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Gatsby77

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    I've not seen Open Range - will add it to the list! Legends of the Fall's grown on me over the years. Its epic sweep, cinematography & score helps push into "Hollywood classic / why we go to the movies" territory for me. And, of course, the penultimate scene, with Anthony Hopkins, is the highlight.
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    Unforgiven Tombstone The Quick and the Dead 3:10 to Yuma The Magnificent Seven Legends of the Fall True Grit The Assassination of Jesse Jamesby the Coward Robert Ford No Country for Old Men Hell or High Water
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    Yes. It's incredible that Barbie's opening weekend surpassed The Flash's entire domestic run. A look at the top 10 films (so far) this year, along with Top Gun: Maverick's performance last year = Superhero films have arguably passed their peak. And that may not be a bad thing - I'd rather see far fewer superhero films, done well, than a parade of sub-par garbage that does a disservice to the characters and/or (continues to) insult the audience. Like westerns - Probably only 1-2 westerns are made a year, yet over the past 30+ years there's a solid 10 or so that were *amazing* - ranking among the absolute best in the genre.
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    That's my point. An easy way to emphasize his rampant womanizing was to amp up just 1-2 of the affairs with the gratuitous sex scenes - it's a narrative shortcut. *Particularly* the scene in the security clearance interrogation where Kitty imagines Jean Tatlock with him -- the implication being that she's had to share her marriage to him not only with Jean Tatlock but with all the other women he's cheated on her with as well.
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    Apparently the film also played down the extent of Oppenheimer's womanizing. It went well beyond the three affairs noted in the movie.
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    Eh...it might have gotten an R-rating even without the nudity. Example: Matt Damon's character drops two F-bombs (only one is allowed to keep to PG-13). I don't recall if RDJ's character did so later as well. Also - it certainly had mature themes/disturbing images, including Either way - kudos to Nolan for keeping to his vision. If he's truly getting 20% of first dollar gross, he could personally have made millions more by editing it to a PG-13.
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    This is fair. 90% of it is basically a stage play - that won't lose much seeing it on the small screen. I saw it a 2nd time last night - this time with a different set of friends. Still think it's amazing - but a few additional minor criticisms: There are frustrating points where the music drowns out the dialogue -- not nearly as pervasively as in Tenet, but still disrespectful of the audience. Zero mention of Richard Feynman, who was still a grad student at the time, but later became one of the most renowned physicists who had worked at Los Alamos.
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    Apropos.
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    Some of the "Barbie is too woke" criticism I've read seemingly misunderstands the character. For good or ill, Barbie has *always* been about inspiring girls - teaching them they could grow up to become anything they wanted. Example: The Smithsonian's Air & Space museum this week has added to its Barbie exhibit the first "Astronaut Barbie" - released in 1965, before we even landed on the moon, let alone had female astronauts. Ditto - arguing there should be more women in board rooms isn't exactly woke or earth-shattering.
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    A 64% drop is pretty steep for a film with an A CinemaScore. Would have expected more like 49-55%.
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    Saw this last night. A+ - Easy contender for best film of the year. Better than it has any right to be. Through tight Aaron Sorkin-style writing, editing, time jumps & score, it fuses a dramatic biopic with the pacing of a thriller. It’s the film biopics like Steve Jobs, The Aviator & J. Edgar tried to be but failed. Best analog I can think of is The Social Network. The cast is so stacked I had trouble keeping up with the parade of A-listers who popped in for 2-minute cameos - and Cillian Murphy and RDJ give arguably the performances of their careers. And, entertainment aside, it has some important things to say about the curse of genius, antisemitism, ethics, legacy and the demonization of scientists for political gain. Negatives? Despite strong work by Emily Blunt & Florence Pugh, Nolan still hasn’t figured out how to give women agency except in relation to their men. And the movie is so strong it risks being seen as the definitive, factual version of events despite any inaccuracies or “changed for dramatic purposes” deviation from the truth (see also Oliver Stone’s JFK and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton).
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    Justice League Part 2, The Trench, Green Lantern Corps, New Gods, Gotham City Sirens, Deathstroke, Batgirl, The Wonder Twins...
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    Yeah. Finishing week 1 domestically behind week 1 of Dial of Destiny = not a good look. But but...it had a higher international take, an A CinemaScore, and Tom Cruise movies have legs, etc. Doesn't change that the domestic take was well under expectations. And costing $290+ million (before marketing) = it's got a lot of ground to make up.
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    Japan was ready to surrender after Hiroshima - it was a communication breakdown that caused the delay. But...the U.S. largely anticipated that. The second bomb wasn't targeted at the Japanese - but at showing Stalin we had more.
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    It goes to listening to the fans (or not). As I understand it, the bulk of the fan base (myself included) wanted to see Cavill cameo in The Flash and don't want to see Heard in Aquaman 2. *Particularly* because The Flash included Affleck, Gadot and Momoa. Plus, the mountain of multiverse cameos further underscored Cavill's absence. More to the point, both decisions (Cavill's inexplicable exclusion and Heard's inexplicable inclusion) are unforced errors.
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    Yeah - but there's no reason to make an unforced error by keeping Heard in it. Again, the precedent is there, via late-stage replacement actors in films like All the Money in the World and Army of the Dead -- and this isn't a situation like The Flash, where Ezra Miller (or multiple Ezra Millers) are featured in nearly every scene. But sure - remove Cavill from The Flash but keep Heard in Aquaman 2. That's the ticket!
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    But also "love letter to." It can be both.
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    All of this is likely. Because it's a Greta Gerwig film. After Lady Bird and Little Women, there's exactly *zero* chance this isn't subversive satire. And nobody should be surprised when it easily outdoes Oppenheimer next weekend.
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    ? Here's a Forbes article that lays it out clearly. https://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2015/01/27/disney-reveals-guardians-of-the-galaxy-was-over-budget-at-232-million/?sh=570398c637c2 Notes that: The total budget for Guardians of the Galaxy was $232.3 million (gross). The British tax authority then gave them $36.4 million in tax credits for filming there. Brings the net budget for the film to $232.3 million - $36.4 million = $195.9 million. That $196 million (net) budget was also reported by Deadline in their "Biggest Summer Blockbuster" calculation here. Reported movie budgets (even estimates) are always net of tax credits.
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    Nah - we can do both. Because Gunn would have to work *hard* for his DC Universe to suck as hard as the Snyderverse did...but so far he seems determined to try. I know it's really too soon to tell, but the choices he's announced seem baffling. Even Nathan Fillion - love the guy, but who is excited to see a 53 year-old Guy Gardner? The whole basis of his character is his immaturity and temper. Hard to envision in someone deep into middle age, even if (wink wink) that's the point. Ugh.
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    Brilliant book. And a painful read. We had to read it in 7th grade English class. Can't imagine school boards allowing it today.
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    This movie's gonna' be the bomb.
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    While this project sounds considerably worse than say...a simple solo Superman story... I'll be happy to see Edi Gathegi again. He nailed one of the best scenes in a really good film - Gone Baby Gone: