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    It’s on iTunes, I’m watching it now.
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    Pretty sad when a film needs close to a billion dollars to break even. Seems unreal.
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    Damn they look so GQ. Give me Hollands exact same outfit and I’ll look like I just walked out of TJ Maxx.
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    Well they showed him alive laying on the back of the wolf. Oh wait, that was Liam Neeson in The Grey. Sorry.
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    Did you watch until the very end of the credits? Did you?
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    I love this movie. The soundtrack really hits and adds some oomph and anxiety to certain scenes. He didn’t do Sicario 2 but I really hope the original team gets together for the third one.
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    Well maybe if Bond was a pop culture icon like Shang Chi…
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    I didn’t think it had the legs to beat F9. So good to see a film of substance at the top of the list. Whats even more surprising is that its nearly 3 hours long so fewer showings in the theater.
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    Bad comparison since your tree analogy is quantifiable. Several of us had asked you how Shang Chi moved the needle on pop culture as you put it. I believe it had no effect as of now. People are not quoting the movie at work in mass or wearing the costume last Halloween. There was nothing artistic about it that hasn’t been done ad nauseam in many martial arts movies before it. Maybe a killer sequel could make Shang Chi a pop culture phenomenon. But as of this first movie, no. You also said this film affected/changed the industry. I said the industry is dollar driven so while the film did very well domestically, what sets it apart from all the other films that did well domestically? What sets it apart from the films that exceeded Shang Chi’s box office total? When I say box office total, I mean the TOTAL earnings the film has brought in to date. How did it affect the industry? I’m always willing to change my mind so give me a concise quantifiable answer thats not subjective.
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    Have you met you?
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    I loved the original including the 80’s cheese but even back then I hated the robot. Thankfully its gone now. I also love this new cut (except for the terrible title). He should have just called it Rocky IV. Maybe add “Directors Cut” to the title. But most of the scenes that didn’t age well are omitted now and its a more serious and dramatic movie. Also, it just sounds better now. I bought it off iTunes and its a nice clean 4K copy.
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    Agreed, I have 3 favorite covers that I will never own even if they came to market. I’d rather my disposable income go to restoring my car.
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    Yup, I thought I understood this relatively small Maxx OA market. I had it at 16k with BP.
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    I applaud him for fighting the good fight and wanting to give us something refreshing on the big screen. We have enough action figure/lunch box movies out there.
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    Two Marvel movies release within two months of each other and you use the critical reviews of one to boost the movie while dismissing the reviews and score of the other. This shows you are being disingenuous. Don’t lower your character over some movies, its not worth it. As for pop culture, how is Shang-Chi a pop culture phenomenon? Because it either is or isn’t. I wasn’t in the United States last Halloween so I’ll ask, were the Shang Chi costumes sold out in stores? I mean, I liked the movie, but are we quoting it at work with our friends? Let’s be honest here. The movie will not be embedded in pop culture. Now please explain how it effects the industry as you stated. Because the industry is dollar driven. Bottom line. It seems to me that Shang Chi has contributed to the industry very well domestically as did others. Others contributed better on a worldwide scale. So what sets this movie apart from the others in which the industry was affected? In under a thousand words please. A few factual statements that can be looked up and confirmed by all here would suffice actually.
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    I agree with the attention spans. It’s the Tic Toc Twitter revolution. If its longer than 180 seconds or 280 characters it ain’t worth watching or reading. Imagine someone just swiping through these clips day in and day out and then having to wrap their brain around a 3 hour movie.
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    $24000
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    I’m actually mad I didn’t phrase it like that.
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    You have clearly failed when you need a wall of text to articulate your dispute with a simple factual statement.
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    I think its the sum of all its parts. A very even lean film. Paired with the quintessential Bond villain and fantastic locales. Even the forest still resonates with me. There are some things that were done in spectacular fashion and a few scenes I really had an issue with. But all in all, a wonderful finale to Craigs run.
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    I think I was in line with you as my immediate reaction of the finale but I had considered it for a bit and thought that this Bond deserved something different than every other Bond movie ever made. Now it is set apart. Ok, and right in the middle of this post, I have changed my mind again and wish they hadn’t gone with that ending and instead went with a white knuckle alternative. Nah, I’m good with the ending. Or am I?