney an Oscar

White Boy Rick - Yann Demange is an up and comer who had directed 71, which was highly acclaimed

Serenity - Steven Knight has his hands in a lot of things these days, but his previous directed film in Locke was a critical hit

Beach Bum - OK, McConaughey knew what he was getting into here. But he got to smoke weed with Snoop Dogg.

[Eric S'ennui]

I was just rummaging through McConaughey's filmography, and I just noticed White Boy Rick. I completely forgot that movie existed until just now. And I paid money in theaters to see it!

[Alli]

Just now, filmlover said:

lol it was real.

 

ha i didn't know he was arrested. BUT His hairline....in 1999!!! lol

[sfran43]

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Edited March 31, 2019 by sfran43